Which starter will you be choosing in Pokémon Sun & Moon (which are out NEXT MONTH for the 3DS)? Before any of the starting Pokémon’s evolutions are officially unveiled, why not vote down below?
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Recently a string of reminders for Tuesday’s news reveal have featured Rowlet, Litten and Popplio with the text “Have you already decided your starting Pokémon?” While not a sure sign we’ll see their second evolutions this week, it could definitely be a hint towards their reveal!
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All 3 are amazing however I’m sticking with Poppolio! In OR and X I chose water starters and I want to stick with Poppolio. If it’s true he’ll become a beautiful siren then let’s do this, I love his final form!
There uprooted it so whoever devoted it lost!
#TeamPopplio
After I dropped Rowlet, there’s no turning back. And I never liked Litten sadly, even before alleged starter leak.
FILTHY TRAITOR!
🙂
I made space for another grass type…
Use Lurantis!
I can agree with the statement above 🙂
Thirded.
Ah, well, nah… not that one. I have another one in mind.
Which one?
Also Rowlet has enough followers already, it’ll be fine! <3
An angry god always wants more followers. . . He never forgets, never forgives . . .
I just found this and thought it was funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFFWH7NrwbQ
Pikipek must have went through puberty.
Some neat Pikipek evolution ideas. Really curious what it’s going to evolve into! Actually might be my only pokemon I will be completely blind to its evolution on my team
http://img09.deviantart.net/4e3a/i/2016/176/9/9/pikipek_evolution_by_halenoo-da7ky53.png
http://halenoo.deviantart.com/art/Pikipek-Evolution-617396439
http://i.imgur.com/so1LazN.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4oa8u7/i_made_an_evolution_concept_for_pikipek/
The first evo line idea just looks like the same bird with more decor though… most bird evos (or evos in general) get “bigger” when they evolve…
I kinda feel like it’ll be a Fighting/Flying crane.
Ok another thing: What pokemon is nobody’s favorite pokemon? Like, what pokemon has such a small amount of fans?
I really want to know who actually likes Cryogonal
I wanna say Maractus, I keep forgetting it exists… except right now so I guess it’s doing OK..?
Maractus is kinda cute but Gen 5 has much better Grass Types. It should get an alolan form
What if they’re only revealing Kanto Alolan forms to throw us off, and then when the game releases there’s Pokemon from all gens? That’d be cool.
I hope so!
Hopefully they hide battle frontier in the game as well, that’d be great (ok I know that’s off topic).
Another possibility: Phione. Nobody cares about Phione at best, I think. At worst, some may hate it for being a waste of space.
Manaphy is better in every way. Good pick
One of my top three favourites actually. I adore it and think it’s far cuter than manaphy. Yay, I’m that guy. 😛
Now that I think about it, why is gen 5 blasted for having ice cream and garbage when Cryogonal exists?
I’m guessing those two evo lines are remarkable, memorable and hate-able. Cryogonal is just forgettable I guess?
Cryogonal is my most favorite Ice Type Pokemon. It looks rigid, but I can feel emotion behind its frozen mask. Something that I can not get from the other object based Pokemon.
I’d say Stantler that thing is very forgettable.
Well I know that’s not true. Someone I know has Stantler as their favorite.
Really Stantler? Damn. It didn’t know it existed for a very long time until I saw in the anime once.
Yeah, relicanth is another friend’s favorite Pokemon. They have unconventional favorites. xD
Wow Relicanth? That’s really cool.
Until Carrarosta happened, I think Relicanth was my favorite rock type..!
I like Relicanth, I just tend not to use unevolving pokemon, same with Corsola.
It’s forgettable definately, but it’s still a better design than some of the more hated pokemon.
That’s true I agree. There is nothing memorable about Stantler unfortunately.
This is why I wish they wouldn’t give up on giving old pokemon new evolutions.
Yep I agree. Alolan Formes are also a great way to reinvent old Pokemon, I hope they continue to this in Future games.
As long as they keep it sensible, yes.
Jynx? Idk
Beheeyem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhoYR9DbaLU
I’m crying internally.
I thought of another one… among the legendaries… Regigigas.
I love Regigigias, but its ability kills it
Primal Regigigas in gen 4 remakes will fix it.
I didnt like him until I used him. He grew on me.
I like Cryogonal, a Carnivourous Snowflake, it’s a great concept
I don’t love cryogonal or anything, but I got a whole lot more appreciation for it after seeing it in action in the BW chapter of pokémon adventures.
Does anyone have much affection for audino? (probably my least favourite pokémon, at least the first I would get rid of if I had to remove one)
I love its mega evolution! Just wish I got a good chance to use it
Yeah, I think the mega evolution makes it a bit more worthily, it’s got an interesting design at least.
I’ve been team Popplio since the reveal. He looks amazing to me. I feel like, especially this time around, the water type is actually gonna be the best overall. Especially if its Water/Fairy. Popplio’s description specifies his speed. Seeing how water types usually know ice type moves and the advantage over litten is there, he will probably easily be the best among them if he’s actually faster than both the others.
To each their own of course. #TeamPipplio
I really like them all so im thinking of actually getting both so i can at least get 2 of them and try out a bunch of the new pokemon on my teams
Just made an account on Disqus to comment about this. I’m in #teamlitten from the start. I expect Litten3 to be quadrupedal so that it is different enough from other Fire starters. But I think GF chose the unexpected way and made Litten’s evo a wrestler. Still like its design compared to the other two. Even if it’s Fire/Fighting, it’ll be my most favorite Fire/Fighting Pokemon.
I doubt it’ll be quadrapedal, the fire comes from a belt. I feel like even if it is fire/dark, it looks too much like fire/fighting for me to like it too much, it’s alright.
I mean before the starter evo leak. Now, it looks likely that it will always stand on 2 legs.
I wanna use Rowlett but lso Pikipek but I don’t like type clashes and theres probably very good waters so I don’t wanna waste water so I guess Litten
You can never have enough flying types! I’m getting Rowlet, Oricorio, and maybe the toucan.
I just like to balance types, and I wanna use Lurantis, which is grass, so then yeah
Alola has introduced such good looking flying types
Agreed. Hopefully the toucan will look good too!
Alright so this is kind of a pre-info article, so here’s my predictions for Tuesday. I’m keeping in mind that this is a beginning of the month announcement, and those have been the biggest ones so far.
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– Starter’s second forms
– Toucan Pokemon
– Alolan Persian
– Akala Tapu
– Akala kahuna
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I know this is a lot to ask but we’ve had announcements far bigger. What do you think?
Almost done grinding and about to enter chargestone cave. here is my current black team
Lilligant – Melissa ♀
Dousion – Cyto ♂
Mandibuzz – Avah ♀
Tynamo – Elenor ♀
Anyone playing through a pokemon game, what is your current team?
Soul Silver
I’m in the Team Rocket HQ in Mahogany, and my team is:
– Quilava Lv. 29
– Aipom Lv. 29
– Slowpoke Lv. 29
– Gloom Lv. 28
– Misdreavus Lv. 29
– Golbat Lv. 29
If anyone’s wondering, the slowpoke will become Slowking, and the Gloom will become Bellosom.
Sounds like a fun team
It is! I’m trying out some Pokemon I’ve never used before (namely Ambipom, Mismagius, and Slowking).
I’ve always wanted to use ambipom :O Also lickilicky
Bout to start Y with
Charizard
Garchomp
Aegislash
Luxray
Lapras
Pangoro
Is Leavany any good? I’m thinking about using one for Black 2. I’m debating between Leavanny and Sawsbuck for a grass type
Leavanny is very good! It gets Leaf Blade and X Scissor which is very useful.
Good enough for Ash “I’ll never win a Pokemon League” Ketchum.
Ash also uses Greninja, Charizard, Gliscore, Infernape, and Goodra.
And manages to lose whilst using them.
Yes because Ash is not smart lolzzzz
Ash Ketchum – being bad with decent pokemon since 1997.
That’s why he’s going to school. :p
10 gold nuggets says he plays hooky.
WRESTLER LITTEN IS SHIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!!!!!!
sadly cuz I wanted to choose litten 🙁
If it gets another evolution (ie version exclusives like Rockruff) it wont be as bad
ya I´m also hoping for this
Knowing GF the other one will be worse somehow.
Lol I personally think Rowlet’s final evo is Crap and that Popplio and Litten’s finals are better design wise than gen 4, 5 and 6 starters combined excluding greninja and samurott
Whattttt gen 4 final starters are epic
I am sorry 🙁 but I hate rafiki and the other two are good but I think Popplio and Litten finals are truly amazing IMHO.
Popplios is very unique but litten seems like more of the same old shit to me.
I refute that.
I like the same old shit, but I detest Tony The Tiger.
Haha well I meant more like another aggressive looking fire starter. Just wanted a cool and sleek tiger/panther
Tbh I think Combusken and Infernape pulled it off well.
Emboar I can understand people hating.
Tony takes the cake though, I could accept Emboar, but not Tony.
I’m tempted to start keeping a gallery of fake Litten evos that would have been better than Tony.
http://orig08.deviantart.net/2a52/f/2016/134/9/f/litten_evolution_concept_by_vinciruz-da2fjf7.jpg
I’ve started to keep a gallery of all the amazing fake rowlett evos
Gen 4 had some of the best starter designs in my opinion
Yes! Especially Torterra! So awesome!
I always go back and forth between Infernape and Empoleon
They are great too! Why no torterra love?
I love Torterra too! It is just my least favorite. It isn’t bad, just not as great as the other two ya know?
Yeah thats how i feel about typhlosion and greninja in their respective generations.
Infernape is still one of my favourite starters, if not my favourite (it’s still a close call).
Gen 4 just had amazing designs in general actually. Starters, Staraptor, Luxray, Roserade, Lopunny, Mismagius, Honchcrow, Garchomp, Lucario, Drapion, Toxicroak, Weavile, Togekiss, Eevee’s new evos, Gliscore, Gallade, Froslass, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Darkrai, Shaymin Sky, Arceus
<3
Drifblim, Hippowdon, Purugly, Skuntank, Rotoms,
I’ve never liked Staraptor.
I don’t particularly like Empoleon or Torterra, but I don’t hate them either.
Roserade Weavile, Gallade and Froslass are among my favourites.
I used to like Lucario more, but its mega-evo put me off a bit.
The others are a case of I don’t love them but I still think they’re good. (Though I prefer regular Shaymin to its sky form, and I don’t think it looks like a legendary, and I think that region overdid it on the legendaries in G4).
As for other G4s that I liked:
Shinx&Luxio (still unsure about Luxray)
Pachirisu (better than Emolga, Dedenne and Togedemaru)
Vespiquen
Mothim (despite being kind of weak)
Honchkrow (to go with Mismagius)
…
In fact to cut a long story short, I think the only ones I have any issue with are Staraptor, Luxray, Stunky/Stuntank, Purugly, Rhyperior, Probopass, Phione.
I’m not too keen on Cresselia, Shaymin’s Sky Form or Arceus either, but I don’t have something specific I’d like to change on them and there are worse pokemon in other generations.
Hrm, and maybe Regigigas for being normal and having a crappy ability, but I like the design.
Yeah totally agreed. Then I think they kinda fell off once gen 5 rolled around
Gen 4 pretty much hit the ball out of the park with the starters and all of their evolutions.
Empoleon is the only one I liked.
(image)
http://i.imgur.com/73Y1H8Y.png
“They’re Great!”
I guess you like rafiki and robinhood potter.
Nothing wrong with Sun Wukong.
I’m not thrilled with Robinhood, but it’s better than Tony.
Also Infernape isn’t a baboon.
Google “tiger mask nisei” you will see what Litten’s final is really inspired by. Even the damn main character looks like the main protagonist art in Sun/Moon. And if infer ape wasn’t a baboon than what is he?
I know what it’s inspired by, I don’t like what it’s inspired by either.
Infernape is based on legends of Sun Wukong and various species of macaques, including the japanese species that frequent the natural volcanic hotsprings.
Lol
My favourite design is the Froakie, Fennekin, Chikorita, Piplup lines.
Calling it now: Litten3 will have amazing stats and a great hidden ability and will become a fan favorite
I don’t care about stats or abilities when it comes to starters.
I do to an extent. If Delphox had good stats I would probably forgive its design
But… but… I like Delphox ; n ;
I don’t care if it has bad stats.
What happened to Karen’s mantra?
“Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites”
I still agree with that. You can make any pokemon work if you enjoy them. Its just that I don’t like Delphox and it not being particularly strong doesnt help much. I’m sure someone who really likes Delphox can make it kick ass but its just not for me
I think it’ll have samurott syndrome. Meh stats and disappointing final design
Everytime Samurott gets mentioned, an Eevee dies.
Ughhh it’s so ugly compared to dewott
I dislike dewotts colouring.. get rid of all the light blue.. place back the white
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And now Eevee will never get a Rock or Ground type evo.
Do I look like I care
That furball needs so knocking down
Kitten’s final evolution is still much better than Gen 5 and 3.
I like all the G3 starters. Samurott is probably equally awful, Servine and Emboar are slightly better.
Litten3 is the worst starter since Gen 2. At least maybe his stats and ability still have the potential to save him.
That’s an insult to G2, Tony the tiger is way worse than all the other starters.
Except maybe Samurott… still undecided about which of those two is worse.
Tony the Tiger himself may have to have a special place below the Gen 2 starters in my list…the other 2 would either go below Gen 6 or tie with Gen 6
That wat will happened.
Probably. All it takes is a good ability, and the stats to go with it.
Surprised Litten has less votes….
That’s because most of us have seen the leaked image of its final form.
I’m surprised it has any votes
I cant vote on this poll. I always pick the grass but this gen, my friend will be choosing grass. I love cats but that litten evolution is awful, assuming its real which it most likely is. Popplio is my least favorite of the 3, but its final evo is amazing. We cant judge these pokemon by their middle evolutions, which usually look awful to an extent .(servine, quilladin, prinplup are just a few examples.)
I agree with everyhing but the middle evos being bad.
Monferno, Frogadier, Marshtomp, Wartortle, Charmeleon, Quilava, Bayleef, Croconaw etc
I didnt say all of them, i just dont think we should judge them by the middle srage because the design quality is always up in the air. I think monferno, grotle, prinplup, servine, pignite, braixen, and quiladin are awful, but each of them has a pretty awesome final evolution.
The only one of those I particularly dislike is Quilladin and maybe Servine.
I don’t like Empoleon that much and I detest Samurott, but I agree the rest are reasonably good.
The only time I’ve not picked a grasstarter was in Y, where I picked Froakie.
As a bird lover, and grass type picker, of course I’ll pick Rowlet.
Try to guess my Dousion’s hidden power type before I go find out!
HINT: It is not very effective against Ferroseed
Steel
Rock
fairy
It’s gen 5 so no fairy
ah, mb. In that case, water.
There’s no fairy hidden power in G6 anyway.
Fairy hidden power doesn’t exist.
Ding Ding Ding! It’s rock!
I only guessed it would be x4 bad against ferroseed.
Grass don’t resist Rock, though…
My fail made me win. xD
I was tied between poplio and litten but since I’ve never chosen a water type starter out of all the generations I’m going with poplio
But we gotta remember there’s still the chance of having multiple evos forms like rofkruff, I’m guessing Rowletts sun evo will be ground based on the burrowing owl that are active during the day in hawaii, and then what if poplios evo could be an actual “sea” “lion”
Side note… Is Braixen the only Pokken unevolved fighter? That’s Really taking a dump on Delphox. While I don’t hate it’s design.. They really should of thought how it could never be popular
what about Pikachu. both of them. And again that’s rather subjective. Its virtually impossible to predict what fans will like. Personally I love Delphox as the ages wizard fox, but I know I’m in the minority on that.
I also like Delphox.
Delphox > Chesnaut > Greninja
Chesnaught > Greninja > Delphox
But I don’t hate Delphox. It alone is better than all the Gen 2 and Gen 5 starters.
I regret getting Greninja.
That tongue is horrible.
I disagree with the other thing though, I prefer the G2 starters to the G6 starters.
G5 was pretty awful though.
I’ve already made my opinion on Gen 2 starters known.
However I have nothing against any of the Gen 6 starters. I just enjoyed using Chesnaught more than Greninja, which I enjoyed more than Delphox.
Granted a Specs Delphox is RU was pretty damn strong. Especially if you were good on the predictions. I just didn’t like how it got shafted in terms of its hidden ability, more so when looking at what Chesnaught and Greninja got.
When it comes to starters, I don’t care about stats or abilities because I rarely use them beyond the main game.
If they are viable to use competitively, I have no qualms about using anything. I’d use my least favourite Pokemon if it could hold its own in a battle. Despite my disdain for Gen 2 and 5 starters, I have used them to good effect in battle.
If Tony were the most powerful pokemon in the game, I still wouldn’t use it.
It needs to be like Emboar. The whole purpose of using it is to punch holes in the other team while it slowly kills itself, so I don’t have to use it for the rest of the match
Dude Reckless Flare Blitz and Head Smash is gnarly powerful
No duh, why else would I use the thing?
But sadly Darmanitan is much better
Darmanitan is UU.
Emboar is RU.
Doesn’t matter whats better, you use it to punch holes in teams until it dies.
Difference being I had nothing against Emboar.
I disliked Emboar. It was the first time the Fire Starter wasn’t my choice by default. Tepig was fine, but Pignite and Emboar were just wrong.
If it’s any consolation, Tony the tiger is the first fire starter I genuinely hate – I like all the others.
Yeah I still can’t wrap my mind around how ANYBODY is a greninja fan. That tounge as well as its angular ass head completely kills it for me. ITS TOUNGE IS WRAPPED AROUND ITS FACE PEOPLE
Braixen is usually portrayed as cute witch.
I like Delphox, it’s my preferred G6 starter and I regret ending up with Greninja.
I like Delphox too. The only thing is that they’ve should’ve taken the witch theme about 6 levels further instead of half assing it
I always thought it was supposed to look like a shine maiden since it has the long sleeves and one of those sticks shrine maidens carry, but with fire instead of the trailing decorations.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon-heroes/images/0/0e/Shrine_Maiden.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160127141751
Someone beat the Super Mario Bros world record by ONE FRAME!! That’s 1/60th of a second!
So it was done with an NTSC TV not a PAL one?
Ok, I’m stuck between two pokemon once again. Carracosta or Jellicent. Tell me why
They are different Pokemon, used for different roles…depends what you need it for.
Unless of course it’s not for a team, in which case i can’t help
The rest of my planned team
– Lilligant
-Meinshao
-Reniculous
-Jellicent/Carracosta
-Mandibuzz
-Elektross
You have 1 Physical attacker, 3 Special Attackers, and Mandibuzz
You could use Jellicent as a Specially defensive Pokemon. I usually go for Scald, Shadow Ball, Toxic, Recover. You can swap Shadow Ball or Toxic for will-o-wisp if you want.
Carracosta can be used either as a Physically Defensive Pokemon and your Stealth Rock setter. Or it can be used as a Shell Smash Sweeper. I’ve never used one so I don’t know what a good set for it would be
Burungeru gives you pretty good coverage, but it depends, who else in on your team?
Ok. I saw your team. Go with Carracosta. You need some Bug coverage.
Jellicent because it looks cooler.
Oh, and Cursed Body and Water Absorb are better abilities.
If you think jellicent looks “cool” , I would hate to see a Pokemon you think looks awful
Tony the tiger looks awful.
Cryognal, Diggersby, Haxorus, Reuniclus, Gothitelle, Garbador, Sigilyph…
I’ll be here for an hour or two if I keep going.
Carracosta. It’s got good coverage on Bug and flying. Burungeru is really good, but you’ve got good enough coverage on the types that he’s good on.
Why do you keep calling Jellicent “Burungeru”?
I have a similar issue with Zugados
Zugaidosu
Shut up
Ie. Zugaidosu no namae wa Zugados janai.
Up yours chumpette
When I found out that “Burungeru” was it’s Japanese name, I just really liked it. Don’t judge me.
This is subtle, but I still call it Lunaala.
Technically its Japanese name is Runaara, so that’s more of a hybrid.
But it IS Lunaala
Technically its English name is Lunala. Just two ‘a’s, not three.
What?!?
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Lunala_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
I’m off to worship Daedra and drink Skooma.
While I’m gone, you’ll have to put up with this little robot I made instead:
(I told it to go to the abandoned wing of my lab and look for some tartan paint.)
http://i.imgur.com/UcTvKSf.png
I shall reprogram him for evil
Good luck, half of his code is written in Haskell, the other half is C++.
I have my ways
*Smacks it upside the head*
AY BE EVIL
(And in case anyone asks, when I say I made him – yes, this is a 3D model I made in college, I made everything in the room, including the florence flask, the berry pot and that weird machine on the right.)
One of THE ugliest pokemon ever. At least its evolution is cool
http://pldh.net/media/dreamworld/603.png
I like it, i mean Elektross looks liek this just with arms and more features to its body
Twenty bucks says a school of these will drag you under the briney deep and electrocute you for your insolence
Thanks for the twenty
But you’re dead…..
They dont exist, I’m alive and physically healthy
Well….in this day and age drug crazed axe murderers occur fairly often…….
Well there are a ton of murder clowns in the area right now
And as they break in by the tiny car they’ll disembowel you and use your intestines to make balloon animals
oh you got them too?
They were chilling in my school’s parking lot a couple days ago
damn really i thought they were just NJ at first
They are everywhere. I think they’ve been reported in 11 states?
im going after a shiny Rhydon gonna name it after the great Earth Warrior
Hmmmm I really don’t like the pale yellow grey look
If you were to name it…..OOOOOO FELDSPAR
wait 6’s O or and i improve
Improv
What?
Feldspar the Rhydon
I still like it.
All it’s missing is part water typing.
It’s better off pure electric we rarely see pure types nowadays
We never really see dual electric types though
We just got nothing BUT dual types
Its ability gives it no weaknesses though so that’s cool. Unless you have mold breaker or something
I don’t like this Pokemon, but it looks better when it’s bigger
=Logic
I’m just messing, but seriously this thing is fine for what it’s supposed to evolve into
bigger is better lel 😉 gg gotta blast yo.
Its just its eye. idk. Its evolution is just better with a bigger size, arms (kinda) and now a completely terrible face
At least it doesn’t suck like Tynamo.
I worked hard to find my Tynamo in Black
Then I evolved it during my match with Brycen and it learned Flash Cannon
You can’t evolve during a match
Quiet you
I can jazz it up if I please
When a Pokemon evolves after a battle or levels up after you’ve taken out the last Pokemon and learns a move that would have helped you immensely….
Lmfao this guy