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Hikamaru February 26th, 2016 7:20 AM

Legendary Mascots Discussion & Speculation
 
So, with the likeliness of being a new generation, there's always a new duo of version mascot legendaries to go with the games. That said, what do you think the new mascots will be based on or what type would they be?

pkmin3033 February 26th, 2016 7:21 AM

I have a strong feeling one or both will be Fairy typed, because there aren't enough new fairies to go around. I'd assume the Sun mascot to be part-Fire, because it's the Sun and the Sun is hot (derp) and the Moon to be part-Water, because the Moon controls the tides, etc.

Universe February 26th, 2016 7:28 AM

Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are my guesses for what they'll be based on. :P

Iceshadow3317 February 26th, 2016 7:39 AM

I am thinking that the will be based of the Norse Mythology vibe following XY. That being said, I think they will be based of the wolves Hati and Skoll who are attempting to devour the sun and moon till the end of days. Now they may change this to make them opposites.

But I would say Fairy/Electric and Dark/Fire or Dark/Electric and Fairy/Fire

colter519 February 26th, 2016 8:17 AM

I'm gonna throw a wrench in things and just speculate that there won't be version mascot legendaries, but rather they'll go back to the limited amount of legendary pokemon that have no little to no impact on the story of the game, like in the first gen

Drewko February 26th, 2016 8:20 AM

Dark-type "Bringer of night" and [???]-type (Fairy? Grass? Normal?) "Bringer of day".
And the third one will be something that control the night-day cycle.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire February 26th, 2016 8:22 AM

I'm thinking Sun's could be part fire, psychic, or fairy
Moon could be part water, dark, or fairy


Perhaps Magearna could be Moon's mascot...

blue February 26th, 2016 8:23 AM

I think the mascots for Sun & Moon will be Fairy-type and Dark-type respectively. If you look at the logo for Moon it looks similar to the Dark-type symbols from the TCG series, just a thought?

GiovanniViridian February 26th, 2016 8:28 AM

If the mascots are based on legendaries, for some reason I think the mascot for Moon will be a Poison-type one considering we haven't had a Poison-type legendary yet (Poison Plate Arceus does not count though)

And for Sun it will be Fire.

Keiran February 26th, 2016 8:31 AM

I think the Sun mascot will be the bird we saw, because I believe it'll evolve into a phoenix. I have a feeling there won't be any legendary mascots this time around.

I wouldn't be surprised if this has something to do with Ho-Oh being chosen as the newest Pokemon Centers mascot in Kyoto.

Kung Fu Ferret February 26th, 2016 8:45 AM

I have this theory that the Mascots will be based on Egyptian mythology. Sun's mascot could be like Sekhmet, Khepri or Ra, and Moon's could resemble Hathor, Khnum, or Thoth.

Hikamaru February 26th, 2016 8:49 AM

I have a feeling that a legendary mascot duo for this generation could be a Fire-type (Sun) and Water-type (Moon), but Fairy and Dark could work as well given Fairy tends to be associated with light.

Judge Mandolore Shepard February 26th, 2016 8:53 AM

When it comes to my thoughts about the Legendary Mascots, I think they could be based on Greek mythology. The mascot for Sun could be based on Apollo, whereas the mascot for Moon could be based on Artemis.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire February 26th, 2016 8:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9135335)
I have a feeling that a legendary mascot duo for this generation could be a Fire-type (Sun) and Water-type (Moon), but Fairy and Dark could work as well given Fairy tends to be associated with light.

Could be both Fire/Fairy and Water/Dark. It's kind of like they're combining Xerneas and Yvetal's typing with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre's...
It could also be Fire/Psychic and Water/Fairy (since Fairy is associated with the moon) or a combination of the four.

Hikamaru February 26th, 2016 8:58 AM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire (Post 9135352)
Could be both Fire/Fairy and Water/Dark. It's kind of like they're combining Xerneas and Yvetal's typing with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre's...
It could also be Fire/Psychic and Water/Fairy (since Fairy is associated with the moon) or a combination of the four.

I could see Fairy for both mascots working, but Psychic could be a possibility for the Sun mascot, and Dark for the Moon mascot. Maybe when they get revealed in a trailer or something we could try and assume the type based on the design.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire February 26th, 2016 9:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9135370)
I could see Fairy for both mascots working, but Psychic could be a possibility for the Sun mascot, and Dark for the Moon mascot. Maybe when they get revealed in a trailer or something we could try and assume the type based on the design.

Thanks for the flashbacks to Gen V. I remember we thought Reshiram might be "light" type and Zekrom was part Dark based on the design.

MarioManH February 26th, 2016 9:25 AM

I'm expecting Son Goku to be the Sun Mascot and have that chick from Sailor Moon be the Moon mascot. Plz Japan, don't disappoint

Kung Fu Ferret February 26th, 2016 9:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Judge Mandolore Shepard (Post 9135349)
When it comes to my thoughts about the Legendary Mascots, I think they could be based on Greek mythology. The mascot for Sun could be based on Apollo, whereas the mascot for Moon could be based on Artemis.

Digimon beat you to it on like, 2007.... Sorry....

pokestar1993 February 26th, 2016 9:32 AM

Maybe the moon legendary might be a fairy type since moonblast is a fairy move, although Lunatone and Cresselia are exceptions

Sabrewulf238 February 26th, 2016 10:43 AM

Do we think the strange souvenir might represent one of the mascot legendaries? (or maybe the third in the trio)

It seems like it might factor into this somehow.

I think Dark/Fairy could be interesting for Pokemon Moon and maybe something like Fire/Psychic for Sun...

kingkaiultraron February 26th, 2016 1:31 PM

I actually came up with legendaries based of the sun and moon before these announcements.
Solaron (Sun)
Fire/Dragon or Fairy/Fire with the ability Drought
Lunaron (Moon)
Fairy/Dragon or Fairy/Rock or Fairy/Dark.

Maybe the Trio master could be based on earth (Maybe Zygarde which could mean they have a connection to Xerneas and Yveltal).

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire February 26th, 2016 1:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkaiultraron (Post 9136015)
I actually came up with legendaries based of the sun and moon before these announcements.
Solaron (Sun)
Fire/Dragon or Fairy/Fire with the ability Drought
Lunaron (Moon)
Fairy/Dragon or Fairy/Rock or Fairy/Dark.

Maybe the Trio master could be based on earth (Maybe Zygarde which could mean they have a connection to Xerneas and Yveltal).

I mentioned in the Third version thread in XY that if the mascots end up being based on Skoll and Hatl then perhaps Zygarde is connected to them, as it's Dog forme appears to be connected to Fenrir, the third wolf with heavy ties to the myth of ragnarok. So I can see Zygarde being part of both trios...different forms for each.

BettyNewbie February 26th, 2016 1:48 PM

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Originally Posted by colter519 (Post 9135177)
I'm gonna throw a wrench in things and just speculate that there won't be version mascot legendaries, but rather they'll go back to the limited amount of legendary pokemon that have no little to no impact on the story of the game, like in the first gen

Well, XY were already heading in that direction. Xerneas, Yvetal, and Zygarde were the only non-Event Legendaries, and one of them (Zygarde) had no story in the games, whatsoever. I guess GF's been listening to the complaints about Gens 3-5 having too many Legendaries.

I seriously hope the days of Dragon type Box Legendaries are over. Xerneas and Yvetal were a much-welcomed step back in the right direction after the Dragon overkill of DPP and BW/B2W2, and I want to continue seeing different types on the covers of games.

Of course, even better would be to start seeing Starters on the boxes again, which I think could easily work with a Sun and Moon naming scheme.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire February 26th, 2016 1:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyNewbie (Post 9136047)
Well, XY were already heading in that direction. Xerneas, Yvetal, and Zygarde were the only non-Event Legendaries, and one of them (Zygarde) had no story in the games, whatsoever. I guess GF's been listening to the complaints about Gens 3-5 having too many Legendaries.

I seriously hope the days of Dragon type Box Legendaries are over. Xerneas and Yvetal were a much-welcomed step back in the right direction after the Dragon overkill of DPP and BW/B2W2, and I want to continue seeing different types on the covers of games.

Of course, even better would be to start seeing Starters on the boxes again, which I think could easily work with a Sun and Moon naming scheme.

It started with Emerald. Not counting remakes we had dragons for five releases in a row (E,DP, P, BW, B2W2) until XY came. I think we'll see wolves as the mascots or perhaps a cat/lion and a wolf.

AlphaTangoFoxtrot February 26th, 2016 2:26 PM

Apollo and Diana/Artemis. I don't care how they do it, I just want to see these two in their designs. Also it would be awesome to see the games based in a Mediterranean-ish setting, which I haven't entirely ruled out yet but don't have high hopes for.


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