FAKE: Even more Sun & Moon Information “Leaked”

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It’s that time of the week again folks! An anonymous user has posted a list claiming to share new details of the upcoming Sun & Moon. the list spans from new Pokémon right round to Rockruff’s special evolution methods. Without further ado, here’s a rundown of what was posted, with our thoughts on it in green underneath!

“Leaked” Information

• Rockruff does have multiple evolutions, though they do not feature many design changes. The evolution you get depends on the phase of the moon. Rockruff also has a strong link with Z Stones and Synchro Evolution. Rockruff’s evolution is said to have a cowl that attaches to it’s tail. The poster claims its body may be fairly different, but the cross on its chest stood out.
This is actually something fans have long speculated and we’re almost definitely expecting Rockruff to receive varying evolutions, or at the very least something relating to Z Stones. What is key to note is that this seemingly have any link to the starters, something Rockruff is said to have.

• Just how Rockruff has evolutions that vary depending on the phases of the moon, there’s also a Pokémon that has evolutions that vary depending on the position of the sun during the day (dawn, noon or sunset) and it will not evolve at night. The Pokémon shoots seeds like a cannon.
Again, this makes sense. Having a Pokémon that evolves dependent on the position of the moon and not one that depends on the sun would seem a little odd. It’s difficult to tell the legitimacy of the claim as it doesn’t line up with any previous, confirmed leaks and Rockruff evolving dependent on the moon isn’t confirmed itself just yet.

• Some areas of Alola have strange weather and time conditions. One area will have permanent sunlight as Sunny Day has been activated and time does not pass, fog makes a come back.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the sun and moon have permanent effects on some areas in Alola, given they’re the main themes of the games. Fog returning would be an interesting choice, but again nothing unbelievable.

• Several new Pokémon will receive Alola forms:

• Paras/Parasect become Bug/Fairy-type and is said to be infected by Morelull
• Golem become Rock/Fire-type
• Koffing and Weezing both turn Fire-type, almost as though they have become uncontaminated
• Grimer and Muk also become “uncontaminated” and are pure Ground-type
• Solrock and Lunatone both receive new forms that are similar to Minior and have the same ability
It’s pretty difficult to comment on these, but again they’re all fairly safe guesses. Alola forms could literally be anything from the currently revealed ones, so it isn’t fair to say these are believable or not. See Alola Exeggutor!

• There are more Poké Ride features to be revealed, including several mini games featuring different Pokémon:

• Alola Arcanine can be ridden on hot waters. Arcanine’s zig-zags get replaced with wavy patterns and the tufts of fur on it’s paws look like waves
• Mountains can be climbed with an as-of-yet unseen Rock/Bug-type spider monkey. There’s a mini game where you have to avoid falling boulders which is the only way to catch Alola Golem without trading
• Hippowdon can be rode in a sand dungeon where players will have to avoid Sandygast and Palossand
It seems almost definite Poké Ride will serve as a functional addition to the game. We’ve seen Stoutland being ridden and sniffing out something on the ground. It’d be odd if all rideable Pokémon didn’t serve a function or at least star in a mini game. Alola Arcanine seems to fit with the Pokémon’s high speed and rumours of it receiving a Water-type Alola form.

• There are four Totem Pokémon battles: Gumshoos, Lurantis, Wishiwashi and an unrevealed, pure Fire-type looking pig that has lava flowing over its body. The prevolution of the pig Pokémon is said to roll in lava akin to how pig roll in mud
Difficult to comment on this again. We know that Totem Pokémon appear at the end of each Trials, so there only being four Totem Pokémon in total raises the question of what’s right and what’s wrong here. We don’t know of a Normal-Type Trial captain yet, so who knows with this!

• New details of currently revealed Pokémon:

• Komala evolves once into a more bear-looking Pokémon called Ibearnate. When it doesn’t sleep on the log it throw it around
Given Komala already launches it’s attack using the log it holds, an evolution take that one step further would be sensible. The name “Ibearnate” is also a nice touch. It becoming less koala like would however be an odd choice, given Komala is the first koala Pokémon we’ve got
• Pikipek has two evolutions, becoming more streamlined as it evolves and gaining Steel-type in it’s final stage called Fowldrill. The middle stage is known as Perfowl. There’s apparently a subquest in the games that require the player to explore Alola and find different markings left on trees by the Pokémon
We really don’t have much to go on in terms of how Pikipek’s evolution line will go. We know for certain the Pokémon is based on a woodpecker, so having it evolve down the drilling/pecking route makes sense. A regional bird gaining Steel typing would also be a nice touch.
• Pepperot is Bounsweet’s evolution and gains Fire typing when it evolves
OK then?
• Tortunator has a prevolution called Krakatuga, it has a weak spot/button on it’s stomach
Fans seem to believe that Tortunator is a standalone Pokémon, so Krakatuga might not be something they expect. Having a weak spot on it’s stomach makes it seem as though whatever it is/was explodes/d and becomes what Tortunator is protecting on it’s stomach.

 

The poster has also provided some drawing of what certain Pokémon look like and we’ve posted those below. The poster has said that these are drawn from memory and may be completely made up/wrong.

Opinion

It really is difficult to provide much of an opinion on the stuff the individual has posted. A lot of it seems in line with what fans have speculated, or can be interpreted from officially revealed information (such as minigames involving Poké Ride). Some of it seems a little off given what we already know. Only time will tell.

Remember: we do NOT claim the information in this post is real/legitimate. We are providing it for our readers to discuss and provide their own thoughts on. Should the information be proven as legitimate or not we will provide an update ASAP.

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  2. So it’s been semi-confirmed that Bottlecaps do come in colored Varieties
    With Silver raising one IV to maximum
    And Gold Raising all to maximum

    Now don’t get cocky thinking these Gold Bottlecaps will be easy finds, I theorize that Gold will be either be super rare/expensive or be only available from the events

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    • So you’re saying that depending on the trainer, the final evolution will show some of their traits with the colors of clothing and hair?

      Makes sense…

      I wonder how the final evolutions of Rowlet and Litten will look?

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  7. So we got about a year and a half until Gen 7 hits the ol Mystery Dungeon scene
    But playing the first one really makes me wonder what this one would be about
    First was natural disasters
    Second Time being halted
    Third animosity amongst others
    Forth was Dark Matter

    So what could be a decent plot,

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    • We still don’t have any clue as to what the Pokemon under that section are for. Considering the other more reliable leaks said there is a water Arcanine I wouldn’t throw things out just yet lol

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  9. So how does this “leaker” PERFECTLY remember all of these detailed pokemon? Even with prolonged exposure to them, he would need a serious photographic memory OR he would need to be looking at them while he was drawing them. So if he’s just looking at them while drawing these, why can’t he just show us actual pictures?

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    • It’s not hard to look at a pokemon and try to recreate it. The leaker said his drawings might not be accurate or even made up

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          • That’s not the problem…the problem is that they’re super detailed so, for me, it makes me seriously question the validity of this person.

          • they could have a really good memory, a photographic memory or even a eidetic memory, its a lot more common than people think, when I worked a bookstore for a few months and within a short time I new what almost every cover looked like that we carried and where they were located so its really not all that unbelievable for these drawings.
            But do I think these rumours are real? Im still taking it with a grain of salt but they have some cool concepts

          • That’s certainly true, but it just seems unlikely to me. Providing art for one or two would be more believable, imo

          • it literally says, above the images, that the artist drew them from memory. speaking as someone who draws for a “living”, it really isn’t that hard to draw pokemon from memory unless they’ve left no impact on your brain at all. just give the benefit of the doubt, my dude.

  11. Well the leaker certainly has my attention. Whether they are real or not doesn’t really matter. What matters is that they are incredible artists and have received my approval lol. Anyway I definitely think everything they’ve said COULD happen. I also really like many of their ideas too. I will say this tho, if they are fake they may want to stop while they are ahead. the more info/designs they give the more fake it’ll seem. at this point they have a lot of stuff shown and currently could be believable that they have all this info. Once they start diving deeper it’ll get harder to believe them lol

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  13. I refuse o blive this shit but judging by the shit we hae seen so far from this gen I wouldnt be much surprised, but god, I hate how they sound so confused, I mean last time they thro mega evolution at us without giving a single explanation on why this shit happen , and then they quickly replaced it with this synchro crap wich make the pokemon take the form of its trainer and again they wont explain it, not the mention the Z moves too, they sound pretty confused, I dont know if thats the because the games dont sell as much as they expected or because of yokai watch, or they think that Ash greninja was popular (everyone hates it now bcuz of what happened) but if these turn out to be real God help us all !

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    • Mega Evolution was explained in the games, and you KNOW it was.

      Yo-Kai Watch is not a Pokémon killer, either. Stop deluding yourself.

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    • Oh, and let me add this:
      – Synchro is not replacing Mega Evolution–that’s a ridiculous assumption.
      – Z-Moves are there to diversify gameplay. With multiplayer being as strategic as it is, there’s nothing wrong with that. And it’s definitely not “confused”.
      – Pokémon is still wrecking house in terms of sales, and I don’t see why you’d think otherwise.
      – Ash-Greninja IS popular. It’s why Greninja won the poll. And no, its loss to Charizard doesn’t change that.

      I don’t think GameFreak are the confused ones here.

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  14. I’m calling fake every time I see Fire/Grass.

    That’s like, the number 1 most “I really really want this” pokemon.

    Not to mention, Rockruff having no connection to the starters like he’s said to have pretty much cements it as fake.

    Then there’s the matter of the Fire-type Leader using a lava pig. His info page already says he has a trusty Marowak, which is a Fire-type now.

    Also that weird weasel thing is Big the Cat and that weasel from Sonic for Game Gear. Like, goddamn that’s not even subtle.

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    • “It’s fake because people want it” makes no sense. People wanted Fire/Poison; in comes Salandit, also leaked by typing before its reveal.

      Leaving out explicit details about Rockruff doesn’t cement shit, and it’s not even true. They say its evolution depends on the time of day, and the same has been suggested for the final starter forms by an earlier, credible source.

      The Fire-type pig is a Totem Pokémon. Nothing has been said about it belonging to the Trial Captain.

      Also Rotom is Pulseman from the Genesis game. Like, goddamn that’s not even subtle.

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