Friday, March 30, 2012

New info on Kyurem and Meloetta forms

First off, both Kyurem forms retain their Dragon/Ice typing. This may be a disappointment to some, but I sort of saw it coming. I mean, the presence of Cold Flare and Freeze Bolt means the Ice type isn't going away, and it's hard to see the Dragon type being lost as well. However, what this means is that Kyurem will absolutely need some extra moves from other types to be viable, such as Reshiram's and Zekrom's signature moves. Stats aren't the only issue with regular Kyurem, its movepool is also as deep as a puddle. I think we all know the first one will be taken care of, so moves are the name of the game now. Best case scenario is, it gets some new moves to give the regular form as hand-me-downs (such as Air Slash and Earth Power on Shaymin-L).

Also, Serebii heavily implies that the "big reveal" in tomorrow's Pokémon Smash episode is going to be Meloetta's Pirouette form. The reveal of a new Pokémon (which they also call alternate forms in that context) says it all... it can't be a gen 6 Pokémon just yet, it can't be Genesect either (three event Pokémon in the same year? Not happening), and only the Aria form has been revealed thus far. Calling it right now.

11 comments:

  1. Just watch as, in a complete twist, we actually do get a Gen VI Pokemon. I mean, it isn't completely out of the question, as Munchlax was revealed two years early as well, though it probably will be Meloetta's Pirouette form anyway.

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    1. Correct me if this doesn't apply to the earlier generations (as I wasn't involved in the pre-hype for 2 and 3), but I don't think they would reveal a next-gen Pokémon until everyone in the current gen is accounted for (and I don't mean a "reveal" like Ho-oh in the first episode of the anime, but a full-fledged reveal with all the festivities it would bring)

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    2. Well I think Munchlax was revealed at around the same time Deoxys was, but I could be wrong.

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    3. Yeah, Munchlax was revealed about halfway through gen 3 IIRC, and Bonsly and Weavile were also revealed exceptionally early. Ever since then, though, they really squeezed all the lead-up to new games into a few months. For instance, wasn't Zoroark revealed in February or March 2010?

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  2. Yes, but Ho-Oh, Marill and Togepi were also revealed before the halfway point of Gen I, and Kecleon was revealed around halfway through Gen II, so perhaps Zorua and Zoroark are just the exception. Maybe the first Gen VI Pokemon might be revealed early as well? I'm not counting on it though, as it will probably just be Meloetta Pirouette Forme.

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    1. I'm not just talking about new Pokémon here, but game announcements and features as well. D/P was announced eons before release, but ever since Platinum the build-up has always been considerably shorter and more concentrated.

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    2. That's something that strikes me as ominous, by the way. Pokemon is a pretty big money-maker, and the multiple versions have always been a huge cash-grab. I'm starting to worry that the more concentrated bursts of content imply that they're trying to squeeze as much money out of the consumers as possible, at the expense of quality. I felt that B/W were incomplete packages to begin with, especially compared to D/P. I'm hoping B2W2 fixes some major issues and provides quite a bit of extra content.

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    3. This is somewhat weird, though, considering BW1's development started as early as 2006.

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  3. This is completely off topic, but I just wanted to say that I'm really excited for what video you have in store for us tomorrow!

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    1. I was thinking the same thing. :P

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    2. Well, that came quicker than expected! Slowflake, I tip all my hats to you for being such a beast. All of them.

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