Pokémon Main Series Confirmed for Nintendo Switch

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One of the more interesting tidbits to come from Nintendo’s E3 showing was this tidbit:

While many have speculated that the main Pokémon series would be making the jump from the Nintendo 3DS to the Switch, it has now been confirmed that we will be seeing games on the latter. It was later added that it could be “well over a year” until we see a title on Nintendo’s latest console however, hinting that it could be Gen VIII.

Are you HYPED to see a Switch Pokémon RPG?? I am! You may have seen on Twitter last night that I have one in my apartment now… although it is my roommate’s. Sewaddle salaries don’t cover such luxuries :'(

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  2. Here’s a thought. Even if it’s not opening world I swear to god if GF don’t put in camera movement and the ability to use the right joystick it’ll be so messed up lol

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  8. Truest comment ever!
    Max Phillips2 years ago
    This is why Hoenn’s Weather Trio are the most terrifying legendary Pokemon ever. They don’t exist in a different dimension like Palkia, Dialga or Giratina, they weren’t allies to humans thousands of years ago like Reshiram and Zekrom, and their existence isn’t kept a secret until the end of the game like Xerneas or Yveltal.

    The fact that these things exist on the same earth as people do in the Pokemon universe and that they could wipe out everything without any effort is really terrifying. Hats off to GameFreak for making my favorite legendaries truly the terrifying creatures they deserved to be.

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  9. Well my E3 hype is officially dead, honestly aside the Kirby game and the vague Pokemon Switch that was the only thing that surprised me. I don’t like FE or Metroid and that Yoshi Game looks blah.
    Odyssey is amazing but that’s where it ends. Time to go back to a boring existence until the fall

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  14. Guys I finally think I understand Regional Variants of all Alola and now my evidence is revealed

    Sandshrew/Sandslash- This one is actually is easy to explain since most likely Sandshrew already lived in Alola, but some type of reaction happened in the desert causing it to be an unsuitable environment for them they moved from the Haina Desert (Where they lived) to Mt.Lanakila and with their environment being altered over generations of time they adapted to harsh Winter/Mountain Climates and took on a much more useful type. As for Steel think about another Ice type that lives up their… Sneasel so I believe this was defense against them to protect from Sneasel’s powerful claws from becoming extinct due to predation by them.

    Vulpix/Ninetales- This one has a very similar one to Sandshrew except this time it was due to no room do to its native competition so it moved north to have fewer competition in its area and it could find food up in this environment, but changed to adapt to the cold.

    Grimer/Muk- I read into this so apparently Grimer were not introduced they were naturally formed here, but due to not being able to live amongst filth and stench of their usual habitats they instead were born to feed on the garbage around them and to keep them from being to Toxic from its diet they formed crystals for defense against predators that may attack almost as if they grew venomous fangs to protect them selves.

    Raichu- Ok many of us thought at first it was just a cheap way to hand out forms, but I now see a logical way of how it happened… So first what is one of Alola’s main qualities… being different! and I believe that maybe they have a more traditional style for making Pancakes and maybe have some more unusal ingredients hidden within them and during evolution Pokemon change, body chemistries, height, sometimes type too, but maybe something in Thunder Stones and about a Raichu’s chemistry have unique qualities that react with the Pancakes in Alola so when a Raichu in Alola eats said Pancakes they react and change them to new Form. But in the games that would be a very hard thing to try and make such stuff so instead they just left the more sciency stuff out and made it just evolve the same to save time and confusion.

    Exeggutor- Well its already known, but due to Exeggutor living in the Harshest Sunlight of a region they changed to evolution in its neck.

    Marowak- Alright this one has a noice story I believe it was that Marowak’s were already changing in Alola to protect their defenseless baby Cubone’s, but once they discovered the Fire Dance (A tradition in Hawaii and Alola) that they then realized that birds stray far from fire so they developed an ability to create fire themselves to then scare off the enemy Mandibuzz. Which also explains why Cubone didn’t get one due to them being helpless to Mandibuzz and had not developed a way to create fire, yet.

    Rattata/Raticate- Were introduced (As tons of islands globally were introduced to Rats and Cats back in the 1800’s) and they took over the cropping fields of Alola (Why Yungoos were introduced to stop them) and Rattata was given Dark due to the trouble or evil they brought with them for stealing the food. And Raticate is based for being obese version of rattata as it caused even more trouble than the smaller Rattata

    Geodude Chain- This is obvious I believe that something about the area in which they live was surrounded by a Magnetic field and after being near one for such a long time over the years they grew a magnetic presence in their bodies creating the electric typing, Same for for Gravler and why Golem has a Beard I believe same reason Probopas does it’s made of a Magnetic substance.

    Meowth Chain- Well I believe this doesn’t need much explanation another region offered them as gifts to the kings of Alola which pampered them to the breaking point that they became pompous and self important then when the royalty fell the few existent fled to the wild and bred with each other and eventually became widespread. And Persian is based around mutations from inbreeding as some mutations don’t appear till much later on so that is the factor to this Pampered duo.

    Diglett/Dugtrio- These are based on Cultivating Gods (almost like the child of the Land Spirits) so they go around and cultivate fields for them which eventually gave Diglett and Duggtrio the god status in alola as for the hair idk, but it may be due to gods did have flowing hair normally so it may be based on that logic.

    So y’all think I’m right?

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    • Mostly these are explained on the website when they were revealed, but I like most of yours too. Marowak was largely to fight off Grass types in Alola as well. I would add that Rattata is partly due to it becoming nocturnal to avoid Yungoos.
      Meowth I would suggest inbreeding is not an explanation GF would like put in but there’s nothing preventing it in-game so…
      Diglett is due to volcanic glass and it’s still stupid to me so bleh.

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    • In order
      Sandshrew fled to the north due to volcanic activity, still doesn’t explain how they gained a steel shell and why didn’t it just go to the deserts or the plains

      Vulpix came here with humans and moved up north to avoid other Pokemon and changed to this form

      Muk and Grimer you half right, yes they were imported to eat waste products but due to this diet this caused the production of a special enzyme in its body which screwed up its metabolism, thus causing unending hunger causing a much more aggressive nature, and those fangs aren’t for defense but just calcified toxins

      The whole Raichu is a ginormous crock of crap, only because how could they obtain an abundant source of human made foods that it would permanently alter its genetic code is beyond stupid and even that is stupid because unless common flour eggs sugar and milk unlocks dormant psychic powers is just incredibly stupid

      Exeggutor is correct

      This is laughable, they changed because the constant threat of native grass types, moving to volcanic regions, in close union with its friends, this close bond unlocked a sixth sense and resulted in this form

      “They’re dark because of the trouble and evil they brought” uhhhh no, they shifted to dark to compensate with Yungoos and Gumshoos diurnal nature, thus thriving at night time and acting much much more aggressive

      There is zero information currently recorded on the origin of Alolan Geodude anywhere, I do not support fan interpretations, yes they have magnetic properties but nowhere states how and why they changed or they were just simply born like this but that would be dumb to have multiple forms of the same Pokemon

      Mostly right with Meowth and Persian raised by royalty causing this spoiled and rotten behavior, but now plenty of Meowth of this form run around Alola

      All kinds of wrong those metallic whiskers are the result of needing a way to scan areas to make sure the place was safe

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      • I just freakin’ explained the shell! Literally the entire last piece and it made sense grew hard to be more protected from Sneasel

        Hey there are other ingredients that can be added to a pancake you know they never state they are normal pancakes, and uhh a lot of amazing stuff can happen in Pokemon so an altered genetic code is not out of the question at all (Remember not a Earth logic works in a world like this)

        But the Geodude makes sense actually and if no info is recorded then technically I’m not right or wrong

        I did the reasearch on Yungoos the indian Mongoos was brought in to take care of Rats that ate Sugar Cane fields (Literally look up Indian Mongoos and thats 100% Fact) So my logic of type is wrong but story of how it became Yungoos with Rattata is correct

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        • Where are you possibly getting Sneasle from
          And it’s stupid why would they go to the mountains when they have perfectly good habit,

          That’s just so unbelievably stupid

          Not the way u worded it, I mean I would’ve believed if you said their mineral diets contained traces amounts of magnetic ore causing their body to develop these properties, but like I said it states this nowhere in any recorded Pokemon lore

          I was not discouraging the why, that is 100% correct, but just your comment on their trouble bringing caused the dark type

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          • Think What is a hunting Pokemon, Sneasel where is the only place in alola they they live Mt.Lanakila! Whats something it can hunt that without a hard enough shell would perish under them? Sandshrew! Also Sandshrew were forced to move and choose this due the most likely reason of inability to migrate to a more stable environment than the one they had to leave behind

            and hey they can clone and add DNA strands to create Mewtwo and have Herbs that can heal any and every wound, Then Alola can have a secret ingredient to pancakes that affected Raichu

    • Meh don’t have switch, and I refuse to buy Wii U (Its a pretentious waste of money and I despise them) But I’m sorta hyped cause its Pokemon and if I get Switch Pokken is one of the games I will get

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