yknow it’s funny how I spent like 2 years breeding every single breedable mon in SWSH with egg moves and apriballs and yet today is my first time hearing about the egg move transfer mechanic
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SPOILERS! Scarlet & Violet Leaks Thread - Data/Mechanics
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Literally nothing, but if the last 5 or so gens are a indication, you can expect all legendaries + the starters to be shiny locked.
You get so few Tera shards from raids... And you need 50 of the type you want every time you want to switch... Competitive is gonna require more genning than ever.
I keep thinking about Palafin. Have we gotten confirmation that the transformation lasts the whole battle once it triggers? If so, that just seems way too strong (at least in singles). My assumption would be that it alternates forms each time it swaps out, which would go the opposite direction of making it Archeops levels of unreliable.
Surf and Hydro Pump.
yes, but scald is how fat waters pressure so many switchins - with burn threats
Is there a list of new items anywhere?
I've gone through all the returning Ground-types and these are their new moves. Ignoring Tera Blast because everything gets it.
Dugtrio: Swords Dance, Take Down, Charm, Helping Hand, Rock Blast, Foul Play
A-Dugtrio: Swords Dance, Take Down, Scary Face, Charm, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Rock Blast, Foul Play
Quagsire: Take Down, Spikes, Helping Hand, Toxic Spikes, Drain Punch, Avalanche, Stealth Rock, Liquidation, Body Press, Trailblaze, Chilling Water
Donphan: Dig, Thief, Encore, Rain Dance, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Smart Strike, Body Press, Ice Spinner, Trailblaze
Camerupt: Fire Spin, Charm, Rain Dance, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Flare Blitz, Zen Headbutt, Body Press, Trailblaze
Whiscash: Swift, Scary Face, Spikes, Outrage, Sunny Day, Helping Hand, Water Pulse, Stealth Rock, Chilling Water
Groudon: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Spikes, Metal Claw, Crunch, Heat Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Helping Hand, Rock Blast, Fire Fang, Zen Headbutt, Body Press
Gastrodon: Take Down, Spikes, Helping Hand, Rock Blast, Stealth Rock, Liquidation, Chilling Water
Garchomp: Spikes, Metal Claw, Helping Hand, Power Gem, Thunder Fang, Dragon Tail, Liquidation
Hippowdon: Mud-Slap, Helping Hand, Hyper Voice
Krookodile: Take Down, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Gunk Shot
Landorus: Sandsear Storm, Take Down, Mud-Slap, Nasty Plot, Stomping Tantrum
Mudsdale: Take Down, Sunny Day, Stone Edge
Palossand: Body Slam, Night Shade, Confuse Ray, Scary Face, Mud-Slap, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Hex, Chilling Water
Sandaconda: Body Slam, Take Down, Scary Face, Mud-Slap, Rock Blast, Thunder Fang
A-Dugtrio: Swords Dance, Take Down, Scary Face, Charm, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Rock Blast, Foul Play
Quagsire: Take Down, Spikes, Helping Hand, Toxic Spikes, Drain Punch, Avalanche, Stealth Rock, Liquidation, Body Press, Trailblaze, Chilling Water
Donphan: Dig, Thief, Encore, Rain Dance, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Smart Strike, Body Press, Ice Spinner, Trailblaze
Camerupt: Fire Spin, Charm, Rain Dance, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Flare Blitz, Zen Headbutt, Body Press, Trailblaze
Whiscash: Swift, Scary Face, Spikes, Outrage, Sunny Day, Helping Hand, Water Pulse, Stealth Rock, Chilling Water
Groudon: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Spikes, Metal Claw, Crunch, Heat Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Helping Hand, Rock Blast, Fire Fang, Zen Headbutt, Body Press
Gastrodon: Take Down, Spikes, Helping Hand, Rock Blast, Stealth Rock, Liquidation, Chilling Water
Garchomp: Spikes, Metal Claw, Helping Hand, Power Gem, Thunder Fang, Dragon Tail, Liquidation
Hippowdon: Mud-Slap, Helping Hand, Hyper Voice
Krookodile: Take Down, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Gunk Shot
Landorus: Sandsear Storm, Take Down, Mud-Slap, Nasty Plot, Stomping Tantrum
Mudsdale: Take Down, Sunny Day, Stone Edge
Palossand: Body Slam, Night Shade, Confuse Ray, Scary Face, Mud-Slap, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Hex, Chilling Water
Sandaconda: Body Slam, Take Down, Scary Face, Mud-Slap, Rock Blast, Thunder Fang
Scorching Sands is nowhere to be seen. Perhaps it's going to be a DLC tutor again.
Camerupt getting Rain Dance is pretty funny.
Jaw Lock wasn't given to Krookodile, as I had predicted it would be.
Palossand got Night Shade and Hex!
Edit: Also, Quagsire got access to a Grass attack, something that only Seismitoad (of the Ground Water Absorbers) had previously
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And Hydro Pump inaccuracy.
still hope for volcarona getting sands? hopefully?
You don't like sheer force life orb boosted +2 earth powers?
As futile as it was given Enamorus existing in PLA, I'd hoped we would have decent respite from the genies. At least until like, the DLC.
Are we going to refer to the paradox mons by their code names or can we just say ancient volcorona
Iron Hands is being glossed over a lot but it looks like it has serious OU staple potential. Huge Melmetal-esque bulk and power, amazing offensive typing, stab drain punch for longevity, and volt switch for pivoting. Amazing offensive movepool too.
As of now, pretty much all the IoA tutor moves are "missing", with either no pokemon learning them or 2-3 at best.
There is possibility of a tutor either somewhere in the postgame, or coming with the DLCs.
However it's just speculation and I wouldn't hold my breath for it.
Eh, I think people will use either. I'm still preferring to call them as "paradox X" cause it's easier to remember, but I can see eventually people memorizing the actual paradox name.
Scald was a mistake.
their code names are their name
people will probably use them interchangably just due to inertia and memory, though
Thanks a lot, will check when I wake up.
the exception being Galarian Meowth (& Perrserker), which you get by in game trade from what Khu said
That seems to be the case for now.
The speculation is of the IoA tutor returning in general.
As for scorching sand volcarona... eh just teralyze it in ground type.
Can someone recommend a good way to sleep ? My brain won't shut down 
For me, I think I'll stick with Paradox Name because the "code names" being "official names" makes it feel like they don't have names.
Eh different case.
The UBs were still called "Kartana", "Xurkitree", etc in the pokedex
These pokemon are literally called "Iron Tusk", "Flutter Man" and so on in the pokedex.