pokemon-winds-waves

[odd tapir]

Some people are thinking Maldives

[vast fossil]

And we still don't know what animals the other 2 are besides bird and gecko

[brazen jetty]

Idk
Ghost Gecko seems like it could make sense

[lyric stratus]

Wait people think its hawaii?

[finite totem]

I do

[vast fossil]

No i just think its an island. I think that person is trolling

[jade ocean]

No we're just arguing on what we think of the first when thinking about volcanic regions

[brazen jetty]

it would be cool if it was africa but idk if anywhere in africa is like that

[jade ocean]

Obviously it isn't Hawaii, Alola exists

[lyric stratus]

We already hsd Hawaii...

[spare roost]

I might be ignorant about SEA, since i pretty much only know Indo because if someone bullies a SEA country everyone else in SEA comes to bat for them

[finite totem]

And I think it is something we already have

[lyric stratus]

Y would it

[vast fossil]

Thats not how a new gen has ever worked

[odd tapir]

For once I don't hate the male character design

[brazen jetty]

I mean we have 4 japans

[lyric stratus]

Tbf 4 distinct japanese areas

[jade ocean]

As the first 4 generations and never again, by a Japanese game dev

[vast fossil]

I blame that on the fact that pokemon was made by Japan and they wanted to be sure that the games will work

[finite totem]

5 with Kitamaki, 6 with Sevii, around 9 with side games.

[jade ocean]

Kitakami barely counts, it's a DLC

[vast fossil]

I think once gen 5 hit they were confident in the series enough to start doing other countries

[jade ocean]

And counting Sevii Islands as a region is, uh

Generous

To say the least

[brazen jetty]

Wait where is Kitakami based on

Is it close to Johto?

[finite totem]

North Japan afaic

[odd tapir]

The big building reminds me of something from one of the shadow pokemon games, but I can't place it.

[finite totem]

More likely closer to Sinnoh

[lyric stratus]

If we count Sevii then Alola is 4 Hawaii

[coarse drift]

They were made to be specific regions of Japan, and it was the first generations where the games originally came from

They had to work on stuff closer to home to expand beyond further in more generations

[brazen jetty]

It always kinda gave me johto vibes

[vast fossil]

I wish we had a world map of all the regions

[jade ocean]

If we count Sevii we have like 10 Japans in FRLG alone

[vast fossil]

But yeah kitakami is very johto

[odd tapir]

Pokemon hasn't looked this good since New Snap

[brazen jetty]

Technically the seribii map is canon

[jade ocean]

It's the Sevii IslandS, not the Sevii Island

[vocal charm]

just one

[finite totem]

Cinnabar island is a region

[jade ocean]

So true

11 Japans

[lyric stratus]

But yeah def not Alola, what we saw looks nothing like Hawaii

I say its Indonesia

[vast fossil]

Also conquest is likely one of the regions in the past anyway

Or an alternate universe

[vocal charm]

but i dunno what the new region is yet because we literally only have one trailer yet

[finite totem]

And it shows no landmarks, no pokemon that is special

[vast fossil]

Mostly because I refuse to acknowledge that ransei is naturally shaped like that

Speculation is fun

[vocal charm]

oh lol

[vast fossil]

Do you blame me?

[brazen jetty]

What a narcissist

[vocal charm]

yeah, i didn't see any new pokemon save the starters

[vocal charm]

hey, any good artist signs their work

[vast fossil]

It showed off a big ass tower that looked important

[finite totem]

The mysterious "futuristic building" from all regions Hoenn to Paldea

But it looked more like a hotel tbf

[vast fossil]

It maybe the elite 4 base tbf

[vocal charm]

i mean, if you can ding an architectural style it belongs to

[vast fossil]

That or the professor of the region is loaded

[finite totem]

Gen 7 didn't have E4, gen 8 didn't have E4, gen 9 have them a hard to notice apartment place inside like an cave.

and leaks were mentioning trials instead of gyms I would never ever break rule 9

[velvet forum]

spain isnt italy adjacent?

[vast fossil]

I liked what gen 8 did. It make me feel like I was in the anime

[velvet forum]

[finite totem]

Agreed

Only region that appealed competitive

[jade ocean]

Mods, shoot 'em (/j)

[vast fossil]

I have been hunting this god forsaken shiny shellder since 7. Why do you allude me so

[finite totem]

Also when was this pokemonese alphabet added

Gen 6 or gen 7?

[velvet forum]

Idk

gen 4

[vast fossil]

What do you mean?

[finite totem]

The alphabet we see on placed in gen 8, gen 9 and trailers

[velvet forum]

unknown make the alphabet

so gen 4

[finite totem]

(and yeah technically added with unowns)

But when was it used for signs and stuff

[jade ocean]

That's Gen 2

[vocal charm]

no, the written simlish

[velvet forum]

unown is gen 4

eh whatever torchic rules

[jade ocean]

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised considering how you didn't realise Indonesia has a fuckload of volcanoes

[finite totem]

I mean it is understandable, since it is added on worst regions's lite version.

[vast fossil]

Galar

[velvet forum]

It just dosent make any sense to be indonesia

[vast fossil]

Before it was just japanese

[vocal charm]

why doesn't it make sense?

[velvet forum]

Why would they make another asian adjacent region

We have like 6

[jade ocean]

Because we have 4 and all of them are Japan

[vast fossil]

Because we haven't had one in 5 gens?

[finite totem]

They can make an Asian region but yeah Indonesia just don't sit with me for some reason

[velvet forum]

Yeah well they been switching it up every year idk if it would be indonesia

[vast fossil]

They may just want to do islands again

[velvet forum]

Hold up chat

what if it

ISNT BASED ON ANYWHERE

Bam problem solved

[jade ocean]

Would be cool tbh but there's not really any precedent and a lot of signs point towards it being based on existing countries

[velvet forum]

greece or italy region when

Generation 29 will be a italy region im calling it

[finite totem]

Actually speaking of Greece

[velvet forum]

do yall think pokemon might die by then?

[vocal charm]

again, why not?
it's a bit like asking why a hypothetical American company would make a region based on Mexico if they have regions based on New York City, Arizona, Washington state, and California?

[finite totem]

But nah it can't be greektoo tropical

[velvet forum]

I think pokemon will be on a rapid decline once we get to the 2030’s

Its only so long until it becomes irrelevant

[vocal charm]

greektoo the gecko

[robust wren]

Greece would be a cool region to visit at some point. Lots of cool history to pull from

[velvet forum]

same with italy

lowkey a greece/italy combined region could be awesome

[robust wren]

I still want a more boreal region like Canada to give Ice a bit more of a chance

[velvet forum]

Id love a canadian region

give us a grass/ice moose starter!!!

[vocal charm]

early Ice types sound fun

[vast fossil]

Actually I just realized. I think browt is a kakapo so if it is. New Zealand maybe?

[velvet forum]

They still havent really done an american region fr unova was really only nyc

[finite totem]

Anyways some frames off trailer.

[velvet forum]

id like a california esque region or like nevada

[velvet forum]

this looks like bora bora

[robust wren]

Canada is also where one of the most important fossil sites for pur understanding of the Cambrian era in the Burgess Shale, so a region based on it could give us some amazing fossils

[finite totem]

Although not a main game, orre is based off Cali no?

[vast fossil]

Ooh id love a Canada based region. Obviously its not this one but id love for that to be next gen whenever that is

[velvet forum]

why would that matter in this context

canada is awesome

first country i been too outside my own!

[burnt vessel]

Pombon

[velvet forum]

no

[vast fossil]

I still think its funny that pombon is just straight up a pomeranian

[vocal charm]

Alola???

[amber monolith]

Second image reminds me of seafolk village from SM/USUM

[velvet forum]

i mean like

mainland

like central usa

[amber monolith]

prob because i played UM some weeks ago, and ig because i stretch things

both are towns on the water

[finite totem]

Am I only one that thought it was a lion with too much fur?

[vast fossil]

From the back yeah I can see that

But the front is clearly a pomeranian lol

[finite totem]

I mean I could have said a mix but we already have a lion dog

[jade ocean]

My brain didn't know what it was until it stopped to think for a bit

[vast fossil]

Oh arcanine

[jade ocean]

And realised that the pom means pomeranian

[odd tapir]

Browt feels too generic to tell what sort of bird it might be

[jade ocean]

How could you tell I'm tired as heck?

[vast fossil]

Well we know its pure grass so it cant fly

And its a tropical region so I think its a kakapo

[amber monolith]

Ostrich starter?

[robust wren]

I do love that Casette Beasts accidentally predicted Pombon's existence. They even joked about it on Bluesky

[vast fossil]

Eh its too lush for it to be an ostrich

[vocal charm]

it's a chickpea

[vast fossil]

... a cassawary maybe?

[amber monolith]

still a flightless bird

[vast fossil]

that's the plant its based on lol

[amber monolith]

grass/fighting type

[vast fossil]

It looks angry enough for it.

[amber monolith]

Cassowary is that giant angry bird, right?

[vast fossil]

Yes

[amber monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/timber-tree-chop-cut-cassowary-gif-20084654

[vocal charm]

i'd like a ratite starter

[amber monolith]

that thing

[robust wren]

I'm hoping for Pombon to maintain it's floofiness and maybe become a Tibetan Mastiff as its final evo

[vast fossil]

Tho tbh dragon would work for a cassawary more so because that thing is just straight up a dinosaur

[odd tapir]

Kakapo would be cool, but I'm not sure what type that would make it. Any flightless bird feels like fighting would be the go to, but we already had hisuian decidueye which isn't even based on a flightless bird.

[vocal charm]

bulbapedia suggests kakapo, ye

[amber monolith]

what about the water starter?

[vast fossil]

They are known for being jerks but we just had a grass dark type

[odd tapir]

Definitely feels like a water psychic

[vast fossil]

Honestly i could see them going for pure types again like galar

[vocal charm]

wait, i'm a liar? i swear it said something about kakapo

[bright zodiac]

yo this not intentional but this comment does come off as a little racist. Asia is the largest continent in the world with tons of countries with entirely distinct histories and different people living there. There are tons of places that pokemon hasn't gone anywhere near when it comes to the entire continent of asia. Not upset just thought I should let you know

[burnt vessel]

Pombon again

[odd tapir]

Browt might end up with a unibrow...

[robust wren]

Honestly I just hope that Gequa differentiates itself from Greninja and Inteleon cause it already feels like it's going that direction

[odd tapir]

Do not want another yaoihands pokemon

[vocal charm]

yeah, we already have necrozma

[spare roost]

News flash. its the Meowscarada/Delphox of the trio

[vast fossil]

Its gonna be the for sure biped tho.

I still want a starter that can do both.

[vocal charm]

hell yeah more scalie bait

[vocal charm]

...rillaboom?

[vast fossil]

I mean they could go grotesque with it

[vocal charm]

i guess a bear could be both

[burnt vessel]

Gequa is so obviously gonna become a poison type just look at those eyes

[vast fossil]

That or psychic

[odd tapir]

No idea what I want for a starter, probably have to learn a bit about them, but don't want evo spoilers.

[vocal charm]

given the eyelashes, maybe

[vast fossil]

We don't have any evolved spoilers

[odd tapir]

I know, just in general.

[vocal charm]

the offficial art is way cuter than the in-game models

[odd tapir]

Gequa feels more psychic with the giant head

[robust wren]

Honestly the fact that Gequa is so obviously telegraphing that it's gonna retread the Greninja path again is probably why it's my least favorite of the 3. I feel like it has the least design potential

[lyric stratus]

It did say something about Kakapo

[finite totem]

On game models feel a little more noisy

[vast fossil]

Also that spot in the middle could become a third eye

[finite totem]

Well it can be like anything fully evolved. Who could have thought a crying lizard becomes an sniper with a suit 😭

[odd tapir]

I definitely feel like Gequa will be least popular overall. People already calling it a littlest pet shop toy lol

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/pick-me-blake-shelton-the-voice-choose-me-over-here-gif-16888083

[robust wren]

Least popular so far is Browt from what I can tell

[vast fossil]

Really? Ive seen people being less impressed with browt than the other 2

[vocal charm]

ooh, tuatara?
! wait, if that's a kakapo, a tuatara... both are kiwis

[finite totem]

İt will be browt

[vast fossil]

Oh yeah tuataras

[odd tapir]

I said browt might evolve to have a unibrow, not realizing it literally already has one with the leaf lol

[vast fossil]

I also forgot kiwis exist so browt could also be that but I doubt that

[finite totem]

Pombom line is going to be most useful, gequa line will be favorite of weirdos, browt will be... a grass type.

[brazen jetty]

i dont like any of them but gequa looks alright

[lyric stratus]

Could Browt become a Terror bird or Moa?

[vocal charm]

well, i meant "kiwis" in the sense that they're both new zealand species ^_^;;

[odd tapir]

The lack of feathers at the bottom does make me think it'll be murder bird adjacent

[spare roost]

Predictions:

Browt- tall slender bird, uses an impliment of some sort.

Pombon- A big lion guardian. big and floofy.

Gecaqua- Slender femme form, biped

[vast fossil]

I don't know. Ponbom will be a fire type in an island region which could make it struggle

[lyric stratus]

Why lion

[vocal charm]

kinda my reaction
but like i said, the official art makes me like browt and pombon way more

[vast fossil]

It does kinda look like a lion

[ruby venture]

Its a puppy

[vast fossil]

I do wonder what the gimmick will be

[robust wren]

We already have lion dog Pokémon in Arcanine

[odd tapir]

Pombon just evolves into the Greater Dog from Undertale.

[vocal charm]

we also have three housecats, so?

[spare roost]

probable evo form (my take)

[finite totem]

We also have multiple pokemon that are just "thing with fur or skin"

[vast fossil]

If it does i will not complain about it being biped because that would be hilarious

[lyric stratus]

I somehow expect the dog one to become something similiar to lesser dog

[robust wren]

I'm mostly just happy we finally have a dog starter

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/lesser-dog-undertale-gif-4834820

[ruby venture]

Its a pomeranian so I can see the shishi connection

[finite totem]

If Dog stays on 2 feet it will just be Incineroar 2 😭

[burnt vessel]

We still haven’t completed the cat starter trio with a water one

[odd tapir]

Gequa can't beat the littlest pet shop allegations, not big on unibrows, might have to go Pombon.

[brazen jetty]

i still dont like them

[vocal charm]

gecqua evolves into a cat confirmed

[finite totem]

No really who tf asked for another water gecko

[vast fossil]

I won't mind it becoming biped in general as long as it does it quickly. Spritigato did it right. Litten line baited us. Atleast the grass cat did it immediately

[ruby venture]

Makes more sense then the "fuacoco is a horse" people

[robust wren]

We also still need a water monkey

[vast fossil]

The transition did not look natural for litten

[finite totem]

Gecqua is baby form of panpour???

[brazen jetty]

[spare roost]

I have strong hopes that Pombon will stay on four legs. the other 2 are def going biped though.

[vast fossil]

I think they mean the little pets we got as kids

[vocal charm]

oh, i see
i still think the Gen 8 starters were worst for this

[burnt vessel]

Yeah actually we do I never noticed that one

[vast fossil]

I didn't mind the gen 8 starters

[robust wren]

Lord, the Fire Zodiac heads will be insufferable these next few days...

[vast fossil]

They got disproven last generation

[finite totem]

Gen 8 starters had good full evos but yeah base forms sucked

[tepid moss]

I already know what my starters gonna be

[spare roost]

their cope is that Male Crocodiles/alligators are known as "Bulls"

[ruby venture]

Now that we actually have a dog they're gonna cope so hard with fennikin

[vast fossil]

I actually liked their entire lines. Which is more than i can say for gen 7

[odd tapir]

Wasn't the excuse that male Crocs were called "bulls" or something?

[vocal charm]

oh?

[finite totem]

If water=tm obviously gecqua

If not, pombom

[robust wren]

So are a bunch of other male versions of animals.

[ruby venture]

We're back to fire starters on top

2 gens in a row

[vast fossil]

Im waiting for more info but its probably gonna be gecqua for me

Gen 9 had a solid line up

[robust wren]

IIRC that includes badgers which is where Typhlosion draws inspiration

[tepid moss]

I like fire starters, and fire puppy is adorbs

[odd tapir]

I said it was the excuse, didn't say it was a valid one

[burnt vessel]

Am I the first person to make an edit of a funny dog image with Pombon orr

[ruby venture]

No every body knows typhlosion is a rat

[vast fossil]

Honestly I've liked all the starter line ups since alola. It helps that I don't hate bipeds I guess

[robust wren]

My favorite rats are the ones with canine teeth and no tails

[burnt vessel]

I have a theory… Pombon isn’t a Pomeranian it’s a pomegranate/j

[vast fossil]

Hell the only reason I dislike the litten line is because it didn't feel like a natural transition. I don't hate the designs

[vocal charm]

heh, i tend towards the Grass starters
this time i'm preferring gecqua, though

[ruby venture]

I was gonna say we have no true rat pokémon but then I remembered my normal mono run

[burnt vessel]

Bro ratatta is a thing??

[finite totem]

Rattata sound more remarkable than 'chu 😭

[tepid moss]

It's lowkey my least favorite of the 3. Not that I don't like it too, just not as much as the others

[ruby venture]

Not a true rat. Idk if you know but rats aren't purple

Lol

[burnt vessel]

Alolan ratatta

[finite totem]

Raticate

[ruby venture]

That one's actually closer

[robust wren]

Bulbapedia says Typhlosion is most likely based off of some form of mustelid, such as badgers

[vocal charm]

muskrat

[opaque osprey]

Switch 2 exclusive huh... Not sure whether I want to buy though...

[ruby venture]

And Pikachu is the most cat that a mouse could be

[finite totem]

Pikachu definitely is a rodent tho

Electric jerry

[ruby venture]

Munchlax is more of a rodent then Pikachu

At least munchlax acts like a rodent

[burnt vessel]

This is the second gen in a row our selection has been lizard bird or furry

[finite totem]

https://tenor.com/view/trevor-fall-lol-gif-21700542

[velvet forum]

what is bro on about

How is that racist?

yk what nvm

anyways we need a mexico region!!!!

[vocal charm]

conglomerating all of asia into one interchangeable mass, i think

[velvet forum]

Give maractus a evo!

[vocal charm]

as opposed to the biggest of the seven continents with many, many varied cultures within

[velvet forum]

dosent everyone literally do this in the world when they dont know their countries?

idk how thats like

[vocal charm]

no?

[velvet forum]

racist at all but ok

i know plenty of people in the eastern hemisphere who just call the western hemisphere america

[tepid moss]

Wait, what area is the region based off of?

[velvet forum]

Nothing is confirmed yet

[vocal charm]

Gen 10's? we don't know yet. some people think Indonesia

[velvet forum]

people think its indonesia or south america

[tepid moss]

Ah

[velvet forum]

or nz

Id love a mexico region tbh

so much you could do there

[clever quest]

Well, beyond reptile, bird, and mammal, our other options for animals are fish (not great for being on land), amphibians (we've gotten a few before, so not having them this time is okay), and invertibrates

So I guess you just want more invertebrate starters?

Or itemmons

[vocal charm]

okay but, like,
the two western hemisphere continents are literally called north america and south america
when they call the western hemisphere "the americas", they're not calling it all the US

[burnt vessel]

I was joking lol

[velvet forum]

is indonesia not apart of the continent of asia?

[tepid moss]

Feesh are fine on land

[clever quest]

Not for promotional materials and advertising

[vocal charm]

:/
apart = separate from
you mean "a part"
also, that's not what you were being criticized for

[velvet forum]

Thats what i was saying tho

🤔

[vocal charm]

a landwalking fish would be great for a starter

[velvet forum]

asian alludes to a country in the continent of asia in my brain

[clever quest]

I want my fish with legs

[vocal charm]

no, you said "why would they have another asian region?"

[velvet forum]

Yeah?

[clever quest]

Because the game devs live in asia?

[velvet forum]

indonesia is in asia

so its indeed an asian region?

I mean cmon now

[vocal charm]

which is a question that only makes sense if you have some sense that all of asia is interchangable

[clever quest]

Why wouldn't the game be in asia?

[velvet forum]

my point was they have been switching it up the last few gens so i doubt they would go with indonesia rather than somewhere new

[clever quest]

Indonesia is somewhere new

[vocal charm]

it could be that to japanese game devs, indonesia is somewhere new

[velvet forum]

I mean like a new region of thw world

omg

what do you guys not get

[clever quest]

It is a new region of the world
Asia is a huge place

[velvet forum]

i mean like a new continent

Like australia

[clever quest]

We just don't get why it needs to be so extremely far away as a new continent

[velvet forum]

Lemme rephrase on what i said earlier so everyone can calm the hell down

what if the region isnt based on anything?

[clever quest]

Asia is a very diverse continent, and there are lots of cool places in Asia that we still haven't gotten to see represented in Pokémon games

[velvet forum]

no

gecko

[clever quest]

I don't know how you can make any place based on nothing

[velvet forum]

who cares

i dont anymore

[clever quest]

I am reserving my preferred starter until I see the evolutions

[velvet forum]

drop it

What do u guys reckon the legendaries wull be

[vocal charm]

we already have France and Spain as regions, why weren't you asking why they'd do another european country since they're far, far closer than Japan and Indonesia?

[clever quest]

Something something flying type something something water type

[velvet forum]

I hope we dont get dragons again

I want something new for once

its always a dragon

[clever quest]

Rayquaza and Kyogre will be the box legends

[velvet forum]

Regional variants

I wonder what new regionals we will get

[clever quest]

Convergents

[velvet forum]

GIVE FLYGON A REGIONAL

at least

to make up for the loss of a mega

[clever quest]

I wonder if we'll get regionals

[velvet forum]

most likely

following the trend of the last 3 gens

[clever quest]

There's a chance they want to push the convergents instead of regionals

[velvet forum]

I hope they brung stage 1 mons like heatmor or durant back

[clever quest]

I'm kinda hoping they don't, though
I like the idea of species of Pokémon having multiple appearances

[tepid moss]

Ngl, I shoulda done that with gen 9 (skeledirge goes hard), but I'm still fixed on pombon

[clever quest]

Pombon is looking like the strongest choice so far

[velvet forum]

Idk how people like pombon

[clever quest]

People are saying it's gonna be fairy type because its eyes match Swirlix's

[velvet forum]

Im seeing the most popular pick being the gecko

[tepid moss]

They did have both in Paldea

[velvet forum]

im definitely liking the gecko so far

his lil water droplet 🥹

[clever quest]

Oh, right, I forgot that Wooper had a regional

[velvet forum]

tauros as well

[clever quest]

I just remembered Clodsire

[vocal charm]

and tau- yeah

[clever quest]

And I misremembered Tauros as being from Galar somehow

[velvet forum]

isnt there another one

[vocal charm]

do we have a Fire/Fairy yet? i feel like there's some weird form version of something that might

[clever quest]

I'm hoping Pombon will become a huge wolf-like dog

[clever quest]

Not yet

[tepid moss]

No, that's all. Tauros does have like 3 Paldean forms though

[clever quest]

Unless I'm forgetting some niche form change

[velvet forum]

nope

[vocal charm]

would be neat 🙂

[velvet forum]

fire fairy would ironically be better than fairy steel

offensively

[vocal charm]

would like to finally get a Ground/Fairy
and i'm betting there will be more weird Normal/not-Flying combos

[tepid moss]

These are the unused type combos

[clever quest]

I hope that the tassels on Gecqua don't end up translating to long lashes on some woman-shaped bipedal final evo

[velvet forum]

I think the dog will be fire fairy, the gecko will be water poisok and the birb is like grass psychic or grass ground or something??

[velvet forum]

if this happens im quitting pokemon forever

icl

[vocal charm]

if the gender ratio of starters is still heavily skewing male, i don't mind

[clever quest]

Somehow I thought Blipbug was Normal/Bug
It would have made sense that way, I guess

[velvet forum]

Heavily skewing male?

Wasnt gen 9 like literally more feminine

[vocal charm]

why is the Fairy purple darker than the Poison purple
this annoys me more than it should

[wet crag]

Please tell me someone is making sprites for the starters, they genuinely don't look like pokemon and I need a sprite version to hopefully restore them

Like I love them but what...

[velvet forum]

nothing will restore mid

[vocal charm]

smogon, probably

[clever quest]

Sprigatito's gender ratio is 87.5% male

[tepid moss]

Starter mons are more likely to be male than female

[clever quest]

Looks like that's the same for Fuecoco and Quaxly as well

It's to prevent many players from easily breeding more of the species

[vocal charm]

starters are generally 1:7 female-to-male

[clever quest]

With a female starter, all you need is a male of the same egg group to get many more of that starter species

[burnt vessel]

I need Pombon to fill fire fairy please

[tepid moss]

It's like that for all starter mons (except pikachu)

[hazy knot]

i love the starters so much

[tepid moss]

Ooh, yes, that'd be awesome

[vocal charm]

i am still very surprised Galarian corsola wasn't Rock/Ghost

[bright zodiac]

the gender imbalance is to make breeding them harder

[clever quest]

I'm just really looking forward to the midevos

[bright zodiac]

it annoys me sooooooooooo much its not

retcon retcon

[wet crag]

I'm between the dog and duck, gotta see their evos before I decide. The names for this entire gen are gunna be funky lol

[bright zodiac]

bc the hard part of coral. Is not living. Thats the part that stays when they die. Is just the rock part

[burnt vessel]

It wasn’t??
I fr thought it was this whole time

[clever quest]

I'm surprised that Runerigus isn't Rock/Ghost either

[bright zodiac]

there is still no rock/ghost

[tepid moss]

I'm not really a fan of most mid form starters. Wartortle is like the only one I really like

[vocal charm]

three of these are just punching bags for Fighting moves

[clever quest]

I like a lot of mid evos

[bright zodiac]

oh I should find this wartortle thing

[clever quest]

Where is our regular bug
Just a normal bug

[lyric stratus]

Nuh uh all 3 get special abilitys that theyr weaknesses gets turned around

[wet crag]

It's cuz they are all ugly teens, like pignite and chespin's evo are just chubby ugly guys

[clever quest]

They're not ugly

They just have different body types

[lyric stratus]

I like the mid evos

[wet crag]

Not totally, but definitely not the best lol

[vocal charm]

🤔 think i had a Normal/Bug fakemon that was a squirrel with a critter infestation
lemme see if i have the doodle

[lyric stratus]

they have so much personality and often represent more body types

[burnt vessel]

Has anyone made starter evo mockups yet?

[lyric stratus]

prob

[wet crag]

I really don't like Charizard line that much, the first 2 forms are both very mid

[clever quest]

They're probably out there

I like Charmeleon a lot

[bright zodiac]

wartortle

[hazy knot]

art by fossilfruit

[tepid moss]

I don't dislike them. I just don't like them as much as the 1st and 3rd forms. Wartortle is the 1 exception. I like it more than blastoise and squirtle

[clever quest]

I've done a lot of charmeleon sprites

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/lesser-dog-undertale-gif-4834820

[spare roost]

me when Bug removes your fighting weakness but you're now open up to 4 other common weaknesses

[vocal charm]

yeah, had a split evo
squirrel that got infested

[tepid moss]

Ooh, I like that a lot more than blastoise

[clever quest]

Do we think Browt will gain the flying type

[bright zodiac]

same

[burnt vessel]

Pombon is orange Toby fox

[robust wren]

Doubt it

[clever quest]

I think there's a decent chance given that one of the games is called Winds

[bright zodiac]

Chickens are my FAVORITE ANIMAL I really hope it stays a chicken this time. I don't mind what it turns into as long as its still a chicken.

Torchick makes me sad because it's the only chicken pokemon and evolves to not look like a chicken, and Blaziken is based off of cockfighting which is a chicken abusive sport and everyone likes it :(

Oh and secret chicken topucoco

[vocal charm]

i read that as "fighting" and was like "yeah, if it goes cassowary"

[burnt vessel]

What area do y’all think the new region is based on? I think it might be Indonesia or something similar

[robust wren]

Pretty sure it's Indonesia

[bright zodiac]

I wish it was based off somewhere in africa since it's so woefully underrepresented but the best theory I've heard so far is new zealand because of some starter design stuff

[clever quest]

I've found one shiny speculation, but no evolution speculation art yet

Africa would be cool, albeit unlikely

I like their idea for Pombon
Reminds me of Okami

[vocal charm]

we're not sure. indonesia is one of the most common guesses
if - and this is a big if - browt is a kakapo and gecqua's forehead teardrop marking is supposed to be a third eye a la tuatara, then it might be New Zealand

[vocal charm]

hisuian zorua?

[clever quest]

Kakapo are so cute

[vocal charm]

tombstones are literally a thing! it's right there!

[clever quest]

There's tons of stuff you could do for Rock/Ghost

[robust wren]

Tombstone? Great idea! Let's attatch that to a dog, include Stone in its name, and make it pure Ghost!

[tepid moss]

And there's even a pokemon with a tombstone

[clever quest]

Make it learn TOMBSTONER like from Blaine's gym

[wet crag]

I thought it was Greece, that's why it's all islands

[burnt vessel]

I’m personally hoping Pombon becomes a chow chow

[tepid moss]

Ugh, I can never remember which tm that is

[robust wren]

That or Tibetan Mastiff are probable oaths for it to take

[wet crag]

Split evo starters would be tuff lowk

[vocal charm]

@bright zodiac show the legendary Psychic dog fakemon we have

[clever quest]

That would certainly be an interesting precedent

Do we think the gen 10 mons will ever show up in Pokopia?

[bright zodiac]

they used to be one dog now they are two

[rich girder]

The perfect evolution

[vocal charm]

we kinda do have them with regionals kinda

[rich girder]

It's just a bigger floof

Hope he also stays on all 4s

[clever quest]

Yeah, everyone is hoping that

[rich girder]

It's my baby

He better not stand up

[clever quest]

We already have Browt on two legs
Browt's line can stay as the bipedal option

[rich girder]

Anyone else expecting the lizard to become wet Charizard

[vocal charm]

this was one of those exquisite corpse things. where one of us gives the size, one gives the color, one gives the BST, etc
we accidentally ended up with a stupidly high BST
hence: now there's two of them and they're legendaries now

[clever quest]

I don't mind if the Gecqua line rears up from time to time, though
Actually, a basilisk could be cool

[vocal charm]

inteleon

[clever quest]

Inteleon doesn't run on the surface of water

[robust wren]

Here's hoping Gamefreak saw how popular Skeledirge was largely as a result of how much of a breath of fresh air it was amongst all the bipedal anthros

[rich girder]

That's James Bond

[tepid moss]

Nah. Browt becomes 4-legged, and pombon goes bipedal

[bright zodiac]

indeed yeah I had to take everyones insane requests and try to turn it into one pokemon. It's like those truegreen7 videos if you know those its the same challenge I just decided to do it with my friends

[vocal charm]

imagine a four-legged bird

[bright zodiac]

AS LONG AS BROWT STAYS A CHICKEN

PLEASE

[wet crag]

I'ma be honest I hate the name gecqua it feels so not creative

[rich girder]

No! Keep my pup on all 4s

[vocal charm]

gecqua gets fused with treecko and becomes gecko

[clever quest]

I think there's only so many puns you can make for a combo of animal and type

[hazy knot]

So real

[clever quest]

What if they mega evolve

[vocal charm]

right, James Bond can run on the surface of the water
-# there's probably some gadget he gets somewhen that does that, right

[clever quest]

Mega Evolution could actually be a way to do "split" evos since there's the Z forms now

[vocal charm]

Zorms

[burnt vessel]

New games

[robust wren]

So if one of the games is all about Winds, maybe we can see the return of soaring in the sky like ORAS?

[vocal charm]

i was actually wondering if Winds meant sky battles would come back

[robust wren]

I hope not

[vocal charm]

(i never played XY, so i never experienced them)

[spare roost]

Pokemon that should have been Rock/Ghost but aren't

Spiritomb
Golurk
Houndstone

[clever quest]

This art someone made is really good but man

[rich girder]

Imagine we don't get a new gimmick this game

[burnt vessel]

Pomegranate

[wet crag]

There's definitely gunna be a dive feature and underwater gameplay judging by the trailer (which is amazing) so possibly some air gameplay too

[rich girder]

Instead all the budget went to graphics and gameplay

[tepid moss]

This is the cloest I could find

[robust wren]

Runerigus, Cursola, Sableye

[tepid moss]

Woah

[clever quest]

I'd be okay with that

[spare roost]

the new gimmick is that you can have a 7th pokemon... tragic i know

[vocal charm]

golurk comes from the golem myth, which are usually made of mud or clay, so Ground makes better sense

[wet crag]

It's been a few gens since z moves, a rework would be cool (or just mega evolution again 🙏)

[burnt vessel]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-emoji-shocked-computer-meme-wow-surprised-meme-emoji-gif-1933528608271643663

[vocal charm]

what if instead it's 5 moveslots

[tepid moss]

More mega evolution would be cool

[tepid moss]

Broken

[burnt vessel]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-emoji-shocked-computer-meme-wow-surprised-meme-emoji-gif-1933528608271643663

[robust wren]

Apparently the different games start you off with their own separate customization default clothes, which is scaring me cause it's giving flashbacks of Scarlet and Violets awful customization

[clever quest]

Every Pokémon knows every move in their learnset at once

[vocal charm]

and then their heads explode

[burnt vessel]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-emoji-shocked-computer-meme-wow-surprised-meme-emoji-gif-1933528608271643663

[tepid moss]

Hopefully, gen 10 will be better about that

[burnt vessel]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-emoji-shocked-computer-meme-wow-surprised-meme-emoji-gif-1933528608271643663

[tepid moss]

https://tenor.com/view/fingers-crossed-fry-billy-west-futurama-hopeful-gif-6653617192780453118

[rich girder]

I want the option to drip out like XY

[wet crag]

When I started za I was pissed at the fact about no hair changes, even the salons don't have enough options tbh

[burnt vessel]

Za had really good customization so I’m hopeful

[clever quest]

Yeah, I was surprised how few hair options ZA had

The clothes were great, so why were there so few hairstyles?

[wet crag]

Fr

I picked the closest one to my irl and my cousin thought I was a girl (I was wearing all male clothes)

[clever quest]

-# Who thought the Arbys hat was a good idea

[tepid moss]

Arbys hat!?

[modest cave]

I just kinda pick the woman option out of tradition at this point

[tepid moss]

What's wrong with that hat!?

[vocal charm]

the monkey's paw curls
you get these two cuts

[clever quest]

I don't wanna wear an Arbys hat

[lyric stratus]

would be cool

[tepid moss]

Ah, guess we know who bought all the styling gel

[lyric stratus]

Any hopes and wishes for tropical regional forms?

[little nacelle]

doesn't indonesia have that one volcano that had that explosion in the late 1800s that was heard over half the world

[rich girder]

Give Tropius a new evo or a prevo so it's bst gets a buff

[modest cave]

Speaking of Indonesia

[clever quest]

I never thought about what Pokémon I would want to have variants for

[torn mauve]

Yeah that's Mt Krakatoa

[clever quest]

What was up with those two Pikachu

[little nacelle]

yup

[modest cave]

Legendary duo based on Barong and Rangda please please please

[little nacelle]

apparently characters

[rich girder]

I unironically like Tropius

[lyric stratus]

Oh I can see it getting a new evo

[somber galleon]

The fire type has potential but the grass type looks like an angry bird I'm eh about the water type

[lyric stratus]

Main pikas parents came back from getting milk

[vocal charm]

🤔 ig designs i wish were tweaked
so i guess... diggersby?

[rich girder]

POM

[clever quest]

They look like the Shiny coloration

[little nacelle]

Mr. Windychu and Ms. Wavychu

... that is LITERALLY THEIR NAME

I AM NOT JOKING

THAT IS THEIR NAME

[clever quest]

It looks like the female has pink cheeks

[little nacelle]

she does

literally

[clever quest]

Oh, so they're not married

[little nacelle]

that

is LITERALLY

THEIR NAME

I AM NOT JOKING

[tepid moss]

OMG

[vocal charm]

i guess my response is... confusion?

[rich girder]

I think they're Pikachu's parents

[clever quest]

Maybe they'll be our new Pokémon professors

[somber galleon]

I mean do we need more pikachu forms -.-

[rich girder]

I'd be down for it

[tepid moss]

Taking that term a bit literally, eh?

[rich girder]

Getting an education from Pikachu sounds awesome

[little nacelle]

OBVIOUSLY NOT

[modest cave]

Probably just unique-looking standalone characters

[vocal charm]

like
they feel like tutorial characters for some mobile game spinoff

so i dunno what i'm supposed to think

[storm bone]

The name are horrible though

[somber galleon]

I like pikachu but god their really milking it at least with eevee there was a reason for different forms

[modest cave]

Like Sparky

[clever quest]

I think that if you take Windy and Wavy as part of the same design movement with Pokopia, they're trying to allow more variation between individuals in Pokémon species

[somber galleon]

Sparky was cool

[lyric stratus]

You guys think Pikachu can evolve into its alola form in the new region?

[split harness]

Brazilian Pokémon fans after the Winds & Waves announcement:

Context: Winds & Waves will be the first mainline games to recive a Brazilian Portuguese translation

[clever quest]

It wouldn't make sense unless they redid how the regionals are called

Gratz for Brazil

[storm bone]

Grats

[modest cave]

I wouldn't be surprised if the state of video game prices in Brazil is why Game Freak held off on the mainline games for so long

[somber galleon]

Good question maybe if it on water it evolves into alolan raichu and on land normal raichu

[vocal charm]

also why they feel like mobile game tutorial characters
maybe Wavychu and Windychu are actually the box legends but are stuck in pikachu bodies hence coming up with awful names on the spot because they got amnesia in the transformation

[clever quest]

It's just that it's alolan Raichu

[rich girder]

Maybe they're adoptive parents

And the player character is an orphan

[storm bone]

They look more like theme park mascots then actual characters

[modest cave]

Context: Historic high import taxes on "non-essential products" in Brazil leading to video games being more spensy

[runic peak]

new channel name

[runic peak]

no

[sinful dagger]

just finished the direct, I hope it looks that good in game

[clever quest]

That's a neat detail

[rich girder]

Thus the player character goes on a journey to find their real parents

[clever quest]

The water already looks a lot better

[modest cave]

Except for Sega, they just had their consoles and games made in Brazil to combat it

[amber monolith]

Can confirm these are the final evolutions

[tepid moss]

Woah, spoilers!

[storm bone]

• we can finally dive again

[lyric stratus]

reminds me of something else

[vocal charm]

3D animate these to some anime music video dance

[rich girder]

Graphics are so good

[sinful dagger]

the new models are encouraging

[modest cave]

But yea glad for y'all

[storm bone]

Not my friend just transferring

[somber galleon]

We got enough bipedal we need quadpedal pokemon starters

[clever quest]

What about tripedal starters

[rich girder]

HAAAH I GET THE REFERENCE

[lyric stratus]

I expect non of those to be quadpeds

[rich girder]

I want my dog to stay on all 4s

[storm bone]

Same

[modest cave]

Maybe the dog gets an extra set of legs

[storm bone]

He can be a big fluffy boy

[modest cave]

Like a canine Sleipnir

[somber galleon]

Probably not

[vocal charm]

all centaur starters

[last prism]

a centaur is still quadraped no?

[lyric stratus]

I say the dog gets the body type of lesser dog

[somber galleon]

Technically yes

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/lesser-dog-undertale-gif-4834820

[last prism]

Counter: The dog is going to get so fluffy it looks as tho it has no feet

[modest cave]

Make the dog a minotaur, we'll make it work

[last prism]

OR it becomes psychic and begins to levitate. No feet dog

[storm bone]

I think fairy fire

[last prism]

highkey shocked we don't have a minotaur mon yet

I thought we might get a greece/roman/italy region and have a lot of the dex be based on myths

feels like that's "overdone" by fan games tho so they won't do it

[somber galleon]

Wonder what the region is supposed to be based on?

[vast fossil]

Oh my god the backpack and hat changes depending on the version you pick

[lime void]

?tag rule9

[rotund edge]

Make sure to follow the #rules!

Rule 9:
Spoilers / Leaks. Any announced information about upcoming games and media (including sprites, art, memes, or any reference new Pokémon or character designs) must be hidden under a spoiler, unless posted in the specific channel for that game for a minimum of 2 months after their release. Leaked information relevant to current and future games is no longer allowed on this server to ensure Nintendo doesn't disappear us.

[somber galleon]

Australia i could see it being but India?? Don't think they have enough sea to have a wave version imo

[last prism]

it's spoiler to say I speculated about something that is now false? just clarifying

[clever quest]

I'm imagining something shaped like this

[lyric stratus]

wait why does he to spoiler that? arent we in the wind waves discussion?

[vast fossil]

Australia would be abit more barren. This feels tropical

[modest cave]

WOOPS I THOUGHT YOU SAID NEXT REGION LOL

[lime void]

You mentioned the leaks. You’re not allowed to talk about the leaks

[brisk dew]

Looks about right

[last prism]

okay

[rich girder]

POMBON

[lyric stratus]

I think its gonna be Indonesia

[modest cave]

Already thinking on Gen 11 tbh

[lyric stratus]

WHY

[somber galleon]

I'm just annoyed I don't have a switch 2 yet

[robust wren]

Anyone from/familiar with Indonesia, what are some cultural references or interesting species we can maybe expect to see?

[somber galleon]

Humans

[last prism]

i will say while i do not believe they'll ever do single type final evos for a long long time, these starters do give me the same "minimal" vibes I get from the Galar trio and the Johto trio

[modest cave]

I just like to theory craft on any future regions once a door has been opened

[lyric stratus]

I mean the dog and gecko are really fairy and poison coded

[last prism]

i agree

[last prism]

ik it was purposeful because they don't want to spoil new mons yet, but I was disappointed seeing so many older mons because it makes me afraid we're going to get like ~100 new mons and not a full dex worth

[vocal charm]

hexapodal

[lyric stratus]

Octopedal

[last prism]

nonpedal

[somber galleon]

Last single type starter was what treekco evolution i believe can be wrong

[last prism]

no all the galar/gen 8

[brisk dew]

Lets goo Regional Gardevoir form expected now

[vocal charm]

nonapedal?

[lyric stratus]

imagine beach Gard regional

[clever quest]

And then Sceptile gained Dragon type on Mega Evolving

[somber galleon]

Fair enough I couldn't remember if they were or not

[last prism]

it's losing legs

[lime void]

Not even close. All of the Galar starters were pure typed and Superior and Samurott before them

[rich girder]

I think the new region is in the Mediterranean

With bits of Germany

[vocal charm]

is that the "fire dog gets so fluffy it doesn't even appear to have legs"?

[last prism]

indeed

[somber galleon]

Forgot about black and white

[last prism]

or it defies it's derpy origins and becomes psychic therefore it always hovers

[rich girder]

Why am I specific with the idea?

[faint geyser]

F i n a l l y

[rich girder]

Because Pomeranians come from Pomerania, which is near Germany

[last prism]

fair guess

what kinda bird is the grass type? it had a name i forgot

[vast fossil]

This trio of animals is very random

[rich girder]

Plus the Mediterranean is pretty tropical

[robust wren]

I never understood the thought process of the fans who didn't want Fuecoco to become the badass croc it did, but I get it with Pombon. Let it stay a good doggo

[last prism]

pea bird or something

[faint geyser]

It is of the angry variety

[vast fossil]

Kakapo is what I think it is

[rich girder]

Cause it was a cute croc

[lime void]

It has Schrödinger’s feet. It’s both bipedal and quadrupedal until the final evolution is revealed

[rich girder]

Can we all agree clodsire was the best design pokemon

[last prism]

i wanted fuecoco to become dragon

but skele is sick

[robust wren]

I doubt Gamefreak will ever make a non-Mega starter a dragon

[faint geyser]

Idk if I'd say it's the best... But yeah, Clodsire is peak pokemon

[vast fossil]

Still don't really get why its ghost but it is very cool

[last prism]

while he is literally in my avatar i disagree because it just improves on quagsire who did the heavy lifting

[last prism]

dia de los muertos

[robust wren]

Cause it's a singer, and it puts soul into its music

[vast fossil]

I loved all the gen 9 starters. The cat was my pick

[faint geyser]

The only sad thing is that one cannot have both default Wooper and Paldean Wooper

[sinful dagger]

one of these days I'd love to see a different type trio for starters, like Dark-Fighting-Psychic

[lyric stratus]

So Paldea is in africa cuz of Girafarig and the croc starter?

[vast fossil]

And i was not disappointed because I don't hate bipeds

[rich girder]

That is not what I said

[faint geyser]

I do wonder where this region will be

It has a LOT of water

[willow mango]

That would be neat, doubt it’ll happen though sadly

[rich girder]

I said the new region might be set in the Mediterranean with bits of Germany

[vast fossil]

Its clearly island based

[lyric stratus]

Prop Indonesia

[last prism]

i want starters that start dual typed

[vast fossil]

Which.. could be alot of places

[lyric stratus]

or the karebeans or how this place is called

[faint geyser]

We have rowlet and bulbasaur

[last prism]

carribeans

[vast fossil]

It could be anywhere from Australia to Indonesia. The only thing it cant be is haiwaii

[velvet forum]

can we all agree this is the ugliest looking bunch of starters we’ve seen in pokemon so far

[lyric stratus]

yeah CarryBeans

[green shuttle]

GECQUA

[velvet forum]

Im only excited for this one

[green shuttle]

YAYAYAY

WATERRRR

[velvet forum]

How is this not the ugloest bunch lol

[last prism]

always what it feels like when new starters are revealed. the answer is prob gen 5 tho

[faint geyser]

Not sure if I'm the biggest fan of the water one

The doggo is cute

[lime void]

All 3 base form Gen 10 starters are fantastic

[velvet forum]

The dog is ugly dude lol

[faint geyser]

And the birb is... Interesting...

[velvet forum]

so is the bird

[vast fossil]

None of them are ugly. I like them but I can agree with people who call them bland

[lyric stratus]

Gotta say gen 8 looks worse imo

[brisk dew]

Something something every pokemon has fans, something something

[green shuttle]

I think the only one who looks like a starter is the water 1

[velvet forum]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-opinion-povyou-gif-23592192

[tepid moss]

I LOVE POMBON

[lyric stratus]

gen one atleast has Bulbasaur

[faint geyser]

H o w

[robust wren]

Cause Pombon is amazing and Galar starters are all bleh

[last prism]

its not in my top groups but opinions will solidify after we get the full evolution lines

[brisk dew]

Except you are the one getting jumped

[vast fossil]

I don't think so but I can see why

[velvet forum]

galar is even better

[lime void]

And now for all 3 of them to have disappointing evolutions somehow

[faint geyser]

Gen 8 first forms are all pretty good

[last prism]

respect squirtle

[green shuttle]

It's taken place in Indonesia 100%

[willow mango]

Absolutely

[faint geyser]

They do seem a bit generic I think?

Still

[lyric stratus]

I like them the least

[faint geyser]

Sobble is really good

[green shuttle]

YESS

[velvet forum]

no

[rich girder]

I hope you get swarmed by a bunch of Zubat on your next cave trip

[lyric stratus]

true squirtle is fine

[green shuttle]

Yes

[velvet forum]

this is mean

[vast fossil]

The worst starters have ever been is bland

[faint geyser]

(Sadly it evolves)

[clever quest]

If your opinion is "The thing you guys like is bad," yeah, you're going to meet resistance

[lyric stratus]

Nah its cute

[brisk dew]

Curse Torchic in some way in order to hurt Lance

[velvet forum]

my opinion is my opinion

[clever quest]

Our opinions are too

[velvet forum]

ok

[lime void]

And your opinion is objectively wrong/j

[velvet forum]

you can tell gamefreak definitely fired some designers

[brisk dew]

Glad they never hired you

[faint geyser]

Well, at least they COOKED on the water texture

[robust wren]

Bro looks at a Pomeranian and calls it ugly 🥀

[lyric stratus]

idk, tbh I never really hated any pokemon

[velvet forum]

True

[rich girder]

The graphics look so good

[velvet forum]

Im sorry but its too goofy

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/funny-animals-dog-shades-dance-cool-gif-12759377

[rich girder]

We need to cancel em

[vast fossil]

I hope it doesnt backfire like alot of graphic focused games tend to do.

[velvet forum]

Cancel me then 🥹

[faint geyser]

They heard the complaints of Scarlet and Violet being rushed/ugly and actually did something about it

[last prism]

i am very scared what it's eyebrows are going to turn into lol

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/scp-7179-scp-foundation-lowtiergod-mods-lowtiergod-meme-gif-4542048218045190821

[green shuttle]

Imagine they make it so the doggy evolves into pyroar

[vast fossil]

I like the graphics but alot of companies only focus on them alone and ignore gameplay needs to be fun

[rich girder]

https://tenor.com/view/heaven-fluffy-dogs-doggos-fluff-gif-18579617

Me and my army of pombons

[velvet forum]

Gotta remember graphics are boosted for trailers like this so this probably wont be the final outcome but we can hope

[brisk dew]

Imo jokes aside personally I dont like the gen 2 and Tepig starters..the rest all look good to me
Yes including the new ones

[faint geyser]

Yeah, I just hope it runs on switch 1...

[velvet forum]

Gecqua my beloved

[faint geyser]

I would prefer not having to buy switch 2

[vast fossil]

Well it cant.

[last prism]

isn't it switch 2 exclusive?

[velvet forum]

its switch 2 exclusive im pretty sure..

[lyric stratus]

you act like pokemon ever did that... we even saw the lags in Scarlet and violette

[faint geyser]

[vast fossil]

Its switch 2 exlucise

[faint geyser]

Well then

[rich girder]

It's switch 2 exclusive, sorry dude

[faint geyser]

I'm screwed

[brisk dew]

Gale of Darkness comes to Switch 2 so immo I might upgrade anyway

[clever quest]

The world is moving on, leaving us poor people in the dust

[sinful dagger]

I'm always fine with the first forms, it's the final forms that always disappoint me 😅

[vast fossil]

Well... you have a year to save up atleast

[rich girder]

You got a whole year to save for a switch 2 and the game

[velvet forum]

PLEASE LET GECQUA TURN INTO A KOMODO DRAGON

[clever quest]

What about the mid evos

[velvet forum]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[rich girder]

Nah, wet Charizard

[sinful dagger]

mid evos are almost always fire and I suually just leave them as mids tbh

[brisk dew]

No its gonna be a bipedal water type

[lyric stratus]

I may not be poor but I wont spend 500 on a switch 2

[vast fossil]

Mid evos starters must be awkward

[last prism]

teenager stage we don't judge those

[vast fossil]

They aren't starters without the teenage stage

[clever quest]

I judge them
I judge them to be excellent

[velvet forum]

its just a phase

[brisk dew]

Personally I never care for the mid stages
First and last stage are the only ones that matter

[sinful dagger]

I love wartortle, charmelon, and ivysaur more than their pre/post evos

floragato is probably my favorite gen 9

[velvet forum]

wartortle MIGHT be the best mid evo

[brisk dew]

That being said Warturtle is better than Blastoise
And Dragonair is better than Dragonite

[robust wren]

I like Torracat and despise Incineroar

[vast fossil]

Yes

[vocal charm]

imagine thinking emboar and serperior aren't cool af

[lyric stratus]

you guys think we get a new electric streamer gym leader?

[velvet forum]

Bro can we get a tiger fire starter 🥹

n not midcineroar

[last prism]

we're mostly talking base no?

[sinful dagger]

we need a third electric streamer you're so right

[vast fossil]

I don't hate incineroar. I just hate that its torracats evolution

[velvet forum]

W take

[lyric stratus]

next is hot tub streamer

[velvet forum]

emboar love is accepted

[velvet forum]

balllrighttt

its a childrens game

[brisk dew]

Well I dont have to imagine that Emboar is not mid cause it is

[velvet forum]

[brisk dew]

Serperior love is always appreciated tho

[velvet forum]

worst takes of the century

[lyric stratus]

we had worse in Pokemon

[velvet forum]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pokémon-emboar-legends-za-pokemon-memes-gif-4920151184598326161

[brisk dew]

No thats you hating on the Pomeranian

[vast fossil]

Id like emboar for if it wasn't fire fighting

[velvet forum]

bc its mid

[brisk dew]

So is your Christmas reject jerky

[vocal charm]

are we?

[velvet forum]

gecqua

for lifeee

[sinful dagger]

intelleon was the biggest possible disappointment for me so I'm nervous about gecqua

[velvet forum]

[lyric stratus]

Man you 2 have something in common

[faint geyser]

Mid is a bit of understatement...

[tepid moss]

I love bacon

[last prism]

seeing as we only have the base forms of the new guys

[velvet forum]

he will redeem

[last prism]

i assumed

[velvet forum]

me too

[lyric stratus]

I liked intelleon

[faint geyser]

Some people might like it... I personally don't

[vast fossil]

The mega is nice

[vocal charm]

https://tenor.com/view/the-incredibles-go-away-affiliated-gif-5540784

[faint geyser]

Idk, not my type of pokemon

[velvet forum]

i am

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/g-max-hydrosnipe-inteleon-g-max-inteleon-pokemon-swsh-gif-19378978

[storm tinsel]

I like Gecqua's lps vibe but I am worried it'll be another intelleon

[last prism]

oh new question: do we think they will keep the scarvi "gym+titan+evil team" boss style, or implement level scaling at all?

[brisk dew]

I mean same I just like to poke holes at Lance
Cuz man enjoys Fire/Fighting mons

[vocal charm]

new streamer gym leader but it's Poison type
commentary

[sinful dagger]

I just wanted not a humanoid, I don't much like humanoid mons

[lyric stratus]

Nah Canari was still electric

[vast fossil]

Yeah pretty much every pokemon has someone that loves them. For example I love flamigo but alot of people hate it

[robust wren]

Someone at Gamefreak really said "what if Greninja, but again?"

[lyric stratus]

you think next streamer will be a guy?

[velvet forum]

make this new region bermuda based and have a ghost gym where the whole vibe is sunken ships n stuff

PEAK

[vocal charm]

it's a flaming boar
boar are cool af

[vast fossil]

Greninja and intellon are nothing alike

[sinful dagger]

greninja is better imo, he still has froglike proiportions

[storm tinsel]

I prefer the cute and feral quads, but there's nothing wrong with the humanoids, I know people love them, they just aren't my style

[velvet forum]

true

[vast fossil]

Granted i like both of them but they are very different themes

[unreal anvil]

its a banger line tbf

[lyric stratus]

What frogs live at your place?

[sinful dagger]

I want a cool looking water dragon :D

[velvet forum]

gecqua is gonna be awesome

[grim trench]

https://x.com/khoaimons/status/2027417505413702050

taro 🧉 (@khoaimons)

pombon pokemon wind

X · Feb 27, 2026, 4:16 PM

[storm tinsel]

Me too :D

[unreal anvil]

hes talking bout the greninja eyes n all

[sinful dagger]

we have pacific treefrogs :0

[vocal charm]

they get away with it because Water type gym leader

[grim trench]

I LOVE POMBON

I NEED THE BORF

[unreal anvil]

MAN I LOVE THIS POMERANIAN

[storm tinsel]

Adorable

[grim trench]

FLOOF EVEN

I WILL GET RABIES FOR THE DOG

[robust wren]

The humanoid ones are just oversaturated. It's been Hotdog Taco Hamburger Hotdog Taco Hamburger for over a decade

[lyric stratus]

oooh double type gyms

[brisk dew]

Its a bipedal boar that is the most overused secondary typing and with a first stage that belongs in my plate with some fried eggs

[vast fossil]

Im not surprised people love pombon so much.

[sinful dagger]

I just hope pombon's final evo is another fire/fighting

[velvet forum]

Gecqua!!!!

https://tenor.com/view/gecko-gif-23795586

[vast fossil]

Its a dog and one of the cutest breeds. Its a match made in heaven

[grim trench]

Why does Gecqua sound french

[lime void]

Don’t get rabies, that’ll make Pombon sad

[grim trench]

Good point

[tepid moss]

Yeah. We rteally haven't had enough of them

[robust wren]

I do like some of the anthro starters like Decidueye, Primarina, and Delphox, but they need to shake things up a bit

[storm tinsel]

https://tenor.com/view/heaven-fluffy-dogs-doggos-fluff-gif-18579617

[velvet forum]

I dont think anyone is picking the bird bro

[vocal charm]

i can agree with the overused secondary typing, but not the rest

[sinful dagger]

taht's what I'm saying!

[last prism]

I yearn for themed gyms

[lyric stratus]

Primarina counts?

[vast fossil]

I wouldnt call primirina anthro

[sinful dagger]

I'll pick the bird, I think he's cute

[brisk dew]

Well we agree on something and thats enough really

[lyric stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/marge-i-just-think-theyre-neat-the-simpsons-neat-potato-gif-8549864

[robust wren]

It's clearly meant to evoke mermaids so I count it

[vast fossil]

She's clearly a seal mermaid

[vast fossil]

Nothing about her is anthro

[last prism]

Forget singular types give me a rockstar gym leader with Toxtricty+Exploud+Wigglytuff

[brisk dew]

Liking pokemon is up to personal tastes anyway

[velvet forum]

https://tenor.com/view/gekko-gecko-jump-animal-jump-jumping-gif-16141170250854615488

pov me n my gecqua

[storm tinsel]

I like anthro animals in other things but it gets weird in pokemon when they're pets if they go too humanoid for me

[lime void]

Pure grass and pure water are even more overused typings, but you never hear anyone talk about that now do you

[vast fossil]

Well pokemon aren't pets

[lyric stratus]

Gecqua

[vast fossil]

They are companions

[vocal charm]

i mean, i once suggested that the starting trio be something other than Fire-Water-Grass

[brisk dew]

Chicorita
Todotile
The gen 8 ones..who else is pure?

[lyric stratus]

they are both

[brazen jetty]

squirtle

[velvet forum]

depending on the line gecqua might be my new favorite water starter

[vast fossil]

With their intelligence? Calling them pets is an insult

[lyric stratus]

nah wouldnt work imo

[lime void]

I’d unironically love to see that

[sinful dagger]

treecko until he megas

[velvet forum]

i wonder what its shiny would look like it has cool accents