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So a new Pokemon trailer released today and now I'm really excited. It had all of the good stuff, starters, region, legendaries, and a release date.
Starting with the region, it's very obviously based on Hawaii, from the designs of the landscape to the people present there's no mistaking. There doesn't seem be any screenshots up yet but if you haven't seen the video yet you really should because the landscapes are beautiful.
Next up is the starters and I am uper excited for all three of them. First is the Grass/Flying type Rowlet, he's an owl and is one of the most adorable of the Grass type starters which is amazing with all of its competition, it is also the second starter that is dual typed from the beginning with the other being Bulbasaur so I'm wondering if that was a bit of a reference to the first games.
The Fire type starter is Litten, a red and black kitten who can apparently catch its hairballs on fire to hurl them at foes, which is either hilarious or terrifying. I mean what if you're just one of those people that keep Pokemon as pets and stay at home, you pick a kitten thinking it will be easy to take care of then the last thing you hear before your house catches on fire is the cat going "hach, hach." I really hope this Pokemon ends up dual typed into either Dark or Psychic, I don't have a particular reason I just think that those types fit cats really well.
And lastly is Popplio which is honestly the one I'm most excited for, admittedly because I really like cute Pokemon. The last two generations have had awesome Water type starters and it seems like they're continuing that tradition. I really hope that this Pokemon ends up being dual typed with Ice, I think Ice types are underrepresented and I really like the type's Pokemon. It also seemed a little prideful, sense the second thing it does in the trailer is puff out its chest so I'm wondering if the Popplio line will reference the Piplup line, another prideful Water type starter.
We also get a look at the new legendaries of the two games. They didn't name either but the legendary from Sun is based on a lion and the legendary from Moon is based on a bat. My theory is that they will be either Fire/Steel or straight Fire for the Sun legendary and Dark/Flying for the Moon legendary. There have been some complaints that these two are "over designed" and for once I agree with the complaints. These two look almost more like Power Rangers Zords then animals but since they're legendaries it can probably be excused.
Lastly we have a release date: November the 18th of this year. This doesn't come as much of a surprise except for the fact that it's coming out this year. Usually Nintendo advertises their games for at least a year before the release date and this is only the first proper trailer. This maybe Nintendo trying to keep leeks to a minimum and since nothing really has been spoiled so far, they seem to be doing a good job.
I'm excited about these new games and I really hope I get a replacement 3ds so I can play these games when they come out. What do you guys think about all of this information? What did you interpret differently than me from the trailers.
I'd love to hear about it in the comments but for now I'll see you next time.
Picture from Pokemon.com
