OMG Game Freak.
LOVE them so much.
Mega Raichu X and Y is basically Gorochu in some elements and Pikachu in others.
Love this so, so much.
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Pokémon Presents - Pokémon Day 2025 - Pokemon ZA Info & Pokemon Champions Announced
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LOVE them so much.
Mega Raichu X and Y is basically Gorochu in some elements and Pikachu in others.
Love this so, so much.
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What is the point in pretending? I think its better to just admit out the gate that the DLC is coming and in development than arbitrarily pretending it doesn't exist especially when the Teraleak already revealed that DLC was coming to begin with.
Characteristics could be kept in as a flavor thing. IVs were already partially designed for that and it's not like they would do any harm.
They definitely feel more like Mega Pikachu with Raichu elements rather than Mega Raichu with Pikachu elements lol, like one was so close to being purely raichu and then they gave him yellow furr and red cheeks lmao
I don't doubt it was a concious decision at all, and it doesn't affect me personally because I was going to play PvP anyways, but doing this in the very same game where we get such a drastic change in the combat system is just not consumer-friendly. Mainly because ultimately it's time-based, and unlike say the SV raids, these are brand new forms, not shinies or normal Pokemon wirh a fancy title.
Then again this is still the very same gen where two specific species (Waking Wake and Iron Leaves) are completely locked out of specific time events and anyone that started playing late can't get them.
I get it, it's the usual marketing playing heavily with FOMO, but it's a scummy move. Mega stones are probably not transferable so we will never be able to do a Mega Greninja playthrough for example.
I thought the Gardevoir free stone was what they were doing about that, it's also extremely popular, but I guess it wasn't enough.
edit: nevermind this very same thread talks about stones not being transferable and both Raichus being Electric, my bad
Oh I agree with you there don't get me wrong.
On somewhat positive note, seems they DO plan to redistribute them at later date. So maybe you can still get them without needing to go through the pain of the PvP mode at a later point.
Messaging and presentation. It feels far more scummy to announce a $30 DLC now before the game is even out than to wait until after.
I'm already on the fence on whether I'm buying LZA between budget concerns and tepid feelings on the combat, and this isn't helping the game's case.
Characteristics did not exist in Legends Arceus where IVs also existed internally but had no effect though, so there's precedent for them being removed when irrelevant.
EDIT: *Aside from determining your starting GVs.
I wonder what kind of pancakes these raichus ate
You can't use them on any playthrough unless you've got 2 Switchs and two copies of the game in order to trade them over.
I definitely wouldn't call that an axe. It doesn't have a slashing edge, is fully symmetric, and it seems like it would work much better for thrusts than swings.
yeah, it seems like it's essentially a hammer. would be funny if it gets a grass-type version of hammer arm and then an ability that boosts hammer moves, lol.
Apriballs in Legends PLZA i'm barking like a fucking dog rn!!!!
Let me also give a few opinions;
- Are we sure that the would reveal new typings on the website? I understand they might have done it before but those descriptions for Raichu kinda scream Fighting / Flying for them, and at least would make them somewhat interesting. I think their designs are cute though, completely unexpected. I think they've revealed type changes this way before but this was back when it was common for them to give info more freely, a shame if not.
- It's nice to see that in the trailer we can also go under the streets, so that's at least more depth / exploration to the overall City
- The HOME thing is flat out ODD, transfers being a one-way system means they're essentially stuck in PLZA until, I assume, Champions comes out? What's the reasoning for this? I get if it was Gen 9 specific and that they could go back into SV, but cutting off access all together? I'm assuming there must be ways to access Regional forms in-game then? Which I actually think is a super neat feature that PLA didn't have
- Kalos Starters being tied to ranked is again, odd, I imagine they'll become available eventually but not being able to use them in a standard playthrough sucks, unless there are other ways they just haven't mentioned yet. I don't think it matters for anything outside of that, like no one is at a disadvantage in competitive because they'll probably be accessed in Champions but still.. an odd distribution method
- DLC genuinely gagged me house down boots, we should understand the timeline they were working with and why it's already announced. Industry Practice etc but the fact that this would've been the original announcement period for the DLC I imagine (Well, maybe a trailer for it with the announcement earlier in the year) but seeing people complain about this is already boring. I'm excited for Hyperspace Lumiose, because it wasn't in any leaks, neither were RaichuXY. I imagine they wanna get Gen 9 / PLZA wrapped up before 2026 with Gen X
- I know it's Gamefreak, and I know that PLZA probably hasn't seen any (or only a little) benefit from taking a break in 2024 from releasing because it would have been done for the most part, but holy shit, the Pokémon models look so ugly? They looked so nice in SV :(
I'm still extremely hyped, if not more hyped, for PLZA but holy shit I just want it out already, it feels like years.
The spin-off looks.. cute?
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Disappointed with no new type changes so far, especially for monotype pokemon like Raichu (it had two chances!).
Also looked like the X form is a physical attacker while the Y is a special attacker.
Also looked like the X form is a physical attacker while the Y is a special attacker.
Guys, the DLC isn't releasing on day one. The website only says "Coming soon". Realistically, it should be coming out before the end of Winter (and before the February Presents when they'll inevitably announce the Gen 10 games). You get a *bonus outfit* on release, that's it.
I'm a bit surprised at this pushback, honestly. While I understand being wary of predatory practices, this isn't a season pass or anything like that. It's a story expansion with new Pokémon, just like it was done in the past. There aren't even the first Nintendo games to announce DLC before launch, both BOTW and Smash Ultimate did that.
I'm a bit surprised at this pushback, honestly. While I understand being wary of predatory practices, this isn't a season pass or anything like that. It's a story expansion with new Pokémon, just like it was done in the past. There aren't even the first Nintendo games to announce DLC before launch, both BOTW and Smash Ultimate did that.
To me it just struck me as odd since the last two times they waited until after the game was out (or...three tiems, I guess, if you want to count Daybreak, but that's a bit different).
Otherwise it's whatever in the grand scheme. I guess, sitting here thinking on it more, they probably want it out before Pokemon Day so they can focus on Gen 10 and at that point we're just splitting hairs on if they reveal it September or November.
it was visible already in the trailer ofcourse but catacombs/sewer real hell yeah
I don’t see why they’d have an issue revealing new typings. Or otherwise they would just leave toying out entirely, or tease it with Electric/??? or something.
Weird decision to make two megas that are the same type though.
love that this just looks like a photoshop of pokemon models on an unrelated backdrop
What an absolutely fascinating two-word combination "Hyperspace Lumiose" is. So many questions raised. What would such a place look like? What Pokemon reside there? What people reside there? Why did Hoopa deem extradimensional city planning a valuable use of its time?
Seeing the new limitations on transferring from past games to Z-A, I really do wonder how badly GF regret ever making transferring a thing. Like, it’s a cool feature and I get why people love it, but from the developer end it seems like such a headache to maintain. The ins-and-outs of HOME are barely coherent at this point.
French pancakes from a parallel universe, evidently
French pancakes from a parallel universe, evidently