I'm back and we have new trailers for the upcoming Pokémon games! If you wish to see the trailers yourself, you can see the English trailer here and the Japanese trailer here. Ready? Okay, let's jump right into it!!!
The English trailer shows us more gameplay, specifically: Vermilion City, the S.S. Anne, and Lt. Surge's Gym. All of the footage looks wonderful and the S.S. Anne is especially impressive compared to its previous 2D incarnations. The gym footage seems to suggest that the gym puzzles will remain the same. That's fine for most gyms but it raises concerns for Koga's gym. If you didn't know (or need a refresher), Koga utilizes invisible walls to create a maze. This is fine in 2D when you can see the entire gym from above but I wonder what it will look like in 3D. Would it even work? If invisible walls were used in reality, they would be glass. You could see them by either smacking into them or noticing all the smudges from previous trainers' encounters with the walls. It just doesn't seem that practical, to be honest. We'll just have to see what Game Freak comes up with for this game.
Next, is the reveal of our favorite Team Rocket trio: Jessie, James, and Meowth - that's right! I am glad they were included in this game since the Team Rocket is a big part of the story. I even like how James is holding a rose like in the anime. Anyway, the last part is the most surprising: mega-evolution! I was certain that since Sun/Moon and US/UM, mega-evolution would never be mentioned again except as a post-game extra. While it's not quite clear if this is the case or not, it is still nice to see mega-evolution will be in the game. It also gives me hope for new mega-evolutions like maybe Butterfree, Lapras, Farfetch'd, or even Nidoqueen! Again, Sun/Moon and US/UM seemed to give the impression that all focus was going to be on Z-Moves and newer mechanics so any hope is great!
If you look at the Japanese trailer, you will see something else. When Charizard is evolved, the button has both an X and a Y on it. Charizard is the only Pokémon with 2 evolutions: Charizard-X and Charizard-Y. My points is: why are both forms shown on the same button? Does that mean there will be a generic Charizardite and you can choose which form you want to evolve into or did the game developers just make a fancy button to show both options despite which mega stone you are holding??? I don't know. It's again not clear but it is something else to look forward to in the new games.
Well, that's it for this week - wait, there is one last thing. I managed to pick up an extra legendary Pokémon code at GameStop last week and decided that I would share it with my readers. Please remember this is a first come, first serve deal. Whoever gets it, please leave a comment below telling us - and maybe tell me about the Pokémon you got: Groudon or Kyogre? Okay, here's the code: A8522PF8M247A8WE . This code is for either a Kyogre (Sun/US) or a Groudon (Moon/UM). The code expires on Nov 28, 2018. Remember, to get it you have to go to your game menu and select Mystery Gift then Receive Gift then Get with Code/Password. I wish you all the best of luck and if I get any more extras this year, I will post them (if I am lucky). Have fun!!
Leave a comment below telling me your thoughts on the latest trailers. Don't forget to follow me if you enjoyed this post so you won't miss out on future posts. Have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!! Next week's topic will be about Duel Links. See you then!
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