32 days until Sun & Moon release!
Some of our older readers maybe remember our Journey to X & Y and Road to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire countdowns back in 2013 and 2014. Now, we’re back with Road to Sun & Moon!
Recently, Nintendo invited several people to their San Francisco offices to preview and play the first entries in the 7th Generation of Pokémon – and although Nintendo put an embargo on a lot of what these lucky few got to see and experience, some details about the games have surfaced. For your ease and enjoyment we’ve compiled a list of the biggest new details from multiple people that got the opportunity to play through the first two hours of Pokémon Sun & Moon. The sources of all this info have been linked to the bottom if you’d like to see the articles and videos in full.
Pokémon
- Several players confirmed that they saw new Pokémon and Alolan Forms, but aren’t allowed to go into detail
- About “10-15” unique Pokémon (both new and old) were encountered in the two hours by trainer battles and in the wild
- Original Formes of Alolan Forme Pokémon were not encountered (i.e. Players only encountered Alolan Rattata, not Kanto Rattata)
Mechanics
- The D-Pad is no longer used for moving in the overworld – movement is no longer gridlocked and only the analog stick is used
- Default speed for movement in the overworld is now running, not walking
- The sneaking up on Pokémon mechanic from ORAS has been removed entirely
- Not as much noticeable framerate slow downs in general as there were in the previous generation (i.e. in battles with animations turned on)
- 3D has been removed completely from the game other than important cutscenes and the PokéFinder
- The 3D apparently does slow the frame rate down in cutscenes, but not as bad as it did in Gen VI
- However the stereoscopic 3D in the PokéFinder slows down the framerate to a very irritating and extremely noticeable degree`
General
- Sun & Moon is fairly fast paced and throws you into the adventure right away. Players note how you’re able to catch and battle Pokémon and Trainers well before a formal tutorial
- In the two hours of gameplay, very few people got to the first trial, much less completed it
- Reward money is plentiful in the Alola Region
- You are able to change your hairstyle in the first major city
- The local Alolan Pokédex is split into four sections – one for each island – similar to the Kalos Pokédex
- The player has a WiiU in their house – not an NX 🙁
- Confirmation that you do get medals for completing trials
- Several trials must be completed before challenging the Kahuna of the island
- When a Pokémon evolves you see its entire evolutionary family on screen
- Poké Pelago and Poké Ride were not available in the first two hours of the game
- Tackle has reportedly been lowered down to 40 basepower (as opposed to Gen VI’s 50 BP)
Story/Characters
- The early events of Sun & Moon take place over several days
- The protagonist moved to the Alola Region from Kanto and arrived via plane
- The protagonist’ father is mentioned, however you do not meet him in the first two hours
- Early in the game the protagonist falls off a bridge and is saved by Tapu Koko
- Prof. Kukui previously battled the Indigo Gym Leaders while researching Pokémon moves in Kanto
- Before choosing your starter Pokémon Lillie gives you a mysterious stone which is revealed to be a Z-Crystal later on
- However, they did not get to use Z-Moves or Mega Evolution in the first two hours
- After deafting Hau a second time, Hala gives you the Z-Ring
- There is a Tauros that blocks the road to prevent you from continuing on to a certain area at one point
- You meet the first Trial Captain, Ilima, at the Trainers’ School
- The EXP. Share is given to you at the Trainers’ School and still gives experience to your entire team
- The Gumshoos trail is the first in the game
Sources: GameXplain, IGN, Gamespot, Nintendo Insider, XGN, VG247, Metro UK
Are any of these new details making you rage, or possibly even more exciting for the release of Sun & Moon? With the demo coming out in a mere two days we’re finally all going to be taking our first (albeit limited) steps in the Alola Region. And with that comes the possibility of leaks…stay tuned!
//ozymandis
So many people on here who are gonna use older Pokemon in S/M. I never do that on the first 2-3 playthroughs. I only do natives.
Same here. I’m not even using Alola forms until my second playthrough.
I’m using Alola Forms for my second playthrough. (Moon) But I do love all the new Pokémon so much. I hope they pull a 5th gen and release 2 games for the third version.
“the Gumshoos trail is in the first game” wtf does this sentence even mean?
trial
The Gumshoos Trial is the first in the game. We already know that from Corocoro though, that’s not new
oh I read it wrong I got It now thanks!
Or the Raticate trail if you have moon
If ash brought his muk (via PC or something) into the Alola region would it turn into an alolan muk (Instantly or over time)
absolutely not
Most likely not.
That is not how alolan forms work, pokemon in their alolan form are born that way, it is like darwinian evolution/natural selection
nope, but depending on how long does it stays in alola, it would adapt to become alolan muk
It most likely doesn’t work like that. Ash’s Muk would most likely remain unchanged but its offspring mutate.
I don’t think it works that fast
not really. If you read the description of some Alolan pokemon it says that they were brought from their native place. In other words they were Kanto before coming to Alola. Alola being a drastic change from Kanto, they learned to adapt to their environment. The offsprings will definitely be Alolan tho
Well, it wasnt the original ones that adapted, but actually it was their offsprings and the offsprings of those offsprings sort of how evolution works irl
oh really? well that changes everything
Haha yeah the only one that doesnt follow this logic is raichu which is a complete mystery
well raichu is literally a fanservice pokemon tbh. It is so random and is mainly done just because is pikachu evolution
It would take generations and tons of years for them to change
yeah that why I was vague on “how long does it stay” it could take ages but still could happen
no, it can’t sorry, it or its children, or its grandchildren will never be alolan, but they will start to mutate slowly the longer its line stays in Alola, maybe 10 generations deep it could be halfway there but it itself will never be alolan.
Unless this is what you were trying to say
yeah someone explained to me lol, but yeah I got your point
^_^
They’re trying to apply actual evolution to SM so it wouldnt just be the original pokemon that was brought over. If you move an Asian Elephant to Africa, it wouldnt become an African Elephant
To put it simple You can take the Elephant out of Asia (it’s habitat), but you can’t take the Asian out of the Elephant (you can’t force an animal to adapt genetically to a new environment and have it mutate greatly).
Exactly!
http://cdn.thingsfloridianslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/oprah-reaction.jpg
Sorry if it looks like we’re telling you the same thing over and over after you’ve shown understanding, it’s for members who may not already have the understanding and see it when scrolling :p
nah you good fam
Yass fam
But Arceus created everything! Evolution is a hoax!1!!1
Nope. The understanding is Alolan pokemon came to be over time through breeding of pokemon.
Normal Muk stay normal muk when brought over to Alolan and would breed Normal grimers
Oh boy only two days until tuesday, can’t wait to play the demo!
OMG Swinub is such a cutie!!! I might swap out one to use it <3
I like the swinub line, it is too underrated
Yep, definitely using it. Ditching one of Pupitar or Togetic
I used a Mamoswine in my SoulSilver playthrough, it’s pretty strong even without Thick Fat. I liked having them follow me.
How about a song to pass the time…
♪~Mountain Deerling sing this song, Doduo, Doduo~♪
♪~Winter Deerling all month long, ode Doduo days~♪
♪~Ode Doduo days~♪
♪~Ode Doduo days~♪
♪~Alolan Vulpix Evo from ice stones had~♪
♪~Ode Doduo days~♪
♪~River Deerling sing this song, Cherrim, Cherrim~♪
♪~Spring-Time Deerling all month long, hope Cherubi stays~♪
♪~Hope Cherubi stays~♪
♪~Hope Cherubi stays~♪
♪~Alolan Raticate’s bite is bad~♪
♪~Hope Cherubi stays~♪
♪~Sunflower Deerling sing this song, Sunkern, Sunkern~♪
♪~Summer Deerling all month long, watch the Sunkern play~♪
♪~Watch the Sunkern play~♪
♪~Watch the Sunkern play~♪
♪~Alolan Raichu just gets the surfer fad~♪
♪~Watch the Sunkern play~♪
♪~Windy Deerling sing this song, Gorgeist, Gorgeist~♪
♪~Autumn Deerling all month long, Lunala ends the day~♪
♪~Lunala ends the day~♪
♪~Lunala ends the day~♪
♪~I’m now sleepy… *yawns* just a tad…~♪
♪~Lunala ends the day…♪
*Falls asleep cutely*
*Hurls a boot* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf6mo1Iojo
*hurls back* let her sing
cute song.
That’s a pretty Deerlightful song 😀
WHATS NEW PUSSYCAT!?
God Deerling!
*And twisted spoons flew everywhere and it was FAN-tastic~*
It’s not unusual!
For someone to not get that reference and I’m just screaming “WHATS NEW PUSSY CAT”.
I think its neat that we have real evolution (alolan forms and possibly Oricrorio is a nod to this too) in the pokemon games that are based on Hawaii if you know what I mean, GF really does some neat things
Would be extra neat if they give me access to Kalos, or any other region for that matter.
And then there’s Raichu.
them pancakes that makes you a psychic type
what about it?
Well we’re talking about how GF is bringing in real evolution stuff and all of the others at least make a little sense. Except Raichu, whose alolan form is ridiculous.
I really hope that the demo is available before I head out to class. That way when I get home, I can immediately dive in 😀
If the demo get data mined and we discover every single thing from it about SM, I’ll be avoiding this website. I want to play Sun without any spoilers, so that I can have an enjoyable time discovering stuff like in ORAS
I’d probably freak out if I didn’t know what pokemon there were in the region.
Really? I always thought it was a bummer if we already knew everything to an unreleased game.
knowing all the pokemon isn’t the same as knowing everything. i do want to know all the pokemon so i can plan a team in advance. i do not want to know any story details.
Oh ok
I will be leaving when the demo is released, only whilst I play it. Then I’ll see if it has been datamined, I’ll likely stay away if it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6g_wHjGss Sharing the gospel with you guys
lana with a young men around her? not realistic at all
She mostly dates young guys regardless of what she sings about x)
nnnn I always imagine her with old men especially after the ride video
Let me forget that song exists. I don’t like Paradise that much. UV and her old material is way better (pre born to die stuff)
i dont really havent heard her albums but I heard some of her songs. videogames, blue jeans, ride, west coast (my fav), summertime sadness(not the remix), national anthem, born to die are a few I can recall
Oh, she has so much more, she has more than 100 unreleased songs and some of them are better then a lot of released ones
Platypus. C’mon GF!
who wants to see my sexy two computer screens?
Didn’t you post it a few days ago? 🙂 But, go for it!
http://i.imgur.com/939YwpB.jpg?1
I got 3~
I’m seeing more than two screens here. 😉 Nice!
Wat is ur job exactly?
Astronaut bikini wrestler judge?
r u good at that ?
varies with each client
i wanted to branch out to this other gig but its a tad…risque
I think ur very Suitable at this job.
Are the gigs not all risqué?
this one is
…So what’s it like?
hmmm how to say it vain enough to get the point across but also keeping it a secret
Sounds like a tough job. Nothing but respect from me for those in this industry
Just a little recap:
Mele Mele Island:
– Trials:
1) Normal: Ilima and Gumshoos/Raticate as totem.
– Kahuna:
1) Hala: Fighting with Crabawler +2
– Tapu:
Tapu Koko Fairy/Electric.
Akala Island:
– Trials:
1) Grass: Mallow and Fomantis as Totem.
2) Water: Lana and Wishiwashi as Totem.
3) Fire: Kiawe and ??? as Totem (Tortunator or Marowak maybe)
4) Electric: Sophocles and ??? as Torem (Vikavolt or Togedemaru maybe)
– Kahuna:
1) Olivia: Rock with Nosepass, Licanrock + 1
– Tapu:
??? (Fairy/Psychic probably).
We have 7 types covered. We need 11 more. Two will be Kahunas, so 9 left. Maybe the first Island has two and the others all have four?
Wat if Kahunas have totem not just Tapu, so Hala one could be a freaking giant Bewear …and I feel Mele Mele Island could have another captain at least.
Two trials and a Kahuna on Mele Mele, four trials and a kahuna on the other 3.
The though of Togedemaru as a Totem Pokémon kills me XD
Fear the might of the all powerful Totem Togedemaru, as it sends in its fearsome Pichu grunts to fight
Personally I don’t care about every new Pokémon being spoiled before I play the game – it allows me to better plan who I want on my party. If anything, I will avoid plot-based spoilers as I want to be surprised in that regard. Mine away, hackers! 😀
same, it bothers me when I don’t have a team planned in advance.
Personally I’m the opposite. I tend to use pokemon as I see them and get a good idea how they play, then swap them in to create some good synergy.
that’s cool too. that’s the wonderful thing about pokemon: people have their own unique styles and tastes.
Agreed. This shit is serious and I need to know my strategies and team in advanced.. But plot details I would like to keep a surprise which really shouldn’t be that hard
Hey does anyone have any ideas as to what would come from breeding an alolan variant with its non-alolan variant?
Prolly be whatever the female is.
My guess is the alolan version will override the non-alolan version in this gen, but that’s purely speculation at this point. I could also see in later gens that it could be based on the mother.
I would say that it would depend on the mother. Since the mother always determines the type of pokemon. If the mother is Alolan then the offspring would be alolan and if the mother is original then the offspring would be original.
After much consideration, I think I have settled on Lurantis over Tsareena. I figure if she isn’t holding up with the rest of my team, Steenee would probably be available that that point saving me an evolution.
I just like Lurantis’s color scheme more. I like the lighter pink and green. Plus Solar Blade sounds like an awesome move. I’ll totally try to use a competitive Tsareena after the post game. Guess it’s an unpopular opinion and I still love both, but I gotta pick one :3
my only prayer i have (other then a Ground/Fighting type) is that that clown pants’d plant doesn’t Chlorophyll as its HA
I’m hoping for intimidate. Such a good ability
oh god that would be deadly @.@
I like both too, but I decided on Tsareena. lurantis was istantly on my team when I saw it so I do love it, I just like tsareena more.
Hopefully it has an awesome shiny. I think the color scheme is what really makes me choose Lurantis. Maybe I’ll breed a shiny one for Eclipse
I certainly like lurantis’s shade of pink better myself.
What Pokémon have you always wanted to use in game (not competitive) but just haven’t gotten a chance to use. For me..
-Meowstic
-Slaking
-Mismagious
-Scrafty
-Whimmsicott
-Lapras
-Maybe I’ll remember more and edit
Goodra. I regret that decision everytime I think about my x playthrough.
Oh my god yes.
i had a dragalge at the time, and didn’t want to train another pokemon…. ive always wanted to use a pseudo legend, but haven’t yet (on my first playthrough i mean.)
I’ve never used a Pseudo legend on my game till after I beat it yet the first I captured just never trained was a Goomy
None, really, I’ve used every pokemon that I care about haha
And I love Mismagius! You should really give it a try
When ever I think about using it on Platinum I always end up picking Froslass instead. Maybe I’ll trade one from black version over to black 2 and use it there
Froslass is another one of my favorites x)
Noooo! I just googled it and Mismagious is only on white version >.>
I may just cheat in a Mismagious, breed it, then send the egg to Black 2
i always have the same struggle with glaceon and frosslass.
Hmm, Mincinno is all that comes to mind.
Minncino is great! Especially if you use the hidden grotto skill link one in B2W2. Mine had
Rock Blast
Tail Slap
BulletSeed
Charm
As it’s move set and it was fantastic
give it a kings rock, and i will flinch the opponent more likely than not with this set.
I forgot to mention this. Do this
Maybe I should try that for competitive playing sometime
Don’t use mincinno unless it has skill link. Seriously.
hmmmmmmmm
Darmanitan
Conkeldurr
Braivary
Conkeldurr friggin’ ROCKS. i remember my Black team, it was op as all hell. best team i ever used in the story.
Serperior
Swanna
Conkeldurr
Excadrill
Chandelure
Reuniclus
jynx and honchkrow
I’ll do one per region:
-Sandslash
-Kingdra
-Absol
-Driftblim
-Braviary
-Chesnaught
Lapras.. Flygon… Many ore I can’t think of rn. Oh, Dragonite definitely.. Arcanine.. who else.. hmm Mega Blaziken
Edit
Flygon was kinda disappointing when I used him. He seriously needed a mega
They better not stop megas.. that would be dumb. He does
Flygon, Garchomp, Garbodor, Vanilluxe, Lanturn, and Aeigislash and probably more
I now have used them but most recently got one: Weavile, Porygon2, Politoed, Goodra, and Ambipom
– Swanna
– Honchcrow
– Leafeon
– Vespiquen
– Qwilfish
– Gothitelle
– Lickilicky
Im sure there are more, but I have done soooo many playthroughs through the years that I have used most pokemon I have wanted to use
Per region…
-Tauros
-Octillery
-Gorebyss
-Garchomp
-Elektross and Braviary (just because Gen V is so big)
-Clawitzer
Rhyperior, Lickilicky, and Magmortar.
Lapras
Beedrill
Nidoking
Steelix
Scizor
Salamence
Drapion
there’s alot more for sure, and the only reason I haven’t used these is simply cuz well…there are so many pokémon to use! I usually play with my favourites and then I might end up using other things.
I think that’s why I like Nuzlockes so much, just because it makes us use things we wouldn’t normally use.
I can see Greninja using its likely specialized Z-Move competitively IF Ash-Greninja’s stats Really are superior.
In an attempt to make it KO a Pokemon ASAP for it’s transformation. Even if they pull a switch-in and it survives, Water Shuriken should take it out, depending on how powerful Z-Moves are.
I just don’t see how they can justify Water Shuriken After a supposed Major Speed boost… What would be the point?
honestly i would be happy if this was the real thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TzOzYPs0_k
in x/y we had 5 standalone pokemon (non counting legends of course): Furfrou, Dedenne, Hawlucha, Carbink & Klefki.
in s/m we already have 5 pokemon that will be standalone for sure: Drampa, Tortunator, Wishiwashi, Togedemaru & Oricorio. I would say Mimikyu may be another, but I hope all the others get an evo/pre-evo
Wishiwashi, Togedemaru, Oricorio and Mimikyu are all safe assumptions here. Still not sure about Drampa and Tortunator, though. Same with Crabrawler – could have a pre-form.
The box arts showed the pokedex entries for the two dragons and there were no evolution space/pokeball for them.
Interesting, I didn’t catch that. Where did you see this?
When was this shown never saw it
Crabrawler is a early mon so i can’t see it having a pre-evo
Oh, do we know that from the demo?
no because Hala has a one whos level 15
Ohhh, yeah. Good point.
So maybe it’s like Lance having a lvl.47 some Dragonite
its a low level i dont think it would do that
True yet till it’s revealed it’s anyone’s call yet I think it has no pre-Evo too an evolution maybe no pre-Evo though
Didn’t Faulkner have a level 9 Pigeotto?
It’s a bit higher in HGSS but still under levelled.
you can catch a level 15 one tho.
In Kanto, after you’ve beat the Champion. And it’s still under levelled.
Johto Route 37 level 15
That’s still another two gym badges after Falkner uses it and even then his one is still two levels under that.
Why do you say Drampa, Turtonator, and Togedemaru are standalones?
The regional pikaclone is always a standalone: Plusle, Minun, Emolga, Pachirisu, Dedenne and so on. For the dragons read below.
Agreed!
They could always change things up. Patterns don’t mean much. I agree with you, but don’t go assuming and saying they’re definitely standalone.
If they did the past 6 pikaclone standalone, why cannot I assume Togedemaru will be like those? And the pokedex for Tortunator and Drampa shows them as standalone. I’m quite sure about this, but think what you want.
what if those are photoshop, last time i check Poppilo is behind the picture in one and then in front of the picture in the other
Like I said, I agree with your assumptions. But if this were something more important than a game, then you could never rely on assumptions because they’re not set in stone.
IMO so far Oriocorio, Wishiwashi, Togedemaru, Mimikyu, Passimian, and Oranguru are the only stand alones so far I just know Drampa and Turtornator will evolve or have pre-Evo besides only one Dragon has ever been a standalone… Druddigon
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cu1wD7uWEAIxhCm.jpg
There are no pokeball next to them in the pokedex. Confront it with a standalone pokemon and you will see that are the same…
We have seen no stand alone entries to my knowledge before possibly this
We have seen Pinsir.
I’m not saying your wrong here but I cannot remember ever seeing that but I have some issues with remembering from time to time
I’ve seen it too, but I can’t find it. It might’ve been in a Japanese video, but we’ve definitely seen it.
Oh no wonder I didn’t watch the Japanese trailer for them I never saw it till now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=205&v=n9o552CaJV8
3:24
Compare them.
Thank god Im getting moon as my first and main, Drampa is so much nicer looking than Turtonator to me
Looking at this may confirm Turtornator and Drampa are version exclusive as are Raticate and Gumshoos
Alolan Rattata is found in sun actually
so it can be found in both
Whaaaaaaaaat????!!!!!
no no not like that, it the 2 hours people played they found both yungoos and alolan ratatta
Oh I was about to say they are in the wrong time as they dwell
Version exclusive totems maybe, but I’m more inclined to believe they’re day/night exclusives.
yea
I’m not trying to ‘debunk’ the box art but hopefully it’s a mock up of the actual art becuase the issue with Popplio’s flipper is bugging me.
The flippers are different ones in front ones behind a box and ones squared off
Popplio’s flippers are version exclusive? 😮
Maybe…
Yeah, but XY only had 72 pokemon, and that’s including legendaries.
Don’t expect more than 10-15 pokemon compared to x/y.
At this point I do, and I stand by that. We’ll find out soon sadly.
I like how for this month, the demo is the most exciting thing for most people here.
But out of curiousity, is anyone else hyped for something leaving them shivering in antici
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ea530ccac89f4c9be89e1e8fc75fcee67bb07156458237d03125bc1ad0fb00cc.gif
Creature of the night aka Lycanroc Midnight still has my hype peaked. 😛
But, outside of Pokémon I’m looking forward to Skyrim Remastered.
Hopefully it doesn’t suffer from the frezzing issues that it had past a certain point on PS3 I never got to finish it because it got so bad on mine
Skyrim for PS4 and World of Final Fantasy!!!! So pumped on life for them, I also just bought my first dragon quest game the other day and I’m hooked, its dragon quest 7 on 3DS
(also is this your way of saying your excited for the new rocky horror picture show thing on tv?)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I forgot about World of Final Fantasy!
Just Halloween-my favorite holiday!
Nothing else but Christmas I can remember
Xenoverse 2 uhhh
Battlefield 1 (big history buff here)
My birthday Oct 19th
I can only hope that this band I’ve supported on PledgeMusic – Parks – finally releases their debut album. Due to losing a member halfway through recording the album, and because they all have day jobs, it’s taken them like two years to make it. They finished it in like July, but for some reason they haven’t announced a release date yet.. -_-
I’m stupid bored, it’s a monotonous cycle of going to work, watching a gaggle of destructive and increasingly annoying, forced to go to the gym and increasingly disappointment in the reveals
An astronaut bikini wrestler judge gets bored!?
Very if only that GTS Stripclub existed
got a bunch of special projects in progress that I’m super excited to finish.
game wise though, I am pretty much hyped for DragonBall Xenoverse 2
Isn’t this like the gayest Pokémon site? Where’s the Rocky Horror Peeps? 😮
*Raises hand*
I’m actual dying of excitement 😮
I’ve been watching Rocky Horror since I was 4. <3
I feel like a complete scrub, I only saw the movie sometime last year and only saw the live show early last month 😡
I’ve had a very unique childhood. Haha! Which I still find it odd that coming out was so difficult for my mom to handle. 😛
My mum was the complete opposite, she said she called it a mile away after an awkward fifteen minute conversation which ended with ‘I don’t like girls’
oh my gosh this site gets gayer everyday <3 lol straight people are like a minority on here for some reason compared to LGBT+ people o_o wonder why that is
I think we all flocked to Paul, honestly.
Paul is adorable to be completely honest.
I think it’s how casual is, it’s easy to sign up and just comment.
I was treated very distantly by many of my relatives for years after my coming out, but that’s to be expected from strict religious types. I laugh it off now.
Did they eventually warm up to the idea or did you just cut off ties, or even just avoid the subject? Hope you’re okay 😀
Well, I have a very caring personality so it’s hard to stay mad at me for a long period of time. They’ve warmed up to the idea as time has gone on. I’ve shrugged off most of their “unpleasant” comments. 😀
That’s great to hear 😀
I’ve actually never really faced direct (aimed at me) homophobia besides dumb second years in my school calling me a ‘f*ggot’ but they all do it to each other anyway so it didn’t bother me as much. But my dad and some family friends made some homophobic statements on holiday (before I came out) that just ruined the whole thing, so I can kinda sympathise there.
I have. I’ve had people come up to me with my ex and yell “The children”, “My religion”, “Disgusting.”, etc. on multiple occasions. I’m still a tad scarred by the experiences still, but overcome we must! 😀
I don’t want to come across as weird, but are you from somewhere like America or Western Europe? Because I know homophobia can get quite bad there.
Oddly though, despite stereotypes, the country I live is actually quite gay accepting.
I’m from the United States. We have a lot of issues to sort of here, but that’s literally people everywhere to be honest. Everyone has their issues.
Well, the US is probably simultaneously one of the most and least homophobic countries in the world, so at least you have people who care about you and support you 😀
And you’ve also got your gayng of peeps here on Pokejungle! :p
Which is awesome! I came on here because of Paul especially after Verlisify attacked him.
United States is a very strange nation. So many different cultures clashing. But, that’s what makes the United States beautiful.
Right! The conflict creates mar and ugliness that makes you appreciate the beauty that blossoms from it
Verlis attacked Paul? Shouldn’t be surprised though :/
He called out Paul for having a “gay voice”, which he should not judge anyone while wearing a collar. 😛 (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)
Ugh, that’s just pathetic.
Not as pathetic as him blaming smogon for his break up tho
LOL
Wait… what!? XD
He had a break up and apparently he pinned it all on his arguments with Smogon XD
He’s definitely not my cup of tea. >.>
Not mine either tbh. I do feel bad becuase there is a possibility of him having a condition but his behaviour is frankly appealing 😡
Condition? Hmm, I haven’t noticed.
BTW I meant appalling, autocorrect hates me :<
Yeah, some people think he may be on the autistic spectrum but I do feel like his absolute denial of anything being his fault (he did apologise once or twice) goes beyond that.
Canada is a great melting pot, we are a far more I guess you would call it liberal in the states but we are just a more accepting country I find, we are currently watching the US in horror though tbh
Scotland is the exact same, right down to watching the US in horror :p
Although there’s culture clashes between what people call ‘working immigrants’ (people who migrate and make honest lives) and ‘benefits immigrants’ (people who came to abuse the benefits system) due to the fact that the first category are much nicer people who respect Scottish culture whilst upholding their own, whereas the secondary category tend to be more violent, homophobic and trying to edge their culture into Scotland.
It’s a shame that everybody can’t just get along and try to improve themselves and eachother.
TBH I don’t see why everyone thinks USA is so intolerant, where I live everyone is super accepting.
The US isn’t like Russia, Uganda etc, bad. But for they have a long way to go still if they want to be as accepting as other countries, they are still about a decade behind Canada and we see it a lot sometimes when tourists come through my area some of the things they say are outrageous but they see it as totally normal
It’s all up to where you are though. I’m sure that there are super exclusive people in Canada, and I know for a fact that there are accepting people here.
It doesn’t seem very fair IMO for people to have this view, but eh, whatever.
Oh I know there are tons of accepting people in the US to me the scary thing is the contrast between those that are accepting and those that are not its far more evident than say those who would be unaccepting in Canada. In Canada almost everyone is at least tolerant there are far less people who spew hate loudly as I see it done in the US. But again, I know not everyone is like that, I think Fairy said it best, its the contrast thats scary
That’s fair enough. I’ve never been to Canada, but then again I’ve never been many places in the US.
It’s very capricious, one area you can get killed for being gay and another you’ll be lorded around by loved ones if you’re gay to show how progressive they are.
I’d love to visit Canada some day! 🙂
<3 I'm sorry you had to deal with that, that is very unfortunate :/
I have never been the victim of homophobia myself but my bf's have been (while they were with me too, it was weird considering I was out yet people only picked on them)
Well, I think my problem is I’m a very physical person so I love holding hands and being cutesy. Lol
I do that too, I have been out since I was 15 so I will never hide any part of myself from the world around me, if they don’t like it tough titties! lol But I think the reason I never had the homophobia was because I have really bad RBF so people usually know that they will get a storm if they mess with me
Well, I was the same way. However, I’m more on the Masc spectrum so I got away with a lot of the “signs”
Haha yeah! I love it! That’s such a great attitude to take that kind of shit. I still haven’t faced that since I’m only out to my close friends and family (not that they are helping anything) so I’m safe for now. Goona have to let myself be an open targer eventually if I’m going to be happy though
I’ve come out to a few friends, but I can’t come out to my parents. I overheard them a few years back saying that they’d disown a gay child, so until I’m in college, it’s the closet life for me! :p
That is just so messed up! How could you disown your own child for liking the same sex? I can’t understand. You do what you need to do to be happy and safe though.
I’ve come to terms with it. I always preach to everyone that you don’t necessarily have to agree with something to accept it. Over time I’ve gradually lessened my family’s homophobia by saying things like that, so I’m content that I’m working towards something good for the world.
My mum did the exact same, but I came out to her no problem. Maybe try and see their standings now, somehow?
Although I have had the sneaking suspicion my mum was trying to bait a response to tell if I was gay :s
I know for a fact that it would hurt my family relations, but I think my mom could eventually accept it. My problem is that I live in a very religious, conservative area, so that wouldn’t go over too well.
Oh, that sucks! I hate to say it because I firmly believe that expressing one self and not bottling emotion is crucial, but in this case I’d advise hanging on. It’ll be worth it!
And you’ve always got us to vent to ^^
That’s true. Hopefully next year I’ll be going to a college that’s in a much more liberal area though. I’ve even heard it called my area’s “gay college.” :p
yes, we’re like all gay here, :C I’ve never watched it myself though sorry. Never said any of us had taste lol 😉
Nah, you have good taste, you just haven’t enjoyed one of the many spices of life :p
Ill fix it someday I swear
Just food for thought I’m not gay but I have nothing wrong with anyone and no I normally don’t watch anything with the word horror in it
It’s not a horror film, it’s actually quite the opposite. It’s practically a love letter to classical campy films and certain classical science fiction films, as well as whatever Frankenstein isn
Kurusu buddy you crack me up, don’t ever change
You are so precious and innocent and I love it.
I’m more of a Supernatural gay.
Jensen Ackles <3
Misha Collins <3
Misha Collins and Jensen Ackles <3
Yellow fever season 4 episode 4 <3
I was for a time, but the whole Sam’s dead… oh… no wait… it’s Dean. It got a little redundant for my tastes. Though I loved the first few seasons. Castiel <3
Yeah, it gets old. I’m just in it for Jensen at this point.
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You want it gayer?
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Lol All male cast gayer?
All the homo
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I like Rocky Horror and im not gay.
You don’t have to be Gay to enjoy Rocky (you just need to have good taste :p) it’s just that the nature of the show draws in a huge gay fan base.
lol just the way u worded it
I may watch it if I’m not busy during it and I’m right with you
I’m a straight ally, and also a big theatre person, but I have never once seen Rocky Horror. For some reason I’ve just never had any interest.
It’s a cultural experience!
Has anyone else in a game just want to jump in a game and kill a boss of a game for me it’s Dame Deadtime of Yo-kai watch 2
Hmmmm if off the top of my head…….
I dunno all I saw was the Egg Golem from Sonic Adventure Two Battle
The Bittercold from PMD.
That caught me off guard but I just lost then went right back and killed it
After I figured out what to do it was easy, but I hated for not being a Pokemon. :p
Poliwrath bros get me everytime
I don’t even know where to begin with all of this info, a lot of it sounds amazing to me. These games really are going to be awesome! One thing I’m not all that upset about is the 3D aspect of the system never use it tbh, its kinda just a switch on my 3DS that sits there. Besides the graphics are beautiful on its own without having to use it imo
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As you can see. They are the same and no white pokeball can be seen next to them.
So out of curiousity, who here isn’t gay/bi/etc?
Me
me
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I’m not
I’m not.
Nope.
Nope as in not straight or nope as in not gay/bi ? :p
As in not gay/bi.
Good to know
Oh, I just realized why you were confused.
I’m not.
Straight as a die
Do straight that you have multiple faces of straight? :p https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fc9324a04589cb1e86d3974136c93d6e87ee34ec5e07ebf4d1c311ee2c1ed042.png
I’m straight, but being in theatre a lot of my friends are LGBTQ+. Certainly made it easier for me to get a gf in college 😛 Two years later and now she’s my fiance!
I mean I wouldn’t call myself a very active member of the community because though I’ve been here since the B/W days I only post when I have something to say, but as a completely unrepresentative sample of people who are more on the lurker side of things, I’m straight.
This definitely seems to be the most LGBT frequented major pokémon site, and I’d be curious to see the results of a poll on the subject, but obviously it’d be somewhat complicated to hold one.
I’m straight
You know I’ve never heard someone talk about this
<- this guy