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New Pokémon Sword and Shield Info (Rivals, Team, Galarian Forms, cross-gen Evos)
- Thread starter Dwebble
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Well, there's that bookstore with a Hoothoot with a book on its head holding a stick. I wouldn't give up on Galarian Hoothoot just yet.
Thank God for his kids.
Repent of saying that blasphemy!
The Geller situation has always been rather confusing to me. It's clearly still around considering how the TCG handles it, but it wasn't enough of an issue to change Kadabra within the games. The Alakazam cards still show a tiny Kadabra on the cards too. And as mentioned above he did get a plush recently. So all of that's fine, apparently? How strange.
Yeah, i think it's just a regular Hootoot.
If i remember correctly - the Regular Forms of the Pokemon that became Alolan weren't included in the Alolan Pokedex
Just threw this together for easier speculation on the July 14th rumor since we can probably identify some of the creatures implied as a result of this trailer and cross-reference with the Affleck Leak.
I don't have all my rumors straight but I personally think this image is dubious. It seems to combine creatures implied in the Affleck Leak with another rumor that alleged things like a six-armed Gigantimax Machamp and an elongated Gigantimax Meowth. I don't have that rumor in front of me though.
The Meowth duality is depicted in this image, however, as #7 matches Affleck's description of Meowth and #20 matches the "elongated Meowth" rumor. So either the Affleck Leak and the Gigantimax post are both accurate or this image is just combining confirmed information with other rumors for clout.
I dunno, though. We'll see. It's fun to consider either way.
Edit: Oh, also, next to the longcat picture is "#250026159". There's some leftover watermark/image data junk in the collage though so it could just be that.
I don't have all my rumors straight but I personally think this image is dubious. It seems to combine creatures implied in the Affleck Leak with another rumor that alleged things like a six-armed Gigantimax Machamp and an elongated Gigantimax Meowth. I don't have that rumor in front of me though.
The Meowth duality is depicted in this image, however, as #7 matches Affleck's description of Meowth and #20 matches the "elongated Meowth" rumor. So either the Affleck Leak and the Gigantimax post are both accurate or this image is just combining confirmed information with other rumors for clout.
I dunno, though. We'll see. It's fun to consider either way.
Edit: Oh, also, next to the longcat picture is "#250026159". There's some leftover watermark/image data junk in the collage though so it could just be that.
They were, just not as separate entries. They were just treated as alt forms. They even had their own dex entries that were different.
Apologies if this has been covered already but wouldnt this put a damper in Sirfetch'd then since it was called an evolution of Farfetch'd, and there was no mention of a Galarian Farfetch'd
The assumption is that Farfetch'd would have a regional form not detailed in the Affleck Leak. This is if the Eviolite Theory is true.
If normal Farfetch'd does evolve to Sirfetch'd without its own regional form, then the Eviolite Theory is finally dead.
I personally hope it's the latter because I hate the Eviolite Theory, despite subscribing to it myself now.
either Geller (or his lawyers) stopped caring, or TPC is just playing it safe. though there's no reason for TPC to do much more since the abra line isn't particularly relevant right now
Crazy idea for Galarian forms
Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligator (Water/Fighting)
Chikorita/Bayleaf/Meganium (Grass/Dark)
Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion (Fire/Psychic)
Player picks one after second gym
Cofagrigus (Ghost/Psychic)
Mantine (Water/Steel)
Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligator (Water/Fighting)
Chikorita/Bayleaf/Meganium (Grass/Dark)
Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion (Fire/Psychic)
Player picks one after second gym
Cofagrigus (Ghost/Psychic)
Mantine (Water/Steel)
Oh yeah, it doesn't appear to be a strong concern anymore nowadays, that's for sure. I just think it's strange how it has always affected the TCG the most, but not to the extend that they scrubbed Kadabra's presence from the Alakazam cards. Did Geller's lawyers target the card game in particular, or what?
Though you do have that weird situation where everstones don't affect Kadabra while they do stop the other trade evolutions. A bizarre little detail. Idk, it's not particularly important stuff nor does it bother me, but I just think it's all rather fascinating. Haha.
I guess this would be my stance as well. It makes sense but it is still incredibly ridiculous nonetheless.
He got annoyed that Japanese fans asked him to sign Kadabra cards
I don't think it's a Gigantamax form, mostly because on the image the possible Gigantamax forms are grouped together, what is possible is Galarian Venomoth or they pull a Linoone and have Galar Forms of Venonaut and Venomoth with a Venomoth evoultion that's Bug/Fairy
What's the Evolite theory?
Just threw this together for easier speculation on the July 14th rumor since we can probably identify some of the creatures implied as a result of this trailer and cross-reference with the Affleck Leak.
I don't have all my rumors straight but I personally think this image is dubious. It seems to combine creatures implied in the Affleck Leak with another rumor that alleged things like a six-armed Gigantimax Machamp and an elongated Gigantimax Meowth. I don't have that rumor in front of me though.
The Meowth duality is depicted in this image, however, as #7 matches Affleck's description of Meowth and #20 matches the "elongated Meowth" rumor. So either the Affleck Leak and the Gigantimax post are both accurate or this image is just combining confirmed information with other rumors for clout.
I dunno, though. We'll see. It's fun to consider either way.
Edit: Oh, also, next to the longcat picture is "#250026159". There's some leftover watermark/image data junk in the collage though so it could just be that.
I think its probably fake. Like they threw in things from the more legit leaks and made it in the style of that image leak from gen 7. I think they got lucky getting something sort of close to Morpeko but I think that's just a coincidence and if they actually knew, they would have used Pikachu rather than Clefable and Gengar. Not having Obstagoon and Galar Weezing hints is fishy too.
that the reason multiform pokemon stopped getting evos is because their previous last forms would be overpowered with evolite. having a regional form/evo would allow GF to lower the stats of the previous final evolution to not make them OP with evolite
GF has changed stats before so the Eviolite theory has never made much sense to me. Surely they don't need an excuse?
I don't think I've ever heard that one before. 🤔
I don't think I've ever heard that one before. 🤔
That seems like a stretch since they'd probably just put an image of a regular Weezing in a top hat. That thing is probably "supposed" to be a magician Pokemon.
That would have been kinda obvious though. Who ever this guy is, they are making it purposfully vague
Bede looks like he might be a Psychic trainer. If so I expect we'll get a new Psychic type that'll serve as his signature Pokemon.
There are so many better ways to tease that. Like a sea mine with a top hat or some shit
I can't even tell what's on that squirrel in that leak image
Looks like it got into some hot glue
Looks like it got into some hot glue
I think just espurr
But what's on its ass? lol
Ah, okay. I must have read that before, I guess I just forgot.
The Eviolite Theory suggests that the reason Game Freak stopped making evolutions to existing Pokémon was due to the introduction of Eviolite. Eviolite is a held item that gives a boost to any Pokémon's defensive stats as long as it isn't fully evolved. Some believe that no new evolutions were introduced after Generation IV because this would cause a continuity issue with the item Eviolite.
For example, say Ursaring received a new evolution and became part of a three stage line. Ursaring would now be able to use Eviolite even though it could not in previous games. According to some, this is an unacceptable continuity error that Game Freak would never allow. So no new evolutions of Pokémon that did not already evolve were ever introduced again.
Regional evolutions in Galar seem to compliment this theory. Normal Linoone, for example, cannot evolve in to Obstagoon and therefore cannot use Eviolite. But Galarian Linoone, which is a different never-before-seen species, is able to do so without without continuity conflict.
If this sounds confusing, bizarre, and arbitrary to you, that's because it is.
A lot of people, myself included, hate this theory because it's totally illogical. The idea that Eviolite is some sacred cow that must be worked around and respected for the sake of consistency is ridiculous. Claims that Game Freak makes these decisions for the sake of consistency seems easily disproven by all the times Game Freak has made major mechanical changes that created an inconsistent Pokémon experience - including adjustments to how some Pokémon evolve, such as Feebas and Umbreon/Espeon.
But even naysayers and eyerollers like me have to admit that regional evolutions seem to specifically work around Eviolite to bring back one of Pokémon's most popular abandoned trademarks. We are now sort of waiting to see what happens with Farfetch'd because the Affleck Leak doesn't indicate that Farfetch'd appears in a form native only to Galar.
So if normal Farfetch'd evolves in to Sirfetch'd, Farfetch'd will be able to use Eviolite despite not being able to previously and the theory is finally killed. But if the theory is true, then we should not expect to see Farfetch'd in this game at all and will see a Galarian Farfetch'd instead.
Its purposefully vague so that people interpret things as being hints when they aren't. That Giganto Machamp is just using Machamp's picture though and some of the pictures are just animals so it's still supposed to be obvious. Even if he wanted to be vague about Weezing he wouldn't pick a magic 8-ball with arms and legs because that makes no sense.
Ah shit i forgot we already saw Noctowl flying around in the wild area
Yeah probably not gonna happen then
I wonder if Galarian Weezing will evolve in to the legendary three-headed Weezing mentioned in the PokéDex entry from Black and White:
Seems like it's now or never if they want to make that real.
Seems like it's now or never if they want to make that real.
Maybe we need to be in a region that has a ton of pollution for that to happen.
*looks at China and India*
mutations would be a cool additional variant to find. especially shiny mutations.
*obviously not negative mutations but aesthetic ones
Hmm i have a feeling that they would never do regional forms for starter Pokemon
Honestly i don't expect a large Pokemon count - i am leaning towards 60-80 orginal Pokemon and 15-20 Galar Forms
I think we will see the same new Pokemon as Sun/Moon or at least around the same
No Bugs or Ghosts yet either.
Bug is my favourite type and nothing new for them so far. Maybe Ledbya line can get the Zigzagoon treatment with forms and a third evolution