PokéJungle Reviews Alolan Raichu, Marowak & Meowth!

Decided to make a video reviewing the brand new Alolan forms of Raichu, Marowak and Meowth. They’re all set to appear in Pokémon Sun & Moon, due out for the Nintendo 3DS this November. My comments are just for fun so don’t take ’em too seriously, alright? 😉

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT my discussion of the new trailer with GameXplain & Serebii Joe as well! Was very happy to have been given the opportunity to be on the show and talk with them!

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702 thoughts on “PokéJungle Reviews Alolan Raichu, Marowak & Meowth!”

    • Considering that I’ve ditched litten I’m really considering having Marowak on my team (unless another great fire pkm shows up).

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    • I want them to be fucking logical
      They just threw everything out of balance
      They could’ve kept the tidbit about fighting off Grass types but this just isn’t working should’ve been Ground/Fire and learned to fight alongside a similar Fire Type that they banded together with

      Or my tar fire idea

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        • But that was millions of years of evolution. And it’s different because pokemon have types that don’t always correspond to physical attributes. Which begs the question, how did this become a psychic or ghost type.

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          • “Millions of years” Well, it’s the pokemon world, pokemon and types don’t actually exist, so anything can happen, there’s no need for logic.

        • That’s not really a valid argument.
          Birds grew wings to escape their predators, that make sense.
          Marowak learning to use fire to fight grass predatorsn that makes sense.
          Marowak becoming ghost by ‘tuning its senses’ and losing its ground typing in the process does not make sense.

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          • Why doesn’t it make sense? And if he were Ground/Fire he’d be killed by any water type, and I bet there’s a bunch in Alola. Voilà

          • Hotsprings typically occur closer to the base of a volcano.
            And a pond would have to be quite deep in the forest.
            A river would be somewhat believeable, but again it’s not going to be near the edge of the forest, it’s more likely to be deep in.

          • It’s not like the forest goes up the volcano, it’s also at the base, just like the ocean + we do have loads of water pokemon with legs. And why does it matter if they can get up the mountain or not? I mean, even if Marowaks live at the top (which hasn’t been said I think) it’s still an island region so there are loads of water pokemon. Marowaks def walk around some parts of the island because if they were isolated up the mountain they wouldn’t even need to learn how to defend themselves from grass pokemon because there’s probably none at the summit. Got it?

          • Ah yes, and these water pokemon from the ocean that have suddenly grown legs decide to migrate up the mountain towards the volcano for what reason?

  1. These Alolan forms effing suck
    Gamefreak is screwing up big time, this was supposed to be a real legit reasoning for these altered forms but the latest batch is just fucking up the system, they even admit so by saying they don’t even know why Alola Raichu is typed that way, it’s just reskinning old mons in a way to get out of making new Pokemon
    They could’ve made a actual royal cat, a tail surfing electric/psychic type, and they can easily make a fire spirit dancer but nope they officially just said fuck it to the system I worked so hard to defend with their motives

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  2. But how do you just become a psychic or ghost type due to environmental change? The secondary typings screw any credibility that I can give them. The Alolan forms should’ve been strictly morphological changes. Now it’s just turned into: let’s make this pokemon look cool because we can and don’t have to provide reasoning for this adaptation.

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      • As far as the Alolan forms go, I dont think they can come back from this , imo. They’re just gonna keep doing stupid shit for no reason. Now if they give me a really cool Volcarona form that actually makes sense, I’ll be happy, but overall it’s not working for me.

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        • I’ll never be happy unless I get my effing Ground/Fighting type

          But even that dream crumbles before it even happens since it will be targeted by so many weaknesses or short comings that won’t let it last two seconds without being 1HKO’d by all its weaknesses, unless it has insanely good stats or a viable ability like Guts or Guts

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          • Hopefully it’ll at least look cool though and have some sort of niche in battling. Also not too slow and maybe Mach punch?

          • Hopefully, it is not easily being a Ground or a Fighting type these days
            Constantly dealing with Scald, Giga drain and just so many things that kill and not enough to fight back

          • Well I bet they’ll give it a new ability. I’m hoping it’s not a darmanitan clone with sheer force and stuff.

          • Not to be “That Guy” but on my Fire Mono I run a Scarfed Darmanitan and it slays
            UNTIL THAT BROKEN ABILITY PRANKSTER TWAVES ME AND COST ME THE WIN

          • SO IS THAT FUCKING SERENE GRACE
            That’s why I’m extra pissy today
            Some buttmunch on Showdown won because it Twaved Darmanitan and para flinched me
            And he had the absolute smug nerve to gloat saying he outmatched me and out smarted me do you believe that kinda bullshit

            And the most scorning thing is he gets away with it Scott free

          • I would if I could
            I’d punch him in the throat, Break his legs like in misery, pour a whole thing of vinegar onto his wounds and the coup de grace, let him bleed out while listening to crappy music set to maximum volume

          • Maybe sheer force?
            Or they could do some sort of Diggersby thing where they make it have a semi crummy attack stat and give it huge power.
            I kinda want this type too

      • JUST SHUT UP! I HATE SEEING YOU IN EVERY COMMENT RANTING ABOUT THE GAME, THE NEW FORMS/POKEMONS AND STUFF! YOU AIN’T GAMEFREAK! THE GAME WILL NOT BE PERFECT IF YOU NOT WANT IT TO BE! SO IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, THEN GET OUTTA HERE AND DON’T PLAY IT! IT’S THAT EASY!!!

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    • 20 years have passed so I think it’s fun to give the developers room to re-imagine their own creations. If they want to introduce it with some psuedo-scientific method, sure, but I don’t think Pokémon have ever been strictly bound to the laws of nature

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      • I think that’s fair, I just wish they put more thought into the reasoning for the adaptations than they currently are displaying. I want to know why these happened to the pokemon. Vulpix, Sandshrew, and Exeggutor make sense for the most part, but after that I think they went a little crazy. Hopefully they give backstories for it in the game.

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    • It was clear that alolan forms was going to follow that direction. Yes the idea itself is good but they are doing most of them for wow factor and such. However some people will be happy about them,so it’s good for them. I personally choose not to care when I see a form that I don’t like. That was what I did for some megavolutions and now I did forget about them when the hype is gone.

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  3. Though it came from a fake pokedex leak, and maybe a misspelling from an older leak. I do believe that Rowlet’s final evolution will most possibly be Robinroot, or something similar to Robin Hood.

    https://gamingreinvented.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rowletevo.jpg

    https://jonasarmstrongweb.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/robin-hood-season-2-05.jpg

    How could this be?

    Well first of, look at the red on it’s face. It does show a Robin feel to it, and either Hood for being an owl, or Root for it’s Grass Type heritage.

    Or knowing Japan, they might name it after Ashitaka.

    http://www.audienceseverywhere.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Princess-Mononoke.jpg

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    • Question tho. Is Robin Hood public domain? Some names in literature are free game (like Shakespeare is public domain) and I’m not sure where exactly Robin Hood comes from. They might try to allude to his name, but the name you suggested is so close…

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        • Like Empoleon of how the Emperor Penguin looks similar to Emperor Napoleon, the naming division would surly do the same thing for Rowlet’s, by naming it after Robin Hood for how similar it looks.

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          • Oh since medieval times, Robin Hood has been around. So there is no copyright circulating around that name.

          • That’s because Peter Pan was created as part of a play written by J. M. Barrie, i.e. he has a creator who owns the IP. (Disney got permission to create the film adaptation, just as he did for Alice In Wonderland).

            Robin Hood on the other hand is a centuries old legend with no known original creator and with various versions of the story. It has no one true canon.

            (I’m English, I gotta know this stuff :P)

  4. I have to agree about Alolan Raichu, as much as I want to love it because Raichu is finally getting some unique attention, when pikachu normally steals it’s THUNDER, it looks really weird and the design really doesn’t do it for me.

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  5. I just had a angry thought, I swear if I get my Rugby Monkey/Gorilla people will slander it by nicknaming it that Hambre nonsense

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  6. So I was looking through the new Pokémon, and decided to make a current Top 5 since we have so much already. This doesn’t include Alola forms…
    1) Oricorio (brilliant concept. Love all the designs, love the personality, and fantastic ability)
    2) Minior (a cool meteor that bursts into colorful, whimsical stars? What’s not to love?)
    3) Pikipek (because I like woodpeckers, and this has such a sleek design. Love the color scheme too.)
    4) Tapu Koko (I love tikis, and this design does not disappoint! Cool that its hands act as a mask when brought together. Can’t wait to see the other guardians!)
    5) Salandit (So sneaky and badass looking – and it can poison my least favorite type?? YES.)

    I love so many of the Pokémon so far that this list was actually pretty difficult 😛

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  7. About Zubat and Dragonite thing, it could be posible that normal Zubat and Dragonite shown(I’m not sure if Dragonite was shown) may come from another region, meaning captured in another region.

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  8. Although I have an affinity for majestic looking Pokemon and Ice and Fairy are two of my most favourite types, I’m not a huuge fan of the Alolan Vulpix line. I personally like Alolan Exeggutor the most, probably due to how interesting it is.

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  9. – My Top 5 Alola Pokemon –
    ● 1. Flomantis/Lurantis: the whole line just oozes beauty, grace, and are a contender for one of my favorite Grass-type Pokemon alongside Roserade, Whimsicott, and Leavanny
    ● 2. Wishiwashi (Solo and School Form): the idea of a school fish Pokemon may seem obvious, but it took 20 years for the concept to come into fruition and it looks EPIC and base form Wishiwashis is really cute
    ● 3. Pikipek: the regional birds have always been some of my favorite Pokemon and Pikipek is no different with its simple design and those soul-searching blue eyes are simply beautiful
    ● 4. Cutiefly: what can I say? This is a god, destroyer of dragons, slayer of magic, and the ray of hope everyone looks up to
    ● 5. Bruxish: odd things satisfy and allure me and Bruxish is just the right combination of weird, alluring, and enchanting with its grossly bright color scheme, giant Kylie Jenner lips (but natural), and weird head protrusion

    – Honorable Mentions –
    ● Popplio
    ● Rowlet
    ● Vikivolt
    ● Mudsdale

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    • At the Moment TOP 5 Alola Pokemon:
      ~1. Mimikyu: I love the concept behind as to why it donned the Pikachu outfit and I find it a tad relatable. We all want to be loved and love in some shape or form. It also helps that it has a great typing and ability.
      ~2. Salandit: The new typing and ability were both very appealing to me, and the fact that the concept behind it was lighting implying at a form of sexual dimorphism or more likely a unique form of sexual selection.
      ~3. Drampa: Drampa is the grandparent I always wanted but couldn’t have because they lived so far away.
      ~4. Tapu Koko: The electric/fairy that Dedenne will never be. I am expecting great things from the other guardians in terms of abilities.
      ~5. Komala: As a Pokemon it reminds me a lot of Snorlax. It is also a koala.

      Honorable Mentions:
      ~Popplio
      ~Rowlet
      ~Oricorio
      ~Lurantis

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  10. That was a cool video!
    So my feedback:
    I think this kinda video stimulates dabates…. And you can even lead it in it…
    I felt the same way for meowth… Meh… I always liked the cubone history on r/b, but never realy used one outside the factory…. But now…. If it becomes a little bot faster… Im in…. I loved the sun tanned raichu….

    And last but not least… It was cute you acknowledging being the second one…. I usually go on serebbi first, mainly because its on the inicial page….
    But for the past couple of months, pokejungle has an open tab on my phone! Ive been here everyday…
    So i think pokejungle won hehe!

    Congratulations on the video, and keep doing it 🙂

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