Topic: Pokémon Sun & Moon - Discussion & Speculation

Soooo... Looking into the special munchlax, I learned that there's apparently a special Meowth with the move Happy Hour that can be obtained in any european gen VI game with the code "HAPPY", and the event is still going.

... I want one.

Could anyone from Europe get me one? I can give rare pokemon in exchange.

@Meowpheel We could. But we dont have the game to send it to you. And I think most of gen 6 features are down now too. Trading may still be up. Not sure.

@BLP_Software The only thing that was shut down was the Gen 6 version of the Global Link website. Everything else is still functional.

And ranked battle spot.

I successfully managed to get a 6 IV paras out of all that breeding, this is basically my ditto now. Currently working on some new pokemon.

PSA: don't fight the beauty in route 2 with a normal pokemon with all normal moves.

@Meowpheel What's the harm in normies now? Pokemon released 10 days after that.

Not sure what's that about, but I'll answer anyway.

This particular beauty has a gastly. And it will start off with mean look. Its only damaging move is lick.

I was stuck fighting her for like 30 minutes, until her gastly started to struggle. I thought metronome would be enough... But the gastly has spite too...

@Meowpheel Sounds familiar: https://youtu.be/ZAnGKduBdVc

@Meowpheel @Octane Those sound like some severe normie problems.

Also LOL @ everyone complaining about a tutorial in a Pokemon game. Utterly bizarre to me.

@Tsurii that'd be great! Thanks. If you have them, just say what you wish in return.

@Tsurii darn, I can't seem to find one. It's odd because I do remember having one...

Oh well, how does a shiny Raikou sound instead? 100% legit, from gen IV event.

@Tsurii perfect then!

@ me when you want to trade. If we aren't 3ds friends, there's always the option of putting Meowth in the GTS. I assume not many people will be interested in taking a Meowth requesting a Raikou.

Holy crap this storyline. I just got to Poni Island and already they ramped things up to 11.

Copy came today as usual pre-release fun goes.

Early impressions? God this is slow. Ill give full thoughts later.

Just got a random shiny vulpix in an SOS chain of 16, wanted to get one with hidden ability but this showed up first.

I don't even have the shiny charm yet.

I have halted my progress of the story to try and catch a darn bagon...

It's been hours.

I might try and chain it to see if I get a salamence... But seeing how long getting one is taking....

So trials are glorified gyms. Go to exclusive area, do small task (Find X thing/take x photo at set point you cant miss/answer easy questions) then battle a type themed Pokémon, just like in Gyms, all leading to the Totem Pokémon, which honestly since auras /can/ (Under one known circumstance) be used by trainers...might as well be the main Pokémon of a Gym Leader.

What was the point of trials again? It's just a different coat of paint laced with a little bit of repetitive side quest

Trials give a new little minigame+a boss battle. I wouldn't consider the totem pokemon to just be the trainer's main pokemon, since it can also call for help, has massively boosted stats, and their moveset synergizes really well with the pokemon they call (sometimes).

It does in fact introduce a way to give pokemon "boss battles" rather than just beating a guy with rarish pokemon that are fully evolved.

As far as the minigames go for the trial itself, well think of the puzzles you have to finish before making it to the gym leader. I'd rather deal with Hiker David over doing the Sootopolis puzzle.

I can clone items now, does anybody have an ice stone I can burrow to clone? Sadly there is only one in the game and I already used it for the dex.

I've just started playing the full game yourself but from what I played in the demo, the Totem Pokémon are the closest thing the main series has had to more traditional boss fights.

It just reminds me of B/W2's Black/White Kyurem encounter and how simple it was, even though it was clearly meant to be intimidating...