A little slow, it seems. I've only had the game a little over 24 hours, and I've both been playing with the Dream World and some of the other functions in the game.
I was primarily going for the C-Gear when I started, because for some reason, that was a function I really wanted to play with. The Dream World is a pretty nice distraction, though the unfortunate thing is, its very restrictive in what you can do. You can only transfer a single Pokemon from the selection you find while looking around, but you can transfer as many items as you want. Finally, you only get an hour in the Dream World, and cannot travel to the Dream Island if you transfer a Pokemon across on your first run; I haven't tested it yet, but I've heard that you can go through the areas again, if you don't send a Pokemon across your initial time.
You're going to be looking to get 5,000 and 10,000 Dream Points initially, as like the PokeWalker, different areas need unlocking. Unlike the PokeWalker however, once you reach 15,000 and 20,000 Dream Points, new items and Pokemon become available in the multiple areas for you to find. I'm also pending if these areas can be accessed if you've only travelled through one and transferred a Pokemon to your High Link Forest, but all will become clear eventually, I feel. (still only got a small number of Dream Points; 180, if I remember correctly, lol...)
Anyway, I've been breezing through the first few areas of the game; I'm currently in the city where the Pokemon Musical building is, though I haven't used the feature myself, yet.I've been more focusing on the Gyms, capturing and training Pokemon.
I've had a few temporary members, such as Dageki for Aloe's Gym, and Hiyappu for the first Gym, and currently, I have a temporary member in Darumakka. I doubt I'll end up training it up to Level 35 for Hihidaruma, though... but its possible. I'd much rather pick up a Hitomoshi, regardless of how far away acquiring one is.
Anyway, I'm currently just training some Pokemon before the 4th Gym, and will probably pick the game back up a little later, when I have the time.
Current Team:
Janovy - Level 27 - Grass - Overgrow
Shimama* - Level 26 - Electric - ???
Hatooboo - Level 26 - Normal/Flying - Super Luck
Darumakka* - Level 25 - Fire - Hustle
Yuniran* - Level 22 - Psychic - ???
Yooterii** - Level 21 - Normal - Pick-Up
* - Possible temporary member of the team.
** - Only there because of its ability to give me free items <3
-RenegadeFox
It certainly took its time to get here! Thankfully though, I'll not really miss anything, considering Victini will more than likely come again as an event for the Japanese versions, so long as I reach the 7th Gym during Winter, I'll still manage to get Kumashun (and by extension, Tsunbeaa) and the items you can only get in Winter, and the third event isn't here until the 17th!
I've opted to go with Tsutaja as my Starter-- oh, sorry. I should say "Snivy" now, shouldn't I? Not sure what other Pokemon I'll end up using, though.
Anyway, I've only just started playing (first two battles have literally only just been done), but I'm certainly looking forward to really getting into the game. I'll probably be back to randomly post entries while I play, including what my party ends up being along the way.
Onward!
-RenegadeFox
Hey! Pokemon Black & White got an early release from some retailers in Japan and those online, so people have been playing the games for the best part of 20 hours, now. With it, all 156 Pokemon have finally been revealed to us, and I have to say... this Generation isn't too bad. Granted there are some disappointments (such as Pokabu's evolutions, etc.), but for the most part, the Pokemon actually feel like Pokemon. Though there are some exceptions.
Following are the Pokemon that I've come to like based on their design, but I'll list the apparent stats of them as well, for those who want to see how hard-hitting this Generation potentially is.
In Dex Order:
Jaroda
Type: Grass
Ability: Overgrow
Evolves from: Jyanobii (Level 36)
Supposed Stats: HP- 75; Atk- 75; Def- 95; Sp.A- 75; Sp.D- 95; Spd- 113
Opinion:
Of the final stage Starters, Jaroda has actually become the one I prefer over the rest. It honestly looks a lot better than Pokabu's (by far!) and Mijumaru's by the fact it still stays true to what the Pokemon is and doesn't act pretentious with a Fighting-type plastered to it.
Stat-wise, it looks to be more of a fast, but bulky Pokemon, which will probably unfortunately still be outclassed by Venusaur for usefulness, and Meganium for bulk. (I do believe she has better defenses that Jaroda) In terms of Speed, Sceptile has it beat, and though frail, still has a strong enough Special Attack power to hit back hard.
Reparudasu
Type: Dark
Ability: Limber/Unburden
Evolves from: Choroneko (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 63; Atk- 88; Def- 50; Sp.A- 88; Sp.D- 50; Spd- 106
Opinion:
This Pokemon has similar colouring to Choroneko, only with light brown/goldish colouring where Choroneko had white. Looks like a panther, and has a pretty cool design, if I'm fairly honest.
Its stats aren't much to write home about, but with Unburden, this Pokemon has a fair bit of potential; Give it a Leichi/Petaya Berry and if you're lucky enough not to get OHKO'd, this Pokemon will be extremely dangerous, so long as your opponent isn;t a Fighting-type or has a priority move. With a pretty decent Speed stat, I think this Pokemon will see a fair use.
Kenhorou
Type: Normal/Flying
Ability: Pigeon Heart/Super Luck
Evolves from: Hatooboo (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 80; Atk- 105; Def- 80; Sp.A- 65; Sp.D- 55; Spd- 93
Opinion:
This is only based on the Pokemon's male design; its much more colourful and it has a little red mask that looks pretty cool. This is another Pokemon that doesn't deviate completely from its intended design and looks pretty cool for it. Not as awesome as Pidgeot, but still pretty nice.
Obviously going to fall into a similar role as Staraptor, with a decent Attack and Speed stat, but it has a good HP and Defense stat too, so it could probably take a few physical hits before getting KO'd. Definitely not going to like Special-based Pokemon, though.
Zebraika
Type: Electric
Ability: Lightningrod/Motor drive
Evolves from: Shimama (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 75; Atk- 100; Def- 63; Sp.A- 80; Sp.D- 63; Spd- 93
Opinion:
I really like the design of Zebraika-- it really looks like a Pokemon you wouldn't want to mess with and finally gives some light on another equine species; something not really seen since Ponyta and Rapidash from Generation I, if memory serves.
This is going to be an interesting Pokemon to see online; like Rapidash, its physical Attack power is better than its Special, which unless some new physical Electric-type moves come out, could really hinder this Pokemon, as what had happened with Luxray in Generation IV before it. One to watch, especially with such a nice Speed AND Motor Drive.
Tabunne
Type: Normal
Ability: Healing Heart/Regeneration
Evolves from: N/A
Supposed Stats: HP- 103; Atk- 60; Def- 86; Sp.A- 60; Sp.D- 86; Spd- 50
Opinion:
People have compared this Pokemon to Chansey/Blissey, based on the fact that both are essentially Pokemon based around the ability of healing wounds, at least where Tabunne is concerned, based on her attacks. But to be honest, I'd be more inclined to compare her to Clefable, because the defensive stats are on a somewhat similar level, and she has a pretty nice design-- much better, in fact, than that stupid pink thing, Blissey.
This Pokemon is no doubt going to be used as a defensive Pokemon, and will be pretty potent in Doubles, giving people a Pokemon that has the ability to heal others directly, instead of counting on Wish and a lucky switch. One to keep an eye on, but definitely not one that will challenge Blissey's outright ridiculous stats, unfortunately...
Erufuun
Type: Grass
Ability: Mischievous Heart/Slip Through
Evolves from: Monmen (Sun Stone)
Supposed Stats: HP- 60; Atk- 67; Def- 85; Sp.A- 77; Sp.D- 75; Spd- 116
Opinion:
This is a cute little Pokemon that has the cottony cuteness of Mareep. (who we all love!)
Unfortunately, its stats paint it more as a Pokemon that would focus on inflicting status effects, rather than anything else, since its attacking stats are pretty low, and its HP isn't that impressive, either. It kind of has a Jumpluff thing going for it, only without the 4x weakness to Ice-types.
Doredia
Type: Grass
Ability: Chlorophyll/Own Tempo
Evolves from: Churine (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 70; Atk- 60; Def- 75; Sp.A- 110; Sp.D- 75; Spd- 90
Opinion:
Something that this Pokemon reminded me of in its design is Bellossom. I don't know about anyone else, but I thought Bellossom was a pretty cute Pokemon, and I have to say, I kind of feel the same way about Doredia.
Sure, she may not be as bulky as Bellossom is (I think?), but she is a strong Grass-type Special Attacker, with a strong Special Attack stat with a good Speed stat. She'll be up there with the likes of Sceptile and Roserade, no doubt.
Warubiaru
Type: Ground
Ability: Intimidate/"Earthquake Spiral"
Evolves from: Warubiru (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 95; Atk- 117; Def- 70; Sp.A- 65; Sp.D- 70; Spd- 92
Opinion:
I'm glad that Meguroko's evolutions actually look pretty good, though I have to say I'm a little surprised to see it bipedal in both evolved forms, though I suppose if it can happen to Pokabu, it can happen to anyone. But unlike Pokabu, Warubiaru doesn't look stupid.
I'm really glad that my prediction of Meguroko's Pokemon potentially being fast, so as to take advantage of the new ability was correct, because there is no doubt in my mind that this will become a popular Pokemon people use online, in Generation V.
Shinporah
Type: Psychic/Flying
Ability: Miracle Skin/Magic Guard
Evolves from: N/A
Supposed Stats: HP- 72; Atk- 58; Def- 80; Sp.A- 103; Sp.D- 80; Spd- 97
Opinion:
This is a pretty creepy Pokemon, based on a Nazca Bird. (google it) I find it a little funny that the tip of its 'head' kind of looks like some form of Unown stuck to its head, or something.
Based on stats, probably a Pokemon you won't see very often online, which is a shame, because it looks like a pretty cool Pokemon. We'll just have to see what its moves are like...
Abagoora
Type: Water/Rock
Ability: Solid Rock/Sturdy
Evolves from: Purotoga
Supposed Stats: HP- 74; Atk- 108; Def- 133; Sp.A- 83; Sp.D- 65; Spd- 32
Opinion:
A prehistoric turtle? Heck yes! Its kind of in the design of an Archelon; a prehistoric sea turtle that was said to live during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era. Your history lesson of the day, people!
No doubt this one will be a defensive Pokemon, but with an understandable ability to hit back. Just look at that Attack stat! Makes Bastiodon look like a joke...
Aakeosu
Type: Rock/Flying
Ability: Weak-Kneed
Evolves from: Aken
Supposed Stats: HP- 75; Atk- 140; Def- 65; Sp.A- 112; Sp.D- 65; Spd- 110
Opinion:
I have to say, I absolutely LOVE the design of this Pokemon; its based off of a Archaeopteryx; the earliest bird known from the late Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era. Though to be fairly honest, I'm surprised they haven't used dinosaurs like the Triceratops, T-Rex or Velociraptor, yet. Maybe next time, eh? But anyway, I just have to say I love this Pokemon.
I just hope that bad-sounding ability, Weak-Kneed, doesn't cripple its uses... because it would suck if it worked like Slow Start and halved its Speed for a few turns. I wouldn't mind if it doubled the effectiveness of Speed stat reductions, but based on its Attack stat, I have a bad feeling about this new Ability...
Zoroark
Type: Dark
Ability: Illusion
Evolves from: Zorua (Level 30)
Supposed Stats: HP- 60; Atk- 105; Def- 60; Sp.A- 120; Sp.D- 60; Spd- 105
Opinion:
Its another fox Pokemon. Did you expect me to say anything more on it? xD I was a bit dubious with the design early on, but it has come to grow on me, now that I've had time with it. I'm just really pissed off that its an Event Pokemon, and if I get the Japanese versions of the games, I'll not have the opportunity of getting one for lack of having both Celebi and any of the Shiny Johto Trio... *sighs*
It has good Speed and great attacking power. The only problem is its really frail and would probably go down very easily... which again begs the damn question as to why its a freaking Event Pokemon...!
Chirachiino
Type: Normal
Ability: Cute Charm/Technician
Evolves from: Chiramii (???) (yes, I will continue to call it Chiramii)
Supposed Stats: HP- 75; Atk- 95; Def- 60; Sp.A- 65; Sp.D- 60; Spd- 115
Opinion:
Its a pretty crazy, but absolutely cute evolution for Chiramii. The downside is there's only the small changes to the original Chiramii sprite that have been made, kind of making it look like a lazy edit to make the Pokemon's evolution. I love its tail-scarf, though.
If this Pokemon gets Fake Out, it will, without a doubt, become the next Ambipom. I still love it, though.
Swana
Type: Water/Flying
Ability: Keen Eye/Pigeon Heart
Evolves from: Koaruhii (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 75; Atk- 87; Def- 63; Sp.A- 87; Sp.D- 63; Spd- 98
Opinion:
I still like the design of Swana. Its basic form has the whole 'Ugly Duckling' thing going for it, only for it to evolve into the amazing Swan Pokemon we see here.
Its just a shame those stats aren't all that impressive... but looking back, I should have expected no less from Game Freak to shat on the Water/Flying-types to keep Gyarados the arguable best of them all.
Mebukijika
Type: Normal/Grass
Ability: Chlorophyll/Herbivore
Evolves from: Shikijika (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 80; Atk- 100; Def- 70; Sp.A- 60; Sp.D- 70; Spd- 95
Opinion:
When I first saw Mebukijika, I instantly said, "THAT is a Pokemon I well and truly want!". It just looks absolutely awesome and I love its designs for the different seasons, too.
Thankfully the Grass-type has a bit more leeway when it comes to physical moves, so Mebukijika should have no problem picking up pace in battles, in part thanks to its good Speed, as well.
Denchura
Type: Bug/Electric
Ability: Compoundeyes/Anxiety
Evolves from: Bachura (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 70; Atk- 77; Def- 60; Sp.A- 97; Sp.D- 60; Spd- 108
Opinion:
I had concerns this Pokemon would look like Ariados, based on how it looked from the back. Thankfully unfounded, as this Pokemon has a 'unique' face to it... and looks really freaking awesome.
This Pokemon is going to be the raep of Gyarados. Sure, its attacking stats aren't that amazing and its defenses are a bit crap... but look at its abilities. Anxiety stops your opponent from using berries... meanding that with its 108 base Speed, Denchura is going to rip the crap out of any Water/Flying or 4x Bug weakness Pokemon like Cacturne. This is the era where Gyarados will more likely than not be carrying Focus Sashes people, so you HAVE been warned...
Shibirudon
Type: Electric
Ability: Levitate
Evolves from: Shibibiiru (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 85; Atk- 115; Def- 80; Sp.A- 105; Sp.D- 80; Spd- 50
Opinion:
Another Electric-type? Yes please. This has a pretty interesting design-- it looks like an Eel, but also kind of like a leech or something. It was a Pokemon that I certainly ended up liking based on how it looks, and hopefully I'll get to use one during the games, whenever I manage to get them.
Its great attacking stats and decent defenses make it a pretty nice Pokemon-- but it does falter on Speed, falling worse off than Ampharos by 5 points. (if I remember correctly) Still, with Levitate, it can switch in comfortably on most Ground-types/Earthquakers, so long as Mold Breaker isn't in play.
Ononokusu
Type: Dragon
Ability: Mold Breaker/Rivalry
Evolves from: Onondo (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 76; Atk- 147; Def- 90; Sp.A- 60; Sp.D- 70; Spd- 97
Opinion:
Beast. A Dragon-type Pokemon with axe blades at the side of its face. What's not to like!? One of the only Dragon-types of the 'big guns' that boasts no 4x Weaknesses, and its design is pretty awesome.
With a 147 Attack stat, Ononokusu is no doubt going to be a contender on Smogon for Uber as soon as the Pokemon are assessed. I'll still use it though, if I want to... because Smogon can kiss my shiny --
Tsunbeaa
Type: Ice
Ability: Snow Cloak
Evolves from: Kumashun
Supposed Stats: HP- 95; Atk- 110; Def- 80; Sp.A- 70; Sp.D- 80; Spd- 50
Opinion:
What a cool Pokemon. Obviously, this is essentially the Ursaring of Generation V, and its basic form, Kumashun, is soooo damn cute... erm... anyway, its based on a polar bear, obviously... so... enjoy? xD
Great Attack stat and good defensive potential, helping to make that weak Speed just a mild annoyance to those who prefer fast Pokemon.
Kojondo
Type: Fighting
Ability: Inner Focus/regeneration
Evolves from:Kojofuu
Supposed Stats: HP- 65; Atk- 125; Def- 60; Sp.A- 95; Sp.D- 60; Spd- 105
Opinion:
I don't often like Fighting-types, because of how they tend to look; Machamp is a prime example of a Fighting-type I really dislike, but Kojondo is one that I really like the design of. It makes a difference for me to find a Fighting-type Pokemon that I legitimately like the look of, and I hope its a trend that Game Freak continue with for some of their Fighting-types-- JUST NOT IN THEIR FIRE-TYPE STARTERS!!!
A strong rival for Lucario, boasting a lack of a x2 weakness to itself, which Lucario has. A bit on the frail side, though, which seems to be a recent trend for attacking Pokemon, lately...
Kurimugan
Type: Dragon
Ability: Rough Skin/Encourage
Evolves from: N/A
Supposed Stats: HP- 77; Atk- 120; Def- 90; Sp.A- 60; Sp.D- 90; Spd- 48
Opinion:
An interestingly designed and typed Pokemon-- despite having obvious wings, it seems to not have the Flying-type, which makes me wonder if it can actually fly, or if those wings are just for decoration.
Its unfortunately EXTREMELY slow-- roughly around the Speed Shelgon is, I think... and that kind of harms it. But it does come with some pretty decent defenses, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, in-use.
Buffalon
Type: Normal
Ability: Reckless/Herbivore
Evolves from: N/A
Supposed Stats: HP- 95; Atk- 100; Def- 95; Sp.A- 40; Sp.D- 95; Spd- 55
Opinion:
Afrobull... who wouldn't like that? On top of that, it also comes with an Afro-Attack, which is frikking hilarious. Looks too much like Tauros, though...
Its really slow, which is something Tauros can't say. But it does have some good defensive stats, which Tausor also can't boast, I think.
Wooguru
Type: Normal/Flying
Ability: Keen Eye/Encourage
Evolves from: Washibon (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 100; Atk- 123; Def- 75; Sp.A- 57; Sp.D- 75; Spd- 80
Opinion:
My favourite Flying-type of this Generation. It comes from the cutest basic form I've ever seen in Pokemon. Definitely one to get into use, when I find it.
It has a great Attack stat, but only an average Speed stat. Its HP stat is pretty good, though, and with its decent defenses, it should have some staying power in battle.
Urugamosu
Type: Bug/Fire
Ability: Flame Body
Evolves from: Meraruba (???)
Supposed Stats: HP- 85; Atk- 60; Def- 65; Sp.A- 135; Sp.D- 105; Spd- 100
Opinion:
This Pokemon is just really awesome. Not only is it the first Fire/Bug-type Pokemon, its also one of the best Fire-type Pokemon out there! I'm just really glad that, in spite of what happened to Pokabu, there are still some Pokemon out there that are of the Fire-type and look great.
135 base Special Attack, 105 base Special Defense and 100 base Speed. Were it not for the devastating blow that Stealth Rocks would do to this Pokemon, it would be one hell of an awesome upper hand to Fire-types. Its still one I'll end up using though, and is probably the best Bug-type I've seen, too. Scizor will get raeped by this one, hands down.
Overall, this Generation is looking good, as far as I'm concerned. Though I have to say the Legendary Pokemon are looking a little weak. If you feel up to it, please do leave your opinions on the Generation V Pokemon in the comments; it'd be nice to actually get some comments with others' opinions on here, for a change. ^^
-RenegadeFox
Well, it looks like those images shared with us by some random guy on 2ch were legitimate-- the Pokemon we were shown to evolve from the Starters ARE what Tsutaja, Pokabu and Mijumaru evolve into.
I'll do them in Dex order, so Tsutaja's is first:
Jyanobii
Type: Grass
Abilities: Overgrow
One of the strongest evolutions, despite all the "its kind of like Treecko and Grovyle" stuff. I do have to say though that it has fallen favour to one of the other Starters that I'll be getting into soon. So just wait there.
Chaobuu
Type: Fire/Fighting
Abilities: Blaze
I can't frikking believe I called it... I honestly frikking can't! That it THREE TIMES... THREE damn times we've had a Fire-type Starter turn out to be a part Fighting-type Pokemon. WTF!? It would make far more sense if Mijumaru's evolutions turned out to be part Fighting-type, because it MAKES SENSE! In a moment, just look at the pose Mijumaru's first stage evolution has. Don't you think it looks more like a Fighting-type Pokemon?
Pokabu's evolutions are the biggest disappointment of the Fifth Generation for me, because I was expecting a LOT better. I mean, just look at the things' chest-- doesn't Infernape have something like that on it?
Futachimaru
Type: Water
Abilities: Torrent
Futachimaru is the one Pokemon that has made me do an almost-complete 180 in opinion about a Pokemon. The way Mijumaru was shown in the Best Wishes trailer (giving us a nice little spoiler where its Ash who is using it, thus essentially meaning Ash gets one) is just badass and makes it look really cool. This picture is much the same and makes Futachimaru look absolutely awesome. My only issue is the final stage evolution-- I'll keep hoping its different, but I've not really seen a clear enough picture of it to actually have a full opinion on it. But I like it WAY better than Pokabu's line, that's for damn sure.
Anyway, pages 8 & 9 of CoroCoro will be talked about in the NEXT update. I promise, this time. I just wanted to talk about the Starter Evolutions just ONE more time before going onto some of the cooler Pokemon of Black & White.
-RenegadeFox
Well, there's only 6 days until Pokemon Black & White hit Japanese stores, and last night, I saw a whole list of Pokemon in an update on Serebii. There are some really really awesome Pokemon in this, while others don't really look as impressive... which will also be including Pokabu's first stage evolution, again. (now that they're kind of legitimate, I feel the need to talk about them, again)
CoroCoro Pages 6 & 7!
Basurao
Type: Water
Abilities: Reckless/Adaptability
I think I mentioned before that this Pokemon reminds me of Carvahna. If not, well it does. Though it was only shown to us in a rather terrible screen shot, before. Now we can actually see it, and it has an alternate form, too! (I do believe one is on Black and the other, on White)
I don't really have a very big opinion on it, to be honest. It looks like a Pokemon, and that's good enough for me! xD
Yorterrie
Type: Normal
Abilities: Vital Spirit/Pick-Up
Not a fan. Though its nice to see then use a dog as a Normal-type instead of the obvious cat again. Based on a Yorkshire Terrier. (probably more widely known as a Yorkie, I think-- not much of a dog person, lol)
Choroneko
Type: Dark
Abilities: Limber/Acrobatic
Interesting to see the obligatory cat Pokemon is a Dark-type instead of a Normal-type, this time! Its design looks a little weird, but with new Pokemon, I suppose that's something to be expected. The colours kind of remind me of Stunky and Skuntank, who interestingly enough, were also Dark-type Pokemon of Generation IV.
Desukaan
Type: Ghost
Abilities Mummy
This creepy son-of-a-coffin is one of the Pokemon we previously only saw the back of in a screen shot. I still don't think it really looks like a Pokemon... but eh. Not a fan of it, and I'll leave it at that.
Ononokusu
Type: Dragon
Abilities: Rivalry/Mold Breaker
Another Dragon-type Pokemon. Apparently the final stage evolution of Kibago, and finally a pure Dragon-type, losing that 4x weakness that has haunted Dragon-types since Generation I. At least as far as the CoroCoro scan apparently says.
Denchura
Type: Bug/Electric
Abilities Compound Eyes/Tension
Here we go! Denchura is another of those Pokemon we saw in that Doubles battle screen shot where two of the Pokemon we didn't see from the front. We finally do, and it doesn't really look like Ariados. Thankfully. I'd sum it up as laziness on their part... xD Still a favourite for me, and the ability Tension, which stops the opponent using berries will really screw over Gyarados Wacan Berry users. Muahahahaha!
Doryuuzu
Type: Ground/Steel
Abilities: Sand Gun/Sand Power
Why do the ability names sound smarter than the ones on Serebii?
Anyway, Doryuuzu looks as you would expect; a mole with giant metallic claws and one that will probably fit over its face like a helmet. I could venture to guess this'll be a pretty slow Pokemon, like Sandslash.
CoroCoro Pages 8 & 9!
Will be in the next update. Otherwise we'd have massive page updates. The next update will have one of those really awesome Generation V Pokemon in it, though. So stay tuned!
-RenegadeFox
I read on PokeBeach that a magazine was published stating that the ENTIRE Isshu Region is based off of New York, and that Sky Arrow Bridge was inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge.
All I want to say is...
Told ya so!
But a serious update is coming~
-RenegadeFox
Okay! So the 'moment we've been waiting for' is 'finally arrived'. I am, of course, talking about the Starter Evolutions finally being leaked. Or supposedly. I'll note that these are all just rumours as of now, and will likely be shown in the upcoming Pokemon Sunday episode if they are real, though I have to say, Pokabu's and Mijumaru's supposed evolutions seem to be on those board things they use in the show.
I dunno, maybe its just me...
If you'd like to see the images, just have a look on PokeBeach's article on them, because I'm too lazy to upload them myself~
First, we'll talk about Tsujata's evolutions; the first stage evolution was one we pretty much knew about already, with them being shown on a 'beta' image along with Kibago and Koromori, though they had not been confirmed at that time. I do have to say though that if this final stage evolution is correct, then this will mark the first time a Starter Pokemon has evolved into a form without arms and legs. Though I have to say, if these are legitimate, then its a Starter that remains to look pretty cool throughout.
Next, we've got Pokabu's evolutions. Seriously my least favourite Starters based on the appearance of them. It also unfortunately gives me the feeling that at least the final stage evolution might be yet another Fire/Fighting-type Pokemon... which sucks. Heck, even the fist stage evolution has some signs of being Fighting-type, too... but maybe I'm looking too much into it. But based on appearance, Pokabu is the weakest, if these are real.
Finally, the sleeping wonder, Mijumaru's evolutions. For all intents and purposes, Mijumaru doesn't look very impressive as a Pokemon, but when Ash used one against a Yanappu in the Best Wishes Preview, it kind of changed my opinion on it a little-- that preview made it look a lot cooler than it looks, don't you think?
Anyway, as with Tsutaja's first stage evolution, Mijumaru's was unofficially announced back when Kibago and Koromori were leaked on the 'beta' artwork. You couldn't see it as 'clearly' as Tsutaja's, so this 'new artwork' is very much appreciated. It looks alright, but its final stage evolution looks really insane. That is probably the biggest change in a Starter Pokemon I've ever seen. Where Mijumaru and its first stage evolution look like sea otters somewhat, the final stage, if it is real, looks nothing like a sea otter. Seriously. Its madness. The shell on its head is a little weird, too...
Oh, Yanappu apparently has two Pokemon similar to it; Hiyappu, which is a Fire-type, and Baoppu, which is a Water-type. They are effectively the same Pokemon, just with different types and, of course, the 'object' on its head is different, where Yanappu's is like a tree or bush; it could be guessed that they will be relative to their types, but nothing has been shown of them, other than a screen shot where only Baoppu can be somewhat seen.
PokeBeach also note that they could be gimmicky Pokemon used to to promote the triple battle feature announced in the games, which they also note that Plusle and Minun were essentially the same. Not much of a fan of the 'monkey trio, though...
Anyway, that's it for this update-- not had much time to talk about much else, mainly because I've been busy with other things going on. I'll certainly get into talking about the games more, and if I get a job, maybe I can talk about them while I play, too! But that seems pretty far off, at the moment...
-RenegadeFox
If you care, even a little about the Anime, you probably don't want to read this entry, as it quite possibly contains spoilers for the Sinnoh League, which won't be aired in the US for a while.
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Because I don't care about the Anime and its predictability, I decided to look at the information that Serebii has on the next season of the anime-- Best Wishes, which ties in the Isshu Region to the Anime.
Now I'll admit, I half-expected Ash to lose against Paul in the two-part battle they had, which concluded in Japan on the 19th... but I was wrong. Then I remembered that he's been as high as the Round of 4, then got his butt kicked by some random guy who you could call 'character of the moment', only for them to lose, too. Its the predictability of the whole thing that kind of turned me away from the series-- the fact that not once, but four times he has been denied the ability to at least reach the final round of a major League makes me laugh at his inability to put the amount of experience he has gained in his previous failures to good use.
Yes, I said 'four times', which brings us back to 'Best Wishes'-- the Isshu Region arc of the series.
From Serebii.net's Best Wishes page:
"Best Wishes is the new saga within the Pokémon anime series to tie in with the release of the Pokémon Black & White videogames. After his defeat within the Sinnoh League at the hands of Takuto, Ash soon learns of a new, although very far away region called Isshu and he heads there to continue his dream of being a Pokémon Master."
Yes. Another series with our failure of a 'Pokemon Master' completely failing at what he has set out to do. You'd think that his final series in the 'near-by' Regions would end in a complete victory for a change, instead of absolute failure. (which is what a defeat in the Round of 4 should be, really... which I should actually call the Semi-finals, lol)
Here would be my idea:
"Ash finally takes his game to the next level, making it to the Finals of the Sinnoh League, where after a lengthy and painful struggle, he finally emerges on top to become the winner of the Sinnoh League. (you can have him lose against the Elite Four if they planned an arc for that, but actually beating the temporary cast would have actually been frikking nice, guys!)
Hot off his burning success, Ash walks in on Oak having a conversation with Prof. Araragi, the Professor of the Isshu Region, and after their conversation ends, you can do the obligatory battle between Ash and Gary, where Gary wins with the Pokemon he found in the Isshu Region, he gets all psyched up and makes plans to hit the planes and fly on over to the Isshu Region to take on, and try to conquer the Isshu League, where he meets Iris, an odd little girl who lets her Kibago hide in her hair, and Dento, the stand-in Brock replacement."
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I suppose what really chaps my hide is the fact that Ash loses to the random guy wielding Darkrai, which I'm going to assume is actually a Zorua or a Zoroark in Illusion disguise. But because its only been seen as a Darkrai, I'd like to punch the developers of this show for using something as annoying as a Darkrai in Ash's final battle of Sinnoh.
Though I'd assume now that there are more than one of each Legendary Pokemon out there, perhaps with the exception of Arceus, who is apparently the 'God of all', and Mewtwo, since he's only been seen in the two movies and I think an episode or two of the TV series before Ash took on his eighth Gym. (after all, Darkrai has been seen in a movie, and the Anime twice-- all three seemingly a different Darkrai from the others)
But anyway, I suppose that'll be the conclusion of this one, because I can't really be bothered to ramble on much longer about something I generally don't watch, any more. But its these kinds of things that have forced me away from it; that's four times Ashyboy has turned up as a failure who never learns, and with each series he becomes the same idiotic, 'new-to-Pokemon' fool that he was back in the first series, with VERY few references to previous series' of the show, other than concerning Pikachu (including its unwillingness to evolve), the Pokemon he has had, and their use come League time.
Seriously, any ordinary human being would reflect on past incidents to become stronger, and I'm talking about longer than a few episodes. His experience with Pokemon is something you'd expect to show a lot more than it actually does. At least with the episodes I've seen.
In conclusion, the TV series has become very bland, and other than the awesome shot Serebii had in their 'Coming soon in Japan' episode bar of Infernape going absolutely insane from its extremely overpowered Blaze boosting, its probably going to be the same until they either make Ash actually WIN a major competition, or get rid of him for a new character. Unfortunately, neither of those incidents seems at all possible in the producers' eyes...
-RenegadeFox
Okay! Time for some comments on some of the new features of Pokemon Black & White!
I mentioned Triple Battles before, and you should probably all know I've got a less-than-sparkling opinion on those, but what about the rest of the stuff currently released about the battle system?
Well, we'll start with Rotation battles. These are basically Triple battles, and if my interpretation is good, you rotate the 'stage' your Pokemon are on to set a different one against your opponents' Pokemon. That being said, they're Single battles with Triple battle elements; you see the first three Pokemon your opponent has.
If I'm fairly honest, this will probably just be something I try once, just to say I didn't knock it before giving it a chance. But I'm not really impressed with the idea of rotation battles. But like Triple battles, it could turn out to be a feature I enjoy using-- I just don't see it, for lack of being able to put the concept to practice with my own hands. I can't exactly say that it would be a battle-breaker, allowing your opponent to switch over one of the Pokemon your lead is weak to, because you have the ability to do the same. Its just... I feel those kinds of battles just come with the overall paranoia and overprediction that can make or break a battle for you.
It brings me back to the comment I made on Triple battles; where it feels like they're just doing all this stuff because they can, but I can see they're really trying to freshen up the way the game is played. The only problem is, its a change I don't personally see myself liking all that much. Which is why I guess I don't have to worry about it, too much. If I don't like it, I've still got Doubles. xD
Next'll be the Miracle Shooter-- a feature that I believe can be used on WiFi by indication that there is your standard connection strength bar in the top corner of the terrible screen shot Serebii have about it. It basically allows you to use items during battle once you have obtained enough points, which you gain over the course of the battle dependant on performance, I believe.
This would be an interesting idea, since items have never been possible to use on WiFi before, and coule be interesting to see how people end up using it. My only issue is that if its possible to access this feature as standard in any battle, without the option to turn it off, you've lost the 'Tournament-like' structure to the battles. If its a separate battle option, or a check boxed item that you can turn on and off when setting up battles, then that'll be okay, but I always end up fearing a 'worst-case scenario' with these kinds of things... while unfortunately I had really high hopes for FFXIII being an awesome game for the length of time it was in development... *sighs* ...whose idea was it to make that game so... linear...
Well... anyway, that's the battle features of Generation V in a nutshell from me. I've no idea what I'll be talking about in the next entry, because I was going to talk about the Shifter and some other features, until I thought I'd round off the battle system.
Cheerio!
-RenegadeFox
I don't know if anyone remembers, but there was one episode of Pokemon Sunday where they made a really big deal out of the fact that there was going to be little details in the background of battles, like the silhouette of a town and such.
Well, if the 'screen shots' from Serebii are anything to go by, it could very well mean that the little novelty detail in the background of battles could very well no longer be used, and your stock DPPt/HGSS backgrounds seem to have crept into the games again.
I just find it a little disappointing and just hope that if the screen shots are real, that the backgrounds are just a temporary filler until the game is complete. I've never really liked the backgrounds used in Generation IV, anyway... just looks like paintbrush splatter if you ask me, with it just managing to represent the location. Wouldn't it be nice if we got a background that was more relative to the location we're in, instead of your standard grunge shots? I certainly think it would. But that's just me.
Well, that was just a small one... I'll probably try updating later today with something a little more... feature-based than this. There are a few features I'd like to talk about still, like the PokeShifter and such, so I'll talk about those when I've got a little more time.
Until then, catch you all later.
-RenegadeFox
"...and you were there... and you... and you as well!"
Okay, I'll stop...
Anyway, this entry is all about the Dream World-- a new feature that will be used in Generation V's Pokemon Black & White. Something we knew early on was that it would allow us to see Pokemon and obtain them in our games. I do believe the first announced were Eevee's evolutions, though more recently, it seems they are password-oriented, and that the Generation I Starters are also going to come to us in dreams.
Then we heard Musharna had something to do with the Dream World, be it invoking it or otherwise. I'd venture to guess it would be invoked, though.
As for the rest of the features:
Much like Kanto and Johto, there's no berry-planting as we once knew it in the Isshu Region. It'll all be done in the Dream World, which is kind of okay, I guess. But really, it just seems like they've taken a feature that was a ton of busy work in the games and planted it into something else-- its still busy work, regardless of where it is. Could end up being frustrating, or maybe I'm just griping about it because the whole Berries thing has been annoying for me since Generation III...
Here's where the Dream World starts to sound like the PokeWalker-- not in function, but in content. You can find Pokemon in both and find items in both, which I suppose makes sense; after all, haven't you ever had a dream about something and you've had it the moment you woke up? No?
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Moving on, then...
To finish this off, there seems to be house decorating now, too. In the Dream World. Sheesh, its starting to sound like you'll be living in a whole different world in your dreams in this game... which seems to meld in with the real world. I've never really used the decorative features of the games, and I don't think I will here.
In conclusion, despite some sugar-coated features in berry-planting and house decorating, I'd say the Dream World is sizing up to, not be a key feature for Pokemon gamers, but certainly a nice little distraction-- it gives you some cool alternate Ability Pokemon, and that's a plus. But it does come with the horrible side-effect of me wanting a Hydration Vaporeon, now... *sigh*
-RenegadeFox
Oh hey! More Pokemon! I'm afraid I'm too lazy to add any pictures this time, because its a pretty lengthy process I can't really be bothered to do for an update that has been a long time coming.
I'm not lazy, at all... *cough*
Emonga
Something we've all been waiting for, I think-- and that's another Pokemon that isn't a Legendary to come along and knock Zapdos off of the Uniquely-Typed list... and it was something me and octaneblue (iirc, I've seen a few people say it, after all) have been expecting. A flying Squirrel Pokemon!
However, I for one was expecting it to be an evolution of Pachirisu, and while it still could be, I'm not really 100% convinced. (something like 60%-70%) Things that could indicate it may be an evolution of Pachirisu would be the black marks coming from the top of its head-- they look somewhat similar to those on Pachirisu's, and though a very flimsy similarity, its eyes do kind of look the same as Pachi's, as do its cheek pouches (which also happen to be the same colour as well, just to point that out).
But then I look at its ears and think, "Well, that's pretty different..." and its tail is a lot different from Pachirisu's, as well. But then again, when a Pokemon evolves, they do undergo extreme changes, in some cases. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see what else gets said about Emonga. It also has Static as its only listed ability at the moment, of which I believe Pachirisu also had Pick-Up, as well.
I do like it, though-- even if it doesn't turn out to be a Pachirisu evolution.
Swana
Awesome. A freaking SWAN Pokemon. About time, and nice to see another Water/Flying Pokemon, even if Electric Pokemon are going to be absolutely evil towards her...
It might look plain, but I personally love the design of Swana. I'll probably try using her as my Flyer, if she's early enough in the game. Otherwise, she'll definitely be part of my first Generation V team.
Miruhoggu
My opinion hasn't changed about this Pokemon from itd basic to its evolution. The design reminds me a lot of Bidoof & Bibarel and I absolutely HATED those two...
Gigaiasu
Well crud. I guess Sturdy is going to be a commonly used ability in Generation V, now that it certifies Focus Sash-like possibilities without having to use the the held item for the effect.
But anyway, as for the Pokemon itself, I think I'm a little indifferent to it. It doesn't seem to be the evolution of anything and adds to the quota of pure Rock-typed Pokemon. Not really got much more to add.
Mamanbou
This really looks like an evolution of a Pokemon don't you think? More specifically, I feel this may be an evolution of Luvdisc, due to the design and colour scheme it has adopted, at least for the most part. I get the feeling its a female-only Pokemon though and if it is an evolution of Luvdisc, maybe there's also a male version of Luvdisc hidden to us, hmm?
The only problem with that would be it would take up another valuable slot, when a simple gender difference could sway my opinion for it solely being a Luvdisc evolution. Who knows...
Shikijika
You know a game is awesome when they start making new features like they did in Generation II. The seasons system that is going to be in the games, and the fact that said system will affect what Pokemon appear, as well as the appearance of Shikijika, has had me smiling through even my unhappy times, during this past week or so.
As with Swana, Shikijika looks a little plain and isn't really anything amazingly special, except for the fact its appearance during certain seasons. But I suppose that's kind of what I like about both of them-- they're simple in their execution and aren't outragiously over the top. I probably won't use Shikijika in-game, but there's a long while until the games hit the US and UK-- I could end up using it, if I feel like it.
Unless I get a Japanese copy of the game next month, lol */unlikely*
Kurumiru
Its a bug.
What? You were expecting more?
...okay... it kind of makes me think of a fusion between Burmy and Caterpie, and I don't really have a strong opinion on it, either way. No doubt it will be our token Bug-type Pokemon of the Generation.
Darumakka
The basic form of, or the baby form of Hihidarumma, it would seem. I don't have much of an opinion on baby Pokemon either, to be honest, so I can't really say much. Other than it kind of looks like a Burmy that would end up evolving into a Bug/Fire-type.
Basurao
I get the feeling this Pokemon is going to be like Carvahna from Generation III, mainly because it looks like a Pirahna. I'd venture to guess that this Pokemon will probably have Rough Skin as one of its abilities. Looks interesting enough, I suppose. Though the image I've seen isn't all that big...
Tabunne
To quote my sister, "It kind of looks like a rabbit thing with bells on its ears."
I honestly didn't notice the small orb thing that seems to be dangling from its ear in the small image of the Pokemon that we've got. But I'd have to agree-- it kind of does look like that.
This is another Pokemon I don't really have a strong opinion of yet.
Victini
Its a shame this Pokemon is an early event for the games... because I have this nagging feeling that I'll probably not be able to get the games in time to download it, even with the UK release. (since I've not even got a job, yet...)
I can guarantee that if I had one, I'd be running around killing stuff just to be able to say, "V for Victory!" like Precis from Star Ocean: Second Evolution. xD
Overall, I like the design. Though it does kind of look a little off, in Pokemon terms... or maybe its just me. *shrugs*
A Note on Hatooboo
I like how we've seen nothing about this Pokemon since that one screen shot...
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Anyway! Keep an eye out for the next entry, which'll probably be about the 'Dream World' and a few other features planned for the games.
-RenegadeFox
At the moment, I don't really have time to talk about the many Pokemon that have been released recently... so you'll have to settle for my thoughts on a few of the features that are to be included in Pokemon Black and White.
I think at this moment in time, I'll talk about the seasonal changes.
This is probably the next best change that could be made to the Pokemon games and has probably been a long time coming, too-- Generation II was the last time we had something like this added to the games, in the form of a night and day mechanic, so in some ways, Generation V could be the Generation II of modern Pokemon games. Looking at it like that gives me the hope of Pokemon Black & White being really good games.
Apparently each season will last about a month, and to be fairly honest, that sounds like a good amount of time to have each season last for in a game-- it gives players a chance to experience the games at different times of the year without having to wait real-time seasons to do it.
I'll not talk about Shikijika in this entry, because I'd rather talk about it in the Pokemon entry that I'll make later, but the fact that seasons are now coming into play in the Pokemon games just makes me smile and hope that there will be plenty to do with each one. Maybe there are events that occur in-game that only occur in each season or something. I think that would be pretty cool.
Oh, and another note on Team Plasma, from the last entry-- most probably don't know, but in my experimental stages, I've actually been writing a Poke'fic to work on my writing. Funnily enough, one of the options I'd chosen for the obligatory villainous team was actually Team Plasma-- and this was back in December of last year, when nothing had really been said about Pokemon Black & White. (heck, I don't think it was even announced back then) I'm just really glad I didn't end up going with the name, because as of this moment, the Teams' name actually hasn't been used in the story yet and would have just looked like I copied it from the latest announcements of the games if I were to.
Anyway, my next entry will either be about some more features of Generation V or it will actually be about the Pokemon I am yet to talk about.
Until then, have fun.
-RenegadeFox
Okay! It looks like I've been neglecting this for a while... but its all because I've had a lot of stuff going on, right now. I've been keeping up to date with all the updates that have been coming out for Pokemon Black and White though, but I haven't actually been able to say anything about them.
Anyway, here is where I say, "If you still think Pokemon Black and White is going to be based in a location in or around Japan... you need punching in the eye socket and be forced to watch all the stupid moments Ash has done as a twisted form of torture a la Clockwork Orange-style.
Just check out Team Plasma, for example:
Yeah. The bad guys are dressed like medieval knights. Frikking. Awesome.
Notice the female member isn't wearing ANYthing like what the other members of the past have.
Well... maybe except for Team Rocket, but they all had miniskirts, anyway... and... Team Galactic Grunts don't wear any...
Shut up!
My main focus is the actual design of the clothing, really. As this Lord British cosplayer is demonstrating:
All Team Plasma are missing are decorative swords to go with those fancy clothes of theirs.
--Anyway, as a secondary note, I'll update on my thoughts on the newer Pokemon that have been released later. There are some I'd like to pass comment on anyway, but after seeing the design for the villains in this Generation, I just couldn't wait to say something.
I just wish I could import the Japanese version...
-RenegadeFox
Oh hey! More insanely stupid things from the Smogonites-- a seemingly different e-race who like to make a mess of their own tier system!
Today's topic would be on Salamence; admittedly not a Pokemon I use all that often, much like Garchomp, but still one I find stupid for the reasons they bumped up there in the first place.
For Garchomp, I believe it was because it was 'too powerful', or some crud like that. (which is immediately baffling, since there are several Pokemon with the same, or stronger base Attack/Special Attack as Garchomp, including Porygon-Z, Alakazam and Metagross) Admittedly I could be wrong, because until recently, I still thought they had Umbreon in UU/BL and I rarely go there for updates on a tier system I don't use.
But that doesn't stop me from having an opinion on something that seemingly 80% of Pokemon battlers online all use as the template example of what can and cannot be used in specific matches.
If you look at Salamence's page, he has been relegated to the role of being Rayquaza's lapdog in Ubers. None of the sets indicate a thread of sense for the reason of it being boosted up there, but it seems to be they're almost adopting the 'its too powerful' rule and sugar-coating it with lapdoggedness under Rayquaza.
The following text is stuff I posted on a forum I visit where a thread actually appeared concerning the removal of Salamence from OU:
In respects to Smogon's "Rayquaza's Dance Partner" set for Salamence:
Yeah... so? That's like saying Kingdra is a powerful asset in Ubers alongside Kyogre, because once the rain is going, Swift Swim will almost always allow you to outspeed your opponents' Pokemon and a well-timed Draco Meteor will likely either KO or severely damage Palkia.
"Oh noes! Kingdra should be Uber, too!!"
In respects to Smogon's "Rayquaza's Wall Breaking Partner":
Something that Blissey could do with its Special Defense and absolutely ridiculous HP stats-- it also doesn't take 4x damage from Ice-type attacks, can learn Thunder Wave and can be assisted itself by Lugia or Defense forme Deoxys, who can take the physical attacks nicely.
Say what you will; I've heard a lot of people actually say, "Oh, it'll hopefully bring a more diverse selection of Pokemon out now that one of the 'big guns' is gone," which I wouldn't mind, if an actual reason was given, outside of the crappy, "Wah, we say it is so, so follow our rules! Salamence is a good partner for Rayquaza! Insta-Uber!!!"-kind of crap that just emanates from Smogon with this 'decision'.
...and the reason why it bothers me so? The fact that people are calling Uber over it, already! There was one comment I saw on a video I forget that listed it as Uber, just because Smogon say so.
Well... that's my 'rant' on Salamence's position on Smogon, I suppose. Good luck to all the Smogonites running around YouTube going, "OMG, u r teh sux, relying on an U8BER!!1!"
-RenegadeFox
Ehh... looks like I screwed up, thanks to the way Serebii crappily posted their updates. Gochiruzeru IS the tall black thing, while Rankurusu IS the green thing.
On top of that, I can now tell why people refer to Gochiruzeru as a human-like Pokemon.
Other stuff:
- Kibago is what I expected it to be; a Dragon-type. No doubt it will fill the same role as Dratini, Larvitar, Bagon and Gible. Rivalry and Mold Breaker are said to be its abilities, while it comes with a new move in Double Chop, which no doubt works like Double Hit, only I'd assume its a Dragon-type move.
- Koromori has a couple unfortunate abilities that I kind of hope don't follow over onto its evolutions; Unaware and Klutz and as I said, it jumps into the role of Psychic/Flying-types. Apparently, it will learn the move Heart Stamp, which is said to cause flinching.
- Minezumi is a Normal-type and has a couple standard abilities; Run Away and Keen Eye. Apparently has a move called YouFirst, which let's the opponent move before it. Don't know how it works, but I'd assume the same as Me First...? *shrugs* I still don't like this thing...
- Gochiruzeru unfortunately only gets Frisk. Better than some, I suppose. It does know a move called Magic Room, though, which apparently negates item use for all Pokemon in battle for 5 turns. Gochiruzeru is also Version Exclusive to Pokemon Black, making it the second announced Version Exclusive to Black.
- Rankurusu has one ability called Dust-Proof, which apparently negates the damage that weather like Hail deals, but it also has Magic Guard, making it the fourth Pokemon to get the ability previously unique to Cleffa and its evolutions. Its also a Psychic-type (which makes my theory of it being a Carnivine evolution almost impossible), but can only be found on Pokemon White. Yep, this is the second/third announced Version Exclusive Pokemon to White.
- Wooguru I already mentioned in its own blog entry. Still one of my favourite Pokemon from Black & White. Hope it isn't Version Exclusive...
- Musharna has Forewarn and Synchronise, as to be expected, with it being an evolution to Munna. Seems the Dream Smoke thing is 100% legit to being connected to transferring your save to the Internet. I honestly haven't read up on it, so... lol...
...I think that's about it. Until I talk about the other stuff in more detail.
-RenegadeFox
Here we go again. Maybe I should have just waited for the next CoroCoro to be leaked... but I wasn't expecting it this soon... ehh...
Anyway, while the title is 'More New Pokemon', a fair few of them are just Pokemon that were previously announced that have now been given names or now have faces that we can actually see.
Koromori
This being an example of the latter. Koromori's back sprite was all we had to go on until recently, seeing as it was given away in some graphically terrible (in terms of seeing anything) beta art and we only got the back sprite in a release of screenshots about a week or two before the release of the above picture from CoroCoro.
It kind of looks a little goofy, to be honest... though thankfully it doesn't look to be just a freaking Zubat-like Pokemon... hopefully, in terms of rarity, I hope it isn't as common in caves and such, and I hope they ditch the damn Zubat in caves, because I'm sick of seeing them in every title...!
It carries the interesting typing of Psychic/Flying, apparently. It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up alongside the others of the same typing-- those only being Lugia and Natu/Xatu, I believe.
Minezumi
Oh boy, I bet this thing will be the staple starting Normal-type Pokemon... I honestly don't like it. However, I dislike it less than the piece of trash we got in Generation IV. I have no more to say about this... thing. Though I will say its a nice change to see a chipmunk Pokemon.
Musharna
Munna's evolution, it would seem. To be fairly honest, there's not a great deal of difference in them. Other than Musharna making it seemingly apparent that the Pokemon is designed around tapirs or a similar shaped animal. I'm a little curious about the supposed connection this Pokemon has with the save data upload to Nintendo's servers, as was mentioned on Serebii and their horrible announcement editing, but then it makes me wonder if this Pokemon too will be a Pokemon that falls to the same fate as Zorua and Zoroark, where it will only be released via a Nintendo-controlled event, allowing you to unlock the Pokemon...
I'll be losing faith if they do... despite already having done so with the whole Zorua/Zoroark thing... xD;
Rankurusu
Finally given a name, this Pokemon was one I was a little dubious about in the previous entry where I talked about the new Pokemon released via screen shots and such. The design is weird, to me... people have been calling it a human-like Pokemon, and such... but I don't really see the 'humanoid' aspect of it, other than it seemingly being a Pokemon walking on two legs.
Gochiruzeru
Gochiruzeru has a rather curious design. I pinned it as a possible relation to Carnivine or something in the other entry, but I'm kind of not really sure about that, now... but I am semi-sticking to it being an evolution of that stupid green thing that reminded me of Chip from Sonic Unleashed. Of which I'll probably be wrong, lol...
Kibago
Mentioned before, Kibago was named after the image I posted before, I think... gah, my terrible memory... anyway, I'm going to hold onto the point that I feel this will be the basic stage of this Generations overall base 600 Pokemon. It has the kind of design that is similar to at least the most recent three (Larvitar, Bagon and Gible), so it kind of seems logical to pin it as that. Could it possibly be a Dragon/Rock-type Pokemon? Who knows... other than those working on the games... lol
Wargle/Wooguru
Easily my favourite Pokemon of the recently included. PokeBeach calls it Wargle, while Serebii calls it Wooguru, so I've no idea, at this point, what its actual name is, but it seems my previous entry on the silhouette was right; it was indeed a Pokemon in the form of an eagle.
Something a friend mentioned was it seemed to have a South American style to it, but I can't 100% remember what was actually mentioned in that conversation, but it being a eagle, regardless of wherever else eagles appear in the world, has given me another ray of speculative hope that the Region of Isshu is indeed western-based.
The unfortunate thing is, the released shots of the CoroCoro magazine don't reveal the entirety of the Pokemon, which is a great shame, but hey, it'll come... and I'll be looking forward to it.
RenegadeFox' Gen. V Top Pokemon
So far...
Chiramii!
- I love the design of this little guy. It gave me a ray of hope that the starting Normal-type was going to be awesome, for a change.
Meguroko!
- A desert Crocodile with an ability that makes revenge kills all the more sinister? Hella yes! I'm hoping this Pokemon evolves, because I'm sure it'll have a really awesomely designed evolution.
Denchura!
- Its about time we got another spider-like Pokemon in there. Though we currently don't know what it looks like from the front, I'd venture to guess it has a similar look to Ariados, maybe?
Wargle/Wooguru!
- I feel this is more like the company that brought us Pokemon. If they bring us more Pokemon awesomely designed like this one, I think Generation V will certainly be better!
Until next time, people...
-RenegadeFox
Pokemon Sunday have shown a silhouette of a new Flying-type Pokemon and I've decided to come on here and give a bit of speculation as to what the Pokemon could be.
The editor on Serebii.net says that there is no chance of it being the Pokemon that could be Mamepato's evolution, Hatooboo... and I'd have to agree. The design of the silhouette doesn't look at all like Hatooboo.
For reference:
Final Stage of Mamepato?
The design of the silhouette doesn't suggest it to be of the same kind of Pokemon as Mamepato, which is obviously a Pokemon based on a pigeon. If you ask me, the shape of the silhouette looks more like a hawk or eagle of some sort.
My Opinion: Not Possible
An evolution of Fearow?
I'd say that this is a possibility. To me, the design of the wings look somewhat similar to those of Fearow and the feathers around its talons look a little raggedy. One thing that doesn't really support it would be the fact that the beak is short, while Fearow's is long. It does seem to have some sort of crest on its head, though.
My Opinion: Possible
A Branch Evolution for Pidgeotto!?
Of the thoughts on this being an evolution of a Pokemon from a previous Generation, I think this one is the more likely, mainly because the shape of the Pokemon looks strikingly similar to that of Pidgeot. However, I personally don't think this will be a branch evolution of Pidgeotto and will likely not introduce another stage of evolution to allow for Pidgeot to evolve, instead.
My Opinion: Possible
This new Pokemon... 'Bald Eagle-like', maybe?
Yes, I'd have guessed people would have figured I'd bring this up... along with my thoughts of the Isshu Region having the possibility of being set in the 'western world' due to some of the things that were included and announced in the Region earlier, the announcement of this Pokemon silhouette got me thinking even more about it, as this could very well fall into the category of the bald eagle of this Region. Though maybe not; looking at the silhouettes' head, there is some sort of a crest-like shape on its head, which I'm pretty sure bald eagles don't have.
My Opinion:(Personal) Strong Possibility
But hey, this is all just my speculation. This new Pokemon could just be like Skarmory; a Pokemon that doesn't evolve. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. There are probably more comparisons I could make to other Pokemon, but these were the ones that I thought were the more obvious, obscure, or just plain biased opinions of a fan of Pokemon.
I mean, these are the ones I thought were the more interesting to list.
*cough*
-RenegadeFox
Something I never thought would happen for the fact that there are only six Pokemon in a Trainers' party is Triple Battles.
As someone who enjoys Double Battles more than Singles, you'd think that Triple Battles would be right up my alley... but I'm not really sure I'd enjoy a literal 3-on-3 encounter. I think they made the right choice when going for a Doubles environment in battles, as it makes sense that a Trainer would be able to maintain control of two Pokemon in battle at the same time, as well as making a wonderful change of pace for battles.
With Triple Battles, it just feels like they're trying to one-up themselves or prove that with the latest game, they can do it. That they can let people use half of their team in a single turn. While it would bring up lots of pretty interesting possibilities in terms of strategies, I'm just not convinced that it is a battle format that I'll be comfortable with. But with that, I thought the same about Double Battles and I got into those easily enough.
Another thing that is a bit iffy is the sprite distribution. I think it might be a little crammed with the sprites. But that's just me.
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Random WiFi Battles on a main hand held Pokemon game is what we've undoubtedly been waiting for since PBR came along and showed us it was possible. At the very least, its a feature I've been wanting to see in the games since before Platinum (when I got PBR, quite a while before Platinum's European release, at least) and can finally get it, come Spring 2011. Looking forward to it.
There's apparently a save file feature, where you 'upload' your file to Nintendo's servers, play some games online or something and get some stuff on your game for your efforts. Sounds interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of it.
I think that's about it... there'll probably be another entry either when CoroCoro's next issue is leaked, most likely next week, or whenever anything else is revealed. I'll save Hatooboo (the apparent evolution of Mamepato), Kibago (the Larvitar/Gible-like Pokemon that I'm sure will be the basic stage of Ononokusu) and other Pokemon stuff until then. That way, they'll be confirmed, and maybe I'll have more Pokemon to talk about?
I certainly hope so.
-RenegadeFox
As people will have probably already noticed, there have been several 'reveals' of new Pokemon. Some are yet unconfirmed and the first I'll add here is just beta art, apparently. But according to another image, it could be the 'final design', if it IS real.
There are four Pokemon on here that are new; two beween Jessie and the new girl stood next to Ash and two that seem to be evolutions of the Water and Grass Starters, Mijumaru and Tsutaja. Of these, only one has an apparent confirmed name; the one flying near Jessie's head is apparently a bat Pokemon called Koromori. (who wants to bet Koromori will be a Pokemon acquired by one of the dumbtastic duo?) Since the art is so blurry and small, I can't really pass comment too much, but I will say that I'm not really impressed with what is apparently the next stage for Mijumaru... Tsutaja's apparent evolution seems okay. About as I'd have expected it to evolve.
These are the latest unconfirmed new Pokemon. The one on the left is actually the one on the ground between Jessie and the new girl in the beta art above. (by the looks of it) I'd assume it to be a Ground-type Pokemon, as it reminds me a lot of Gible.
The green thing looks a little weird... it reminds me of that dang-awful annoying flying thing from Sonic Unleashed called Chip and I couldn't stand him... I'd assume its the previous evolution of another Pokemon coming up; both these are currently unnamed, as the beta art is too trashed to tell what the text is next to them. (though the green thing isn't on the beta art)
On the right, circled in green, there is a mole-like Pokemon in the announced triple battle. (something I'll be talking about later, in a new entry) We can only see its back here, so I can't really say much about it, other than I believe this will be the first mole-like Pokemon since Diglett and Dugtrio in Generation I. Its apparent evolution to follow.
Here's the apparent evolution of Moguryu. We get a decent frontal view of this one, and I guess it looks okay. That 'drill piece' on top of its head kind of looks like a helmet-like item based on the fact that Doryuuzu's nose is at least a similar length. It also apparently has a new attack, but I forget.
Here's a thought... maybe this Pokemon is the evolved form of the little brown thing further up the page! ...no? Oh well...
This one kind of reminds me of a couple fossil Pokemon; Kabutops and Armaldo, to be exact. Looks pretty decent.
What the hell? A sarcophagus? Are you serious?
Undoubtedly at least a Ghost-type. Though it begs the question as to why there's a Sarcophagus Pokemon, anyway... I kinda take this as another reason to think this is a Pokemon game that is outside the obvious Japanese settings of the previous games. However flimsy it may be.
Finally, another Spider Pokemon that, from what we can see, looks pretty awesome. It'll probably be of the Bug- and Poison-types, like Ariados was, before it. It actually has a kind-of Ariados stance about it though... wouldn't you say...? Ahh, probably just me.
As you can probably tell, I'm looking forward to this Pokemon, too.
These three Pokemon haven't been given names, as yet. Though I'd go as far as to say that I feel the one on the left will probably be the evolved form of the green thing mentioned earlier in this entry. My original thought though, was that it might be either an evolved form or pre-evolution form of Carnivine.
The one in the middle looks really nasty. I really have to say, there have been fakemon and fanworks out there that look better than this guy. That's including the scary Jynx evolutions I've come across. I doubt it, but maybe its an attempt to make Probopass look less stupid. Which it semi-succeeds in doing, in my opinion. But not by much.
I have no idea what the thing on the right is supposed to be. Kind of looks like a cross between a slinky and a cat, or something... really weird...
I'll be looking at how things are on the new gaming additions, such as Triple Battling in the next entry, which will probably be in the next few days, and if not, the weekend. Until then.
-RenegadeFox
