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Starter evolutions and new Pokémon leaked
Pictures within! Do you guys think the fox is as adorable as I do?? :>
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Hype is starting to escalate now. The evolutions of the starters look interesting but I have a feeling that the Sobble evolution might be a shiny due to the colour scheme. Also I'm not really sure whether the final evolution of Grookey is holding a drum, or the drum is part of his body.
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That Sobble final evolution (not in the pictures at the time of this comment posted) makes me wanna rethink being part of the Scorbunny gang.
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Oh boy, here we go. 2 weeks before release and the "leaks" are going to be popping up everywhere. The fun part is trying to figure out what is real and what isn't...I only hope Gex Sobble is fake, for the sake of those who want it as their starter. That thing is going to haunt my sleep. If I can even get any sleep after seeing that. Good lord.
I can't wait for them to punish the entire region these leaks originated from with the next games by delaying them for a week or more again! |
Note that some images floating around the internet are fakes - e.g. one was quickly found to be someone's fakemon on dA repurposed.
So while some may be slow in getting into the article, we don't want to put the more uncertain ones in until we're fairly confident they're the real deal. |
AHHHH HERE COMES HYPE
The Sobble final evo doesn't seem real, but who knows. Grookey's final evo is so cute :fufu: I wonder what the typing is though?!! |
Here comes the leaks lol. The design looks cute and for some reasons, they reminds me so much of monsters from Yu-gi-oh and Digimon :)
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Not really surprised about the leak. It was only a matter of time before it happened.
As for the Pokémon, I really love them. Which isn't really that weird since the only Pokémon I can think of that I don't like since Gen VI is Impidimp. GF is nailing it with designs since Kalos. And as Grookey fan I'm pleased with final evolution. Wonder how will the drum come in play in battle. |
Grookey's evo does not displease me. Looks kinda Grass/Dark while I was hoping for a new combination, but not bad anyway.
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I didn't looked at the pictures but I'm super happy if Grookey fans are pleased with his evolutions.
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Ok, am I the only one who does NOT like the Grookey evo (if it's real)? All I can say is....POOR GROOKEY!
I dig the Sobble evo though. Might join the Sobble squad now. |
I really hope that Sobble does not evolve like that. I would rather sobble stay cute, because then the nickname Kakana would fit. (Kakana is a combination of the japanese words for cute and fish)
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im not really digging any of the leaked evos this might be the first pokemon game i play without my starter in the party :(
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If that is what Sobble's final evolution then I might pick Sobble as my starter as I am undecided between Scorbunny and the water starter. Sobble's final evolution looks to be Water/Ghost or Water/Psychic.
If the Grookey final evolution is real then it is a contrast to Infernape. I wonder what type it will be. Possibly Grass/Fighting. |
When I first saw Intelleon I was like "haha, what?" but I actually rather like it now.
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The supposed final evo of Sobble looks like a Monsters Inc. character. I really hope that one isn't real...
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I'm glad for the info, and I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I hoped to compare these to each other to decide which one I want to pick (even if they're fake, it'd be nice to at least feel like I know for a while), and as such I'm disappointed that there's no Scorbunny. Oh well.
I think both the final evolutions look good - I'm biased towards the Grookey one, though, because it seems like it'd be so cool to Dynamax. :D |
Grookey and Sobble's look pretty real to me. I like Grookey's evolution as well as Sobble's. I mean, watch this be confirmed fake in a day. But Idk, they're pretty convincing.
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Kind of hope the Grookey ones are fake. Grookey is my favourite of the starters atm and that might change if those are real.
Big fan of the fox and the tiny elephant though. Gives me hope that my dream of a proper elephant Pokemon will come along. Donphan is like a stunted 3 ft tall pygmy thing. I want a proper elephant-sized elephant pokemon. |
I didn't think of this, I saw it on reddit, but I love it.
Apparently the Grookey evo is named "Rillaboom" so when you send it out into battle you say "Go! Rillaboom!" Delightful. 😁 |
Rrggh, why didn’t I see this earlier??? But anyways, The Water and Grass final evos are extremely good and I can now safely say that Water and Grass will be officially my picks for the games. Based on design, I’m predicting Water/Fighting and maybe Grass/Rock
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However, if these are (unfortunately for us Grookey Gang members that aren't fans) real then I'm curious to see how Scorbunny's evolutions will be? Hoping that the they'll be good for the fans of the fire-bunny. |
Are these real stuffs?
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I've seen quite a few of the leaks (not all though) so now I am just waiting for the Scorbunny evo leak. Ideally, I would love an official trailer on these final evos before the game becomes available to most people - showing off their types and personalities. There seems to be plenty of hidden pokemon so it shouldn't be too big a 'reveal'. (Side note: If the no of pokemon we are getting is quite high, then why on earth weren't more shown off? SwSh sorely needed it).
Either way, from what I have seen - I think this has the potential to become one of my favourite selection of pokemon, no matter the quality of the games. |
idk i like the supposed final grookey evo but that's just me
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I think the fox is brilliant. There's a lot of content coming out, and I can't discern what is real and what is fake. I hope the fascinating kitsune is real. Though Grookey's middle stage evo continues the design alright, I kinda hop his final evolution is fake. I believe the third stage evos came from a different source than the middle stage evos for sobble and grookey.
For what it's worth most of the images I am seeing do at least look convincing, especially the graphics of the large outdoor areas that appear to be the ourskirts of gym, Pokemon camp with other Pokemon running through the scenes. I'd be honestly surprised if everything was Photoshopped in and none of these were legit leaks. |
Apparently, there's another alleged leaker with the guidebook... There are new G-Max forms shown...
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I went looking for the guidebook. It seems to confirm the starter final evos. Guess I'll be getting Intelleon.
https://mobile.twitter.com/leakspokemon/status/1190461850623889410 |
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If the gigantamax mons are real.....oh yeah, Garbodor did deserve some love, that's actually awesome maybe because it's too easy to impress me :< Machamp and [s]crab-gandalf[s] Kingler look awesome as well, but Cinderace seems too small for a final evo. What if it's the unevolved second form( I know this is unconfirmed, just saying).
Oh God, the Sobble final evo looks ... weird, to say the least. It doesn't seem legit. |
The article has been updated with new leaks :)
spoilers, not spoilers - #TeamSobble won y'all |
Well if these are true, then I'm likely choosing Scorbunny as my starter. Was waiting for Gamefreak to announce the evos to choose - was mostly trying to decide between Scorbunny and Grookey, but I really didn't want a gorilla.
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I do hope the Galarian Meowth is fake, though. idk, that one looks pretty weird to me. I'm wondering how real these guidebook leaks are, though? It looks really convincing that it could be the real deal, but. I'm staying skeptical about it.
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Seriously? Garbodor is the only non-Gen. 1/8 who'll get a G-Max? Bad move Genwunner GF...
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Gigantmax Garbador actually looks pretty terrifying, and I kinda like it. From what I've seen of the other final forms of the starters, it seems like I'll end up going with Grookey in the end. There was also some pictures of some new snake and fire-bug pokemon which I hope are real.
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I really like the leaked (Be it real or fake) Galarian Meowth, and the purple unnamed little baby monster.
Sobble's final evolution is growing on me despite me kind of regretting being part of the Sobble gang but yeh. Will be using Grookey in Shield and Sobble in Sword; Scorbunny's been disappointing for me since the first stage and I still don't like the leaked final form. EDIT: I absolutely love that Centipede and that Python Pokemon! They're definitely going on my teams! |
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Just wanted to clarify the names of the Sobble evolutions from the 4chan leak back in June: Sizzile is the second, and that final evolution is named Intelleon
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The guidebook images do show the same 3rd stages of Grookey and Sobble as pictured elsewhere, even from a slightly different angle - so far, they seem quite convincing.
According to the guidebook pictures, all starter final evolutiones are single-type, which is nice, we haven't had that in 20 years (though I would have loved a Rock-type star Grookey). As being animated has become an integral part of Pokémon design, the still images we have certainly don't show us the whole idea behind them or how cool they actually are. Imagine having a still of Decidueye without it shooting arrows. That's what we've got. The Grookey final evolution, supposedly called Rillaboom, looks great. It probably has a neat way of putting its drum away when not battling that we are yet to see, like its pre-evolutions keep their drumsticks in their hair (can be seen in leaked images of a camp). The Scorbunny final evolution, supposedly called Cinderace, is too blurry in the guidebook image to make out anything more than that it looks like a footballer in a jersey. I need better images for opinions. The Sobble final evolution, called Intelleon (I refer to the old leak that predicted everything correctly for that one, its name isn't in frame in the image), looks the most unusual to me. I do like it, but I can't see what it is supposed to do, or why the head fin is shaped the way it is... This is a problem of the unmoving image. I eagerly await seeing it move to clarify this, and then it will surely be an awesome Pokémon James Bond. I do see a tuxedo. It might have all sorts of cool spy gadgets incorporated in its body that we don't see (Decidueye situation). |
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i think out of any and every gorilla design Game Freak could've gone with, Rillaboom's design is one of, if not the least offensive they could've gone with. i think when people immediately think "gorilla", they imagined this sort of big-bellied ugly creature. i think people's worst fear was that Grookey was going to end up being an uglier grass version of Slaking. so all things considered, i'd say the Grookey Gang got off really easy this generation. what we got essentially amounted to Grass-type Donkey Kong with long hair, so i'm not upset. maybe that's just me though that's getting mad DK vibes from this. Intelleon.... i'm not sure how to feel about it. i will be honest and say that it's not my favourite design for a final evolution water starter. i'd have preferred if it was less like a twig, but it's not particularly offensive to me, either. i can imagine this growing on me over time. i want to see what it looks like in battle/in motion. i feel a similar way about Cinderace. it might look better in its actual model than in art, perhaps. maybe in motion, too. |
I'm not digging the starters final evolutions but they might grow on me with time. Rillaboom is the one I like the most, I wanted Grookey to evolve into a gorilla so I'm really happy with this but I'm unsure about the point of the sticks and the drum. Intelleon and Cinderace looks more humanoid than pocket monster, they have clothes like gloves, pants and socks. Feels weird.
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To be honest I don't like the majority of these new designs, which is actually the reverse of most of the new Pokémon shown in trailers, which I really liked. I'm definitely going for Grookey now as the other two final stages seem to be quite disappointing. The new Gigantamax forms at least are cool, though as expected nearly all of them are once again Gen 1 Pokémon and I definitely can't see more Kanto-centrism as a good thing.
The best part of these leaks is Hatterene, my favourite Gen 8 Pokémon so far! If I'll ever get the game, there's my water-type main decided (can't really see it not being water-type). |
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At this point, I don't even care. I just wanna play the game and see things for myself. hhhhn
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Have any of the leakers said how many new Pokemon there will be yet? And not liking the grookey final evolution. Think the Water type looks the best so far.
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can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that, if the leaks really are true, Scorbunny final evo/Cinderace is not Fire/Fighting
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If the leaks are true, then I'm definitely picking Sobble.
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I liked Grookey's last evolution, but I'm not sure what to feel about Sobble's.
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Impidimp grows up:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIaLJO1XYAALz6N.png "Morgrem" and "Grimmsnarl" Not crazy about these ones. |
Impidimp's final evolution looks like a gremlin.... I like it. It kinda reminds me of Shiftry.
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The Green seems to take over from the bottom from the mid-stage, which I guess made sense.
Oh I love it, I already have 4 Pokemon I'll definitely be using-- The Python, the Fire Centipede, Sobble & Impidimp. |
Over the last hour this little guy has been popping up on Twitter, and on 4Chan.
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More leaks are popping out...
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Galarian Rapidash:
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More Pokemon just keep leaking... I'm starting to wonder how this person got a hold of the games early. I guess this happens all the time, but?
Has this ever happened where all the Pokemon were being leaked two weeks before like this? |
I forget to say wise, there will be another regional variant for Meowth in SS because it was also included in the leak
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We're currently updating the article -- lots of new reveals!
(omg wooloo evolves and it's amazing) |
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gigantamax lapras is 10/10
I hope the starter evolutions are not final yet, I don't like some of it. though grookey's final evolution looks cool :o |
yes Scorbunny may not be a Fire/Fighting so happy about that,
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Bear trap Stunfisk is awesome.
The regional caterpillar seems to have a glowy motif, I like it. Also, yay for Corviknight's first stage being a blue tit, I love those! The blue tit is, like, THE common songbird down in grandma's village. They sing tootootoo-tootootoo-tootootoo. I think we have seen over 40 new Pokémon over the last few days of leaking, which is, well, a lot. With this I've decided I'm no longer looking at leaks, at all. I've seen quite enough and I still want to be surprised when playing the game. So until I get the game, no more spoilers for me; you guys go ahead and have fun! |
I have decided on about half of my playthrough team after looking at the leaks. Sobble is adorable in his starter form and I really like its final evolution if it's real. Not seen any Grass types I want to use yet though. I am getting Shield and like what Galar Rapidash looks like if it's legit.
My team so far: Sobble's final evolution Galarian Rapidash Tsareena (Lilligant if it's in) |
Definitely hyped. So many pokemon I want to add to my team. The octopus, Grimmsnarl, G Rapidash, Obstagoon etc. Lovin it
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It is very hard to tell if these are real or not, with how blurry they are, I just can't help, but think they are fake. The Scorbunny Evo, doesn't look like the final evolution unless the one shown is the second. And the others, they just don't look like pokemon and are almost too simple for even pokemon.
It is very easy to create something that we have already heard from as legit leaker and make it look real. We need to remember the Grinch Leak last year for Super Smash Bros, all of that was fake and it was because it was blurry. If these were real and he has the book at home, why are the picture so blurry? it isn't like he would get in trouble for taking pictures. I am not saying all of them are fake, as some could be real still. But, I don't think all of them are. Having yet another version of meowth also make me very skeptical. If I remember the leak right that was legit, it said Meowth had a Galarian Evolution, not a form. Quote:
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Assuming the leaks are true, might be leaning a bit more towards Grookey now.
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This baby was just added to the article, along with a higher quality version of its final evolution:
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This might be the first generation where I don't like any of the fully evolved starters. They just feel unpolished to me, like they were rushed to meet a deadline. Rillaboom's drum looks awkward to carry around, while Intellion is just a tad too anthropomorphic (there's a good design in there, might need to see it in action first). Cinderace isn't any better imo - the bottom half in particular looks too human.
That said I like the foxes, Gigantomax Garbodor and Galarian Stunfisk. Impidimp's evolutions are giving me hope that it might really be Galar's pseudo. Quote:
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Anyway, omfg we're getting Galarian formes that aren't Kanto. (Yes, I'm aware of Galarian Zigzagoon) I feel like whenever I wake up, more leaks just keep coming. |
Lots of fursona-looking Pokémon. Not saying it as an inherently negative thing, but there's quite a number of them.
I really have to question what Game Freak's decision-making process is for some of these. They took a Pokémon that was essentially a silly masseuse and turned it into a bear trap; on top of which, it functions as this game's mimic, but there was a mimic from that generation already. Are there no mushrooms in England that they felt they needed a new bear-trap mimic instead of just using Foongus/Amoonguss? Nothing against Galarian Stunfisk, but it's a far cry from its original intent. Which truthfully is better than most regional variants, which are simply recolors and retypings, but it just makes you wonder--why not just use the original mimics? Which also ties into my questioning about the ice moth. It looks like white Volcarona. When you have Galarian forms like Meowth that could absolutely pass as a separate Pokémon, alongside recolors like Alolan Meowth and Vulpix, why make the white Volcarona its own Pokémon instead of Galarian Volcarona? Don't get me wrong, the ice moth is one of the few designs I like from this generation--and I like it a lot. But it's just so curious. I hope they give some insight into this decision-making in the future: what determines if a design gets made into a new Pokémon rather than a regional variant? |
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Tbh I am quite pleased with the leaks; I really need an idea on what and how I should have my teams made around, especially on their final evolution and everything. |
I do like the white insect with with wings, I was getting vibes that it was the the early route month/butterfly like Vivillion,
Dustox or Butterfree. I want to use that pokemon and the fox provided they are real. If the evolutions for Impidimp are real I am running from these abominations like the plague should these masses of hair cross my screen in the wild. |
Apparently the ice moth *might be* a Shield exclusive and the fire centipede is Sword.
So the ice moth should probably be getting a gmax form too. Maybe it's the actual Mothra. |
That's good for me because I ended up preordering Shield for Galarian Ponyta and really like that moth line~
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Looks like there's no new eeveelutions...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIe9DASVUAAJS0a.jpg Assuming all the eeveelutions are together in the dex, and they are in order of their first appearance, the one after Glaceon should be Sylveon and then there's no more room for new ones. Sad. (Also Flapple is apparently Grass/Dragon, so I'll have to update my sig once this is common knowledge!) |
Lol. They did a fruit worm Pokémon and it's a dragon type.
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But I'm quite disappointed about the starter evolutions. I believe this will be the first time for me, that there is a generation with starters I can't really connect with. If it stays like this– and I am more or less convinced, that these leaks are true, then I probably won't let my chosen starter evolve (*sigh*), since like this they are still pretty cute. Then there is also the Galarian Rapidash leak. I so hoped it would turn out more like this: Spoiler:
I've recently seen it in a screenshot of a CoroCoro magazine page– in fact, until today I've believed, that this cutie would be the final evolution of Galarian Ponyta, since it also looked like it was drawn by a professional (without the watermarks of course). And now, it turns out to be a–although well made fake. This seems to be the true one: Spoiler:
I don't think it's bad, but it's not really a design I've craved for... It just looks a bit weird to me, like it hopped out of a popular TV show for small children. And where the heck are its wings?! I hope, that they will make it psychic/fairy type at least. What I'm actually really liking is the Galarian Corsola: Spoiler:
I really hope, that this leak turns out true, since I totally want it in my team! And I also hope, that it's type will be ghost. If it's a version exclusive, it would be also very nice, if I could catch it in Shield. What I've also heard is, that Zamazenta eventually will be of the ghost/fairy type. I could't hope for any better, since I'm quite a fan of this type combination.xD |
Hi everyone - the Daily article associated with this thread has been updated with the latest leaks :fufu: Mr. Mime/Mr. Rime was a bit,,. of a shocker to me lmao
I love Corsola and Cursula!! |
I'M FREAKING OUT OVER ETERNATUS
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I like the idea of the mix-and-match fossils
but I despise the execution. |
Apparently, the leaker's identity was exposed, so we're not getting any more leaks...
but dAMN DAMN DAAAAAAAAMN @ galarian corsola I WANT ONE |
I really like the look of the Applin line especially if it is Grass/Dragon.
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Galarian Darumaka and Corsola look great, but wtf is going on with that new Mr. Mime form, lol...
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Snom is my new favorite Sw/Sh Pokémon. It's a jewel slug caterpillar! :D
https://i.imgur.com/NkzAtU5.gif Ice is tied as one of my favorite types and I'm really into moths, but I'm not in love with Frosmoth yet. I think I would've liked it more if its eyes were rounder (more moth-like). Sort of gives me Pheromosa vibes as-is. Assuming it's supposed to be a counterpart to the fire centipede (which got a Gigantimax form), I'm hoping I'll at least fall in love with its Gigantimax form. |
I am excited about the news of possible different combination of the fossil Pokemon in Galar!
I saw a SS of four of their mini sprites in the Pokedex and I am so hyped for all of them. |
Should we expect more species and form/es to be leaked within the next couple of days or you think that's it?
I personally expect more Galarian and G-Max forms of Gen. 2-7 mons... |
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Hmm... interesting stuff!!
I like Scorbunny's last evo <3 Overall, I like all starters evolutions. Impidimp's 2nd stage evolution is also nice <3 Galarian Mr. Mime and its evolution look funny while Galarian Rapidash seems to be pretty disappointing... |
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Dex is apparently leaked and apparently there's no Lilligant. :(. I know Lilligant and Bellossom are similar (They jave never been in the same game) but still.
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Some good designs and some bad ones. The starters are easily the worst we've had since Gen 5, and I really do not care for some of these designs - the entire Impidimp line is trash, and the fossils are very badly designed even if the concept is cool - but others I quite like. Honestly I think the names of some of the Pokemon are better than the Pokemon themselves - Sinistea made me smile, and so did Sandaconda. Orbeetle is a Gurren Lagann bug and that's great. There's also a blue tit Pokemon and I fucking adore blue tits. But the Galarian forms are even less imaginative than the Alolan forms were, there is FAR too much Kanto pandering in there, and re-designing old Pokemon (AGAIN for some) does not excuse the pitifully small number of actual new Pokemon. Quality over quantity would be fine if there was more quality there.
Also what the fucking hell is Eternatus supposed to be? It looks like an X-Virus Digimon...or a Tallneck from Horizon Zero Dawn. Better than Gen VII, about on-par with Gen VI and V, worse than everything else. Could be worse. Could be better. If not for the disgustingly small number of Pokemon included in the game I would actually be quite interested! |
Also forgot about starter typings too. All pure, though hey, at least that is better then them doing repeat typings or bad typings.
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