RUMOR: Nintendo Developing Handheld-Only Switch Mini?

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The Nintendo Switch is a hot commodity and has exceeded sales expectations across the board. Bloomberg has published speculation by analysts that a new variation of the home console could remove the docking feature and solely be a handheld gaming device.

Citigroup Inc. […] expect the Kyoto-based company to release a smaller version of the Switch in the fiscal year through March 2019, according to analysts including Minami Munakata, Kota Ezawa and Alicia Yap. — Via Bloomberg

Interesting speculation which may mean a lot for Pokémon fans if a main franchise title does indeed end up on the Nintendo Switch.

If there were a handheld-only version though, would it defeat the purpose of the “Switch”? Weigh in below!

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  1. Mega stones are banned for the international challenge. Why didnt i knew about this sooner? Almost wasted 2 days at the Battle Tree grinding out points for Scizorite, Salamencite and Gengarite ffs

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  3. so i’m running out of Alolan pokemon to SOS for a shiny
    Either i try for a Rockruff, Pyukumuku or a Baile Oricorio

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    • SOS for a Pom Pom or Pa’u and then use Red Nectar, it’s easier because they don’t wear down your Pokemon as fast

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      • Oh big time (but I HATE the others)
        The damn Bailes have roost AND TEETER DANCE
        Earthen ain’t having that shit

        I just wanted it because I have a thing for Black Shinies

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  10. Wow i just noticed that Necrozma’s body is shaped like a Z-Crystal, especially if you look at it from behind

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    • Plus it keeps on making Z-Move esque stances, and both Wicke and the Maile Library tie Z-Power to Ultra Space, as well as the fact that Z-Power resembles Totem Aura and Beast Boost, which comes from the Ultra Wormholes like Necrozma also may

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      • Yep yep, I’ve theorized that Z-Crystals came from Necrozma because it lost all of its color and energy when it entered the Pokemon world from Ultra Space. This also resulted in the creation of Cosmog

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        • Do you mean Lillie’s Nebby, or the Cosmog species? Because we’ve seen that Cosmog (or at least one way of conceiving them) are born from a Solgaleo and a Lunala

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          • Idk that would mean Necrozma created the whole Cosmog line and for some reason I don’t think that’d be the case?

          • No I’ve theorized that Lunala, Solgaleo and Necrozma were originally one being (like the Unova dragons) living in Ultra Space. It somehow found its way to the Pokemon world, but due to the absense of Ultra Energy it started to diffuse and that created two Cosmog and the Z-Crystals. One fled to the alternate reality where we can find it post-game, and the other got captured by Aether.

            Necro means ”death” in Greek, so i think that Necrozma is really just the empty husk left behind when it diffused into Z-Crystals and the version mascots

  11. @BigGuyI:disqus
    Next time you say our regional forms are bad, here’s a gem from smogons fourms

    Pokemon: Deino
    Type: Grass/Ground
    Ability: Competitive/Gluttony/Unburden (HA)
    Stats: 38/45/50/65/50/52
    Movepool Changes:
    Removed: Dragon Rage, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush, Scary Face, Thunder Wave, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Assurance, Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, Incinerate
    Added: Giga Drain, Razor Leaf, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Earthquake, Synthesis, Power Whip, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Energy Ball, Leaf Blade
    Flavor/Design: The black on its body is now green, the blue now brown, and the purple spots are now yellow. It is now more jungle like. Of course, by that previous statement, they appear in the Lush Jungle.

    Pokemon: Zweilous
    Type: Grass/Ground
    Ability: Competitive/Gluttony/Unburden (HA)
    Stats: 58/65/70/85/70/72
    Movepool Changes:
    Removed: Dragon Rage, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush, Scary Face, Thunder Wave, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Assurance, Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, Incinerate
    Added: Giga Drain, Razor Leaf, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Earthquake, Synthesis, Power Whip, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Energy Ball, Leaf Blade
    Flavor/Design: The black on its body is now green, the blue now brown, and the purple spots are now yellow. It is now more jungle like. Of course, by that previous statement, they appear in the Lush Jungle.

    Pokemon: Hydreigon
    Type: Grass/Ground
    Ability: Defiant/Gluttony/Unburden (HA)
    Stats: 90/125/90/105/90/100
    Movepool Changes:
    Removed: Dragon Rage, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush, Scary Face, Thunder Wave, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Assurance, Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, Incinerate, Heat Wave
    Added: Giga Drain, Razor Leaf, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Earthquake, Synthesis, Power Whip, Energy Ball, Leaf Blade, Bonemerang, Belly Drum, Nasty Plot
    Flavor/Design: The black on its body is now green, the blue now brown, and the purple spots are now yellow. It is now more jungle like. Design is a bit bulkier. Of course, by that previous statement, they appear in the Lush Jungle. Compared to the other two members of its line, it has a bone in its nose.
    Competitive: I wanted to make a Pokemon that can use Belly Drum effectively. Typing isn’t the best in this regard, but once it gets to set up, its going to reek havoc. Gluttony and Unburden both help it immensely, but you can also run a Scarf set. It can’t tank Ice-type moves very well, but aside from that, it’s a beast.

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    • This one is even better
      Pokemon: Noibat
      New typing: Fighting
      New abilities: Prankster / Moxie / Simple (HA)
      New stats: 30 (-10) / 60 ([Swap] +15) / 30 (-5) / 30 ([Swap]) / 30 (-10) / 65 (+10) (Net Change: +0)
      New/removed moves: – Absorb, – Gust, – Wing Attack, – Agility, – Air Cutter, – Roost, – Razor Wind, – Tailwind, – Whirlwind, – Air Slash, – Hurricane, – Solar Beam, – Psychic, – Shadow Ball, – Fly, – Dream Eater, – Outrage, – Tailwind, – Draco Meteor, – Dragon Pulse, – Heat Wave, – Sky Attack, – Water Pulse, + Karate Chop, + Knock Off, + Crunch, + Psychic Fangs, + Happy Hour (Net Change: -18)
      Flavor/Design: WIP

      Pokemon: Noivern
      New typing: Fighting/Dark
      New abilities: Prankster / Moxie / Intimidate (HA)
      New stats: 70 (-10) / 120 ([Swap] +23) / 70 (-10) / 70 ([Swap]) / 70 (-10)/ 130 (+7) (Net Change: +0)
      New/removed moves: – Moonlight, – Absorb, – Gust, – Wing Attack, – Agility, – Air Cutter, – Roost, – Razor Wind, – Tailwind, – Whirlwind, – Air Slash, – Hurricane, – Solar Beam, – Psychic, – Shadow Ball, – Fly, – Dream Eater, – Outrage, – Tailwind, – Draco Meteor, – Dragon Pulse, – Heat Wave, – Sky Attack, – Water Pulse, + Karate Chop, + Knock Off, + Crunch, + Psychic Fangs, + Happy Hour, + High Jump Kick, + Parting Shot, + Copycat, + Spikes, + Megahorn, + Horn Attack, + Peck, + Horn Drill, + Smart Strike, + Drill Run, + Slack Off, + Metal Sound, + Chatter, + Clanging Scales, + Sing, + Roar, + Perish Song, + Horn Leech, + Entrainment (Net Change: +0)
      Flavor/Design: Alolan Noivern is large and pudgy, standing roughly 1.9m tall and weighing approximately 108kg. Its fur is a bright neon/lime green, and it adorns its pelt with the skulls of its prey. It has a thin double-ridge of bone on its snout that reaches from one brow to the other, and from the base of this ridge and back down Alolan Noivern’s spine there is a large crest of rigid hair. Alolan Noivern has large claws on its hands and feet, and it has two large horns akin to those of an ox location at its temples. Alolan Noivern shed their horns once per year, growing a new pair after a month, and lose claw casings twice yearly. Alolan Noivern is incapable of flight due to its large stature, but it is capable of gliding, and has a semi-transparent black second eyelid over its eye sockets which it closes while midair to block out excess wind. Alolan Noivern love music, and they are constantly emitting sounds akin to classic rock from their ears; while this tune is normally rather quiet, when Alolan Noivern become excited the music increases to a near-deafening level. They wear a large, open mouth smile on their face while listening to their favorite music, and their large tongues absentmindedly lolls out of one corner of their mouths. Alolan Noivern’s large tail acts as a metronome, and it waves it back and forth to keep time with any tune. Alolan Noivern mark their territory by carving rocks with their large claws, sometimes, and unintentionally, resulting in beautiful murals across the area. Alolan Noivern are dull but incredibly crafty, and they can imitate any sound they hear. They use this ability to lure prey into their reach; the last thing that smaller Pokemon that enter an Alolan Noivern’s territory hear is an abrupt and terrifying shift to rock-n-roll music. Alolan Noivern also use their ingenuity to escape danger; they can sense the perfect time to leave any confrontation, be it social or dangerous in nature, and do so while crudely imitating human speak. Alolan Noivern acts in a manner that would be considered very immature and arrogant for a person, and this is demonstrated the clearest by the manner it decorates its dwelling. Alolan Noivern adores making objects in its own image, and the lair of an elder member of its species will feature countless rocks, skeletons, egg shells, and other random on trinkets and knickknacks dropped by tourists, all adorned with previous years’ horns, arranged so the objects appear to have grown the protrusions themselves.
      Concept: Alolan Noivern is based off of 70’s punk, fashion, and musical trends.
      Competitive Corner: Alolan Noivern is a fast and strong physical attacker that has middling bulk. It has immediate value as a lead due to its vast support movepool and aforementioned offensive stats, and can also be used as an effective pivot or revenge killer thanks to its stellar abilities. Alolan Noivern can also be used as a bulky pivot thanks to Intimidate, and can utilize this bulk to support the team with Spikes or set a boost or two to attempt a sweep. Overall, Alolan Noivern has many enticing attributes about it which makes it seem very strong, but it is balanced by its low-powered coverage options, middling bulk without Intimidate, lack of reliable options to boost its stats, and weakness to common (priority) attacking types.

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      • GGRERGGAGAGAAAAAAAARGHHHHHH HOW CAN ANYONE THIS STUPID EVEN CONCEIVE SUCH A HORRENDOUS WET DRY SHIT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHH!@OU#@@$$#$$$@@@@@@@@@@@@$$$$$$$$$$$%^&^????????????????????????????//1110010101010111101000101010100111100000000000111000011011

        [Earthen.exe has stopped working]

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    • Ehhh, that’s like saying Sonic Boom can’t be bad because of ’06

      I wouldn’t say any of our Fakemon are like bad but because there’s worse doesn’t treat they shouldn’t get criticism

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  13. If we do get Sinnoh remakes with regional variants. For example, I’d like to see the Sentret line with form changes depending on which area they live in within Sinnoh. Like if they live up north, they become Normal/Ice and have white fur

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    • Sinnonion Roggenrola
      Rock/Fire

      Found in the Orenburg City mines.

      Sinnohnion Flabebe
      Grass/Fairy

      A multicolored flower version that used Gracedia flowers found in Flamora Town

      Sinnonion Ekans
      Grass/Dark

      A grass snake that’s a rare encounter in eterna forest

      Sinnonion Hoothoot

      Ice/Flying

      Found at the base of Mt.Coronet

      Sinnonion Magcargo

      Ground

      A muddy snail found in the Safari Zone

      Sinnonion Drampa

      Dragon/Psychic

      Guards the ruins in Celestic Town. Spawns once a week

      Alolan Chandelure

      Fire/Ice

      A snow globe with a fire inside found on route 217

      Sinnonion Darmanitan

      Psychic/Electric

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  19. I thought about Sinnohian… or is it Sinnohvian (What the F**k is the correct adjective?) Komala. I think it would be Psychic/Grass and it would become more powerful thanks to It’s new diet (leaves of a diffrent tree). Am I the only one that thinks Sinnoh Forms will be only of Alolan pokemon?

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  22. Ugh I’m in a bored mood

    -Pokémon has no reveals yet
    -Yo-kai watch merch. is a rare find in my area
    -Running dry of ideas
    -Watch the same episodes of Family Guy cause no new ones have been made yet

    And I’m just friggen bored right now!

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  25. I don’t have dex entries but what do you think about my regional bird and rodent names and typings?

    Gullp (Normal/Flying) (I’m not sure about this name… It’s supposed to be the sound of swallowing spit (because It’s prey is scared) and Seagull… Is that good?)
    Evolves into:
    Alkatross (Dark/Flying) (Alkatraz and Albatross)
    Evolves into:
    Storkder (Dark/Flying) (Stork and Murder (so edgy much dark))

    Polemask (Normal) (Polecat and Mask)
    Evolves into:
    Polecante (Fighting) (Polecat and Vigilante)

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