Leaks/Rumors Discussion Thread

[Z25]

I think a demo and starter evolutions could happen tomorrow. Won't be long till we know for sure!

 

[Hikamaru]

I'm likely expecting English reveal + gameplay footage of Lugarugan more than the starter middle evolutions, but if those show up I'll be fine with it. If there's no starter middle evolutions, then I know October will be when I'll eventually expect them.

 

[kingdenas]

I'd love to hear more about new Pokémon/Alola forms, since I don't think we'll get HUGE news. We already got them on the beginning of this month!
Also .... do you guys think after this new info coming tomorrow (I think?), we will be getting more news at the beginning of October? Like we had on other months?

 

[blue]

I'd love to hear more about new Pokémon/Alola forms, since I don't think we'll get HUGE news. We already got them on the beginning of this month!
Also .... do you guys think after this new info coming tomorrow (I think?), we will be getting more news at the beginning of October? Like we had on other months?

Hopefully! The news might start to slow down towards the release date but I can imagine they would want to keep fans engaged with a trailer for October.

 

[Hikamaru]

I'd love to hear more about new Pokémon/Alola forms, since I don't think we'll get HUGE news. We already got them on the beginning of this month!
Also .... do you guys think after this new info coming tomorrow (I think?), we will be getting more news at the beginning of October? Like we had on other months?

I think after today (it's already Tuesday for me) we should have the trailers held off until October. Having another one coming at the beginning of the month would be plausible considering it's been the case for every month so far since June. Plus, my birthday is right at the beginning of next month so it'll be something to enjoy.

 

[Hikamaru]

I don't know, because during X/Y pre-release there were still reveals coming when October 12th (the release date of said games) was close. The CoroCoro that revealed Quilladin, Braixen and Frogadier was the last one before release, and this could likely go the same route for the Alola starters' middle stages.

 

[blue]

We will probably get the mid-stage pretty soon but I don't know about the final stages. The only reason the X/Y final starter evos were found out was due to the breach with some copies being circulated early. It was about a week before the games were due to be released but somehow people managed to get their hands on early copies, thus leaking the evolutions. If they manage to handle the situation better, then we may not hear about the final evolutions until Sun & Moon release.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

Honestly, I don't think there is a way to stop from having all the pokemon leaked. People will get the games early, there is no doubt about that. With the internet being basically the circle of life now, I just don't see it being possible to keep things under-wraps until the games come out unless it is something very hidden.

I am almost certain that we will know all pokemon and Alolan forms before release date or at least most of them. I think Zygarde managed to stay hidden.

 

[Hikamaru]

We will probably get the mid-stage pretty soon but I don't know about the final stages. The only reason the X/Y final starter evos were found out was due to the breach with some copies being circulated early. It was about a week before the games were due to be released but somehow people managed to get their hands on early copies, thus leaking the evolutions. If they manage to handle the situation better, then we may not hear about the final evolutions until Sun & Moon release.

There's still that concept art to think about. It gained credibility thanks to Mallow (and also Ash, meaning it's likely anime concept art showing all the Pokemon's special movements and details) being shown in the art of Litten's final evolution. It's also part of the major relevant leaks, aka the Big Three.

 

[Z25]

Do you guys think, if there is an October trailer (which is likely, don't get me wrong, but putting this possibility out there, nonetheless), that it'll be the last trailer before the games release the month after? Do you think CoroCoro leaks might not be a thing after like, the 15th of October? Just something to think about. I don't know if there's going to be any reveals closer to the game's release, and it's been on my mind as of late.

Probably not. My guess is this will be the remaining lineup:

Tomorrow's trailer

A trailer early October. ( Guessing the 11th)

Exclusive coro coro scoop again.

November 15th: A trailer that combines the final coro coro details and one or two last small things. Nothing major probably, but a last incentive to buy the games maybe.

November 18th: Launch Trailer. Nothing major in this but an overview in the vein of the last Japanese trailer with Alolan Oak. We get a full recap of everything revealed and it tells us to buy it now.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

Do you guys think, if there is an October trailer (which is likely, don't get me wrong, but putting this possibility out there, nonetheless), that it'll be the last trailer before the games release the month after? Do you think CoroCoro leaks might not be a thing after like, the 15th of October? Just something to think about. I don't know if there's going to be any reveals closer to the game's release, and it's been on my mind as of late.

I think we'll get another trailer early November. (like before the 10th of November) At this point I'm expecting the middle starters to have already been revealed so I think this last trailer might throw out another handful of Pokemon or Alolan forms. Probably not anything too shocking.

and then that'll probably be it aside from CoroCoro releasing. I don't see why CoroCoro would stop leaking just because the games were coming out soon.

I was actually thinking about this the other day. I came to the conclusion that we probably have about 5 trailers left. (including tomorrow) One tomorrow and then 3 (we did get 3 trailers this month after all even if one was only 40 seconds long) in October and then another one in November. (totaling 5)

Though they could always have more trailers closer to release...I guess it depends on how much they have to show off.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Fair enough! What was going on in my mind is that TPCi might pull out the heavy guns on the October trailer, possibly revealing the final starter evolutions by then as well as a bunch of other Pokemon/Alola forms that we haven't seen yet. And then there would be the October 15th CoroCoro that'll probably be leaked on the 12th or so (as usual). And then, depending on how much more information they have to show, there might be one more trailer for the month of October just because it's a month before release, and then we move on to the November trailer(s), which will probably be within the first week, alongside the November CoroCoro, which would be the 15th, and I think that might be it before the games release.

Maybe, just maybe they'll be something on release day itself as some kind of promotional thing to get the games. I can kinda see that happening, but that would be it as far as revelations go.

And if you ask me, chances are we'll probably know everything before then, anyway. It really depends on how the demo goes.

Why do you think they'll show the final evolutions of the starters when we have yet to get the middle stages, or were you thinking something along the the lines of what they did for Grubbin's line (but for all three)?

Tbh, I think they will announce the middle stages separate from the final stages. Also, the fact that they haven't officially revealed the final evolutions of the starters until release (at least for the past 2 gens they didn't) makes me doubt they'll be shown off anytime soon.

 

[Rivvon]

If there are split evolutions for the starters, they have to show it before release. It's a pretty large departure from the norm that at the very least they'd have to explicitly tease the feature.

If these split evolutions are version-exclusive, then there's absolutely no excuse; they'd have to be shown completely before launch. It would be absurd not to... That would almost be like not showing the version mascots at all before launch. The starters are extremely important.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

If there are split evolutions for the starters, they have to show it before release. It's a pretty large departure from the norm that at the very least they'd have to explicitly tease the feature.

If these split evolutions are version-exclusive, then there's absolutely no excuse; they'd have to be shown completely before launch. It would be absurd not to... That would almost be like not showing the version mascots at all before launch. The starters are extremely important.

Maybe the November release of corocoro will pull a May corocoro release and cover them up in 'brilliant light' xD.

 

[Hikamaru]

Maybe the November release of corocoro will pull a May corocoro release and cover them up in 'brilliant light' xD.

I don't they'd want to do that again, considering how we all reacted when we got trolled back then.

 

[MegaKuriboh]

Honestly, I think tomorrow will be the last news for September (We got that HUGE trailer early in the month, plus more Ultra Beasts and Rockruff's evos, so tomorrow we might get a few new Pokemon/Features). I really hope we see Pikipek's evo soon, Talonflame was revealed early during XY's reveal, and Tranquil was leaked a few months before BW I think. I'm thinking trailer for early October, and then maybe we might get the Demo mid October? And if it's anything like ORAS's Demo we'll get Mid Starters from there at least, maybe an exclusive Z-Move. And then of course Corocoro which might also show the Starters and other stuff relating to the demo. It would be great if we didn't know anything about the Starter's mid stages, and then when we played the Demo we all got to experience evolving them and experiencing that for ourselves instead of being spoiled online. Then another trailer at the beginning of November, then Corocoro and then we get the games.

 

[Hikamaru]

MegaKuriboh has a point. The middle evolutions being held off until the demo release would be an interesting route to take since we usually have most starter middle evos revealed in CoroCoro, which was the case for both Unova and Kalos' starters.

Also I agree with him that after today we likely will have to wait until October before we get more new info.

 

[jombii]

So, I guess with the new trailer.

Spoiler:

Rugby Gorilla confirmed.

 

[Z25]

Another point for one of the big 3. Calling snowman pokemon next.

Also next info is coming October 4th according to the official site.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

So, I guess with the new trailer.

Spoiler:

Rugby Gorilla confirmed.

You mean Rugby Lemur, which hasn't been made into a Pokémon yet. Only two Pokémon from the Chinese leak left.