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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 18th Nov 2022! **OFFICIAL INFO ONLY**
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Still simping.
Yeah, I dunno exactly what I was expecting but this ain't it, chief.
I think it's actually the opposite problem.
They tried TOO HARD to make her look "popular".
As I said above... I'm fine with the whole vtuber/streamer/influencer thing.
But... she really just looks and speaks like <generic anime girl n°526>.
There's literally nothing that seems "unique" or "interesting" from the way they presented her.
Sure maybe in japan that stuff is popular (after all vtubers themselves are super popular in japan and I still don't get what's interesting about them), but on the west I... really can't see anyone having enjoyed this.
Didn't help that as some have mentioned, we were promised a "trailer" and we got a 4 minute video of a anime girl yelling weeb gibberish.
Gonna b real, don't see how this has any correlation with what I said. Its still a harmless trailer yall are unreasonably mad about: You saw a character you didn't like for 4 minutes.
I don't even like her, I think shes ugly as hell, but everyone's anger is so extreme lol
Allow me introduce you to the concept of "sharing opinions" and "voicing disappointment".
As well as discussing what potentially was so wrong with it that made people upset, instead of just going "i dont like it k".
So you know, a bit of actual in depth analysis. Too difficult to understand? What do you want us to talk about, the weather?
Don't make me go back to Gen 5 OU, please!
What kind of insane bad faith reading is this. Am I on tumblr.
You can talk about how ugly and annoying she is. Or how the vtuber thing is lame as hell, because I'd agree. I'm saying that the anger about the trailer existence is overblown. Its a 4 minute video you could have watched in the bathroom. Annoyance is fine but people are acting like this was some kind of moral sin or whatever
The tweet said "information", not trailer.
...On the topic of the actual Pokemon being teased itself - if it happens to be a regional form and not an entirely new 'mon, I'd bet on it being either an Electric-type Seismitoad or a convergent evolution that looks similar. Just looking at some of the hints that Iono gives:
* Two bumps on its head: Seismitoad has this.
Nothing else immediately comes to mind, but I'm sure there's other 'mons like this - not compelling evidence on its own, but with the other things she talks about:
* It's squishy: well, it's a frog. If you've ever held a frog, you'll know those things are pretty squishy - not to mention that the bumps across Seismitoad's body expel liquid, according to the Pokedex.
If an electric-type Seismitoad keeps the water typing, a squishy texture makes sense.
* Its body contracts and expands to create electricity - this, combined with the other two major traits, is what leads me to believe that it's either a Paldean Seismitoad or a new Pokemon entirely. Seismitoad's Ground typing comes from the vibrations it produces, allowing it to cause tremors - I wouldn't be surprised if a Paldean Seismitoad evolved over time to convert the kinetic energy from its vibrations into electrical energy. I don't know feasible this is in real life - Faraday might be rolling over in his grave as we speak - but if nothing else, it seems like a convenient way to change up Seismitoad's typing using established design elements.
* Two bumps on its head: Seismitoad has this.
Nothing else immediately comes to mind, but I'm sure there's other 'mons like this - not compelling evidence on its own, but with the other things she talks about:
* It's squishy: well, it's a frog. If you've ever held a frog, you'll know those things are pretty squishy - not to mention that the bumps across Seismitoad's body expel liquid, according to the Pokedex.
If an electric-type Seismitoad keeps the water typing, a squishy texture makes sense.
* Its body contracts and expands to create electricity - this, combined with the other two major traits, is what leads me to believe that it's either a Paldean Seismitoad or a new Pokemon entirely. Seismitoad's Ground typing comes from the vibrations it produces, allowing it to cause tremors - I wouldn't be surprised if a Paldean Seismitoad evolved over time to convert the kinetic energy from its vibrations into electrical energy. I don't know feasible this is in real life - Faraday might be rolling over in his grave as we speak - but if nothing else, it seems like a convenient way to change up Seismitoad's typing using established design elements.
I'll be real I haven't noticed this supposed vitriolic anger toward the trailer itself, at least not in this thread. Just annoyance. Maybe there's more anger on like twitter or something, in which case stop using twitter.
I feel like theres gotta be some application of electric type in pokemon that would have killed him again already, I don't think this is a major stretch.
Absolutely not. I need my daily stickyfrogs post
Yes, and honestly this hardly qualifies as "Information". The video itself doesn't... say anything. She's presented, asks to guess what her favourite pokemon and...that's it.
Honestly this is the post that most sums up the issue
Call it PR failure. You don't try to hype this stuff, it doesn't really work in the west. It's as bad as when they tried to sell us Crabrawler as the new peak of competitive pokemon.
My first reading (after calming down about Magnemite) was the idea of a pikaclone that had the charge sacs as eyespots rather than cheeks, but this would work as well.
For reference, the transformation between electricity and pressure changes is called piezoelectricity, though it usually doesn't associate itself with squishy materials.
Worldie, you are arrested for triggering someone else's trauma.
Nice guess, maybe it's the non-Electric-type Pokémon she's going to Terastallize during her battle.
Is her partner supposed to be pure Electric or have another type? That for me is the most confusing thing.
Nah her partner and the 'mon she's teasing are one in the same, meaning if it is Seismitoad then it isn't Unovan Seismitoad and she'll be Terastallizing another 'mon (Here's hoping she goes for maximum annoyance and it is Levitate Bronzong)
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We know almost as much about her as we do for Grusha and Brassicus. Heck, pretty much about as much as or more than what we know about most of the other named NPCs too.
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Grusha had the fun though of seeing lonely otakus reactions when they found out Grusha is male.
It's probably Pawmi's evo, just get the people that guess Riddler's cryptic nonsense on it and we should have the answer by dinner time.
More importantly...
What is her signature move like? Can we PLEASE get a reliable physical Electric STAB?
More importantly...
What is her signature move like? Can we PLEASE get a reliable physical Electric STAB?
I'd like a Wild Charge buff, too.
You clearly never browsed Danbooru, did you?
Re-opening this thread was a mistake. Shut it the fuck down.
Change the title. "Iono's Adoration Fanclub Thread" won't go down that easily!
How do we add phrases right below the username and avatar? Because I wanted a title too, but can't find how.
This thread and being derailed, name a better couple.
(That said, RoiDadadou and Iono is going to be a strong contender.)