New Research update in 23.5 hours. Hope its longer than the last one....
Seems like there is also(?) a Game Freak anniversary stream? With commentating in English, too.
It's scheduled for 10 Eastern time, so it doesn't seem like it's just the Japanese outlet for tomorrow's news. Maybe they'll just discuss the news revealed earlier, among many other things? Either way, a 30th anniversary news drop is hopefully a sign of something big and cool...
True... though saying it like that is kind of understating Unova's actual presence and overstating Kalos'. By percentage Kalos is ahead, but by actual numbers Unova is ahead of everyone else with 58 while Kalos has 28, placing Unova 30 mons ahead!Unova is creeping up ever closer to Kalos' proportion of home dex representation, although the latter still has a good 4% lead.
Gigantamax yes. Impidimp no. They've gone this far teasing it's existence and I want them to keep up on keeping that little troll's information unknown until the moment you catch it!Please finally reveal a few more Gigantamax forms. We haven't gotten any since the initial reveal of the mechanic all the way back in July, god damn it!
Other than that, Galarian Rapidash and/or Impidimp reveals? Some more new mons/Galarian forms would also be epic.
Would prefer they keep Galarian Rapidash something to discover in-game because we know it exists. If there's any Galarian Form I'd like confirmation on is whether there's a Galarain Koffing or Farfetch'd since we only know of Galarian Weezing and Sirfetch'd.After a 24 hour stream for just one Pokemon, who wants to bet the new stuff will be just Galarian Rapidash? At least the history of Game Freak should be interesting.
But I did include the overall Galar dex sizes, and they're roughly the same as your calculations except I rounded mine down to the nearest whole numbers. Also while you have a point about this stat being possibly more important than home dex proportion, I still prioritize the latter since it gives us an idea of what gens GF is focusing on this time around, and considering the IRL inspirations for Kalos and Unova and their links to Britain, I think it's safe to say their big leads in this category which they have kept consistently for a few months now are hardly a coincidence. Plus if you're a fan of a particular region, the more of that gen's roster you'll see throughout the game the better, even if it's not a big portion of Galar's overall count.True... though saying it like that is kind of understating Unova's actual presence and overstating Kalos'. By percentage Kalos is ahead, but by actual numbers Unova is ahead of everyone else with 58 while Kalos has 28, placing Unova 30 mons ahead!
I think another percentage you could include is how much the known Galar dex is filled with what Pokemon. I think that would be a more better representation of what to expect. If my calculation is correct:
Kanto (47) = 17.2%
Johto (24) = 8.8%
Hoenn (29) = 10.6%
Sinnoh (31) = 11.4%
Unova (58) = 21.3%
Kalos (28) = 10.3%
Alola (26) = 9.5%
Galar (30) = 11%
Total (273) = 100%
Doing the percentage this way shows that Unova takes up a fifth of the Galar Dex while Kalos a tenth, making Unova's presence more than double.
Gigantamax yes. Impidimp no. They've gone this far teasing it's existence and I want them to keep up on keeping that little troll's information unknown until the moment you catch it!
Would prefer they keep Galarian Rapidash something to discover in-game because we know it exists. If there's any Galarian Form I'd like confirmation on is whether there's a Galarain Koffing or Farfetch'd since we only know of Galarian Weezing and Sirfetch'd.
London Event Without Galar Pokemon:
So something odd I noticed about an upcoming event in London. In Westfield London a pop-up Pokemon Center will be open from October 18th to November 15th. And as the Pokemon Company does, it'll be selling some exclusive London-based merchandise including a dapper looking Pikachu:
However another image for the event has appeared for it:
So... why is there no Galar Pokemon? It's a Sword & Shield event taking place in the country the Galar region is based on... yet it's only older gen Pokemon, some which aren't confirmed for the Galar Dex yet (Mewtwo, Mew, Pansage, Castform, Psyduck, & Scrafty). Even if we're to assume all of these Pokemon were to appear in the Galar Dex, still why these Pokemon specifically? Like is there some England symbolism my American eyes are missing?
... and I have no clue for Gyarados, and the Mew duo. Could they have an additional reason to have these Pokemon on the London exclusive merchandise that's connected to the Sword & Shield games or am I just overthinking things?
- Pikachu is the series mascot so of course it gets a pass.
- Charizard is Champion Leon's ace Pokemon.
- Castform is in its Rainy Form which references England's rainy weather.
- Pidove I guess are for the London pigeons.
- Psyduck then would be there for the ducks in London?
- Scrafty is based on punk cultures which started in England (hence Galar's villain group being Team Yell. Curious if they'll use the Scraggy family also, would fit more than the Galarian Zigzagoon family and looking at Scrafty's stats it probably wouldn't mind an evolution...)
- Roserade and Combee I guess are there to represent the London gardens?
- Mimikyu maybe more there because Pokemon Company got into a habit making it stalk Pikachu through merchandise lines that little freak.
- Eevee was officially given mascot status and might as well through all its other evolutions on there (though I'm sure many are hoping for some new Eeveelutions like that Dragon-type).
- Pansage is said to use its herbs to help make tea (gee, if only they had a better Pokemon to represent that...)
Home is coming out in January IIRC, could be a while before we get any more news on that front.With only 30 days left till release these are the things I would like to know before the games come out:
-Starter middle evolutions (I'm okay with not knowing final ones)
-Any detail on HOME (cost, capacity, can we trade between HOMEs, features, etc.)
-Info on online battling (how renting teams and seasons works and battle formats (will battle royale or triple battle return?))
-Any ONE Pokemon that they will confirm as being missing from the Dex
-A handful more of new Pokemon (like 5-6)
-Cover legendaries typings
YOU STILL LIKE KANTO RIGHT?!?!?Gigantamax Pikachu, Charizard, Meowth, and Eevee confirmed.
Edit: I'm also fairly certain that this quells the rumors surrounding a supposed Galarian Meowth considering that's clearly Kantonian Gigantamax Meowth.
The Affleck leak claimed both gigantamax long meowth as well as a regional evolution of meowth (among all the other things), so unless it's a random fake thing the leaker threw in, looks like we'll have an exeggutor situation going on.Gigantamax Pikachu, Charizard, Meowth, and Eevee confirmed.
Edit: I'm also fairly certain that this quells the rumors surrounding a supposed Galarian Meowth considering that's clearly Kantonian Gigantamax Meowth.
I don't know what you're talking about. Gigazard looks badass as all hell. Especially the mouth. I love that it's glowing, and that its teeth are huge and jagged.Charizard... Charizard... why? Like, had they just combined the Mega Forms I'd even be fine with that (would still at least keep the dream the Mega Pokemon as Gigantamax forms) but NOPE. Instead Charizard is just a normal Charizard except his wings and horns are flames now... ~ooh, how more visually interesting than Mega Charizard Y (hint: it's not)~
I agree with you there, but not for the exact same reason.By the way, I'm starting to think the "leak" was not a leak but actually a deliberate official move.
How would that old post otherwise get so many things right?