New building in Hau'oli City?

[HeroLinik]

This building was leaked in a private trailer from the official Japanese Pokemon YouTube channel, and it appears to take the place of the empty construction lot that was present in Hau'oli City in the original games. What do you think this could be?

 

[WingsofBliss]

Oh my... it's happening.

I wanna say something like Pokestar Studios, but I can't even remember what those buildings look like. It don't look like a Gym, so I wonder what it could be.

 

[Alexander18]

I am calling fake. I don't believe in this for a second. Anyone could of made that.

 

[Hikamaru]

It seems to look legit, considering it is from the official Japanese Pokemon YouTube channel. There's also the fact it now takes up an empty space that was there in S/M, so maybe we are going down a B2/W2-esque route after all.

 

[HeroLinik]

I am calling fake. I don't believe in this for a second. Anyone could of made that.

The official Japanese Pokemon channel's latest video seems to be about this new building, but the fact that it wasn't set to private means that it was able to be leaked everywhere. It's apparent that it'll be publicly released tonight, given that both Worlds starts, and they'll reveal info about it like they usually do (like with Crabrawler last year), and Game Informer did mention that a new feature for US/UM will be mentioned today. Perhaps the two events are connected somehow.

 

[Hikamaru]

The official Japanese Pokemon channel's latest video seems to be about this new building, but the fact that it wasn't set to private means that it was able to be leaked everywhere. It's apparent that it'll be publicly released tonight, given that both Worlds starts, and they'll reveal info about it like they usually do (like with Crabrawler last year), and Game Informer did mention that a new feature for US/UM will be mentioned today. Perhaps the two events are connected somehow.

I think you're definitely right, considering it is World Championships weekend and it's usually been typical of a new trailer to drop around that time. I have a feeling this new facility may be what will be covered.

 

[janejane6178]

This facility doesnt seem to be so intruiging for me. Seems something like Pokemon studios etc.. I was hoping for the gyms to replace the free spots but oh well=[

 

[blue]

Oh wow, this is interesting! I presume this is in the location that was previously empty in SM, and considering it doesn't look anything like a Gym I'm guessing it could be some sort of Festival/Studio type of thing.


Edit: It looks like it could be a photography building for the Poké Finder

 

[Somewhere_]

I was hoping those spots would be filled with gyms, but at least the new building looks interesting. There is a sign out in the front of it, so maybe its selling something?

 

[HeroLinik]

The trailer featuring the mystery building has been released. No details have been provided about the building, but there are some certain new things to watch out for, like that mysterious rift above Poni Island and Lycanroc-Dusk (as a Rockruff) being able to walk alongside us. Thoughts?

 

[Lunar]

It'll be really interesting to see what this building ends up being, and if the rest of those empty spaces around Alola get the same thing.

 

[Hikamaru]

Apparently it's been revealed that the new building is for a new feature called the Alola Photo Club. It seems to function like PR Videos in X/Y, but here you take a photo of your trainer and one of your Pokemon and you can also decorate it, similar to the PR Videos.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

It's not just that city though, those other blank spaces appear to have been filled in according to the new map. (like in Konikoni and Malie city, but not Seafolk village for some reason)

It seems like it would be really lame if they were just dedicated to a photo feature though...

 

[blue]

I really don't see the need to fill every space with the same building, then again it wouldn't surprise me if they did this.

 

[Alexander18]

I don't see the point of this Alola Photo Club. What can i possibly achieve from that? Nothing that is what.

 

[janejane6178]

I don't see the point of this Alola Photo Club. What can i possibly achieve from that? Nothing that is what.

I totally agree with u here..

 

[Desert Stream~]

It's not about achieving anything, it's about having fun.

 

[Altairis]

The official Japanese Pokemon channel's latest video seems to be about this new building, but the fact that it wasn't set to private means that it was able to be leaked everywhere. It's apparent that it'll be publicly released tonight, given that both Worlds starts, and they'll reveal info about it like they usually do (like with Crabrawler last year), and Game Informer did mention that a new feature for US/UM will be mentioned today. Perhaps the two events are connected somehow.

Preeetttyy sure that's Chinese, by the way. No Hiragana or Katakana that I see, and there aren't too many Japanese sentences without it. Also the top left has 中国 which means "China" (at least in Japanese it does? It's a bit confusing). Aaand the Lycanroc video screenshot doesn't match how it's spelled in Japanese: ルガルガン (たそがれのすがた), but it matches Chinese: 鬃岩狼人 (黃昏的樣子). So technically not from the OG source.

I wonder what the building will offer that the feature doesn't. But hmmm now that I think about it. Ryuki calls himself a star. Maybe he's famous in the Photo Club? Maybe the Vermillion Gym thing we saw was a set, and the building has sets you can take photos on? Sort of doubt it... but I betcha Ryuki is maybe the character used to promote this feature.

 

[Somewhere_]

In all fairness, many people complained that the photo feature in SM was too limited.

 

[Alexander18]

Nothing fun about taking photos. No benefits and no rewards. What a waste this is.