So the "new" Pokemon are a fusion of Necrozma with Solgaleo/Lunala. In other news we're also allowed to choose the playable characters gender and have the choice of picking from three Starter Pokemon!
Okay, sarcasm aside, this does clear up somethings about the new formes. Pretty much they're pulling a BW2 Kyurem, they are formes of Necrozma after somehow fusing with Solgaleo/Lunala. In addition Necrozma will be learning the Signature Move of the one it fused with, once again much like Kyurem (question is does it keep the moves or loses them after de-fusing. Kyurem kept the signature moves so I'm guessing the same for Necrozma, curious how that would affect move set suggestions for it and its formes). Kind of sad my idea of Necrozma unleashing its true form by attaching its armor onto Solgaleo/Lunala giving all of them new forms was false, but this case they only need to make stats for two Pokemon instead of three (of course that does bring up the question what is that light Pokemon we see than if its not Necrozma's true form?).
Speaking of stats, curious how that'll work. Kyurem's stats were balanced so it didn't favor Physical or Special, that way when it fused it'll skew in the favor of the dragon it absorbed:
Normal Kyurem: 125/130/90/130/90/95//660
White Kyurem: 125/120/90/170/100/95//700
Black Kyurem: 125/170/100/120/90/95//700
However Necrozma's stats do skew (a mix of offensively Special and defensively Physical): 97/107/101/127/89/79//600. Now yes, it honestly doesn't matter what Necrozma's original stats are and have them reflect Solgaleo/Lunala's with the excuse it's possessing them so using their strength. Still, just seems odd they made Kyurem's stats balanced as they intended on it fusing while not with Necrozma. Also, how big would the stat increase for Kyurem's forms be? Will they pump it up to 700 BST like with Kyurem? Finally, would Necrozma gain the Abilities of Solgaleo/Lunala or keep Prism Armor? Kyurem had no problem adapting the Ability of the absorbed dragon has it just had Pressure, but with Necrozma having a Signature Ability and it still keeping its armor parts its a toss up what they may do.
That's all I really got to point out, onto comment responses:
CoroCoro: Pfft, you want us to spoil everything? Here, some more info on something you obviously know but with some more clarity.
Though this does bring up a point with it now revealed Necrozma is getting Solgaleo/Lunala's signature moves: is Solgaleo & Lunala getting anything special? While Reshiram & Zekrom wasn't given anything else in BW2, they had two Signature Moves each and Kyurem only copied the "Fusion" one. However, Solgaleo & Lunala only have one signature move and now it's no longer signature. Now if they decide to have Necrozma keep Prism Armor I guess that's one way to keep Solgaleo & Lunala special... but then this comment made me think. Okay, sure, Necrozma may now get their Signature Moves... but what if Solgaleo & Lunala get a Z-Move using their now former Signature Moves, thus creating a new Signature Move for them. I'm calling it now,
Solgalium Z and Lunalium Z are coming!
I wished they used the DNA Splicers, however context is important so they'll probably have another way for them to fuse. With Necrozma appearing at the Alter of the Sunne/Moone maybe it'll be a location specific thing just to make it different from how Kyurem needed an item (though that might be a pain next gen as they'd either need to include a similar location in all future games or create an item for it anyway). It would be easier to make a new item in that regard, something like the Prism Absorber, a Legendary artifact/item from Ultra Space that traps all light and revealed to have come from Necrozma.
That image is on the main site, I posted it a few pages back:
I did notice the names were "swapped", though it wasn't until your and other's posts did I realize they are the event that ends the part of the day that the celestail bodies Solgaleo & Lunala represents. I'm not quite sure what this means, I'm iffy on it meaning Necrozma being the ender of the world but then again Groudon and Kyogre almost caused it so wouldn't be that farfetched.
BTW, Bulbapedia is saying Necrozma's Solgaleo form is "Mane of Dusk".
Well it is an Ultra Beast...
They are a little messed up (though then again real life is just as, if not more, messed up).
That would be interesting, especially if they kept their typing and Abilities, though I have a feeling if they wanted to do more than two new forms they would have made these forms for Solgaleo & Lunala and given Necrozma a new form. Being Necrozma's forms are in their "light forms", my guess Solgaleo & Lunala are forced to enter into their light forms so that Necrozma, a Pokemon who absorbs light, can possess them thus forcing them to remain in their light forms.
While they have an easy design for Dawn Lycanroc (a Midnight with probably the Midday's spike collar, also maybe purple colored). That said, from what we know about it and that Dusk is an Event Pokemon to coincide with Ash having one in the anime, I don't think so. The naming is just coincidence and in context means two different things: Lycanroc Dusk is the "inbetween" form of Midday and Midnight thus there only needs to be one, Necrozma Mane of Dusk has to do with dusk being the transitional phase that ends the daytime when the sun sets, something that is reflected with Necrozma Wings of Dawn (end of night and moon sets).
Shiny Silvally has to do with promoting the upcoming TCG set, nothing with the games. The mystery of the third Type: Null is still a mystery, and if this game does take place in an alternate timeline will at least remain a mystery in the SM dimensions.
Their facing toward Necrozma's "give me a hug/grabby grabby" stance. All this really tells me is that this fusion is probably not consented upon by Solgaleo and Lunala. However this would probably radically change the story as I don't think Necrozma has the same plans as Lillie does and don't think Lillie would like the Pokemon she treats like a child being possessed.
Though all this brings me back to Necrozma being an Ultra Beast that came to our world in ancient times. Could Necrozma being here has something to do with Solgaleo and Lunala? Could Necrozma have been waiting all this time for a Solgaleo or Lunala to appear so it could possess them? If so, what for? To simply return to Ultra Space? Are Necrozma natural predators of Solgaleo and Lunala?
Honestly, I think the news bits we're all waiting for has to do with the story and not any new mechanics as right now that's the biggest question which could answer some other questions. "What if they want to keep these questions a mystery". I'm not asking for a plot synopsis, I'm asking just to know what mindset should we be going into this: is this a expansion/revamp of the story in SM or is it a completely new story using same characters and locations. I would think it would be a bad marketing decision to not inform players who, so far, are pretty much seeing this as just the same game as SM except with Necrozma bits not to go into some story details with what should we be expecting is different from SM to justify me buying the game.