Alolan Rattata has just been announced in today’s 3DS Direct. The Dark/Normal-type Rattata has a new appearance and changed after Gumshoos was introduced to control the Rattat popuation. Alolan Raticate are said to lead groups of Rattata. Alolan Rattata has the Ability Gluttony/Hustle. Alola
Some Pokémon have their own Z-Moves. For example Alolan Raichu can use Stoked Sparksurfer. In addition to this a special Munchlax download was announced. The Munchlax will be available to Sun & Moon players and will arrive with the Snorlium Z item that allows Snorlax to use the Z-Move Pulverizing Pancake. The Munchlax will also know the moves Hold Back and Happy Hour.
Players in Japan can receive 12 Quick Balls if they download a digital version of the game to their 3DS, or a Snorlax TCG game if they purchase the retail version of the game.
Oh god.
I officially can’t take Pokemon seriously anymore. Whoever came up with those Z moves deserves to be fed to the Carvanha.
And I’m really worred that leak (http://pokejungle.net/2016/08/01/chinese-rumor-leaked-starter-evolutions-confirmed-true/) is going to turn out to be true.
At least Ratata looks presentable. Not too keen on the mustache though to be honest.
That rumor got rattas typing wrong though. Unless we see another alla pokemon that matches up perfectly, um going to remain skeptical
So what? When the types for the Kalos starters were leaked, they mixed up Greninja and Chesnaught’s types. In the end, they turned out to be true, but in a different way. So the rest of the leak still might turn out to be true. Just gotta wait and see.
Yeah, and I’ve got a feeling it was the same leak that mixed up Ninetales’ typing.
Yeah, the overpowered-af Z moves, and the silly dance that the trainer does along with it, does make me cringe. It’s all so gimmicky.
I’m just hoping they’re not used too much by NPCs…I don’t wifi battle much (at all actually lol) so otherwise I can pretty much ignore them :/
If they were just fancy 1-use moves I’d be completely fine with them and possibly prefer them to mega evolution, but the daft hand signs are weird (this is Pokemon, not a mahou shoujo anime) and from what I’ve found the translators are butchering the translations of the original attack names to make them sound lame.
NPCs probably won’t use them, it’ll probably just be Kahunas.
I don’t wifi battle much either, too many people using teams of all legendaries or cutting their internet connection when it looks like they’re going to loose so it doesn’t record as a loss.
Rattattitude ! XD
Have a feeling Raticate will be Dark / Fighting. The rattata look up to Raticate or are controlled by it or something. Just makes sense for it to be a fighting type to protect it from the yungoos
I really like Alolan Rattata, never really cared for Regular Rattata and Raticate. I’m very excited for Alolan Raticate!
Unless they get a massume state boost, they will remain useless. x4 weakness to fighting.
True :/
Raichu’s Z Move is called “Lightning Surf Ride” in the Japanese version.
That’s 100 times cooler than “Stoked Sparksurfer”.
I can’t find a decent translation of Snorlax’s attack (ほんきをだす こうげき) but the closest I could find was “It issues a serious attack”, and the website mentions Snorlax getting serious. So basically the translators looked at the whole “Snorlax is getting serious” vibe, added the word “Pancake” and made it the opposite of serious. Because aparently the children of the western world don’t like their Pokemon to be serious, they’d rather Pokemon were a laughing stock.
Scroll down a bit, Claus and I talked about it. 🙂
tl;dr: the first part is an idiom: “Go All Out”
I translated it more literally (word for word) as “Earnest Effort Attack”. And proceed to suggest “Tryhard Attack” as a funny alternative.
I wouldn’t have liked “Tryhard”, but I still think they could have done better.
Something like “Floor it” from the idiom ‘Floor it’ – to depress the accelerator to the maximum extent, reflecting how Snorlax charges forward and having a connotation of seriousness or desperation.
Or maybe something like “Serious Slam” or “Motivated Mash”, or maybe “Courageous Cannonball”.
Well it’s basically just “Go All Out Attack” anyway.
Which still seems kind of weak-sounding, I’d agree.
“All Out Attack” still sounds better than the pancake thing imo.
September 6th update on Pokemon Sun and Moon will add Alolan forms of Raticate, Pichu, Pikachu, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Exeggcute, and Cubone.
Also the September 6th update will add the Alola Guardian of Akala Island, plus starter Pokemon evolutions, plus Rockruff evolution, plus more new Pokemon, plus more Alolan forms, plus a few new Mega Evolutions, plus Marshadow, plus Gigareki, plus an update on Ash-Greninja (Mega Greninja).
Gigareki already confirmed as a totally new game of GF. Not happening.
Hah, nice try.
i agree with the alolan forms of raticate, pichu, pikachu, persian, Exeggcute and cubone i doubt the water arcanine alolan form is going to happen and the rest i highly doubt! although the rockruff evolution might since they did say they would reveal its secret evolution some point.
Exeggcute, Cubone, Pichu and Pikachu? But when Exeggutor, Marowak and Raichu were shown, they were evolving from non-Alolanmons.
Gigareki is a different game that leak is false and picky can’t because it’s already shown in official game play not to
Pichu not picky
That awkward moment where Ratata grows a mustache and looks evil as fuck
Well, it is the Evil type
I like this
I don’t know what was worse for Rattata: Gaining 4x weakness to Fighting or losing Guts to gain Gluttony….
Hope the Chinese leaks are true now. Alolan Lunatone and Solrock evolve from Minior = confirmed that cross-gen evolutions ARE returning!!
Gosh, it looks almost like there won’t be /any/ mega evolutions…
It’s almost like…gamefreak came to their senses and realized they were a terrible idea.
Now I think we all learned something today…
Don’t F*** with a Snorlax
Alolan Rattata is very nice aesthetically and I look forward to seeing Raticate.
But Dark/Normal? Ouch. Couldn’t they just make it pure dark? Fighting types already pulverised this poor rodent, now they’re going to KILL it :/
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