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I think the originality of Sandygast and Palossand is being overly scrutinized. They're a combination of at least 3 distinct ideas: - ghosts & possession - sandcastles & water compacting sand - quicksand, or ant lion pits Those last ones aren't mentioned by name in the website description, but...

Ha, this is a fun "leak". Ideas I like: - Plumeria taking the 3rd starter, strong against your type. This could make her the de facto rival we've been wanting since Silver. And she already seems like more than your standard villain team admin. - Buying Team Skull clothes Things I don't like...

I really like how much thought is going into the new pokemon's habitats and interactions in the Pokemon world this gen. Crabrawler boxing each other for high spaces, the way Coconut Crabs appear up trees. Sandygast and Palossand possessing children and adults to add sand to their bodies, like an...

I love mata mata turtles. The dragon typing is no doubt a reference to how they look like real-life dragons. I also like this tidbit from the website: Attack its weak point for m a s s i v e d a m a g e

In a nutshell, Alolan forms are based a little more on real-world evolution, whereas normal Pokemon evolution has always been more like metamorphosis. When something undergoes metamorphosis it often doesn't occupy the same ecological niche anymore - things go from being aquatic to walking on...

I never played Neopets, so I didn't even know about that guy. I'll be darned! I was thinking more Trubbish in a dolphin shape.

This trailer confirms a bunch more! - Ghastly line and Drowzee line being used by Skull grunts - Zubat line being used by Plumeria (boo) - Spinarak/Ariados being used by Guzma (yay! :D) Also there's a Delibird in the overworld at 0:25.

C-C-C-Combo breaker: I hope the dolphin pokemon is literally trash. The Flotsam Pokemon. Water/Poison type

Woah, I wasn't expecting Alolan Raichu to be floating. Can't say I'm a fan of Pokemon floating that look like they shouldn't be able to. I thought the whole point of Alolan Raichu was it was like a surfer dude. What's the point of surfing on water when you can fly everywhere? And how does the...

It's the 20th anniversary of Gen I and it's smart to give new forms to Gen I pokemon if you want to draw in older fans. They're also the most iconic, whereas not everyone would recognize an alternate form of Qwilfish or Stantler is even any different. As for Bank, I'm pretty sure the pokemon...

So Wishiwashi changes form once it reaches a set level. I'm... more and more confused as to why that's not just an evolution. That's how evolution works. Except you can't cancel it, it can't have a useful ability, and you have to watch its form change animation every single battle. So, it's worse.

Sea cucumbers tend to appear on the sea floor... diving confirmed?? (I'm mostly joking, they can put Namakobushi on whatever route they want) I can't wait to see what it looks like when it spits its fist-shaped organ to attack. That sounds hilarious.

Maybe you're just being hyperbolic, but there are several differences between the two besides color. Alolan Meowth's eyes are a different shape and size. Its mouth is smaller. Its whiskers are curly instead of straight. Its ears look bigger and more upright. The koban is a bit different, at...

Those fish pokemon definitely feel like they should be an evolutionary line, à la Magnemite and Beldum, rather than different forms. The big one is just so clearly going to be superior, with different stats and a different place in the Pokemon world that would merit a separate dex entry. Plus...

No offense to kangaroo and dolphin fans, but I don't care if they never (or don't again) make Pokemon based on some of these animals that are already ingrained in pop culture and people's awareness. Every kid knows what kangaroos and dolphins are, and there doesn't need to be a pokemon analog...

That timing is kind of what flags it as fake to me. It's on the heels of an earlier leak being confirmed so people are looking for the next big one, and it has a solid week to be talk of the town while anticipation ramps up for the next reveal. Most of it isn't really that outlandish that it...

I've always thought those memes were silly, since elements in the environment are clearly different from pokemon attacks. Like even the weakest fire attack is literal fire and the weakest water attack is a highly pressurized jet, and those would hurt even humans. Pokemon are superpowered, and I...

I agree with you about the final starter evos. It's worrying to think they've all been bipedal or humanoid the past two gens, ever since Serperior and Samurott. I usually prefer the more heavy, animalistic designs like Venusaur and Torterra, and I'd rather they return to those. Hopefully they...

With Z-moves and Alolan forms, I can see how they don't want to emphasize too many similar features with Mega Evos. Just imagine trying to explain all three to someone who never played gen VI: "So there are some pokemon with radical form differences based on where you catch them, and some that...