As promised, a brand new trailer showing off new features and story elements of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon has been released!
New Information:
- Team Rainbow Rocket has assembled under Giovanni to bring together the biggest baddies of the last 20 years.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, the greatest villainous organization in history appears! It’s Team Rainbow Rocket—made up of the bosses from past titles in the Pokémon series!
The boss of Team Rainbow Rocket is none other than Giovanni, who was also the boss of the villainous organization known as Team Rocket in Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, the first games in the Pokémon series.
But that’s not the worst of it—Giovanni has gathered into one group the bosses from the various past games in the Pokémon series! You and your allies will have to square off against what might be your greatest challenge yet!
What in the world could Giovanni and his allies be after, appearing in the Alola region so suddenly…?
- New Battle Agency feature allows you to battle using rental teams!
When you don your sunglasses and become an “agent” at this facility, you can take part in Single Battles using rental Pokémon. You’ll have three such Pokémon to command as you try to defeat the three Pokémon in your opponent’s team. Try to win your way to being the best of all the agents!
- Totem Stickers seem to take the place of Zygarde Cells and can be found throughout Alola and ultimately redeemed for totem-like Pokémon!
With Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon,you’ll be able to collect stickers called Totem Stickers all around Alola. Totem Stickers glitter and shine in the field.
If you collect these Totem Stickers, you’ll be able to get a huge totem-like Pokémon for your team, based on how many stickers you’ve collected. It’ll surely shock your opponents to see you using these oversized totem-like Pokémon in battle!
The totem-like Pokémon that you can get as allies can differ based on whether you’re playing Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. For example, you can get Lurantis as an ally in Pokémon Ultra Sun or Salazzle in Pokémon Ultra Moon. Search every corner of the Alola region and collect masses of Totem Stickers!
- Catch lots of Legendary Pokémon depending on your game!
- Pokémon Ultra Sun only: Ho-Oh, Raikou, Groudon, Latios, Dialga, Heatran, Reshiram, Tornadus, Xerneas.
- Pokémon Ultra Moon only: Lugia, Entei, Kyogre, Latias, Palkia, Regigigas, Zekrom, Thundurus, Yveltal.
- Island Scan feature returns with new Pokémon, including Charmander, Grovyle and Greninja!
- Next batch of new Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon information will drop November 9th, 10pm PST (November 10th JST/5am UTC)
What do you think?!
Whelp its hard to believe that next week USUM is out
??? It’s still two weeks…
Well counting today as the start of the new week, they do come out next week.
So according to that poll I did a while ago, Alola’s most popular Pokémon are
1) Mimikyu (13/17)
2) Midnight Lycanroc & Vikavolt (11/17)
3) Kommo-o (10/17)
4) Decidueye/Midday Lycanroc/Ribombee/Salazzle (9/17)
5) Lurantis/Araquanid/Minior (8/17)
Alola’s least popular Pokémon are
1) Gumshoos & Turtonator (0/17)
2) Komala (1/17)
3) Crabominable/Comfey/Oranguru/Dhelmise (2/17)
4) Pom-pom Oricorio/Mudsdale/Shiinotic/Palossand/Drampa (3/17)
5) Passimian/Togedemaru/Bruxish (4/17)
Komala wut?
Only one out of seventeen voters like Komala apparently
Or they misunderstood the question because I was asking for Pokémon they liked, not just their absolute favourites
oh ok. because Komala is god
Votes of other important Pokémon
Incineroar – 5/17
Primarina – 6/17
Toucannon – 7/17
Silvally – 5/17
I’m surprised seeing that Decidueye or Incineroar aren’t higher on this list and how Midnight got more than Midday when I thought Midday was more popular.
And is funny to see how Popular is Mimikyu now considering how much it was disliked when it was first revealed in CoroCoro
I was expecting Incineroar to get one or two more votes, like two or three more with Prima, and Deci to be tied second or third.
🙁
One of the first Times I really like a Fire or Dragon type and everyone else hates it
As well as Togedemaru, Shiinotic, Passimian, Palossand and Komala
As much as I like Mimikyu and Midnight Lycanroc still sad to see others so low
I keep forgetting some of these even exist (like Bruxish and Comfey) Damn, some pokemon from Alola are super forgettable.
Doesn’t help that they’re so hard to find. Bruxish is rare while fishing and I usually don’t fish much.
Literally half of Alola is Rare
Jangmo-o, Oranguru, Passimian, Rockruff, Comfey, Stuffel, Orocorio, Bruxish, Marenie, Drampa, Turtonator, Wimpod, Pyukumuku, Minior, Komala, Dewpider, Mimikyu and Dhelmise and their evolutions all come at a 10% or less encounter rate and most appear in a few to one spots throughout the whole game
That’s 25 counting all evolutions of each meanings you have a 1/10 chance or less to catch a fourth of Alola’s natives. And subtracting the 29 that are legendary or exclusive to catching one (Starters and Type: Null)
Meaning only 26 Alola Pokémon and their evolutions are common or in percent, only 32% of Alola can be found easy
Gen 8 will have the one fire starter that everyone is gonna expect disappointment from but it turns out godly.
That was Infernape for me lol
Mine was incineroar 😛
Wait as in you literally didn’t like Litten much either? I like it now but I used to really not care about it
I liked all three (they all looked cool, but Popplio took the cake for my favorite)
Litten is my personal fave.
I’m telling you all
The Fire starter in gen.8 will be despised to follow my bad juju
In Gen.6 Chespin was disliked and it was my favorite, this Gen. Popplio was despised and it was my favorite… Just calling it now
Popplio and Chespin weren’t really hated, they just had to compete with other more popular starters
And from what I remember in Gen 6 early days, Froakie was the least popular
But they were the least popular
And I keep forgetting how so many people didn’t like Froakie at first
Given the track record with fire starters, it probably will be disappointing in my eyes. I think they have the weakest designs of all starters types.
I never expect disappointment in a fire starter :^]
Did you not play gen 5-7
You obviously haven’t, but I agree 6 was a disappointment because Fennekin only evolved once?
still waiting for my fire ox calf Toroast
I want to see the overworld and the battle world fused into one for the switch game :3
It’s would be nice if they had a more seamless transition. While I don’t expect anything it’d be nice if it was anything similar to how the newer Mortal Kombats where it just turns into the battle stage. It looks really nice. I don’t see it happening exactly that way, but anything remotely close would be amazing
Doubt that will happen.
Woah, careful don’t be too enthusiastic now
I’m sorry.
Just realized that even though the next trailer is scheduled on November 10th a lot of the people in the US will be able to seeing it on November 9th because of the time zone difference.
WAIT YOU’RE RIGHT! I said it was 10AM PST on the 10th but it’s actually 10PM PST on the 9th!!
Supposedly 9pm pst actually
Do to the late nature of the vote last I wont count it, HOWEVER, it will be a double elimination today, which means 2 characters will be voted off by tomorrow.
Quick reminder Red was the last one voted off surprisingly. Idk why you guys waited so late, but whatever.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1V-V_edp-qpKl7CAwSPZHXx31PPqkIRMruql1Vvn-9bg/edit
Since it’s double elimination you pick 5 characters you dislike!
I ask, as someone who wanted to see Red go farther, can one of the five be MenacingCascoon?
Hey! You guys are the ones that voted for him
I voted Red down and now he’s gone, hahahaha!
One of these days you will wake up, and all of your pajamas will be gone. Then you will only be known as wolfie.
You are right: I will have fused with my pajamas. The will have become my skin. (I have both of these pajamas)
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cf59e7838c5ce818a2d9160a6b33924a7357cfc64123a56e45d97076d234cce6.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/387fc61761c46c29ddeee75d037afeab5f86a7eb6443da7c4ad9a30ceac421b7.jpg
Oh god, it’s Kamui Senketsu all over again
Back in 2014, I really got into Kill la Kill https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/705cd5e6056f71fbf31bd5b7d3b3430e94c1ad18be12aac9107dc7c961e5eebe.png
Don’t attack my bae!1!1!!1111
Menacing you’re doing great with these polls ?
Thanks bae!
I put so much work (not really) into these things and it’s great to be appreciated 🙂
Wow you guys killed Red before Blue, I’ve been voting Blue for ages now
How in the world did I convince myself that Japan was only 13 hours ahead of EST? I specifically remember back in high school thinking about and looking it up. Ever since then I’ve always thought it was an hour ahead and then you’d swap in the pm or am depending on what time of day it is……..How did I trick myself for so long? This is incomprehensible……It just makes all kinds of things confusing for me hahaha
According to Google, it’s a 14 hour difference
Which is why I’m so perplexed why I’ve always thought it was 13……I’ve been living a lie!!!
Wow I just did the math and this astounds me
Only 32% of Alola’s Pokémon have above a 10% Spawn rate. Why?!?! Like I get Yungoos are invasive pests so are Rattata, but does Pikipek exists everywhere taking up more space that could be reserved for actually want new Pokémon
Maybe this is fixed in USUM? They’re adding about a 100 new mons to the dex so maybe diversity will become less of an issue
Maybe they will have Larvesta in an early route so I will have more of an incentive to use it.
Wouldn’t it be around Wela Volcano Park? So thats the earliest I can see catching it in-game.
I hope so cause like why were Pokémon like Marenie and Pyukumuku so hard to get
(I got super lucky though cause I found Bruxish and Pyukumuku on my first try)
Maybe they did that to create the sense that Alolan Pokemon are rarer and to make the player feel like he/she earned it when they catch one?
So what’s all this talk about the trailer on the tenth? Somebody was mentioning times zones making it on the 9th for Est?
Actually the trailer is set to premiere on 5:00 UTC November 10th. For EST that would be 0:00 November 10th. Thus it will premiere for us on the midnight at the end of Thursday.
Ughhhh do I really want to stay up for a 2-5 minute trailer…oh I’ll probably be up due to insomnia or night terrors
I am in the similar conundrum. If there is something really juicy I might want to stay up for the discussion. But I have class at 9:05 am. However, if the video isn’t all that great I will be going to sleep with a feeling of dissapointment.
at least you aren’t tossing in turning in your sleep thinking you’ve finally fallen asleep and only realize you only slept for 20 minute and you wake up sweating and gasping for breath and unable to find a good position and you keep thinking about all the crap that could potentially go wrong
Just want to put this out there, but anyone else kind of wondering how many new Z-moves we are getting in USUM. They revealed two for the cover legendaries, Lycanroc, and Kommo-o. It has also been leaked and somewhat revealed that Mimikyu has one as well. Togedamaru is up in the air: a new Z-move or a Totem Pokémon. I am leaning towards it being the Totem Pokémon. How many new Z-moves does everyone think will come in USUM? I feel if there are more there wouldn’t be many since they are already spreading themselves thin with the inclusion of new UB, new forms of Alola Pokémon, and if the remainder of the rumor is true, new Alola forms of old Pokémon.
I assume that its still possible that Silvally and Golisopod to Z-Crystals
And I think Togedemaru is getting both
Other than that I think Z-Crystals are done
i just see Togedemaru enveloped in a electrified aura while its needles create thunder spikes and it rolls at the foe at high speeds, dealing high damage while increasing it’s speed and attack by to stages
Sounds reasonable (and awesome)
Togedemarium Z
For Zing Zap
So I think the super Z crystals will be
Lycanrocium Z
Kommonium Z
Lunalium Z
Solgalium Z
Mimikynium Z
Golisium Z
Silvallium Z
Togedemarium Z
I just hope i can get Kommolium before the final fight
i see the very last confrontation at the top of Megacity with me and Kommo-o facing against Dusk Mane Necrozma and it winning very easily against Kommo-o and it tries to siphon Kommo-o’s light energy and it unleases its full power with Clangorous Soulblaze
1) I’d doubt it’ll be pre champion tbh, it’s totally busted
2) Why would Kommo-o have light energy?
the light energy is a bit obscure but not unheard of
?There is a legend that says Kommo-o is covered in glittering scales in order to drive away a great darkness covering the world. The reason these Pokémon seek out battle is to gain the power needed to defeat this darkness.”
https://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-ca/pokemon/kommo-o/
Ergo Necrozma is the darkness and Kommo-o is the light
The glittering won’t be Kommo-o emitting light, it’ll be Kommo-o reflecting light. Whilst Kommo-o can manipulate light (Flash Cannon) it’s unlikely imo that it actually emits light.
SILVALIUM Z PLEASE THAT THING NEEDS A CHANCE
We know how many new Z-Crystals we have and with all the ones that we know, there’s only one we haven’t seen anywhere. Togedemaru’s animation is more likely a Totem battle, it’s possible that it’s Necrozma’s but I think Necrozma may have a Z-move without a stone (kinda like Rayquaza with mega evolving).
I remember, did y’all in America set your clocks back? I did and oddly I woke up 3 hours early and say downstairs waiting for Sunrise… Only to realize it was cloudy so the sun wasn’t shining (._. )
i woke up at 2am only to be utterly confused why my desk clock said 2 and my cablebox said 1 and i continued to be confused and lose my mind
America? I had to change my clock as well, haven’t done it yet just because
I completely forgot about that. Apparently the Switch changes on its own!
Son of b*tch! Why can’t DS’s do that (Some how mine is 12 hours off when I didn’t do anything to the time)
Just saw the movie, damn Incineroar looks amazing animated, and Marshadow was completely pointless? Remove it from the movie, have Ho-oh or the beasts replace it in the finale, and the film would’ve been way better. It was still good though, Marshadow was just a total waste.
Voice acting was better than I expected
No! Don’t spoil it! I have tickets for 7:00 tomorrow Evening
Lucky I don’t have school tomorrow or Tuesday
It’s called a spoiler tag
I used it
was it spaced and unrealistic?
i mean yeah its for kids but seriously do they have to sound like so patronizing to basic human intelligence
Cool. I am about to head out with my friend in half-an-hour. He was cool with coming even though he hasn’t watched it since the 4th generation. Do you think he would find it enjoyable despite that? Also do you know what the the Ash Cap Pikachu that is given in the movie is like? Movesets or anything else special?
The Ash Cap Pikachu isn’t compatible with Sun and Moon, it’s an USUM exclusive and I don’t know of it details have been announced for it yet :s
But if it has the moves Ash’s Pikachu used in the film, it’ll have Thunderbolt/Quick Attack/Iron Tail and then either Thunder, Volt Tackle or Electro Ball because those are the only other notable moves Pikachu’s had but none have shown up in the movie.
Eh it’s a good film,some parents seemed to enjoy it
i’ll probably just wait for a pirated version, i don’t want to go to a theater alone to watch a kid’s movie without a buffer (my younger brother) i would just feel old and awkward
I will have to look at your spoiler tags after the movie. But thanks for the response.
It looks awesome in the trailers, I really hope it Looks just as good in the Anime when it’s not Evil
It’ll look worse because a lower budget, but I think it’ll still look good.
We all know half of the Anime’s current budget goes to silly faces.
Yeah it always felt like Marshadow was in the movie just for the sake of being there, but atleast it looked kinda cool from what i’ve seen so far
I know about his role in the movie, an absolute waste. Wouldn’t see it if I was payed money
Yo Fairybutt how does Incineroar sound and fight or did it barely get any screen time
Incineroar runs on all fours, primarily strikes with punches, grabs, and kicks, and like in the game all its fire is from its belt. Apparently it gets stronger as it takes damage, but that might’ve just been a hint at Blaze or an anime only thing.
It’s really entertaining to watch and it does have a decent amount of screen time.
Wait
It runs on all fours?
mmmmm works for me, i need all the screen time of all my favorites so I can write more convincing chirography
Also there’s a scene where it uses Throat Chop on Charmeleon and it’s B R U T A L
Nice. Violence 😀
Doesn’t a Charizard literally throw it out of its z move?
No? There’s no Z-Moves in the film period. And Charizard vs Incineroar is way closer than I thought it’d be, as Charizard is breathing heavily and quite bruised by the end of it. They’re pretty much portrayed as equals, yet their trainers methods are what make the difference. It’s used to illustrate Ash’s friendship orientated trainer style vs Cross’s strength only one.
so that was a lie…. fml the one thing in the movie I actually wanted to see….
Eh whatever, at least I ain’t needing to waste my money so thanks for sayin all this
Idk I think if that’s the only thing you wanted to see in the film you’d be wasting your money anyway
It was mainly cause I wanted to see my fave legendary actually do something but yknow
I’ll just wait…..
Ummmmm
Yeah I’m not getting excited for pokemon movies anymore XD
Oh didn’t see you said sound. Exactly as you’d expect, it has a human gruffness to it but it’s still animalistic
Done with all of Super Mario Odyssey as of this morning! I’m just going to grind up to 9,999 coins before putting the game down for a good long while. But believe me, I will be back one day…especially if Nintendo makes DLC or announces Odyssey 2, which I heard isn’t out of the question. Now it’s time to get hyped for the next big thing: USUM of course!
On the way to watch I choose you!!
That name still sucks
Why?
It’s so clunky
I disagree. It’s IMO a nice subtle redernxe1to the past as well as essentially touching on one of the biggest theme of Pokemon, the movie itself and the journey of a new trainer!
I’m really exicted as despite being one of the OG 90s kid I’ve never watched a Poke movie at the movies!
I’ll be posting my reaction once it’s done!
Gotta catch em’ all! ✌
That’s frickin adorable
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I wish Guzzlord was as amazing as his design
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Sorry if it’s hard to read, but it’s cool how my favorite Pokemon movie was at least considered getting this reward, even if it was ultimately beat out by Advent Children (Cloud looks super badass in that, imo)
Advent Children and a Pkm movie got nominated for best anime movie? That must’ve been a weak year 😛
So reading my distribution card, I Choose You! Cap Pikachu is actually an in game event like Magearna. Cool they’re putting a bit of effort in it, wish they’d do this as the bare minimum for event mythicals.
Distribution card? In America? At theaters? This is my worst nightmare as someone who likes to stockpile event Pokémon.
Yeah it sucks. *cough* it’s paid DLC basically *cough*
Magearna had an in game event? Also i thought they said it was a QR code
The QR code is on the card, and Magearna you had to go to an antique shop to pick it up so nothing special but at least it was a something
O yeah. Well that is better than nothing I suppose
https://goo.gl/forms/vt2tlznRP8pXNgGG3
Another Google form for you guys, this time looking at type popularity and unpopularity, as well as ‘type controversy’!
Uh, controversy? I don’t really see how a type can be controversial
It’s not as in ‘omg this is scandalous’, it’s how liked yet simultaneously disliked a type is
It was when Fairy type was announced
Rock is gonna be have most votes for unpopular. It’s a pretty lame type
Its kind of like ground but not.
Thanks for helping me with my US team. Its now
Primarina
Lycanroc (Dusk)
Salazzale
Kommo-o
Alolan Raichu
Heres another form to fill out to finish my team, thanks!
https://goo.gl/forms/kUhOG3BUPGzQfZ5k2
It’s Bonfire Night in the UK! Gonna celebrate it with a post centred around the Fireworks Pokémon! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/10cc428805c5bb5674e3302e2a32e0f176986bc9d5472aadaac1c60cd1e50963.gif
1) A terrible Fakémon!
Name: Sparkull (Sparkler + Cull)
Type: Fire/Ghost
Ability: Beast Boost
Species: Sparkler Pokémon
Evolution: Evolves into UB: Burst at Level 43, learns Mind Blown upon evolution
BST: 370
Description: A slimmer, shorter of version of its evolution, but its head is more of a traditional balloon shape than an orb, it has no frills, and doesn’t have the extra orbs the evo has on its body. It also has less dots on its head. It can’t remove and explode its head, but it can produce sparks from it.
Dex: Sparkull roams aimlessly, illuminating its head to draw lost prey towards it. As it feasts on souls, it isn’t above frying a foe in order to release their soul. It’s even goofier than its evolution, but is arguably more threatening as it has not developed testing yet.
2) Name Speculation!
Personally, I’m guessing Lullahan (Lull/Lulz + Dullahan) to reflect its clowning around and headlessness, but I doubt it. I think its actual name would reflect fireworks a lot more.
How about you?
3) Move and Stats Speculation!
Shadow Ball and Flamethrower or it’s useless. Psychic is a staple of Ghost types TM wise, as is Dark Pulse. I’d love to see it get Giga Drain through tutors because it fits its lore and can combo with Mind Blown. Thunderbolt, Dazzling Gleam, Focus Blast, and even Energy Ball would be amazing and I could see them all happening but not as likely. It’ll never use it in a comp sense but it’s likely getting Explosion, maybe Final Gambit. Nasty Plot would be sick asf
I’m guessing it’s a special sweeper, faster than Xurkitree but considerably less bulky.
Oooh!
Is it really? Funny how it’s also the 5th of November from V for Vendetta, where “fires” break out all over London! Maybe that’s no coincidence.
Yup, remember remember the fifth of November cuz it’s Bonfire Night :p
That’s what the movie was based on.
The 5th of November is celebrated in the UK cos it was the day Guy Fawkes attempted (and failed) to blow up Parliament, known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’.
Remember the words to the rhyme he keeps repeating in the movie…
I’m curious by that fact that you guys celebrate a night where a guy tried to blow up one of your landmarks 😛
I think we celebrate the fact that he failed
Biiiiitchin i just got a Kommo-o Holographic card
It’s a sign from Tapu Fini that you must use Kommo-o
i don’t understand why a water land spirit would be the guardian of a dry rough island
Because the people of Poni would probably rely on water. The only establishments and houses we see in Poni are coastal, probably because the inner land is so hard to survive in.
Wait did the UB set come out already? If so I’m asking to go tonight to buy one
If Pokémon were real, who from the jungle or people you know personally would you want to battle most?
Earthen, tho he’d kick my butt
That he would XD
Seraph, Kurusu, and maybe Star
i dunno my hit list is getting pretty long at this point
Keeping it just to jungle members?
i have other enemies
a few youtube people, some deviantart commenters
I was just asking which jungle members you’d want to battle most because it’s the most relevant to us XD
you, seraph, cascoon, technically TC
Wouldn’t you rather Pokeride race TC than battle him? XD
hell no i’m not reliving that
Idk… I have no preferecnes other than all of ya
Not even me?
I kinda know your playstyle already
Triggernometried
Hmmmm
Earthen – totally contrasting battle styles and favorite types
Star – similar favorite types, battle of the fairy fanatics
Seraph & Kuppo – friendly battles but because it means I get to hum ghost busters the whole time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UvEgxpDcvM
Goddammit, Nappa
Of course ghost busters XD
i forget what is your all time powerful main?
Hmm… Actually, I’d say it’s undecided as of now. I don’t think I’ve had anything that clicks with me to the same level Rhyperior clicked with you. I mean… Maybe Roserade because it’s two of my favorite types and can learn a move of my other favorite type?
huh…….this does not hone well for me…
Eh, tbf you’ll have other Pokémon to weaken Roserade or outright 1v1 it if Rhyperior is already fainted. Like, especially if it’s anime styled we’re far more evenly matched, and if we’re doing it my style if writing battles it’s way more random because you could pack anti Roserade moves more freely but it also means I could carry more utility to make Roserade a nightmare
unless i cheat and make Solid Rock negate most of the super effective damage otherwise one Energy Ball or Giga Drain and i’m finished
unless i use Excadrill that would be a fairer fight
Eh, in my battle style Filter/Prism Armour/Solid Rock half super effective damage so it’s a bit fairer but Roserade is gonna win if it wasn’t weakened before
not even if Excadrill’s speed and strength are in full effect?
Roserade may be fast and specially equipped but it’s not the most defensive
I was still meaning vs Rhyperior :p
Who you gonna call?
Seraph, there can only be one ghost user in this town ?
And you too just because 😛
Can I Fight myself?
i just see you and your pokemon punching yourselves in the eye (you keep punching the eye patched eye its already useless)
a eyepatch? why would i wear a eyepatch?
because of this *Punches you in the eye*
still no reason?
not fooling me goat boy
whose a goat?
Just make your mons attack each other
This attack form is perfect ….I like Deoxys with these dark colors though. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1509904158718.gif