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    Alola Forms, Z Moves and a Few Other Things

    So we got a rather long Sun-Moon video today.



    - A bunch of old Pokémon (namely Kanto Pokémon) get these new "Alola forms." I have mixed feelings about this. I'd rather Sandslash gets a legitimate new evolution than a special form only available in Alola. Like they did with Sinnoh.

    - Alola Trials, one for each island. Finally, some serious sidequesting in Pokémon games. At least, I assume. We only got to see the bosses at the end today, though.

    - A couple new Pokémon. Meh.

    - Z Moves, which are basically the "attack" analogue of Mega Evolutions. You only get to use one a battle and they're supposedly ridiculously powerful, though I'm not sure what order of magnitude the base power's on. I don't like these. I didn't like Mega Evolutions 'cause power creep, and these look about the same. They look kind of cool, but I wouldn't be surprised if between these and the (undoubtedly more power creep-filled) Alola forms I never bother to get into Gen 7 competitive.

    - Edit: oh yeah, you get to ride Pokémon too. This had better be what it looks like it is. *shakes fist in Nintendo's general direction*

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    It looks like they're doing away with the gyms and replacing them with the Trials, which actually breathes life into a tried and true formula. After twenty years of "Defeat 8 gyms and then the elite four and then defeat an evil team along the way", it's actually cool that they're trying something new. Also, someone compared the Z-moves to Limit breaks in Final Fantasy? As long as it's balanced well, I don't think power creep will be much of an issue. Also, it seems as though JoJo is leaking into another franchise.

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    More like Aloha form, right? Seriously, why would they make everything Hawaii themed and then misname these forms by a letter? Maybe I'm missing something. It's not like it translates to anything, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyohack View Post
    More like Aloha form, right? Seriously, why would they make everything Hawaii themed and then misname these forms by a letter? Maybe I'm missing something. It's not like it translates to anything, though.
    The name of the region is the "Alola" region, so the regional variants are the "Alola variants"

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    It seems like the Trials can be more than just Pokemon battling. Kiawe (Fire trial guy) says something about dancing.

    Also, Alola Ninetails is GORGEOUS.


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    Quote Originally Posted by EpicCh33se View Post
    Kiawe (Fire trial guy) says something about dancing.
    Tierno was a generation ahead of his time, it seems.

    Also that reminds me, maybe this will finally be the Orange Island game people have been wanting for ages now?

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    Alolan forms are an uninteresting idea imo, I really don't see what's so brilliant about them. and don't you even get me started on neckseggutor
    As for Z-Moves, Bloom Doom is the only one that matters, fite me irl if you think otherwise.
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