#Regional forms and megas are probably going to be last

[quartings]

Legends Z-A Thoughts and Theories!

Okay, I was pretty quiet on my opinions for Scarlet and Violet, but I'm confident enough to be very pleased and optimistic for this! Legends Arceus was the strongest Pokemon game we had in a decade, and to see them continue this, bring back Megas, and take an extra year to hopefully make it non-buggy? Makes me so so excited!

On Megas:

It's a bit of a surprise to see Megas back, but honestly? Not too much of a surprise. Even ignoring the inevitability of Kalos remakes, Megas are the only gimmick Pokemon kept around in their spinoffs. It was in Mystery Dungeon, Shuffle, Smash Bros, Pokemon Go, and probably more I'm forgetting! So it was always in the back of Gamefreak's mind and I'm glad it's truly back again!

With Gens 8 and 9 bringing back cross-gen evos, I think they'll focus on only giving Megas to three-stage lines, to not quash the potential of 2nd stage Pokemon getting regular evolutions. So starters and Pokemon like Flygon can get Megas since they can't evolve further, but Pokemon like Tropius and Chimecho probably won't, in case they get evolutions in Gen 10 (That then get Megas)

I also don't think we fully grasp how many more Pokemon can get Megas now, too. Barely any of Gen 5 and 6 had Megas (Seriously only 2 Pokemon between the 228 Pokemon in those gens) and we've had THREE more generations since then!!

Note: We went from wanting a Dunsparce evo, to wanting a Dunsparce Mega, to getting Dudunsparce with mixed fan reception. Now I'm going to be a selfish deluded clown bitch and get my hopes up for a Mega Dudunsparce.

Speaking of starters and Megas, do we think we'll get a mish-mash of older starters for this game that then get Megas (Say, Piplup, Snivy, and Scorbunny) or will we get Megas for the three Kalos starters?

Megas may mean Mega Stones return as held items, and held items weren't in Legends Arceus- new gameplay advancement?

Legends Arceus gave us 7 new Pokemon (most of them cross-gen evos) and a dozen new regional forms. Do you think we'll still get regionals this game, or will the design team be focused more on making new Megas instead?

On the world:

It's been confirmed the whole game is only in Lumiose City- how big is the map?? Hopefully we really do get lots of sidequests, biomes for wild Pokemon, and traversal options.

When is this? We're redeveloping Lumiose City, but are we in the past developing it into its current state, or are we in the present/future developing it into a new solarpunk city? Or neither, and this is a "Paradox" game set in a timeline which doesn't quite match ours?

This doesn't have to be an isekai (as in, we don't have to be time travellers again per se), just keep that in mind!

The "Z" in the logo represents Zygarde, with the black color and green hexagons. So who's the "A"? It's green with green scale/leaf patterns on it. What does it represent? The "Chaos" to Zygarde's "Order"? Is it a 5th Zygarde form or is it a whole new Pokemon?

Meta thoughts:

This further confirms my theory that Gen 9 will last until 2026, where they announce Gen 10 on that year's Pokemon Day for their 30th anniversary, and that's great! I'm glad they aren't overworking themselves too much compared to Gens 6-8.

On them "skipping" Unova remakes: I don't see this as skipping. We've been long overdue for a Z version since Kalos is literally the only Pokemon region to only appear in one release (no third version, no remakes, no sequels, no ultras, no DLC). So we're simply making up for the "deficit" of a third version here, and we can go back to focusing on Unova remakes for Gen 10.

Do you think we'll get any final updates to SV to tide us over until the next LegendZ trailer around August? Maybe a small DLC, mythical reveal, or free update?

Pokemon Adventures skipped the last Legends game, so they'll probably skip this one too? I'm fine either way- at least by skipping it, they won't be too rushed and stressed, and they'll actually have the time to flesh out SV and catch up with ORAS/SM/USUM/SwSh in the full volumes.

But on the off chance they do adapt Legends Z-A, do you think we'll get dexholders named Z and A??

Note for the future- the Yoasobi Pokemon song BiriBiri has a part where they namedrop all the game titles- one part has the lyrics "ABC to the XYZ". Long shot, but if Legends Z-A does indeed have an ABC theming, this could be a crazy bit of either coincidental or intentional foreshadowing!

[last-lorekeeper]

[A video is embedded. Zinnia is standing next to a smart board (remember those) in front of a classroom full of students. For some reason, some of the students are holding testudo shields.

Zinnia: Alrighty, kiddos! It's time to learn some history! My name is Zinnia or Lorekeeper Zinnia or Professor Zinnia. Whatever you wanna use.

She uses the smart pen to write her name on the board.

Zinnia: I'll be your guest instructor today and I'm here to learn you some Hoenn History! This is just one of several lectures you'll be able to attend to get out of whatever boring class you're supposed to be in. We'll be covering, myths, legends, the ancient past, and even some recent history. You know, to piss Raifort off a bit.

Zinnia clicks a clicker and the smartboard changes from a digital whiteboard to an image of the mural at Sky Tower. Or rather, a recreation of it. The actual mural is too big to make getting a photograph possible.

Zinnia: We'll start simple. If you were born in Hoenn or spent any amount of time researching Hoenn mythology, which you probably haven't given how terrible your world history course is. So much time spent on Hisui. It's a fascinating topic but other regions exist too.

Zinnia clears her throat.

Zinnia: So, who can tell me the names of the Legendary Trio known as the Super-Ancient Pokemon.

Several hands go up. Zinnia makes a big show of deciding who to call on before eventually settling on a student in the back.

Zinnia: You! You look real smart!

The student looks a bit unsure.

Student: Uh... Groudon... Kyarger... and Racaza?

Zinnia: You know what, I'll give it to ya. The names of the Super-Ancient Pokemon are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza.

Zinnia points to each Pokemon on the mural as she says this.

Zinnia: A long, long, long, long time ago, Groudon created the land and Kyogre created the sea. However, the two Pokemon were at odds with each other. Groudon's sole purpose was to create more land and Kyogre's sole purpose was to create more sea. And neither of them could fulfill that purpose so long as the other existed. Overflowing with Primal Energy, the two clashed, bringing chaos and catastrophe down upon the world. The seas turned, fire rained from the sky. The people and Pokemon could do naught but flee.

Zinnia: It seemed like there was no end in sight for this titanic clash. But then, Rayquaza, Lord of the Skies, Guardian of the Earth, descended from the heavens. Lord Rayquaza's power was enough to overwhelm the two titanic Pokemon, ending the era of chaos and bringing peace to the land. But the story's not over yet. Oh no, we haven't even reached the best part.

Zinnia grins, flashing her fangs.

Zinnia: Thousands of years later, another great Meteor fell. This Meteor bored into the earth creating a massive crater that would later come to house the City of Sootopolis. The crater created by the Meteor overflowed with Primal Energy, enough to reawaken Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.

Zinnia clasps her hands together.

Zinnia: Once again Rayquaza descended from the heavens but the Primal Pokemon, overflowing with the energy from the crater, proved to be too strong. It seemed all hope was lost and all the people had left was one last desperate wish. The Meteor within the crater responded to the people's wishes and shined with a brilliant rainbow light, transforming Rayquaza into a new radiant form. With this new form it sapped the power from Groudon and Kyogre, resealing them yet again.

Zinnia changes the slide to a stylized graphic of various Mega Stones in an aesthetically pleasing pattern. At the center is a Keystone.

Zinnia: It believed by my people, the Draconids, that this was the first ever instance of Mega Evolution. Yes!

She points at a student who has their hand raised.

Student: Wasn't Mega Evolution created by the King of Kalos firing the Ultimate Weapon 3000 years ago?

Zinnia sits on the desk.

Zinnia: Well, that's certainly one version of the story.

Zinnia lays back on the desk.

Zinnia: In truth, nobody really knows where Mega Evolution came from. There are a lot of different stories but who knows which one is true.

She springs back upright.

Zinnia: Maybe none of them are true. Maybe all of them are. It's a mystery, and that's what makes it so fun. I certainly know which story I prefer but, hey, I'm a bit biased.

Zinnia clicks the clicker again and the slide switches to an image of Sky Pillar taken from the air.

Zinnia: Alongside the Sootopolins, my people built a massive tower to record this story and pass it on to future generations, known today as Sky Pillar. It also serves as an altar to Lord Rayquaza, so that if we're ever in need, we can summon it to protect us.

Zinnia turns the smartboard off and leaps to her feet.

Zinnia: And that's part one. Its basic but its important to know. My next lecture will focus on the various native tribes of Hoenn and their cultures. Oh, and if any of you want to see an example of Mega Evolution in action, meet me in the Courtyard later. Class dismissed. Unless you have Raifort next in which case feel free to hang around for a bit.

The video ends.]

@accessabilityanon Since you couldn't make it. Its all basic stuff but I needed to lay down the foundation for later and I think I made it pretty entertaining.

[star-cosmos]

Since we're getting Pokedex completion rewards in Home via a Shiny Mythical Mons (or a Legendary in PLA) I wonder what reward Legends Z-A could have.

Kalos has 3 Mythicals. Diance, Hoopa and Volcanion.

Diance would work as the Dex Completion reward because it's the only Mythical (at the moment considering the Teraleak) with the ability to Mega Evolve. So a Shiny Mega Diance would be so cool.

Hoopa's also unique since it has two forms. Plus, from what I could gather we've never actually got a Shiny Hoopa event. So this could be Hoopa's time to finally get one.

Volcanion also (apparently) never got it's shiny form released. I'm also hoping that Volcanion gets SOMETHING in Legends Z-A seeing as it doesn't really have anything for it. It doesn't have a Mega or a second form like the other Gen 6 Mythicals.

Though if we get Legendaries from another Gen, like PLA brought back the Forces of Nature and added in a new member (making her the dex completion reward), so there's a good chance that we could get something similar.

It'd also work because Gen 6 is the only region without Sub-Legendary Pokemon. So they could add in Legendary mons from another region to fill in and give us a new Legendary or two. With the potential new Legendary becoming the dex completion reward.

My idea is that we could get a new Tapu. The Legendary Birds got regional forms in Gen 8 (technically), the legendary Beasts and Swords of Justice got Paradox Forms, the Forces of Nature got a new member and the Legendary Giants got TWO new members.

Something that could also suggest this is that In the Indigo Disk DLC, the Tapus aren't among the returning Legendary Pokemon.

Most Legendary mons that didn't show up in SV kinda feel like they had a reason:

We got three Sinnoh games last gen so adding the Gen 4 Legends wouldn't make too much sense

The Galar Legendary Birds likely weren't added because they didn't want to put both the regular and the regional variants of these three in the DLC

SwSh was also last Gen so maybe Gamefreak thinks it's too early to add in Zacian, Zamazenta and Eternatus. Though not everyone got the DLC so that's probably why Kubfu. Calyrex and it's steeds were added instead

Both the Legendary Giants and Forces of Nature both got at least one new member to they're groups, so that's probably why they weren't added.

And the Gen 6 Mons were, in hindsight, probably not included as to hint at the fact we were going back to Kalos.

So the lack of the Guardian Deities in SV could hint to them possibly appearing in Legends Z-A, with them possibly getting a new member who could become Z-A's Dex reward.

Either that or like... mewtwo? We'll most likely get Mewtwo in Z-A since it has two Megas.

Also, and this it talking about the Teraleak so I'll put it in the spoilers thing:

It seems like we could get a Mega Zeraora, so by that logic, there's a good chance that we could get Zeraora in Legends Z-A

Though I don't think we'll get a Shiny Zeraora because Gamefreak gave us one as a reward for completing a special event raid in Sword and Shield. (I even got one myself).

[pahrak-the-sinnoh-slizer]

Okay so Pokémon Legends Z-A!  What the fuck!  Wow!

One big concern I want to get out of the way first: apparently the game is going to take place entirely within Lumiose City.  And I mean, Lumiose is the biggest city in Pokémon, but what about the whole rest of Kalos?  Also how will we encounter Pokémon?  Surely they’re not all city-dwellers.  I have to wonder if this was a miscommunication, but I guess we’ll see.

Anyway: YES!!  Not only are we getting a new Legends game (PLA was immediately one of my favorite games in the series), but it’s set in the woefully under-utilized Kalos region!  Kalos is a well of untapped potential, and this has the chance to be a very striking way to finally draw it out.  They knew exactly what they were doing when they let that Z linger on-screen.  AND, not only THAT, but the franchise is taking 24 off and saving this game for NEXT YEAR!  Thank God, this is great news for GameFreak’s employees, and if Pokémon of all things sets this precedent it could have a HUGE impact on the industry.

As for why it’s “Z-A”…who knows?  I’m sure at least part of it is the creators wanting to come up with a more unique name, which is fair.  The hyphen makes it seem like a range covering the entire alphabet, which could signify something all-encompassing, and reversing it to go from end to beginning likely plays into the cycle of life and death represented by Xerneas and Yveltal (in this case, death must occur for new life to take its place, or something along those lines).

I’m glad (and amused) that they specifically showed Furfrou in the teaser, as it’s currently one of the last few Pokémon yet to be available in a mainline Switch game.  After this, I believe it’s just Patrat/Watchog and the Elemental Monkeys?  Maybe they’ll toss them all in to finish rounding things out.

Part of me does wonder if the prevalence of Unown in the Presents could be significant…but probably not.  As the world’s biggest Unown fan I adored their sidequest in PLA, but Unown haven’t appeared in Kalos previously and it would make more sense to revisit Zygarde Cells for this sort of quest.

And Mega Evolution!  Honestly it feels a bit weird to say it’s “back” when it’s remained prevalent in everything but the mainline games, but I’ll get over it, I’m still thrilled!  Mega Evolutions in a Legends game!  I have to imagine we’ll get some additional information on it; there’s a good chance the game will feature Kalos’s first discovery of Mega Evolution, too.  On the chance of getting new Megas…I don’t want to get my hopes up, but it would make a lot of sense!  Though I definitely still want new regional forms too.  Maybe I’m being greedy.  But speaking of forms, if the do give new forms to Xerneas and Yveltal, I hope they look better than Dialga and Palkia’s Origin Formes, those still bother me.

I’m personally hoping this one won’t be an isekai.  PLA did end up utilizing it well enough, but I’d still prefer to stay as grounded in this particular time period as possible.  Something about giving you a magic smartphone in ye olde past just feels…I dunno, patronizing?  But since Arceus probably won’t be involved this time and I don’t see any of the XYZ trio opening time portals, I think there’s a good chance of avoiding the isekai angle.  One related thing that brings to my attention is space-time distortions; they’d probably be a poor fit here on a thematic level, so I hope they’re able to come up with a good stand-in.  Maybe Mega energy suddenly flares up in a region and affects the Pokémon?  Will we encounter wild Megas?  Wait, Alphas are still a thing, right…?

Come to think of it, how will the Pokédex be handled?  I really liked the approach of creating the region’s first Dex; perhaps it could be an element of this “redevelopment” process?  I hope so.  Anyway I could list things I want to see for hours but I think this is sufficient to communicate what sort of headspace I’m in regarding this announcement.  Hon hon hon baguette Prism Tower, everyone!

[thefcguy]

Since you asked me. Who do you think will be in the Pokemon Legends Z-A starter line-up?

That's something that has been living in my mind rent free for the past few days.

It took me a while to have my guesses, but after so many videos and many things I researched, I have my own set of ideas.

(there are possible spoilers here below)

First things first, I want to say that, although it is possible that the final starters have new regional forms, it is equally, if not more, probably that the starters will instead have mega evolutions. Mega evolution is the most beloved mechanic and many people wanted more starters (besides Hoeen and Kanto) to get megas.

And since it has been rumored that Jynx will get a mega due to audio files found in pokemon home, probably more pokemon will be getting new megas.

The megas instead of regional forms makes so that the starters for Legends-Z are none else than... the regular Kalos starters.

Considering this is probably set after Legends Arceus, it is very possible that Lumiose reasearchers already have the means of capturing their own region starters.

Besides, Delphox and Chesnaught deserve some more attention. And, it was always a bit ironic the region of megas didn't have starters with one.

But, in case we have starters from other regions, my assumptions are.

Grass Starter: Snivy. I am 99% sure that, if we have starters from other regions, Snivy will be the grass one. Snivy was inspired by European Empires (like Emboar was inspired by Chinese and Samurott by japan), the fleur-de-lis and it is a pure grass type in it's final form. It can both get a regional form or mega with a secondary Dragon type.

Water type: Piplup. Besides being one of the most beloved water starters, Empoleon was inspired by Napoleon. Gamefreak would be fumbling bad. Since Empoleon already has two types, and is already very French, I think it would work best with a mega.

Fire Types

Torchic: Simple, the rooster is the symbol animal of France. Besides, since the starters will probably have megas instead of regional forms, having one of the starters with a known mega would probably be good advertisement for the game. (Mega Blaziken fans would be interested in buying the game and checking new evos).

Litten: Litten is a starter that has basically nothing to him. No mega, no gigantamax and so on... (just a Z-move, but, people don't care much about it). Since he basically has no fun gimmick. Game Freak could give him a new fun mega! They probably would keep his type, though...

Scorbunny: It turns out that soccer is really important to France. Besides, since he is pure fire, a secondary type could also help him out. I can imagine a Fire/Fairy mega or regional form with a magician theme (France has magicians, and magicians use rabbits for their tricks).

Last, but not least, wanted to state that this pokemon game is probably inspired by a renovation Paris went through beween 1852 and 1870. So, there might be something related to that period.

But, deep down, none of us can be sure of what starter we are going to have. All we can do is... wait and see...

[doubleddenden]

Admittedly with this whole Armor Evolution I've decided to go into, I'm now faced with a dilemma

A. I've gone against the very thing I initially set out to do with my region originally- that is, a game without an overnight reliance on a gimmick to use as a crutch.

But being fair, if things go to plan, the armor evolutions will actually be pretty low in number compared to the amount of new fakemon and such you'd normally get. Last I did math, there's roughly 3 to 4 gens worth of new Pokemon to work with that won't require said gimmick, whereas armor evolutions so far only encompass about... 40 to 50? The region would be huge, it's an entire coast line, so it kinda has to have a lot to work with.

But also, in theory, the mechanic wouldn't really do much different in comparison to a cross Gen evolution or something. There's plenty of drawbacks to encourage you not to keep your pokemon in that form forever, and also with exception to a very select handful related to story plot, there's not really any numbers added to BST, just rearranged. Sure, it might seem a tad unfair to have access to a fully evolved starter's bst in the teens, but theoretically so would other trainer including gym leaders, rivals and such. It wouldn't be advantageous to keep it turned on constantly in that regard either, because then that makes catching pokemon harder. The beginning early 30s might seem like a cake walk, but eventually stats would start to even out and you'd have to actually use strategy again.

Plus, it's just... fun this way? I thought Dynamax was stupid because it just makes your pokemon bigger and it's just for a limited time, even with new forms. As much as I love Megas, I wish I could just keep them as is forever and treat them as new pokemon. Zmoves and Terra are cool, but not as fun as gaining a new form.

Armors in this regard would just give you more new Pokemon to enjoy semi permanently. A type change can open up your team to new members you wanted but couldn't have because of type overlap. In the event a starter evolution isn't to your liking, you can just swap to another form that is. This just opens up more doors to have fun.

But I'm still a hypocrite lol. At least it has potential to be fun.

B. It'll be a LOT like Digimon I guess. But... is that a bad thing? I like both.

As a kid, I used to pretend Flamedramon was a Pokemon anyway so I could play with it and my Pokemon toys. Likewise, I would give Pokemon additional evolutions just like Digimon- well before megas were even thought of- example being Metal Charizard or War Charizard, etc.

The region is meant to be a playground for me to mess with and explore all of my childhood fantasies about my favorite things in one place. In that regard, why shouldn't I indulge in that a bit if I can make it fair and balanced?

C. I'm now fighting the urge to make Flamedramon a Pokemon again for the first time since i was 7 lol. I think I might try it anyway, or at least indulge and try to incorporate what makes it such a cool design into a cool poke/fakemon.

I mean it'll probably never become a real playable fan game anyway, so it's just me playing with toys again except I'm making them in ms paint.

[slothfuzzz]

Pokémon Z-A: My thoughts & Predictions!

(Plus some Fakemon!!!)

While much was revealed in the trailer on Pokemon Day, the visuals and content told us enough about what may potentially be in the game. Partially from the fact that it's another installment in the “Legends' ' series of Pokemon games with the last one being Legends Arceus, we will probably expect similar gameplay. That being a more open world breath of the wild or monster hunter formatted game with lots of action and scenic graphics. Which at least for me as someone who is a huge fan of open fantastical environments I'm excited about.

Also, the fact that the last Legends game set the president learning about the past of the Pokemon world. This makes me hopeful that we'll learn a lot more about the events of what happened before Pokemon X & Y. both came out in 2012. Before I continue, here's a bit of context on X & Y conceptually as past Pokemon games.

Pokemon X & Y take place in the Kalos Region which is based in France with architecture like the tower in Lumiose City being insured by the Eiffel Tower. Also, the choice of Pokemon that were introduced in that game as well as the debut of the newest type at a time fairy. This game has gone down in JRPG infamy for introducing Mega Evolution as well as the amount of incomplete content it had which segway into my main point of writing this.

What will be answered in the new game? And what will be introduced into the games going forward?

Both of these questions are what I'll be using to guide my hopes & predictions of what potentially will be in this newest game.

New Pokemon:

The full visual of all the Pokemon introduced in X&Y.

Like I stated before XY was infamous for having only 72 new Pokemon. But it is revealed later in the original games that many Pokemon died in a war in the Kalos region's past. So theoretically if there is some type of time travel or Pokemon restoration mechanic there is the possibility some of these “extinct” Pokemon could make a comeback with their first debut in this game.

Time travel:

As stated at the start the last Pokemon Legends game involved time travel with the protagonist going to the past of a different region of the Pokemon world. And from the fact that we see in the Pokemon Z trailer two distinctly different maps of Lumiose City one that looks old and the other looking modern, I am led to believe that this could potentially nod towards a past and future jumping through time aspect to the game. Which depending on how it's implemented could be great.

Expanded character lore:

Through the past and future mechanics that are being added too, we could see past Pokemon characters (gym leaders, trainers, rivals, etc.) either fulfill their dreams from past games or find out who their ancestors and/or children are. It wouldn't be the first time Pokemon has done this. But generally whenever they bring back characters from past games or introduce characters that are related to other characters they almost always get really good reception. Especially since they are usually the opposites of the character they are based on personality which could lead to some entering in game dynamics.

AZ’s Floette:

So probably one of the biggest unanswered questions that's been in the Pokemon community for a decade if not more at this point is what happened to AZ Floette? Does it have an evolution?

For context, AZ is a character who created a machine that would revive his Pokemon that tragically died in the Pokemon war of Kalos past. He did this by using the love of other Pokemon to power the machine. Thus bringing back his beloved Pokemon but with a different more gothic form.

What's interesting about this is that even after we see Floette return to see AZ before flying away once again, it never evolves.

But there was concept art that was leaked several years ago of a potential Floette evolution that was drafted at Game Freak so there's still hope that we may not only be able to catch this mysterious Pokemon but also unleash its full potential.

Closing thoughts & Concepts:

Honestly, I think it will be pretty difficult for this game to disappoint me. Even though I have to wait till 2025 (which will break the Gamefreak year schedule of releasing a Pokemon game) I am okay with that if it means I finally get to experience a Pokemon game that is complete on release. For the past several years Game Freak has released a game and then some DLCs when all we want is the whole game all at once. And while the DLC content can be nice it should feel supplemental and nonessential like if I don't get it I am missing core content but that is a whole conversation in itself.

Out of excitement and the fact that whenever a new Pokemon game is announced I always love creating some Fakemon to see how accurate my predictions for the game may be and/or what concepts may be implemented but with my spin on it. Below are a few different Pokemon forms that I came up with for Pokemon that I hope will be in the game. I am fully aware that they won't look like my iterations but I have fun making them as an artist and Pokemon fan.

Quick sketch I did of Floette Evolution Ideas:

(may come back to these as game approaches release)

Paradox Vivillon I called “Iron Seasons”:

Alternative Furfrou Trim mock-ups:

(Ancient & Future Trims)

[mxstball]

Truth Spell + Have you ever felt your weight of responsibility become too heavy to bear? Have you ever felt yourself deserving of this responsibility? (For Heidi)

Truth Spell time | Accepting

"...I... don't exactly know how to answer this question other than a simple 'yes... and sort of'."

Heidi took the time to think about what exactly to say.

"...have you ever felt like the whole world was put on your shoulders, but that you felt too inexperienced or too young to take it? Well... honestly, it's always been a feeling, really."

Heidi changed forms. "...You're probably guessing that I'm talking about my being an Arceus, and you're right, but I'm thinking more about... the weather wars. I was a child when Rayquaza, Kyogre, and Groudon all went to war with each other. It lasted for a thousand years, and was one of the most traumatic times during my life. I've... made and lost so many friends during that time." She shook her head. "Anyway, I... became Rayquaza's top battle scout and warrior sometime during the war, and so soon after my mother passed away, too. For so many battles and for so long, it's felt like the balance of the entire region was put at my feet... that one mishap... one fuck up, and I would watch as all the remaining of my friends are murdered and the region reduced to nothing but either endless ocean or endless land. I... was only Tor's age, but I really didn't feel like it. I felt like an imposter... just waiting for the day where I would let everyone down... where I would see them in the afterlife cursing me for all eternity. Honestly? That feeling didn't go away for a long time, not until the time I was captured and accidentally underwent Mega Evolution on my own. Though, then again, that deservingness was also filled with anger... anger for humans." She shook her head. "I... was not okay back then."

Heidi changed again. "As Arceus, it's... a little different. I still feel the weight of the world on my shoulders... like I'm the only one that separates this world from utter disaster. My friends and family help, but they ultimately rely on me to keep their world and lives going... so they don't have to sacrifice everything that I had to in order to just keep the world spinning. In a way, it's isolating that there's not much I can really ask for when it comes to relief since, even when I just ask Jeanne or Rachel to babysit the world for me, the final barrier from any attack is going to have to happen through me."

"...But when it comes to deserving this responsibility, I... think I do." She nodded. "The Weather Wars from a thousand years ago really taught me something. It's that the reason why I was given this responsibility is because those that put me here for a reason. They trust that I'll figure things out... that I'm smart and strong enough to traverse things... that, even if I make a mistake, that I'll work things through to fix them... and, well, no matter how badly things have gone, I've proven them more and more correct, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time. So, really, in a way, I am proving that I deserve the role that I've been given, even when it doesn't feel right in the moment.... And if my friends and family think I deserve the responsibility, then that's what matters more to me than my imposter syndrome, because my family's happiness is what's important to me."

[kariachi]

Ya know, I'm seeing people being confused why Tepig and I...

I don't know guys, I guessed it.

Because odds were we weren't getting Torchic, since it's already got a mega. Same with Charmander. The last Legends game didn't have the regions starters so instead you got them in the wild, that's Fennekin out. Litten and Fuecoco are too recent, and Cyndaquil was a starter in the last Legends game, odds are they aren't doubling up. So three options left- Litten, Chimchar, and Tepig. Infernape I just couldn't picture what they would do to Francify it, Incineroar would be easier but still the options are quite there, while Emboar can easily get slotted into knighthood or to a truffle focus and the like.

Snivy and Piplup were always going to be too France already, just just nowhere else to take them for the theme, while Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Treecko, Mudkip, Chespin, Froakie, Grooky, Sobble, Sprigatito, and Quaxly were all out for the same reasons as the fuckers above.

Now that's not to say there weren't still a load of opportunities for the grass and water types. Popplio could've easily slotted into representing France's historic music scene, Turtwig evolving into the gardens of Versailles was an option. But just the same I bet any new form/mega for Meganium will lean into Versailles and very much into the stereotypical elegance of French historic design, probably with an edge in it's personality to counterbalance it's beauty. Feraligatr, I'm not sure how they'll Francify it, but then I don't know much about France so I'm sure somebody who knows more than me will have ideas. Maybe Emboar leans into the culinary aspects of the region (gods know if SV is anything to go by nobody's been feeding the staff working on these games) while Feraligatr leans into the roots of horse pagentry, I can see a calmer variety that's all barded to shit...

[rubychan228]

Last minuet Pokemon Presents Predictions!

We'll start with mobile games. The only one I play is Go, so maybe they'll mention Unova Tour this weekend.

Spin-off games. I have no expectations, but always want re-releases/remakes of Coliseum and XD.

It's probably too late from additional New Pokemon Snap DLC, so a sequel would be great.

Some stuff about new movie/anime I'd imagine.

They'll possibly acknowledge the Switch 2, but won't be able to say much.

PLZA predictions and hopes!

Small stuff:

I hope shiny hunting in this game is as easy as it is in PLA, And I really, really hope the shiny sound come back!!!

I expect their will also be no trade evos again, so I'm happy about that.

I also expect PLA like quests.

Possibly, when HOME support is added, something special if you transfer in mons from XY.

I really hope we have a breeding mechanic in this game, since PLA didn't.

I also really want the game to have regular pokeballs. And, because I like to color coordinate my Pokemon/balls (pink Pokemon in Love Balls, green Pokemon in Friend Balls etc) I really want a new, dark purple ball. Maybe some good red and orange ones too.

And I am looking forward to the trainer customization, since I like XY's the best.

Moving on to bigger stuff...

* Regional Forms and Megas:

New megas are a given, but I wouldn't be surprised to see regionals as well. Not to mention new evos.

For the starters, I've heard the idea of Snivy, Scorbunny, and Piplup. I like this. Unsure if the final evos will have new megas, new forms, or even both.

I also suspect, similar to PLA, both the Kalos and Kanto starters will be available in the wild too. Possible also Hoenn, because of their megas. I'd be unsurprised if the Kalos starters get megas here.

Additionally, most of the Pokemon from the reveal trailer are Kalos mons or mons from evolutionary lines that have megas. But eight lines shown currently don't. Ekans, Bellsprout, Staryu, Dratini, Spinarak, Hippopotas, Sandile, and Emolga. I'd be unsurprised if some or all of these get something. A regional form, a mega, or a new evolution.

Also, Mega Flygon. It's time.

We don't need it, but I could see a Mega Mewtwo Z (and/or Mega Charizard Z, which re really don't need.....)

Crack theory, Mega Sylveon.

* Additionally, at bare minimum, I suspect an NPC will give you a Hisuian Avalugg and Sliggo at some point.

Non-regional Forms

I mean, we'll have to finally do something with AZ's Floette. I'm unsure it it will be unique or a new form. Even if it isn't a new form, I could see them adding a new color, like pink or purple.

I could also see a new Vivillion pattern. Speaking of, for a lot of reasons, we are really overdue for a Pokeball pattern distribution. Either it will be the default form in PLZA, like Fancy is in SV, or there will be a tie-in event (raid or mystery gift) in SV. Alternately, all forms will be available, possibly via a quest. With Fancy and Pokeball being post game or save data bonuses.

Also, given the focus on size variation of Pokemon in recent games, I could see them adding a Super Small sized Pumpkaboo.

Finally for this, I would not be surprised if they added one or more new Furfrou forms. But the main thing I want is boxable forms.

* Speaking of, Furfrou is one of a tiny handful of Pokemon not available on the Switch. The others are the Unova monkeys and the Patrat line, both of which are available in the wild in XY, so hopefully we'll see them here. If we do get a breedin mechanic, I also hope the game has Alolan Rattata. The only Switch game it is in is LGPE, which also does not have breeding.

*Legendaries and Mythicals

Given their prominence in USUM and Go, and the fact that you will not be able to go to Terminus Cave, I would expect some sort of Zygarde Cell mechanic. Possibly similar to Spiritomb in PLA.

In XY, you could catch roaming Kanto Legendary Birds. It would be interesting if you could get the Galarian Birds in PLZA. (Maybe as a SWSH save data bonus.)

I would expect post-game quests focusing on the long-neglected Kalos mythicals. I would especially love seeing something finally exploring the link between Carbink and Diancie. Maybe a Mega Carbink to bridge the gap.

There's probably more, but I can't think of anything else and I'm running out of time (IDK when I'll finish the formatting and post, but it's 8am right now and the Presents is at 9.)

ETA: Quests to earn Mega Stones.

[hyprbeam]

Okay. So. At a baseline, we can assume a few things from the trailer and based on previous games.

wild speculation and interpretation in no particular order, take all this with a large helping of salt:

Megas are back. since this is the first mainline game since USUM to include them, we can probably assume it will include all of them

if so, what about the weather trio? we have seen TPC include previous legends apropos of nothing in postgames and such before, but this seems like an odd case.

they could be transfer only but legends arceus only allowed transfer of mons that were in its regional dex. seems hard to say at this time.

it is probably safe to assume we will get some amount of new megas, though, obviously, this is unclear right now. i would be thoroughly shocked if the starters didnt get megas.

this is a modern pokemon game. we will almost certainly we getting new regional variants. Lumosian forms maybe?

god. new megas for the regionals? this is ridiculous levels of derivitive.

the game takes place ENTIRELY in lumiose(see:noa twitter). this isnt a kalos game this is a lumiose game. thats STRAAAANGE. this is a *legends style game* that takes place entirely within a city.

so. how the fuck do you get pokemon?????? i refuse to believe this is a colo situation. are the 5 plazas going to be like. different ecological zones? lumiose did not have that much visual variety. im very curious as to how they will pull this off.

this could be NOA being Strange and Wrong. they ARE currently the only source for this information. its not worth ruling out yet.

they may be recontextualizing how Massive lumiose is, which i would really appreciate. i still believe we havent really gotten a properly City Sized pokemon city. this would be appreciated.

PLA had 5 areas. lets say they make lumiose Much bigger. they could make the plazas the 5 areas and as you complete research tasks in each the city could expand outwards? i do not think we will see a Complete Modern Lumiose by the end of the game*

lets address the elephant in the room. they might pull some isekai shit again! i dont know HOW but honestly pokemon is RIFE with time/dimensional travel shit. between celebi, jirachi, dialga, arceus, terapagos, and the time capsule we are not aching for methods of sending people to the past or future. that said, i would like to touch on the protagonist, as silly as it seems.

could be serena and calem! either from the past or sent back from present day. this is the white bread choice but its honestly the most likely. beats me.

could be dawn and lucas again! maybe arceus sent them to kalos post pla! this is a bit of a stretch but like. its Possible.

Okay. Okay Listen To Me. Hear Me Out. at the end of b/w when you complete the post-game quest you are told by looker that n was seen in "a distant land with a dragon type pokemon". the fact that the region was not explicitly named alongside other hints towards kalos in those games implies (BUT NEVER EXPLICITLY STATES! THIS IS SPECULATION!) that N went to kalos. we KNOW(through the b2w2 postgame dialogue in nuvema) that hilda/hilbert went after N after the events of b/w and DID NOT RETURN FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS, AND AFAWK IS STILL GONE. ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY. hilda/hilbert PLZA protagonist truthers? this company has made me go mad.

That Is All I Have For Now. God Knows This Will Not Be The Last I Have To Say On The Subject.

much to consider.

[ask-directorsada-and-friends]

Professor Lucina Sada was used to giving presentations. She was used to seeing her fellow professors. Sada was even used to being called nuts.

She was not good with surprises. Especially when she was running on 48 hours of coffee and little sleep.

So, as she prepared her notes for her presentation at the conference, walking through the Great Hall of the academy, the last thing she needed was for someone to tap her on the shoulder. So, when someone did, she swatted away their hand, not looking up. Whoever it was didn't seem to get the hint, as they did so again. "Go. away. I'm busy." She growled through gritted teeth. Hopefully this wasn't a poor student she just scared again- Jacq and Salvatore refused to let her live that down.

"You know, it's considered rude to not look up at the person talking to you, mi corazón."

She froze. That voice...

Whipping around, she was face to face with Professor Andres Turo, fellow Pokemon professor, co-creator of the Tera Orb, and... her estranged spouse.

Who was now out cold on the ground following her fist connecting with his face.

Whoops.

Ms. Tyme was NOT happy with her reaction, stating she couldn't have waited until she was in private to punch him?

Hassel, Saguero, Salvatore, and Dendra had to pay Raifort after she won the bet over how long it would take for them to be in the same region before she punched Turo. Miriam is amazed at how fast she moved, while Jacq... he missed the whole thing, having instead chosen to catch up with his brother and cousins over lunch in town.

Kukui, who witnessed the entire thing, was laughing his ass off.

A few hours before the conference began, she went to apologize to Turo. After all, he didn't deserve to be punched (well, he did, just not like that). The moment he opened his door, she ended up punching him again.

Augustine ended up having to sit between the two once the conference began. He'd managed to get them to agree to speak in private later, just for now to please stop punching the man when children are around. Jacq was sat besides Sonia and her assistant Hop- his baby cousin, as it turned out- while Juniper sat with Elm and Birch. Rowan, Oak, and Kukui had found themselves at the other end of the oval conference table, Oak's grandson Blue nearby with Bianca of Unova discussing their friends and their habit of "vanishing without warning anyone". Lucas and Brendan were discussing regional variants and the mysterious 'Hisuian forms' that once called Sinnoh home. She knew Champion Leon of Galar had accompanied his brother here, but he had opted to explore the academy instead, stating he probably wouldn't understand much of what was to be discussed.

Sada figured that as they were all here, she might as well take the chance to explain the strange multiverse she had experienced. Kukui had already been filled in, having dealt with something similar a few years back, so at least he wouldn't think she was crazy... at least regarding this.

"Fellow Professors and researchers, I welcome you to Paldea's esteemed Naranja Academy. As you all know, it is here where Professor Laventon studied and is said to be inspired to create what we now know as the very first Pokedex." The director began, gesturing to a framed photo hanging up on the wall between Rowan and Oak. A man with tan skin, a bowtie, and curly hair smiled back from the image, a plaque beneath it reading Professor Laventon, shortly before his trip to document the Pokemon of the Hisui region. "Since then, advancements in not only what he first documented but beyond in the area of Pokemon research have soared far past what we can expect he ever dreamed of. A computerized Pokedex, studies into baby Pokemon, the rediscovery of the Fairy Type- thought to have been lost since he first documented it- and Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax, and Terestalization are only scratching the surface of what we have done here. Why, our academy's own Jacq Sycamore created the very first Pokedex app to document and study the Pokemon of Paldea and the regional forms that live here." She paused to take a breath. Alright. Time to drop the bombshell she knew.

"And during this time, we have witnessed strange disturbances in space-time. Laventon documented what he called 'Space-Time Distortions' in Hisui, rifts in the fabric of time and space that dragged Pokemon from different places and eras to the location they formed in. We have seen in Sinnoh and Alola that such things are possible- that multiple universes can exist. What I have discovered recently is-"

That was when the door to the conference room opened and someone tumbled inside. Wearing a labcoat (a rather outdated one at that) and a purple hat, the person seemed to be confused and surprised, hugging a bundle of papers to his chest as he groaned from where he landed by Sada's feet.

Sycamore was already helping the man up, but upon seeing his face he scrambled back, letting go and accidentally dropping him. The room was in a stunned silence before Rowan, the most senior professor (or second most senior professor now) spoke.

"If I am not mistaken... Is that Professor Laventon?"

(Hehehehehehe Sada sees Turo- OHKO.

Sees him again- OHKO

so @askprofessorlaventon and I have been planning this for a bit now. If you follow my other Pokemon ask blog, @silentzoroark, you no doubt saw the beginning of this.

[ourpokemonteamtournament]

Hello and welcome to Our Pokemon Team Tournament. We've seen a lot of Pokemon tournaments on here but only for finding the most popular or just for an individual type.

So here we are! We want to form Tumblrs Pokemon Team.

I'm New:

Hello fellow Tumblr Pokemon Trainer! Sorry if your favorite is already eliminated by the time you find us.

We are currently in Round 107 of Phase 1! For all the currently open polls: Round 107 Masterlist

New Polls Weekly on Sundays at 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm EST

1 poll will be reblogged daily with propaganda of the Pokemon featured in it.

Please reblog if you vote on a poll to help us get as wide a net as possible.

Propaganda/Anti Propaganda is allowed and will be reblogged

How It Works:

We will use a random number generator to select the 1v1 match up.

New polls will be up every Sunday and there will be 6 1v1 polls, a Form Bracket poll, and 1 all-out matchup poll between last weeks losers in a Losers Bracket.

Every poll will be open for the whole week.

In the event of a tie, both Pokemon will move forward.

Shiny Explanation

We keep going until there are 10 Pokemon left. Then there will be a weekly Elimination Match-Up poll with the winners being locked in until we have our team of 6 with the other 4 being our runners-up.

What?

We will be going through EVERY Pokemon: all 1025 Pokemon, each form/alternate form, and every Shiny form.

For example of what will be in the running: All parts of the evolutionary line, all shiny forms, all regional variants, all unique special/event Pokemon(ex Cosplay Pikachu), Mega forms, Paradox Pokemon, Ultra beasts, Legendary/Mystical Pokemon, and Dynamax forms.

Form Brackets: If a Pokemon has multiple forms or asthetic variations, it will first be put into a Form Bracket to widdle down all the forms until the most popular is chosen. The most popular form will then be put back into the main competition. If a form loses but wins the Losers Bracket, it will be added back into the tournament alongside the most popular form.

Not in the running: No Shadow or Alpha Pokemon. Any Anime or Card game unique Pokemon. No spin off exclusive Pokemon that were not obtainable in a mainline game.

Propaganda:

If you would like to use any posts/art as propaganda of any currently battling Pokemon please tag or @ us

If you want to, our asks/submissions are also open for propaganda.

How long will this take?

Honestly? I have no clue. Probably a really long time. For reference, this tournaments first round of polls started on Jun 25th, 2023!

Whats the Goal of this?

If anything, give anyone that wants to a way to use this team in a Pokemon game and see if it'll actually win a league. Also, see if this team will be as chaotic as Tumblr itself is.

❤️🖤🤍

[imthepunchlord]

Do you think X and Y need to get a remake already?

Well, technically BW should be next but I'm also dreading it thanks to BDSP, and as Gen 5 was the peak of Pokemon's pixel art and thinking that it'll go 3D and it's up in the air how good it'll look... yeah I'm not that excited to see it.

But a remake of XY, I wouldn't quite want what they'd probably do, cause most likely it'll be a match for match remake but I want changes to XY.

The biggest thing I want for XY is for the story to be reworked up cause I wasn't satisfied with XY's story. Most enjoyment I got out of XY was enjoying traveling through Kalos, and it's frustrating cause I think if they had more time they could've had something better. Well, story for all of pokemon.

But like, I wanted to see Malva in Team Flare then get surprised to learn that this tough admin is ONE OF THE ELITE FOUR MEMBERS which like, bruh, you realize she's been holding back this whole time. Essentially toying with you and could've knocked out any time she wanted.

I wanted Team Flare to be funny. Like, how can they be designed to be so flamboyant and fashion oriented but nothing comedic was done with them. Thankfully Skull came next.

I wish Lysandre's reasoning was better or they did something to work off of it, cause he talks about how ugly the world is so it needs to be destroyed and remade to what he thinks is better and I'm just like

Kalos is beautiful and everybody is nice. Where is this coming from Lysandre? Maybe a good chunk of the League should've been made to be assholes in some shape or form. That could offer why Lysandre thinks Kalos sucks.

I also wish I got to see Lysandre getting the legendary, and that there was better build up of them cause it feels they're included last minute. And I wish poor Zygarde got included and more present and did something. Like, I enjoyed Rayquaza coming in to tell Groudon and Kyogre to calm the f down. I enjoyed Giratina arising and kidnapping Cyrus mid speech. Given the lore, Zygarde should've appeared.

I wish the "friends" were done better if they were a must to be included, they all seemed kinda pointless and a little annoying. I'm also annoyed that the rival gets pokemon but they don't show up on their team, like, what was the point of that if they're not used? They get one of the fossil mons, not on the team though. They and Shuana get a Kanto starter, not on their team though, so what's the point? Also RIP those 2 other boys, no starters for you!

...actually yeah, they didn't even get the Kalos starters. I guess Sycamore just has favorites, sorry guys.

I also question why the Kanto starters are even there, outside nostalgia. Like, if there were to be starters to be gifts to you, for sure Snivy and Piplup would've made sense given they're based on French royalty. That's why Serperior was one those gates.

I'd also want to see the Swords of Justice to appear in Kalos in some way given they're based on the famous French musketeers. Maybe they should've been the big legendaries here since Yveltal, Xerneas, and Zygarde don't really feel that tied to Kalos. Maybe them being hostile to humans could confirm Lysandre's views, and oh man, just imagine if you were dealing with Team Flare AND the Swords of Justice and you befriend Keldeo and through that friendship, Keldeo unlocked that power or evolved or whatever, and it shows the big three that oh, maybe there is something for human-pokemon relations and for things to be improved but Lysandre stays stubborn and things escalate, and the Swords of Justice work with you to stop Lysandre and save everyone.

I'd also hope to see Galar and Paldea a little incorporated into Kalos, either in pokemon, culture influence, and lore. Especially Paldea as it seems that was the region that Kalos went to war with a long time ago.

I also would love more mega evolution, but for it to be tweaked. Keep it for pokemon that need a boost of power and not popular mons who are already solid, with only exception being starters; which I am surprised that the Kalos starters didn't get megas. Uh, let mega evolving be more common and not restricted to late game and post game. Also really work off you get the ability through the bond, so you need your pokemon at a certain friendship point to mega evolve and can't just do it right away. And just call them mega stones. I always found the "insert pokemon name-ite" to be kinda silly.

But I also get why it's not being continued. It is a little bit of a shame cause that was my favorite of all the new gimmicks.

I'd also love to see regional variants for Kalos. Like, the dragon Torchic line I drew out, Kalos was the region I had in mind, with the Gallic Rooster as unofficial symbol of France (which might be why Torchic appears in XY), and I believe the cockatrice I tied it to is of French mythology. And in general, for every remake, I think it'd be a lot of fun if they updated the dex to include regional variants that could plausible exist there or make sense to.

Anyway, I'm not sure XY needs a remake now, but I do think it needs an overhaul, which I've heard that we were supposed to either get Z or XY2, but they got cut because there was no time to make it. Which, I do wish we did get Z because that third version is always the superior one, able to have more time and add more stuff in and make tweaks so it goes better, and XY I think needed those tweaks. It's a beautiful region and I like the dex a lot, but I didn't enjoy it for the story or characters. Most of them didn't even stick with me, nor could I remember their names.

Unfortuantely though, remake wise, Pokemon just likes to copy and paste typically, and if BDSP is going to be the new norm for pokemon remakes, it's a remake I don't want for XY, or BW.

[lighthouseas]

Me overanalyzing the opening to a kids show

Ok, so here’s some stuff I think most people noticed in Pokemon Journeys op 4:

PAUL PAUL PAUL PAUL

Clemont and Bonnie

Greninja

Horace

Lisia & Wallace

Other rivals and shit

Chloe doing a Pokemon performance/contest

OK NOW TIME TO OVERANALYZE IT

Paul returning possibly means Cynthia’s prediction coming true about Ash and Paul facing off again?? I mean I forget her exact words but during the episode where Ash says goodbye to Paul she mentions something about the World Championship or something along those lines.  This STRONGLY indicates Paul is competing in the world coronation league and that him and Ash are going to face off.  I suspect they’ll create some plot points with Paul being impressed about Ash having a mega, a z-ring, and being able to use gigantamax/dynamax.  

I think I heard somewhere Paul has a mega too so if that’s the case then he might underestimate Ash’s abilities to mega evolve his Pokemon.  BUT ALSO, if Paul has a mega, that means he was able to form deeper, more meaningful bonds with his Pokemon (since that’s the only way to properly mega evolve), so he has changed quite a lot since DP.

Additionally, Paul will probably meet Goh and think he’s not strong enough to face off against him and will only want to battle Ash and him and Goh will probably have a little rivalry going lol, if journeys doesn’t do that I’ll be pissed

Clemont and Bonnie is...interesting.  I honestly don’t know where they’ll go with that but hell I’m still excited bc I love my little electric babies.  My guess is Clemont is maybe competing in the coronation series since he’s a gym leader?  Or maybe it’ll just be a filler episode, idk either way I’m hype- also Goh and Clemont interactions PLEASE they’re both pure cinnamon rolls and would have the best friendship

GRENINJA RETURNS OH MY GOD.  IT HAS BEEN 6 YEARS WTF.  Anyways, I’m so excited.  I think what Pokemon might do is have Ash use Greninja and Greninja’s battle bond ability as a trump card against Leon or maybe Paul.  Will Ash catch Greninja again? I hope.  I cried so hard when he left lmao.  Also, there might even be issues with Ash USING battle bond since now he has a Lucario which can mega evolve which also requires having a strong bond with your Pokemon.  So maybe we’ll get Ash having conflicted feelings about Greninja returning and also a Greninja and Lucario rivalry? That would be sick we need that

HORACE X GOH YES YES YES YES ok i’m hype for this because Horace x Goh is an underrated ship.  Ok I’m not JUST excited for shipping I’m also excited because we didn’t get much insight into Horace’s character, all we know is he was Goh’s childhood friend.  Maybe Horace has joined Project Mew and him and Goh work together somehow? Maybe Horace is researching something to do with space/the moon (the reason I say this is because in the op, he appears during nighttime while under a spotlight looking up at the sky with his Bayleef).  So idk.  HYPE

Lisia and Wallace definitely means some sort of Wallace Cup which leads into my next overanalyzation.  Also I’m so excited to see Lisia because CONTEST IDOLS YALL?? ALLIE HAYDEN?? Sorry I love PDtL

Ok, leading into my next point, with the Wallace Cup, and Chloe putting on a performance...we can definitely expect the return of Dawn for that, maybe as a mentor for Chloe or something.  Additionally, if you look closely, Chloe is not only wearing May’s contest outfit from ORAS but her Eevee is also wearing Serena’s Eevee’s clip that she had when she used to perform.  This teases the return of both May and Serena, which would make a whole lot of sense considering last we saw her Serena was heading to the Hoenn region to pursue coordinating.  And, waddaya know, May is a Hoennian coordinator, as well as being 1 of 2 major Pokegirls who haven’t returned yet (besides Misty who returned in Alola).  Maybe we’ll see May, Dawn, Serena and Chloe all facing off in the Wallace Cup, with the first 3 acting as mentors towards Chloe in her search for a path to follow when she grows up.  

Ok I think I’m done- no I’m not there’s more but anyways.

[tethrarisms]

if you could write pokemas villain arcs, what would you do? and what do you realistically hope to see in future villain arcs? all i really want at this point is archie and maxie sygna suits

Hi, anon! Thanks for asking and sorry in advance about the long post, I'm releasing my full potential for this question weofwoewo

Well, first, I can understand why they're using Team Rocket over and over in order to manipulate other teams, it works just fine for them, but at the same time I find it a bit repetitive, so I'd avoid that for a new whole arc across generations. The plots would be focused on their own respective regions instead of a main theme. BUT there will be a common theme going on, and that is *VILLAIN ADMINS*

PS: let's just assume Paulo is always involved in these stories, but since he got his own prologues, I won't be focusing on him.

- For Kanto, of course, Team Rocket would the main antagonist. I wouldn't give another alt to Giovanni since he has three pairs already, so I'd focus on other characters. I thought of giving the main trio each a legendary bird just like Galar did but then again, Blue has too many sync pairs, he doesn't need one more. Personally, I'd give an alt to Green (maybe a Jigglypuff?), and since I also adore Brock, I'd give him a "competitive" sync pair (Omastar or Kabutops, perhaps). Lastly, a Cloyster for Lorelei just because. Plot-wise, I'd insert Jessie and James again (and would bring back their event), introducing some kind of character development for them. They're also getting new alts, a Seviper for Jessie and a Cacnea for James. They'd help Giovanni steal some of Lear's technology (or simply stealing money from a random competition, there's plenty of them) at the start of the story, but they'd face a situation that demanded some altruism/heroism from them, forcing them to change sides momentarily and thus frustrating Giovanni's plan, who would be oblivious to their good deeds. Still, Giovanni would get away with some advantage because it's him.

- Johto would follow the consequences of Giovanni's success at stealing info, maybe something regarding the legendary beasts. Since Kris already got a Suicune, I'd give shiny beasts (just like the event) to Lyra (Suicine), Ethan (Raikou) and Silver (Entei). The story would be focused on Silver and Giovanni's relationship (and I know it's cliche but come on, it's the angsty, delicious food we love to see) and also Ethan's bond with Silver. Lorelei and Clair would assist them just because it's my super rare ship and there's so little content on them ;-; Instead of Jessie and James, however, the spotlight would go to the other admins and their sync pairs' debut: Petrel (Weezing), Ariana (Arbok) and Archer (Golbat). See the similarity with Jessie and James? Except that they wouldn't be around. We could also get some hint that Ariana is Silver's mom (if we can get confirmation that Cyrus was the boy who wrote about Rotom, we can have that as well idc).

- NOW BRACE YOURSELF! IT'S TIME TO GO WILD FOR HOENN AND HARDENSHIPPING. First off, nothing against Zinnia and Steven but FUCK THEM. NO ZINNIA AND STEVEN STEALING THE PROTAGONISM FROM MY ECOTERRORISTS. The story could be anything as long as they're following the events of the last Hoenn arc, in which Archie and Maxie agreed on a truce. Except that the legendaries are insane and obviously would end up fighting again. I think Jirachi could be involved, kinda causing trouble bc of the wishes, and that would be the reason they'd fight. I know it's biased af and unrealistic to give alts to villains only, and although there's a hint that Archie met a Jirachi once, I'd do that for either May or Brendan (probably Brendan bc May has far too many alts jfc). Doesn't mean our ecoterrorists are not getting anything, though. That's right, they be getting a primal form for their respective legendaries. BUT the new sync pairs? ADMINS. IDC THERE'S A MEGA-SHARPEDO IN THE GAME ALREADY. MOVE YOUR ASS, GRIMSLEY, SHELLY IS ALSO GETTING A M-SHARPEDO. Tabitha and Matt are also joining the game with sync pairs (Torkoal and Relicanth. Doesn't make any sense but I can't just give them another Sharpedo and Camerupt pls fighting for my life here ;-;). The ending would be gay af idc. It would be so gay Steven and Wallace would feel embarrassed. (Wallace will get a new sync on the next rotation, sorry, Wallace). Also also, next rotation, we're also getting sygna suits for Archie and Maxie, and they be matching!! Any pokémon is alright, as long as they're related. Maybe.. Oh, Plusle and Minun??? Since they're opposites but also red/blue?? I've seen fanart of these alts too now that I think about it!! Perfection!!

- *heavy breathing* Bear with me, we're getting into sensitive territory now (at least for me). Sinnoh... Sinnoh, my beloved *gumball crying meme* Okay, okay. So... Okay let's go with unhinged Arceus. Let's go with bitchy Arceus trying to interfere with Pasio because it was not its creation. Let's go with Arceus forcing the protagonists and Team Galactic to work together to stop its little tantrum. And that would be perfect for Cyrus to bond with the admins. Yes, all the admins are getting sync pairs! Mars and Purugly, Jupiter and Skuntank and Saturn and Toxicroak. But you know who elseeeee is getting a new alt? *evil laughter* I'M GIVING CYRUS A ROTOM. YOU KNOW SOPHOCLES'S FRIEND'S ROTOM? FUCK THAT FRIEND. THEY DIED IDGAF. ROTOM IS ALL ALONE AND WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF IT NOW? THAT'S IT. THAT'S MY CYRUS FTW *explosions on the background* I also love Cynthia but plssss, no more alts oewifewoiwoi and what do you mean the protagonists need new alts? Okay, give Arceus to Lucas whatever.

- Unova, OBVIOUSLY, will have Ghetsis and N involved. But we're also getting Zinzolin and Cryogonal, and perhaps one ninja from the shadow triad (once again, I love you, Grimsley, but you're stealing ppl's signature pokémon ;-;). I also need Colress to go "tee-hee" with the war crimes just because it's funny. Diantha may have stolen Keldeo, but let's give the muskeeters to Rosa (Virizion), Nate (Terrakion) and Iris (Cobalion) (sorry, Pasio's main character). I'd love to introduce the triplets with the elemental monkeys but let's be honest, between the triplets and the submas, who on Earth would not go with submas? Ingo getting a Chandelure and Emmet, a Galvantula or Eelektross. Almost related but not quite, Roxie deserves an EX SO BAD. Roxie is getting an EX. Plot-wise, Ghetsis is after the muskeeters because he wants power and that's it. Family drama unfolds, N will suffer again yadda yadda. Ingo and Emmet are super involved tho. Because I said so. Next rotation, it's the triplets' turn, sorry.

- Oof, let's move on to Kalos. We just recently had a story that I found super boring booooo. Obviously, I'll go with perfectworldshipping, only with more drama. Sycamore getting an alt bc he was supposed to get one LAST MONTH AND HE DIDN'T, THAT'S HOMOPHOBIA. I know this is unpopular opinion but maybe an Aromatisse or Slurpuff. I like these Pokémon and I think Fairy is a type that matches Sycamore. You know who else we getitng? That's right, you were never able to play with AZ's Floette, but this ends NOW! AZ is making it into the game. Drasna and Malva are also debutting as playable characters (it's just a matter of time, after all). Regarding the plot... wouldn't it be chaotic fun if Lear's Hoopa met with a different Hoopa? *evil laughter* yes, I'd force Lysandre to work with the protagonists just for once, jfc, stop being such a little bitch and help them keep Pasio beautiful and less chaotic thanks. Calem is getting Hoopa just bc Serena has too many pairs already.

- I must confess that I haven't played the games from this point on cause I can't afford them anymore but let's try my best with the little I know about the next regions. Alola will be once again focused on Guzma and Lusamine. But I want to give the spotlight to Team Skull and not the Aether Foundation. Maybe, MAYBE, we can work with Giovanni, forcing the teams to fight in order to prevent him from bringing the rest of Rainbow Rocket to Pasio. But why Selene and Elio are so underappreciated in this game????? I'll most definitely give them alts. Zeraora is going to Elio and Blacephalon, to Selene. Melmetal goes to Guzma bc I said so.

- Galar already has a hint that Rose is making it to the game this year, so I'll just assume he'll be involved in whatever. Leon already got Eternatus, so I really don't have any idea of what could be possibly used as a plot device to move things around. Just please give someone, ANYONE, a Cinderace. No more alts, tho. Galar had the spotlight just this month, that would be insane and I can't take any more crystal wall characters, PLEASE, and I say that with tears in my eyes because I love Leon.

- No idea what's going on with Paldea aside from the professors abandoning Arven. I just need Rika and Clodsire, Larry and Komala, and whatever Geeta's signature pokémon is. Sorry, I don't know much about this region and I'm trying to avoid as many spoilers as possible until I can finally play it someday.

Aaaaand that's it. I'm not normal about pokemas as you can see =D thank you for the opportunity to go wild for them <3 have an excellent day/night!