Pokemon Sun and Moon News

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To start off with, we have a new image of what looks like a new Pokemon from the reveal trailer.  The link is below.

https://imgur.com/1VbrUGa

What do you guys think?

EDIT: Also my 2000th post!

Yep. And I think that it is the same as Multiscale. I'd like to see some new mega evos soon. We're also getting some info at the Treehouse at E3 I think. It'll be a live stream on the 15th of June from my understanding. I'll post that news once it arrives.

jaydee can you explain this video please .-.

anyway it's in serebi
apparently two more pokemon is leaked
"First up is Nekkoala, the Half Awake Pokémon which is Normal-type with the ability Definite Sleep which prevents it being afflicted with a status other than sleep, while the dog is Iwanko, and is a Rock-type Pokémon. It's abilities are Keen Eye or Vital Spirit. It is the Puppy Pokémon. We'll bring more as it comes"

Sorry, I was meant to post it all up last night, but the internet went down.

Thanks to Serebii for providing this information.

Nekkoala:

Iwanko:

Iwanke #2:

Sun and Moon:

Magearna:

Movie:

Zygarde Form Trailer:

Nekkoala is the Half Awake Pokémon, which is Normal-type with the ability Definite Sleep which prevents it being afflicted with a status condition other than sleep, while the dog is Iwanko, and is a Rock-type Pokémon. It's abilities are Keen Eye or Vital Spirit. It is the Puppy Pokémon.

The Greninja event at the movie based on the Pokémon Election has the ability Protean and the moves Hydro Cannon, Gunk Shot, Mat Block & Happy Hour.

Attendees at the movie will receive a Pokémon Ga-Olé disc that has a QR Code that will be scanned to get Magearna in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Magearna has got the Soul Heart Ability and a new move called Fleur Cannon and will be found at Level 50 with the moves Fleur Cannon, Flash Cannon, Lucky Chant and Helping Hand

CoroCoro hints that Rowlet, Litten, Popplio and Iwanko all hide a secret

During the Taiwan National Championships today, the first footage of Zygarde 10% Forme and Zygarde Complete Forme was shown. This footage showed them using various attacks and Zygarde 10% Forme changing into Complete Forme when in a pinch. Zygarde 10% Forme's ability is known as Swarm Change in Japanese and Complete Forme's move is known as the Core Punisher. Complete Forme's move is called Core Enforcer in the west.

Here is also a trailer for an upcoming arcade game, Ga'ole, which is acting as a continuation of Pokemon Tretta. It seems like it has some interaction ability with S&M.

Pokemon Ga'Ole:

So, we have two new Pokemon and the Zygarde forms are definitely in the game. What are your thoughts guys? Does anyone have any questions?

the zygarde doge seems interesting, when it becomes op even it's hp increased? and that whatever attack, how did it ok .-. But anyway, if the zygarde doge does become op at low health then most of them would carry focus sash in competitive play

Once obtaining Complete Form, Zygarde recovers all health from my understanding.

Doesn't look like it tbh

E3 is currently on, and we have heaps of new news.

Newest Trailer:

New GUI Screen:

Yungoos:

Pikipek:

Grubbin:

Battle Royal #1:

Battle Royale #2:

Thanks to Serebii for the following information.

"The game is being directed by Shigeru Ohmori while Junichi Masuda is the overall producer
Part of the focus on the development of the starters was on their movement when in battle.
Ledyba can be found in Route 1 of the game. The move lists can bring up full details and tell you if the move will be effective, super effective, or not effective on the opponent Pokémon
You can now see how a stat has been altered via moves in battle
Ledyba is #020 in the Alola Region Pokédex and will show you the evolution chain or if it forms a pair
New Pokémon called Yungoos. It's always hungry and can be found in Route 1. It is Normal-type. Ability is Stake Out/Strong Jaw
New Pokémon called Pikipek. It is Normal/Flying-type. Its abilities are Keen Eye and Skill Link. It has two evolutions and is #010 in the Alola Pokédex.
There is a festival in the next town that kicks off your journey. It's where you battle Hau where he has a Pichu
Popplio can know Disarming Voice
A new Battle mode called Battle Royale where four players play with 3 Pokémon, each sending out one at a time. It's a Free-For-All battle but when the first trainer loses all their Pokémon, the game ends and players are tallied up by defeated Pokémon and remaining Pokémon and that determines the winner.
Our New Pokémon Page has been updated with the two new Pokémon. A new trailer has also been added Edit @ 17:56: A new Pokémon has been revealed called Grubbin. It is a Bug-type and its ability is Swarm
Stakeout's effect: This Ability means that the Pokémon’s moves can deal twice the normal damage to any Pokémon that switches in or enters the field mid-battle. Soul Heart's effect: This Ability raises Magearna’s Special Attack by 1 each time another Pokémon in the arena faints.
It also noted the change in the appearance of Solgaleo and Lunala while they do their signature moves as being called Radiant Sun phase & Full Moon phase"

HYPE :^)
tho the three new pokemon doesn't look that creative imo, the bird looks like fletchling, Yungoos looks like oshawott+linnone, the bug one looks like shelmet .-.

We have some potential leaks.  We currently do not know whether they are real or where they have come from.  Below are several screen shots.


EDIT: Here's the official video that was just released. There's a summary below.

Official Video:

• Tapu Koko is Electric/Fairy.
  
• Charjabug is Bug/Electric.
  
• Charjabug is the first evolution of Vikavolt, which has the same typing.
  
• Drampa is Normal/Dragon.
  
• Bruxish is Water/Psychic.
  
• Cutiefly is Bug/Fairy.
  
• Togedemaru is Electric/Steel.
  
• It looks like Zygarde 50% also has the ability Swarm Change.
  

Cool, can you explain the abilities for the other pokes cuz i don't read japenese XD
and Cutefly looks like a troll version of fletchinder .-.
ZYGARDE THO

Here is the English Trailer, which includes some new English names.



Here are some new images aswell.

Iwanko/Rockruff:

Nekkoala/Komalath:

Tapu Koko:

Here is some new info, courtesy of Serebii.

First, Iwanko and Nekkoala are known in English as Rockruff and Komala. Next, Tapu Koko's ability is called Electric Surge.
Komala's ability is Comatose. Vikavolt's ability is Levitate. Charjabug's ability is Battery which boosts the power of its partner's Special Attacks. Zygarde's Power Construct ability allows for it to change form when health drops to 50%. Bruxish can also have the ability Strong Jaw. Cutiefly has the Honey Gather / Shield Dust abilities. Drampa can have the Berserk / Sap Sipper abilities. Berserk boosts its Special Attack when its HP drops below 50%. Togedemaru's abilities are Iron Barbs / Lightning Rod
Riding Pokémon is back
Grubbin evolves into Charhabug, which evolves into Vikavolt.

Here are some links that will help you with abilities and other info.

New Pokemon

New Forms

New Moves

New Abilities

Here's a gameplay trailer of Rockruff and Komala from a Hong Kong event.

XD i actually speak chinese so i know what they are saying XD
anyway, im mainly hiped abour zygarde, it can just set up sub till it gets to 50% and reck people.
so here are my other thoughts
Komala's ability can be useful. Preventing burn can be useful if it's physical attacker, no paralysis can be helpful if it is the fast attacker kind tho it doesn't look like one, and no toxic is helpful if it is the bulky kind of dude. Can be useful for status sponging if becomes something good.
pikiped has skill link which seems useful. But there's no flying multi hit moves and only normal multi hit move that outdamages return is tail slap, which doesn't really makes sense for the bird to have it ._. bullet seed and arm thrust would be useful but that makes no sense for the bird to have it either .-.
yungoo's ability stakeout is extremely good. Making the opponent being too afraid to switch in (unless they are immune). Hopefully it gets something that hits rock/steel/ghost well.
the new fully evolved bug has bug/electric, which is decent for having 2 weakness and 4 resistence. Levitate doesn't help too much tho, cuz most ground can learn stone edge which recks bugs
drampa has normal/dragon, which is a weird type. Normal typing doesn't help much really. the new ability berserk is decent. It can set up 2 sub then get a free special attack boost.
bruxish honestly looks very very weird .-. Anyway, the new abilty can be useful, especially if it gets good bulk then it can be a good switch in to talonflame. Just gotta watch out for u-turn. If it is fast enough, it can be hard to revenge kill.
cutiefly doesn't look like it has too much use in competitive play, but honey gather can give you honey XD
togedemaru is electric steel, which has a ton of resistance (Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel). It can hold a balloon since its 4* weakness to ground. Ground/Fire/Fighting are still common attack types tho
Tapu Koko looks very weird ._. But it's ability eletric surge gives it an instant electric attack boost, which is useful, also makes itself immune to sleep XD Can be useful on electric monotype team. It may also do well itself via hitting hard with electic stab.
magearna's ability soul heart is really good. It's going to be really good in doubles, and may get a ban in doubles ou. In singles, it's pretty much special version of moxie.

A new Pokemon has been revealed.

This Pokemon is called Salandit, and is a Fire/Poison type. Its new ability, Corrosion, allows it to Poison all types, including the Poison and Steel types. Below is a video of gameplay footage.

the new ability is interesting, poison a poison type is funny Xd. Tho poisoning steel type wont be too useful for it cuz it have fire typing already for steel types, i guess it can be used for heatran switch in. Fire/Poison, is an interesting typing, since it is the first pokemon to have that typing. It can wall stuff like volcarona but imo it's generally not that good. It has 4 weakness including a 4* weakness to ground and a weakness to stealth rock. Poisoning a mega venusaur or something is still funny tho XD

Sorry. I was out from 5:45am until 8:30pm today.

Anyway, here I am.

We have two new Pokemon, Kiteruguma and Mimicyu. Kiteruguma is Normal/Fighting, and has the abilities Fluffy and Klutz. Mimicyu is Ghost/Fairy and has the ability False Colours.

Here is some more thanks to Serebii: "People in Alola are scared of Kiteruguma to the point of having warning signs about it. It is really strong and can break anything in two. It likes to hug its trainers but is strong. Raising one puts your life in danger.
Mimicyu hates sunlight, preferring dark places. It is rumoured that the cloth covering its body is a strategy to avoid the sun. Don't try to remove the cloth it is said that those that do become afflicted with an illness. Mimicyu's costume is based on Pikachu merch that was popular 20 years ago. It wants to be loved by people like Pikachu is.
CoroCoro states a promotion for a CoroCoro Sun & Moon Guide Book if you pre-order the games between July 16th and September 14th and take a ticket from the magazine into your local stores."

Here are some pictures.

Pictures:

Also, we have a video as well as some more info from Serebii: "This trailer doesn't show much off but does show the riding on top of Tauros, Sharpedo and Lapras as well as a variety of new footage showing the new Pokémon from yesterday, being able to groom your Pokémon akin to Pokémon Amie and much more.
It has been confirmed that next month's issue of CoroCoro, due for release on August 12th, will have a special "Southern Island Alola Guide" which is said to give all the important information that you need for your journey."

riding on tauros is cool :^) I assume it's just running faster?

waiting a jaydee to post the new pokemon :^)

Here I am. We have some new Pokemon. Thanks so Serebii for the below information.

Some new Pokémon have been revealed: Wimpod which is Bug/Water with the ability Wimp Out which when this Pokémon’s HP drops below half in battle, it will run away or swap out for another Pokémon., Bounsweet which is Grass with Leaf Guard & Oblivous, Comfey, Fairy-type with Flower Veil and Triage, which makes restorative moves gain the highest priority in battle., Mudsdale which is Ground with the abilities Own Tempo & Stamina which increases the Pokémon’s Defense goes up by 1 when it’s hit by an attack.. Mimikyu keeps its Japanese name and its ability Disguise which allows it to escape damage from an enemy’s attack just one time, and then its appearance changes. The bear Pokémon is called Bewear. Its ability Fluffy halves the damage taken from attacks that make direct contact, but in return it also doubles the damage taken from Fire-type moves.
You can also host your own competitions on the Pokémon Global Link
A new mode called Hyper Training is announced. With Hyper Training, Pokémon that have grown to Lv. 100 will be able to increase their individual strengths (IVs), which has never been possible before. It utilises Bottle Caps as an item in order to boost the stats. Magearna will be given one when distributed

The customisable rules in Pokémon Global Link hosted tournaments are as follows
Name - The Name of the competition Description - The Description of the competition
Ruleset - Currently only Singles & Doubles are listed
Pokédex - Currently can select Alola Pokédex or National Pokédex
Restrictions - Can choose whether to be Pokémon Sun/Moon only or to include Pokémon transfered via Pokémon Bank
Duration - The length of the competition
Timer - The duration of battles | 10 minutes or 30 minutes.
Battles Per Day - The number of battles allowed per day
Competition Type - Public or Private
Participating Trainers - Everyone or Specified Trainers, with a selection allowing you to specify trainers

Below is the trailer.

There is so much more amazing news from yesterday. Thanks to Serebii for the following information.

First they reveal Alola Forms. These are new variations of classic Pokémon. Exeggutor is Grass/Dragon with the ability Frisk
Vulpix and Ninetales are Ice and Ice/Fairy with the ability Snow Cloak
Sandshrew and Sandslash are Ice/Steel with the ability Snow Cloak
There are new Pokémon.; First is Oricorio with four different forms, Fire/Flying, Electric/Flying, Psychic/Flying and Ghost/Flying. Its ability is Dancer which copies dance moves.
Minior is Rock/Flying with the ability Shields Down. With the Shields Down Ability, it will have excellent defensive capabilities as long as its shell is intact. It will also be protected from status conditions. But when its HP drops below half, its shell will break, and it will change to a form better suited to attacking.
Yungoos' evolution is called Gumshoos. Normal-type with Stakeout and Strong Jaw.
Two new Pokémon are Fomantis and its evolution Lurantis. They have the abilities Leaf Guard and the new move Solar Blade
Mudsdale's pre-evolution is the Ground-type Mudbray with Own Tempo and Stamina
You can ride various Pokémon using PokéRide which allows for you to travel on top of Pokémon like Charizard & Sharpedo
Z-Moves are utilising the special bracelet that trainers have. The Z-Ring fits on a Trainer’s arm, and Z-Crystals are set into it. If a Pokémon holds the same variety of Z-Crystal, the two will be able to resonate with one another. Crystals that correspond to each Pokémon type have been found in the Alola region. There are two conditions for performing Z-Moves: a Pokémon must learn a move of the same type as a Z-Crystal, and it must be holding the corresponding Z-Crystal. When you see these moves in action in the game, each overwhelmingly powerful move will be on full display, filling the entire screen! A special bit of merchandise for a Z-Ring will also be released which will light up in tandem with use on Sun & Moon

There's a special Island Challenge where you face up against Trial Captains who specialise in certain types of Pokémon. You can also face a Pokémon known as a Totem Pokémon, who can then call on other wild Pokémon for help. There are over 4 Trial Captains

Below is a trailer with all of this info.

ice/fairy on ninetails is pretty cool n_n tho the typing kind of sux .-. grass/dragon is ok tho it doesn't make sense a tree with some eggs end up being a dragon type. ice/steel however seems pretty good, having Resistances of Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic and an Immunity of Poison. For oricorio, electric/flying is prob the only good type out of these. Dancer also seems like a nice ability that discorage the opponent from using dragon dance and quiver dance. minior's ability sounds pretty interesting and somewhat like stance change. Tho we don't know how good it is until we actually know how much defense the shield actually raise. gumshoos's ability stakeout could be very useful, hopefully it's actually a good pokemon. z-move seems like a really fun move, it's probably incredibaly powerful or people will just use like a choice specs instead but it looks fun either way.

We have some more news from CoroCoro.

The first images from CoroCoro have leaked and have revealed the latest news on Sun & Moon. As always, do note that translations are preliminary while we work on them. The little sandcastle is called Sunabaa while the big one is called Shirodesuna. Both are Ghost/Ground-type. Pre-evolved Bewear is called Nuikoguma and remains Normal/Fighting-type. and the fish is Yowashi is Water-type and appears to have the ability to change its appearance from its Single Form into a larger fish, its School Form. It also confirms Alolan Meowth & Marowak. Alolan Meowth is Dark-type while Alolan Marowak is Fire/Ghost-type.
We also see the first bits of the antagonist team, Team Skull. Its boss is called Guzma and the girl is Plumeri
It also confirms that next month's issue will contain a poster featuring Rockruff's "Secret Evolution".
Alolan Meowth developed after being bred by the royal family of Alola. Alolan Marowak developed in response to its natural predators in order to resist them. We'll bring more as it comes

:O marowak becoming fire/ghost. That's scary

I really like some of the new typings. I can see an Alolan Flygon and and Alolan Ninjask.

alola regions have a lot of unique typing. i am also predicting alola flygon