Whoo boy! What an update, and nothing like we were expecting! We got thrown a few more curve balls, many which is giving complication to the game's story. But I'm getting ahead of myself, there's a whole lot of news plus 3 videos so let's get to them.
POKEMON:
Alolan Raticate:
So how do you make Alolan Raticate look physically different than normal Raticate? Make it fatter! And that's not me being mean, the site notes it's larger due to a high calorie diet and being lazy. Sounds like, while Alolan Rattata have the nose for fresh food, Alolan Raticate has the taste for it and a top-notch restaurant uses that to make high-class dishes (Ratatouille jokes aside, isn't this similar to Slurpuff?).
Aw, it didn't keep the mustache! Well aside that the other obvious differences between it and normal Raticate is it's fatter, cheeks are puffed out, fur is black/dark gray, only its stomach is differently colored than its entire underside, fur is more messy, two set of whiskers above and below the cheeks, and tail is stouter. Doesn't look like it can move well but that's the point.
Whatever I said about Alolan's Rattata's battle capabilities also applies here, though I will say it'll probably now have lower Speed (which was Normal Raticate's best stat at 97). Dark gives STAB to the Dark moves that Raticate already learns (and will assumingly keep) with Hustle giving even more Power (and hopefully learning Hone Claws to offset the Accuracy decrease). Gluttony probably won't be used except maybe in gimmick sets, but its better than Run Away.
Jangmo-o:
How are we suppose to pronounce that... well either way, guessing maybe our pseudo Legendary? Well that aside it looks cute, like you fused a dragon and a dog together. I think it might also suppose to have a samurai theme too with the scaly armor and having a pride of a warrior. Since it uses the scales on its head it reminds me a bit of Bagon, though while Bagon was trying to learn how to fly here its just Jangmo-o's way of naturally protecting itself and how it fights.
Looks like a dinosaur (because
dinosaurs are dragons), possibly a ankylosaurus with all that plate armor (especially with the one on the end of the tail looking like a club)? Though I'm sure it probably has mythological roots as well. Like I said, looks like a dragon fused with a dog, I wouldn't mind having one as a companion.
The stats of the day looks to be defense. Dragon alone is a good defensive type (and judging by that color scheme and its design I'm guessing Steel-type might not be too far behind for its evolutions), and its Abilities both block a certain kind of move. Bulletproof will probably more the more useful, blocks more and if its evolutions gain a Steel-typing it'll resist a lot of sound Moves anyway.
Type: Null:
No, seriously, what am I looking at. Who's nightmare or bad acid trip did this come from? It has a helmet that looks like a gladiators (fitting to who we see use it) but it has an axe attached to the top, it has a metallic looking mane, front legs of a bird, hind legs of a dog, and just for fun let's slap a fish tail. It's apparently made up from pieces of Pokemon though, unlike Kimeramon for Digimon, the parts don't match any other Pokemon.
So this thing is artificial (or rather synthetic), made to serve a function an match the power of mythological Pokemon. So is this thing suppose to be as powerful as a Legendary? Well I guess if you're going to create a Pokemon you might as well go all the way. But who made it? Team Skull? Team Skull, a group who looks like a street gang, have the resources to make their own Pokemon? I smell something fishy, and it's not the fish tail. And hint to the creators: Don't name your creation after a word meaning nothing. When it turns on you it will take what you name it into account how bad it should wreck you. Porygon got an original name and its happy. Mewtwo's name emphasizes its a clone and it's not happy... and blew up its creators.
Normal-type for the Pokemon named nothing, made sense though looks like it should at least be part Steel. Battle Armor is I guess an alright Ability, though considering it was made to ADAPT to any situation you'd think it could have been given ADAPTability (it would at least explain why it has a fish tail, for some reason most Adaptability Pokemon are Water-type). The heavy helmet gives it low Speed but I guess increased Defense and Attack.
Next Time: Videos (+ Remaining News)
