Oh, yes because Japan doesn't have a very prominent myth about many-headed snakes.
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SPOILERS! Scarlet & Violet Leaks Thread - Data/Mechanics
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At least some of Khu's remarks have been warm enough that I'd actually say Khu was wrong:
- Khu claimed at least one Paradox Pokemon is a "hardcore queen archer" and posted an image of an archer hinting towards that Paradox; the closest actual Paradox mon is Iron Valiant, but no Paradox Pokemon actually wield bows
- This is more nitpicky, but Khu said the Ruinous Legends' names are in Chinese pinyin when they're actually in Wade-Giles (for example, compare the 2nd word of Ting-Lu's Chinese name compared to Romanizations of that word in here)
- Bonus round: Khu had to correct himself regarding a Gen 9 Pokemon getting a drawback-free 140-150-BP move in this Tweet in a later Tweet (proof in https://www.smogon.com/forums/threa...ks-thread-data-mechanics.3709515/post-9370909); note that all Gen 9 moves over 120 BP have at least one drawback
ok so the sinnoh starters are confirmed for transfer to dlc from home?
I'm giving the Make It Rain one a pass and just saying they hadn't gotten around to rebalancing it. He (or whoever his source is) clearly gets looks at the game at different points of development
Sinnoh starters (as well as all other starters) are going to be *catchable* in DLC2. Won't even need the transfer.
This one is particularly weird, cause Khu is Chinese isn't he?
He is. But with the amount of nativs English speakers who fuck up English linguistics I'm willing to give him a pass on this
.....No?
That's a double-sided halberd, not a bow. I really don't see how one could make that mistake unless they had a really bad image.
Halberds have a combination of an axe head and a spear head; if anything those are double glaives.
And, well, Iron Valiant's blades aren't quite visually defined as blades, and them looking like the endpoints of a cartoonish bow is on the cards. Add to that that the skirt looks similar to those of Japanese archers, and, well, it is feasible. I got confused.
I hoping they bring back Roost as a TM in the dlc, especially now that they nerfed recovery moves. The Galarian Birds deserve it.
I'm sure it won't happen, but I remain optimistic. (And give Lumineon back Roost you cowards!)
I'm sure it won't happen, but I remain optimistic. (And give Lumineon back Roost you cowards!)
And Defog too while your at it.
Defog honestly seems more likely, given how much they hate healing moves this gen.
Especially odd as Duraludon had a gigantamax. I know Pikachu and Eevee did and those were low levels, but all of the previous low level Pokemon with gigantamax were essentially the mascots of the game.
There are other Pokemon from gen 1-3 that have bad BST that could possibly use a new evolution because they became so outclassed as time went on. Duraludon was an odd choice.
But can you transfer the Sinnoh starters in once DLC1 is out?
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Meowth also had a G-Max.
We won't know til it's out, since anything not in the dex won't add anything new to Home.
I always assumed Valiant's weapon was meant to be both a bow and a melee weapon to reference it having both a high atk and spatk.
So this isn't a one liner, interesting to see so many Sinnoh/L:A references in DLC 1. And then you realize DLC 2 is on an artificial island, a quite futuristic/utopian setting, and the fact that Drayden's grandson is a major character, and it's starting to be pretty clear the DLC2 will probably be full of hints towards Legends: Unova
So this isn't a one liner, interesting to see so many Sinnoh/L:A references in DLC 1. And then you realize DLC 2 is on an artificial island, a quite futuristic/utopian setting, and the fact that Drayden's grandson is a major character, and it's starting to be pretty clear the DLC2 will probably be full of hints towards Legends: Unova
Speaking of hints towards a Switch Unova game, anyone else think that Crispin really looks like he's Chili's son?
In the meantime, no bowstring, no arrows, no bow for Iron Valiant. At least Decidueye uses arrows.
It's more than probable they decided on the Gigantimax forms after assigning aces to the Gym Leaders. Besides Piers (who doesn't Dynamax for story reasons), all of them have special forms (though Milo only uses Flapple/Appletun in rematches).
It is wierd they didn't just give Eldegoss a GMax form.
Then Eldegoss would actually be worth something in battle.
There were a few theories on twitter that the new E4 were all descendants/relatives to Unova characters, some were a stretch though.
One of Khu's hints earlier in the year was "where do we think her father is from?" implying that he is probably someone we know. Her hair clips have jewels on them similar to what Clay's hat has, plus their Japanese names are similar
We also pretty much know for a fact thanks to Khu that Drayton is related to Drayden.
Crispin does look a little bit like Chili, but outside of that and fire types there's nothing pulling them together too much (But considering we have 2/4 it's not too much of a stretch)
The odd one out is Amarys, as she doesn't hold a striking similarity to anyone really. Since people are narrowing in on Unova, some people have guessed Lenora, because they are both black, but that's not enough considering Lenora had a totally different vibe to her (and there's no visual similarities in their face / outfits etc)
However some people have theorised that she is related to Colress, given that Colress was somewhat of a steel-type user and Amarys so obviously is too, they also share that out of place/very obvious hair curl, but that's also a stretch given that Colress' is blue and wraps around the back whereas Amarys is a lot less subdued and just curls on her forehead.
I actually see more visual similarities with Alder and Crispin than Chilli given their multiple warm tones in their hair. Also I thought given Amarys challenge that she was a flying type specialist
To play devil's advocate on Valiant, I can see a resemblance to specifically Pit's bows in Smash and Kid Icarus: Uprising, with their melee use switching between two separate weapons (since Valiant appears to have arm blades closer to Gallade in its menu art) and a single double-bladed weapon.
Of course, my mental image based on the menu art also thought that Valiant's arms were chunky enough to have cannons as well as blades, so I could just suck at interpreting them.
Of course, my mental image based on the menu art also thought that Valiant's arms were chunky enough to have cannons as well as blades, so I could just suck at interpreting them.
Yes I am aware they have many, such as Yamata no Orochi, i am aware, its just, Khu (i think) posted a picture of a caduceus, and I am simply using what I know to infer things.
Dear God, your right! But this is about dlc.
Edit: i was worng, my bad
I absolutely agree with this
Another move that is in the game, but isn’t learned by any base game pokemon, is V-Create. Does this mean Victini and V-Create Rayquaza are coming back?
True, but this is gamefreak we are talking about. However, it could be what happens.
I will be the guy who says, if there is a Legends Unova. It’s not as guaranteed as some fans hope it will, remember, BDSP was also semi successful, currently as successful as PLA, as far as we know. And the Switch 2 is leaked to release early next year, and the Pokemon Company is considering not releasing a new game each year, which means we might not get a Legends/Remake Unova till 2025. It might be announced in 2024, but it will be likely released 2025. Or this post could age like milk, in which case, I guess.
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