RUMOR: Pokémon Sun & Moon’s HUGE SECRET Revealed?

Spoiler & rumor alert: The contents of this article are speculative in nature (based on evidence from demo contents & official documents) and may also spoil surprises in the game. You have been warned.

ash-sun-moonDots are being connected in what could be the biggest Pokémon crossover between the anime and games that the franchise has ever seen. Pokémon Sun & Moon could be the first titles in which Ash, the star of the Pokémon anime, makes an appearance.

Although his in-game counterpart, Red, has a storied history since debuting as the protagonist of the first Pokémon games, Ash has never actually appeared in any games of the main series. Ash-Greninja being available hinted at his existence in the game canon and the demo also made passing reference to him, but it was not widely speculated that he would actually be an opponent in the games, until now.

satoshi-trademarkRecently a trademark filing by Nintendo & Game Freak for ‘Satoshi’ (Ash’s Japanese name) was discovered. This is interesting because it is obviously game-related, not simply a filing for the anime. Although Ash-Greninja will be available to players in Pokémon Sun & Moon after transferring it from the demo, there wouldn’t be much more reason that they’d need to trademark Ash’s name: after all, the anime season featuring his Greninja just wrapped up. The filing also makes no mention of a Pokémon in correlation to him either.

ashs-pikachuIn addition, his Pikachu has already been confirmed by game data mined in the demo! Whether this is an event for players (probably) in addition to a Pokémon he may use on his team is still unclear. It does however point to one thing: Ash is definitely tied into Sun & Moon heavily.

This all comes together with the recent unveiling of the Battle Tree, a location in Alola that allows players to battle with and against some of the most famous trainers in Pokémon history! Sounds like a great place for Ash to make his game debut…

I’ll finish up by reminding everyone with exactly the same warning I gave going in: this is not confirmed. It is, however, definitely something that is being strongly hinted at!

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2,212 thoughts on “RUMOR: Pokémon Sun & Moon’s HUGE SECRET Revealed?”

  1. I’m dying of boredom

    So if you guys had to give a fictional character a Pokémon team, which ones would you give them as a team?

    As anyone with eyes can see I’ve been on a Rocky Horror Bender so Frank-N-Furter (specifically the one from the original movie and the musical, as Laverne Cox’s Frank is Transgender rather than a Transvestite) is my choice.

    (All male BTW)

    Primarina (Refers to the music and dancing of Rocky Horror)
    Salandit Evo (Refers to the gas Frank uses)
    Gothitelle (The gothic theme)
    Gardevoir (Is a Fairy Type, referencing Fay Wray)
    Beheeyem (Spoiler: he’s an alien
    Machamp (Reference to Rocky)

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    • Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe)

      Suicune
      Primarina
      Gardevoir – Shiny
      Tapu Fini
      Dragonair
      Reniculous

      Midna (Legend of Zelda)

      Darkrai
      Mimikyu
      Hoopa
      Gothorita
      Gourgeist
      Salandit2

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    • Spongebob

      Pachirisu – Sandy Cheeks
      Staryu – Patrick
      Wailord – Pearl
      Crawdaunt – Mr. Krabs
      Butterfree – lol
      Kingdra- Sea Pony!

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    • I’ve done this before, and my character was Ender Wiggin (from Ender’s Game).

      Durant (Formics)
      Grumpig (Pequeninos)
      Ralts (Ender’s youth and naivety)
      Alakazam (Ender’s intelligence)
      Solgaleo (Ender’s bravery and association with space)
      Hitmontop (Ender being the third child that was born because the first two didn’t meet the world’s needs)

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    • Tony Stark (Iron Man):

      Metagross (Computer)
      Alakazam (Genius)
      Aggron (Hulk-Buster)
      KlinkKlang (Mechanical Engineer)
      Rotom (Electrical Engineer)
      Porygon-Z (Computer related)

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  2. Now that we know that a league will be implemented in the games, how likely do you think it’ll be that a gym will be built in that empty lot in Hau’oli? Ever since we got the first detailed map of Alola I thought that lot looked like an area for possible construction.

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  3. “I want my relationship with my pokemon to be less like sun and moon and more like two blazing suns! There’d be no limit to how bright we could shine!” – Elesa B2W2 post battle

    IT ALL COMES TOGETHERR

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  4. I now realize YouTube Sucks when it comes to commenting I have been on for freaking hour asking for something in yo-Lao watch and people just stop responding or say they don’t have one pisses me off

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  5. The one thing that will always piss me off Is the special treatment Gen 1 always gets.
    I know it’s the first, but there are better gens. And no matter what you do, the genwunners aren’t coming back, so appeal to your current fans rather than the ones who left you.

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  6. Hi everyone ! I’ve been scrolling on this website for a long time, posting a comment once in a while, but i never made a proper disqus account nor introduce myself : i’m SupaMiltank, 21, from Paris. You guys make the pokémon fandom feel very enthusiastic and special, and your speculation for sun and moon are so interesting :O
    And concerning the topic of this article : i don’t mind Ash being in the game, but it feels weird considering that in a way he’s Red’s counterpart.

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  7. Who’s actually buying a Switch sometimes next year?

    And would a Pokémon Sun and Moon port convince you to buy the console if it didn’t before? And even if it did, would you double dip?

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    • I plan to buy the Switch eventually, but I do not want a Sun and Moon port because content will likely be witheld from the 3DS versions.

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    • My answer: I’m totally buying one. But that’s mostly because I’m very fond of Nintendo games. Even the Wii U with its lackluster third-party support brought me some of the best games. I like the concept of the console a lot, but it’s still the games I want.

      I live for Zelda and I just want to play BotW in full flair so it’s already a day one purchase for me. Second game I’m most looking forward to is a possible Animal Crossing game. Both of these games have a very special meaning for me as they were the games that helped me relax a lot during hard times. Since I’m under a lot of stress and difficult situations the last few months, they could help me a lot to wind down.

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    • I’ll probably get. Might not at launch as I’ll be paying back student loans come march, but My birthday is only a few months after and by that point I should be in good shape lol

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