Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 18th Nov 2022! **OFFICIAL INFO ONLY**

[Pikachu315111]

What if it uses the Aye-aye freakish fingers to shoot out paint? like a paint gun?

Hmm, OR, if an Aipom evo, maybe the tail hand is now a gland sac which, when pressed, leaks out paint. To better mark territories with the paint, its stubby hands crew long fingernails so that it can both grasp its tail to paint with but also learned to press its nail on the gland sac's opening to make a spray effect.

 

[DrPumpkinz]

So I searched the Japanese national dex for Pokemon with "グル" in their name (the part of Grafaiai's Japanese name that doesn't refer to tagging) and here are my results:

Croagunk
Braviary
Lechonk

It was not a helpful search. Apparently グル is just kinda how the L/R sound is spelled in Japanese; it doesn't actually mean anything on its own.

 

[Scorpio]

Anyone else here thinking that Grafaiai could be a Mythical?

 

[Project_Mars]

Anyone else here thinking that Grafaiai could be a Mythical?

Too early for that.

 

[LonelyGaruga]

Apparently グル is just kinda how the L/R sound is spelled in Japanese; it doesn't actually mean anything on its own.

Without context it's often quite hard to decipher Japanese names due to the myriad ways to romanize kana, the ambiguity of portmanteaus, and their tendency to borrow from a broader range of other languages. The name roughly romanizes to "Taginguru", but could also romanize as "Tagingur", "Tagingulu", "Tagingru", and so on. "Tagging" seems to be a clear and unambiguous word being incorporated here, but unless the name is a combo of "Tagging" and "Guru" (which might work but offers no explanation on the animal basis), I couldn't wager a guess on what the name is supposed to comprise of.

 

[Worldie]

Anyone else here thinking that Grafaiai could be a Mythical?

They don't reveal mythicals during regular "pre release hype train".
These are generally reserved for RL events, movie releases, etc.

It's also extremely rare that a Mythical is obtainable normally in game in the generation it was introduced into (the only case iirc is Deoxys). After Arceus, I believe every single mythical has been distributed via wi-fi or code distribution or similar shenenigans.

(Notable exceptions: ORAS Deoxys, VC Celebi and Gen 8 Keldeo)

 

[Eclairius]

and french its...Tag-tag?

In french, tag is used as a colloquial term for graffiti.
So it's just taking the x-x structure of aye-aye and replacing "aye" with graffiti.
That name choice only make sense if it's an aye-aye; I can't think of any other reason they would've used the x-x format otherwise.

 

[LonelyZard]

The Krabby & Crabrawler family aren't that powerful that their inclusion would cause much, if any, on the meta power levels.

Yeah I can't believe they already put Chansey, Toxapex, Slowbro/king and other stuff already featured in S&S, I thought we were supposed to get some sort of rotation -____-

 

[AztecCroc]

They don't reveal mythicals during regular "pre release hype train".
These are generally reserved for RL events, movie releases, etc.

It's also extremely rare that a Mythical is obtainable normally in game in the generation it was introduced into (the only case iirc is Deoxys). After Arceus, I believe every single mythical has been distributed via wi-fi or code distribution or similar shenenigans.

(Notable exceptions: ORAS Deoxys, VC Celebi and Gen 8 Keldeo)

Only exception is Magearna, not Deoxys, ORAS isn't gen 3.

 

[Imperial Magala]

Yeah I can't believe they already put Chansey, Toxapex, Slowbro/king and other stuff already featured in S&S, I thought we were supposed to get some sort of rotation -____-

Tell that to how many pure Fighting types we got in base SwSh.

 

[Project_Mars]

Yeah I can't believe they already put Chansey, Toxapex, Slowbro/king and other stuff already featured in S&S, I thought we were supposed to get some sort of rotation -____-

To be fair, two of those were in the DLC and not the initial game.

 

[Worldie]

Only exception is Magearna, not Deoxys, ORAS isn't gen 3.

The "exceptions" were to the distribution methods of being "event only".

The only Mythicals available at any time without relying on external events are the ones I said, plus indeed Magearna (from Home living dex) and I'd guess also Meltan/Melmetal if you own Let's Go.

And uuuh I guess Manaphy if you really really want to push it with the Pokemon Ranger thing

 

[R_N]

The "exceptions" were to the distribution methods of being "event only".

The only Mythicals available at any time without relying on external events are the ones I said, plus indeed Magearna (from Home living dex) and I'd guess also Meltan/Melmetal if you own Let's Go.

And uuuh I guess Manaphy if you really really want to push it with the Pokemon Ranger thing

Anyone with a gen 7 game can get Magearna by scanning a (static, always available) QR code

 

[Worldie]

Anyone with a gen 7 game can get Magearna by scanning a (static, always available) QR code

Does that still work actually, I thought the QR wasnt valid anymore, but maybe my memory is wrong on that one

 

[R_N]

Does that still work actually, I thought the QR wasnt valid anymore, but maybe my memory is wrong on that one

The QR code can't really expire. It's still valid, and should remain valid

 

[Scorpio]

The QR code can't really expire. It's still valid, and should remain valid

And that is why the Magearna model should be the way all Mythicals are distributed.

 

[pika pal]

The "exceptions" were to the distribution methods of being "event only".

The only Mythicals available at any time without relying on external events are the ones I said, plus indeed Magearna (from Home living dex) and I'd guess also Meltan/Melmetal if you own Let's Go.

And uuuh I guess Manaphy if you really really want to push it with the Pokemon Ranger thing

If we're stretching that much on Manaphy, do we also count the Colosseum Bonus Disc for Jirachi?

Also I think the last Mythical that was encounter-able through an in-game event was Liberty Garden Victini in B1W1. After that the most an in-game Mythical Pokemon gets is typically a short cutscene related to acquiring an item related to its form changes like the Kami-Trio or Keldeo learning Secret Sword.

This may also slightly differ depending on how we count Mythicals just as "need Events/External-to-Game means" or the literal classification. For example, Battle Bond/Ash-Greninja is barred from Battle Spot when "Special Pokemon" (basically Uber level Mascots) are, but is allowed in Battle Facilities. Otherwise I think it qualifies under any other classifications we seem to have (only available through a not-necessarily-monetized Event or additional piece of Pokemon Software), unless they add a more permanent means in Greninja's next Dex appearance ala ORAS Deoxys, now that the 3DS eShop is on a timer and thus so is the SM Demo it is obtained from

 

[Imperial Magala]

Don't forget that Manaphy and Arceus are encounterable in Legends: Arceus without the need of any outside events or games, unless you count the BDSP story as essential.

 

[Project_Mars]

Don't forget that Manaphy and Arceus are encounterable in Legends: Arceus without the need of any outside events or games, unless you count the BDSP story as essential.

It's only essential in that it tells you how to activate the Manaphy thing... which in this day and age you can just go online to leaen that.

 

[Pikachu315111]

The name roughly romanizes to "Taginguru", but could also romanize as "Tagingur", "Tagingulu", "Tagingru", and so on. "Tagging" seems to be a clear and unambiguous word being incorporated here, but unless the name is a combo of "Tagging" and "Guru" (which might work but offers no explanation on the animal basis), I couldn't wager a guess on what the name is supposed to comprise of.

Say, there's a small primate species called "Galagos" (also known as "Bush Babies"), could that maybe be what the second part of the name is supposed to be a reference to?

 

[Cuddly]

Mythicals are just super duper special legendaries. There is nothing else about them other than that. If we have a Mythical based in the Yakuza in Zarude, then anything can be just be made into a Mythical really.

 

[Pikachu315111]

This Mythical discussion is beginning to feel like the SwSh theory that Impidimp was a Mythical because GF kept placing it in stuff but never acknowledging it, lol.

EDIT: Why don't was have an Impidimp "trolling" smiley?

 

[CTNC]

This Mythical discussion is beginning to feel like the SwSh theory that Impidimp was a Mythical because GF kept placing it in stuff but never acknowledging it, lol.

EDIT: Why don't was have an Impidimp "trolling" smiley?

Copy/pasted this into the Smogon Simple Suggestions Thread.

 

[Pikachu315111]

Copy/pasted this into the Smogon Simple Suggestions Thread.

Thanks! And I TOTALLY meant to include that typo! Gotta stick to the bit, you know, and I'm not looking up for a grammar checking add-on for my browser of choice...

 

[LonelyGaruga]

Say, there's a small primate species called "Galagos" (also known as "Bush Babies"), could that maybe be what the second part of the name is supposed to be a reference to?

Seems like a distinct possibility. Minor, one letter corruptions of words are a stumbling block I encounter all too often translating fictional Japanese names. Tagingal has a good ring to it too. Probably has traits of both primates. Aye-aye are probably more recognizable as a whole, so that bit being used more commonly across localizations would make sense.