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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<3 PJ

FEATURED DISCUSSION: Let’s Talk About James… (Is a Team Rocket member one of the greatest trainers of all time? Interesting topic)

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

  1. Hi, I just wanted to say that Greninja is the best Pokemon ever and Pikachu the best Electric type ever.

    Bye

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      • They are both good games it is true in Japan that Yo-Kai watch is more popular then Pokemon yet is overshadowed I think they should co-exist

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          • Yeah but people shouldn’t hate on one just cause it’s a rival I see that as one big reason it’s less popular it’s a rival

          • In Japan Yokai Watch is actually doing better than Pokemon, or so I’ve heard.

            I played the Demo, it was reasonably fun but I really don’t like the battle mechanic, it just feels like ‘spam attacks and occaisionally heal’ without needing much strategy. At least pokemon throws stuff like weather and status at you. Tbh I preferred Spectrobes to the Yokai Watch demo, it might have been a rival, but it was a far more enjoyable one, and they really managed to evolve the story with the sequel.

          • Nope, I picked up the first one out of interest and enjoyed it, then moved on to the second one.
            I think it was a genuinely a good competator since it had a lot of original ideas, the battle mechanics were fun and the story (particularly in the sequel) was well written.

      • Well you have a hatred of it and if it’s because of you thinking its a Rip-off it’s not RPG can be similar but they are different in many ways.

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  2. Here are some hopes for Alolan Pokemon that are not associated with the leaks, feel free to share yours. You go outside of Kanto, but I kept my list within the region:
    Fearow – Steel/Flying
    Machop, Machoke, and Machamp – Psychic
    Rapidash – Fire/Flying or Fire/Fairy
    Dragonite – Water/Dragon
    Voltorb and Electrode – Water

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    • – Alolan Druddigon, Fire/Dragon: they constantly bathe in the strong sunlight of Alola during the day and have evolved to adapt to hunting the unique prey of Alola through heat sensors at night, utilizing the gathered energy of the day
      – Alolan Durant, Steel/Ground: they live in colonies near or under dormant volcanoes and have evolved over millions of years to resist Fire-types by gaining the Ground-type and an ability that makes them immune to Fire-type attacks
      – Alolan Heatmor, Fire/Water: Heatmor came to Alola through a supposed land bridge between Unova and Alola millions of years ago and the stranded Heatmor had to adapt to the unique environment of Alola and the non-existence of their natural prey: Durants in their vacinity (meaning they’re too far away) and thus have honed a unique style of hunting by using steam

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      • Alolan Druddigon, Fire/Dragon – Would make reasonable sense if it lived near a volcano, but I’m totally not buying the sunlight thing.
        Alolan Durant, Steel/Ground – Nope. Sripping an insect of its bug typing makes no sense whatsoever.

        Alolan Heatmor, Fire/Water – As much as the holes in them look like vents, I find this implausible. A more plausible explanation would be for them to have spent a long time living near hotsprings, forcing them to become more accepting of water and steam, but even then that’s still a lot of handwaving.

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      • Venomoth- Psychic/Poison – No, doesn’t make sense it suddenly not being a bug.
        Slaking- Fighting – Plausible, but probably would be better as a split evolution.
        Dunsparce- Ground/Dragon – Plausible, though Fairy would be equally as likely as Dragon. Would have liked an evolution but Gamefreak has pretty much made it clear they never want to give Dunsparce an evolution.
        Durant- Rock/Bug – Nope, would make no sense.

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        • Venomoth has potential
          Dunsparce I find a good Pokemon so I’m cool with it
          And Durant to give it the upper hand versus its predator Heatmor

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    • Probabaly nobody gives a damn, but here are my thoughts anyway:

      Fearow – Steel/Flying – Yes/Plausible
      Oddly I’m very ok with this one.
      Fearow has always been a bit bland in my opinion and subsequently doesn’t get much use.
      There might be other typings, but I think Fearow is plain enough and versatile enough that frankly anything would be an improvement.

      Machop, Machoke, and Machamp – Psychic – Nope
      I see where you’re going with this. I’m not a massive fan of the idea of Abra’s line being fighting, so I’m not a fan of this either. I know Vulpix swapped to Ice (its polar opposite) but that worked because arctic foxes are a thing. This just wouldn’t make sense. I could understand something like Machop’s like gaining Steel/Rock/Ground abilities on top of their fighting abilities, but I really can’t see them flip flopping to Psychic working, it just feels far too gimmicky.

      Rapidash – Fire/Flying or Fire/Fairy – Plausible
      This is obviously supposed tobe a nod to Pegasus.
      It could work if done right, I support it more than I would making Rapidash Ice or Water. That said I’d rather see Rapidash gain a 3rd form via item trading. There’s nothing wrong with giving it an alolan form with wings if the lore was handled correctly, but I feel an evolution would be much more satisfying.

      Dragonite – Water/Dragon – Plausible
      I’m half and half about this because while Dratini and Dragonair have always been clearly semi aquatic, I’ve always felt like Dragonite is more of a Fire dragon. That said, as long as it lost its ability to fly, I think this one is somewhat justifyable given Alola’s vast amount of water and how Dratini has a connection with lakes and how it has been said Dratini lives in colonies underwater.

      Voltorb and Electrode – Water – No
      Erm. No. Just no. Please don’t even try to justify this. Spheres do not swim.
      I think you’d have had a stronger case for Psychic, Dark, Steel, Fairy or (at a stretch) Ghost (all as an addition, not a replacement for Electric). But pretty much anything else is absurd

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  3. I do believe that this is FAKE, But i think that it’s still worth posting it here.
    A user called “Akio” posted this on 4chan.

    Alola is made up of 4 islands, Melemele, Poni, Ula’Ula, and Akala.

    Post game has 4 “Island Districts” that aren’t viewable on the map. Ekahi Island, Elua Island, Ekolu Island, and Kalola Island.
    Kalos is not available post-game, but Hoomaka Cave on Kalola Island holds a huge easter egg I believe. Deep inside there is a dark entrance guarded by a backpacker that states the railroad is closed for now and only a Pokémon that emits a special light can ignite the way to the other side. No Pokémon in your party will allow you to enter for now.
    Rockruff has 3 evolutions similar to Eevee in RBY. All of them require learning “Howl”.
    Salandit has a split evolution line at level 36, one for Male and one for Female.
    There are 16 Z-Stones, 18 total, with a Trial Captain for 16 of the types. Guzma and Plumeria are holders of the missing Dark and Poison Z-Stones.
    Some Pokémon can change shape/stats after they perform a Z-Move. These include Greninja (Rainbow), Solgaleo (Radiant), Lunala (Full Moon), Marshadow (Eclipse), Espeon (Dawn), and Umbreon (Dusk).
    All 47 Mega Stones are accessible on the island districts. There aren’t any new Mega Evolutions.
    There are a total of 128 new Pokémon and 23 Alolan forms. These Alolan forms are all Gen 1 exclusive Pokémon.
    Alolan form Pokémon that are capable of Mega Evolving can do so, Alakazam and Kangaskahn are among these.
    Marshadow, an extremely gorgeous dolphin, has a jewel on its head that emit sparkles so bright, that its seen as the emissary of light. It’s stats are pretty underwhelming, but it has a cool ability that allows it to have any Psychic type combination. The second type is random every time it enters the battle field. Even switching out causes it to change.
    The Strange Souvenir item in XY depicts a Ghost/Rock Pokémon from Alola named Gigareki. It’s a giant tiki (different from the Tapu lines) that has an amazing laughing animation when you battle with it. It is said to be the oldest living Pokémon, and seen as a “Teacher” in many ways.
    The NX will be a dual handheld/console set for release next year. Sept 2017 there will be a parent game that features both regions of XYSM exclusive to this console.
    Rainbow Greninja will be revealed by TPC on Aug 21

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    • nah this cannot be true, Mega Stones and Kalos are stuck in Gen 6, just as Serena is in the anime series.

      Also, Nintendo NX maybe a duel console, but I have heard somewhere that there is a Nintendo MH that is in the works in which will replace the 3DS

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      • Since when are the Mega Stones “stuck” in Generation 6 or Kalos. Hoenn got Mega Stones as well without much correlation at the time. It would be easy to just stick them in Alola. Also, that MH rumour turned out to be fake.

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        • I agree, but some people could argue that Gen 7 take place in the same universe as Gens 1-5 (b/c Gen 6 was in an alternate one iirc), hence there would be no megas.

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        • Well the reason Hoenn remake has mega stones is because it’s Gen 6.

          If that would be the case, then Pokemon Bank would’ve allowed items.

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          • Here’s an easy fix. Just put Mega Stones in Alola. I’m keeping on the side of seeing Megas because of the hole underneath the Z-Ring and the potential appearance of Zinnia.

          • You seriously just took the biggest L. Mega Evolution was huge for the series. It literally changed the entire scene of battling. A gimmick would be like gravity gameplay in Super Mario Galaxy or motion controls in Skyward Sword. Mega Evolution is literally an integral mechanic in the series at this point.

          • Lmao deluded if you think they will abandon Megas, a concept that brought new life to the series.

          • Did you literally just miss the large circle that is on the bottom of the Z-Ring? There is slots for the Z-Crystals next to it. The player will likely just twist the Z-Ring to either use Z-Moves or Mega Evolution. I circled it for you too. lol.

          • perhaps you may find Mega Stones, but only those that were present in Gen 6.

            But it doesn’t explaine of why you can’t transfer nor store items

          • Really. Here’s why: People could transfer numerous Master Balls or Rare Candies from hacked Pokemon in the previous games.

          • I’m done chatting. You are literally the most dense or non-sensible person I’ve seen on this site; and I know Earthen. Believe what ever you want.

          • I’m literally laughing at this point. I think I’ve chatted enough. I’ve never seen anyone as dense as you. You don’t have to like Mega Evolution, but there is no need of trying to deny what it could be in other games. Mega Evolution pushes a Pokemon further. Both Pokemon and Digimon use Evolution to further the creatures. Since your comparing Digivices, does that mean Pokemon ripped of Digivices with the PokeDex?

          • And it’s obvious to me that you are just winding me up, you little troll. It’s people like you that are the dung-heaps of all fanbases. Dominating as a small minority of the mature, and shoving your filth in front of everyone’s faces.

            I’m not the one to rage, I’m far more mature than that. But the point is, if there is going to be Mega Stones, then let there be Mega Stones, I don’t care. All I’m waiting for is for the game to come out. That’s it.

          • “And it’s obvious to me that you are just winding me up, you little troll. It’s people like you that are the dung-heaps of all fanbases. Dominating as a small minority of the mature, and shoving your filth in front of everyone’s faces. I’m not the one to rage, I’m far more mature than that.“
            take this L. I dislike arguing on the Jungle, but I hate people who dissolve into the defense position when they know they were proven wrong. I’m simply disproving your points with potential and facts.

          • And yet Digimon can make better story arcs and series than Pokemon. At least each series keeps it fresh and original.

          • You do realize that the back side of the Z-Ring has a hole in it which would fit a mega stone in?

          • Sun and Moon are compatible with Bank, who told you this nonsense? Its also gonna be compatible with GO.

          • It’s like talking to a wall. There could be Mega Stones in Alola or they could update PokeBank to allow for the transfer of Mega Stones. Mega Stones in Alola could easily happened. GameFreak banned bring items to PokeBank so people can’t send a bunch of Master Balls or Rare Candies with hacked Pokemon.

          • I liked the gravity stuff in Mario Galaxy much more than the Skyward Sword motion controls. The only reason gravity could count as a gimmick is because it would only work in the games set in space. Though I admit I think it would be neat to have it in the normal games.

          • I actually hope this is true. I never liked mega evolution. It made pokemon seem unnatural in a way. Like they weren’t of nature like animals. Like they were just meant to be powered up for our amusement. I sound like N

          • Actually Mega Evolution is basically bringing out the real potential of a Pokemon, so it most definitely is natural.

          • No because its exclusive to final evolutions, unless the Pokemon has no evolutionary line. Makes sense

          • If it were just gimmicks, they wouldn’t have put it in the anime and even make anime specials about it lol

      • I also think that this is legit, but there are people who say that it could be anything else, not related to Pokemon, because it was only traded by GF. But time will tell anyways.

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      • They don’t
        Flygon maybe look like a Bug but it isn’t
        And just because it’s called a Dragonfly doesn’t make it one

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        • Tyrantrum is part dragon but isn’t one.
          Alola Exeggutor is part dragon but only for a pun.
          Who says Yanmega couldn’t be Bug/Dragon?

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          • It’s a gigantic reptile
            And what are Dragons

            And everyone knows the Alolan forms are jokes at this point

            Because it’s based on the Meganeura which was a giant prehistoric insect

          • You didn’t even refute my points. It’s totally possible for Yanmega to get a Bug/Dragon mega for the same reason that Exeggutor got part dragon in it’s Alola form. Does it make sense? Maybe not, but that doesn’t mean gamefreak won’t do it.

    • Wrong on so many levels
      One It is primarily Ground and everyone knows that megas never change primary type
      2 it is solely based on the antlion which is a sand dwelling insect that uses pit traps to catch prey
      3: it could’ve been easily Ground/Bug but in all seriousness the only relationship to bugs is solely by looks, and that wasn’t enough to be a bug itself
      4: everyone always forgets what Flygon really is and it’s a gigantic desert dwelling dragon who creates sandstorms with the flaps of its wings, earning it the title “The [Elemental] spirit of the Desert”

      This is yet another case of people basing things by looks and not by lore

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    • I see a Bug/Dragon Flygon as a regional form rather than a Mega. I doubt the “Desert Spirit” would abandon its Ground typing when reaching its maximum potential

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  4. I feel like Alolan forms was just a way for them to revamp old pokemon and make them more fun or sensible. I doubt theyre just gonna take a bunch of random pokemon and give them forms.

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    • Yea. At this point, it’s evident it’s just for Kanto Pokemon. Maybe, we could get Johto Pokemon with the next game or generation. It’s a fun and nifty feature since it’s simple and naturally occurs in nature. I’d say I’m quite the fan of it.

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  5. Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechnical Magearna passed the ¥1 billion mark a week ago and now that it is entering its 4th weekend of release during Obon Festival, one of the biggest box office weeks of the calendar year expect Pokemon 19 to hit the ¥2 billion mark soon. However it is very unlikely it will pass last year’s film which was already the lowest grossing in the franchise and Pokemon 19 should easily earn the title of lowest grossing Pokemon film to date with a final gross of anywhere between ¥1.9 billion to ¥2.2 billion. Keep in mind that ER have been doing very well for JPY/USD (due to recent changes in the global market with Britain exiting the European Union and Japan finally stabilizing the economy) so the final USD gross may come in higher than last year’s when ER were at all time highs, but the gross in yen will be significantly lower.

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    • I think the movie didn’t do so hot since everyone already saw Volcanion early. His lore was virtually exposed. It’s the same reason why there wasn’t much interest for the Diancie and Hoopa movies. If these “secret” Pokemon were kept hidden, I’m sure the movies would have done better because more people would be interested in seeing them.

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      • Well there are several factors involved:
        1. The people who grew up with Pokemon are now in their late teens, twenties, or thirties and general interest with the anime and movies has been on a downslide with YoKai Watch taking a predominant amount of Pokemon’s younger audience, Princess animes taking the small female audience, and popular manga turned anime/movies taking the teens and older male audiences.
        2. YoKai Watch times the releases of their pre-ordered tickets and games to coencide with the release of a new Pokemon film (salt-based move on their part) and their sales are no laughing matter.
        3. Marketing campaign was very much muted for this film supposedly due to budget cuts from last year’s flop of a campaign which was the most expensive and expansive for a Pokemon film.
        4. Summer is now too crowded with too many major and returning franchies and films taking up seats, theaters, and attendance.
        5. Television is the number one marketing tool in Japan and Pokemon tends to over expose their material and I guess give away too many secrets beforehand and their marketing team sucks with building hype with the hype being built really early and letting it die later on.

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  6. Ffs some people are so thick. This guy claims that Ditto could have an Alola forme. I explain to him thats not possible because Ditto is a genetic anomaly, and then he replies with ”has that been proven in the Pokemon universe?”

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    • The NX will be a dual handheld/console set for release next year. Sept 2017 there will be a parent game that features both regions of XYSM exclusive to this console.

      Nope.Everything else is somewhat believable

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      • The release of a Gamefreak Pokémon in 2017 was part of a credible rumour regarding NX though. It remains to be seen if that means an overarching game, but I guess not, more likely a third version of Sun/Moon.

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      • Alola is made up of 4 islands, Melemele, Poni, Ula’Ula, and Akala.

        Post game has 4 “Island Districts” that aren’t viewable on the map. Ekahi Island, Elua Island, Ekolu Island, and Kalola Island.

        Kalos is not available post-game, but Hoomaka Cave on Kalola Island holds a huge easter egg I believe. Deep inside there is a dark entrance guarded by a backpacker that states the railroad is closed for now and only a Pokémon that emits a special light can ignite the way to the other side. No Pokémon in your party will allow you to enter for now.

        Rockruff has 3 evolutions similar to Eevee in RBY. All of them require learning “Howl”.

        Salandit has a split evolution line at level 36, one for Male and one for Female.

        There are 16 Z-Stones, 18 total, with a Trial Captain for 16 of the types. Guzma and Plumeria are holders of the missing Dark and Poison Z-Stones.

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  7. Some Pokémon can change shape/stats after they perform a Z-Move. These include Greninja (Rainbow), Solgaleo (Radiant), Lunala (Full Moon), Marshadow (Eclipse), Espeon (Dawn), and Umbreon (Dusk).

    All 47 Mega Stones are accessible on the island districts. There aren’t any new Mega Evolutions.

    There are a total of 128 new Pokémon and 23 Alolan forms. These Alolan forms are all Gen 1 exclusive Pokémon.

    Alolan form Pokémon that are capable of Mega Evolving can do so, Alakazam and Kangaskahn are among these.

    Marshadow, an extremely gorgeous dolphin, has a jewel on its head that emit sparkles so bright, that its seen as the emissary of light. It’s stats are pretty underwhelming, but it has a cool ability that allows it to have any Psychic type combination. The second type is random every time it enters the battle field. Even switching out causes it to change.

    The Strange Souvenir item in XY depicts a Ghost/Rock Pokémon from Alola named Gigareki. It’s a giant tiki (different from the Tapu lines) that has an amazing laughing animation when you battle with it. It is said to be the oldest living Pokémon, and seen as a “Teacher” in many ways.

    The NX will be a dual handheld/console set for release next year. Sept 2017 there will be a parent game that features both regions of XYSM exclusive to this console.

    Rainbow Greninja will be revealed by TPC on Aug 21.

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  8. Truth to tell: This petition going on for a fan-made Pokemon to be accepted by The Pokemon Company is doomed to fail. They will not accept anything from outside their main office. I know, I’ve tried sending ideas before, only for the ideas to be posted back.

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    • I swear if they reject a fan idea then make one very similar anyway with no credit I will encourage them to sue for plagiarism it’s just wrong to do stuff like that

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      • It’s bound to happen with a few ideas.. but it’s not gf’s fault when you think about it. Kids just aren’t very smart. If they want to help.. go to school.. seek employment for these jobs like everyone else at gf did to be taken seriously

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        • The main reason of why is because if they end up making it into a pokemon, then they would end up having to pay royalties to the people who’ve made the pokemon. That’s what they’ve told me in the letter. Even though I was giving it to them as charity for free

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        • Yeah but a child sends in say a cute chipmunk Pokemon then they reject it then that exact Chipmunk is used and he gets not a scrap of credit like even a small mention in design.

          Yet you have a point but they deserve maybe in final credits put in designers special mention to kids who made it.

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          • Believe it or not, I’ve came up with the ideas of having a Grass Bird starter (Peacock), a Fire Cat Pokemon (Tiger), seasons, Wolf Pokemon, Flying/Electric cute Pokemon, legendary before the starters in the pokedex.

            And yet all that coincidentally happened for Unova and now Alola.

          • I mean be real here those are some pretty generic based ideas considering all the weird pokemon have put into the game. I mean a fire cat was bound to happen if they had made Houndoom and some of they typings were also bound to happen as well.

      • GF don’t gather any idea out from there own company …..no way they will not do this ………if any fan send them any idea they will not accept it and maybe they will not look at it even if it’s better than ther own.

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        • That I like because they don’t want help even if theirs isn’t as good as someone else’s saying we can do this!

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          • Designing pokemon Characters is very sensitive thing ….. any region (gen) have it’s own them they can’t break that with any random fan made.

          • It’s also because of the legal issues surrounding intellectual property. For them to accept an idea, they’d have to have a contract drawn up that proves they have the rights to all the intellectual property regarding the design and would have the rights to effectively do what they like with it, and the designer would have no rights at all to the design. Drawing up that contract would require a lawyer and it could get expensive.
            Also it would undermine the efforts of the professional designers they employ.

          • for my own Pokemon game ideas that I’ve sent them. Only for it to be sent back, along with a letter telling me of why they can’t accept it, and how I’ve got a really good talent that shoudn’t go to waste. I was even given a Pokemon keychain and keyring that I still have.

            The Pokemon game was going to be called ”Pokemon Myth and Legend”, and would’ve been based on the Grando Region (Scotland and Northern England).

            Believe it or not, from my ideas I’ve sent them, I’ve came up with the ideas of having a Grass Bird starter Grochic (Peacock), a Fire Cat Pokemon Firger (Tiger), seasons and seasonal Pokemon, Wolf Pokemon, Flying/Electric cute Pokemon, legendary before the starters in the pokedex.

            And yet all that coincidentally happened for Unova and now Alola.

          • Can u show me these idea?……they can use the same concept though ….but the art shouldn’t be similar….u should be aware of that.

          • good job …..but u can’t say they stole ur idea actually ….yeah they use the same concept but not the same art urs actually a tiger not a cat and the Peacock have different concept from the owl…….have a good day.

          • Hmm.. those are generic idea I’ve heard elsewhere though.. like the tiger was next in line for the fire starters anyways. Odd are they sent u a generic letter and did not read it. I read it’s illegal to even read it in case of incidents like this

    • There are even legal obstructions for implementing fan concepts. It’s only logical in their position to not bother with it.

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    • Pretty much all of these petition-type things are, that’s not the point of the petition.
      A) It’s just a bit of fun
      B) There’s a slight chance it might give a hint to Game Freak about the sorts of designs people like.
      C) It’s also a way for express their feelings about the real Harambe.

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      • Maybe so, though like I’ve said, the company does not accept ideas from outside their office, outside of Japan for that matter. So they can patition all they want until the chickens come home. And it’ll never be listened by them.

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  9. I wish they gave Alan a Gen 6 Pokemon instead of 2 Gen 5’s
    If so, he would of had 1 Pokemon from each Gen on his Team.. an Excellent idea!
    I guess they figured Mega Charizard was good enough though :/

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