They hit the nail on the head with Alolan forms. Despite having

I find Alolan forms to partially be GameFreak struggling to create new designs that aren't similar to previously made designs, and partially pandering to the Gen I crowd since they want to keep luring the older players to the new games.

I could be wrong on both accounts, because I do like the alolan sandshrew line, but the rest of them feel subpar in my eyes, particularly the vulpix line that would've been discarded as a lame deviantart product if it had been revealed from any other source.

>>28255083
I agree, I love the idea.

However, I dislike that they are Gen I only. There are many Pokémon with incredible potential to have a Alolan form: Bellossom, Solrock/Lunatone, Probopass, Conkeldurr, Wormadam, Clamperl, Spiritomb, Chandelure, Wailord... I can imagine one or more forms for these Pokémon, but I'm sure they never will exist.

>>28255104
I'm not even talking about the designs themselves but the new Pokemon feel that Alolan forms give off.

GF treated Megas as new Pokemon, which they realized was a mistake as Megas provided nothing new to train.

On the other hand, training up an Alolan Sandshrew or Vulpix is a completely new experience, even if the design is similar.

You might be right about the ideas portion, but personally, I still feel like there are a lot of ideas left out there.

>>28255127
Maybe next gen? GF is only doing Gen 1 so you can transfer normal Kanto forms from RBY and get Alolan forms in SM

>>28255184
Maybe next gen or next games.

>>28255160
My main gripe is that the regular forms remain useless and irrelevant.

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Im just glad there is finally some Sandshrew/Sandslash love again. Their existence hasn't been acknowledged in years.

>>28255083
Alolan forms have to be, hands down, my favourite thing they've done with the franchise. I just wish they would have implemented it sooner.

>>28255184
Wait, you have to transfer from RBY if you want normal forms? What of the ones transferred from Gen 6? Do they somehow transform to Alola-forms?

>>28255083
They did hit the nail on the head, with 1 exception. Alola forms only seem to be for gen 1 Pokemon, but I will not be totally satisfied until we get an Alola Garchomp that is actually a shark.

>>28256335
Nah, those remain normal too.

Honestly my only problem is how Meowth is pure Dark while Rattata is Dark/Normal. I feel it would've been better for both if they were swapped. Meowth could keep getting STAB for Pay Day, while Rattata would become an actual evil robber.

>>28255083
>Liking Gamefreak sucking genwunner dicks
Kys.