He won't. Lucario's typing is so much better than dark/anything. Granted Stab Sucker Punch makes up for extremespeed. I'd say they'll be entirely different. I doubt Zoroark will get a powerful Stab Attack like Close Combat is for Lucario. Even if he gets CC he won't use it as well as Lucario, and Stab Sucker Punch=Extreme Speed due to Sucker Punch's liabilities. Lucario sounds equivalent at best.
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I think it's just as likely he'll end up with Nasty Plot, given his Dark typing.
Swords Dance obviously has more potential with STAB Sucker Punch, but we'll see what the new generation holds in terms of priority. It's extremely likely he'll receive Sucker Punch (ambush), given the description of the Pokemon.
Swords Dance obviously has more potential with STAB Sucker Punch, but we'll see what the new generation holds in terms of priority. It's extremely likely he'll receive Sucker Punch (ambush), given the description of the Pokemon.
Doubtful. There's a picture of a Lvl 30 Raikou with 103 HP. Assuming 31 IVs & 0 EVs, this corresponds to a base 90 HP, which is what Raikou has.
Look on the bright side, if Zoroark's HP sucks pretty bad, just think of how good its Speed and Attack/Special Attack will be.
Oh God, it's Weavile all over again.
Oh God, it's Weavile all over again.
Interestingly enough on the devil's advocate side, there actually is precedent for adding new Pokemon at the last minute--and what seems like the real last minute, not 4-6 months out like we are now:
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB...sion__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html#top
Morimoto:
We put Mew in right at the very end. The cartridge was really full and there wasn’t room for much more on there. Then the debug features which weren't going to be included in the final version of the game were removed, creating a miniscule 300 bytes of free space. So we thought that we could slot Mew in there. What we did would be unthinkable nowadays!
Personally, I wouldn't say it's impossible that at least a few Pokemon here and there haven't been ironed out, especially stuff like Incense pre-evolutions that never appear in the wild, but the great majority of Pokemon should be done since they're the core of the series.
Morimoto:
Well, it was a prank that everyone right up to Tajiri-san was in on. But even though Mew was in there…
Iwata:
…It wasn't actually supposed to appear in the game, right?
Morimoto:
Right.
Considering this was just a prank on their side, I doubt that this is real evidence to advocate the consideration of certain Pokemon being added at the last minute.
Well, it was a prank that everyone right up to Tajiri-san was in on. But even though Mew was in there…
Iwata:
…It wasn't actually supposed to appear in the game, right?
Morimoto:
Right.
Considering this was just a prank on their side, I doubt that this is real evidence to advocate the consideration of certain Pokemon being added at the last minute.
Yes, bearing in mind they would have had no idea how popular pokemon would become, they probably didn't think there would be any consequences to adding a joke pokemon. Can you imagine the world without Mew now though? No 1st movie!
Maybe Chimecho's late index number suggests a late add as well.
I'm pretty sure adding Pokemon data is not the most complicated programming task.
It has to be done hundreds of times during development so they've almost certainly streamlined it.
Also, it's likely that the shots we're seeing are not from the most recent version of the game.
As Corocoro is a print magazine, even if they were current at the time the issue was being put together they'd be old by the time it came out.
I'm hopeful that the final product will show a bit more polish as it usually does.
On another note, if Zoroark's ability just changes his sprite and gives you no reliable way to choose it, it would be harder to exploit for advantage.
If random, he'd end up giving himself away so many times by transforming into Salamence without intimidate or Silcoon.
Choosing a random teammate each time is a nice way to give away your team quickly....should learn Beat Up too.
Transforming into the immediate opponent is the simplest way of implementing it and is what they'll probably do (though I still hope for deliberate choice).
In the above case, it's scope for being useful would be limited since you're not actually transforming as Ditto does.
Nontheless there are certain frequently choiced Pokemon such as Heatran/Jolteon that you couldn't switch into but could scare out for a free turn.
BTW, how hard is it to come by Zorua and evolve it into Zoroark so that there is a special event to get Zoroark?
Is it another Manaphy/Phione deal?
I'm pretty sure adding Pokemon data is not the most complicated programming task.
It has to be done hundreds of times during development so they've almost certainly streamlined it.
Also, it's likely that the shots we're seeing are not from the most recent version of the game.
As Corocoro is a print magazine, even if they were current at the time the issue was being put together they'd be old by the time it came out.
I'm hopeful that the final product will show a bit more polish as it usually does.
On another note, if Zoroark's ability just changes his sprite and gives you no reliable way to choose it, it would be harder to exploit for advantage.
If random, he'd end up giving himself away so many times by transforming into Salamence without intimidate or Silcoon.
Choosing a random teammate each time is a nice way to give away your team quickly....should learn Beat Up too.
Transforming into the immediate opponent is the simplest way of implementing it and is what they'll probably do (though I still hope for deliberate choice).
In the above case, it's scope for being useful would be limited since you're not actually transforming as Ditto does.
Nontheless there are certain frequently choiced Pokemon such as Heatran/Jolteon that you couldn't switch into but could scare out for a free turn.
BTW, how hard is it to come by Zorua and evolve it into Zoroark so that there is a special event to get Zoroark?
Is it another Manaphy/Phione deal?
Hey, check it out. Look a little closer at the Hiun Market picture...
Character sprites are taller and clearer, and also have much more realistic walking and running animations. It seems Game Freak is making Pokemon look much more like real life. For instance, there's a buisinessman in the back of the crowd and you can clearly see his limbs, and he's carrying a briefcase. Then you can see the male trainer and a passing woman walking, and they're much more defined and realistic as well.
Character sprites are taller and clearer, and also have much more realistic walking and running animations. It seems Game Freak is making Pokemon look much more like real life. For instance, there's a buisinessman in the back of the crowd and you can clearly see his limbs, and he's carrying a briefcase. Then you can see the male trainer and a passing woman walking, and they're much more defined and realistic as well.
Zoroark is based off of Kabuki actors, and there's various fox masks to go with it.
Okay, see this?
http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/20100515_01.html
This website has a few screenshots of Black and White.
Now, this is what happens when we put all those shots into an animated gif one after the other.
Watch Raikou's head bob during move selection. Watch his body lean and leg bend during Aura Sphere. Watch Entei's idle animation.
Pokémon Black and White will have fully animated battle sprites.
http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/20100515_01.html
This website has a few screenshots of Black and White.
Now, this is what happens when we put all those shots into an animated gif one after the other.
Watch Raikou's head bob during move selection. Watch his body lean and leg bend during Aura Sphere. Watch Entei's idle animation.
Pokémon Black and White will have fully animated battle sprites.
But that's not a real Pokemon. It's one some people want to exist.
Haha, I knew it. This is awesomeOkay, see this?
http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/20100515_01.html
This website has a few screenshots of Black and White.
Now, this is what happens when we put all those shots into an animated gif one after the other.
Watch Raikou's head bob during move selection. Watch his body lean and leg bend during Aura Sphere. Watch Entei's idle animation.
Pokémon Black and White will have fully animated battle sprites.
I believe the ass is on the other side of the body. The one facing to the left.
Also, note: Raikou's sprite is a layered animation, like in Super Robot Wars or Odin Sphere. It's a bunch of sprites layered on top of each other that are uniquely animated. This means a possible higher framerate in addition to an incredibly high variation of attack animations for relatively low disk space.
Also, note: Raikou's sprite is a layered animation, like in Super Robot Wars or Odin Sphere. It's a bunch of sprites layered on top of each other that are uniquely animated. This means a possible higher framerate in addition to an incredibly high variation of attack animations for relatively low disk space.
Wow, that's pretty neat, even if the animations will be fairly simple. The lean forward seems to be a different sprite, too, and not just altered.Okay, see this?
http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/20100515_01.html
This website has a few screenshots of Black and White.
Now, this is what happens when we put all those shots into an animated gif one after the other.
Watch Raikou's head bob during move selection. Watch his body lean and leg bend during Aura Sphere. Watch Entei's idle animation.
Pokémon Black and White will have fully animated battle sprites.
Also I like that Zoroark survived with 1 HP.
Raikou used Aura Sphere. It's Super Effective, and KO's Zoroark.
Zoroark's Illusion disappears when he faints. I don't see how that's disappointing, because the game balance implications of it being permanently hidden are insane. You may as well just use a different Pokémon with hacked stats and moves.
Zoroark's Illusion disappears when he faints. I don't see how that's disappointing, because the game balance implications of it being permanently hidden are insane. You may as well just use a different Pokémon with hacked stats and moves.
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