Gallery: Here's A Closer Look At The First Official Artwork From Pokémon Winds & Waves

Is the main character dude holding a hoverboard?

Place your bets which starter's final evolution will be a bodybuilder.

They are all going to be furries/scales/featheries 😭

The player characters appear to be wearing diving suits under their clothes. Considering the "winds and waves" motif, maybe there's also a wingsuit.

@Bobb Given the themes, locale, and the player characters wearing wet suits, I wouldn't be surprised if that device had multiple functions.

My money's on being both a paraglider and a water scooter (though, a hover board would be really cool for ground traversal. Not to get my hopes up...).

Great starters but I expect at least two of them to turn into men...

Nothing against anthro animal characters but I like my Pocket Monsters to be well monsters.

I take waves with the gecko

I prefer the Waves version outfits. I think the blue compliments the other clothing colors far better than white. I also prefer the cap to the cowboy hat.

Overall, the starters are decent. Definitely better than the terrible Paldean starters. My first reaction to them was honestly kinda negative but they grow on me every time I look at them (well, for the most part).

Browt feels like Dollar Store Rowlet...so in other words my favorite of the trio. It's a pretty goofy design and I like it. I'm curious what bird it is supposed to be. In its current stage, it looks like an owl, but it would be strange to have two grass type owl starters in anniversary Pokemon games set in tropical regions. Either it's a caprimulgid or it's just a super general chick design. This will probably be what I end up choosing.

Pombon is just adorable. It's so poofy and friendly-looking.
To an extent though, it sort of just looks like a Pomeranian with an orange coat, and the design doesn't seem quite as inspired as the other two. Still a great 'mon, though!

I'm sorry, but I do not like Gecqua. Between the really long fingers and toes, the strange face shape, and the jarring pink eyes, it's just a very unappealing design for me. I do sort of expect it'll have a good final evolution, though. Still not picking it.

I don't really like either of the sunburnt Pikachus.

@abbyhitter I'm going to guess now that the hoverboard becomes a multi-purpose tool, and maybe even gets a Rotom shoved in it.

Those names are absurd.

Methinks we will be surfing in the game, via wind and waves.

It's obviously still early since they've only just been announced, but I'm more than likely choosing Waves.

I'll choose Gecqua, but I hope it doesn't just become another Inteleon. I'll have to wait and see if Browt's final evolution impresses me too.