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So, Z-A will be on Switch 2.

It will probably cost 80€/$ etc on Switch 2.

The little bit of footage that was shown of it did show it has fullHD graphics. But I would like to see more :D

I wonder how smoothly Scarlet & Violet will run on Switch 2 then. Since it will get a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade.

I have a lot of worries of Switch 2, but that is why I don't buy consoles at launch. Will give it some time to prove to me it's worth the steep price increase on games. Physical copies being +10€/$ without even being the full game. Ugh. I know it's inevitable but I feel too old to be able to accept it yet. ._.

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Btw, just as a little tidbit: I'm basically calling Pokémon Horizons by its dub name because one, it was known early on that it'll be called that, and two, it's just easier to say than Pocket Monster (2023). I just want people to know for sure that I know japanese name of the show ain't got any Horizons in it lol. And I respect that decision. Just makes the discussions easier.

Using dub names for characters on the other hand is often hard because I don't know them as such LOL.

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Pokémon Horizons - Mega Voltage - Character designs for the quatret! These were posted by Anipoke_PR over the past few days. Release order was Roy, Dot, Uruto and then lastly Liko. Apparently only Liko's was not shown during AnimeJapan event?

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[ID: a digital drawing in two parts, depicting characters from pokemon horizons, facing with their back to the viewer: the first drawing depicts the three original explorers heading away towards the light, as lucius hugs rystal and gibeon's shoulders. the second drawing depicts liko and amethio, their descendants, standing still and facing the light. end ID.]

"our adventure isn't over yet, isn't that right?"

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Daily Friede Day 8: Swap! With Liko!

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Oh my god that scene kept the kids silent but this version with Liko's scream? It's genuinely heart wrenching

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The fact that the animation of Liko's mouth shows she's shouting Friede's name is so darn good, and hurts. Just as much as Cap's cry after him.

Damn.

I love Horizons.

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Hmm, judging by Nintendo Direct footage, Pokémon Z-A's protags are possibly called Paxton and Harmony. As those were used for them when showcasing the Z-A tournament.

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Btw, just to add my few cents.

I am convinced Horizons will last til Gen 10 game launches in 2026.

So at least 3 and a half year long series.

There is no reason to start a new series when new game to promote isn't even out yet.

And this is how Pokémon has operated forever.

Could it change? Sure.

But I doubt it.

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It is once again Fidough Friday (ft. Sprigatito)

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This is EXTREMELY farfetched idea but:

What are the chances of the pink being featured in Z-A being Rakurium/however they have dubbed it?

Probably low, but pink!!!

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Hmm, does anyone know if TPC and OLM are treating Mega Voltage as a new story arc akin to previous four ones, or are they treating it like aking to XY&Z?

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Update!

The new green haired character introduced in Mega Voltage has official romanization! And it's Uruto.

I'll update my old posts at some point to reflect this new official info.

Update: I got told the source is a new trailer that was shown at AnimeJapan event last weekend. No official upload available, but there is this:

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Do you think Roy is replacing Liko as main chara? Liko's story was wrapped in Lucius and Laqua and that's done now, and Roy has mega evolution and Cap with him as he's kept traveling, plus the Black Rayquaza is still out there and that was his story too.

No.

What Roy will get is a quite a bit more focus. But not replacing who's perspective we're viewing. After all, Roy doesn't really fit the narrative mental thinking style Liko fits to.

The posters are very clear. Story of Mega Voltage does seem to start with Liko having went back to local school attending, while Roy went solo on adventuring. What happened to others is, well, unclear by what the show has told us.

So, what I suspect is that Liko remains the main of the duo, but for this arc, Roy will have a focal point in the story. And he'll most likely become Liko's main pull back into the adventuring, and Liko is there to like, witness how he grows. And probably gets motivation to grow more herself.

I think there's been shared some extra info on Mega Voltage at AnimeJapan, but I'm not sure if there is any good summary of all the info shared so... lol.

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Okay, who here thinks Friede’s actually dead?

PUT THAT HAND DOWN!

I wrote a long post about it!

He is absolutely not dead. Just lost. And I am certain kids will find him again. In what condition? Hard to say.

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Just a rundown of Spinel's tactical moments/crimes so far:

Spied on the group for a while, then launched an attack on the Brave Olivine and disrupted all of the electronics on the ship and their phones

Had his own Pokemon attack Friede while he ordered them remotely so the heroes would never see his face, and forced Friede to reveal his Trump card of Terastallization.

Lured a preteen girl into a dark alley and mindwiped her, stealing her pendant (creepiest scene from this anime, honestly)

Had the heroes going thru a wild goose chase by disseminating false intel online, and also had a decoy deployed to distract Friede, their strongest battler at the time

Tried to harm/kill a defenseless Dot (who had just become a Trainer that night!) by having his Magneton use Electro Ball on her (thank goodness that was precisely when Liko and Roy found her)

Had his Umbreon attack the kids directly when they get the upper hand against Beheeyem and Magneton.(and was about to attack Liko again right before a pissed-off Arboliva appeared to make him reconsider)

Kept some info over what he observed on the pendant and how it interacted with Liko/one of the Heroes out of his report to the other Explorers and Gibeon.

Had a disinformation campaign running again keeping the RVT from pursuing other hero Pokemon effectively

Was the one who cooked up the "Let's let the Rising Volt Tacklers do the work for us" plot

The plot to catch Rayquaza in Ep44-45 is mostly his, and he lures Friede off into a trap again. He also learned from last time, boxing Friede and Pikachu in a small location so they couldn't go all-out with Charizard.

Apparently noticed Friede was in Exceed, stealth-blocked Friede's friend from accessing the files on Laquium, and then stole it right out from under Friede's nose.

Drove his own Umbreon, a friendship evolution, into a painful, berserk state.

Trapped Amethio and Liko in an icy cave, they definitely could have starved or froze to death in there.

While it's later revealed that he left his Beheeyem behind to monitor things in case Liko and Amethio escaped, and later used that footage to claim Amethio had betrayed them and get him banished, I think his hope was that they died down there, going by the way he talks about things here:

Just the fact he manipulated the apparent main villain into kicking out his own grandson who was genuinely loyal to him, to make it easier to stab him in the back later??? He had Gibeon wrapped around his little finger!

Left his own underlings/security behind just in case Amethio/his grunts tried to raid his office looking for evidence that he planned to betray Gibeon, and had them lock him somewhere away from Exceed where I don't think he was expecting anyone to find them (he even had them take their PokeBalls, just so they couldn't escape again. Another possible murder attempt?)

This way he smiles here is a pretty clear "God, I can't wait to see the look on your face when I inevitably betray you." (That turned out to be unnecessary, but he does essentially betray Gibeon and his wishes after his death.)

Jumped Friede again and severely weakened his Pokemon just before the final battle, which lead to them going berserk under the effects of Laquium later. (Plus teaching Beheeyem Skill Swap to render Pikachu and his Electric attacks useless was such a smart move.)

High probability that those inventions thumping the ground to activate the Laquium were his, just as the Laquium Spheres were.

Waited until Terapagos was powered down/in a weakened state to reveal that it didn't purify all the Laquium, using the Laquium Spheres to gas the Heroes and drive them all berserk.

Flipped the narrative and manipulated the media against our heroes by claiming the Rising Volt Tacklers were responsible for the damage done to Laqua and Kumuri.

Captured 5/6 of the Six Heroes. (And since we still don't know what happened to Friede, given Spinel's interest in him and their rivalry, I'm looking at him as a possible culprit.)

Is still fucking around with Laquium and sending various Pokemon into frenzies.

Honestly, he's definitely one of the smartest Pokemon villains we've had, and I expect this already long-ass list to get even longer in the future 🤣

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The final photo from 4th opening...