[NEW] Pokémon Sun & Moon Demo Leaks New Pokémon & More

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The article below contains spoilers for Pokémon Sun & Moon.

We have chosen not to publish any images obtained from the demo version and as such the information below is a text rundown of what has been uncovered. The comment section of this article will also contain spoilers.

The demo version of Pokémon Sun & Moon is currently live in some regions and some avid trainers have gotten to work uncovering everything the demo has to offer.

It seems that lessons haven’t been learned from Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and the demo files contain information on some currently unannounced Pokémon and over information. It’s unknown if the demo contains files for all new Pokémon in the games, though at this point it seems almost definite.

Leaked Information

Alolan Forms

The demo contains files confirming the existence of many more Alolan Pokémon:

  • Geodude, Graveler and Golem
  • Diglett and Dugtrio
  • Persian

New Pokémon & Ultra Beasts

  • There are at least five new Ultra Beasts, bringing the total to 8
  • The leaked Starter Pokémon evolutions are real
  • Pikipek appears to evolve into a toucan Pokémon in it’s final stage
  • Crabrawler, Wimpod, Morelull and Salandit all receive evolutions
  • Solgaleo and Lunala both have a pre evolution/lesser form
  • A new Pokémon that appears to be based on an anchor
  • A new Pokémon and it’s evolution that were previously leaked by an Amazon listing for the upcoming Sun & Moon TCG expansion
  • Another two Pokémon evolution line that appears to be part Bug type
  • Marshadow is a real Pokémon, but doesn’t look anything like Solgaleo or Lunala
  • Magearna has a form that looks more like a traditional Poké Ball
  • Ash Pikachu is in the game and appears to be able to wear Ash’s hat from each region of the anime
  • [NEW] The Pokémon models found within the demo are only from Pokémon found in the Alola Pokédex

[NEW] Pokémon Moves

  • It seems there are a total of 719 moves in the games, by comparison Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire had 621
  • 3 of these new moves appear to be taught via TM
  • 29 of the new moves are Z-Moves (18 Z-Moves for each type and 11 special Z-Moves)
  • HMs no longer exist and are not available as a regular TM

[NEW] Items

  • There are 920 items present in the demo, 58 of which are related to Z-Moves
  • A new medicinal item similar to Lava Cookie that cures all
  • A new battle item with held effect (like Dire Hit)
  • At least 6 new holdable items with effects
  • A Key Item that is likely used to change Zygarde forms
  • 3 items that are used to change forms
  • Bikes and Travel Trunks (an unused key item) are not in the demo/games
  • The Strange Souvenir item data appears unchanged in the games
  • 1 new type of Poké Ball
    • It appears the new ball cannot be bought or sold

We will update with further details if and when they come.

REMEMBER: This information is currently unannounced and has been leaked from the demo. Please respect the wishes of others and mark your spoilers correctly.

 

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4,067 thoughts on “[NEW] Pokémon Sun & Moon Demo Leaks New Pokémon & More”

  1. So what does “The Pokémon models found within the demo are only from Pokémon found in the Alola Pokédex” really mean? Is there any chance that there are still more new pokemon unrevealed? 🙁

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  2. What do you guys think of the full Alolan dex, including all old pokemon. It looks like theres around 280 in total, which is considerably less than the Kalos dex.

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      • I’m kind of glad they’ve decreased the size of the dex, it promotes the new pokemon, which is something XY failed. What I don’t understand is why we need so many returning pseudo legendaries.

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      • Can you give me a link to the source because I’ve recounted and I’m still getting around 280. This includes Ultra beasts and Alolan forms.

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        • Kalos’s PokeDex was *way* too big. I couldn’t decide what to use, and some only showed up in hordes which means they were way lower level than all your Pokemon and if you wanted, say, a Murkrow, you had to train it up a lot, then you might find something you like better on the next route… I’m a catch ’em all trainer, and it was overwhelming.

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    • Excluding Alternate forms:
      Gen 1 88
      Gen 2 30
      Gen 3 33
      Gen 4 29
      Gen 5 28
      Gen 6 14
      Gen 7 82 (Including Ultra Beasts)
      So 304
      Though I maye have counted wrong, I didn’t count Alolan forms as different from their normal forms but I’m not quite sure if by Nat Dex they would be. All Zygarde are counted as 1. And the blank spaces aren ot counted.
      http://imgur.com/gallery/5C8ry

      Either way, so glad it isn’t as overcrowded this time.

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  3. “The Pokémon models found within the demo are only from Pokémon found in the Alola Pokédex”
    So, it’s possible, but not likely, that there are some more new Pokemon, but they aren’t in the regional Dex, like Gen 4 Sinnoh. But I doubt it. Though, this could be where the “Earth/Eclipse Legend” is if we do get one, cause I doubt it’s Marshadow.
    Also, the question Marks CAN’T be new pokemon, because then how would you explain Raticate and Zygarde. Theres no Pokemon between Raticate and Spearow in the Dex, this is why it’s more likely totem pokemon for some reason. And in the case of Wishiwashi, it’s not a Totem Pokemon, just a regular Boss on account of it’s School Form . If this is the Case, Zygardes gonna be one hell of a Battle, what would it call? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a892e91ada552811055122417e9bc9555da70ab31ac4a81ed9c4ab78468a0c8c.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e2d501397f2a31a550fc577624512125663d6923ca56df0e8e03874e716e83fb.png

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    • Lack of Alolan forms make me sad after introducing such a cool idea. Guess we’ll see more in the third game?… If there is a third game?…

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      • They showed us the completely different ones first, then as time went by the showed us the seemingly lazier ones, there was a lot of potential, though we have to wait and see the reason for Diglett, Dugtiro, Geodude,Graveller and Golem we also have to wait and see their types.

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  7. I would just like to say I TOLD YOU SO to the people who didn’t believe me when I said I bet we’ll be able to catch UB’s all those months ago. Suck it! Also, Bike, you will be missed.

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    • From what I’ve seen, there is sometimes a lady at the beach area of Ten Carat Hill that when you talk to her will get you to use the pokefinder to take a picture of the dugtrio. Also you can encounter it in the tall grass there but very rarely. I am yet to see the lady there or encounter dugtrio in the grass, so I can’t confirm it for myself

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  10. dig replaced by Leech life?!? they had better of buffed that to match giga drains power. and no more power-up punch? that was my favorite move introduced last gen… 🙁 oh well, I’m sure there will be move tutors somewhere.

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  11. Ding Dong HM’s are dead =D I mean I pretty much already knew that with the Pokemon Pager, but I still love hearing it

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  13. I’m currently trying to see what happens if you successfully capture 20 pokemon in the capture challenge. getting there, only 11 to go.

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  14. I’m glad they were smart enough to include Surf, Waterfall, and Fly in the tm list. They’re the most useful out of all the hms and it would have been painful if they took them out. In a way I think they could have helped some of the others out a bit too tho….Strength to be honest isn’t that bad of a move and if they had just changed its typing to but or grass and buffed it a tiny bit Cut could be useful too…….but what’s done is done lol

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    • Gamexplain already stated that you can not. even if the 3 are in the game as moves they aren’t useful in the over world

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      • I’ve watched their videos and they never explictly stated that you can’t use certain TM’s out of Battle, just that HM’s are gone. TM’s being useable outside of battle isn’t unheard of, specially ones that used to be HM’s. I’d hate to be locked to having to Soar instead of Fly.

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        • Well to be fair we still don’t know for sure if the Charizard Poke ride option is exactly like soar. we still haven’t seen it in action. The only thing we’ve seen is the player taking off. Fro all we know it’s more like fly than soar. lol

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          • In one hand, if fly isn’t available outside of battle then Charizard should be logically used like Fly.
            On the other hand, what’s the point of Ride if you don’t actually get to ride it?

          • Well idk….maybe there’s a quick warp option so you don’t always have to move yourself over to the area to land. A lot of other games have that kind of option in addition to actually doing something similar to soar.

          • Crabrawlers Info seems to indicate that Headbutt is useable outside of battle, I know that’s always been a TM, but it was useable Outside of Battle, so letting it have it’s old Function isn’t that farfetched. However, Teleport could be updated to do basically what fly does?

  16. best case scenario : (since the leaker said that not all sprites were included)
    Pikipek has a gender dependant final evo, and the one shown is male
    Koala has at least one evo
    Comfey is standalone but has great base stats
    Drampa and/or Turtonator have a preevo

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  17. I kind of wish the demo allowed you to battle the npc’s more than once…..I want to battle, but going up against wild Pokemon is kind of boring lol

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  20. I saw someone post this on Facebook, I don’t know the source but, I don’t think it’s right

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b01ee4ff1a1a53b16a0531766bad4c5dad6618225e51550d0155aa4710c0b4df.png
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    I mean for starters, isn’t Marshadows type supposed to be Unique, meaning it has a Dual typing we haven’t seen, if it’s just Dark that isn’t unique. What’s interesting is they gave the bug thing Ice, I’d have given it Psychic, Water or Electric.
    Also while I know this isn’t a dealbreaker, if one starter is fairy and one is Dark it’s a bit unfair tbh when the first isn’t a type that counters them. Though Swampert is so weak to Sceptile so.
    Also isn’t it off how Lunalas Pre Evo isn’t next to it.

    Also do you think the UB’s have types? I mean, They’d have to cause you catch them but, I mean, what types do you think, and do you think some of the ones we’ve seen may be classed as the same one, so say, 2 are classed as UB-04 like UB-02 is.

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    • either this is a glitch up or a fan made thing but they got Solgaleo and lunala’s typing reversed
      i know for a fact they’re Primarily Psychic/Steel and Psychic/Ghost and before start saying it doesn’t matter, i will in fact say it DOES matter

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          • well nobody official said marshadow was to be unique its all technically 100% rumors
            i liked that idea that it has No typing

          • No one official, but I doubt this leaker got 1 thing wrong when everything else seems to have been more or less spot on so I’m not sure why that wouldn’t be. No type would be odd, and how would that even work. At the same time, it’s odd to know of Marshadow this early if it’s a Mythical, so it might be connected to Type:Null. It was created to fight a Pokemon from Mythology, though most people say that to be Arceus but Arceus doesn’t make as much sense apart from the type thing, but needing a pokemon that could change types would help, basis, not the reason to create it. Perhaps Marshadow is every type.

          • I mean in terms of what it was made to fight.
            Yes it has inspiration from Arceus, the ability, but I don’t think it was create to fight Arceus, but rather a Pokemon that’s actually in the regional dex. Which leaves the Box Legends, Ultra Beasts, and Mythicals (Magearna and what we assume is Marshadow). Arceus is more of what they based it on, rather than what they created it to fight.

          • I guess that is possible. Although I’ll admit I’d rather it be to fight arceus. That might also point toward the notion of marshadow having no typing/strange typing or ability

          • It’s possible that, unlike other Pokemon who need outside help to change type, it could change types on it’s own. Not sure how that would work however, but think of it as it has a different type naturally. That would make it very unique wouldn’t it? It does have a castformesque vibe.

          • I don’t think it’s related to the Box Legends. It feels more Hoopalike. It’s bound to have another form, of some kind, probably bigger and less cute.
            On account for a third legend, the ones we’ve seen are the whole regional Dex, but like D/P there could be a couple of Legends outside the regional Dex, so if there is a third that’s where it is. Though with Zygarde in the regional dex I doubt it. Whats odd is how Lunalas “Pre evo”, isn’t next to it.

          • T_T ok this is what totally annoys me
            it is designed to synthesize the powers of every Pokemon but to say it was meant for Arceus is stretching it’s all the way from the Sinnoh mythos thousands of miles away, it is clearly meant to fight the Ultra Beasts which pose a threat that not even legends might have the power to vanquish if gotten out of control

            and that ring doesn’t make it necessarily connected to Arceus, it might be just a nod or totally unintentional i thought it more as a holding pin that keeps the mask on

            and before the whole AKS System, yes it sounds like Arceus it stands for RecordKeepingSystem which explains why memories are the item, which store the Type Data which it activates on

          • It’s not clearly made for UBs at all….I think it’s as much for that as it could be for arceus. Just because it’s a different region doesn’t make the connections any less plausible.

            I’d say the ring being a coincidence is extremely unlikely because it’s the exact same design.

            RKS sounding like arceus is almost definitely intentional. They could’ve just called it disk system.

          • you’re nuts, i can’t wait until everything comes out and everything i’ve theorized is much more truer then you

          • How mature of you…too bad none of what you’ve said has any more credibility than mine. I’d suggest you stop thinking your opinions are better than other people’s. You were already wrong about being able to catch UBs.

          • I only based that on some of the bosses in the PMD series like the Bittercold and Dark matter which were fightable and not actually pokemon

          • No type would make great sense, it looks kinda like a shy meaningless spirit, just a mere shadow of this and all worlds, it has no powers no solid type, just meaningless sentience cursed to wander about
            kinda sad actually

          • So then it’s basically a normal type without a fighting weakness. In which case, Ghost/Normal is a possibility.

          • i prefer Normal/Ghost i had this idea of a tiny white creature who’s shadow is alive and protect’s it body

          • You’ll hate me for this, but the Sprite we assume is Marshadow, looks exactly how I imagined my Lullabye idea. You don’t like Fairy though. Also if it was Fairy/Dark that would make most legends/mythicals this gen fairy so I don’t think that’s likely anyway.

        • Mustaches do not equal dark type people. Instead of focusing on the facial hair, why don’t you take a moment to notice the giant magnetic looking machine sticking out of golems back? It’s obviously rock/electric

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    • They’ve never really cared about balance that much though, Empoleon gets slaughtered by Infernape and Torterra’s secondary types and having Popplio be Water/Fairy isn’t even that bad seeing as Fairy isn’t super effective on Fire/Dark

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  24. Gonna guess the types of the leaked Pokémon

    -Rowlet3 (Grass/Flying): Heavy emphasis on feathers and wings.

    -Litten3 (Fire/Dark): Violent wrestler with dirty moves, and frankly just resembles a Dark-Type.

    -Popplio3 (Water/Fairy): Based off mythological creatures including the siren, Popplio learns Disarming Voice.

    -Pikipek2 & Pikipek3 (Dark/Flying): Both look noticeably more aggressive compared to the adorable Pikipek, and may take Pikipek’s occasional thievery to a whole new level.

    -Crabrawler2 (Fighting/Ice): Is a play on ‘yeti crab’, being a crab that is also a yeti. Could evolve from a pure Fighting-Type in a tropical region via the Ice Stone believed to evolve Alolan Vulpix.

    -Spiky Aquatic Creatures 1&2 (Water/Poison): Aquatic? Check. Spiky? Check. Purple and blue? Check. The design just lends itself too well to a Water/Poison. Although it’s a bit shaky and seeing as it appears to just sit at the bottom of the ocean and not swim around I wouldn’t be gobsmacked if it’s Poison, Poison/Rock, Poison/Steel, or Poison/Dark.

    -Diving Bell Spiders: Didn’t list a type or two because they have so many options. We’ve had non Bug-Type Arachnids before in Gliscor and Drapion due to other types fitting, so the lack of the commonly guessed Bug wouldn’t be surprising, but it is hella obvious. They look sinister, so Dark is a good candidate, as is Water due to them being Diving Bell Spiders and having Water around their heads. Ice is kind of a wild card due to the snow ball looking thing on the second evo’s legs and Ice’s ties to Water. Also, the ‘helmets’ could be ice with air/water inside? It’s a loose connection for me tbh but others seem more convinced. So in order from most likely to least likely I can see:

    1) Bug/Water and Bug/Dark (Bug/Water would be higher if Wimpod didn’t exist)
    2) Water/Dark
    3) Bug/Ice
    4) Dark/Ice
    5) Water/Ice

    Morelull2 (Grass/Fairy) and Salandit2 (Poison/Fire) : Bundling these two together because I sincerely doubt either one will change type.

    -Wimpod2 (Bug/Water): It just kinda turns Wimpod badass so I don’t think a type change would immediately be obvious. However, it does look more land-based and we may have the Diving Bell Spiders as Bug/WATER so a type change to Bug/Fighting (DO YOU EVEN LIFT?), Bug/Dark (Viciousness), Bug/Dragon (It looks cool, seems good enough for GF), or Bug/Poison (Wimpod is mentioned to have toxins).

    -Anchor Friend (Steel and either Poison, Ghost or Water): It’s obviously going to be Steel IMO, it’s made of metal. Poison seems farfetched but it looks rusty, and could be represented as kind of a plague amongst Steel-Types similar to organic ailments such as the benign acne to something terminal, which fits quite well with Poison, as well as something being destroyed over time-like Poison and disease does go organic beings. Although that’s mostly wishful thinking. Steel/Ghost seems very likely as nearly every inanimate object based Pokémon is Rock (inanimate objects anyway, but inanimate Rock-Type Pokémon tend to be animalized more than other inanimate Pokémon types), Steel (same reasons as Rock but they tend to be animalized less), Electric (like machines running on electricity), or Ghost/Psychic/Fairy (mysterious forces controlling an intimate object or the object comes to life). However, I’m hoping it isn’t to avoid stepping on Honedge’s territory, but it is a stellar type that has been barely used. Furthermore, one could see rusting as iron dying. And must I explain Water? It’s literally an anchor, and water is a frequency cause of rusting due to chemical processes involved. So in order of how likely each one is:

    1) Steel/Ghost
    2) Steel/Water
    3) Steel/Poison

    -The Tapu Guardians

    Their bodies highly resemble Tapu Koko’s and they from a quartet so like everyone else, I’m assuming secondary Fairy-Typing. They also match with the colours of Oricorio like Tapu Koko does with Pom Pom Oricorio, and those two match types, sooo:

    Tapu ‘Akala’: Psychic/Fairy (backed up by Psychic Terrain)
    Tapu ‘Ulaula’: Fire/Fairy
    Tapu ‘Poni’: Ghost/Fairy

    -The Lesser Legends (Psychic/Ghost and Psychic/Steel): These things turn into Lunala and Solgaleo, so they’re probably at least going to keep Psychic as it’s their ‘evos’ primary type as well as having their own space themes, and I’m guessing they keep the secondary types because Lunala0 looks like an adorable little spirit and Solgaleo0 is literally just a cosmic eye embedded into metal.

    -‘Marshadow’ (Various): A reliable leaker said it has a unique typing, and I’m inclined to belive him since it looks like it could anyway. I’m going to guess, in no particular order of likelihood:

    ~Dark/Fairy: It looks dark and mysterious, and also looks like a little sprite. It’s a unique type too, and seemingly goes with the game’s Fairy Flattery :p

    As a bit of interest, Mars (Marsshadow) is kind of literally Earth’s shadow (Marshadow, being behind it (like a literal shadow) and being inferior (no longer holds water and can’t hold life) to it. It also doesn’t provide/sustain/protect life like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. This typing however, gives it advantages over Lunala, Solgaleo and Zygarde (who seems to be the Earth Guardian). The idea of Mars being inferior to earth also explains why it looks like it’s own diminutive form when Solgaleo, Lunala and Zygarde all have diminutive forms they come from, and may be able to revert to and from.

    ~Ghost/Normal: It looks like a ghost, whilst also looking quite ‘normal’, too. Also, ‘shadow’ is tied to Ghosts in Pokémon (see: Gengar, Shadow Sneak, Shadow Punch, Shadow Claw Shadow Force, ‘Shadow Ray’). Also, if you support the theories of Marshadow tying into Mars, and then Mars once sustaining life but no longer doing so, Ghost makes a lot of sense. Hell, you could even just call it a ‘ghost planet’ because of how utterly barren it is. Also a never used type.

    ~Psychic/Poison: Mostly if it turns out to be related to Lunala and Solgaleo, which I doubt at this point unless it gets a form in the next games (either Giratina style, Kyurem style, or Zygarde style). A unique type which would frankly be awesome seeing how mistreated poor Poison is (also finally a Poison legendary). Psychic for space shenanigans, Poison from its name (Mar as in for something to deteriorate or be ruined) or once again the spiel of Mars once holding water and possibly life before becoming the Mars we know and love today.

    There’s also Poison/Fairy which is an unused combination made of the already included types, but it’s design doesn’t really scream Poison/Fairy. Wouldn’t be terribly surprising, but I don’t expect it.

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  25. Omg the gen 1 fanservice is AMAZING.

    Just watching GameXplain’s youtube vid where they chat about playing the first few hours of Sun/Moon, and apparently Lillie and her Pokemon are attacked by a horde of Spearow and your player character protects them with their body!

    That’s one of my favourite moments in the Pokemon franchise EVER so I’m delighted they’re referencing it in game. I understand now why this game was called a ‘celebration of everything Pokemon’ by someone who played it.

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