Topic: Pokémon Sun & Moon - Discussion & Speculation

Oh, bloody hell. I guess this rules out a future "Australia" region Pokémon game. =P

I hope that they will at least consider more Pokémon based on Australian fauna to make up for it. Now, I'm no patriot, but I wouldn't mind having an all-Australian Pokémon team.

I wouldn't rule it out, it's not like koalamon and kangaskhan forbid new koalas or kangaroo Pokemon from appearing in a future region.

If we're speculating on possible future Australian-based Pokemon, I wouldn't mind seeing designs based off of the Wallaby or Thylacine. Since the latter is extinct, maybe it would be a fossil Pokemon?

A tropical island-set pokemon game with a sleepy mammal evolutionary chain? I'm hyped.

Well, its collar and ears do look pretty rugged, but other than that, yeah.

Nekkoala might be my favorite of the new designs so far. Also that ability is really good for competitive battles.

Yee I could see it doing well in little cup, predicting a switch into sleep powder or effect spore.

You've got its ability backwards, it's immune to every status condition EXCEPT sleep. So you could switch into to moves like Thunder Wave, Poison Powder, or Will-o-wisp, but not Sleep Powder.

Ah I see, I read it wrong then. Either way, it should be good in little cup assuming it's stats aren't terrible.

Well, I could see it being built around the gimmick of being constantly asleep. So maybe witching into a sleep inducing move will be safe in most cases.

That's a brilliant idea. I was thinking that the Thylacine could be the basis for a legendary Pokémon, but it makes a lot more sense as a fossil Pokémon. I'd love to see some super rare (but not legendary) Pokémon that can only be found under specific conditions given how some of Australia's most iconic fauna are sadly, critically endangered or extinct.

Having more Route 1 Pidgeon/Rat Pokémon is a given, but I'd also like to see a slightly less common Pokémon based on the Australian White Ibis, and a Kookaburra Pokémon goes without saying. Snakes and crocodiles are also a given, but I would like to see a crocodile Pokémon with a less anthropomorphic form. Croconaw and Feraligatr hardly resemble crocodiles at all, and the Krookodile family hardly resembles real-life crocodiles due to its bipedal form. I want an intimidating crocodile Pokémon on all fours, dammit!

What would make perfect sense for legendary Pokémon in the "Australia" region (Australis?) would be creatures based on Aboriginal myths (the Bunyip would be an obvious choice for one of those legendaries).

I love these new Pokemon, they have really great designs — hopefully their evolutions will have good designs too.

Iwanko is especially cute... Finally we get a really cute dog Pokemon. Really interested to see what it will evolve into being a Rock type.

only three more days until the Treehouse stream. I wonder what other new Pokemon they will show us.

So Zygarde 10% and Complete are definitely happening now. During the Taiwan championships footage of them both in action were shown off.

@Marakuto There's still hope for Pokemon Z then! (It being the 2nd half of Sun/Moon like GSC including Kanto)

Grumblevolanco meant that Kalos might be a back half of Alola region like they did in Gold/Silver/Crystal

I bet Ash-Greninja forms are a thing to.
Oh god, I'm getting scared for this gen. Pokemon Burst... It's coming...

Wow they hate zygarde, a legendary that's forced to hold a focus sash is surely viable and strong. Gotta love that complete form that dies in a single hit before it does anything.

Like seriously... I think 50% zygarde in x/y has a better position than complete or 10% LOL. Atleast I can run damage+bulk+recovery (resttalk), with new zygarde It's basically reshiram except weak until almost dead and then dead.

Anyways,

As adorable as the dog is, it's just that, a dog. I get they want a casual design but the two new ones are literally just the animals. The koala could use some more markings or something so it doesn't look like it has even less detail over a real world koala.. it's literally just a koala without a dark nose. Even pancham had some differations from a real world panda with sharper patterns and a twig in it's mouth.

Regardless, the designs are adorable. Just they seem much more casual and feel like there could be more to their overall appearence. They are stage 1s but like I said, stage 1s like pancham and lilipup had much more detail so you can tell them apart from a clip art panda or dog.

I honestly hope we don't go back to Kalos. It'd force one of the two regions to be nerfed. I'd rather just have a fuller Alola region.

I think a Dark type Kookaburra would be interesting, as they've always struck be as being a bit mischievous. Although that might end up a bit like Honchkrow. Anyway, definitely a Kookaburra of some type would be cool. And some sort of Dingoey thing would be cool too.