Vashiane

I'm a bit late here, but if you need a giant general new info post just say the word and I'm on it!

... Yeah, I'm. I'm just gonna pull a Cofagrius 2.0. on the "dragging poor creatures into its body and doing god knows what to them". A certain level of denial and rug-sweeping comes with stanning Ghost-types.

A lot of it's in the expression for me. It just looks perpetually surprised. Plus since it makes smaller ones you've got this giant Mama sandcastle surrounded by tiny baby sandcastles. Absolutely precious.

Wow. It's like a ghost plague.

[/points at the sand castles and the Alolan Marowak] It A Ghost. (Also SHOOT, by this point I'm going to need 3 teams. I have to have the sand castles. Have to.)

Man, same. I have no idea what to even start naming my Pokemon (other than Rowlet, whose name is a science ref). Though it's really tempting to name them all after Animal Crossing characters...

You mean Moana? Technically she's Polynesian but... the actual Hawaiian Disney characters are Lilo and Nani. And MAN, that's such a cute theme I'm yelling. Not trying to imply you were lazy in any way! But that works out fine.

No problem! <3 That's so cool! I'm definitely finding one with Stakeout then. I'll edit that into the main post, but since the thread OP already quoted that one, they might just add your post on as an addition, which is fine because granted, my post is huge. If it's not from the mouth of Nintendo itself, the amount of fucks I give is Zero. This happens so many times that by now I've learned not to trust leaks. (Also I would trust that Game Freak would know that most of its fanbase is beyond sick of Fire/Fighting starters... so.........)

And welcome to the Opinion Corner with Vash, I'm Vash, and Pokemon Things Have Happened Yet Again. But first before we get into the brunt of things we have a special news bulletin: It a ghost. Thank you for your time. Okay now for Actual Talk. How on Earth did Exeggutor gain a solid 30 ft in height and the dragon type? What is in the soil over there? Although hey, it looks like a real palm tree. Cute. (Though imagine climbing a palm tree trying to get what you think is a coconut and then the tree starts walking. Yikes.) I'm going to have to make a B Team for the Vulpix/Ninetails. And the birds. You can bet your ass I'm getting all four of the birds because I have no chill and need to be stopped. And the Sandshrew is an igloo I'm. IT'S SO CUTE AND CHUBBY. Can I just... hold it. I want to hold it. It needs hugs. If there isn't some way to give Tierno an Oricorio, I'm going to write the fanfiction for it myself because he deserves one. He deserves all of them. #GiveTiernoAnOricorio2K16 Okay so, I actually didn't care about Yungoos at all but... its evolution is name Gumshoos. It's -- it can have the Stakeout ability. Just. C'mon. It's perfect. (Also Looker needs a new Pokemon... and lo and behold... a Pokemon perfect for Looker... what a coincidence...) Mudbray's alright. Personally I'm not too keen on horses but I really like the fact that we get to ride a Mudsdale around. I also really love Lurantis? It's so pretty? GOSH DARN IT why does this gen have amazing Pokemon, I'm going to need like all of them. If the trials really are replacing gyms, I'm both happy and a little bit disappointed. Happy because man, this is so culturally unique and gives such a special flair to the Alola region. My only disappointment is Dark Gym When, Game Freak. I really like the designs of the trial captains. I can sense the fan favorite is going to be Kiawe but dang, Lana is so cute. And so is Sophocles honestly. I'm going to love him in advance because I'm certain very few people will. Not having to need HMs? Man, I am fine with that. We'll probably still need like Cut and Strength and etc, I feel, but not needing to have a flyer/surfer around constantly expands your options quite a bit. I'm actually a little sad it's not synergy but Z-Moves. I mean they look badass but that potential to truly bond with your Pokemon in ways never before imagined was an amazing concept. Shoot. (Though it might not be completely out... we don't know what that Z-Power really IS, for one thing.) I can't think of anything else I feel strongly about. Other than that this is the best region since sliced bread! Also More Ghost. Love this tiny ghost birb.

Can't stop, won't stop (I'm working on the Opinions Post now I swear but Memes)

THESE ALOLIAN EXEGGUTOR MEMES GLORIOUS. Also I saw a tweet comparing Sensu Orocorio to Orochi... I'm so amused right now.

I'M DYING IT'S SO TALL YOU CAN'T SEE ITS HEAD IN BATTLE.

Really. I wonder if I can't track it down and find anything new. Did it look like there was anything new?

Okay, so here's something interesting you guys. Read these descriptions of the Trials from the Pokemon website. Particularly of interest is the first one and how it states that this is unique to Alola and that it helps young people grow into Pokemon trainers. That's the purpose of gyms in every other game, but here... do we not have gyms in Alola? Interesting.

Thank you! I tracked down the image, so it's up in the main post as well. I'll change the wording, however. @ Minior: So it functions more like Zen mode (I understand the Aegislash comparison, but you can freely switch between the forms at any time, whereas Zen mode relies on its HP). K, I'll edit that. And that, is a very good observation there Quintessence. If that's the case, then we'd encounter Sophocles first. And that's what I was thinking too, especially for Kiawe. I'd bet actual money he has a Baile in his team. Though Mallow's Grass and Lana's Water typing doesn't match with the Pa'u or Sensu style Oricorios.

Alright, here's a quick run-down on all the information from the new video! Alola Forms New Region Pokemon Ride Pokemon The Island Challenge Z-Moves And I do believe that is absolutely everything! Sorry about this taking so long, there was a lot to record here. I'll post my own opinions in a separate post.

I'M ALIVE AND HYPE AS HELL. Expect the usual post from me as soon as possible. (Also gonna add a section for the Z-moves because /nice/.)

According to Wikipedia some of these mangosteen trees exist in Florida... Next time I'm in Miami I'll see if I can't get a couple. Also footnote but I did get a front-facing shot of Mudsdale and I swapped them out. It's just fair that way (plus it looks really cool from the front tbh). Paras is one of my favorite lines solely because it's zombie apocalypse AU bait. Where's my Pokemon/The Last of Us crossover?

... Oh my god. It was the first screenshot I got with all of its info, I swear that wasn't intentional. If you want I'll redo it. And Cherrim. Yeah. That one. Why did I think there was a U in there? @ Lightchao: I'll add that info in then. That's a really interesting ability - though that additional Fire damage is probably gonna suck quite a bit. Although on the topic of Bounsweet (precious thing omg), there's a type of berry - well, two - that it might be based off. That's called the Ōhelo berry, and it's a berry native to Hawaii and typically found growing from 1000 to 6000 feet above sea level along volcanoes. The berry is considered sacred, as it's given as an offering to the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, Pele, and the berry is also a staple in the diet of a protected bird, the Nēnē Goose. There's one other interesting little tidbit about this berry. There's another native berry that looks similar to the Ōhelo berry, except for a few small differences. This plant is called the Akia, and both the berries and the bark of this plant are toxic. (But we do have the poison type, and Bounsweet isn't one, so I'm banking on the Ōhelo.)

Oh, you know what. Yeah, that is Synthesis. 'K, I'll go edit that.

Alright, full list of the newbies comin' at ya. [spoiler=Wimpod] *Note that its Wimp Out ability is brand new and enables it to flee after its been attacked. This is probably going to make it a serious challenge to catch. [spoiler=Bounsweet] *It looks like some kind of berry, but I can't think of a real-world equivalent. Maybe it's a type of berry native to Hawaii that happens to have sentience? This isn't the first time we've had sentient fruit (i.e. Cherum). [spoiler=Comfey] *Triage is a brand-new ability. The Pokemon's also based off a traditional lei, though the flowers in this lei look like hibiscus flowers (typically hibiscus flowers aren't used for Hawaiian leis - plumerias are). [spoiler=Mudsdale] *Stamina is a brand-new ability as well - increasing its defense by +1 when it gets hit (so it's just Defense Rise compared to Defense Rising Sharply). (And okay, this name though. "Mud" 'cause it's a Ground type and "dale" from Clydsdale I'm. That's adorable.) [spoiler=Mimikyu] *Brand-new ability and brand-new type combination, making this our first Ghost/Fairy Pokemon. Disguise seems to work like Substitute, where it uses the cloth to deflect hits from the actual creature, however, I could be wrong. This is just a guess. [spoiler=Bewear] *If I'm recalling correctly only one other Pokemon has the Normal/Fighting type and it's an alternate form of Meloetta. So this is the first non-legendary Normal/Fighting type combination. Also, Fluffy's a brand new ability although we still haven't seen what it does (hopefully it's better than Klutz). Also. This name. This pun. I love it. I have to have one just because of the pun. But, ah, that's all of them, other than the information about Hyper Training and Global Competitions. God, this is such a great set of Pokemon this gen, I'm so happy~

Honestly I was going to take a sick day but I checked my twitter and saw Pokemon news so I'm up and at it. 'Fore I start grabbing images and stuff lemme see if anyone's done that first.

Exactly! I actually do understand and agree with the conservative viewpoint from a fiscal sense, but on everything else... no. Because on everything else, a lot of those hot topic issues directly affect people who aren't straight, white, able-bodied, and cis in a negative way. We're not "others" because we don't fit in that category, we're just as human and just as worthy of consideration, safety, and respect as anyone else. I know he has black supporters. I'm... kind of baffled by the fact that he does, considering how many of Trump's followers are white supremacists or were/are actively involved in hate crimes (the KKK's still around, even if people like to pretend it's not). It's disgusting, and it doesn't just apply to race. You can't choose your skin color, your gender, your sexuality and yet there are people out there, supporters of him, that willingly discriminate against people on these factors alone. And Trump supports /them/ in turn. Which is why I can't and could never choose to put him in office. That kind of discrimination and allowance of said discrimination is something I can't condone.

You couldn't pay me any kind of dollar amount to vote for Trump. I'm basically every conservative Republican's worst nightmare: I'm Black, I'm a woman, I'm queer, I have a mental illness. I'm not going to vote for a person who has followers that would want me dead for the crime of existing. Absolutely not.

I was looking through all the new Pokemon again, and I pretty much have my team decided. Rowlet, Komala, Rockruff, Drampa, Mimikkyu, and Lunala. ... Wow. Nice. There's probably some weaknesses with that set up but as of now I'm rolling with it. Also I saw a theory about Mimikkyu possibly having a Happiness evolution (in regards to it wanting to be loved) and my reaction to that was basically