Sun & Moon Speculation Pt. VIII: A Villa Revisited

I know I can’t be the only one that was pumped about the idea of the villa in Pokemon Platinum – a whole home I get to decorate?! For free?! Of course, it was a bit of a disappointment in execution and options for decor were extremely limited. With Pokemon Sun & Moon adding an emphasis on resort culture to the game, we’re left to wonder if perhaps our Trainer will receive access to yet another place to make their own.

Villa - Pokemon Platinum

Secret Bases made a return in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, with additional features to make the concept even more… super. Given the recent remodel of bases and trainer customization returning, it’s foreseeable that we’ll see some enhancements to both areas. It would also be a simple and unobtrusive way to give a nod to Gen 4 and its impending remake (is it too early to get hyped?!).

Now here’s the real fun – what features would they add to get us excited for our humble abode? And what form will said abode be taking?

In ORAS we were given easier sharing functions to make our Bases more accessible via Street Pass and QR Codes. Pokémon is continuously striving to make our experience a collective one, so furthering our ability to share locations and show off our homes would be an obvious route to take. It could even become a new way to share Friend Codes – stumble upon a Trainer’s dwelling and get the option to copy their Friend Code to your 3DS – or perhaps a way to make your Trainer PR video even more personalized with an option to shoot on location.

super-secret-baseLeveling up Secret Base features could also enhance your own personal journey in Alola, combining Capture the Flag and the Secret Pals battling with such features as Pokemon-Amie and Super Training to give trainers even more ways to strengthen their team. Of course, any additions in the Villa will be moot if they don’t expand our options for interior design (isn’t the point of Pokemon to become a renowned decorator? Have I been playing wrong all along?)

In regards to the physical aspects of our hypothetical new house, it’s safe to assume that a side character (maybe we’ll meet Aarune again!) would gift Trainers the space. The Pokemon world is known for it’s free real estate, after all. Its location could really be anywhere at this point, but something tells me that pretty white resort we saw in our first glimpse at Sun and Moon isn’t central to the plot.

We’ve got a while until we have any real answers about which of the bonus features will get touched up or included in Generation 7, but luckily our imaginations are allowed to run wild for the time being. Until we hear more, I’ll be deciding what color scheme will go best with my new ocean view.

How would the rest of you feel about a new Resort House? And more importantly, how would you make it your home? Let us know down below!

~SkittysBody

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510 thoughts on “Sun & Moon Speculation Pt. VIII: A Villa Revisited”

  1. Finally came back home and started playing Pokemon Go. I have 3 pokestops around my building so I don’t even need to get out to do stuff

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  2. I’m gonna make a prediction on the trial captains:

    Melemele:
    * Normal-type (Somewhere on the top right area) Totem: Gumshoos
    * Bug-Type (Forest near the village) Totem: Vikavolt
    * Rock-Type: (Diamond Head area) Totem: Rockruff Evo

    Akala:
    * Mallow (In the forest area near the farm) Totem: Lurantis
    * Kiawe (Volcano) Totem: Salandit Evo
    * Sophocles (Colorful building in the middle city) Totem: New Electric-type (One’s we see, appear to be native to Melemele)
    * Lana (Water Pool area) Totem: Wimpod evo? New water-type

    Ulaula:
    * Ice (Ice mountain area) Totem: New Ice-type
    * Ground (Desert area) Totem: New Ground-type
    * Fighting (Stadium area) Totem: New Fighting-type or Bewear
    * Fairy (Observatory) Totem: New Psychic-type
    * Steel (Walled city) Totem: New Steel-type

    Poni:
    * Flying (Peak)
    * Poison (Gysers)
    * Psychic (Ruins)
    * Dark (Inside cliffs)
    * Ghost (Lone island)
    * Dragon (Tree)

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    • Where are you getting poni and Ulaula? And I feel that that would make the game a little to hard to have 18 captains maybe just keep 4 captains 1 for each island

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      • All that a trial consists is doing something, then battle a Totem Pokemon.

        Mallow: Find the four ingredients, then battle Totem Lurantis

        Kiawe: Find the difference between two dances, then battle a Totem

        Lana: Calm down an angry Pokemon, then battle a Totem

        Sophocles: Turn on a machine, then battle a Totem.

        One short “side-quest” , then a battle per island, seems to short. And you don’t really get to explore the entire island.

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        • That makes sense Thank you for enlightening me yet for Fairy I would have a fairy type totem then Psychic and where are Poni and Ulaula names coming from?

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          • Melemele(Yellow) and Akala(Pink) are confirmed to be the top-two islands on the map. Going by Oricorio colours, and the Alola symbol of Yellow, Red, Pink, Purple. The bottom two islands are probably Ulaula (Hawaiian for red), and is the bottom right island, due to red flowers being visible. So the other island would have to be Poni (Hawaiian for Purple).

  3. Ya know what would be cool for a pokemon game to do? After you beat the league and the champion, you actually walk back home similar to Earthbound or Undertale. You go through each town and NPC’s will congratulate you and you’ll meet important characters again. It would be really cool for world building

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  4. Litten evolution will be the same as Greninja eevery body hate him in unofficial leak but then it become number one he will be amazing in the game pp didn’t notice how awesome his personality is.

    Dear GF can u change Litten evo a little bit just like this.

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    • well I don’t think very many people will like Litten’s evo because looks like a fire fighting, Greninja was completely different in that aspect, everybody hates fire fightings 😛

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    • I know this pic didn’t have good quality I mean my painting is terrible but I believe it would be better if he looks like that and will look more like dark type.

      u know he need pants too.

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  5. I really hope we get to battle trial captains, even if only post game. I mean, they have type specialities, so unless they own the totem Pokemon, the only thing it matters for so far is where the captain is found, and I seriously doubt that is it.

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  6. So suicide squad wasn’t very good at all. Welp, here’s hoping Doctor Strange is good. Will be hard to top Civil War though.

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      • Lol I don’t know what’s with me but I genuinely thought BvS was great, and I thought this was pretty good. But yeah hopefully this streak doesn’t continue and the DCMU doesn’t crash and burn…

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      • unfortunately no. its like they are trying to build a house without a foundation. BvS was godawful, just nonsensical directing and way too unfocused in the plot. the actors were good, I love henry cavil as superman. I also really enjoyed man of steel. I just wish they would stop saying “we need to hurry and catch up to marvel!” and take the time to do it right.

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    • Ah, shame you didn’t like it. Me and my friends really enjoyed it. It wasn”t amazing, I’m not sure I’d call it great either, but it was very entertaining, and “great” in that respect.

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        • Ah, I see. I tend to only go and see a film again if it was amazing or if I’m accompanying someone who hasn’t seen it. In some cases (like this one), I guess I’m kinda scared that after seeing the reviews I’ll start dissecting it and shatter my previous appreciation.

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          • Yeah, different group of friends wanted to see it, so I said why not. But I wouldn’t say reviews really influenced my opinion so much, but I had time to pay better attention to the movie because last night I was front row and it was hard to catch some stuff.

    • I was actually a fan of suicide squad, was it a perfect movie? No, but it was gpod, and really entertaining, which I think is important 🙂

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  7. Whats everyones fav E4 members in no particular order? and providing there is an E4 in Alola what types would you like to see?

    Fav E4:
    Agitha
    Lance
    Karen
    Caitlyn
    Glacia
    Siebold

    Types I want to see in Alola if we get an E4:
    Fairy
    Flying
    Electric
    Rock
    (none of these types have ever been e4 types before)

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  8. The English anime dub is so incredibly cringeworthy. Just saw the Ash v Diantha battle, and I was close to throwing my laptop out the window

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  9. I read some Reddit discussion Aquatic synchronization posted or something and I got this if it’s true

    Marshadow- Ghost/Fire

    Mimichyu will be a stand alone

    Rowlet final Evo. Will stay Grass/Flying
    Litten pure fire
    Popplio Water/Fairy

    Only Kanto Pokemon get Alolan forms only ones I saw that does is Poliwrath, Marowak, Golem, Slowbro, Onix, Duduo, Dodrio, Abra line, and Vileplume

    120 new Pokemon and some mega’s including Politoad, Johto starters, Toxicroak, and Rapidash

    26 new Ice types

    Tapu will be in all guardian names

    You can ride Girafarig, Gyrados, Talonflame, Pidgeot, and post game Ho-Oh and Lugia

    This is all I got I don’t know if it’s true or not but what do you guys think?

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    • I think if this were to be true that it would be slowking to get an alolan form not slowbro since slowbro already has a mega. I also saw a really cool concept for a graveler/golem variant that was a snowball essentially.

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          • No clue that and Vileplume being Grass/ Fire, 26 Ice types, and Mimikyu being stand alone were what threw me off!

          • oh yeah, some of this could possibly be true but I’m like 90% sure 26 ice types is false, but we’ll see I guess

          • Yeah I feel that if anything these next pieces are 100% true

            Marowak is Ground/Fire (makes sense cause of trial captain of fire and such)

            The rideable Pokemon

            The Tapu part

            And 120 new Pokemon this I believe

    • As much as I would love 26 ice types, that’s so insanely high. No way that’s happening.

      Riding Talonflame, MY DREAM… not likely either.

      Marshadow- not a unique typing. Goes against the chinese leaker.

      Saw Mimikyu staying one stage from a mile away.

      Wish more than just kanto pokemon got alolan forms. Makes no sense why they get special treatment. Maybe its because some of the other gens are newer and their designs dont need updating.

      Litten: Pure Fire. HA. It’s gotta be fire/fighting or fire/ dark. No way you make a fighting style pokemon that looks aggressive like that and not give it a second typing. Although Feraligatr argues against that… he would have made an excellent water/ fighting.

      Tapus- also a given.

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      • Marshadow judging by the name will probs be a ghost or dark type, my money is on a ghost/normal type or a dark/normal type, that would be pretty cool.

        Also I saw these leaks in their original form and the typings they were talking about for the starters were their second stage, so its entirely possible littens will still be pure fire in its second stage. 🙂

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      • This is not certain and Talonflame I could see being rideable and Litten Evo. I’m with ya there and 26 Ice types are not likely

        Girafarig is my fav. Psychic type so I hope it can be riden as more a gental rider than like Tauros and Mudsdale

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        • I think we will have a much more limited pokemon selection to ride than we think. Theyre not our pokemon right?, and we don’t need ten different flying types to ride if theyre all gonna do the same thing. I personally think these are gonna be replacing HM’s. So Sharpedo/ Tauros can do rock smash in the water/ land respectively. Charizard will fly us places. Lapras might know waterfall or could be one of a couple surfers we get to choose. Stoutland might know strength, etc. But what would Girafarig do that others cant?

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          • Girafarig can be a total BAMF thats what it can do, don’t diss it or it’ll use its mind powers to throw you into the air. (I’m joking) but I really do hope its rideable it could use its psychic powers to move stuff out of your way kinda like strength

          • Interesting idea. Number one, I did not create the games, nor do I know the future, so I cant deny anything you say lol. Number two, these games are throwing everything I thought I could predict out the window. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN! I love these times we are alive.

          • I do actually believe for each island different Pokemon help like maybe

            Melemele- Tauros, Charizard, Sharpedo

            Akala- Girafarig, Lapras, Talonflame

            Mountain island- Mudsdale, Gyrados, Pidgeot

            Altar island- Stoutland, ???, ???

            That was speculation but who knows

    • Well the leaker said that half of the stuff said wasn’t true however the trailer on the 12th will reveal the starters first evos, so take it with a pinch of salt

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          • Ever since those leaks came out, I am hoping that Arcanine has a Alola Form because Arcanine is one of my favorite Pokemon and Water types are my favorite typing. Seeing those two come together would have Alola Arcanine an instant spot on my team. It would be very disappointing to see Arcanine not get one though ):

    • If Marshadow is Ghost and Fire, that’s the chinese rumour defeated since it said Marshadow would have a unique type.

      It’s Mimikyu, not Mimichyu.
      A Politoed (again, spelling) would be interesting.

      The Ice types might be a bit excessive, but we’ll see.

      I can live with Tapus. Kind of like Regis.

      The riding stuff sounds farfetched, but riding Gyarados would be nice.

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  10. Little detail I like in Soul Silver. In Clair’s gym, the ground is hot from the lava so you have to put your pokemon in it’s pokeball. I kinda like that. It’s caring for your pokemon

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  11. Im honestly really sick of leaks/ rumors. I used to think it was fun, but its tiring seeing the discussions all around the internet and I’m getting more and more impatient for the games to just come out. I dont understand why whats been leaked has been leaked, and even how that happened. I just want to stick to discussing confirmed info. But alas, speculation is/ was fun for the majority.

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      • They really are boring. And everyone gets so hyped over some of them and when they dont come true, people are let down.

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    • I can agree somewhat. After awhile, they get boring. But it’s exciting at first cause it gives us something to talk about while waiting for the games and we can discuss the aspects in the rumors and speculate what it would be like in the games.
      Sometimes, people just leak what they know. It happens.

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  12. I really don’t think they’re done with Megas. I bet we get some soon, or at least a hint at them. Alola is obviously connected to Kalos somehow, so it would be odd for them to bring back Zygarde and a small part of lore and not the rest.

    Also this is the first time I’ve heard of the Villa. I never got to play Platinum.

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    • Yeah in terms of plot wise I wouldn’t see Mega Evolutions going away anytime soon without proper resolution to it’s story. Perhaps in S/M after we beat the post game we’re able to get old and new megas?

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  13. “For Fomantis, photosynthesis is not just a source of energy—it is a necessity to achieve the strength and brilliant coloration of its evolved form”
    I bet you that Fomantis will evolved via a sun stone or it will have to be a certain level in a place with sun light kinda like Sliggo.

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  14. I swear, Furret always pulls through for me. In my last Soul Silver playthrough, he took down Charizard winning the battle against Red. Then on my current playthrough, I just beat Lance’s charizard with Furret. One more air slash would’ve killed me but Furret got a critical and won.

    Furret is probably one of the best if not the best early game pokemon. It will seriously keep up for the whole game.

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  15. I leave for Hawaii tomorrow morning, I can’t wait to get into the Alolan mood! I’ll be there until the 14th so the big news update will be awesome to see on the evening of the 11th 🙂 Of course, CoroCoro also leaks within the next few days to serve as a little teaser.

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    • That’s awesome I hope it is even better hearing it from there than where you are going to the roots of Alola!

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      • There’s CoroCoro as we knew, but right after the August 1st announcement they scheduled another announcement for the 12th. It’s hard to say whether ti’ll just be the same as what’s in CoroCoro, but I’d bet that it’s different just like how they’ve been doing it the past few months. I will say it’s odd they had a formal announcement for the 12th. the past couple of months they’ve just been releasing the secondary updates with little to no word on them. so it’s possible they might have something big in store for us this next time as it’s out of the ordinary. I guess we’ll find out soon tho! lol

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        • That’s good news! If the pattern continues we will get CoroCoro stuff plus a little bit of new stuff. This next week should be pretty exciting as far as news goes.

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  16. Am I the Only one who didn’t play platinum or BW2? Only the original versions. . . Everyone says they are much better, kinda regret it

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    • I would say BW2 are better, but that’s just me. Platinum was around the same as D/P for me. Could always emulate them and play them

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    • Well BW2 are a different case then Platinum. They’re actually sequels and tell a different story. Platinum, however, improves on D/P, even if it’s not major. Giratina is awesome and the distortion world is an extremely unique experience when it comes to pokemon games. I would highly, highly recommend both of them if you get the opportunity.

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    • BW2 were way better but I missed Brycen as a gym leader in BW2, or they could have made him an Elite 4 member. Unicameral is by far my favorite region (not counting Alola). I hope Samurott gets a mega if it’s continued in Sun and Moon. Team Oshawott

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          • It would’ve been nice if they had given him a bigger role though in B/W. Other than the Striaton leaders, he has a super small part. I also wish they would’ve replaced the E4 for the sequels. They were the same people with almost the exact same teams.

          • I just realized something if Gen.1 re-remakes come out Sabrina Quit Gym leading in BW2 to act so who is the 6th Gym Leader???!!!

          • Well she wouldn’t have quit if they’re just remakes. We’d have to get Kanto sequels set after the events of HGSS in order for Sabrina to be replaced. Maybe the Karate King could replace her. His gym was in the same city as hers after all

          • Well “time will tell what the fates have in mind” this referenced the first episode of ash fighting Gary in the Johto league

    • Why didn’t you play BW2? I get not playing Platinum since it’s the typical 3rd version, but BW2 was a brand new story with new characters. It was pretty great if you ask me lol

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    • BW2 was definitely a good game. It expanded the pokedex to include older generation Pokemon and have the most post game content of any Pokemon game since. Try it out and you won’t be disappointed 🙂

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    • honestly imo B/W and B/W2 are both amazing and on par with each other, I don’t really see one better than the other

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