Game Informer Reveals New Ultra Sun & Moon Details

Game Informer had an interesting interview with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda about the history of the Pokémon series and its future. They’ve shared most of what they learned, except for news about the upcoming titles Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon. Finally they’ve shown us a new feature in the upcoming games, Alola Photo Club!

You:’ll be able to take custom pictures with your Pokémon, both inside and outside the photo studio. As the game progresses, more features will be unlocked for your photos.

What do you think?? Has the recent deluge of news whet your appetite? Personally I think this could be a great way to share your training online via social media!

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583 thoughts on “Game Informer Reveals New Ultra Sun & Moon Details”

  1. Just saw all of the new stuff, and while it’s not perfect, this definitely has me hyped a good deal more than I was before. A bunch of little clips to speculate on? Perfect.

    In that spirit, why is Ryuki standing in Surge’s gym, or a look alike building?

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  2. While I’m at it, does anyone have a high res version of the new map? They claim to have new areas but the map looks largely unchanged. Maybe they mean giving us access to areas we already should have access to, like the golf course and the lighthouse.

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  3. Sorry for the spam, but I missed the discussion so this is just me going through what you all probably already have. New director, fresh blood could work well.

    Also does the Akala basin look dried out or is it the lighting?

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  4. I think I’ll have a bit of fun with this feature, then quickly grow annoyed at how the photos come out, I’ll struggle due to my perfectionist nature :/ I’ll hopefully get passed it and will probably forget about the whole feature down the line. I think it would be good if it unlocked stuff either in-game or on the Global link like prizes for doing certain amounts or themes.

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    • Wrong. If you win, it will slam its head down on you, instantly snapping your neck. If you lose, it also will slam its head down on you, instantly snapping your neck. Confirmed by the director, look it up

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  5. It’s been quite the day for news! There hasn’t been an awful lot to talk about, but at least we know that Ryuki and Kahili will play a more significant role in the story and gyms are as good as back (maybe even in Kanto, who knows). Maybe these games aren’t the rehashes I expected, and there could be a lot in store. Also, during the trailer, when that Rockruff was following the trainer… walking with Pokemon confirmed??

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  6. I wish more details dropped, but I’ll definitely enjoy my boy Kommo-o’s new Z-Move + taking 802 (at least/minus variants) photos in the photo club.

    I like the new map, the quick trailer probably has a few things hidden away, but definitely could have used more.
    I guess we’ll definitely get some good info come October’s CoroCoro.

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  7. I just wanted to point out since no one seems to be mentioning this.
    Since Kahili and Ryuki are more or less minor characters, it<s neat to see them have a more prevalent role. And then there is the whole ''this is an alternate story/alternate dimension'' so I was wondering if we would see any relevant characters having different roles like
    Guzma being a good guy or hell Team Skull being more there (I love team Skull they are my precious numbskulls) or the Aether foundation being more messed or hell the rumors were Gladion is a goodie-2-shoes in the Aether foundation or WHY THE HELL NOT SKULL LILLIE lol. (yo Nebby get in da bag. It's ya bag Nebby)

    But no one is mentioning this clear shot of Kukui in his normal self. I was just wondering what people thought of that, since Kukui IS an important character. (goodbye oh dreams of Professor Guzma *sniff* )
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/743f969974f02a99ad8eb4f79dfdb9e4f42d2e54c4dca33c2ae4a7805e2d3ee2.jpg

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  8. I’m considering whether I want to watch the Sophocles episode of the anime…..I really couldn’t care less about him…….Is it even worth watching or should I just skip it and wait for the Gladion episode? Lol

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  9. What a day… Not one, but 3 different types of USUM news we got (even if we didn’t get too much, I’m more than satisfied with Kommo-O getting a Z-Move).

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  10. So upon further inspection of the new Alola map, only SOME of the construction sites have been utilized as far as I can tell. The new circus-like buildings are present in Hau’oli City and Konikoni City. The lot in Heahea City has also been used, but there is a dark building present there instead. Malie City also has a harnessed lot, but there is an orange-roofed building there. Royal Avenue also seems to have some structure built in a nearby area.

    Thus far, that’s all I’ve been able to uncover about the empty lots. Let’s say we do get gyms… there must be other areas that the map has not shown yet. Assuming Kahili and Mina get their own trials, I think I know which two could potentially be gone. First of all, it’s possible that Lana’s trial could be retired, given as the waterfalls in the northern part of the map have dried out. Across the entire new map, there are dried out areas–the Altar of the Sunne/Moon, a little strip right near the golf course, and even a significant chunk of Hau’oli City’s coast. Another possibility is Kiawe’s trial, as the volcanoes that once had steam pumping out of them now appear to be dormant. This is a stretch considering we’re just looking at minor details on a map, but it’s still important to point out.

    It still doesn’t seem that we can access the golf course, lighthouse, or power plant, but it’s too soon to say for sure. Assuming trials are back, Kahili’s is likely on the golf course somewhere and perhaps Molayne could have his own thing going on at the power plant?

    The region itself has considerably less water and some of the color schemes of the buildings have changed. There are also a few new beach areas in Hau’oli and Heahea, for example. I’ve attached two images of both maps to see if any of you can find other changes. Let me know!
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9122cd4bdbcc382fab295638b8e096df8700d9a4408d73e134096dd9f775edd7.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8fa62fe45b319055dafc556d330fcf16b74c7f10b2fc73066371c34458194a93.jpg

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    • Oh hey crap, where’d you find this higher res image of the new map art? The only version I found earlier was one that was not so great when zoomed in on. I think the new map is hiding some areas to be honest. We still have no idea where that new forest/cave area is and I honestly have no idea where I’d place the Pikachu farm lol

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      • Found one on a 4chan threat lmao, and yeah another island wouldn’t be the craziest thing in the world. I’d actually love that tbh

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        • Cool. I’d be willing to bet the cloud on the bottom are hiding something. They were way smaller and more transparent in the original map. Now they’re thicker and GF love using clouds to hide shit lol

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      • I mean the Malie garden definitely does have some dried out areas. You can’t blame lighting on that kind of a difference. Especially since the other half of the garden is clearly full of water. I will agree with you tho that the lighting does trick the eye a bit. It’s hard to tell in some areas and in others it’s easy. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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  11. So while today wasn’t exactly what we thought it’d be how are people feeling? Better, the same, less excited, confused? I for one am a tiny bit more optimistic about everything. I’m still not 100% on the idea of playing through SM but with a few differences here and there, but honestly it almost looks like there will be some pretty major things going on. I wonder what they’ll show off next. Hopefully we’ll get some new Alolan forms. Lycanroc was a good start, but since it’s so specific to a single Rockruff that’s an event it kind of ruins it. I’d like to see some new forms in which I can go out in the wild and find for myself rather than it just being somehting given to me lol

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    • I am feeling better both because I finished all of my work so I now have free time for my two days of summer and because of the news drops today. They may have been small, but worthwhile. Also there is supposedly another merchandise with a question mark due to be revealed on Aug. 31st. So we should be expecting a news drop before that time. Thus, I am confident that-even though it has been a slow start-the train is moving.

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      • Yeah I’m sure going forward we’ll start getting even more news. During BW2’s pre release we didn’t start getting substantial news until April. That was only 2 month before June when BW2 were released. So if we start getting stuff next month that’ll be on course as far as scheduling goes. I just hope we start to get more info on new forms found in the wild and maybe some official art for some characters that may have not gotten it uploaded since last year. Kahili and Ryuki are two such characters. They have art, but it’s only in the design sheets they gave out with the guides. they never uploaded them with clean ones.

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    • Oh geez I’m sure it’s another video where they pick apart footage that is more or less self explanatory, but then make up shit that may or may not happen. And then they say “But we’ll have to wait and see if that actually happens haha” Oh well I’ll prolly watch it anyway……..lol

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  12. I’m 90% sure this has been said already, but I found something else on Bulbapedia that could point to the place that Ryuki’s at is Lt. Surge’s gym:
    “Ryuki is a musician who has traveled to Alola from another region beyond the sea in order to spread his fame.”
    Maybe that region is Kanto..?

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    • I’d love ti if we were able to go to Kanto( even just a a part of it) but I’m skeptical. I know it can be done, but I get the feeling GF don’t want to do that kind of thing anymore. They’ve only ever done it once and it was when Iwata was somewhat involved. I doubt they have the drive enough to push something like that out on what would be more or less a filler set of games while they make the Switch game. I’d be more willing to bet that if it really is supposed to be a gym it’ll be more of a representation of Surges gym. Like a replica or something. I saw someone (maybe here or somewhere else) say that maybe Po Town could be changed into a Kanto styled town that would basically be like an amusement park based on Kanto. It wouldn’t really be an amusement park, but it would be the kind of thing where they have replicas of gyms and other landmarks from Kanto there.

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      • Maybe… But it does have the exact same layout as Kanto’s electric gym (even the windows are oddly the same) so I’m not entirely too sure.

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        • Again tho it could be a replica gym I won’t argue it doesn’t look like the Vermilion gym, but It’s hard to believe they’ll put that much effort in a secondary game.

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  13. Here’s an interesting tidbit. apparently an early version of the building that Ryuki was shown in was found in SM’s coding. It’s stripped down and doesn’t have the same coloring, but it’s definitely the same building only with some slight changes.

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    • I played it for about a week after it came out and decided I hated the controls and stopped. A real shame tho. I love fighting games and if it was controlled more like Tekken from which it is basically based off of, then it could have been great.

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  14. I have a bit of a stretch claim to make here, but I a few pixels make me think the league is already established by the beginning of USUM.
    Check out this pic: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/896e0a6fd5b20e046eb2b363c3c45d957f8a5e1fca72dd2c926a5c591ead072a.png

    Notice the little arch near the peak? That wasn’t there on the SM map, despite being there in game after Kukui established the league. The fact that it’s already there probably means the league is already there.

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  15. Bored had sudden inspiration

    Darklaw (placeholder name don’t bitch open for revision)
    Underling Pkm
    Dark/Rock
    Tough Claws/Infiltrator HA: Intimidate
    A monstrous insect demonic like Pokemon with pitch black skin and a cluster of thin black and blue needles, it has two mantis like arms equipped with very long hooked claws, it’s mouth has three tri folding fangs that rotate, and bright gleaming orange crystals for eyes, and lastly two short hooked claws on its feet
    “This dangerous Pokemon lives deep underground in search of precious minerals to feed on, it’s powerful claws and burrow through the hardest of bedrock”

    “The more minerals it eats the harder it’s body becomes, it loves to hunt rock Pokemon like Roggenrolla and Carbink”

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      • Because it merely has a exoskeleton like body but anatomically it is more of a earth elemental abet a dangerous flayer that eats minerals and uses them to strengthen its stone body

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      • And as for attacks some include

        Hone Claws
        Dig
        Screech
        Slash
        Fury Cutter
        Fury Swipes
        Metal Claw
        I guess Acid Spray early like level 1 attacks
        Night Slash
        Mean Look
        Leech Life
        Stealth Rock
        Automize

        And its signature attack Deep Cut which is a rock type move that slashes the opponent with long stone claws that grant it a significant chance for Defence to drop

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  16. Yo @Monkeyfuzz i didn’t see your post until 5 mins ago. I’ll be around most of the day today so whenever you have the time to give me that Jangmo 🙂

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  17. In my fangame, gym leaders’ teams are diffrent (harder) than in normal games. The 1s and 2nd leaders have 3 mons, 3rd and 4th have 4 mons, 5th and 6th have 5 and the last two have a full team. I’d like you to tell me if the last two teams don’t sound too hard:
    7th:
    Polecante (regional rodent, pure fighting type)
    Hawlucha
    Pangoro
    Machamp
    Blaziken
    Superine (pretty strong, Fighting/Fairy type)

    8th:
    Komala
    Miltank
    Snorlax
    Bewear
    Slaking
    Furnibeast (very strong, pure normal)

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  18. I’ve said this before, but this could’ve been a really cool crossover. Not to say that SMT and Fire Emblem isn’t cool, but I personally would’ve been more interested in a Fire Emblem and Pokemon.

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    • Huh…..I didn’t know that. To be honest tho I have no idea how they’d have done that. How would that have even worked? I mean at least you could change the Fire Emblem characters into Persona, but I’m not sure how Fire Emblem would have interacted with Pokemon…….

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  19. @disqus_B13dRd0KEP:disqus you still want a Jangmo-O? If yes, what Ball, Nature, Ability and Gender and do you want it hatched or in egg?

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    • They always do, they think girls want more and the boys aren’t bothered. Problem is if you’re trying to make it represent you more that thinking doesn’t work and is kinda sexist.

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      • Yeah exactly, it’s dumb. In Animal Crossing I can wear girl/boy hair and clothes..GF is low key homophobic though. We especially know this due to the different dialogue between the girl and boy trainers with Lillie.

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        • Yeah, Japan has a big problem with gender diversity and sexual orientation. Animal Crossing is maybe the only Nintendo franchise that encourages breaking of gender norms.

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          • I would’ve thought that Japan was a pretty socially progressive in that regard. It’s disappointing for sure, but I’m not confident it would be any different if made by a Western dev.

          • Haha, good joke. Japan is one of the most socially conservative countries that have a high degree of industrialisation.

    • Girls/women*. Use of female as a noun really is derogatory when speaking about humans.

      I just hope we can crossdress/take on other gender’s hairstyles.

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        • Are you a native speaker? Because female is more used in the context of an adjective. For example, male/female bathroom, male/female clothing, male/female hairstyle. But whenever you would say ‘guys’ or ‘boys’ you say ‘girls’ and whenever you refer to men you refer to women. Referring to women as females is actually comparing them to some lowly animal you don’t care about. 😉

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    • Let us cross dress ffs. I actually wanted to use some of the guy hairstyles on my female character.

      More hairstyles all around. Like 5 more for girls and 15 more for the boys because having only 4 is insane

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  20. Watching the Gladion episode of the anime in English. Gladions voice is actually not half bad. I don’t mind it at all actually lol

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  21. @UnburdenedLegume:disqus and @disqus_B13dRd0KEP:disqus I need to go out now, I’ll be back in 5 hours or so, or tomorrow, if you want your Jangmo-O’s then.

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  22. don’t believe that we’lll visit kanto n USUM… but Wicke mentioned someone fusing with a pokemon like lusamine in kanto

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  23. Theory time: USUM wasn’t meant to be announced back than, they just released it along with Pokken in that trailer to prevent backlash thinking it would suffice. It explains why the trailer was so short and how the games weren’t touched on. The trailer we got yesterday was originally intended to be our first announcement of the game

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  24. Don’t kill me for this
    (I feel like Earthen might love this idea)
    I feel like if Vast Poni gets a remix, it should sound similar to the original but it should have rattling/clanging noises that can be heard here and there to represent the Kommo-o that live there

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  25. Let me see:
    – When Gen 5 was announced everyone thought that Unova was somehow connected in its western part with another regiorn. Never happened.
    – When Gen 6 was announced everyone thought that there was a southern Kalos under the clouds. Never happened.
    – When Oras were announced, everyone thought we ould have returned to Kalos. Never happened.
    . When Usum were announced everyone thought we would have returned to Kanto. Never happened.
    – What region do you think we would return in Gen 8 even if it does not happen as always?

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    • Maybe in a future gen 8 or 9 game.
      It’s not impossible at all with GF they like to throw curve balls.
      Like how Alola has four Islands, they could possibly make a game with 2 region both being decent size but together making a full game experience.
      Time will tell I guess.

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  26. So I’m currently on Ula’Ula Island and I think Alola is just a fantastic region. Beautiful, diverse, unique and mysterious.
    Hoenn was always no.1 for me but I think Alola takes it atm depending on how Ula’Ula plays out and the last Island.

    Where does Alola rank for you guys..
    AND, which is your favourite Alolan Island?

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  27. The one thing I missed about Battleborn was how I took a character who was rarely used in the community, made him my main, and when I actually played serious I could carry a game and humiliate and entire team with them

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  28. I’m so glad I’m continuing to lose SR because of team mates. Ikr literally in killing it. I have Gold everything but they won’t take the point EVEN AFTER I KILLED EVERYTHING THERE

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  29. Is there a team builder website similar to the SM one, but has all 802 Pokemon on the list? I like the SM team builder, but it doesn’t have Pokemon that aren’t in SM so it really puts a hamper on building teams with mons not in Alola

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  30. So I bought the first two volumes of the Pokemon Adventure manga. I’ve always wanted to read them, but buying manga is always a drain on the bank and it’s typically easier to just find it online somewhere. That said the Pokemon manga are kind of hard to fin so I figured I’d give it a try in the real deal. I’m most interested in the GSC stuff, but I figured I’d try and read all of RBGY first since it’s a continuous story.

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  31. What up buttmunches
    I’ve done nothing but lay on my couch with my puggy napping on me as we watched ratatouille

    So what’s going on with you guys

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    • I still need to beat P5……I got to the 3rd dungeon (I think?), played a pretty decent amount of of it, and then got really busy and haven’t found the will to dive back in….I almost wish it was on the Vita as well so I could pick it up and play as my leisure rather than having to boot up my PS4 and sit down in front of my tv to play. What made P4G so great was the freedom to play anywhere and anytime. I’m still enjoying what I’ve played of it, but need to find the time now. It;s just such a long game with a lot of emotional investments to make lol

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  32. I am convinced that this is Kartana’s Ultra Space
    The little orange dot is Kartana, its glowing and moving in the trailer. Kartana is a Grass type, this is a forest with the leaves having a similar shape as Kartana.

    There are no Chinese style forests in SM nor any on the USUM map.
    That one person in the image is probably a Faller. Guzma and Lusamine lived in Ultra Space too, albeit for a short period, but anything’s possible.

    Nihilego’s Ultra Space was a rocky and crystallized cavern, this is a similar layout but obviously forest themed so its Kartana’s, or possible Celesteela but i highly doubt that.

    Given that we have version exclusive UBs, I’d say each game will have 5 of these Ultra Space ”corridors” https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/121344c37c4e375662e689ab11ac3ce6ad60d5ea44b4f2dd4a0d1424337ea580.jpg

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    • My ideas for the Alolan trio were

      Decidueye
      B: Spirit Shackle: Standard Ranged charge you cannot store the shot and release in a different spot but those hit by it will be immobilized for a solid second
      Side: Leaf Blade: a wide multi slashing attack that can be chained together
      Up B: Brave Bird: a fire fox esque propel
      Down B: Sucker Punch: a counter

      Incineroar
      B: Fire Fang: He lunges forward and bites the opponent down
      Side B: Darkest Lariat: he swings and spins forward trapping multiple people in his animation
      Up B: Acrobatics: he performs a leaping somersault bouncing off opponents
      Down B: Bulk Up: he glows red as he flexes causing him to deal more damage and have reduced knock back

      Primarina
      B: Sparkling Aria: sends out a bubble bomb that travels forward and bursts
      Side B: Double-slap: a flurry of open flipper smacks
      Up B: Water Pledge: Surges upward on a column of water
      Down B: Disarming Voice: a short sound wave that disables those struck

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  33. Wait… I just fought of something… what if in pokemon switch/USUM we get pokemon Amiibo that unlock clothes/hairstyles/accesories? Like in splatoon squids/kids can unlock outfits, here it would be pokemon

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  34. Ok. I strongly believe the forest is Kartna Ultra space. Now, considerations about that:

    – If this Ultra space is as big as Nihilego’s GF could have spent its time better building a proper battle frontier. “Our world is huge, other worlds are cave-like size” Wtf?
    – People are seen in the forest. Could this mean that at least we have to fight someone to get UBS? Let’s hope so, at least it’s five minutes longer to play. What pokemon do they use/, only Kartana lives in Kartana’s Ultra Space? Assuming that the “Wha if” dimension of USUM is not that different from SM, maybe it’s wih other dimensions that Gf decided to introduce new Alola Forms?
    – If we have to travel to other dimensions to find UBs maybe UBs never came to our world, maybe all the Lusamina/Llie/Cosmog plot is gone and all is now related to Necrozma? Cause doing an entire plot around UBs menace just to open other portals and risking another invasion is just stupid. Now we become the invaders?

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    • Maybe, but I could see them doing something earlier in September. I think going forward we’ll receive more consistent news on the games.

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    • Unless they decide to show something in a Nintendo Direct, which I am guessing will be sometime this week due to the pokken demo, xenoblade and fire emblem not having dates, new arms character coming really soon, lack of new maps in splatoon 2, ect. Im hoping for news in a nintendo direct.

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  35. Just for fun: If there was a pokemon league that we all were a part in, what would be your team? What would be your story? Who would be your partner? What region would you be from (doesn’t have to be the clostest region to your rl country/city)?

    I would be a trainer from Alola named Hubert, that moved there when he was little.
    His starter was a litten
    He caught a pichu before his first trial
    after his first trial he found a Grubbin egg
    Pichu evolved during the water trial
    Litten evolved into Torracat after battling with Totem Salazzle
    Before the grass trial he caught an Alolan Grimer that was stealing his trash
    In Lush Jungle he met an Oranguru that joined him
    He bought a thunder stone for Pikachu (and used it)
    Grubbin finally evolved before fighting Totem Vikavolt
    After the ghost trial he caught a Stufful
    Grimer evolved defending Stufful from a Garbodor
    His Torracat evolved
    He found a Psychium Z when he got lost in the desert, Oranguru helped him find the exit
    Charjabug evolved in Vast Poni Canyon
    He found an Aloraichium Z after beating the last trial
    He decided to fight the international league (where you’d all be)
    He challenged Guzma and won a bugium Z from him and Poisonium Z from Plumeria
    Kukui gave him Incinium Z as a goodbye present
    Stufful evolved before Huberet entered the league
    The final team:
    Inci with Incinium Z (partner)
    AloRaichu with Aloraichium Z
    Vikavolt with Bugium Z
    AloMuk with Poisonium Z
    Oranguru with Psychium Z
    Bewear with Fightium Z

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