Pokemon Sun and Moon General Discussion: Official Site updated to include every new 'mon

[Samias]

In fact during the anti-witchcraft hysteria, they thought witches couldn't drown. Hence why they threw girls into water to see if they would float and survive, and if they survived they were burned at the stake for witchcraft.... if they drowned, tough luck.

Honestly sulfur does imply poison or dark if it does become dual type, as it has associations with brimstone and hellfire. However most of sulfur's lore is based around its flammability and use in black powder so I think pure fire is within the realms of possibility. Fire could use a break from being so heavily dual typed. Rowlet as Salt also implies solidity, which points to a very defensive and steady grass type and also lends a lot of credence to a ground typing. Mercury implies fluidity, perfect for a water type but I'm not sure how fighting type relates to that in the future if it is indeed water/fighting.

Anyway nice catch that the starters are shaped as the three symbols of Paracelsus. I think the symbology is pretty strong! I wonder what influence will be stronger down the line, the alchemy or the circus?

[Quintessence]

WHAT IF each starter's secondary type is good against its primary rival?

Let's say, if Litten ends up Fire/Poison, Fire may be good agains Rowlet and Poison would be good against Popplio by being Water/Fairy on final stage. Thing is, Rowlet would need to be either Psychic or Ground and being effective against Fire/Poison Rowlet. But my theory breaks on that Fairy is not effective against Ground or Psychic. But that's just me making up ideas in my mind.

[Honey Bunny]

In fact during the anti-witchcraft hysteria, they thought witches couldn't drown. Hence why they threw girls into water to see if they would float and survive, and if they survived they were burned at the stake for witchcraft.... if they drowned, tough luck.

Honestly sulfur does imply poison or dark if it does become dual type, as it has associations with brimstone and hellfire. However most of sulfur's lore is based around its flammability and use in black powder so I think pure fire is within the realms of possibility. Fire could use a break from being so heavily dual typed. Rowlet as Salt also implies solidity, which points to a very defensive and steady grass type and also lends a lot of credence to a ground typing. Mercury implies fluidity, perfect for a water type but I'm not sure how fighting type relates to that in the future if it is indeed water/fighting.

Anyway nice catch that the starters are shaped as the three symbols of Paracelsus. I think the symbology is pretty strong! I wonder what influence will be stronger down the line, the alchemy or the circus?

My guess is alchemy will win out. By the way you guys remember how they said the starters and Iwanko share a secret? It probably ties into alchemy, and people have compared Iwanko to lead in alchemy. Although I may be mistaken on that.

The only thing that bugs me with the alchemy stuff is where Lunaala fits in. It just seems so out of place in all this.

EDIT: I found the image comparison. [spoiler=Bro, Alchemy!]

Edited June 20, 2016 by Honey Bunny

[かベリー]

-cough cough- Fullmetal Alchemist pls. -cough cough_

also

get hecked zelda

[Sunwoo]

Methinks somebody needs to watch Kiki's Delivery Service. One of my favorite Miyazaki films, and has an interesting portrayal of witches, too.

Also, I didn't realize this until just now but I don't really like any of the three starters .-. Maybe I'll eventually change my mind. But I'm 99% sure I am not picking the fire starter type. It creeps me out for some reason.

[Water Mage]

This is something small, but I think it's worth posting:

This is Magearna during the era of the ancient civilization that created it.

It's going to appear in the Movie, and it's just Magearna in a different color, but could this imply that Magearna will get another form?

I also can't take my eyes away from the guy with the Glalie hat.

[Jedi]

Dat Galie hat, someone should show up to a Pokemon competition with it on.

[Quintessence]

Lol the Glalie hat. Idk maybe Magearna's shiny form will have that color pattern.

[Magical Glace]

Lol the Glalie hat. Idk maybe Magearna's shiny form will have that color pattern.

This is what I thought. And a "pristine" Magearna glimmering makes some sense given cartoon physics...

[VeryAngryBisharp]

Just looks like it's shiny form to me too. I want that hat.

[Anacybele]

Is this a Coro Coro leak or something? I'd have expected more than just a recolored Magearna for the next news... :/

[Quintessence]

In other news, brought from serebii.net:

Pokémon Sun & Noon - Fan Editions

Two special Fan Editions of Pokémon Sun & Moon have been confirmed for Europe on November 23rd 2016. These special editions come with the retail version of the game but released in a special Steel Book showing both Solgaleo or Lunala depending on the version. Pricing for this has yet to be announced

Pokémon New Nintendo 3DS XL

Following the announcement for it in Japan last week, it has now been confirmed by Nintendo Europe that the special Solgaleo & Lunala themed New Nintendo 3DS XL is to be released in Europe and Australia this November. We currently don't have any details such as specific dates and prices, but we'll bring more as and when it comes so keep checking back

Edited June 22, 2016 by Quintessence

[Anacybele]

Only for Europe? Ugh, I want that pretty all-gold Sun case. :(

But now NA is the only region without a special edition of some kind. We better get one, though, it's only fair.

Edited June 22, 2016 by Anacybele

[Naoshi]

I hope NA/Europe get the Double Pack.

[Magical Glace]

Ah, well, good for Europeans.

Hopefully NA gets something, but I won't really mind if we don't.

[Anacybele]

I would mind. Because as I said, it's all in fairness.

I get that Europe and Australia get shafted sometimes, which sucks. But that doesn't mean that when they do get something, someone else has to be shafted instead. NOBODY should get shafted. I mean no region at all. Every region has a lot of fans, after all.

[Nym]

Well, look how much time Europe took for having Fates :P.

We can't always have everything first xD.

Edited June 23, 2016 by Nym

[Magical Glace]

Honestly, the only place that won't get shafted is Japan. Just how it works.

[Anacybele]

Honestly, the only place that won't get shafted is Japan. Just how it works.

Not quite. It's pretty rare because it's Japan, but it happens. Gold Mario Amiibo, anyone? Japan never got it, as far as I know. If they did, they were last. By far.

[Magical Glace]

Not quite. It's pretty rare because it's Japan, but it happens. Gold Mario Amiibo, anyone? Japan never got it, as far as I know. If they did, they were last. By far.

https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/3slb7g/lucas_and_gold_mario_amiibo_releasing_in_japan_on/

They got it.

[Anacybele]

They still got it way after everyone else did, which is still kinda being shafted.

[Tamanoir]

...And then we'll learn that NA will get it the 18th, but the information was just released first for us.
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​It already happened before.

[The DanMan]

I need a Steelbook cover for Moon... don't do this to me.

[Anacybele]

DanMan's got the right of it! Except for me, it's the Sun steelbook. I must have it too! Plz, NoA.

Edited June 23, 2016 by Anacybele

[Elementar]

I wonder how they'll handle Zygarde's ​four signature moves now? They'll need to restrict it in some way. I presume that they'll only allow one out of Land's Wrath, Thousand Arrows and Thousand Waves at a time, considering that they have the same power and PP. I'm liking Thousand Arrows the most at the moment, because of its ability to hit Flying types. I wonder what power Core Enforcer will have? It looks extremely powerful.