It's finally happened - 2 new trailers have arrived at the same time as the CoroCoro leaks. Since the trailers repeat what was in the leaks, I will focus on them instead. The trailers in question were released on the Nintendo and Pokémon YouTube channels. I'll do my best to break it down. We'll start with the Pokémon channel trailer.
First of all, it reminds us that Necrozma will be the focus of the story this time around. The cover legendaries for the new games will be two forms of Necrozma after it captures and fuses with either Solgaleo or Lunala. The forms are called Dusk Mane Necrozma (Solgaleo) and Dawn Wings Necrozma (Lunala). They also are shown performing what appear to be signature moves. This remind you another fusion form (Black and White Kyurem)?
Next is shows an Ash Cap Pikachu being used in battle. What is the significance of that? Well, even though there is a distribution of Ash Cap Pikachus coming soon, the cap being worn by this Pikachu is not one of the regional variants. This cap if from the new movie and maybe this means there will be separate distribution for this particular Pikachu. This is followed by footage of new surfer area and the Pikachu area as well. The interesting thing to note here is that it shows the main character interacting with one of the Pikachus. Will this pertain to the story or is this a side quest thing?
Next is the Rockruff distribution for the new games. This explains that distributed Rockruffs will have the ability Own Tempo and will know either Fire Fang (Ultra Sun) or Thunder Fang (Ultra Moon). These special Rockruffs will evolve into Dusk Lycanrocs. According to the official site, it will be between 5 pm and 6 pm when the evolution can occur. Lycanroc also gets its own exclusive Z-Move called Splintered Stormshards. This move appears to also remove field terrains which could prove useful.
Lastly we have our new Ultra Beasts which are, of course, game exclusive: UB Assembly (Ultra Moon) and UB Burst (Ultra Sun). I don't know how I feel about these designs. UB Assembly is a stone tower with four legs. UB Burst is a rainbow jester with a polka-dotted Styrofoam ball as its head. Both are equally strange (which I'm sure is the point) but also equally unappealing. This comes as no surprise since there few UBs in the original game that I liked. Still, it gives me hope that there will be new Pokémon in the new games as well.
Let's move on to the Nintendo trailer. It shows basically the same stuff with a few exceptions. For instance, it shows the cutscene where an UB comes out of an Ultra Wormhole. The thing to notice is that the main character is actually wearing an appropriate expression not the generic creepy smile. This is a good sign that they fixed the issue of the main character not showing any emotion except for a few times.
Next, they show more of the surfing area. If you pause the video at the right moment you will see a Mantine in the water. It's wearing riding gear so maybe we will get to use Dive in this game. The other option is that we will get to ride it for a contest or side quest. There is also a banner above the surf boards with Mantine on it as well. I hope we get to at least surf on a surfboard. That would be very cool. The next tidbit shows Pikachu themed clothes that the character can wear which is nothing short of adorable. I really like the cap. I wonder what other new clothes will be available?
After some more clips that have been used in the original trailer, we see where the starters actually protects us from a Yungoos. This confirms that we meet the starters in a different way than in the original games. The starters acting tough is also super cute. The next interesting part is when they discuss the rewards for purchasing the future games. If you purchase either Pokémon Gold or Silver, you will get a code for Celebi that you can use in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon.
It's not much (which seems to be the norm for these games) but it still gives us something which is hope. While this game is looking more like a cross between B2W2 and Platinum it also seems to have a few things that will make is unique or at the very least a new gaming experience. For now, we can only watch and wait for more information to come. Well, that does it for this week's post. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed watching it and will follow me so you don't miss out on future posts. Leave a comment below telling me what you think of the new trailers and which UB you like most. Have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!
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