It’s time to get out and GO!
The latest update for Pokémon GO has gone live and introduces a few new (but previously reported on) features to the game:
- Added 50 Pokémon native to the Hoenn region
- Added new weather conditions and their associated benefits and disadvantages
- Added the ability to create Battle Parties – allowing you to create set teams for specific raids
We’ll update this post with a full list of the newly added Pokémon, moves and everything in between – stay tuned!
This guy is my favorite guy now
https://twitter.com/GekkougaLarry/status/940018238754353152
“Spain is where the adventure begins as they say”
HES JAPANESES WHY IS HE DOING THIS
Because the next region is spain
I’m going to assume it’s closest to Kalos.
Cuz.. likes
If only I knew that
I mean you were the one saying it would happen in spain you fortune teller
Tell us the starters, lets see what else ya guess right
I said Colombia and the starters are (supposedly) a wolf, a raccoon, and a goat/ibex
And if the guess is wrong?
I don’t care, I won’t lose sleep
I mean like what would it be than
A platypus, dragon fruit and bipedal Fire starter because we want new things
So a dragonfruit?
Ok now he’s just messing with everyone hahaha
he totally knows stuff and hes just messing around while leaking at the same time im betting
Yeah I can see that for sure.
What? https://twitter.com/GekkougaLarry/status/940020003834867713
ITS SPAIN
THE NEXT REGION IS SPAIN
ALSO MY BOI BEING EXCITED IS HAPPY NEWS
*exited
Hawlucha evolution next gen?
Tauros better get something.
Luchador =/= Spain though…?
It’s primarily Latin American
Guys, if someone mentions this Spain flag thing or that fake leaker again, I’m declaring indepence and ban half of you.
how is he fake 🙁
Sounds spainful
Where does this Ghost of Larry’s future’s credibility come from? Can someone tell me? Sorry if I’m sounding like an idiot. I haven’t been on for a couple of weeks, so I’m a little behind. Lol.
He has none.
You’re just being a negative nelly
He had some inside info on XY like concept art and some other stuff. Nothing too major but he lives in Japan and works for a Pokemon center i think, very possible he has sources.
Oh, okay. Thanks for clarifying!
He also said he’s been around since gen 4, but I never knew him before XY.
Have you been on Twitter since 2006? D/P were released in 06
I swear if Gen 8 is just going to be a generic American city (no offence) like Chicago or San Jose…I hope it’s a European place.
When have we ever had an entire region based on 1 city?
Unova
Unova was based on the state of New York, not the city
it was based on new york city what are u talking about lol
UNOVA
I thought Unova was based off New York as a whole (I mean New York State)
How is Unova generic at all?
Because New York is like the most generic city in the world. Don’t tell Earthen though.
The only thing that isn’t generic is the sheer amounts of stupidity there. As someone who goes there nearly one a year every year, I can say it’s pretty wild
Youve probably never been to Amsterdam
Technically New York (City) is (New) Amsterdam. Why they changed it I can’t say, people just liked it better that way.
Natuurlijk ben ik in Amsterdam geweest!
Lots of their Pokemon were either ripoffs, fake-evolutions or unoriginal *cough*Klang line*cough*.
Yeah cos gen 5 was (soft) reboot of the franchise, so some Pokemon were redesigns of gen 1 like the Roggenrola and Frillish line. And despite all that, it is still one of the best games in the series?
That’s debatable, Gen 5 is pretty much one of the most polarizing generations so far.
so name some gens better than it if you think it isn’t
Gen 4
Name multiple
Gen 6,7
In what world is gen 6 better than gen 5
In the world that Mega Evolutions were introduced.
Gen 6 is less dividing than 5 because every single person has the same opinion on 6
It’s shitt
I liked it, I know it was small and easy but I adored the Pokemon and found the cities fun and open.
But like gen 5 actually has
Y’know
A story?
Pacing?
An interesting region?
A legend that does something?
In what world is Gen 5 better than Gen 6?
All of them
I was joking. Still, I really like Gen 6
At least it was a joke
Gen 6 is awful only good thing about it is like Greninja and mega Steelix
Gen 4, 5 and 7 are the best?
Yes.
Unova is based on the state NY, not the city
Except that the region is shaped off the city, specifically Manhattan, not the state.
If the next region is Spain, it seems a little small to me. Would be a perfect testing ground though for Game Freak. For them to see what the hardware can do. I just hope that the Generation 8 games aren’t rushed if they release in 2018. All evidence seems to point to Generation 8 coming out next year though. Especially if we get Zeraora in this month’s CoroCoro. Volcanion came out in December 2015, then Magearna in February 2016 and Generation 7 later that year.
Spain is not small, I mean, compared to Alola, it’ll be HUGE! (Alola was based off of four tiny Hawaiian Islands)
True.. the switch can handle a lot tho.. ie BOTW
ARMS’s massive collection of arms ;3
Spain is big enough for a Pokemon region and it has the Canary islands & Ibiza which could function as a post-game area or something
Speaking of Ibiza, I just realized that’s where the song “I took a pill in Ibiza” was talking about.
That’s true. Got to think positively. At least if it is Spain, most of it will be on one whole landmass instead of spread out like Alola’s islands due to it being based on Hawaii. I can see a Kalos size region for the debut game on the Switch. France is actually to the north of Spain now that I think about it. And Portugal is right next door to the west. Could possibly serve as a post-game area too. One could dream. Again though, this is all speculation.
It’s a essentially a big circular shape. Yeah I’d say that’s pretty perfect for something that works a little different. Especially if they’re working with bigger areas this time around
Speaking of Spain I am a Real Madrid fan.
For those not really into soccer/football, Real Madrid are the most successful team in football history.
And no im not a glory supporter!
Ain’t doing great right now though.
Yeah it’s been a tough season so far but im hoping things turn around after the christmas break!
Do you follow football??
Yes. Mostly Premier League though. Rooting for Man City.
They won today!
Unstoppable atm
They are a machine lately. And De Bruyne is playing magnificently, I hardly know a better midfielder.
In the spirit of Pokemon region-based areas, I want to suggest some great countries/areas they should do:
– Istanbul (yeah, it’s a city, but it’d be pretty interesting if they’d twist things up and made half of it Greek-influenced and half Turkish-influenced)
– Germany (would be pretty neat to see German-influenced buildings and a replication of the Berlin Wall)
– Finland (I love Finland and their silent but deadly attitudes are inspirational. Also their winters are amazing.)
– Brazil (the vast jungles to explore!)
I think Greek/Turkey or even Egyptian would be the best.
We’ve had plenty of warm climate beach like regions lately.
I want something deep like really deep in its lore/history, I feel Egypt and its history is perfect!
It’d be nice if for a Greece/Turkey thing the clothes would also be combined. For example, the boy would wear a “fez” as a Pokemon cap (even though it’s illegal in turkey lol) and girls would wear whatever Greeks wear on their heads.
The clothing would be amazing wow like imagine turkish style outfits?
But idk at the same time we’ve had too much warm climate regions which are my fav but I’d like something balanced like Kanto, Johto, Unova or Kalos.
When I think of switch I think of huge forests,mountainous ranges and building like structures. That’s what I’d like next!
I’d say Rome
Rome would be very good too!
As much as I love the idea of an Egypt reason, we’re in desperate need of ice types
I’m sure they’ll find the one mountain anywhere near Egypt and place it in the game with ice Pokemon one it… Lol.
And it’ll have like one ice type
There aren’t many fire types when u look at it… It’s not about quantity.. but they need better quality ice types I’d say…
It’s quantity for ice literally because so few are present
Well I’m just in shock when I opened my Dex app and saw how few fire types are. They seem so popular, I didn’t know
They are cause starters
Grass has so many Pokemon tho
*so many.. and water
And normie.. I mean normal
Yup poor ice types still need more of them and good ones too.
Well I guess we got AV this gen which was cool
True true
Gf needs to learn defensive ice is a terrible typing
Oow Egypt… I like. Def has some 3rd eye stuff going on to interest Gf
I second Germany and Brazil…
Africa is a 100% Must tho…
The land of the wild.. animal after animal
I’m just afraid it might be Too umm.. diverse for them tbh.. South Africa best shot
I’d like a region based on Greenland.
I want a proper Snowman based Pokemon. Please Game Freak!
That Larry guy is just playing off things everyone knows or already guessed to get a more followers. Plz. Don’t need all those posts
Lol your just assuming
I am.. but it’s just as valid a guess as saying their right at this moment
It’s gonna be sobering when it turns out Larry knows all kinds of things for sure, but in the end the Switch game still doesn’t make an appearance until 2019……..making it more than a year away………*sigh*…….So much hype, but so much time to dig deeper into sadness of not being able to play an HD Pokemon game…….
Says who? It definitely could be next year
Oh I know. I was just saying how soul crushing ti would be to know that someone has info, but we won’t learn about the games in full until 2019. I’m still on the fence, but I also still think 2018 is a pretty good bet.
I honestly hope that they wait another year. It just seems too soon. Either that or them not telling us that they’ve been working on developing it since like 2015 or something. I’d be fine if they release it in 2018 due to that. Just as long as the game isn’t rushed.
I think it feeling too soon depends on your feel of UsUm.. if you liked it.. maybe too soon.. if u didn’t.. like many Japs didn’t.. they need something soon to replace the bad memory
I liked USUM. I did. It was a nice retelling of Alola. I just don’t want the Switch game to be rushed. That’s all.
I think they could do it next year or give us a big new spin off to gnaw on till 2019
Maybe Pokémon Ranger DX?
I mean it’s not GF makes the spin offs. So even if GF wasn’t ready until 2019 it’s not like they could make the call for a spin off to come out.
I do now realize my comment to Star about Nintendo
That what if GF is basically under threat of take over by Nintendo if they don’t meet dead lines (That would be a big turn of events)
Also unless GF are brilliant at miracles I think Switch Pokémon can’t be as detailed as BotW knowing it took 4 years just to make it. Unless Pokémon has been planning Switch for years as well
I doubt GF are under fire from Nintendo. They’ve stated that they basically have almost all the freedom they want. As far as the game being BOTW standard I’d say people need to calm down. It likely won’t be like BOTW. at least not exactly. It may not even be open world. IT’s hard to say at this point.
I sometimes feel like while everyone fights, you plan out your thoughts and actually have the most intelligent theories
Thank you for debunking my bad theory I thought was possible
I got you fan. You can have a debate with people and have differing opinions and thoughts without things getting out of hand. People need to learn that.
I wish I wouldn’t get so worked up in small debates. I think when I just get on a roll I keep going till one gives up
One of my bad character traits
It’s human nature. Getting invested in things you care about isn’t a bad thing. Just gotta know when to back off and take a breather.
I’d personally be for that or a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. Either for Switch or 3DS. I don’t care.
That’s the attitude I love to hear
Crap……I just had a thought……I know Spain is in the running for the gen 8 region, but hear me out. What if this years movie and next years movie are hints at what’s to come. What if the new Switch game is a game that once again takes us through Kanto and Johto? It’d make sense for them to cover both regions prior to the game if that was the case. why else would they make movie 2018 a Johto specific movie? It made some sense this year with I choose you since it was the anime’s anniversary, but next year is nothing. Why bother? Why not just make this year’s movie a special little thing and then go back to it being regular Ash where he has a mini adventure with the current cast? IT would make sense for them to want to go back to the beginning for a game that would essentially be the start of a new era. Just food for thought.
Kanto….again? No offence to Kanto but they’re seriously milking it now. I mean, with Gen 6’s Mega Gen 1 starters and able to get a Gen 1 starter there, to Gen 7 having tons of Kanto references and basically being an archipelago founded by Kantonians, to the ICY movie, to Gen 8 also having Kanto? Sorry, but Kanto at this point is getting quite sickening.
To the only pokemon with alola forms being from gen 1
To be fair we haven’t actually gone to Kanto since 2010. (09 for Japan) and the last time we went there as an actual part of the story was back in 04. It’s been a long while since the region itself has made an appearance. I do get that people are sick of all the hints and nods and all the pandering, but the region itself hasn’t been nearly pushed down our throats as people say it has.
You’re starting to sound like that Lockstin guy that is forecasting the “end of Pokemon” after Sun and Moon and it’s scaring me. Lol. I just want a normal Generation 8 with new Pokemon as well as all the old ones that we know and love. That’s all I want.
I’m not saying ti’s the end. It would be a brand new story, but maybe incorporate old characters and locations. They could even revamp both regions by adding new areas and changing the layouts of certain cities. Also I’m not saying that’s necessarily what I want. Just and idea is all
I think Araquanid is one of my least favorite Pokemon too… It just gives me the creeps. It doesn’t fit in! Ugh! ?
And Golisopod Sux!!!
You suck
What yo momma feeds me!
?..
What are you, ten?
Old enough to own monsters and save the world!
So ten
Myb :3
Your spine through your new neck hole after it decapitates you sure.
Not if I swat at it one time… It will be running away.. ???
Honestly my what’s the point of this thing.. it’s like what u bring in if u just feel like losing that day.. cool design.. but what a waste on gimmick
It’s not a great ability no. It does let you use First Impression twice.
Is it worth it… Lol
90 power.. to go first.. when a fast Pokemon could naturally go fast and hit first
……You disgusting vile human being
Doesn’t fit in? Doesn’t fit in?
Take that back about my water child or I’ll make it drown everything you’ve ever met and loved..
do et
I protect my bugs man
Your mascot is a flying egg with feet
Lol. My flying egg will take down your bugs… Its Nature! Survival of the littest!
Know what’s funny?
You want me too pull up calculations of what my bug does to your egg exactly?
Oplz… Go ahead. Thunder wave your already slow bugs.. on top of my eviolite and go ahead! Come at me bro!
252+ Atk Splash Plate Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Togetic: 186-222 (59.2 – 70.7%) — guaranteed 2HKO
I’m sorry what was that? You do literally can’t even take it out in six hits, Araq kills it in two
Learn your place
Why wouldn’t it have def invested?
Because togetic isn’t typically run that way
I mean even with defense investments it will live a total of three
It still isn’t doing shitt to araquanid
I’d Def have some def.. but I wouldn’t use togetic on a Pokemon who has so much sp.def and a physical attacker. Plus.. with thuderwave and roost.. it’s not so black and white.
The thing was you said bring it on and your togetic gets brutally slaughtered by Araquanid
Lol.. wuttever.. I’m just saying it doesn’t look like a Pokemon. It looks like an actual bug… Or something.. I don’t like.
Like good designs ;3
Plzzzz
Ooo Mud Shots Fired!!!
I think the right word would be mirror shots because his egg is dead
Regardless of whatever region we get as the basis in the next Pokemon game, I’d like a proper Snowman Pokemon. Game Freak, please make it happen! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b8ab64becca031541788f861ca71bd0cbe7fc52f3afad0c496424ff2fb8051b6.jpg
This looks like the kinda guy who pats you on the back when you do a good job
It’s looks really cool!
Looks better than my ideas
Don’t be so hard on yourself. It only looks better of half of your ideas.
/s
More my Snowman Pokémon than anything
Honestly I keep hearing people say the Switch game will be rushed if it comes out next year, but to be realistic it sounds like SM/USUM were actually the rushed games. (as great as they were). They already stated that during USUM’s production they had a large majority of the crew working on the Switch game compared to USUM. Plus last year Ohmori stated that the Trials were a last minute addition. Why would such a integral part of the game be a last minute addition in which he himself had to code almost by himself if they had their full team on? It seems to me that While they wanted the 20th anniversary games to be special, they also knew that they’d need to be spending a large amount of time on the Switch game. Anyone that says that GF didn’t at least know about the Switch back then is out of their minds. GF is one of Nintendo’s biggest partners so they would prolly tell them first about a new console so that they’d know what’s up.
100% agree!
USUM were a filler game until switch where all there focus is and has been for sometime! I mean it’s a big step after all!
Exactly. And again as much as I LOVE gen 7 I think it as a whole was very filler-y. It’s production sounds like they were preoccupied with something else. *cough*Switch game*cough*
I’ve been saying that the switch games have long been in production.. no matter wut
Oh yeah definitely.
Wow… just wow….
You are so true about this, I really think this could be the answer to why people are so mad at Pokemon
Does seem odd trials were last minute
Wow what a battle! I love how they made hau champion in USUM.
My star mon Dragonite putting in work as always :]
Can’t wait for post game so far best poke game I’ve ever played! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/916c995bc8888cfe5edc38cee73a66b26b5dd79930cf18b02438dc864e97ae8d.jpg
Spoilers ….. ://///
Agreed
Oohh sorry.
If I’ve spoilt anything for you.
Will fix it right away
Too late …. i cri erytyme.. ?
Wait, why were you using a Dragonite against a Primarina?
I was at +1 Dragon dance and it was like my last hope, I think everything except Magmortar had fainted.
So I DD’d on Noivern easily and swept that and his Primarina!
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How accurate really
Sorry dude it happens sometimes
Everything was people yelling at each other for having an opinion
Are you referring to me?
🙁
No one specific (Although, it would be including me if I were to be specific)
You were arguing? You don’t strike me as that type of guy?
I didn’t jump in this time, but I tend to argue with my friends if they think something I like is bad or vice versa… A lot
But what if the vices are versa’d and the cavemen are sherrifs
You can’t tell, but I actually am turn red laughing at this post
By God, you’re a genius. The caveman is frozen in there and he’s the sheriff! How did I not think of that?
But we’re frozen out here
What I wanna know is
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Never you. You’re super cool relaxed and a true warrior for justice!
Not like the ones Alex is referring too!
Yeehaaa!
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My fear with the Switch game is that they are going to reboot the series with entirely new Pokemon and mechanics and get rid of all the stuff that we know and love that has made the series what it is so far. This is probably extremely unlikely and I’m likely overthinking things way too much. At the same time though, I can’t see Game Freak and Nintendo getting rid of all 807 characters. Especially given we got 5 more introduced in USUM. And that SM aren’t that old to begin with. It’s only been 2 years. Another thing too is that they still haven’t gotten rid of Ash or Pikachu. They’re going to be in this movie. Again, I’m just overthinking things. Pay no heed to this worried man’s thoughts. Lol. I think I’ve been thinking too much about Lockstin’s theories. If anybody actually watches him (I don’t watch him but have totally heard of him).
They will never get rid of the Pokemon we have.. and therefore megas or Z moves.. but the rest is up for debate
Personally I’m ready for a change. If it’s somehow no longer turn by turn.. I won’t complain
I also have felt this feeling and hope it isn’t so
I hope not either. I would of been put much more at ease if the movie was an Alolan Pokemon movie. But it’s not, so it just got me thinking. That’s all.
I didn’t even think of that and now I have worries
The anime is showing off things of Sun and Moon’s main story. I feel like the movies are just taking a separate direction from the anime. That’s all. I have confidence that after the main anime finished, they’ll hold us over with a Declore Island-like arc then Generation 8.
Yes. This. The anime is taking movies place I was gonna say.
I hope we get a mix
Like new stuff and mechanics but not throwing things out
Me too
I wouldn’t mind a “soft” reboot of the series like Generations 3 and 5. Just nothing crazy like what this Lockstin guy is predicting. Lol.
Same
I want a bunch of new Pokémon rather than small amounts
I’d like betweeen 90 and 110 personally. Kalos was too small but then again, they had Mega Evolutions and I felt like almost every Pokemon in Kalos had a purpose. And Alola was decent with the amount they introduced, especially if you count the 5 new introduced ones in USUM.
Hmm I feel a lot had purpose, but some were hidden treasures like Pyroar was sorta off in the background
I actually used Pyroar on my X team. I found it very useful. I remember how long it took me to get a male one with Unnerve. Sadly, I didn’t get the right nature for it. I got one that lowered Special Attack. But I was still very happy with him. It’s actually one of my favorite Fire types.
Somethin like that :3
That guy is Never right…. Very interesting videos tho ?
Main game thoughts on USUM.
– Clearly very similiar to SM wished GF did add more changes like new island, more varied plot and URS develoment, alolan forms etc
– But eh who cares about SM, I played this game as a stand alone and thankfully only played SM once so this was still rather fresh exp for me.
– As a stand alone game easily best in series
What did I like?
Well everything. The region is well designed, the story is strong and kept me glued, the characters, wide available pokemon, the little side quests, Mantine surf and ultra ride are amazing, the Hawaiian feel and just everything about this game.
– Also its such a fricking long game by poke standards, loved the overworld and the fact it was challenging but in a good way. Like trainers with 2 3 mons were challenging, it didnt need to have a slow paced 6 Pokemon trainer battles!
No unnecessary gimmicks or puzzles, pacing of game was great.
10/10 so far. Flawless.
*Lets see what post game has to offer.
To be fair not a 6 mon battles are slow, it’s more about where they’re placed
Yup very true
I agree so far
This in no uncertain terms is my favorite team so far
All my Pokémon work well with each other, work off each other’s strengths and grow better it also is the first time I planned my team and I have no regrets about it as I have the trifecta of elements
Fire, Water and Grass
I have the Dragon, Ice, Fairy trio
Rock and Dark are two of my favorite types
And Fighting balances out the gang
New article is up for everyone to clog the comments section with stuff that’s not related to the article. Haha
Heading over to the new article.