We have official confirmation that man is Oak's cousin now on the Japanese Pokemon website:
In addition we have Miltank, Corsola, And wingull confirmed too. Also super sure I saw a Phantump in there, so yay for more dead trees.
This makes me think that we're definitely not having HMs this gen, which I don't mind. Guess we don't know for sure, but having the pokemon's specific function be in their names makes me think that's the case.
Have we learned what professor Kukui studies? If not, this makes me wonder what he will. They could've very easily had Kukui research regional forms but they've already got the gen 1 pandering ball rolling, so...
This is all I could ask for out of this gen.
This is so early 2000s emo band lol
Yeah, I don't think random trainers are gonna use z-moves. It'll probably be limited to bosses. About the second point, if this happens, it will probably ensure that the game never becomes too easy. They don't wanna give you all your nukes right away lol. I can see move tutors being a thing for specific z-moves.
Damn, they might as well release the whole game at this point. I guess it keeps this thread on topic, but at this point, even I want an element of surprise, and I initially didn't mind all the info. I kinda hope nothing more about ultra beasts or the Aether Foundation gets revealed. I want those things to be secrets for the game. We're very likely gonna get new pokemon and/or Alolan forms though, with maybe something about z-moves.
I actually really like this idea. I was wondering what role Solgaleo and Lunala would have in this game, and this makes sense. So maybe the ultra beasts are threatening the world somehow and only the box legendaries can stop it?I know some people have been wondering how Solgaleo and Lunala will fit into the story, and I think the last CGI scene in the latest trailer might of given us a clue. At first, I thought Solgaleo and Lunala were heading towards each other to battle (I wasn't really paying attention to the scenes), but as the last CGI scene shows, they are jumping into a portal together. Now this portal looks a whole lot like the portal UB-01 is coming out of:
So my theory? At some point in the game, we'll need to call upon/awaken Solgaleo or Lunala to help us fight the Ultra Beasts and MAYBE take us to the world where they come from since they're heading into the portal. So, in an interesting twist, instead of the evil team using the box art legendaries for their goal, we use them instead!
I think a few people have mentioned it. Was it ever specifically stated that the thing she kept in her bag was a pokemon? If not, then an ultra beast could be very likely.
Kukui studies Pokemon Moves, so he's the go to guy for Z-Moves. Remember the funny little trivia that he'll let Pokemon attack him in order to study the move first hand. "Okay Lapras, use Sheer Cold on me. Huh? What's wrong? Oh I'll be fine. At least put on a coat? What do you think this white cloth I'm wearing over my bare chest is?". This joke is even funnier for moves like Night Slash or Hyper Beam, or as they're known in Japan "Crossroad Killing" and "Destruction Beam".
Not if he's the Professor's cousin (that would be if he's Professor Oak's brother).
Do'h! Fixed it, it's First Cousin Twice Removed.
Lucario move could've been special. I know they're multiple fists, but I found pretty strange the fact the it remains still while doing the move... So they could be aura-fists instead of physical punches.
This has all been in previous trailers, especially in the Japanese ones. None of this information is new. The only Alolan forme we are missing so far is Persian, who is heavily implied because Alolan Rattata turns into Alolan Raticate.
Their research definitely does coincide, but do the events of Sinnoh happen in "this" timeline. You're assuming events unfold relatively similarly outside of just Hoenn. I can understand with how similar ORAS was to RS, the timelines can be seen as convergent, and Rowan would certainly be interested in both Mega Evolutions and Alolan formes which evolved due to their habitats. However, Alolan Oak is probably researching the Kanto specific evolutions.
I think it's already been answered, but I'm pretty sure that's my big boy Hariyama.
Hypno was confirmed in the news from the 6th too in the Japanese trailer. We also definitely see a Phantump fighting with Marowak too.
