Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the Nintendo direct finally aired on 9/13/18. It was an exciting time as game news was announced for almost 40 minutes. In that time, some interesting Pokémon news did come out and I want to discuss it. If you haven't seen the direct, you can watch it here (skip to 17:32 for the Pokémon part if that's all you want to see).
The quick trailer shows off more Pokémon walk/ride animations such as Dodrio. It also showcases more game area footage like Celadon City, the interior of the S.S. Anne, and Erica's gym. It also mentions something else - no HMs! Let me explain, HMs like Cut, Surf, etc. are now considered secret techniques that can be used exclusively by your partner Pokémon (Pikachu or Eevee). This is good - it keeps you from bogging down your move sets with unnecessary moves (who needs Cut in Victory Road?!) I like this a lot and hope this is a sign that this will be the trend (no HMs not secret techniques) for future core games. If you watch carefully, you can see that Cut is now called Chop Down... this seems superfluous to me... the names mean the same thing so why change them?? Also, the Fly technique is just a bike frame attached to balloons. How are you supposed to control where you float?? Is there a motor/rudder on it somewhere that I am just not seeing? Oh well, let's move on!
Partner Pokémon have more perks including special moves for battle that only they can use. Pikachu's move is definitely electric type while Eevee's move is fire type. This makes me wonder if Eevee will learn a move for each type in can evolve into (3, if we're sticking to Kanto-only Pokémon). This is an interesting idea. I see a lot of potential in this. Lastly, if you pet your partner Pokémon while in 'handheld' mode, you can style their hair differently. This is cute... meh, but cute. Also, there will be a special Switch bundle for the games including a special system and controllers but I would only get that if I didn't already have a Switch or you really like collecting Pokémon memorabilia.
I am aware there was also a new trailer put out this same week but I chose to focus on the Direct this time around. I hope you enjoyed this post and will Follow Me so you won't miss out on future posts. Leave a comment below telling me your thoughts on the Nintendo Direct. Are you excited or disappointed? Which bit of news was your favorite?? Anyway, have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!!
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