Nintendo Gives Slim Hope of More New Ultra Beasts [UPD]

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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have become the first follow-up titles in the Pokémon series to introduce entirely new creatures mid-generation with the reveal of two Ultra Beasts during the recent Nintendo Direct. The official Nintendo coverage of the event hints that those might not be the only new Pokémon we’ll be getting though.

今後も新たなウルトラビーストの続報をお楽しみに！

The above translates to “Look forward to hearing about new Ultra Beasts soon!” and could mean that we’ll be getting other new Ultra Beasts this November.

I’ll add a cautionary note that a very conservative translation would pin the new ultra beasts as referring to only Assembly and Burst, but let’s let our minds run wild for a bit. I did consider removing this article due to the big potential of there being no new reveals, but ultimately I think for the health of the fandom it may be nice to have something to possibly look forward to. Just don’t hope too hard.

Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming weeks! Hope this gives you all something to look forward to!

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  5. I was curious about the science of differences between gen 6 and 7 graphically…
    at a glance, taking away from the trainers and obvious background choices, the games look very close to the same…
    But i am starting to realize some cool things about the games Graphics for the pokemon and world.
    Here are my findings:
    The reason of limitations such as no triple battles and no real 3d is actually related to lag and graphics. you see, we have trainers, so fitting 3 into battle on both sides would create chaos, 3 + 3 + 2 trainers = 8 3d graphics, plus the lightning, camera, and the background enhancements to boot, sure there’s no ground pads anymore, but the game got very complicated very quickly on the 3ds, even with the cache/memory clears on the regular 3ds/2ds and the new 3ds/2ds acceleration power. Plus 3 on 3 triple battles were rarely used in regular instances, so cutting them for this gen was a good call for the majority… That’s not to say 3 on 3 is gone, but they need more power (Switch?) to run it, for sure.
    The reason for no 3d in game is both S.O.S. Battles and the use of a new feature for handhelds that can only be used without 3d… AA, or Anti-aliasing. This effect makes the lines blend more into the model and BG to create a smoother, cleaner look. The 3ds isn’t designed to handle AA and 3d together in most cases because the results can get ugly real fast or bog down memory, which is why Gen 6, despite having 3d, did without.
    The models other than the AA, didn’t change too much, but they added better lighting to them to make them more shiny and appealing to the eyes, they might have even bumped up the resolution of the models just a bit, they do look smoother as well. Take note that prior to this gen, doing transparent parts on pokemon or reflective parts was not very bedazzling, in this gen, it looks so much prettier, and we got a new element they are playing with, glowing, like you can see on Xurkitree, this is extremely different because it’s still part of the pokemon, but also the lighting itself, this is very unique to these pokemon, and especially during the night when it’s dark, because they stay well lit.
    The shading also got a boost with a few extra hues and colors that differ from gen 6, much like OR/AS, which actually edited the colors to look more like R/S (Pretty sneaky, but cool~) As a matter of fact, try playing with the same pokemon in X/Y, OR/AS, and Sun/Moon you will be amazed how much the color changes between them, especially in battle. (Try different times, too!)
    So in conclusion, the games look very much the same, but the creators of the games are very careful with colors, lightning and shading to give each a unique feel. You may not notice the differences yet, but if you read this and look real closely… You might be surprised the thoughtfulness of each one~

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    • An important thing to mention is that they prepared the models to last after the 3DS’s lifetime so they didn’t have to redo them all. Therefore they are WAY over detailed. Even though the 3DS compresses them it is still a lot so the 3DS games run like garbage

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  8. So someone already shared this video in the comments section, but I would like to point out what I believe are some very reliable leaks that were actually released on March 28th. In the video they mention how they already got 6 things right and one of them being the names of the game (you have to admit that no one could have guessed the names of these games to be USUM and that the general consensus was that it would be Eclipse or Stars) so that and the timing of these leaks is part of the reason why I find it to be quite credible. Basically just skip to 12:05 if you are interested in only the leaks. I am now quite hopeful that these are going to be exciting games with significant changes in the plot.

    https://youtu.be/UgMuUccrRLI

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    • Sorry. When I said leaks I meant rumors. For those who are concerned about definitions and despite my opinion that these rumors are very credible and are probably leaks.

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      • I am not sure how I would interpret that one. The new UBs have already been confirmed, the new Alola forms will coincide with the upcoming VC, however I think the new Pokes mentioned will only apply to stuff like Lycanroc’s new form since that is not an Alola form. As Joe Serebii mentions, it is hard to add Pokémon to the National Pokedex midgen. However, that may be why we didn’t have a National Pokedex in SM.

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      • The fact is that he or she wasn’t even guessing that the names of the games were USUM, it wasn’t one of the bullet points. They just put it as his or her name on the thread-as mentioned in the video. The fact that they didn’t even point it out as the title of the games well in a thread that was more than 2 months in advance of the announcement of these games adds to the veracity of these rumors much more than him or her saying that the title of these games are USUM, 2 months in advance (even in this case it is hard to guess that). The subtelty of that one aspect of his or her rumors is what tilted me over to presenting this on the comments section as something that-in my opinion-is 95% credible.

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        • I suppose it’s possible, but what else do they really have to tell us at this point? Most of their hints have come true. I couldn’t make out what else the poster had said.

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          • That is definitely something to consider. But I am being optomistic-in part due to us not knowing how he or she obtain this set of info-and believe that if these rumors are true, it does not also mean that these rumors are all of the novel features that will be in USUM. I mean he or she hadn’t mentioned either of the new areas that we have been shown so far. What I find most appealing about this list is that it promises more in terms of Pokémon-especially Alola forms. So really, this is something that really served to hype me up for these games even more. Also hopefully this screenshot is viewable for you since I am not sure as to what you couldn’t make out. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3f63e63d1761a1aef987c5facfda21dd7ee51d710a044193bca371e33be4fc21.png

          • Interesting that he says Hau gets better clothing since when we saw him he was wearing the same thing. Unless he goes through a transformation like Lillie. And I hope that “better battle facility” is really the battle frontier xD

          • Yea I wouldn’t keep my hopes up about a battle frontier. But that is just me, I can be “Sunny” but I can’t be optomistic about everything.

  9. I cancelled my Metroid New 3DS XL that was coming today…but I ordered another one that’s coming Monday! Thanks Amazon. I’ll probably end up getting the Pokeball New 2DS XL as well as a final goodbye to the 3DS. It’s been fun, it really has.

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    • I just can’t justify buying a new New 3ds/2ds at this point. Now more than ever the 3ds is on the slow decline. It’s still got some good games coming, but Nintendo is moving more towards the Switch. I just can’t see myself buying a new handheld when I’ll get it for a small handful of games…….which is a shame as I REALLY want that Pokeball New 2ds XL………

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  11. Can someone clear something up for me? Are the red Joy-Con in the Mario Odyssey bundle a different shade of red than the Neon Red Joy-Con? This is the most pointless question I ever asked but I’m curious.

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  13. A tad-bit offtopic, but today was the first day that I was a host for a shadow. Honestly I really enjoyed it, it was nice to give a kid a tour of my school while also being a representation of the school.

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      • Haha yeah I can understand the misunderstanding at first.

        But it was because he was looking at some schools to go to for high school, so yeah.

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    • For the UBs, it’s because that, from what most of us believe, the games are going to focus heavily on Necrozma and the UBs, so having new beasts in the game seems fitting as they are expanding on the mythology of the UBs.

      For the other stuff you said, there can exist a possibility for that to happen, though I’m not too certain due to how GF will approach the mid-gen new Pokemon.

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  21. I’d like to see every Signature of Kahunas get a Z-move
    Crabominable-Hulking Hail (Ice Punch)
    Lycan Midight – we already know
    Alolan Persian – Majestic Moonsteal (Thief)
    Mudsdale – Dashing Dirt Disaster (High Horsepower)

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  22. My DS is really confusing rn

    I looked up it was blinking red, then it just went red (without plugging it in) then by the time I got to the charger it was just blue again then right before I plugged it in it was red again

    Wtf is wrong with it I wonder

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  23. Apparently this idiot is back with more “info” from his “sources”……after last month where he went on and on about how he had a leak from a source and then it just turned out to be a picture he found on 4chan I don’t believe his crap anymore. I’m 99% sure he’s just talking about some obviously fake rumor he found on a forum or on 4chan….
    https://twitter.com/PhillyBeatzU/status/908792693207261185

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  25. Bored jokemon

    Sofisticated
    Normal/Fighting
    just a suave well dressed elegant man one minute but then grows humongus death fists and starts beating the crap out of things

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