As promised a bunch of Pokémon Sun and Moon information has just been released! The update brings us information on Pokémon and the region of Alola!
Japanese Trailer
New Information
- Passimian is a new Fighting-type Pokémon with the ability Receiver, exclusive to Pokémon Sun. The new Receiver ability appears to allow the Pokémon to take on the abilities of fallen Pokémon
- Oranguru is a Normal/Psychic-type Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus/Telepathy. Oranguru can also learn a new move called Instruct
- Pikachu has an exclusive Z-Move called Catastropika
- Extreme Evoboost is Eevee’s exclusive Z-Move
- Pokémon Refresh allows trainers to take care of their Pokémon after battle. Trainers can clean their Pokémon, pet them and even cure status conditions. Similarly to Pokémon Amie, Refresh will also give boosts to Pokémon that have become affectionate towards their trainer – dodging moves and holding out even longer when they’re near fainting
- Lycanroc is the name of Rockruff’s Evolution. It’s Midday Form is exclusive to Sun version and is Rock-type with the ability Keen Eye/Sandrush. Midnight Form Lycanroc is exclusive to Moon version, remains Rock-type and has the ability Keen Eye/Vital Spirit
- Accelerock is a move exclusive to Midday Lycanroc
- Lunala and Solgaleo influence Rockruff when it evolves and causes it to evolve into either Midday or Midnight Form Lycanroc
- Trainers can spend Festival Coins to customise their appearance
[NEW] Even more Pokémon Sun & Moon news will be released on October 4th at 9am EDT, 6am PDT, 10pm JST, 3pm CEST and 2pm BST.
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OHMIGOSH RUGBY MONKEY IS REAL!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RUGBY MONKEY!!!
CREEPY MONKEY IS ALSO REAL!
Naming the elder monkey Harambe.
Normal + Psychic.
Dat other monkey thou
Eh
Yes we got Lugarugan
Well my ground/fighting rugby monkey is gone,
And the petitions got their wish
OMG NORMAL/PSYCHIC MONKEY??
Rockruff evo in game looks pretty neat.
It doesn’t look like it’s be version exclusive.
i mean. the monkeys are exclusives. and when they show the forms off, it says the games in the corners
Wasn’t looking at the corners, I was looking at the action.
It looks to be considering the Sun logo was on the day form and the Moon logo was on the night one
I hadn’t noticed since it was confined to the corner.
I’ll live.
And in the English trailer, it specfically says so.
I don’t mind since I was using Rockruff in Sun anyways 🙂
Hadn’t watched the English trailer at that point, I started on the Japanese.
That was actually typed before I’d finished the trailer 😛
Decent trailer. Really happy with those version-exclusive monkeys. Could have been a bigger blowout, but I feel like those will be much rarer now.
LYCANROC HAS SAND RUSH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8lfI66T5II
You be ruining my life with version exclusive evolutions gamefreak. (But I’m getting Sun and I like the Sun ones more soo… I’m ok for now.)
The leaker continues to mislead us with typings….pure fighting? How boring. And where the bloody hell are my damn dark types!?! Seriously what the fuck. I’m disappointed.
Well, you should learn to cope with it.
I’ll get over it, but it’s very annoying.
yep we got only one non confirmed one
I just don’t understand. They’ve had a new pokemon for every type except dark and ice and it’s been like 5 months with several reveals.
Was Ground/fighting ever given by that leaker? Pretty sure that was just speculation on our parts…
Yeah, pretty sure it was. He also told us fire/fairy ninetails
Omg I’m so glad they actually introduced new stuff! ALSO POKEMON AMIE AND CUSTOMIZATION ARE OFFICIALLY BACK BABT
Now I am sure I will gonna chose moon.
Damn I was gunna get Moon but Sun seems like the better option right now.
Lycanroc (Midday Form)
When Rockruff is bathed in profuse amounts of solar energy, it evolves into its Midday Form. In the world of Pokémon Sun, Solgaleo’s influence causes Rockruff to evolve into this form.
Lycanroc lives solo in mountains and deserts, not creating a pack. Each has its own territory, and they live without interfering with one another, which helps to avoid unnecessary fights.
Lycanroc obeys its Trainer’s orders dutifully. In particular, if a Trainer accepted it during its more rebellious pre-Evolution period, Lycanroc will never ever betray that Trainer and will be the most loyal of partners.
The Midday Form Lycanroc is known for speedy movements that leave its opponents bewildered. It dodges opponents’ strikes while attacking with the sharp rocks of its mane as it slips right past them.
Accelerock is a move that only Midday Form Lycanroc can learn. It slams into an opponent with quick moves. This move is guaranteed to strike first!
PASSIMIAN, ORANGURU? I LOVE THOSE NAMES!
Passimian is a Pokémon that only appears in Pokémon Sun. If you’re playing Pokémon Moon, you can obtain it by trading with someone playing Pokémon Sun.
Passimian live in troops of 20 to 30 individuals, all following a leader. This leader will take 10 of the individuals in the best condition to search for food. The troop’s teamwork is strong, and the boss of each troop decides what mark members will wear on their arms to distinguish the troops.
The boss puts the troop members through training to improve their coordination with one another and their skill in handling Berries. Apparently this training is so hard that some Passimian end up running away.
Lobbing Berries at foes is how Passimian attack. They sometimes work in coordination with others, passing Berries back and forth to bewilder their opponents. Passimian don’t just pitch hard Berries at opponents, either—they also have a technique that uses soft Berries to obscure their opponent’s ability to see.
Passimian wants its Trainer to have the qualities of a leader as well. It watches a Trainer’s form closely when he or she throws Poké Balls, and will not listen to the orders of a Trainer with poor form.
Passimian has a new Ability, Receiver, which no other Pokémon has previously had. With the Receiver Ability, this Pokémon can inherit the Ability of an ally who faints in battle.
When Rockruff is bathed in an abundance of lunar energy, it evolves into its Midnight Form. In the world of Pokémon Moon, Lunala’s influence causes Rockruff to evolve into this form.
Midnight Form Lycanroc provokes its opponents by pressing in hard and inviting their attack. When an opponent falls for this tactic and attacks, Lycanroc counters with its forte: a single devastating blow that finishes off its foe! The stronger its opponent is, the more excited for battle Lycanroc becomes. It doesn’t mind getting hurt if it means victory in battle. Battles thrill it so much that its eyes glow.
Contempt rises in this Pokémon for Trainers who give orders it doesn’t agree with or who try to force it to battle. On the other hand, it will feel a deep trust in a Trainer who can truly draw forth its power in battle.
Counter is a move that Rockruff can learn when it evolves into Midnight Form Lycanroc. When Lycanroc takes physical damage from an opponent, it deals double that damage back to the same opponent.
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IM IN LOVE WITH PASSIMIAN
Well, we can confirm some of the leaks were false, that was a rugby lemur, not a rugby monkey.
When I saw it I instantly thought about a lemur. Because of the tail xD
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I’m not really into writing today.
Not really since it was the same batch of leaks that mentioned Alola formes and Pyukumuku
are you kidding? It’s close enough
It’s a joke.
While i can be pedantic AF, wether it’s a lemur or monkey it pretty much confirms the Chinese leak again..
That does not confirm its falsity…does quite the opposite.
OOOh so it is, but really it’s an honest mistake and it’s clear the leaker was right, I didn’t catch that this was a lemur because it’s morphology and face are pretty monkey like. I’m kind of dissapointed this is the lemur we get tbh,though I don’t dislike the design, hopefully someday we get a lemur line that’s more cute and graceful
“lemurs did not give rise to monkeys and apes, but evolved independently”
Give this person a medal 😛
That trailer was awesomeeeee! Look at those haircuts! THE SKIRTS! And was that the rugby monkey??? :’D
I love the customization. I was worried it would be even more limited than in XY. I love that you can dye your hair, and all the styles, and all of the clothes! These games are going to be great