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The only clue they gave is that the Pokemon would have “ラ” (“ra”) in its name. So that would “narrow it down” to roughly Raticate, Raichu, Vileplume, Slowbro, Kingler, Marowak, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Granbull, Heracross, Hitmontop, Raikou, Tyranitar, Swampert, Mightyena, Sableye, Aggron, Manectric, Flygon, Latios, Latias, Groudon, Luxray, Rampardos, Drapion, Heatran, Giratina, Darkrai, Stoutland, Zebstrika, Scolipede, Maractus, Carracosta, Cinccino, Reuniclus, Vanilluxe, Galvantula, Chandelure, Heatmor, Hydreigon, Terrakion, Reshiram, Landorus, Florges, Malamar, and Tyrantrum. Who do you think it’ll be?
The majority of these Pokemon could actually function in this game very well. I could see them putting Darkrai in and giving him the cheapest moveset ever where you can put your opponent to sleep and then use your strongest attack. Hydreigon with its iconically large moveset could be interesting, and a double jab with its hands doing extra damage because its hand bite you is just a funny thought. Vanilluxe would also be hilarious, and Pokken Tournament definitely lacks a comic relief (but still usable) character, like Smash has WFT, Luigi, G&W and Duck Hunt. Groudon doesn't move very much canonically, so seeing the thing running around a field would also be a sight to behold.
You might as well just consider the above paragraph wishlisting, though, because I don't think any of the above Pokemon are getting in. I'd jsut like it if they did
. Of what I seriously think this reveal could be, Swampert would complete the Hoenn trio, though it doesn't bring any diversity to the table, which with such a small roster of Pokemon is very important. I think that Marowak could bring something different -- powerful ranged attacks via throwing its bone, but stuck with weaker melee attacks until the bone goes back to it (a la Bonemerang). Over the course of the battle, physical damage could also possibly be seen to the skull on its head (such as a scratch or even crack) if Marowak is on the lower foot, but this could also be quite morbid. :x Sableye I could see having a very unique playstyle, being some sort of prankster Pokemon, and its Mega-Evolution could bring a very interesting mechanic as a defensive titan. On a similar note, Aggron is one of the most likely Pokemon on the list due to its overall high popularity, fitting in with the style of the game both in terms of graphics and the movesets of the other fighters so far. Heracross is also very likely due to similar reasons, and I will be surprised if we don't find one of them revealed on the 15th.
I feel like it'd be a waste not to have all kinds of Pokemon body types represented, though. We have plenty of bipeds and thanks to Suicune a quadruped, but we don't have anything like a spider or crab. Kingler, Drapion, Scolipede and Galvantula are all on the list of possible characters, and I think it would be lucrative to increase the diversity even more by including one of them. Admittedly, Scolipede's and Galvantula's lack of appendages usable for melee attacks makes it very unlikely for them to get in, but I think that both Kingler and Drapion actually have a shot here, and I will be happiest if one of those get revealed next week as opposed to just another interesting biped, despite them not being my favourite Pokemon in the games on that list.
Obviously the Hitmons are obvious choices, but I feel like if they were going to be put in the games they would have been some of the first Pokemon revealed. They're not the most popular Pokemon in the world, but they're perfect for advertising this game on logos and such. I also find it pretty difficult to believe that they would put one Hitmon in the game without the other two, because they come as a set, or at the very least Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee do. This makes me think that Hitmontop is the most likely of the three. Furthermore, I think that putting both of the Gen I Hitmons in the game would be a genuine mistake, because they would be semi-clones of each other at best; Hitmonlee can kick as fast as and to the power of Hitmonchan's punches, so for them to not be equal in terms of both power and agility would be more disappointing than anything else.
Edit: Something I've just noticed when I went back to check the tease of Sceptile for any further clues actually might have come up with something. This was the picture used in Sceptile's tease:
Three things are different between that image and the one used in this leak. First of all, Weavile was moved to the left and Sceptile was put where Weavile is now; that doesn't matter. Second of all is naturally the text, which we already know about. Third of all is the question mark -- the glow of it here is green, whereas in this leak it's blue. Could this be a coincedence? Sure, maybe this particular leaker just like blue more than green, but considering most of this tease is copy/pasted from the last one, changing the colour of this question mark was definitely a conscious decision -- that much we know. If the colour is a deliberate tease, it would either have been referring to Sceptile's colouring or its type. Cross-reference this with the list of possible characters we've got now, and this is what I've come up with:
Colouring (not checking Dex colours, just whether dark blue features on the design noticeably): Vileplume, Heracross, Swampert, Sableye, Manectric, Latios, Luxray, Rampardos, Stoutland, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Hydreigon. Wow, that's actually quite a lot, and Heracross is on the list, who I thought was the most likely to get in anyway.
Typing: Slowbro, Kingler, Swampert, Carracosta
I do genuinely think that it's more likely the question mark is referring to typing than the overall colouring of the Pokemon, as choosing colouring could prove problematic with future reveals with colourful designs. This means that realistically Swampert is probably the most likely, but I think that any of the other 3 in the second list could be really interesting, different, fun and also viable.
