Well, it looks like this is it! After patiently waiting for Japanese comic magazine CoroCoro to leak it is finally here! Peep the images below.
Translations:
- NEW Rockruff’s evolution’s forms are version exclusive
- NEW Day Rugarugan’s signature move is called Accelerock (or Accel Rock) which is a priority move described as “a flashing strike”
- NEW Night Rugarugan’s signature move is Counter which is glamorized with the flavor text “a fierce strikeback”
- NEW It seems these are not simple day/night evolutions but are a reflection of the powers that reside in Alola; Solgaleo in Pokémon Sun (Midday form) and Lunaala in Pokémon Moon (Midnight form)
- Rockruff’s evolution is called Rugarugan (ルガルガン). CoroCoro is very vague on Rugarugan, though it appears that it may change form during day and night, and it is not simply a split evolution.
- Two new Ultra Beasts are revealed, UB02 Beauty (shown in Pokémon Moon) and UB02 Expansion (shown in Pokémon Sun)
- The new anime series is called Pokemon: Sun & Moon and will start in November. Since there is no league in the Alola Region Ash’s goal in this season will be to graduate from school.
- Next month’s issue will reveal the true strength of Type: Null
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So Rockruff and its evo might very well be the first Rock types, thats more relying on speed rather than brute force. Or am I forgetting one?
not that i know of
Aerodactyl is rock flying
You guys the forms are more than likely NOT version exclusive… I’m pretty positive the corocoro is just highlighting the unique differences between sun and moon. Since you are more likely to be playing Sun while it is day time in game then you’re more likely to receive midday form. Whereas you’re more likely to be playing while it is night in-game in moon, therefore midnight form is more prevelant.
I just don’t see them being version exclusives. Otherwise they wouldn’t evolve based on time of day but rather based on version and that’s not how it’s evolution mechanic was explained
I’m currently getting clarification on the phrasing used in CoroCoro.
To me it seems weird to have two evolutions that are clearly inspired by the time of day, but to have them locked to one version. That’d mean Rockruff simply doesn’t evolve if it reaches evolution level in one game because it’s the wrong time of day.
Did u mean it evolve at specific time and that time will be day in sun and night in moon ?….is this the case?
Sun & Moon are set 12 hours apart, from what we know there is a day and night time in both games.
We’re just not 100% sure on how Rockruff works, because of the way CoroCoro has worded it. 🙂
I’ll update ASAP!
100% version exclusive I’m afraid. “Evolution forms differ completely depending on Pokémon Sun or Pokemon Moon”.
Later on the text suggests it’s related to the respective sun and moon legendaries.
I stand corrected then lol. Oh well, guess I have to pick up both games now
If the starter pokemon might get spilt evolution like whar rockruff’s evo is, then perhaps each spilt represents sun and moon respectively. If we look at the supposed leak for the final evo, then both litten and rowelt final evo look like the sun, at least face wise, while poplio final evo looks like a Cresent moon.
Maybe we can expect the other spilt evo to look like a Cresent moon for litten and rowelt, and a sun for poplio.
But we will see.
A priority Rock Move? That’s all I needed to hear
I hope it translates to Rock Rush
And since sun is going to be my main I need not to worry about evolution
I was kinda hoping that they would change form. Like day during the day and night during the night. But this is cool too.
Wait. If you trade them to the opposite game, will they stay their form?
It’s kinda like Deerling
Whatever form they evolved into they stay
That makes sense.
One last post taking all bets to what Rugarugan’s English name is
I kinda hope it’s Rockwolf
Too basic, rockgaru
Howlder? Idk.
Rockwolf all the way bro
Why would they be version exclusive? That doesn’t make much sense, we already know that it still becomes Night in Sun, and still becomes Day in Moon. It evolves based on the time of the day.
The same with the Raticate and Gumshoos Totems, I would have assumed that at night you fight Raticate but day you fight Gumshoos, from what we’ve been told it wouldn’t make sense to fight Raticate at day, being Nocturnal.
It doesn’t add up.
They are exclusive I’m afraid. The wording has been clarified and apparently the evolutions do not draw they’re energy from the sun and moon themselves but rather from the emissaries of the sun and moon; Solgaleo and Lunaala…which are version exclusive obviously lol. It’s strange I’ll admit but at least they gave it a pretty good explanation
If that’s the case, and Type null is made up of 1 Set of the starters Forms, lets say Day ones, and Rockruff Day Evolution, then is there another Type:Null in Moon made up of the other set of Starters and Rockruff Night?
So I am getting both games I have vacation on release day followed by a three day weekend and then its Thanksgiving… I will thank the All Mighty Arceus for such wonderfull and exciting games… those are my expectations. I am leaning more towards RugaSun(my nicknames are decided already). Those claws on RugaMoon are dope tho.
I have a nine day break lol.
Well now I don’t know which version I want! .-.
I can’t choose just one doge! xP
I already preordered moon since I thought solgaleo or the Sun legendary look like a lion with a problem with his mouth…
Just catch two
No it doesn’t depend on version, it depends on night and day
But both serebii and pokebeach say they’re version exclusives
no they don’t
Serebii: “Lugarugan. In it, it shows the Midday Form being obtained in Pokémon Sun and the Midnight Form being obtained in Pokémon Moon.”
Pokebeach: “These new images confirm that you evolve Rockruff into Rugarugan Midday Form in Pokemon Sun and the Midnight Forum in Pokemon Moon.”
….crap
I know I was confused at first but I only stated the previous post because the majority had it as such
Ohh okay good xP. Sorry
Whichever version you choose, someone will have the other, you just need someone else to help you evolve it.
Origins of Pokemon, Jangmo-o Dragon Warrior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrdZU4P1Bk0
So Dragon/Steel seems most likely at this point. I myself was kind of thinking Dragon/Water but Steel is great too 🙂
I hope it is only Dragon Type, I don’t like the second type, it doesn’t fit on it.
A counter priority move will shut down so many Pokemon; paired with the right stats Rockruff will be a beast.
And also we got ourselves a rock type priority move, Rockruff’s evos are going to be fantastic to use
RIP Talonflame XD
And volcarona…ugh
Gets shot down to RU
Yo is Pokejungle glitchy right now?
Updating. 🙂
But everything is red
Just hold out for a bit. Should all be good soon enough.
I’m confused and scared….Warcraft is on maintenance and I’m bored
let’s see what would Rockwolf learn
Bite
Crunch
Odor Sleuth
Accel Rock
maybe Slash
Roar/howl
Elemental fangs
i want Rock Blast early it is a insanely good move for leveling
I kinda hope it can learn Iron Tail or Metal Claw
Dig would be cool
“It appears the evolutions may be version exclusive.”
“though it appears that it may change form during day and night, and it is not simply a split evolution.”
Alright now I’m confused. If it’s version exclusive it’s going to throw me for a loop because Midday has this awesome new Rock type Ice Shard and I wanted Moon so far.
Me too wrong grammars everywhere in that part i don’t know what they said…
So if Rockruff evolves differently based on the version and it has something to do with the starters, I wonder if the starters will evolve the same way, based on the version
If rockwolf night version is rock/dark, I’m using it for sure
I mean I like it too but the design is in need of tweaking
Thicker torso
Much thicker forelimbs
it needs a longer tail
Maybe protruding rocks somewhere
I agree, wolfs are not skinny!
Possible English names of Rugarugan might be:
Rock wolf
Howler
Boulwolf
Boulgrrrr
Same name
Idk
i think it’ll be something like lougarugan , with louga coming from the french word lougarou , meaning werewolf .
Lougarougan?
Loupgarougan.
Actually it’s spelt loup garou. Loup means wolf, and garou is a man who can change into an animal. Other forms are corruptions that stem from French colonies in parts of America.
OMG sorry i know ,my bad , i actually speak french along with arabic english and spanish. dont know how the right spelling escaped me …
No worries.
I only know the spelling because of a monster in Final Fantasy Tactics A2.
Lupore
Lupus+Ore
Kinda but idk
Also sounds like Paw, you know how they like puns
I’m still going with Wereruff. It sounds right to me. 😀
Cute
I like Rockwolf and Boulwolf… what about Wererock?
Idk
Well this whole evolution thing just got more confusing……Here’s what I’m hoping: It’s not exactly “version exclusives” per say. More so that due to the games being 12 hours apart it’s easier to get Midday in Sun and Midnight in moon. They’d still be evolutions based on the time of day, but at the same time they would also be easier in their particular game. It’s probably like in BW with Sawk and Throh where one is just harder to get in either game, but both exist.
I hope it’s like this. Trying to a get Midday/Midnight form in whatever version you have will be a serious pain in the ass.
Might be a pain, but at least you’d get a choice hahaha
I prefer the original though. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1473775410380.jpg
So is it the alpha or omega?
What’s that? I’m so lost
No. It looks like someone just edited the pic from yesterday. You can tell by it’s placement in the pic when comparing to the normal one.
Shame, it would be cool for it to change colors at night
I do like the coloration a lot. Maybe more so than on the actual Midnight form, but I think maybe I like the normal version more lol
so starters evolutions follow day/night thing and are exclusive to Sun or Moon?
Who knows at this point. they might not even have evolutions with split forms. at this point it’s all speculation and even with the little info we do have it’s still hard to tell. We don’t even have a clear idea of how Rurarugan works.
So will the starters have evolutions that are version exclusive?
Rockruff’s evolution’s type????
Rock priority? Nooooo
Just have a Bruxish counter it
Oh wait CRUNCH
Ew that thing is too ugly to be near my beautiful team.
It is pretty. Just look at the colors
The face ruins it. Maybe if it evolves I’ll like it more, but I doubt it will. Seems like a standalone.
And it will be beautiful regardless
Meh, Ive seen better looking pokes. Not my least fav this gen
It’s not my favorite but it’s not as bad as people make it to be. The worst design so far is Drampa hands down.
Ew, I definitely dont like that thing. No idea what they were going for
Grampa Dragon 😀
Booo
nooooooo! I like drampa he’s super sweet and a normal/dragon whats not to love? and his animations are super fluid and dynamic.
I really love this doge
“It appears the evolutions may be version exclusive.”
“though it appears that it may change form during day and night, and it is not simply a split evolution.”. https://media.tenor.co/images/2094d3a9c9f83925bc26e27f05cedc18/raw (rf)
The former is from a new leaked page and has been confirmed by multiple translators including one at PJ