Meet Turtonator!

Turtonator has just been revealed during the Nintendo House Party segment at Gamescom 2016. The new Pokémon is Fire/Dragon-type and has the ability Shell Armor. Turtonator can also use a new move called Shell Trap

Shell Trap is exclusive to Turtonator and allows it to set a trap at the beginning of a turn, and if Turtonator is hit by a physical attack during the turn, Shell Trap will trigger an explosion that will deal huge damage to the opponent.

What do you think of Turtonator? Cool or not?

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790 thoughts on “Meet Turtonator!”

  1. Because Turtonator lives on volcanoes, feeding on sulfur and other materials found near volcanic craters, its shell has a layer of explosive material—mostly sulfur. When something strikes this Pokémon, sparks fly from the horns on its shell, igniting an explosion!

    In areas around volcanic craters, this Pokémon camouflages itself as a rock and waits for prey. At the moment when its prey steps onto the back of its shell, Turtonator strikes its shell with its own tail, triggering an explosion!

    The explosive blasts triggered from Turtonator’s back are released through an orifice located on the middle front of the Pokémon’s body. This is Turtonator’s weak point. Attacks landing on its stomach will cause it a great deal of damage.

    Shell Trap is a move that only Turtonator is able to learn. With this move, the Pokémon can set a trap at the beginning of the turn, and if Turtonator is hit by an opponent’s physical attack during that turn, Shell Trap triggers an explosion that will deal much greater damage to the opponent.

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  2. epic pokemon!! watched this on livestream, and everything about it looks incredible! great typing, great ability, anf the new move shell trap is powerful!! LOVED everything about it! Tortonator is going on my freakin team D

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  3. I like it a lot. The only thing I hate is it’s mouth (TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT). Could be worse. Could look like Drampa. I’ll probably use this on my team and I don’t even plan teams. That’s how much I like it. LOOK AT IT It’s going to be so defensive!

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  4. That Pokemon could’ve been a perfect Team Flare Pokemon. Imagine Lysandre with a Turtonator. Match made in heaven right there.

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  5. I feel like this could be on Ash’s team in the Alola region. I believe he has used a turtle Pokemon on his team each time there was one (3 times) except for the Carracosta line-but that was a fossil Pokemon.

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  6. Isn’t there an Opening Ceremony tomorrow for Worlds? I haven’t heard about it. It’s exciting because it’s being held in San Francisco, 40 minutes from my home!

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  7. O.k
    You take some Gamera, add a dash of Tokka and mix it all in a volcano and stir it with a kappa and you get Turtonator

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  8. as much as I love the pokemon from Kalos, they were a pretty boring gen considering no crazy evolutions like Escavalier, no split evos, etc. Nothing. Just normal evolutions. The craziest we got were inkay and pancham.

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  9. TBH This is what they should have done instead of showing 10 or so new pokemon within the space of 2-3 weeks.

    Id have maybe 1 new pokemon shown every two weeks and a major build up come October time. Maybe show two new pokemon being the pre evo bear and the sandcastle in September in a video and leave the big stuff, for October and the rest let people find out for themselves.

    Turtonator is a funny yet badd a££ name, if its the pseudo then i can’t wait to see its pre evos and see more of the artwork. The official design on the site looks horrible as it did with Talonflame

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    • Yeah, I wish they slowed down reveals, it’s be really great if they kept the content revealed smaller, but did it every two weeks or so so we’re constantly hyped.

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      • Its fine but why reveal 3 pokemon at one time. They could have hyped up one pokemon and showed it off a few times in different battle scenes every 3 weeks or so. That way its consistent but its not overkill. If SM has the same dex count as XY then we have got pretty much 4/5s of the entire dex. What fun is it when you know all the new pokemon come November. They need to slow down maybe reveal two pokemon in Sept and perhaps 3 and a new feature in October. That would be a real tease month for reveals and then everyone can find out for themselves in November.

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    • Uhhh no. LOL I personally enjoy all the reviles. It would bore me to death if they did it the way your describing, and it would kill my hype. 🙁
      And as for its design I think it looks stupid, and Talonflame was soooooo very much better. 🙂

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      • Why would it kill the hype?? Can’t you wait 3 more months to experience the new pokemon yourself for the first time. We have had a lot of new pokemon and new features. People are getting too greedy. The whole game is out in less than 3 months, why do you want them to reveal all / majority of the pokemon, which we cannot play now anyway so its just images and videos. AND Don’t kid yourself if you say that it will kill the hype, Pokemon fans / players will buy this game regardless, if they reveal the whole dex or they dont reveal anything else

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    • Yeah shut up dude. I rather get a gang of new poke reveals every month. Why the fuck would you want to limit yourself to one reveal every 4 weeks? By the time October comes around I would’ve lost interest in all this completely. The reveals keep me pumped

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      • Its for people like me though I still watch all the reveals, who like to discover some pokemon themselves like you used to have to do in the first three gens.

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      • Harsh. 🙂 But yeah some people like less Pokemon revealed and discover them in-game by themselves.

        I bet if there’s any big reveal in October, it’ll be starter evos and the demo.

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      • well whats the point of knowing all / the majority of the pokemon before the games out. People are too greedy these days, can’t you be happy with a few pokemon. The game is out in November when you can play and explore everything by yourself. Its people like you that are the reason Pokemon think they have to reveal everything as the fans will lose interest in a game coming out in less than 3 months and have had a crap load of new features but OH NO they will lose interest if they dont have more pokemon. Don’t kid yourself!

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  10. Honestly I dont like the name but the design is really good. The typing gives it some buffer since it’ll probably be really slow too

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  11. I just realized
    Maybe Turtonator could be a specially defensive Fire Type since there is none
    I’ll never forget what that douche said “you should get a water counter” as the dick spammed Steam Eruption yeah what Fire Type resists Water moves that isn’t a legend
    But something tells me that as decent this thing looks it will be abysmal unless it has stellar defenses

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          • Not a chance, the thing must’ve been spec’s the damn thing 1hko’d both Ninetales and Char X in sunlight and he has the absolute nerve to say get a water counter
            They’re is none!

            Hell even Bulbapedia agrees
            “Defense
            The Fire type has its pros and cons defensively. Ground, Rock, and Water moves are all commonly used offensively. Aside from Fairy, Ice, and the Fire type itself, the Fire type’s resistances are of little use because the other types which it resists are typically not strong offensively. Most Fire-type Pokémon do not survive too long in battle due to their typically below average defensive stats, unless they are legendary Pokemon, or lack speed and/or good attack. Additionally, all but two Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Water-type attacks, both of which are legendary.”
            (And it links Reshiram and Volcanion)

          • Oh please it’s just another Mythicals who gets ahead because of better stats a viable ability and a move that is basically Scald 2.5

            Also interesting note a lot of Volcanion lately have Sludge Wave, weird

  12. Well everyone, I move in to college this monday and will be hitting the ground running with everything I am involved in. I will likely not be on here much, but I just wanted to say today just how much fun I had this summer even though I swore I wouldnt look at many spoilers. Oh well. This is a great community and thanks for all the discussions! Ill be here until monday, but I wanted to say this now! 😀

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  13. Idk if this has been suggested, but here we go: So guys, what if the reason Eevee’s lack of new Eeveelutions was revealed so early… because its Eeveelutions have Alola Forms and they wanted us to stop thinking about Eevee by making us disinterested early on? <.<

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  14. The shell on it’s back kinda makes me think of fruit (I’d say dragon fruit but there’s only a bit of similarity there). I mean it does look like a comic explosion with shrapnel flying out which I guess is cool
    At least that previous “leak” has been debunked
    Have to say, I find it funny how “leaks” on 4chan implement some of the Chinese Leakers stuff (mainly the cat who’s secondary typing changes when bred)

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  15. So I’ve decided that these factors decide whether it is on my team or not:
    1. How late in the game you get it (or a supposed prevo)
    2. Whether Salandit has a cool evo (or one at all)
    3. If something better gets revealed, but that was an obvious one.
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    On a side note, I can’t wait to shell trap sweepers. Wait, as I was typing that, I realized that this thing will probably be really slow, so shell trap is next to useless.

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  16. I keep pronouncing it Tur-tuna-tor. Watching the German trailer first messed me up. I don’t want to think of a fish when I see this thing.

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  17. At first, Turtonator, I hated. But now of course, it grows on me. Apparently it’s based on the mata mata Turtle and a snapping turtle. We have another new Fire type to the cast of Alola introduced Pokemon. And another Dragon type. I have a feeling this guy will get a pre-evo because of his appearance, like the Mudsdale family. Most Pokemon that look this powerful, usually do. I’ll be interested to see what it looks like if so. I have a feeling it’ll stand on four legs or something. Idk. I just get the feeling.

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    • I have to admit. I’m stuck between Salandit and Turtonator as my Fire type choices. I’m gonna wait and see to what Salandit evolves into because I have a feeling it will evolve at least once. And of course, if there are other Fire types down the line that I like even more. Have to admit. We have a very diverse cast of Alola characters here and it’s growing. August has been a great month for Pokemon news!

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  18. The only way Shell Trap is a good move is if it gets Priority.

    It’s interesting cos if it does, we now have 2 Pokemon that can potentially counter sweepers that have already set up. Pyukumuku and Turtonator.

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  19. well guys,looks like all we have to do is wait until the 21st and see what we’re going to get in Pokemon Sun and Moon next.

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  20. How does this line up with the “leaked” info?

    Also it should’ve been named Tortonator instead of Turtonator. Turtles are water, torts are land

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  21. even tho there is no victory road this time around Turtonator looks like a mon that will appear real late in the game like victory road mons do. possibly during the last of the trails or before encountering the legend

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  22. My last anime-related comment: Someone just reminded me that 2016 is the games’s 20th anniversary, and not the anime’s. Indigo arc started in 1997, which makes 2017 the anime’s 20th anniversary. Let the speculation commense!

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  23. This looks Exactly like the “ugly” Fakemon YouTubers use in their thumbnails to somehow attract people in to watching.
    Like who Ok’d this!?
    It’s hideous… And boring looking TO ME.
    Unless it’s stats are amazing.. it guaranteed won’t be seen on the Battle field for long.
    They’re getting loose with the Dragon typing as well.. .

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    • You don’t have to like every Pokemon, but I think this one is alright. It’s a mash between a kappa and a turtle. It’s an interesting Pokemon to say the least. Also, I love the more neat Dragon-Types were getting. Alolan Exeggutor is best!

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    • Errr…that comment about the battle field applies to all Pokemon. Not specific to this one. At least this one could possible have a niche with Shell Trap.

      Also I think it’s fine, and I’m happy they’re branching out from the generic dragons. Can’t have all of them look exactly the same.

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  24. GameXplain might be on to something as they explained Z-Moves. They stated that Z-Moves might be based on the power of moves and whether their special or physical. So, since Pikachu used a Normal-Type Z-Move, which was obviously physical, it was based on a physical attack. Yet, I think there might be two types of Z-Moves based on physical and special moves, with independent power. Pikachu is has a rather low physical attack stat, so that might be why the move didn’t destroy Rowlet. I sorta wish that GameFreak would explain how Z-Moves work more. It seems like a rather interesting concept.

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    • Even though i would like for them to explain more about z moves i would really like for it to keep a little bit of surprise element to it

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  25. Also. .. I Really wish we could get over nostalgia in USA and Change the Pokemon Logo here in North America.
    The Japanese logo is always Way cooler than our outdated art

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  26. In the September 1st update of Pokemon Sun and Moon, more new Pokemon will be revealed as well as the Alola Guardian of Akala Island, more Alolan forms, starter evolutions, a few new Mega Evolutions, and Marshadow. What is going on with Pokemon Sun and Moon?

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  27. We won’t know until nearer the time for many of these things to come through.

    All we know, is that sometime in Sept/Oct, the Mid evolutions for the starters will be revealed, whilst the final evolutions will not be until the game’s release. Which is odd now because their confidential sheets have since been leaked throughout the internet and many have already known about it. But from the sheets, we now know who the female companion to Ash will be, and what Pokemon they will likely have. Like Gardenia, Mallow will have the Grass Starter Rowlet. Whilst Ash will have Pikachu, Pikipek, Litten(later evolves) and Popplio.

    For now, all eyes on the chinese leaks

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    • Oh come on! What would you expect! If Ash would’ve won, then the anime would’ve been over, they would be out of a mascot.

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          • I agree that it’s time for a new trainer. Ash losing every single tournament is just laziness and dumb.

          • the point of ash’s journey is to be a Pokemon Master if he wins a leauge there is no point for the anime continue since u know they wont replace Pikachu at all

          • Then his story arc can be over and they can introduce someone new. Everybody is pretty much tired of Ash anyway

          • In fact! The original idea for the Original Series anime is for Ash to beat Gary and win the Pokemon League in Kanto, marry Misty, have kids, and then for Johto would focus on Ash’s son on his journey through it.

            Which sounds a much better idea if you ask me.

          • wtf, no one ever said anything about him marriying misty and having kids, the anime was supposed to have ash grow and become stronger and eventually become red

          • yeah the anime ruined a lot… including Butterfree, it was supposed to be Venonat-butterfree but the anime people wanted him to catch a caterpie as his first pokemon but also wanted him to have a butterfree over venomoth so they switched them >: C

          • Woudn’t be surprised if the pink Butterfree in which is Butterfree’s crush happens to be an Alolan Butterfree and…

            Do I smell the return of an old friend on the harizon for Sun and Moon?

          • im not disagreeing with anybody rn, im just stating reality over dreams which is sad to me because Pokemon could do so much more

          • If we aught to calculate of how long Ash has been on his journeys so far, he would’ve been out for 2-3 years

          • This is why I don’t like the anime. It’s more about marketing than actual care for the story. Even though XY has improved, they still have to have pokemon say their names, have an episode dedicated to almost every new pokemon, team rocket blasts off again, like its all the same.

          • but wouldnt a new series be the same thing? just without team rocket? heres the thing The pokemon anime actually shows reality in a sense, you cant win all of them

          • Look at Pokemon Origins. Good characters, pokemon that behave like animals, threatening villains. Origins had everything it needed to to be good. And it was 10x better than the best episode of the anime! They didn’t treasure marketing over story!

            And sure you cant win all of them, but when you have a level a million pikachu and have been on a journey for 20 years, you’d think he would start winning

          • Well they introduced a new mega but that not the point. Origins would honestly have dragged on if kept going. the thing about origins was it was short and sweet

          • There was so much more they could do though! They could do all 8 gyms, introduce characters like Leaf as an extra”friendly” rival and then show Red’s life between RBY and GSC. Season 2 could feature Gold or Kris.

            Or ya know, just do the manga. It arguably has the best story line of anything in the pokemon franchise

  28. So my ranty ravey Brother complained about Turtonator claiming it was “Overdesigned” he even had the nerve to say Garchomp was Overdesigned too

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  29. I just want to say, before I watch any video footage of this, I love Turtonator’s design. It looks like that’s not the most popular opinion, but I just think it’s such a stark contrast to what we’ve been getting and what we’ve expected, and I adore the little ugly duckling.. er, turtle.

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  30. Why does everyone say Ash winning *a* pokemon league would make him a pokemon master? Ya’ll realize the entire point of his journey is to complete the pokedex right? Completing THAT would make him a master. Winning some battles means jack shit, especially when he was offered a position as a Frontier Brain, some of the most elite trainers in the pokemon world! Beating one champion just means you have to keep going and getting better in order to keep up your skill as a great trainer.

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      • Idk, I feel after Sinnoh definitely would’ve been the time to do that. But if they ever did, the last episode or so of the anime (if it ever ends) should be a time jump to Ash as a professor, with special guests Misty, Brock, May, etc.

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      • I know. That’s why I’m saying he won’t be a master until he actually completes it. Plus, with the shows logic, it’s not like he would cease to exist if he won the league. They’d just act like nothing happened and move on to the next region..

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          • He doesn’t even try most of the time. They probably don’t want to make it seem like neglect or something..even though there are tons of pokemon he just shovels onto Prof Oak, like 30 tauros.

          • I like to imagine they register even in his pocket. .. I think something similar happens season one. Like he say a pidgey or something.. the dex started saying something in his pocket.. then he opens it up to listen.
            Or I’ve just completely made this up in my mind ?

    • No. . . Ash never Once said he wanted to complete the Dex. Red has and Oak wanted him to.
      But I like the other half of what you’re saying.. Ash could Master one league and still start from scratch and lose another.
      The writers don’t understand they can use Ash .. Forever ?(hahahahahahha evil laugh).. and Still allow him to win sometimes.
      They can’t now.. they’ve already made it seem so impossible that he will likely quit after he wins once. Which I don’t understand. Wouldn’t you want to at least win in your home town/region Kanto and be a hometown hero there after you retired… At 10 ??

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    • How would collecting something make you a master?

      I don’t agree that winning a league makes him a master, however if they allow him to win, it gives us some indication that he’s considered one of the best trainers out there.

      I would like for a series, where Ash after winning the league, continues travelling and comes across really tough trainers who continuously challenge him to battles. I just think the same tired formula gets old.

      Maybe he comes across some of the people he lost to in earlier leagues, or maybe characters that weren’t that strong before. He doesn’t have to win all the times, since they won’t be officially recognised as challenges to his Champion status.

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  31. I just thought about it. . If Ash Does win ONE league… What’s he gonna do? Retire at 10? Go back to Kanto where no one even knows where he’s been except his mom and Oak.. and maybe word of his victory will get back to that dead beat dad of his.. =,= (that man hasn’t tried Once to stay in contact with his son, poor Ash =,=)
    Anyways.. I think one season showed everyone from different regions watching Ash in a league on TV..
    But I personally would return to Kanto and try to Win with my Mixed Gen Team.. as a final victory!

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    • I think once you’ve won a league you are considered a Champion in the anime. Although I like the idea of being eligible for an E4 challenge, followed by a champion battle in order to gain the title of Champion for yourself.

      I think that title would be recognised all over the Pokemon world, regardless of which region you accomplish it in.

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      • Exactly.. . Maybe they are thinking “logically” and don’t want a 10yr old to have Done it All by becoming champion in the anime. All champions are older..
        But what about Pokemon is Logical!?!?
        Ash needs a season where he a just trying to beat the elite and become The Champion!

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        • So, be knowing the anime, Lance, Steven, Cynthia, Alder, and Diantha are confirmed Pokemon Masters, far more than Ash will ever be.

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        • It’s interesting cos they’ve shown that these really powerful trainers, E4 and champion exist but haven’t ever really done anything with them. We have no indication of their role, or how they gain their poisitions.

          Hell, we don’t even know how Gym leaders get their positions, but we’ve seen gyms be passed down to family Members (Koga to Janine and Flannery got it from her grandfather). Maybe you just have to register a premises with the Pokemon League and they grant you permission to conduct gym battles.

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  32. Updates on the Ash Loss:
    – “Satoshi” trended on Twitter for seveŕal hours, averaging 50,000 tweets and was at one point in the Top 5 of most talked about events worldwide
    – Some of the animators expressed their discontentment with the loss… possibly hinting that this was a last minute decision or something the WHOLE TEAM did not agree on or were made aware of
    – The latest preview for the nexr episode has 20,000 dislikes
    – The main writer has received threats and online assault
    – The Pokemon company doesn’t care because the anime is just a marketing tool and they could care less about the story or Ash

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    • This is seriously sad. I had a feeling that it was a last minute change. Imagine if Ash won the league. It would be incredible! 20 years of losing finally coming to an end! The writers need to get their shit together

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    • Lel ash got irrelevant after the johto arc, the hoenn arc should had brought a new character that is actually good at pokemon and not just some kid that thinks he can win every battle with a yellow unevolved rat ps: plz dont kill me xD

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          • I know the anime has very little impact and that it is simply a marketing tool, but for avid fans who play AND watch Pokemon, it’s sad, frustrating, and simply plain terrible writing. There are several franchises that market their games using animation, but they actually were inventive and fun to watch. Pokemon finally started breaking molds with XYZ and the ultimate barrier was the League which everyone thought he would win. These writers need a wake up slap x5.

          • I just don’t watch it. The main pattern for the franchise is to watch it the first time, get hooked, and when you tire, move away to let some other new kid take your spot. The formula for Pokemon is all the same…

            – Ash leaves his Pokemon from last Gen with Professor Oak.
            – Says bye bye to Last Gen Companions.
            – Travels to new Region.
            – Collect new Pokemon.
            – Accompanies new companions.
            – Foil Team Rocket’s plans.
            – Collect the 8 badges.
            – Recycle plots from older episodes that newer kids would never hear of.
            – Defeat region’s evil Team.
            – Lose in Pokemon League.

            *Rinse and Repeat from above!*

    • Omg! Take me to the Main preview! Link plz! I want to press dislike! You guys.. this may be the First time we get a Real Say in how next season goes.. they already are drawing it.. I know but maybe it will change the events of things.
      No good reason Synchro Grininja should lose to Mega Charizard.. in the anime.. where typing and greninjas lame moveset.. Don’t Matter.
      Plus like.. wtf! Alain joining the league was So Last minute.. he didn’t even care to win!
      His team was so undertrained! Ugh!

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    • Ugh I hate that the writer is receiving threats. I’m disappointed at the loss and I disagree with the decision but at the end of the day it’s a man’s life.

      One thing I learned in life is there’s always someone else giving orders. It wasn’t his decision and he was hardly going to quit over it ahha.

      I defo agree that the Pokémon company doesn’t care for Ash and that’s a shame. I personally really like his character and have grown up with him. I remember seeing the promos on TV before poke on even aired and watched it the Saturday it aired at 6am 😛 🙂

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      • Yes it’s sad.. but they will Guaranteed hear about this.. and make some changes if we are Loud enough. All they care about money.. happy viewers.. equals Max Money.
        Lol.. they may even start sun and moon off with Ash at the league finals… Then rewind to make people happy enough to watch through again!

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          • Exactly! Would be So Refreshing and cool!
            I only meant like a preview though. Like we only see shadowsq of the two pokemon on the field.. Ash and pikachu with the Z band on his wrist.. the board.. and the audience going wild!

      • I agree. Such a huge decision would surely not fall on the shoulders of one main writer. However, the confused, frustrated, and appalled reactions of the other members of the anime team shows that this decision was not unanimous in any shape or form.

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        • Yeah that really shows alot of heat in the boardroom.

          They probably had a Pokémon battle and the dick that won used pokesav and made the decision 😉 :p

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    • Okay, no, I don’t approve of any of this at all. I don’t follow the anime at all, but I know enough to realize that this is the same result as every other region. Something has changed in the past few years where people of my generation and younger feel confident enough to attempt changing what artists spend hundreds of hours developing, although these fans know nothing about the meaning of background decisions. I want this entitlement to stop. Rant over.

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      • I have to disagree. From the sound of it, the animators didn’t even want ash to lose. He only lost because the pokemon company doesn’t care. If they did, he would’ve won a long time ago.

        I mean look at it. Ash has his strongest team he has ever had, has grown as a character more than in 5 regions and has been winning battles like crazy. Don’t try to tell me they didn’t plan to have him win

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      • From what I’ve gathered online and from the Japanese twitter responses on Serebii, it seems the background decision was not unanimous and/or pressuring. I think everyone’s entitled to their own opinions and disagree with attacking the writer, but it’s been 19 years of the same formula. Of course people are going to get angry.

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      • I’m not sure whether your comment is advocating change or not. But there is nothing wrong with wanting Ash to win, and there is nothing wrong with challenging the decisions made by those with authority, as long as you are able to do so in a respectful manner.

        However I disagree with insults and death threats. If you are smart enough to have an intelligent discussion I’m all for it, but please don’t stoop to such low levels.

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  33. Then again if I was writing the story for the Pokemon anime people would probably make a Change.org post and riot because I would have killed all your favorite characters and the only character remaining would somehow die as well.

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    • The Pokemon anime is writing done months in advance and animated a few weeks before release and crossing your fingers people won’t realize you recycled the same plot from Episode 456 for Episode 878 with new characters and new Pokemon.

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  34. I wonder y I love fire type that much …….sometime I feel I wanna catch more than 3 fire type ,but my logical mind don’t accept this kinda of emotion , but I feel I wanna do it this time more than any previous game.

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  35. So I came up with a possible prevo name
    Blastron (Blast and Plastron (the underneath of a shell)
    Too simple?

    Doesn’t matter, I’m replaying Dark Moon and loving it

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  36. Sooooo…. Im curious. I know years have passed since the anime has started, obviously. But how many days have passed in the anime? Does anyone on this internet have a clue how many days and nights we’ve seen/ have been talked about?

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  37. Let’s see how the ratings fare for this episode and compare it to the upcoming episodes. They always say, “No publicity is bad publicity.” Or maybe the ratings will tumble and fall after this episode. Who knows? *grabs popcorn*

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  38. Let’s face it! Without a doubt and completely obviously, Pokemon is a money-making merchandising empire that has dominated Japan for 20 years, with tiny expansions throughout the rest of the worlds. Whenever one Gen is out, you’re sure as anything that the next gen is already on the drawing board. Both Anime, Movie, Manga and Games. In fact the confidential sheet of Litten’s Final Evolution even has a window of the future of what’ll happen to Ash’s Litten later on in the series. Having a story and development plan for 3 years with no stopping nor ending (nor Ash ever winning a League) anytime soon. All for the sake of the mighty Yen.

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    • Just because the show is mainly for making money doesn’t mean it has to be the same repetitive shit over and over! That is ridiculous. That ruins any excitement or suspense that could happen in this already boring show. Now we are stuck with Ash for even longer and the show will remain mediocre.

      God, if the manga was made into the show, it would be so good. Characters that grow and return, good plots and conflicts…. Dand it I need to read the whole thing.

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      • I really wish they would do a Special Anime, even if it was like the last bit of DBZKai and was only to be released overseas.

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    • If it’s not broke, why fix it? Well, shall we look at the receipts for the past three films and the ratings for the past few episodes? ;P Maybe they’ll finally be given a reason to “fix it.”

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    • So basically what im reading is that ash will lose every league because it is the only way to keep the anime going? Well at least thats what i think ash will forever lose until pokemon comes to the end of its life

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      • Pokemon is here to stay until society crumbles. Even then, the aliens or humans after the collapse of society will discover an ancient gadget with a weird rectangular piece of technology stuck in it, press a certain button, and be sucked into the world of Pokemon. Even if Andromeda collides with the Milky Way, the super-sapien lifeform will somehow find the same technology and fall in love with Pokemon. It’s not going anywhere is what I’m trying to say.

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  39. I’m still shocked at how he’s such a bad trainer when he’s named after the guy who Created Pokemon, I mean Gary/Shigeru is cool for a guy who’s named after Miyamoto.

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  40. Damn. People were really looking forward to Ash winning the league this time around, huh. I even saw a livestream on YouTube the other day marathoning every episode of the XYZ anime before Ash has his final battle against Alain. You can tell how excited people were about the finale of the Kalos league.

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    • The water animation looks sooo gorgeous in Sun/Moon! I can’t wait to see the night sky in certain areas! This makes me want a Black and White sequel (sequel of BW2) or a remake just to see the Castelia skyline view!

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    • Like you said, one looks like Omanyte, and I think one may be a feather (Archen), but I don’t know enough about fossils to identify what the other two might be.

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    • Interesting! Might be random, but as people have said we seem to have the helix and plume fossils… The others are clearly some kind of seashell, and what seem to be ribs. As fossils, I’d wager these would be a brachiopod, and pretty much anything that has ribs (unless they’re actually claws for a therizinosaur and they’re playing with the fact these were originally taken to be turtle ribs). A therizinosaur would be amazing, but this combination of fossils doesn’t seem to make much sense, so I’m gonna bet these are just random. Still waiting with baited breath for this gen’s fossils!! 😀

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  41. I want to talk about the NX for a second. You may have seen that Nintendo has posted <1 minute clips of Zelda: BotW rather frequently over the past week or so. They started doing it on Facebook exclusively (an odd choice), but today's video was on Twitter exclusively. My theory is that this is the beginning of NX marketing. They're attempting to touch bases with all their social media platforms with short clips. I'm not sure what the final result of this will be, but they seem to be building up to an announcement of some sort. The fact that they are coordinating between Facebook and Twitter makes me confident that the NX reveal is involved. Nothing is without meaning 😉

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  42. i know it will never happen, but i hope one day pokemon do a miniseries for champions thats consists of their story on how they become champion. Cynthia should definitely be the first champion of course

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      • Okay, you got me there. But for the people saying she is special for being in multiple games (literally 2) then look at Steven, we was in HGSS… just sayin

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        • Honestly though, I couldn’t really read much of the post on ign. It’s pathetically nitpicky. The writing before gen 5 wasn’t even good anyway, hence why Alder was a really good character. I don’t think any of that is a reason to really dislike her anyway, it just kind of seems the op is upset that a lot of people like her and they were looking for ways to tear her character down. Just one example: sure, she could’ve done a lot of things herself (she is pretty much the most powerful champion presented in the games) but obviously she was trying to challenge and test the player. And again, a lot of that should fall on GF rather than the fictional character. None of them have really ever been well written from the get go. That’s what the manga and stuff is for.

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          • Well did you read the part about ‘underestimating’ Team Galactic? There are some good points in there. Also leaving Team Galactic, a team which she knew drained an entire lake and tried to rob Professor Rowan isn’t a ‘test’ for the trainer, it is plain stupidity. She is a lazy trainer who had to hack in perfect IV Pokemon to be good. Also if 7 y/o me could destroy her with under leveled Pokemon first try, anyone could.

          • Honestly the same could be said for Steven or Lance though. Neither of them helped a lick in the final battles. I feel like most people like her for her power anyway. You don’t always have to like a Pokemon character for how they’re written. I’ll have to replay platinum some time and look at her more indepth

  43. Well I guess something simple I really want now is Pikipek’s evolution.
    If it stays Normal/Flying I likely won’t use it. Grass/Flying sounds plausible after reading it shoots seeds, but I don’t need 2 Grass/Flying types. But when you think about it.. it’s head shape and color does resemble a flame. I’d be completely comfortable with another Fire/Flying Type. I’d know 5 of My Team Members if this and Alolan Acrcanine work out in my favor.

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  44. I’m making a Sushi Fakemon. I can’t decide, so I’ll ask you guys 🙂
    What type combo should I use?

    Water/Ghost (I don’t like this one)
    Water/Grass
    Water/Bug
    Water/Fighting (Ninja)

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  45. I had a thought while watching the stream earlier, but then forgot. I now remember. Any one else surprised they actually used Komala in that battle?!?!?!!? Like it goes more or less un-talked about for months and then suddenly it’s right their in front of us . I wasn’t expecting it and was plesently surprised hahaha

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    • Although a lot of people want them to reveal evolutions for some pokemon (i.e. Salandit, Pikipek, Komala) I hope they keep them secret till the game is released but that’s kinda unlikely.

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      • I could see Komala’s evo being kept a secret. It doesn’t strike me as special enough to have it’s evo ruined lol Salandit could go either way. I imagine we’ll get at least one of Pikipek’s evos before the release.

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        • Pokemon stuff I want to be kept silent till release

          Pikipek final Evo.
          Marshadow
          Final starter Evos.
          Komala Evo.
          At least half the Pokedex
          A few trial captains

          Things I want to happen

          Starter second evos.
          Pikipek second Evo.
          Cutiefly Evo/Evos.
          Special features
          Rockruff Evo
          Secret of Starters and Rockruff

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  46. What 3DS games do you all still want to pick up? I have four more titles left for 2016 and I believe I’m done for the year. The four titles are:
    1. Pokemon Sun or Moon (already leaning towards #TeamMoon)
    2. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
    3. Bravely Second: End Layer
    4. Luigi Mansion: Dark Moon (I SERIOUSLY NEED THIS GAME!)
    Other titles I might get, but I’m still considering:
    1. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
    2. Dragon Quest VII

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  47. Wasn’t sure of it at first, it has grown on me slightly but it still feels like it belongs in a Zelda game…namely the nose part!! Still happy to have got a new reveal though, and look forward to more info!!

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