Well this has been a bit of a weird week all told and it's barely even halfway over.
This month's issue of CoroCoro has leaked and with it came two new Pokemon that, well, push the boundaries.
Kiteruguma and Mimikkyu (left and right on the scan respectively) are the latest additions to an increasingly bizarre 7th Generation of Pokemon. Kiteruguma is based on a red panda (and supposedly not an inappropriate meme character infamous to certain imageboards) and while it does have a bit of an odd design, it's somewhat sane compared to its counterpart, Mimikkyu, which really, genuinely, actually is a rubbish looking Pikachu knock-off.
Kiteruguma is a [type=normal][/type]/[type=fighting][/type] type (so there's a strong chance it'll evolve into something hopefully way cooler with a different type to boot) and has a new ability called Fluffy - but we have no idea what it does. Kiteruguma is reportedly so strong it can break anything in two, which is a bit unfortunate as it really likes to hug its trainers.
Mimikkyu is a [type=ghost][/type]/[type=fairy][/type] that hates sunlight and loves dark places, so wears a cloth at all times to hide from the light - which just so happens to be in the form of Pikachu based on merchandise that was popular 20 years ago - so meta! - because it wants to be loved as much as Pikachu is.
And, again, yes, it is a genuine, actual Pokemon you can really catch and train in the new Sun and Moon games.
If you still don't believe me - and I don't blame you - both sneak their way into this brand new trailer shown in Japan this week in the lead-up to the release of this year's Pokemon movie:
There are a few other details visible in this trailer for the first time, too. As introduced in X/Y, we've got a glimpse of riding multiple kinds of Pokemon out and about in the world of Alola, including Tauros, Sharpedo and Lapras. One would hope that this indicates a wider range than what was available in X/Y, and one would hope even further that after the very good move that was introducing the Soar mechanic in OR/AS that GameFreak have finally binned HMs all together and given us more options in this kind of mechanic instead to replace it. (Please).
The trailer also confirms the return and updates to Pokemon Amie - with a Porygon-styled hairdryer indicating a journey even further down the Nintendogs path of virtual petting.
Meanwhile the biggest, but still most confusing, reveal in the trailer is a battle mechanic that involves your trainer doing silly Japanese-Anime-style poses that power up your Pokemon in a certain way. It's clear that this is the new Mega-Evolution-level mechanic that has been teased for some time in the Japanese logos of the game and on the player characters' wrists, but it doesn't really give us anything but more questions at this point. We'll hopefully get some real information in the next few weeks. My guess, though, is that it's perhaps a counterpoint to Yo-Kai Watch's Soultimate moves and a way to introduce some action from you as a trainer to power up your Pokemon - perhaps by a similar mechanic of having to complete mini puzzles on the touch screen.
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