Leaks/Rumors Discussion Thread

[shadowmoon522]

i'm hoping this secret of those 4 is something unique and clever, like shedinja was

That makes me think of the octopus lady from "The Little Mermaid."

reminds me a bit more of the Queen/Mother of monsters from aqw.

 

[Hikamaru]

I reeaalllly have a hard time believing this would matter. Game Freak can theoretically go the direction of split gender evolutions and I'm sure it would be completely fine for the most part; I kind of doubt people are going to be raising pitchforks because it's not on the same level of TRIGGER as say, Jynx or Kadabra (which is stupid in itself but that's neither here nor there).

Besides, they've certainly gotten away with it before (see: Gardevoir/Gallade). Why couldn't they do it again?

Like Cutiefly said, I really don't support the split evos idea. And the thing to notice is that Gardevoir can be both genders while Gallade is only male, but from what I recall Gardevoir is actually based on a magical knight (as implied by its Japanese name Sirknight) which a lot of people don't know about.

 

[Hikamaru]

You do have a point in that the split evos rumor for the starters could be possible, since starters always stuck to a simple evolution path and this generation has proven to be changing up tradition heavily, like the Island Trials substituting for Gyms.

Since final evos of starters don't get officially confirmed until release, I guess this will be a leak/rumor that will stay up in the air until release day finally hits. However, the fact that Rowlet, Litten and Popplio have two Poke Ball spaces next to them in the Pokedex registration further supports my theory of the split evos being fake since it would make three spaces next to them and not two like we were confirmed to have been shown.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

So many rumors, and so many of them are fake. The flood of rumors is blurring what's real and not.

 

[James169]

Split evos depending on day or night would seem the obvious route, given the name of the games

 

[blue]

There's something to Rockruff's evolution and I'm thinking it does have something to do with split evolution. I can't really think of any other reason why they'd hype it up so much for just a normal evolution or variant of some sort.

 

[Mister Coffee]

[...]Findrip is a Water dolphin that evolves differently based on he island you evolve it on. It remains water and becomes a normal Dolphin on Melemele. Water/Fairy Pink Dolphin on Akala, Water/Ghost Skeletal Whale on UlaUla, and Water/Rock Itchyosaur on Poni[...]

Oh my god, even if this leak is totally fake, this pokemon concept is all my want! I really want a Pink Dolphin pokemon, and please give it a Golden yellow shiny like Gorebyss!

 

[Ducolamia]

So many rumors, and so many of them are fake. The flood of rumors is blurring what's real and not.

That's what I'm seeing too. It's a shame really because the concepts in these leaks are so cool. I really want starter evos to be based on time since I tend to play during night anyway. Being rewarded for what time you play in seems to make the most sense for gamefreak to do, but if you can't play during a certain time, you're screwed which is what I think people are against

 

[blue]

I just want a dolphin Pokemon, period. The closest we've got is like... Kyogre, I suppose.

My #1 want for these games. My team would literally be complete with a Water/Fairy or Water/Psychic Dolphin Pokemon.

 

[shadowmoon522]

Like Cutiefly said, I really don't support the split evos idea. And the thing to notice is that Gardevoir can be both genders while Gallade is only male, but from what I recall Gardevoir is actually based on a magical knight (as implied by its Japanese name Sirknight) which a lot of people don't know about.

you got to remember though, Gardevoir and it's pre evos are 3ed gen, but gallade is 4th gen. also japan is more open to crossdressing then most countries so its hard to tell what gender it was meant to be.
besides, Gardevoir's design seems to be a mix of a paper doll and ballet dancer.
going by it's pokedex entry, it also seems to be based on a guardian angel as well. angels are often depicted as being gender less and gender ambiguous. gallade on the other hand is a lot more medieval knight based, its even stated to be a chivalrous swordsman in it's pokedex. knights where not typically female, almost all female knights only became knights after their husbands died leaving the land to them & they where given the title as though they where males. eventually female knights where not even called knights anymore, but rather dames. even now if you think of a knight, your gonna think of some guy in Armour with a sword or spear.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

New leak:

Spoiler:

Since you vp people enjoy your leak time, here you go:
1) It is true that Rockruff will have multiple evolutions, but don't expect any major design change between the four of them. What makes you get the one or the other is the phase of the moon, which you can see from any promontory at night. Also it has a strong connection with the Z Stones (see Rockruff collar) and Synchro Evo (as the starters do).
2) There's also sort of a loose parallel line to Rockruff and his evo method, with a Pokémon that gets multiple evolutions based on the height of the Sun/moment of the day (read: Dawn, Noon, Sunset, it does not evolve during the night). It looks like a succulent plant with a "staff" with a flower on top, whose direction varies according to the evolution. Towards you – up in the sky – away from you. I think the type varies as well.
3) Talking about the Sun, some areas in Alola will have Sunny Day on by default. See the big rocky thing on the Island with the big ass tree. Also that's a very strange island, since time never passes and always stays day. And speaking about weather, Fog (from gen IV) is back!
4) Pokémon that I know will get an Alola form: Paras/Parasect (infected by Morelull) are Bug/Fairy, Golem is Rock/Fire (becomes sort of a lapillus, will talk about it later), Koffing/Weezing are pure Fire (like a "uncontaminated" version), Grimer and Muk are pure Ground (same reason). The only exception of non-gen I pokemon are Lunatone and Solrock, which look very much like Minior and have the same ability.
5) You've not heard everything about Poké Ride. In fact there will be quite a few minigames involving various Pokémon, such as: you can ride Alola Arcanine on extremely hot waters which you can't surf on (it can literally run on water, like Suicune), climb mountains with a new rock/bug spider monkey thing (you'll have to do a minigame where you have to avoid certain falling boulders, but then again that's the only way to catch an Alola Golem without trading a Graveler. Tortunators are also involved), ride Hippowdon in a desert dungeon, and you'll have to watch out for Sandygasts and Palossands that will pop up from nowhere.
6) You'll get 4 Totem battles in total: Gumshoos, Lurantis, Wishiwashi and a pure Fire feminine-looking pig with lava flowing all over.
7) About the Pokémon we've already seen: Komala will evolve once in a more bear-ish looking Pokémon, and it will be able to throw around the log when it doesn't sleep on it. Name is Ibearnate. Kind of a Snorlax guy.
Pikipek will evolve twice, getting more streamlined and the Steel Type in his final stage. There will be a subquest where you'll have to search for different tree markings across the region made by this Pokémon. Middle one is named Perfowl, last one Fowldrill.
Bounsweet will inherit the Fire type when it evolves (its line is based on the "flavor" concept, from sweet to spicy). Name is Pepperot.
Tortunator's pre evo is like an upside down turtle with a big weak spot/button on the belly. Name is Krakatuga.

If you're interested in one point or the other I can kind of draw, so I'll be glad to give you a visual representation (from what I remember anyways).

 

[Hikamaru]

Evolutions based on actual moment of the day is interesting, and Bounsweet becoming Fire-type to represent spiciness reminds me of the fake Pokedex leak which mentioned a Poison-type evo that becomes sour. Definitely looking to be a very odd Grass-type indeed.

One random thought: If the next trailer(s) don't have any more information on the Trial Captains, Island Kahunas, or even Lillie for that matter (or even the complete functionality of the Rotom-Dex), it's probably safe to say that TPC intends to keep this secret until launch.

I personally do agree, since the trailers have been focusing on Pokemon reveals so much it's possible they are trying to keep a lot of features and stuff to do with the plot under wraps until release.

 

[blue]

They probably can't really go into too much detail about the Rotom Dex until the majority (or all) of the Pokedex has been revealed. They explained the basics of what it can do, but I have a feeling there will be more features relating to the new Pokemon, the information it can give you ect.

 

[Entermaid]

6) You'll get 4 Totem battles in total: Gumshoos, Lurantis, Wishiwashi and a pure Fire feminine-looking pig with lava flowing all over.

This sounds bizarre, but I actually would love this if it were true! I still do not love any of the fire types (Sandilit and Tortunator) but I would love a pretty pig with flowing lava fur.

 

[MrGriszell]

New leak:

Spoiler:

I read this as well but it's fake because he didn't realize we get a totem Pokemon battle after each trial.

 

[Hikamaru]

I think Pinkie's leak is fake because it doesn't seem to remember that Totem Pokemon are battled after each Island Trial. I think the order is Trial > Totem > Kahuna.

 

[shadowmoon522]

I read this as well but it's fake because he didn't realize we get a totem Pokemon battle after each trial.

i'm pretty sure the most definite proof its fake is that it's on 4chan, it's rare that leaks from that site are real.

 

[blue]

A lot of the 4chan leaks are really hard to believe, it seems like there is a new leak every other day when you're scrolling through. As you said Angie, a lot of them seem to go off each others ideas and ever so slightly tweak their list to make them sound different to the original which makes them all the more harder to believe. There is only a very select few that are believable and even turn out to be real. The only one that I remember from X/Y was the Fairy-type and new moves leak but idk if that originated from 4ch or not.

 

[MrGriszell]

But take a look at this, if any of them are real I hope it's the starters 2nd evos https://i.4cdn.org/vp/1472070823011.jpg

 

[Hikamaru]

But take a look at this, if any of them are real I hope it's the starters 2nd evos https://i.4cdn.org/vp/1472070823011.jpg

I have to admit the person behind this leak is pretty good at drawing. The Alolan Arcanine and Weezing look pretty nice, and also those Pikipek evos. The Komala evo will take a while to grow on me but at least it keeps that stump.

Now the starter evos - Rowlet's looks adorable but I noticed the leaves around its head could eventually form the hood we see on the final evo. Litten evo using its tail as a belt is very interesting, and Popplio's seems to have the very features of the final evo but not as developed.

Still feel it will take a while before we get those starter evos officially confirmed though.