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I think they basically covered all the bases of this between ORAS and USUM when they confirmed that the games occupy a multiverse. It’s just the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Little variations in chance cause new universes to branch off from one another. Thus, every game...

I agree with your point overall, but to be fair, Mega Launcher is currently only possessed by mono-Water types. Though I’d also raise a point against Mega Launcher in that it’s called Mega Launcher, which I think implies the use of some kind of blaster weapon. Notably, Mega Blastoise has three...

Option #5: Perhaps the differentiating factor could be programmed as a property of the Z Mega Stones rather than as an Ability? So the Lucarionite Z would act as both a Mega Stone and as a more conventional held item simultaneously.

I’m not sure I’d venture to say the majority of Sinnoh’s characters are that much more popular than Kalos’s, though. Like, is Byron really that much more beloved than Valerie? Sinnoh really just has the walking nuclear arsenal of popular appeal that is Cynthia. Legends: Arceus didn’t even...

I agree with all but the first point, though I’d say that one really just comes down to a matter of preference in how the story is approached. Your average player wouldn’t have any way of knowing this, but we’ve seen in the leaked beta builds that the buildings were originally more detailed...

It hasn’t been confirmed, but I’d be really surprised if it weren’t obtainable, especially considering that Legends: Arceus made all five of Sinnoh’s Mythicals obtainable. The reason why Hoopa isn’t on that list is because the list is derived from the Pokédex entries that are stubbed in the...

I don’t think this would affect my assessment of any existing games at all. Outside of a very, very few specific cases, I don’t really grade anything according to what I’d have preferred or what I think something might lead to. For the most part, I take things on their own merits, and I take...

We don’t know. Could go either way, but the DLC releases in two weeks, so the window is shrinking fast.

Honestly, I think it bothers me less with Zeraora than it does with the two Raichu, because, while I’ll grant that two examples isn’t exactly a “pattern,” it is nevertheless true that there was a common thread with the X/Y Megas in how Mewtwo X and Charizard X gained new types while their Y...

If anything stood out to me as a potential “mechanic” for Mega Zeraora, it was the emphasis on it hitting multiple targets, both in the trailer and in the site blurb: “If Zeraora stores up lots of energy and then unleashes attacks, those attacks will pack enough power to take down multiple...

Kubfu is an odd little guy because the official site says this: “Wild Kubfu live in mountainous areas far away from the Galar region today, but it was once a species that called Galar its home. It’s noted in historical texts that this species used to head to uncharted lands with people as they...

Doubly funny is that it is registerable in the Isle of Armor Dex regardless. The thing is, the very next generation actually showed quite clearly that you can design a Mythical or Legendary as not being native to that specific region while still fitting into its history. The Ruinous quartet are...

Evidently, Zarude itself feels the same way. There is, in fact, a scientist NPC at the Armor Station who, if you show her a Zarude, says, “It’s a Pokémon you can’t find even in the entire Galar region, let alone on the Isle of Armor.” Zeraora at least never got hardline ruled out of Alola like...

So is this DLC really just gonna be a handful of new Megas, a slightly expanded Dex, a glorified Delta Episode, and the ability to feed your Pokémon performance-enhancing donuts? There’s one trailer left and that’s basically all we’ve seen in terms of features…