The official artwork for Pokémon Go’s team leader’s was revealed during Niantic’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con! Introducing Team Valor’s Candela, Team Mystic’s Blanche, and Team Instinct’s Spark! Previously seen only as silhouettes when prompted to choose a team once you reach level 5, they’ll play a bigger role in the game as time goes on. What I want to know is who decided the names for these guys. :s
Here are some other tidbits from CEO John Hanke at the SDCC panel:
- Server issues: Hanke told the crowded ballroom that Niantic “wasn’t provisioned for what happened” and that they’re working hard on keeping the servers up and reliable before they add new features. Hanke specifically mentioned they’re working on fixing things like the broken Pokémon radar system.
- Legendaries are coming to Go: “There are some rare ones that haven’t showed up yet that will be showing up.” Fear not, all original 151 will be available despite only 145 being catchable now.
- Your team will be more important: Team Instinct, Team Valor, and Team Mystic has one of the three Legendary Birds associated with it, and that might play into which of those same birds players can catch. “They’re kinda aligned with the teams, and we might have something to announce about the teams soon,” says Hanke. “Plus, the leaders of each team will start dispensing advice to players sooner rather than later”
- Pokémon Centers to come: Hanke hints at being able to turn some Pokéstops into Pokémon Centers, where you can heal your Pokémon, just like in the main games.
- Users haven’t found everything…yet: Users have independently discovered that nicknaming Eevee “Pyro,” “Rainer,” or “Sparky” will ensure that it evolves into Flareon, Vaporeon, or Jolteon, respectively; Hanke confirms that this was intentional, and there are plenty more easter eggs which players haven’t found.
Is your first look at the leaders making you second guess your allegiance? How many Pokémon have you caught, and what level are you in Pokémon Go? Let us know in the comments below or in our forums and our brand new chat!
//ozymandis
OZY <3
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Blanche could have been better designed. Team mystic ftw
O boy..how exciting…why were they even a secret anyway? They don’t even do anything at all. Spark is also a horrible name. They seriously couldn’t come up with anything else?
They weren’t a secret….Niantic said they just hadn’t finished them yet before the release of the game lol
Sounds lazy. They could’ve waited a week or two. And I honestly don’t find their gym system to be good at all. I think it needs a major overhaul
They are based off the Eevee brothers who only Rainer and Pyro’s names are known so it fits
Oh dang I need to draw Blanche but im in the middle of Hilda!
games still bad. maybe they are trying to draw in anime fans now?
At least the servers are better. I’m having a blast with the app
good to see they fixed that.
Feh
No word on updates for Gen 2 Pokemon. Unfortunate.
Whatever you say about Pokemon Go, you can’t deny its taken the world by storm.
It’s not perfect by any means, but it is a lot of fun. Here’s hoping they introduced further battling features, trading, and of course the next generations of Pokemon.
I am highly positive Gen 2 pokemon won’t be added for at least a year. At least.
I hope they are released within the year a useful birthday present in December
i read december somewhere but i cant recall
Not too big of a fan of the artstyle.
Same, I think the Prof is kinda ugly. I wish they also hadn’t taken the name “Willow.” Not that I think it has any effect on the actual games, but I still bet they’ll avoid that name for a long time.
I don’t think the artstyle is ugly, but I do think it’s pretty generic. It doesn’t mesh well with the Pokemon either.
Huh, I really wish Sugimori did the art for this game honestly. :p The art style doesn’t invoke Pokemon at all.
I wonder what other Easter eggs there could be…
Hmmmmm candle, avalanche and spark
FINALLY!!!!! SPARK LOOKS AWESOME!!!!
Just caught Meowth in my living room
Damn IPod won’t load pic but here it is
Awesome! Me and my brother ran outside with out shoes because we saw a Pikachu but we couldn’t find it and it was super hot outside
I have been looking for Pikachu yet no luck anywhere
Starting tomorrow exactly one week until savory juicy information
You always say ‘Mmhm, gud info in (insert amount of days here)’, but when the news happens you get upset, because Fairy types exsist
So far the roster hasn’t been too favorable
Very little powerhouses which I naturally crave
Thats due to them showing early game ‘mons. Plus these are almost all prevos. Salandit could become a powerhouse, Komala too. So who knows?
Finished the Hilda drawing I talked about a bit ago!
http://starstorm295.tumblr.com/post/147917754845/hilda-best-player-character
The eyes look positively bugged out
PokeQuiz
Prize: Bragging rights
1. What is the only Non-Legendary not yet released to go?
2. To find normally in wild what is the hardest to catch in Gen.3 ?
3. What is the strongest starter stat wise?
4. What Pokemon has Ash had shorter than any other?
Bonus. what was my first screen name?
1. Ditto
2. Feebass
3. Swampert
4. Primeape
Bonus: AquaFlygon
You got two out of five Ash caught a Beedrill but he gave it up the same episode In Johto and it actually was from back in March it was Sneasel44
But you could argue Beedrill for having that shortness but good job
A link for more about it
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Casey%27s_Beedrill
I haven’t seen the Beedrill episode, but is that shorter than when he was traded a Raticate for his Butterfree before trading it back?
Yes he caught Beedrill at the end then within 3ish minutes gives it to girl at the end
What sounds better Smoldoom or Komodoom
For what? If a lizard Pokemon Komodoom if not Smoldoom
Well it’s for a Fire/Poison type or just a Salandit evo
But nonetheless a fiery cloud of smog
Komodoom all the way!
Then get ready for flammable mucus and flammable gas filled mucus bubbles that explode if ignited
Quagsire Earthquake and Hydro pump!
Quagmire can’t use Earthquake
Quagsire on the other claw can
Typo damn keyboard messes with everything!
Hit it with a sturgeon
Designs are meh but I’m happy they are updating and working on the app to keep people (including myself) interested…
Still haven’t played the game because it’s not out in Brazil and when I finally go back to France I will still not be able to play it because it’s not out there either uhhhh
It just came out in France today.
Finalemeeeeent
I’m bored
I might start up Animal Crossing City Folk and totally $&@! up that village
I just watch some Aura guardian videos and a thought passed me what do you think are the best Pokemon designs my personal opinion is Weavile my Favorite Pokemon
Mine obviously is Rhyperior, the apex of Ground and Rock types
Big, Heavy, massive stone armor, a friggin drill and my personal favorite the club tail
Truly a Pokemon worthy of my admiration
Nice I assumed that for you for me Weavile because it’s fast a trait I admire, it looks like it is a little animal that would seem cute and cuddly till it tries to mug you, and if the new Tcg Steam siege card is right it has been classified as a cat like creature mabey the Nakamata for its two tail like things!
Your words bore me
Another reason is this
ROCK WRECKER
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xexuUwa41qckwxco1_500.gif
One Pokemon I can’t live without in Conquest!
Haha, oh god yes, that thing is so godly! Even if the cool-down sucks, the insane defence saves it from going down.
Yeah my team is normally this for Conquest
Me- Umbreon
Oichi- Wigglytuff or Jigglypuff
Kenshin- Galade
Shingen- Rhyperior
Ginchiyo- Luxray
Yoshihiro or Motochika- Gurrdur or Samurott
I wish Conquest 2 would come I actually made a fan fiction and it turned a little dark towards the end!
By dark I mean Shingen and Kenshin almost die by over exerting their energy from Primal Groudon and Mega Mewtwo Y
And some more
I just adore Togekiss, the shift from dainty and fairy-like to becoming more aerodynamic and speedy-looking, quite angelic and mysterious was awesome and gave one of my favourite Pokemon, Togepi a real use finally. The pinnacle of serenity and elegance in my eyes, Milotic and Mega Altaria may be lauded as beautiful, but for me Togekiss is far more beautiful.
That’s cool Togekiss takes the cake for my Favorite Flying type
Yeah, I’d say it’s my favourite flier too. Talonflame is close though.
That piece of shit needs its wings clipped permanently
Ahh, I take it a little serene grace was too much for you, Earthen? 😉
That, AND it’s a Fairy type! :^)
More fuel for the land’s wrath…
More Thousand Arrows
Just wait until you get down to 50% HP and wreck shit with the Z lazer. 😀
Yes I will,
God, I’m so happy for Zygarde. I’m in love, I knew he’d become super bad-ass, just like his fellow gimped bro, Kyurem. 😀
It’s almost as bad as Jirachi
Seriously TWave and a 60% Flinch chance, it’s just criminal
Haha, I liked it before i even knew it had that OP strategy and I’d still like it if it didn’t have it though.
More of a reason to ban it
And it’s not even luck based its just pure mathematical hax
If you’re paralyzed then your speed is dead, then you have to worry about not only a 60% chance to flinch but a 25% chance to not move at all, and behind a sub, it is basically a 85% chance of being completely helpless and a rare 40% to to try and do something
Yeah, I know that full well, but design-wise I love it. It’s been my favourite for a long time, as long as your Rhyperior I suppose.
It’s just some doughy fairy angel
It needs to die
Espeon and Gardevoir <3 although there are tons I also think are good too, I jsut don't want my post to become a tl:dr post xD
That’s cool of Eeveelutions that’s my favorite design but not my favorite
I love spark. I love him
I mean, I didn’t imagine Blanche to look that way, he still rocks my socks 😛
Although the other two look awesome too. 😀
I think that’s a she
Yeah, I see that too, but I dunno, Blanche has more masculine features to me.
Either way, that design rocks and I don’t regret joining Mystic in any way. Blue + Articuno + Mystic’s name + Mystic’s ideal = me really.
Keep in your pants
I am 🙂 I like the design, and I’m not sexualizing it in any way.
People can be like that, you know 🙂
It’s interesting, they certainly have a feminine name and face but it’s ambiguous enough that we can’t really know for sure until naintic tells us. Blanche is actually rather androgynous.
Exactly, like I see both really. I really don’t care at the end of the day since I happen to really like the design (All three of them really)
I haven’t been able to join a team yet, but I had all the intentions of joining Instinct. Now I definitely will because I love Spark. <3
Yes join me
Well today was emotionally draining, starting tomorrow at precisely 9:00 AM a soild week until info
Night jerkwads
I doodled the team leaders:
Nice <3
I want to stooge slap them
OOOOOOO iz gud!