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Sopheria December 14th, 2015 12:43 PM

Volcanion officially announced!
 
Just four hours ago, the official Pokemon Youtube channel released this video!



And here's its entry on the official Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire website:

Volcanion

A new Mythical Pokémon has been found in the world of Pokémon, which cannot be encountered through regular gameplay. This Pokémon’s name is Volcanion!

Unlike any Pokémon discovered before it, this Pokémon is both Fire and Water type. It uses fire and water to create steam within its body, expelling explosive shock waves and boiling steam from the arms on its back. The power is said to be great enough to blow away an entire mountain, gouging out the earth and changing the shape of the land.


We of course knew about it all along, but with this we now have our first official confirmation of the mythical Pokémon Volcanion!

TCB December 14th, 2015 2:57 PM

So...will we get it via deliveryman with Mystery Gift without any special in-game encounter, similar to o-

"...which cannot be encountered through regular gameplay. This Pokémon’s name is Volcanion!"

Yeeeeeah :I

Ammako December 14th, 2015 3:10 PM

Honestly this is the kinda stuff that makes it hard for me to believe they haven't been running out of good ideas for Pokémon designs.

Most things from Gen. I were okay, some unoriginal and designs were admittedly a lot simpler than future gens, but I think they were all good regardless.
Gen. II, same, except better than Gen. I because they didn't have things like, Pokéball with eyes, 3 magnemites together, 3 digletts together, etc.

I don't have anything bad to say about Gen. III nor Gen. IV, apart maybe Arceus's design looks a bit... odd... with the ring thing around its body, at least it's kinda fitting imo and doesn't look entirely ridiculous.
Gen. V too, even though it started getting some questionable designs (I will never be a fan of Vallinish/Vanniluxe, altough Vannilite is cute), or Klink/Klank/Klinklank which aren't bad per-se, could have used a slightly more original name. Even Trubbish I thought looks kinda cute, just Garbodor is probably one of the worst, but I like the idea behind it. Tornadus/Thundurus/Landorus I can't stand their regular form. At all. Their Therian forms are amazing though, they are what the three should have always been.

Then you get to Gen. VI; don't get me wrong, I like them all about equally, some more than the others, and at worse I am indifferent to them.
But then you get to the legendaries at the end.
Xerneas is nice, similar design to Arceus. Yveltal is really cool, flying dark bird thing. Zygarde is some kind of snake-like thing and I like its design overall. It looks and feels legendary.
Then you get to hidden legendaries that weren't revealed until later.
Diancie is amazing and I love it. Easily my favourite out of all Gen. VI
Then there's Hoopa. Its regular form looks pretty good, almost kinda like a mischievous clown or something. It is the mischief Pokémon after all.
And then it turns into Hoopa Unbound and ohmygodwhatthehellisthatthing!
And Volcanion is even worse.

Then they reveal Zygarde's formes. Cell Zygarde is cool, nice concept. Core Zygarde too, I have nothing to say about it. 10% forme Zygarde looks really cool, and then 50% Zygarde we already knew all along.
Then they show us Complete Forme Zygarde? What is that? Are we playing Transformers now or something?

At least the Zygarde formes aren't actually in-game... yet. They may show up in an eventual Pokémon Z or something, if they release that. That would make a lot of sense. But I still absolutely hate Complete Forme Zygarde. That does not look like a Pokémon anymore. Pokémon to me are supposed to look like animals or some sort. That looks like a bipedal human-like robot.



I have hope that they have good designs for next gen. They've had plenty of time to come up with new ones. They might have run out of good ideas near the end for good legendary Pokémon but no doubt they had ideas in mind for regular Pokémon to fill a new Pokédex without having really stupid designs. But if legendary Pokémon follow that trend for the next generations it'll probably just kill them for me. I love collecting Pokémon and trying to fill up my Pokédex, but things like Volcanion, I'm not even interested in getting.

Hiidoran December 14th, 2015 3:27 PM

Hey, I'm excited for the first fire and water dual-type.

Should be fun to play around with once we can actually get it...

esperance December 14th, 2015 3:52 PM

It's about time! I mean, I totally had no idea this was coming!

I'm honestly surprised it took them so long to announce it, considering fans have known about it since like 2013.

Sopheria December 14th, 2015 4:06 PM

I'm excited too! I'm glad to see some official confirmation on this, finally!

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Originally Posted by Ammako (Post 9035224)
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You really think so? I mean, I don't think it's amazing design-wise, but it's a pretty darned cool concept. The whole steam concept, the way it's got the two cannons on its back, the super unique type combination, it's all really neat, imo :)

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Originally Posted by Hopeless Masquerade (Post 9035268)
It's about time! I mean, I totally had no idea this was coming!

I'm honestly surprised it took them so long to announce it, considering fans have known about it since like 2013.

What I'm really surprised about is that they even coded it into X&Y so early on, when they weren't planning on even announcing it until 2015 (and probably not releasing it until 2016) xD

esperance December 14th, 2015 4:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 9035279)
What I'm really surprised about is that they even coded it into X&Y so early on, when they weren't planning on even announcing it until 2015 (and probably not releasing it until 2016) xD

It reminds me a lot of the Shaymin, Darkrai and Arceus situations from DPPt. I remember Shaymin being revealed relatively early but Darkrai and especially Arceus took a few years before they were revealed too. Heck, the Arceus event never even became accessible outside of cheating.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire December 14th, 2015 4:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 9035279)
I'm excited too! I'm glad to see some official confirmation on this, finally!



You really think so? I mean, I don't think it's amazing design-wise, but it's a pretty darned cool concept. The whole steam concept, the way it's got the two cannons on its back, the super unique type combination, it's all really neat, imo :)



What I'm really surprised about is that they even coded it into X&Y so early on, when they weren't planning on even announcing it until 2015 (and probably not releasing it until 2016) xD

I'm kind of surprised that it surprises you, considering the event legends thus far have always been coded into the games. Arceus itself was in DP (2006 in Japan) and didn't see release until 2009.

Sun December 14th, 2015 4:52 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire (Post 9035292)
I'm kind of surprised that it surprises you, considering the event legends thus far have always been coded into the games. Arceus itself was in DP (2006 in Japan) and didn't see release until 2009.

To be honest, even a new form for Volcanion doesn't surprise me anymore.

Thepowaofhax December 14th, 2015 5:03 PM

Honestly, it won't even surprise me that it will be coming to Singapore/SEA before the States as well. There has been a trend with current events such as the Shiny Rayquaza event and now even Arceus getting distributed by Maxsoft via FB soon as well as being distributed through it's outlets in real life, such as Funz Centre.

Mobile Tsk December 14th, 2015 5:16 PM

That thing is hideous. However I think the idea behind a Fire/Water type is cool and I think it'll be cool to use in battle. I don't like that it's another event-exclusive mon. It's not like we don't already have like 20 of those.

Kaiyu December 14th, 2015 5:29 PM

My friend told me about this and when I saw what the Pokémon looked like it kind of surprised me. I was thinking of a volcano because of its name. I'm actually looking forward to this when it starts over in Japan.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire December 14th, 2015 5:36 PM

Maybe it'll look more volcanic if it gains a new forme. Maybe it'll be be based on a super Volcano like Yellowstone which is known for it's geysers (and the park around it). Something with that much power can certainly upset the environment and have Perfect Zygarde go into a frenzy to fix things.

Kaiyu December 14th, 2015 5:43 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire (Post 9035339)
Maybe it'll look more volcanic if it gains a new forme. Maybe it'll be be based on a super Volcano like Yellowstone which is known for it's geysers (and the park around it). Something with that much power can certainly upset the environment and have Perfect Zygarde go into a frenzy to fix things.

Is it strange that I was thinking its design might slightly resemble a volcano? Thinking about it right now makes me think it's weird. I read somewhere on the internet that its release date will be sometime in July 2016. Not sure if this is accurate or not but if it is then we'll have to wait a long time.

Sopheria December 14th, 2015 5:45 PM

Another form would make sense--so far all 3 of the mythical Pokemon for this generation have had one (Mega Diancie, Hoopa Unbound), it'd be weird for Volcanion to be the odd man out. I'd hope it'd be something unique like Hoopa got, rather than another Mega.

esperance December 14th, 2015 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 9035349)
Another form would make sense--so far all 3 of the mythical Pokemon for this generation have had one (Mega Diancie, Hoopa Unbound), it'd be weird for Volcanion to be the odd man out. I'd hope it'd be something unique like Hoopa got, rather than another Mega.

I know it would follow the trend, but I feel like a form would really ruin the look Volcanion already has going for it.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire December 14th, 2015 6:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyo Tsukino (Post 9035345)
Is it strange that I was thinking its design might slightly resemble a volcano? Thinking about it right now makes me think it's weird. I read somewhere on the internet that its release date will be sometime in July 2016. Not sure if this is accurate or not but if it is then we'll have to wait a long time.

The hump kind of does remind me of one. That's the movie, so far we aren't sure when it'll be released in Japan or elsewhere. However, it'll likely be distributed at the movie theaters in Japan like a lot of past events related to the movie.

Thepowaofhax December 14th, 2015 6:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopeless Masquerade (Post 9035360)
I know it would follow the trend, but I feel like a form would really ruin the look Volcanion already has going for it.

I honestly doubt it unless it'll be a Z thing if Pokemon Z is released. There hasn't been any leaks from the game code regarding a second form of Volcanion's.

Hikamaru December 14th, 2015 6:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopeless Masquerade (Post 9035360)
I know it would follow the trend, but I feel like a form would really ruin the look Volcanion already has going for it.

I agree, it feels like one of those legendaries that doesn't really need a form.

Anyways, we now have our first official Fire/Water-type. Now that makes Water only the second type to be paired with every other type as far as type combinations go, after Flying.

Can't wait to hear more about this Pokemon and what moves and abilities it may have. For stats, I guess I'm predicting it to mainly be a special attacker since it was mainly using special moves in the trailer, such as Scald and Overheat.

Kaiyu December 14th, 2015 6:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire (Post 9035377)
The hump kind of does remind me of one. That's the movie, so far we aren't sure when it'll be released in Japan or elsewhere. However, it'll likely be distributed at the movie theaters in Japan like a lot of past events related to the movie.

Ah okay.

Pinkie-Dawn December 14th, 2015 8:26 PM

Compared to Deoxys, Arceus, and Genesect, Volcanion as the last event Pokemon is kinda underwhelming, as they have impressive dex entries that tie-in with the stories and are usually the strongest of the event Pokemon from the gen they're introduced in. The type combo is cool, even if it doesn't negate its weakness to sneaky pebbles.

fenyx4 December 14th, 2015 8:34 PM

http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/_ui/img/_en/homepage/hero_dec_2015.jpg

VOLCANION VENTURES ABOVE THE SURFACE AND VENTS!

(/failed V pun..?)

After wading past all of those "old news" jokes, I'm excited that Volcanion finally received an official reveal! Woo-hoo; our first type-diametric Fire/Water Pokemon! ^^ I was wondering if Game Freak would actually bother to use the thing since it's been so long, but then again, as mentioned above, Arceus apparently took 3 years to see a proper "official" release..

AESTHETICS:
In any case, going to the design.. First off, epic-sounding name! While I've seen the brief snippets of his in-game model, Volcanion's artwork by Ken Sugimori looks positively stunning! I like his "sturdy, heavyset" look.. The way that Volcanion's head is chiseled (similar to those cool-looking edges on Aggron) looks great, and the design is a nice blend of the primary painting colors of red, blue, and yellow (but Volcanion is classified as BROWN in the Pokedex..? Really? ~_~ Looks more dark red than brown to me, although I can potentially see an overlap..). His bulky seed-shaped body looks a bit weird/disorienting if you focus on it, though.. I like the golden-yellowish "golden kite-shaped" cores on Volcanion's body; they convey the image of industrial and/or bubbly active molten machinations at work within the body.. I like the sturdy-looking bottom parts of Volcanion's limbs, although the way they're connected to the main body seems so afterthought-ish.. :x Finally, Volcanion's cannons (or arms..? They don't look like arms to me.. >_>) look cool in their sealed/closed format, although they do not appear like they lend themselves easily to swiveling towards the opponent for a well-aimed blast of steam/fire/water... But overall, the design is excellent; very well done for a legendary Pokemon! (vastly more visually appealing than Hoopa Unbound, in my opinion.. *shudders*)

Also, I feel like those golden-yellow ovals/ellipses where both cannons "connect" at should be segmented at their midpoints; otherwise, Volcanion's cannons seem like they will split up oddly.. (unless those ovals are "attached" to just one of the cannons rather than both..?)

STEAM ERUPTION:
So the move "Steam Eruption", Volcanion's purported signature move, seems to be a more powerful version of Scald... I kind of wish that the English name was slightly different, because now I feel that the Fire-type move "Eruption" needs to be disambiguated as "Volcanic Eruption" or something (at least regarding the English release.. XD).. The Japanese name of "Steam Burst" sounds okay, although I feel that the term "burst" lacks the oomph it used to have as a word these days.. "Steam Cannon" would be my go-to name, but the "__ cannon" name format seems painfully obvious; and using the Greek word of "Atmos" seems more like it connotates just air/wind.. The only other name I came up with was "Gatling Geyser/Geyser Gatling" (should fit within the confines of the Generation 6 move name limit, given the 14-character name of "High Jump Kick"..and alliteration FTW! Oh, come on; just when I'm trying to be original.. -.-), although that would probably necessitate that the move is a "rapid-fire" kind of move upon its initiation during battle.

OTHER REMARKS:
Volcanion seems to have decent offenses (mostly Special Attack) and defenses, although it seems like it will be greatly hampered by its sub-par speed.. :S And from what I'm reading, Mega Venusaur could cause problems via its Grass/Poison typing coupled with the Fire-impeding Thick Fat Ability..

Kind of odd that the Volcanion announcement is laced with Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire tones rather than Pokemon X and Y elements (such as Volcanion's English announcement trailer using "Battle! VS Wild Pokemon (Hoenn)" from ORAS rather than "Battle! VS Wild Pokemon (Kalos)" from XY), although I guess "ORAS recency!" prevails.. :| I really wish that Volcanion got its own proper in-game residency location and its own battle music..maybe the next core series Pokemon game will have some..

Too bad that Volcanion's hype kind of got diminished due to data-mining that occurred months/years ago..
In my opinion, a potential form change for Volcanion (to match the alterations of the other "600 Base Stat Total" Kalos Pokemon of Diancie and Hoopa, not to mention Zygarde and Xerneas to an extent) would be weird; Volcanion's design is nice as it is. I personally felt that Mega Diancie and Hoopa Unbound were unnecessary (although now Regular!Diancie's design looks a bit less "full/fulfilling" thanks to the existence of Mega Diancie)...

Also, POKEMON COMMENT OF THE MONTH {XD}{XD}{XD}:

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Originally Posted by jepic of YouTube
We need Pokemon Go not this donut turtle

Source: Volcanion's English reveal trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKYU2tJ8II&lc=z13ay5vjhuilijagc04cdbfgxwvjfpdr4ck

...Lol; and "donut turtle" actually yields some viable results on Google's search..

Kaiyu December 14th, 2015 8:51 PM

I like the fact that Volcanion is a fire/water type Pokémon but...the design of it I'm not liking it too much. I mean there's nothing wrong with its design it's just...I don't know... *shrugs*

Hikamaru December 14th, 2015 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinkie-Dawn (Post 9035549)
The type combo is cool, even if it doesn't negate its weakness to sneaky pebbles.

Most Rock-types are already weak to Water. Plus, as I expected this thing is one of the rare Water-types not able to learn an offensive Ice move (excluding Hidden Power) but then again Fire covers some common types as well so not a big trade-off.

LilyGardy December 14th, 2015 11:40 PM

That's what randoms have been pleading with me for in the GTS for the past year? What an underwhelming looking Pokemon.

Whilst I love Diancie, Volcanion looks like a Pokémon I won't be going out of my way to get.

Dunsparce December 15th, 2015 4:27 AM

So the last of the pokemon discovered via the datamining of X and Y finally was officially revealed. Shame it doesn't get any physical water moves, but at least on the special side it has some very unique coverage combinations. Steam Eruption is basically Scald on steroids(110 Power, 95% Accuracy, 30% Burn chance), overall looking forward to trying it out.

Sukyandaru December 15th, 2015 4:37 AM

I was wondering when they'd release this, glad to see it's finally out! I'm interested in seeing how it'll fare in battles, it seems like it'll do really well with Steam Eruption and Lava Plume, especially since it walls so many Water types. I could see it being used tankily in a manner similar to Heatran, using its resistances and immunity to switch in and fire off powerful attacks with good burn chances. With how much people seem to hate Scald at times, Steam Eruption's only downside seems like its limited PP.

As for its design, I'm not a fan but it isn't awful looking to me... the above description of donut turtle makes it seem kinda funny i like turtles, though I think it seems a bit too jagged?, particularly at its head and "hump". Also, "boiling steam from the arms on its back", does this mean that the "donut" is actually a pair of arms? Or are some of its legs actually arms? ._.

If it's distributed online, I'm really hoping that it'll be available here in Australia at the same time as America and Europe ;~;. I'm looking forward to using it in the future, wonder what checks and counters people will bring for it!

Dunsparce December 15th, 2015 6:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sukyandaru (Post 9035909)
Also, "boiling steam from the arms on its back", does this mean that the "donut" is actually a pair of arms? Or are some of its legs actually arms? ._.

Yes, the ring on its back are its arms. The guy that originally leaked them via datamining showed it doing an animation where its hoop splits into two and points forward.

Hikamaru December 15th, 2015 6:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sukyandaru (Post 9035909)
If it's distributed online, I'm really hoping that it'll be available here in Australia at the same time as America and Europe ;~;. I'm looking forward to using it in the future, wonder what checks and counters people will bring for it!

I do hope, because just look at how far we're falling behind the US and Europe in regards to Hoopa. They have already had events for Hoopa while we're still waiting for our first official Hoopa event.

KorpiklaaniVodka December 15th, 2015 6:45 AM

Volcanion is great, and has a better design than Diancie. I'll give my full opinion on it once it's actually released.

Pinkie-Dawn December 15th, 2015 6:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9035703)
Most Rock-types are already weak to Water. Plus, as I expected this thing is one of the rare Water-types not able to learn an offensive Ice move (excluding Hidden Power) but then again Fire covers some common types as well so not a big trade-off.

I was actually referring to Stealth Rock, which can be learned by non-Rock types via Move Tutor.

Hikamaru December 15th, 2015 6:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinkie-Dawn (Post 9035985)
I was actually referring to Stealth Rock, which can be learned by non-Rock types via Move Tutor.

Ah yes, that move is always the bane of Rock-weak Pokemon. But looking at its signature move Steam Eruption, it really does look like a more high-powered, less accurate version of Scald.

Pinkie-Dawn December 15th, 2015 7:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9035986)
Ah yes, that move is always the bane of Rock-weak Pokemon. But looking at its signature move Steam Eruption, it really does look like a more high-powered, less accurate version of Scald.

And compared to the other moves with a 110 base power and lower accuracy, Steam Eruption may be used more often.

Sopheria December 15th, 2015 7:13 AM

Steam Eruption is amazing! It's like a powered-up, less accurate version of Scald, like everyone said. But really, I'm looking at it more as a more accurate Hydro Pump--with a 30% chance to burn to top it off. With that on top of its Water Absorb ability, and a bunch of STAB Fire-type moves at its disposal, I'm thinking it's going to shake things up in the metagame.

Judge Mandolore Shepard December 15th, 2015 7:26 AM

When I first looked at Volcanion's design, I thought it kind of reminded me of geysers. Then I read that geysers were part of the inspiration of its design. Course I never expected a Pokemon with the type combination of Fire/Water.

Sopheria December 17th, 2015 4:32 PM

So, anybody got any theories on why the reveal was so ORAS heavy? (with the Hoenn battle music playing in the background and it having been posted on the ORAS official website) Do you think perhaps it'll only be available in ORAS, X&Y, or both?

Hikamaru December 17th, 2015 4:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 9038963)
Do you think perhaps it'll only be available in ORAS, X&Y, or both?

Something is telling me it's definitely going to be ORAS-exclusive. Also, please have all the regions get the event at the same time, or like not too far from each other... *looks at fellow Australians still waiting for Hoopa*

Sopheria December 17th, 2015 6:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9038972)
Something is telling me it's definitely going to be ORAS-exclusive. Also, please have all the regions get the event at the same time, or like not too far from each other... *looks at fellow Australians still waiting for Hoopa*

Yea, it would be a real shame if Australia got it late yet again :c Let's hope this one will be a global event!

And yea, it seems a lot like an ORAS-only type of deal, with the way they did the reveal. But there's also that Volcanion event in X&Y that was leaked, which apparently is triggered when you have a Volcanion in your party when you speak to this NPC:

http://cdn.idigitaltimes.com/sites/idigitaltimes.com/files/styles/large/public/2014/08/28/2014/04/28/18284.jpg

Anyone got any thoughts? :)

Hikamaru December 17th, 2015 6:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 9039087)

I never knew about this... but if it does exist in the XY coding maybe it could be a possibility to be in all 6th Gen games, not just ORAS.

FioriKikuchi December 17th, 2015 8:52 PM

News about the Pokémon has finally been revealed. It's about time lol. I like the fact that it's fire/water but its design is a little awkward... I can't wait until the event for this comes to Tokyo. One thing I know for sure is that it's going to be super crazy since everyone has been waiting for this so wish me luck I come back in one piece. Just kidding. xD

Hikamaru December 17th, 2015 9:41 PM

I'm sure you won't have to wait as long compared to people from elsewhere since Japan always gets priority when it comes to event distributions. Granted, it is the birthplace of Pokemon so it's a logical excuse there.

acatfrommars December 17th, 2015 10:21 PM

Just speculation of course, but I think that we will see a Mega Volcanion down the line. I'm glad that we're finally going to be able to get him after like 3 years! Volcanion kinda reminds me of Volcarona for some reason.

Cassandra December 18th, 2015 2:24 AM

I love Volcanion's design, despite it being one of those Pokemon that just feels like you can't imagine it occurring naturally in the Pokemon world. It's just cool.

However, I am extremely angered by the fact that I knew about this Pokemon existing before ORAS was even announced. It's been about a whole year of this Pokemon being spoiled for use because leakers have to go around and ruin everything rather than letting us all have a little FUN and receive the official news for ourselves. And it's not like you could just AVOID the leaks, it was everywhere! Thanks, leakers, for ruining yet another Pokemon.

Ammako December 18th, 2015 8:27 AM

The event will definitely be available for download for both X/Y and OR/AS.

Hikamaru December 18th, 2015 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BloodFrostX (Post 9039548)
It's been about a whole year of this Pokemon being spoiled for use because leakers have to go around and ruin everything rather than letting us all have a little FUN and receive the official news for ourselves. And it's not like you could just AVOID the leaks, it was everywhere! Thanks, leakers, for ruining yet another Pokemon.

It is annoying when you want to avoid spoilers, but then again this is the internet and it's difficult to avoid the spoilers when you most want to.

Cam December 24th, 2015 4:36 PM

Anyone else think gamefreak is stupid to think that we haven't known about this thing for 2 years and that the "secret Pokemon" asspulls they do in the spirit of the old reveals is dumb.

I mean, it's like seeing your christmas present in february, then unwrapping it in december and acting like it's a big awesome surprise to please your parents.

Sopheria December 24th, 2015 5:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CloverDevteam (Post 9048642)
Anyone else think gamefreak is stupid to think that we haven't known about this thing for 2 years and that the "secret Pokemon" asspulls they do in the spirit of the old reveals is dumb.

I mean, it's like seeing your christmas present in february, then unwrapping it in december and acting like it's a big awesome surprise to please your parents.

Haha true~ I'm pretty sure they know we've known about it, they just have to sorta "go through the motions" of a grand reveal. In fact, if it hadn't already been leaked, I think they would have made a much bigger deal out of this reveal. They would have teased it and drawn out the reveal a lot more, I'd imagine.

mew_nani December 24th, 2015 5:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodFrostX (Post 9039548)
I love Volcanion's design, despite it being one of those Pokemon that just feels like you can't imagine it occurring naturally in the Pokemon world. It's just cool.

However, I am extremely angered by the fact that I knew about this Pokemon existing before ORAS was even announced. It's been about a whole year of this Pokemon being spoiled for use because leakers have to go around and ruin everything rather than letting us all have a little FUN and receive the official news for ourselves. And it's not like you could just AVOID the leaks, it was everywhere! Thanks, leakers, for ruining yet another Pokemon.

I'm not entirely sure why you'd be angered. Pokemon hacking has been going on for a very very long time, and even if the leakers hadn't announced it on the side you would have eventually run into it trading or battling others.

Though I will admit Game Freak should have just said "Well we WOULD say we had this new event Pokemon to reveal... but it looks like you guys already found it. Good job. Bet you didn't find this though!" and just threw everybody a curve ball.

Sopheria December 24th, 2015 7:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodFrostX (Post 9039548)
I love Volcanion's design, despite it being one of those Pokemon that just feels like you can't imagine it occurring naturally in the Pokemon world. It's just cool.

However, I am extremely angered by the fact that I knew about this Pokemon existing before ORAS was even announced. It's been about a whole year of this Pokemon being spoiled for use because leakers have to go around and ruin everything rather than letting us all have a little FUN and receive the official news for ourselves. And it's not like you could just AVOID the leaks, it was everywhere! Thanks, leakers, for ruining yet another Pokemon.

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Originally Posted by mew_nani (Post 9048744)
I'm not entirely sure why you'd be angered. Pokemon hacking has been going on for a very very long time, and even if the leakers hadn't announced it on the side you would have eventually run into it trading or battling others.

I mean, even if hacking has been going on for a long time, it does take the surprise out of it, in a way. It's of course always going to happen, but I do have to admit that it'd be a bit more fun if we had been getting a brand new Pokemon reveal.


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Though I will admit Game Freak should have just said "Well we WOULD say we had this new event Pokemon to reveal... but it looks like you guys already found it. Good job. Bet you didn't find this though!" and just threw everybody a curve ball.
I've been hoping for something like that to happen for a while haha. Who knows, maybe they'll still throw us a curveball and we'll never even see it coming o.o

Sheep December 25th, 2015 9:38 AM

oh man over a year later after it was spoiled and we finally get this guy. I'm excite. Haven't even gotten Hoopa yet so there's a bit for me to look forward to as a collector!

People are excited over its battle potential and I'm just here.. wanting to add it to my gigantic collection that barely fits much else. :D


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