So I've been looking at the pages for the second forms of the alolan starters, and they all have one thing in common:
an affection sentence
what I mean by this is that there is the general description of the pokemon, their lore and stuff, and then, towards the end, it talks about the trainer himself. If you, as a trainer, spend time with it in this new pokemon refresh, it will show it's true feelings? Could this be the key to the split evos? A certain amount of hearts or points from pokemon refresh could switch the evolution from one normal-ish evolution to something cooler or different at least.
This is just a theory, but it seems like it's worth sharing due to it's conspicuous addition to the entries on the pokemon
Post YFW the starters evolve by reaching a certain number of hearts on Amie
or just ugly battle bond forms like greninja. maybe the higher affection in amie changes their abilities.
>>28953412
I don't know if you've noticed but the flavor text for all Pokemon this gen has gotten a lot more involved, and discusses the Pokemon's personality. It's not just the starters
>Garchomp used dragon dance
>>28953373
still upset that rumoured even never came to be
>The foe's Mega Metagross used Shift Gear!
>Liligant used Quiver Dance!
>>28953355
suddenly they fuse to form a loli dark magician girl
Dark Magician Girl reveals that she worships Hazeldex as a prophet
>>28954911
who?
>A completely optional addon
>Nobunaga's rayquaza's obtainable and its from a world where theres like six fucking dialgas and a mewtwo from the past
I like alt form bond Greninja. I hope it's different in a lot of ways.
>>28953286
WE COILD HAVE HAD REDS XHARIZARD YOU DONT UNDERSTAND FUVK MEME FROG
Nobunaga's Rayquaza is just a shiny Rayquaza. It's not a completely new model and ability
Greninja is the Poochie of Pokemon
What teh fuck is this /vp/? What the fuck is this disgusting piece of shit. It has to be one of the worst designed pokemon I have ever seen. Objectively, qualitatively SHIT.
It literally embodies the idea of >just gets bigger, foremost. But not even in a subtle way, like fetures aren't even exaggerated or changed at all, it introduces NOTHING new aside from that STUPID fucking bell around its neck.
>it's a flame sac
Why would it need a flame sac when litten seems to function fine without one, when all fire pokemon seem to function fine without this made up lala biological nonsense. At least just be honest that you have run out of ideas and google the word cat and saw that one had a bell around its neck and thought that was kawaiiii uguu fucking jap artist scumbag.
Litten's design is actually GOOD. You have that brimstone symbol, it's tail looks like a fuse, it works like a canon, the colours are interesting and new for a fire starter. It's eyes are a change of pace and actually give it personality like it's this bemused emo cat who burns things.
But this... THIS fucking thing. It looks so cumbersome. It doesn't even look like a normal pokemon design, not even the really retarded MLP/Genie shit that gets cherry-picked by every genwunner, it doesn't follow a coherent proportional basis. It's face loses any unique personality, it's front arms are too big and it's paws look awful. I'm actually disgusted, /vp/. This thing is the worst.
>>28953275
It looks way better in-game fampai
>>28953275
New copy pasta...?
It looks way better in-game fampai x2
shut the fuck up BrionnFag
S-So there's going to be a non-furbait starter this gen, r-right?
Please god let there be a non-furbait starter this gen
>>28952773
>rowlett3
>furbait
At this point you might as well say any Pokémon that stands on two legs is furbait.
>>28952773 (You)
>>28952806
Thats correct
Isn't it a bit late to put Ash's Greninja in a game? I imagine losing against Charizard at such a vital moment must have damaged its reputation especially with the kids.
>>28952676
Maybe that's why they put it in the game
>>28952676
No. Kids love Gay Greninja as well.
>>28952676
Game freak have nothing to with the Anime series.
Different writers.
You guys are getting this wrong, if you saw the anime, you would've seen the episode where they speak of the old Greninja legend in the village from where Sanpei is.
That Greninja from the old legend looked EXACTLY like Ash-Greninja, someone achieved the same Battle Bond transformation before Ash could and the Greninja still looked the same.though i do not know why they're marketing it like Ash-Greninja, maybe because it could sell more anime merchandise?
>>28952550
a long time ago there was a guy who looked like ash, there are idols of that guy somewhere. years later, Froakie looked for that guy and Ash resembled that guy, so he joined him. Since no one else discovered the super greninja til ash did, Bonnie dubbed him Ash-greninja and the term caught on like an Arnold Palmer
why Ash-Greninja and not Greninjash.
>>28953104
>Greninjash
What happened
>>28952535
Stage one Litten is the only good looking one of those 4
>>28952535
They chose a Tiger not a Leopard
oh god i want luchalitten to be fire/fighting so much
So whats wrong with grass/flying?
>inb4 ice shard herrrppp durrr
rock attacks didnt stop talonflame from being viable
>>28952484
>implying that talonflame would have been nearly as viable without gale wings
>ignoring the fact that talonflame has 3 weaknesses, while grass/flying has 5, and that talonflame has 6 resistances, while grass/flying has 3
>>28952484
Honestly its not that bad, Shaymin-S got along well enough. Tropius is a sad case, I hope they give him an Alolan form or an evolution.
>>28952484
Most of /vp/ is dumb as dogshit when it comes to competitive. The concept of switching and team synergy doesn't exist to them.
Grass/Flying played offensively is good. Grass/Flying played defensively is poor considering its only resistances are 4x Grass, Water (which usually packs Ice), and Fighting (which usually packs Ice Punch). And there's also an immunity to Ground, which often packs Stone Edge. It's extremely likely Rowlet's line will play offensively based on its function as an archer, so Grass/Flying isn't really that bad as long as it either hits hard enough or has the appropriate coverage.
>ash lost the league again
>>28952456
Winning isn't everything.
Ash realize that fact.
>>28952486
Don't fed the starving troll please
>>28952514
Ok.
Does he squat over a litterbox, or does he use the toilet like we do?
>>28952278
the toilet have donut shaped.
>>28952278
Does he squat in the weightroom, or does he use the toilet like we do?
>>28952278
he can use something of mine if you know what I mean
Brionne's thoughts on his new evolution.
Okay, genuinely love this comic. 10/10
Fuckin cute
gay
Who else is going with this starter?
>>28952156
0/10 and DELETE THIS.
>>28952156
Me
>>28952156
she's my daughter!
>https://www.pokebip.com/news3772__pokemon_soleil_et_lune_de_nouveaux_noms_fr_dans_un_trailer_recapitulatif.html
It's french but the trailer has some new informationen like an unknown character name "Alyxia".
>>28952008
WHO THE FUCK GAVE THIS MONSTER A Z MOVE!?!
>>28952311
It's the Fighting Z move.
>>28952008
Isn't this similar to a Japanese trailer?