Pokémon Company CEO and President Tsunekazu Ishihara sat down with Toyo Keizai for an interview about Pokémon GO as well as the upcoming Nintendo Switch console. The most interesting thing to come out of it is what he says about development for the main game series:
そのため、ポケモンをスイッチへ出すとしたら、これまで通りのやり方ではいけない。私たちはポケモン本編以外にも、格闘ゲームの『ポッ拳』やダンジョンRPGの『不思議のダンジョン』などの派生タイトルを作っている。それらの中で、スイッチに適合しやすいものから順番に対応していこうと考えている
Essentially they’re considering ways to bring Pokémon onto the new console, from the main series to spin-offs (Pokkén and Mystery Dungeon are mentioned directly). He also says that they must change the development process that they’ve used up until now.
Definitely could be nod towards rumors about a Pokémon Sun & Moon follow-up title coming to the Switch later this year, but he finishes the interview saying that they have nothing new to announce at this time.
In other news, the Chinese Riddler has re-surfaced and resumed posting about Pokémon goods. He teased fans to guess what 3 mystery Pokémon were hidden in this merchandise set:
‘Pokémon Day’ is on Monday, February 27 and could bring some major Pokémon news with it! Remember… Sun & Moon had their reveal at this time last year! Thank you for the tip Jynx (although she wasn’t part of translation).
MEGA EVOLUTION LOOKS SO COOL IN SUN AND MOON WOAH
I missed High jump kick…
ok this isnt fun im supposed to be winning against all the odds what is this
Comfey
OH NO THIS IS GOING TO BE A STALL FEST
anything but the buttplug
Idk what’s going on, yet I’m still so invested lol
That got waaaaaaay too scary for a second, I forgot you outsped
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/201/555/4c9.gif
gg
This is what happens when ya mess with the boi!
w̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶i̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶t̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶r̶o̶p̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶i̶m̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶p̶a̶r̶e̶d̶
XD I know
you know that somebody is speaking the absolute truth when his/her comment has a strike on itOh right Star you never choose your team? For your Gym in my fan-region
yeah whats the list?
Remember only 3
Camarel (Ground/Fairy Camel)
Combaroo (Fighting/Fairy Kangaroo)
Unnamed Sugar Glider (Fairy/Flying)
Mimikyu
Klefki
Carbink or its Evo
Ralts/Kirlia
Snubbull
Clefairy
Sylveon
Jigglypuff
details on the sugar glider thing?
also is Gardevoir not there?
Also is there goona be rematch teams?
It is small and Pink with underwings being white, a fuzzy tail, large beady eyes and Navy Blue markings on its face and back since thats its first form its about a foot tall and not much detail on its final form yet
Gardevoir for a fourth gym sounded a little much to me so I mostly stuck to basic to middle stage forms
And yes Rematch teams exist with Nat. Dex
ok then
Sugar Glider
Mimikyu
Sylveon
Rematch:
Mimikyu
Sylveon
Mega Gardevoir
Primarina
Sugar Glider
Ribombee
Alright saved into my files for it thanks!
Should I do a rematch team?
Sure that will be good
Hm, I guess add Drapion to my team for the rematch, unless you want me to change it more and switch some out.
No thats perfect Thanks!
This is the full list of Fairy types and I can always make your rematch team for you
Kuru, I decided mine
I thought you already had yours?
I know, I mean I wrote my final desicion down below
Ohh Gotcha its saved in my files now don’t worry
😀
Btw congrats on winning :3
Thanks!
Yw, btw what was your team?
I only know of Comfey on it
I hate that face. It’s so awkward
i hate your face
oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh roasted
My face is beautiful jack o lantern
Alright time to go make my Lusamine team on showdown I guess
http://68.media.tumblr.com/5cd83b2c1931a90aa17edcfa99e40ae6/tumblr_oheyzhItrv1vn1tbno2_540.gif
Pheromosa or Nihiligo?
Both if possible but probably Nihiligo
Nihilism ftw!!!
*put a froslass in it*
Please
Uhggg but i want to it Nihiligo in there too
but Frosalss is perfect for her aggggggg
Ecstatic to see EDGE has given BoTW a 10/10 as well as some extremely impressing comments. We’re almost to March 3rd, so hang in there! 🙂
Honestly I’m suprised the Internet isn’t riddled with spoilers yet. Or maybe it is, but I just haven’t seen many.
I’m over hyping it, I know, but I really think BotW will change gaming just like Zelda 1, Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time all did
The review said it was better than OOT so that’s hype itself.
Wow really? Oot is often regarded as one of the best videogames in story 😮
That’s great, the game is really as good as people said it would be 😀
7.8/10
Too much land
To those who care
The battle with me and Star is online! Go to festival plaza, the battle recorder and search
YDRW-WWWW-WWW5-LALV
“Go to the festival plaza…”
Nope
it was a fun battle.
Butt plugg saved the day
I hate that thing so much. One of my least favorite pokemon
What is?
Ferrothorn
Ohhh I hate it too
B-b-but it’s so cool ;-;
I named it butt plugg
I actually hate it too, but since Magnezone was banned along with a few others, I had to take sacrafices and use it
SO yeah
I’ve seen your kind before >_> I see one every time I look at the mirror
Look at it m888 you gottta seeee
OK fine, how I do that?
Go to the plaza
Talk to the computer in the castle
The rest is self explanitory
I need some sort of code
thats the code he posted above
I put it above
I did it :d
Whaddya think of it?
That primarina is lovely and you’re quite good at battling :^]
He’s a good boy
XD thanks
(So pissed that Nacho Libre missed… I knew I could have killed with Acrobatics, I just got nervous…)
I didn’t know you had a shiny comfey :0
My first ever hatched shiny! I wasn’t even trying to get it either! I’m thrilled I got him
Congrats man
Thankyuuuu
It’s a shame you didn’t get to use araquanid tho
I was actually going to use it against the Serp but Rocks
I actually stole the code and saved it to my phone to remember it
You must seeeee
I shall
😀
uhg… why has smogon still not put up sets for SM?
They have done some? http://www.smogon.com/forums/forums/uploaded-analyses.412/
NO SPOILS
but does anyone else think the voice in the beginning of BotW is actually Fi?
I still think it’s Zelda TBH
It sounds like a different voice
I don’t hear it
maybe it is Zelda then.
Super Maro Odessey=Mario Breath of The Wild
Does that mean Pokemon Star will follow this theme?
??
It’s a half joke
I’m saying two of Nintendr’s most popular franchises made with a more open world feel, which others will follow
CLEFABLE IS A GOD OMG
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-539063647
Ya don’t say
Does that Milotic have flail like it’s supposed to?
no
Than it isn’t a Lusamine team
Isn’t that Lusamine’s team? Well minus Nihilego technically lol
Yep!
Do they have the same moves and such or are you just using the mons in general with your own stuff?
same mons with custom moveset
Gotcha lol
is these movesets ok
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Calm Mind
– Moonblast
– Soft-Boiled
– Thunder Wave
Lilligant @ Firium Z
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Teeter Dance
– Quiver Dance
– Solar Beam
– Sunny Day
Mismagius @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Will-O-Wisp
– Taunt
– Hex
– Pain Split
Milotic @ Leftovers
Ability: Marvel Scale
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Scald
– Ice Beam
– Haze
– Recover
Bewear @ Assault Vest
Ability: Fluffy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
– Return
– Ice Punch
– Hammer Arm
– Earthquake
Nihilego @ Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 8 Def / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Stealth Rock
– Sludge Bomb
– Toxic Spikes
– Thunderbolt
For an Ava team, not a Lusamine team
??? I’m not using the in game movesets why would I do that?
Accuracy
That Milotic doesn’t have flail
but thats dumb
Than I won’t call it a Lusamine team
are you going to use the exact movesets for your Guzma team then?
Yes (If Imake one)
but seriously is this okay? someone?
I need to beat Seraph
Really now? :3
the biggest asshole I’ve ever met on Smogon
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-539075280
showdown*
Typical asshat
He certainly could have been a more gracious winner. Really didn’t need to start insulting you that way..
I would’ve given up if he hadn’t said that. I wanted to waste as much of his time as possible if he was going to be that way
I don’t blame you. You gotta stand your ground with people that try to be rude or mean.
“You should quit pokemon forever”
What a pleasant person
Some people are so mean! Like, why you gotta be like that? Need an ego boost or something?
Its freaking Pokemon and he’s being this way. It’s actually amazing. What a jerk
Best of all, he was using THE team
omg I know. He was using that one goddamn team.
The “I JUST USE THE GOOD STUFF TEAM”
Also, I could tell he kinda sucked
I really do hate that copy paste team so much.
GEEE I’M GOOD
I like variety
Didn’t I see you post that your Bewear knew Earthquake? Regardless the other player was needlessly unkind.
No?
Bewear @ Assault Vest
Ability: Fluffy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
– Return
– Ice Punch
– Hammer Arm
– Earthquake
Oh oops I didn’t understand what you asked
I gotta be honest he probably was just salty you were making it last longer than it needs to be. Though, he still isnt in the right for doing what he did. Trust me you’ll meet worse (like as bad as Earthen)
At least Earthen doesn’t trash talk like that
No but I can be vindictive
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-398359882
Feh that guy was nothing watch this piece of work
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-392092410
http://68.media.tumblr.com/3eee1bdc71890822abf40bdc589a22fe/tumblr_og01ovoI4h1rozq5xo1_400.png
http://68.media.tumblr.com/7dd2ff28215d27706881e24a7fdb1bc5/tumblr_og01ovoI4h1rozq5xo2_500.png
First one yes, second maybe in a different pose.
tiny tiny zelda spoilers. no story stuff
http://imgur.com/gallery/4bZnX4r
Doesn’t that person know you NEVER attack the Cucco? lol
You don’t attack the cucco, the cucco attacks you
Who’s In game name is Ava? That was intered in the tournament
Starstorm’s
Was that battle below your tournament match?
The one with the code I posted?
YDRW-WWWW-WWW5-LALV
This code
Yup
Ok…
@StarStorm I greatly apologize, but you are disqualified from the tournament. You used a pokemon on the banned list (Skarmory). You will no longer have battles in this tournament.
Wait that’s banned!?
And I feel like an ass for saying who she was ….. oh god….
Don’t feel bad, I knew it was her, but I was clarifying. Also you didnt do anything. I have posted the ban list here and it was posted on the forums. I cant let anyone bypass rules
I still feel like a dick
It’s natural guilt tbh
Why? I lost anyways
I just feel bad..
Oh oops lol
If no one has battled yet then let Seraph at least be grouped with someone else
Nah he just moves on to the next round
Ok cool. He still won either way
http://pre10.deviantart.net/0219/th/pre/f/2016/351/f/b/lillie_and_nebby_have_this_in_the_bag__by_highpoweredart-darr82u.png
http://highpoweredart.deviantart.com/art/Lillie-and-Nebby-Have-This-In-the-Bag-651281574
@IntimidatingWurmple:disqus Has anyone else battled yet?
Nope. At least no one has reported
Ah
Also, should posting battle videos be a requirement? Mainly so everyone ccan see each others teams and such
I would make it a requirement, but it’s so easy to forget I just want it HIGHLY recommended to be posted
I see
Umm my opponent has not shown up at all sooo what do i do?
Try tagging him
Alright I should do it today because he only appears on weekends
@ithsme:disqus
Just to let you know I am ready to battle anytime!
For fun. Give a character a team!
Tracer:
Emolga
Latias
Crobat
Jolteon
Pidgeot
Ambipom
Mega Knight:
Aegislash
Crobat
Escavalier
Umbreon
Gallade
Bisharp
Steven Universe:
Solgaleo/Pyroar
Mega Sableye
Grumpig
Alolan Raichu
Scolipede
Starmie
Hmmmmmmm Knuckles the Echidna
Sandslash Shiny
Lucario
Kommo-o
Excadrill
Camerupt
Tauros
Five more days…
Must. Keep. Sanity.
AGRREAAGGGGGGAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHRABABBABABRRABBBLEEE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
Okay, what do you think are these plushies? Do we know that? I would say they’re the Sinnoh starters.
Probably
@Green are you around for our Tournament match?
I got my team all ready to go
You have to write @green1289:disqus for it to work 😛
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b3feec79257006fbdc03c33effcee021bde3de12350a0d85cc025165c0251a5e.png
Ayo
It took me all morning and into last night, nearly 6 hours and over like 400 SOS calls
But say hello to Honey
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bbd235ba84b2c14cfad16b9a3b26daafeefa55fc3fbfbc7d4565e88fe84ab569.jpg
It was Kinda brought up so I thought I could share my theory with you. I think after gen 12 GF will reboot the games. All Chineese zodiac animals would be used as fire starters by then and it would explain why Alola forms are only Kanto pokemon:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d6810291e86d5788e1cae9c76aa7a84219695c6745f30c55b80a3c3ed4718863.jpg
That would mean regional forms na gen 8 would be only Johto pokemon, it makes sense now!
What do you think of my theory?
How do you get “Possible reference” from “We have nothing to announce” and “Considering”?
If anything it shows Stars is not a thing