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Pokemon Legends - Arceus - 28th Jan 2022 *Official Content Only*
- Thread starter DHR-107
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it's probably something to do with the ridiculous Arceus Phone if I had to hazard a guess.
Fine, how did they get a recording camera in the 1800s?
especially one that's also portable
also
how did they learn to use it?
especially one that's also portable
Then it is a divine camera? why does the creator of the region keep giving electronics to humans? is this the actual origin of Rotom's forms? so many questions -:<
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how did they learn to use it?
They don't know, they use "strange device" in the trailers, which, if we assume it's the Arceus phone, can hint that it's not actually from this era. My bet is time-traveling shenanigans, my second bet is a plot device.
Especially for a game set in the1800s the earliest. Maybe if the video was like a silent black & white film I'd be more willing to suspend my disbelief, but this is clearly being filmed on a VHS, has color (as we see with the Snorunt), and recording audio (and is a "mobile" device). Also we can see whatever the lens for this camera is it's as big as a hand so isn't the Arceus Phone (don't know why it would even be recording that way anyway).
EDIT: Shedinja'd by Rapti
While I'd normally agree, being they're REALLY pushing that this game takes place in the past it seems odd to release a promo video that could only exist in, what the early 1980s? Like, sure, the Pokemon world always had more advance technology, as Ironmage said, and I wouldn't argue if this was a silent black & white film or an audio recording, but it's not, it's a VHS-like tape.
Delcatty is kind of tall to be confused for a Vulpix or Growlithe.
But then how did this video get to Canalave Library? My guess the guy was simply knocked back and either fell unconscious or fled (and dropped the camera). Whether he woke up a bit later or came back to get the footage, it would explain why the footage is in bad shape if the film got damaged from being buried in the snow for a while.
Yeah. I can't see anything, which on top of this footage feeling out of time also makes it pointless. It might as well have just been an audio recording because we see NOTHING. Why do this Blair Witch style video when nothing is visible for the "money shot" part? Feels like someone got an idea to do this viral marketing idea but didn't want to wait until Gen 9.
Maybe Laventon is the one doing the recording?Well one thing is clear after watching this...
I thought the obvious answer is that the pokemon world is always more tech savy than ours, so recording devices makes sense when in modern day we have teleporters, subspace storage capsules, and universal healthcare.
The War sent Sinnoh back some years... to a dark age of desktops and analogue watches.
Or Hisui is actually future-Sinnoh.
In any case, the amount of reaching needed to justify the phone/camcorder/device says its inclusion is still pretty jarring. Just when we thought they were cleaning up the background lore, removing references to real animals and real places, we get clapped with a smorgasbord of time twisters.
Also this game is taking MAJOR inspiration from BOTW and one of the main plot points of BOTW was that Hyrule's technological advancement drastically decreased between Calamity Ganon's two awakenings and eventually led to Calamity Ganon winning when he woke up the second time
Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be referring to the red-tailed white-maned yellow-eyed Pokemon that may or may not have murderous intent. He says it way before he goes to the place with a mysterious air. Very peculiar.
As captions in other language for the same trailer have shown, he was just talking abiut Snorunt's ability of being very energetic even in a really cold place:
After reading more and more theories, I definitely think it's a Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark
Not only does the description match Zorua except for a few things, which would make sense considering it's a regional variant, but it also makes sense for Zoroark to be hidden and sneaking around considering it's Illusion ability. The cave was dark, granted, but Zoroark's trickery could be another reason why he didn't see it until it was too late.
The way he describes the small, prevo creaturein an extremely cute way kinda contrasts with the more "beastly" nature of whatever attacks him, somewhat similar to Zorua's whole theme changing upon evolution to Zoroark
The real question is when (or if) they'll reveal it? Surely they're not gonna blue ball us like this until release.
Not only does the description match Zorua except for a few things, which would make sense considering it's a regional variant, but it also makes sense for Zoroark to be hidden and sneaking around considering it's Illusion ability. The cave was dark, granted, but Zoroark's trickery could be another reason why he didn't see it until it was too late.
The way he describes the small, prevo creaturein an extremely cute way kinda contrasts with the more "beastly" nature of whatever attacks him, somewhat similar to Zorua's whole theme changing upon evolution to Zoroark
The real question is when (or if) they'll reveal it? Surely they're not gonna blue ball us like this until release.
Probably wil reveal them but this reminds me of the fact that Impidimp was never actually properly introduced so there is a possibility for the new mon to just go in the shadows lol
My message: thats why random Pokémon got random love (mentions Audino, Ampharos...).
Your conclusion after reading said message: sure, only fan favourites get regional formes.
Choose one.
If I had to guess I think it could be revealed on Halloween or close to it. I mean the whole reason they did the found footage thing was to be spooky so it would make sense.
At the very least I think it'll be the small cute one they reveal. The murdering one might be saved for release
I think Im not supossed to point at the fact that KaenSouls sarcasm is based on the premise that not only fan favourites get attention, but also random mons like Basculin, and quoiting me and using then reverse meaning of his words is implying that ive said otherwise (thus the sarcasm), but the point is it makes no sense because in the first place my original post is not saying what that supossed sarcasm is trying to expose?
That's valid. However, even if the reply was redundant or missing the point, everyone seems to be on the same page: the regional treatment can strike anywhere. Icons like Lapras can receive nothing but a G-Max after umpteen years, and oddballs like Corsola can get a new lease on life out of left field.
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Moving on with that said, I'd like to back up a step regarding the new mystery monster.
It's probably a new regional variant. It's probably going to be Zorua. It probably leads into such a thing as Hisuian Zoroark.
However, those are not the only possibilities. Folks have been reminding me about the 24-hour livestream, which I personally thought was a cool experience. It was our first look at Galarian Ponyta. However, it was also an early showcase of Impidimp. All the hype is probably building up to a furry face we've seen before, but I am still inclined to entertain the idea that our mystery monster is something... else. Perhaps an ambush predator that uses a doll or some other deception to entice prey? What if our researcher misinterpreted what he was seeing? Others have brought up Girafarig, but Mawile and Ariados also come to mind, and it may yet be something entirely new. It's a long shot, but it would explain the researcher's reactions without introducing a second attacker.
Another idea I've heard circling around is that our mystery monster is the missing link between the Growlithe and Vulpix families, which have historically been run as counterparts. Could it be a prevo? The last time we had one of those was... Bonsly, Munchlax, and Mime Jr., all in Sinnoh, right? Another long shot, but it bears mentioning that the two species the researcher mentioned are coincidentally related.
My biggest question is what if we're right. What if it is a regional variant of the classic Zorua? Will that mean we're given a regional Zoroark to boot, or will we get something unexpected in the vein of Perrserker? I have no expectation of seeing this answered soon, but it underscores how little we know of where this is taking us. TPC gave us a good, solid mystery to work with. Even if we're right about the one new species described in the footage, we can easily get blindsided by what happens next.
Okay so I know my last post itt was against crackpot theorizing but it's cool when I do it so let's go. 7:06/7:07 pm referring to Zorua/Zoroark's BW dex numbers? Wrong it's actually the amount of minutes as a national dex number - 426 for 7:06...that's Drifblim BUT our narrator corrects himself so it's actually 427/7:07...Buneary. It's sort of fluffy and certainly adorable, and rabbits are quadrupedal so an alt form being so would make sense. I've commissioned a professional artist to make a mock-up of what a theoretical Hisuian Buneary would look like according to the traits mentioned in the video:
I'm seeing double!!
I will also surmise that the Pokemon attacking our hapless adventurer at the end of the video isn't a theoretical Hisuian Lopunny, but simply another Buneary. Anger is a core tenant of Buneary's design; it's one of the only (maybe the only?) Pokemon that learns Frustration by level, and it starts with 0 happiness to boot. Hisuian Buneary is a Monty Python-style terror; the red on the tail is blood.
Are there numerous issues with this theory? Yes. Do I believe it with all my heart? Also yes.
I'm seeing double!!I will also surmise that the Pokemon attacking our hapless adventurer at the end of the video isn't a theoretical Hisuian Lopunny, but simply another Buneary. Anger is a core tenant of Buneary's design; it's one of the only (maybe the only?) Pokemon that learns Frustration by level, and it starts with 0 happiness to boot. Hisuian Buneary is a Monty Python-style terror; the red on the tail is blood.
Are there numerous issues with this theory? Yes. Do I believe it with all my heart? Also yes.
Damn they really set me up.
Neither of these pokemon are random imo. Ampharos is probably the gen 2 icon, pretty popular, and the mareep line is one of the common cash cows of gen 2. Audino featured in the anime and actually had a decent fanbase in Japan.
You want to give me a good example of random pokemon getting love? Alolan exeggutor. This line has never had revelance in the 20 years of its existance, other than appearing in one or two psychic teams, which still isn't that big, had no merch, and I don't think even gen 1 fans cared much about the guy.
And then it got a regional form, a dragon type, and not only did it get featured a lot more often in places, it's probably remembered much more. Also helps alolan eggxecutor was very memeable due to its size.