The Pros and Cons So Far with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

[@ZimVerse]

Biggest pro for me are the texture and model changes for older pokemon. This is a really small change but It's adds realism to the world like they are real living creatures. You can see Growlithe's fur, Seviper's scales, Magnemite's metallic body, Sabley's gem, I could go on and on. And the biggest W about this, THEY FIXED EELECTROSS'S MODEL.

[@emperorcubone]

It really is a huge thing to make the Pokemon feel real, and even without a change in artstyle it makes it seem like such a massive upgrade!

[@pieterhofkens7259]

Eelektross the boy finally available again. It's been 1million years

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Pineco looks the craziest so far

[@melindamuller4466]

@@pieterhofkens7259 I was so overjoyed when I saw Skiddo and Sawsbuck again! Been ages as well.

[@metanightmare4454]

Also, I could be wrong, but I think they actually added at least SOME depth to Wooper's mouth.

[@ZimVerse]

I'm happy that we get to spend time with the legendaries and get attached to them. Like what's the point of putting them in the box art Pokémon if we only get to see them at the very end/in the post game?

[@foxdrago9153]

True, I wish every generations did something similar

[@charleslavoie7622]

There's a chance we'll have to unlock certain "forms" to cross water and climb up cliffs. That would be great for the sense of progression if you had to complete certain quests before you can reach and explore certain areas. Kind of like what Pokemon has always done, be it with HMs, Ride Pokemon, etc.

[@Watch-0w1]

Well I never liked the legendary. They super easy mode. So I ignore them. At least they useful now

[@ElainaMaruyama]

Cause they're uh....supposed to be mythical creatures of legend rarely seen by humans

[@thejamesdiamonds]

Yup I agree with you,why would you catch it when you're about finish your gameplay thats make no sense at all just take a look at digimon they have Agumon on the cover and you can get it at the early gameplay I don't care if people hate it for being too easy just like some people who doesn't like permanent exp share, in fact I prefer this way of playing since I'm playing game to get rid of my stress not to get more stress LOL

[@zephon6745]

I think the legendaries will be like Nebby with you for most of your journey but only able to be catchable in the late game or post game.

[@michaelnelson1127]

Same with me. Maybe they’re de-powered when you first meet them, and you’re helping them gain it back?

[@emperorcubone]

I'd be more in favor of that; using a powerful Legend for most of the game would make it too easy, and that's coming from someone who used the Mew from the Pokeball Plus in Let's Go!

[@Kosarhs]

@@emperorcubone I’m like 90% sure that your not going to get it till the climax of the story.

[@EmeralBookwise]

The fact we've only seen them in their transport modes and NOT actually battling would seem to support that idea.

[@dostheghost2426]

@@michaelnelson1127 i was thinking about something similar to that. Like having 260 bst starting out and each gym you defeat powers them up like 50 bst.

[@rivergibbs7773]

I think that they will combine the level scaling from BDSP underground with the concept of “strong Pokémon” from the Galar wild area. So you can catch the lvl 15 vigaroth but the slaking will be lvl 40 and you can’t catch it until you’ve leveled up.

[@emperorcubone]

I'd be okay with that; it'd be better then not being able to travel through that one forest because everything is OP...

[@alexbrown8900]

I hate the too strong to catch mechanic. I mean it makes sense to some sort, but what should stopp you in theorie?

[@rivergibbs7773]

@@alexbrown8900 I feel you. I suppose with a luck based mechanic they’re just worried about you catching a Pokémon that’s going to be way OP for the challenges ahead. But at the end of the day, it’s your journey so idk.

[@Keesuhh]

@@alexbrown8900 I think that's their new version of "This Pokémon won't listen to you without X badges" Although, rolling around with a level 50 slaking and a level 7 starter does sound mildly entertaining

[@alexbrown8900]

@@Keesuhh but why not make them not always listen to you once you catch them. Pokeball is Pokeball in the world itself.

[@FTChomp9980]

I would say the Pros for Pokemon Scarlett and Violet for me is the character designs,open world adventure in any order,good new Pokemon designs,and rideable Legendaries.

[@bodgmasterxionobst3r983]

Rideable legendaries is a stretch. I definitely think Miraidon looks better when riding it. But I guess most people will just get used to it Also the "fighting the gym at any order" thing depends if it's done right

[@FTChomp9980]

I prefer Koraidon's running honestly feels more animalistic not to mention makes it more like an animal.

[@youtubewontletme]

@@bodgmasterxionobst3r983 there is no level scaling so even tho we get the choice to fight any gym in any order, it may be a very hard task for some and a too easy one depending of your choices

[@nextin_dabuilding2908]

@@FTChomp9980 but it just looks so dumb.

[@preciousbirdpob6371]

@@nextin_dabuilding2908 I think it looks cool, to each their own ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@topdog23100]

I think Scarlet and Violet are looking great so far! The new Pokémon look really cool, and the Terastilize mechanic is definitely interesting. I don’t really have any complaints about these games so far, but I’m kind of hoping that GameFreak will give Paldean forms for some forgettable Pokémon like they did in Pokémon Legends Arceus for Pokémon like Stantler or Qwillfish

[@emperorcubone]

I agree; Gen 9 looks great, and I'm more excited then I have been for a long time! I agree; maybe they'll give a form to Ledian who desperately needs one!

[@YourMomsAltAccount]

I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of the Pokémon. Loved the new forms/pokemon in Legends, and believe Scarlet and Violet will definitely bring some more greats to the table. Going to stray far from leaks this time, which is not something I typically do. Stayed away from leaks in Legends and the magic of that game going in relatively blind was fantastic.

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

Not gonna spoil anything from the leaks, but I’ll hint something. “Expect something much more unexpected and weird than what you’ve been used to since gen 7.”

[@praisethesun6078]

@@emperorcubone they could've made terastilize be cooler. Just take off the chandelier on their head and it looks cool.

[@kamikoto1558]

ive been out of the pokemon loop for some time but I hade a lot of free time now and finished USUM and got into pokemon again even tho it ain't as good as earlier gens. I've been thinking about buying a switch and playing sword and shield but am discouraged from the features removed. Always one step forward two steps back. Like we should have a day/night cycle, following pokemon. seasons, battle frontiers, world tournaments, dexnav, soaring etc etc. What's scarlet and violet looking like on that front?

[@arianagrandefromfortnite]

The mascot legendaries being with you early on seems like a pro to me? For over 20 years the mascot legendaries have just been a choice of what you want to have right at the end of the game, whereas now it's which one helps you and travels with you. They're actually involved in the game & story now rather than being tacked on at the end. And it's not like they join our party at the beginning, they're just rides. I imagine we'll get a chance to capture them at the end of the game.

[@emperorcubone]

I should state, I don't mind prolonged exposure to the mascot necessarily, but I don't want it to be to their detriment by cheapening them to "more common" Pokemon. As long as they still feel Legendary it'll be fine...

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@emperorcubone I agree, for me personally, I don't necessarily see getting access to the legendary Pokemon early as being an all around good thing, as it makes them feel less special, if you'll take my meaning. Having them be accessible so early just doesn't feel right to me, and it's definitely something that feels out of place in Pokemon since we've gotten so used to not being able to so much as even interact with them until later because of how powerful they are when compared to your average Pokemon of another description. So having them become a mode of transportation of sorts, although an interesting idea, really makes it feel less like they are powerful and elusive creatures you eventually get to meet on your adventure and have the chance to be able to catch and tame for yourself and more so gives your player character the vibes of being a special "chosen one", if you will, specifically because these powerful creatures decide to let YOU be the one to tame and form a special bond with them

[@ijustwantacupoftea.4878]

@@emperorcubone It could be like a "How to train your dragon" like scenario where you help it gain its power back after being attacked or something like that.

[@misamisaa4547]

I almost never used legendaries on my team simply because by the time I got to add them to my team, I already had a full team that I liked... Having one bouncing around you from the get go would be a nice way to get attached :)

[@chrisjohnsen8448]

I was a much bigger fan of Alola's reveal cycle than Galar's or even Paldea's so far, as I'm the type that enjoys knowing the Pokemon beforehand. However, I would not for a second want someone who wants to remain isolated from the new things until they have the game to be forced into seeing them early. As for the Tera Type gimmick, I believe that it does simply make the Pokemon monotype according to whatever their preset Tera type is. I imagine that they'll probably introduce some kind of universal move to allow Pokemon to always be able to use their given Tera type offensively, as that just makes sense. Notably Pokemon apparently do even bigger damage if their Tera Type matches up with one of their originals, so that will probably lead to this gimmick being strongest on certain monotype Pokemon.

[@emperorcubone]

I very much appreciate you attitude; most people that don't care about spoilers seem almost gleeful to share them with those who want to avoid them, so thank you!! Hmm, full monotypes doesn't sound as fun as adding them on, but still changing the types completely is interesting, it might be fun to master...

[@crowblackbird9962]

I also got the impression that it was mono-type. That could lead to “special” Pokémon that have a dual Tera type.

[@metanightmare4454]

My understanding is that Terastalizing is basically Hidden Power, but for the pokemon's type rather than an attack's. It's almost like they realized how completely busted Protean and Libero are and decided to give every pokemon a small taste of that power in an effort to reign Greninja and Cinderace in a bit.

[@cowycartoons]

i hated alola’s. we essentially knew all about the game when it was realeased

[@ShayTheValiant]

Same. I loved Sun and Moon's news cycle. It was the first time I actually started paying attention to new information about upcoming Pokémon games instead of just hearing about them in passing. There was just something new for me to be excited about every other week. That's probably why gen 7 is my favourite generation.

[@smolshinysylveon]

What I love so far is that: 1. The textures. Oh my god, I've always loved 3D games more than 2D (I am slowly beginning to play 2D pokemon games) but if it is low on quality and all the pokemon just look.. Like stuff toys. Just smooth, something you think you could hug, I always got a bit.. Eh. I could tell with SwSh and PLA that they were trying to add a bit more detail. Grimmsnarl (spelling?? XD) and a lot of the new Hiusian pokemon, Zoroark and Kleavor being the main two. They added weather texture in PLA which made me so unbelievably satisfied. In this game, (in the trailers at least) you can see the scales on Seviper, how fluffy some pokemon look, how shiny some look such as magneton and Sableye's gem. The legendaries, especially Miraidon looking so shiny, smooth, robotic. It is so fitting. 2. How we haven't been spoiled with too many pokemon so far. We've gotten less than 10 if you don't count the starters and legendaries which are obviously always shown before release. And apparently there is meant to be a lot of new pokemon! 3. Representation. Unlike other games, it was quite easy to tell what was going on. The past and future representation in the professors, legendaries, I'm sure we'll have some special version exclusive pokemon that may look futuristic or traditional. There is also this sense of modern mixed in too. 4. The terastal gimmick is something I LOVE. I love shiny things and the pokemon just glow so beautifully. Not to mention how amazing it will be in competitive. By changing the type, you can avoid an upcoming attack, make a pokemon who is strong but is just a bad typing (like ice, bug, grass, etc) into a pokemon that could dominate the world. 5. Getting some more diversity when it comes to costumes, hairstyles, etc! Gotta love that Game Freak is thinking about everyone out there! 6. Pokemon that are not Kanto are finally getting regional variants. Obviously, yes other pokemon from different regions have gotten there's. But it is mostly must kanto. I mean. Look at meowth. Seeing a Paldean Wooper made us all die inside from how it got it's first varient! Wooper growing up fast :') 7. There's been proof this game has been in the making for a long time now. Shirts in sword an shield have a purple and red flower, and that same shirt is what the protagonist in PLA wears when they first start out. Purple and red flowers are in Legends Arceus (I think I saw them) and in BDSP. Any cons in my opinion? 1. I'm a little scared that I won't like the in game graphics. PLA did disappoint me a little to be honest when I first saw game footage but once I got the game, I was in love! It may not be that good, it looks a but unpolished, but it honestly suits Legends Arceus, I completely forgot how much it threw me off. However, if I don't see those details on the pokemon when playing SV, I think everyone will be very disappointed and mad. 2. If it is buggy, I will get annoyed. If it has been being made a for a long time then any bugs should be sorted out. Maybe one or two is fine but a lot will annoy me. I have encountered a few bugs in PLA recently, like pokemon being invisible and you can't catch them. I didn't know if it was a glitch since it was an abra but it was eating a berry while invisible. I also glitched through the ocean floor once by jumping on braviary while getting hit by a water attack and it sent me through the floor, into the sky and then suddenly I was on the island where the Alpha Chansey is in Cobalt Coastlands. I was in the center of the map where I got knocked out. 3. I hope we do get to explore but I am a bit scared since the region looks really big and it is FULLY open world. 4. I am also worried about level scaling in gyms. I don't even like battling too but it scares me T^T. I think that is all I have to say! Sorry that it was long haha-

[@tamahiro7343]

I just wish the crowns were just like a teeny tiny bit smaller, seeing my favourite mon with enough weight up there to snap it's neck seems a little much

[@emperorcubone]

Seeing as how the crowns are basically magic, I don't know that they need to weigh anything...

[@shadowrosegaming3566]

The entire pokemon turns into living crystal

[@offbalanceg]

I wonder if we’ll have fall damage like in PLA. BTW: Pokémon website confirms Tera changes the type to the mono Tera type.

[@chefdeadpool8481]

Here comes my normal Shedinja lol

[@melichio2143]

@@chefdeadpool8481 there is no chance shedinja gets in

[@chefdeadpool8481]

@@melichio2143 r/whoosh

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

@@melichio2143 if it gets in then I'll be SHOCKED

[@skuty4882]

I love that we get the maskots early on. In every pokemon game I just see it once, catch it, throw it in the pc and never use it. This is so cooll because you can actually bond with the legendary pokemon of the game and Koraidon looks so much like Toothless from How to train your dragon that it feels like we are getting a second partner next to our starter :3

[@JBzucc]

Even if it not on the team I'm being forced to take this pokemon on my journey, even if they aren't in my party it's pretty much may as well be, it's always gonna be a plus one to the 6 pokemon I actually like and want to take on my journey, instead this pokemon I dont like and don't want anything to do with is being forced upon me, I'm also someone that doesn't care about the legendaries nor like to use them so it feels lame I literally can't avoid it cause ill still have to bring it out for surf, climbing and gliding to progress or get to places with pokemon I actually want

[@xyborg3252]

7:25 I think it's a reference to how the lizard it's based on can push it's bones through it's skin

[@kargoncoppercoin2093]

Y'know, I didn't mind the Alola rollout. In fact, it was my favorite. My hype was so much higher when I was constantly being fed info. If they, hypothetically, released one bit of info a week from when the games are announced until release, thats only like 30-40 tidbits, spread out between locations, pokemon, characters, etc, leaving plenty of surprises but still keeping fans attention. Even if thats too much, I feel like we've went too far in the other direction

[@emperorcubone]

I do agree, I guess they could have spread out this information more over the last few months, but I feel like this is a good amount. Alola seemed to give too much info each time, like we already knew the starter middle stages by now, along with half the trial captains instead of the one gym leader we have for Gen 9. So I'm with ya, they could be more constant, as long as it's reserved...

[@anthonywilliamces3949]

I feel like they'll assign levels and pokemon to the gym leaders' teams depending on how much gym badges you have

[@huntermengel2683]

I would hope while we are using them for travel they do not join our team until later? Otherwise I cant image its super fair if our starter faints in an early battle and our backup is the regional legendary. But also, I do like having early access to them. I loved the Shield legendary and was kinda bummed just how long it took before I got him. As long as there is reasonable balance I think early legendary pokemon could be okay.

[@MarcusTalks1]

I feel like the legendarys are going to have multiples. Because you need to be able to trade and transfer the legendary to the other game and the Home app to complete the dex. It may sound stupid, but it’s the best theory for now.

[@JBzucc]

Even if it not on the team I'm being forced to take this pokemon on my journey, even if they aren't in my party it's pretty much may as well be, it's always gonna be a plus one to the 6 pokemon I actually like and want to take on my journey, instead this pokemon I dont like and don't want anything to do with is being forced upon me, I'm also someone that doesn't care about the legendaries nor like to use them so it feels lame I literally can't avoid it cause ill still have to bring it out for surf, climbing and gliding to progress or get to places with pokemon I actually want

[@thornelson1411]

Terastalize does replace the current dual or monotype

[@videakias3000]

4:28 the name paldea seems kinda interesting. I wonder if this name's etymology comes from the Greek word παλαιά (pronounced paleA not palEa) and it is an a feminine adjective for old. of course this region has "d" in it,so maaaaaybe it is a combination of the words παλαιά and ιδέα(pronounced ithea where the "th"makes the same sound in"the"and the letter "i"the sound in "in") where ιδέα means idea. so maybe the region's name means "old idea".(the word idea is a feminine noun at greek so it does add up syntactically.)

[@emperorcubone]

That's honestly the first speculation I've heard on what the name actually means, and it sounds pretty nice! Maybe you're right...

[@davygravy5802]

10:02 “every pokemon here can share in the fun” could have said “every pokemon here can shine” missed opportunity 😔

[@happymask8042]

Okay, I'm going to say it. And I don't care how it makes me sound. I like random encounters in Pokemon games. I like knowing what to expect and not be guaranteed to find a specific Pokemon. The rewarding feeling you get after searching in the same patch of grass for 45 minutes before finally finding that Pokemon with a 1% chance is really something special. Wild Pokemon being exclusively in the open feels watered down and easy. You can see it from a ways away and they typically don't try to run away. If they made some hyper perceptive and required you to sneak carefully to encounter, that might work. But for them to just kind of stand there waiting for you takes some of the enjoyment out of the hunt for me.

[@ZimVerse]

Idk How You Enjoy That. For Me, It's Just Tedious To Find Pokémon With A 1% Encounter Rate.

[@emperorcubone]

Oh I'm not opposed to random encounters either, I think the way Galar implemented it was pretty good, except for the the fact that some Pokemon were exclusively found that way. And not even like, rare ones, but Grubbin and other common ones they just couldn't be bothered program in the overworld...

[@happymask8042]

@@emperorcubone Right. If they made rare Pokemon (less than 10% encounter rate) exclusive to random encounters, I think that would be fun. Or have one forest where all three Pokemon are random encounters, that might work.

[@cielbie8251]

I much preferred finding rare pokemon in Legends Arceus than in B&W or something. Seeing the rare pokemon in the distance then scrambling to catch it, is pretty fun. I think it works best when you have creative ways to find that pokemon though, specific situations they appear (e.g. under full moon deep in the forest), maybe they are hiding in something and you have to stay still for them to come out, maybe you need to send a certain pokemon out and stay hidden, maybe put their favourite food down to attract them, etc.

[@happymask8042]

@@cielbie8251 I haven't had the chance to play Legends Arceus so I don't know how encounters work in that game. Maybe I would like it better. I do like that idea of having unique ways to find Pokemon in the overworld.

[@Lupinemancer87]

Aside from the final Evolution of the starters, I prefer to know as little as possible about the Pokemon games, as it makes it more exciting.

[@TheOmegazerox]

I was thinking about the scaling system. Of corse if you can chalenge the gyms anny time a scaling to keep the gyms strong should exsist utherwise you can skip the first couple gyms and mop the flour with them later. However if the gyms scaled by how strong you wer like by your strongest pokemon trying to train beynd the levell of the gym would eather be imposible or the gyms stays underlevelled based on how strong you are. I think the best way for the gyms to scale while still trying to train a strong team to face the gym is if the gyms scale by how far you are in the game. Say the strongest wilde pokemon you have faced are lv30 and the gyms scale to around lv 40 to 50.

[@nintendolife25]

I actually share similar thoughts with yours about that legendaries and the new Pokémon. I just hope the ability to travel across the land with the two legendaries doesn’t devalues them and just to clarify, I don’t think they are bad but the new Pokémon aren’t winning me over. They just not giving me that urge to make me want to catch them…..at least yet. That being said, I’m actually glad they been withholding information about the entire region. I agree that Paldea sounds awesome and it just makes me eager to explore it. Thanks for sharing your personal thoughts on the games so far. As usual, your unique insights are the highlights of your videos, Emperor Cubone. :)

[@emperorcubone]

I would have liked the name a little sooner, the map coming at this point is probably fine, but they way they've been showing these things makes me very interested in exploring the region, and at this point the new Pokemon are just a side benefit, but I'm sure I'll find some I like after release such as Copperajah or Toxtricity...

[@thePersonoyt]

4:20, or just scale each area individually depending on if you have their badge and how many badges you have?

[@pieterhofkens7259]

I am kind of obsessed with cetitan. I've already speculated a bit for competitive Cetitan will be busted when it becomes a water type and not ice type due to terastalizing. (and it used liquidation in the trailer) 1) originally weak to fire and steel, now resistant to them 2) at first rock and fire hit it supereffectivly, now it hits them supereffectivly. 3) even though it's now weak to grass, it's originally an ice type so it has great coverage. 4) slush rush will make it a threat, and I don't think it will be hit by hail (despite being a water type) just like how dracovish and dracozolt aren't hurt by sandstorm. 5) unconfirmed: it will almost definitely get earthquake/high horsepower for electric types I hope this is its stat spread (and I think it makes sense) Hp: 90 Attack: 120 Defense: 100 Special attack: 40 Special defense: 65 Speed: 75 (although it's heavy, I think it's still possible. If it has strong legs it should be fast. And it's extreme height is probably measured tail to head like furret) Bst: 490

[@marlonknockaert3233]

I'm guessing he'll have about 80 sp.def and 60 speed

[@emperorcubone]

Nice!! So, do think it's a single stage, or does it have an evolutionary family?

[@nickdentoom1173]

3) even though it's now weak to grass, it's originally an ice type so it has great coverage. You do realize the moves turn into Water moves as well right, so it doesn't have coverage.

[@helixsol7171]

@@nickdentoom1173 I thought it was just supposed to boost moves that already belonged to that type

[@timurtheking]

i swear u've posted this on multiple other videos

[@TsuriaDragon]

Listening to the background from Legends Arceus really fits in Paldea region ^^

[@emperorcubone]

I thought the same thing!! I'm hoping for some great music in these games; gettin' some of that latin beat!

[@Kais3rProductions]

My little theory as to why the previous two games were how they were is because they were a testing ground for some features. The Wild Area in SwSh to get a feel for overworld Pokémon in a 3d space, then the open world aspects in Legends Arceus to further improve that motif for Scarlet and Violet. You very rarely get new mechanics for games right on the first try and since it’s really never been done before in the franchise up until recently, they’ve had time to develop the system for a better experience.

[@emperorcubone]

I don't mind it taking time to get these things right, I mind that they insist on pushing out games during that same time when it couldn't possibly be worked out...

[@Kais3rProductions]

@@emperorcubone I agree with that sentiment but having that huge company with I would assume pretty strict and harsh deadlines makes it difficult to really polish things that should be given the short time frame for development. Why not just hire more people am I right? They’ve got money to spare.

[@ericsmith1517]

the flying tera type pikachu is not the only one. you can get many different tera types for every pokemon. it's kinda like gigantamaxing, where you have to farm them in tera raids.

[@emperorcubone]

I'm wondering if they can be any of the 18 types, or if the Pokemon will have maybe just 3 or so preset options? It wouldn't be nearly as cool or fun, but it sounds realistic!

[@therchias105]

Oh another con: can we please have an Antagonist Team again where the first reaction is not to laugh at them? Teams Rocket, Magma, Aqua, Plasma were all pretty cool and pretty serious. Team Galaxy was ok just dressed really funny. All the Teams after that were just silly and stupid

[@sheff4719]

About the gimmicks, I actually love z moves and uts the only gimmick that actually includes the starters and Legendaries without paying extra. Teresstializing seems pretty cool and balanced. I think this is going to be one of the best gimmicks so far.

[@silverslayer6262]

9:37 the one gimmick he actually supports?

[@ShayTheValiant]

Here's how terastallizing works: All Pokémon are capable of terastallizing. When a Pokémon is caught, they will have a Tera Type (probably determined by IVs or something) that will be inactive until they Terastallize. Some Tera Types will be rarer on Pokémon than others. For example, Eevee will usually have the Normal Tera type, but some might have the Flying Tera Type. Tera Types can be changed with an item. Once a Pokémon Terastallizes, they will remain their Tera Type until the battle ends. Unlike Megas, Z-Moves, and Dynamax, Terastallizing cannot be used again until you recharge at crystals around the map or heal at a Pokémon Center. If a Magnemite has the Normal Tera Type, it will become pure Normal type and gain STAB on Normal moves. If a Magnemite has the Electric Tera Type, it will become pure Electric type and gain a boost to Electric moves ON TOP of STAB. Pokémon with the same Tera Type as their original typing will greatly benefit more from Terastallizing than Pokémon with a different Tera Type from their original typing. There is a new move that every Pokémon can learn that will always be the same type as their Tera Type.

[@leonardofarias8843]

That makes my Pokemon get a double stab boost?

[@ShayTheValiant]

@@leonardofarias8843 Maybe it's like Adaptability for all Pokémon? I don't know the numbers, I just saw how it works from a Tweet by Centro Leaks.

[@pseudonym9599]

I wonder if that legendary ride will also be part of our team or just a ride pokemon. It would be awesome to work with a low-kevel legendary and train it to unlock it's potential like with Kubfu.

[@Wolf_of_Red]

I don’t like the new Gimmick or the last one AT ALL I want Megas back and it’s not like we use all Pokémon anyways I Love Megas so much and Flygon needs one and would love one for the Noivern would be Awesome

[@it.sy.]

megas arent coming back. they were too flawed

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

I like the new gimmick but never cared for the one from last Gen which was Dynamax

[@cormacmccarthy1889]

Mega sucked, you can't change my mind - most of them look the same with like a tiny difference anyway - To be fair, about 9 gigantamaxes all just look like bigger versions but there are some very different ones like Alcremie, Duraludon and the Urshifus. Meanwhile the only very different looking megas are Charizard X and kinda Gengar. Not to mention the fact that Mega made stuff like Kangaskhan and Rayquaza extremely broken

[@DMaster8686]

The problem of megas is that they were either broken or pointless with no inbetween since you can only have one in your team. I like this new mechanic because it can make certain pokemon actually playable like a steel parasect or something

[@rainbow_vader]

Can I just get a time machine and warp to November already

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

Pros: Everything else. Cons: No level scaling with gym challenge, The fact that Mienshao, Starmie, Appletun, Excadrill and Electabuzz may or may not be in the game. I'm hoping that Fidough evolves into a Fairy/Fire baked bread dog to help it stand out from Snubull and Swirlix lines.

[@emperorcubone]

At this point we can expect a few Pokemon not to be in there, although I do love Excadrill! If we finally got a Fairy/Fire type I wouldn't even care what it was!

[@Atlas13331]

The biggest downside for me is my favourite mon, golurk, being cut but I am happy with the seemingly good selection

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

@@emperorcubone I have my fingers crossed for Mienshao to make it in since not many Fighting types were shown besides Hariyama, Lucario and Gallade.

[@lillipup_tamer1148]

There is nothing that confirms no scaling with the gym challenge? Why be upset about the way something was executed in a game when there is no information to say they did it like that?

[@xavikortekaas9174]

At this point Pokemon should just put Mega evolutions back in the game or have no gimmick at all. Every Generation they become less creative and feel so forced into the plot. I do really enjoy that we have more freedom in exploring the world and the multiple stories. Hope they release more info on the new Pokemon though.

[@prosk8er1995]

It's weird people have been asking more megas back for years, they don't seem to care.

[@erickluviano981]

I miss my mega lopunny and mega mawile

[@videakias3000]

9:38 from a competitive standpoint labeling terrastilizing as a good thing may not be a good idea. it is controversial among competitive players,while not as broken as dynamax it still has pottential to break the game. we don't know for absolute certain if it is going to be banned in smogon like dynamax did,but it is a possibility.

[@emperorcubone]

Well I never, ever talk from a competitive standpoint, so we're good...

[@videakias3000]

@@emperorcubone okay then,sorry. but even from a casual stand point it does not look that interesting. okay,you can change your pokemon's typying,so what? I don't see how is this going to open a new way of playing the game(and let's hope that they will pump up the difficulty for once).

[@Rose-yx6jq]

Hey! Con # 1 is NOT their fault! Now the open world gimmick is what they are trying to figure out. They got the vibe they were trying to go for in the wild area of Galar then they worked it out better with the DLC. Legends Arkoos they were getting a better handle on it. Which is why it is all in chunks. Sinnoh is a pretty large region. Gen 9 is giving me decently high hopes! Seriously I have never been this excited about Pokemon game in my life.

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, and if they took a year off to hammer out the details the wouldn't need to take half steps, but no, they have to cram something out every November...

[@Rose-yx6jq]

@@emperorcubone It makes them MONEY! Why do you think we've seen Kanto at least 3 times. Starting with the Gen 3 remakes.

[@solidmetagross]

It changes them to monotype. It was explained in the trailer, but I don’t blame you for missing out on it.

[@alexbrown8900]

It took me a while aswell tbf

[@hambu4781]

What a useless feature

[@solidmetagross]

@@hambu4781 it literally CHANGES THEIR TYPE. For example, Tyranitar can switch to Ghost type and take NO DAMAGE from a type it is normally 4X WEAK TO.

[@alexbrown8900]

@@solidmetagross but it loses its spezdef sandstorm buff

[@solidmetagross]

@@alexbrown8900 we don't know that yet

[@johnmanpls5577]

WE LOVE U EMPEROR CUBONE

[@emperorcubone]

Thank you!! I love my subjects as well!

[@Joseph-ql6ly]

also wish they would add a mechanic that would allow us to pick from 2 different evolutions of pokemon when trying to evolve. But at the same time maybe blur out the look of them and tell us the types to keep it still a mystery.

[@valasafantastic1055]

I love the new pokemon! How do you not love Fidough? You still love Lechonk right? LECHONK! Also the names are amazing. I need to know more about Terastillize and get used to the oversized crowns. For me Cons: Forced into a stupid school uniform the whole game (at least the jacket version looks decent) The region looks great and I'm hype. Overall the people are cool.

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah my only problem with Lechonk is that it should be a Ground type, but it's perfectly fine otherwise. Is the uniform really the whole game? Surely that was just for ease of the trailers. I mean even BDSP had customization! If not that's a huge misstep...

[@valasafantastic1055]

@@emperorcubone I hope Lechonk at least evolves into a ground type. The uniform thing.... Yeah the whole games. Big misstep, its on the official site sadly. Under character customization. There will be more racial, hair, and accessories as well as adjustments to eyes (for the first time) but as for clothing it says there will just be 4 school uniform styles... Yeah, I'm upset. The jacket style isn't total hot garbage but as for me that's the most upsetting thing so far personally. I'm angry and really disappointed about it as I don't like uniforms and these ones also look particularly bad so its a thing I have to put up with. Looking intentionally away from my character model as I play.... And I'm going Koridon/Scarlet first so the uniform is even worse than Violet....

[@jaredadkinson]

I think the open world thing might have something to do with how many badges you have. I believe you can fight the gyms in any order (or idk maybe that was just someone speculating) but I think the best way to implement what level cap gyms/routes should use would be to base them on your story progress. So setting checkpoints but you don’t have to do them in a set order, it just counts how many you have. So gym badges or trainers battled or even adding in story events like encountering legendaries so the levels can go up more once you beat all the gyms

[@lillipup_tamer1148]

They confirmed in the trailer that you can challenge the gyms in any order, so I think it is likely that this is how the game will be structured.

[@SugarCrush_MK1992]

I personally really like the idea of branching or new evolutions! It can take a normally boring or overlooked Pokemon - like Stantler - and give a nice new coat of paint and a chance in the spotlight.

[@gmrflaming]

I for one have mixed feelings on the Legendaries coming to us so early, but here is what I think should happen: - We should get the legendaries early on, while having to unlock forms as we move through the progression of the region. However, they should be used for riding only - we have to “earn their trust” or something before being able to finally use them in some climactic battle, Anime-style. Honestly, I loved being able to get Latios so early in ORAS - he is one of my all time favorites, so it was great to be able to use him throughout the story, and he even surpassed my Blaziken to become my go-to Pokémon. Obviously, it was a little op, but if I have to choose between the two, I will remember the bond I had with a Pokémon much longer than a good, hard fought battle.

[@bryce5680]

I doubt leveling will be a problem. I think that they'll do something similar to botw, where the levels of pokemon in the environment will scale with either your Pokemons levels(making environmental pokemon within 5 levels of your party's average or something) or your gym badges, considering you can do them in any order. I also do think cooking will be a part of it considering one of the characters is described as a good cook in a trailer.

[@misamisaa4547]

I can't remember if this is what they did with the wild area in SwSh, I just remember all pokemon being lv 60 once you got all the badges & that big boy mons scaled with the amount of badges too.

[@bryce5680]

@@misamisaa4547 Not it wasn't. There were just higher level pokemon in some places than others, the only "scaling" was setting all of them to level 60 after finishing the main story.

[@colassalgames2092]

You are one of the few sensible poke players left, thank you for informing us.

[@Cheesetendo]

I like Pawmi because it looks like it has the potential to be part of a three stage line unlike all the other Pikachu clones. If it is a single stage i would be disappointed.

[@Sylvieboy72]

SPOILER ALERT!! According to leaks.. It Evolves.

[@10samdaniel3]

Actually from what i read tera changes typings and it depends on the pokemon you caught. Ex: you can have eevee that can become grass or electric

[@Razmatschannel]

I just hope it feels like a Pokémon game

[@emperorcubone]

It looks like it to me, but we won't have to wait long to see...

[@Ryan-tq6sx]

A motorcycle Pokémon is really killing it for me….i understand it’s gotta be hard at this point to come up with Pokémon that look unlike others to keep a fresh scenery but I’m not a fan. The crystal type change thing is a big change that im curious to try out and hopefully it works out but im definitely prone to the old ways lol(im a huge fan of gen 1 through gen 5 but after that im skeptical).

[@mgf909]

4:45 i thought it was based on Portugal but I guess not. 😅

[@Kosarhs]

Terastalize replaces there type to give them a monotype. Any Pokémon can have any Tera type so basically any Pokémon can become any monotype. If you terastalize into your original type like magneton terastalizing into electric it will loose the steel type and steel type stab but since it terastalized into an electric it’s electric stab becomes stronger from a 1.5x to a 2x.

[@TlocRevelc]

My theory is that terastilizing will change the pokemon's type to its tera type (being mono type) changing it's affinities to that type but still stacking with stab boost should it overlap with it's base typing. I've also noticed that mono type Pokemon seem to benefit the most from this so maybe that's why we've seen so many mono type pokemon?

[@VHSValdesHasSpoken]

I'm of the theory that your pokemon mount should be depending on what mon you have

[@shatteredsentient5321]

The pokedex style info is cute. Like books.

[@emperorcubone]

It's true! Are we the ones writing the books? Seems like that would be more of a Legends Arceus method...

[@violeth2255]

I'm guessing that the "-raidons" aren't going to be usable outside of transport until much later in the game. I'm thinking that we recruit them as a land mount pretty early on, and unlock the swimming, climbing, and gliding abilities as we progress. Unlocking every traversal ability then would grant us the ability to unlock and use their battle form. Obviously not confirmed, but I base this all on how the cutscene of the character meeting the mascot legendary has said legendary in a somewhat subdued and quadrupedal form with a distinct second cutscene shown of them changing into their more expressive bipedal forms.

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

So with the new trailer showing off Cyclizar here's my two cents on how they'll handle the legends in this game: While most students are given Cyclizar upon enrolling at the school the game starts at, the PC enrolled late and as such didn't get one. Feeling a bit of pity for the PC, Professor Sado/Turo gives the PC a Koraidon/Muraidon and explains their complex relationship to Cyclizar (my money's on a similar situation as Carbink and Diance). Later, at different points in the different stories you're given access to an item that allows Koraidon/Muraidon to do different things (Climbing, Swimming, and Glidding). So you get the Box Art Legendary pretty early on but still have to progress to do the other things we see in the trailer

[@lolcup]

I'll be happy if I can use levanny and hisuan liligant

[@Joseph-ql6ly]

I definitely agree about the balancing. I always hated going to an area and one attacking everything.

[@Pridekun97]

Tbh the only thing I wanna be spoiled on is the starter final evos. I wanna see what they’ll turn into before I make my decision

[@emperorcubone]

I totally get that, especially after Gen 8 had them kind of lackluster. But I will say, there's never been a base stage starter that was my favorite to lose that spot once I saw the final evolutions, like Piplup to Empoleon, so I'm hopeful for Fuecoco!!

[@AuraStrikeAce]

Same here

[@AuraStrikeAce]

@@emperorcubone I think that's only really happened to me once. Litten was my favorite Alola Starter initially, but then I saw Incineroar and didn't like it, so my fave Alola Starter became Popplio from then on, since I found it pretty cute as well and I love Primarina.

[@uggyrat3642]

im pretty sure the legendarys or only rideable until late game around where we get to visit the giant hole in the middle of paldea

[@JBzucc]

Even if it not on the team I'm being forced to take this pokemon on my journey, even if they aren't in my party it's pretty much may as well be, it's always gonna be a plus one to the 6 pokemon I actually like and want to take on my journey, instead this pokemon I dont like and don't want anything to do with is being forced upon me, I'm also someone that doesn't care about the legendaries nor like to use them so it feels lame I literally can't avoid it cause ill still have to bring it out for surf, climbing and gliding to progress or get to places with pokemon I actually want

[@rjs4176]

The only thing I've seen people not like about Terastallizing are the crowns that the pokémon get for whatever type, saying that they look either tacked on, obnoxious or just dumb. Personally, I'm just fine with them, they're honestly pretty cute. Also I like that they didn't just slap a crystal texture onto their pokémon and called it a day, they actually went out of their way to give it something more unique and identifiable as well as looking pretty flashy to boot! If you asked me I'd say that Terastallizing fits right at home with Pokémon's usual brand of weirdness, I'm practically already used to it. Fun Fact! The name Terastal could likely come from the Japanese word "tera-tera" which is the sound/feeling of a surface being shiny or crystalline and then the "stal" suffix is self-explanatory.

[@emperorcubone]

I agree, it looks perfectly pleasant to me, and not nearly as distracting as a giant Pokemon for no reason!

[@Dragonmaster0118]

We will FINALLY get crystal Onix

[@Perpetuousdreamer92]

I think Nat Dex needs to come back it's honestly gutwrenching to know mods can add all the pokemon back into Sw/Sh but Gamefreak can't be bothered despite charging us for pokemon HOME

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

you aren't wrong and I'm not even saying we need all of them to have entries since I just don't care about entries

[@Wurmze]

I wish I liked the Tera form mechanic but otherwise very excited for the game. I’ll probably just uses Tera forms in gyms and boss battles and ignore it for the most part because who can be bothered to go back to the pokemon centre all the time to reset and use it again after every normal battle. Fidough and wooper are definitely on my team and I’m definitely going scarlet I love koraidon

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

well we don't know how far out of the way the Pokémon Centers are

[@nathanmcclung3564]

According to sources when using the terastallizing feature the pokemon will turn into the terra type that it has replacing its og type or types. Have a dragoninite with a fire terra type and it will become a pure fire type for the time. Tho we do not know how long it last or anything outside of the slight power up and type change.

[@theriotartist]

Hmmm how many hours into Scarlet and Violet are you so far?

[@RocketHarry865]

I wonder if Tauros gets a regional variant for Paldea

[@purehyper124]

We could get attach to the box legendary by traveling with it.

[@megametexe5129]

8:37 I can’t say that I agree with this statement it seemed like they were giving people both forms of catching Pokémon. I for one don’t prefer all over world encounters. seeing Pokémon walk around aimlessly isn’t exactly Interesting to watch

[@emperorcubone]

I should state, I like having both options, but the random encounters were not intended to be special, because it included common Pokemon like Grubbin just so they wouldn't have to program its model into the overworld. That's my main problem...

[@megametexe5129]

@@emperorcubone I never said that the random encounters were meant to somehow be special. I’m fine with the Random Encounters being the way they are that is including common Pokémon. If they were meant to only have special Pokémon then they would likely appear far less frequently Which defeats the purpose of having both options equally available for both types of players

[@dragonaura6698]

Bro what happened to pro number 1 2 and 3 and con number 1 2 and 3

[@josereyesbonilla4004]

You’re honestly one of the first KZbinr I watched who didn’t list not having mega evolution back as a con. I’m sick of some fans asking “When will they bring back megas? We want mega evolution back!” We don’t need mega evolution to enjoy a new game so just calm down and enjoy the game as it is, you might even like new gimmicks if you gave them a chance

[@emperorcubone]

I'm with you 100% I do NOT get the Mega obsession at all... It's been like 7 years since the last new Mega, so give it up guys!

[@andykegs5584]

I’m pretty certain Terastalisation turns the Pokemon mono-type, if it was one of their base types the STAB goes to 2.5 (or more) times the power. If it is a new type then they get base STAB for that type and essentially change type for as long as it lasts.

[@emperorcubone]

That is interesting; how long will this last? Will it be 3 turns like last time or will it be the whole battle like Megas?

[@andykegs5584]

@@emperorcubone I’m guessing with the raids it looks like a whole battle thing but I don’t know if it’s been confirmed anywhere tbh

[@kitkatboard]

I think the leveling will be somewhat similar to what BOTW does, or at least, it should. No matter where you go, Pokémon will be low level/base forms, and as you adventure, gyms or not, you'll get secret xp points that make the wild Pokémon more powerful.

[@emperorcubone]

Well Breath of the Wild is what I was thinking of; I went too far and got stomped by some crazy strong enemies, so it wasn't quite as "open" as I thought...

[@christianthomey7352]

that wasn't necessarily a bad thing in BOTW, either. while at first the creatures looked intimidating, it was all the more satisfying when you got strong enough to beat them.

[@kitkatboard]

​@@emperorcubone Well, open worlds would be too easy if you could just stomp every ennemy. But most of the time, there's a few strong ennemies you have to either avoid or ambush while the others are really easy. After all, it would be weird to only have baby Pokémon around, maybe they could hang around a big one like those Teddiursa and their mama bear in Arceus. I've found BOTW to be very easy once you know how to approach the world.

[@blakdeth]

There's a small chance we'll have different mounts before the legendaries. Gogoat is returning after all.

[@xyannail4678]

6:40 It's because of Spain's gastronomy but well, your complaint is still valid. Not that I disagree but you should have looked for more info about it.

[@GrimmDelightsDice]

Grusha being a dude is hands down my favorite thing I've watched the pokemon fandom react to probably ever.

[@Hynotama]

If I'm honest, I would have liked it if the battling was dialed back to just regular combat, maybe more balanced, without any gimmicks and the crystal gimmick could have been something purely cosmetic, like shinies. Hard to obtain, maybe even limited, but not as hard as shinies themselves. It would have given a chance for regular people, non shiny hunters, to get some pretty pokemon to get attached to. I know how special some rare pokemon can be. I paid unreasonable amounts of money on bank and home just so I could save my shiny alolan meowth from my 3ds before the services shut down. I found that shiny meowth at full odds near the beginning of my second playthrough of Pokémon Sun. I wasn't hunting for it and I encountered it purely by chance, which makes it very special to me.

[@edwardvey3019]

I always a little nervous when game franchises announce open world. There's so much to program into an open world game and usually means less over all content to explore on a bigger blander map. What will be cut to achieve it? Will there be less towns, dungeons, unique locations or will we have to look at the same trees and shrubs over and over just turned 45 degrees.

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, open world is just easy to do wrong, and I'm not sure that's the particular goal Pokemon needs to be chasing...

[@Dadoof]

I’m pretty sure we’re gonna get ride the legendary mon early in the game, but we don’t get to use them until late to end game.

[@bodgmasterxionobst3r983]

Kinda like Nebby is Sun and Moon, which Lily has since we first met her but evolves later in the story, or Kubfu in Isle of Armor

[@bodgmasterxionobst3r983]

Or a more realistic comparison to the mounts in LPA. For example, you don't actually have Ursaluna after obtaining the ride, but you have to evolve Ursaring

[@JBzucc]

Doesn't change a thing, either way I feel like I'm being forced to take this pokemon on my journey, even if they aren't in my party it's pretty much may as well be, it's always gonna be a plus one to the 6 pokemon I actually like and want to take on my journey, instead this pokemon I dont like and don't want anything to do with is being forced upon me, I'm also someone that doesn't care about the legendaries nor like to use them so it feels lame I literally can't avoid it cause ill still have to bring it out for surf, climbing and gliding to progress or get to places with pokemon I actually want

[@MetalxLicaxPP]

@@JBzucc THIS

[@target1015]

The game isn’t even out yet… how can we even know if a con is a con until the game is out?

[@JBzucc]

I mean even if the legendary isn't on the team I'm being forced to take this pokemon on my journey, even if they aren't in my party it's pretty much may as well be, it's always gonna be a plus one to the 6 pokemon I actually like and want to take on my journey, instead this pokemon I dont like and don't want anything to do with is being forced upon me, I'm also someone that doesn't care about the legendaries nor like to use them so it feels lame I literally can't avoid it cause ill still have to bring it out for surf, climbing and gliding to progress or get to places with pokemon I actually want, so it seems like a pretty huge con for me

[@target1015]

@@JBzucc 🤓

[@friedpancakes266]

Move styles from legends arceus should be the true example that gimics follow. It's not flashy, has no effect on the pacing of a battle, it works with every pokemon, and it's unlocked naturally for each pokemon as you play. Not every battle will be a massive event that encourages showmanship. Most will simply be random trainer battles, and the ability to quickly use a gimic without having to deal with cutscenes is a wonderful feeling

[@emperorcubone]

Honestly, I was thinking about this the other day; I think a major reason people say Pokemon is "stale" is one they don't even realize, that being the battle system hasn't changed since Gen 4. Oh they add gimmicks but the core of has remained the same, when before each new Gen would add a little bit, (items, then abilities, then P/S split) so another reason people might see Arceus as a refresh is that it DID change it with the styles. Just a minor theory, but it might be part of why fans feel Pokemon was spinning their wheels...

[@friedpancakes266]

@@emperorcubone arcues simplified the battle system as well. Doing away with held items, abilities, and specific stat boosts. Status conditions were even changed. Freeze became frostbite and sleep became drowsiness

[@emperorcubone]

I LOVE the changes to the status conditions; they're not nearly as annoying now, and they just disappear after every battle without you having to waste items to heal it!

[@legendboom]

Im thinking that the pokemon level up depending on how many badges you have, if you have none it might be up to level 10, when you get 1 it may be to lvl 20 and so on, it seems more logical anyway

[@Jw87563]

My question is, why the heck is a legendary, a mythical creature of near diety status, tagging along with some random child? I hope they're more like RBY, where regular pokemon are on the box art, but the real legendaries are encountered late game. I feel like Koraidon and Miraidon should be more like psuedo legendaries, and the real legendaries are revealed later. Also, I dislike the hats on the Terastalized forms. Those are only gripes with Gen 9 so far.

[@emperorcubone]

It makes it worse that you can play with all your friends and they each get to ride their own Legend beside, making them even less special...

[@Jw87563]

@@emperorcubone I really like the Legend Arcoos system, where you had different pokemon for each type of transport. I hope they do the same in Scarlet and Violet, and the box legendaries are late or post game mounts, after beating the evil team (after gym 7/8 usually) or becoming champion.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

About con 4... I miss HM moves and actually riding your Pokémon even if you had to imagine most of it... That said how they could do that better is have HM team slot that you put Pokémon into that may or may not be part of your team so you can customize your movement options with Pokémon you actually know.

[@kageakuma3009]

I think the title legendries are caught early but they have a separate legendary group .more like the legendary trio outside of the mascot pokemon legendries.

[@cleangamer220]

2:23 3:25 where did you get these photos?

[@ZimVerse]

On The Website

[@emperorcubone]

Just randomly searching online; but the trailer did show the dex/bookshelf thing in a different light, so I think they're the real deal.

[@cleangamer220]

@@ZimVerse thanks. although i cant find the pokedex screenshot

[@cleangamer220]

@@emperorcubone yeah i love that each pokemon has a magazine

[@sigisoltau6073]

Honestly, I've been disappointed with what I've seen so far, like with the legendaries. They look like motorcycles or bikes. I get they're supposed to represent old and future histories, but still. I think the designs are just to tech like. Also having them early and easy to get early in the game, just doesn't feel right.

[@ChasingDragons420]

They don't even look like pokemon. I preferred the days when legendaries weren't vehicles.

[@sigisoltau6073]

@@ChasingDragons420 Some Pokémon like Magneton I can kinda get since they're based on magnets, which have been around for at least 1,000 years in our world. Zacian and Zamenta I get since I think they're kinda based on Fenrir who's from Norse mythology. But what mythology from ancient times has motorcycles or bikes if you want to go down the mythological road?

[@sneakyratsniper]

@@sigisoltau6073 Koraidon runs and swims, he dosent even use his bike wheels. Miradon is the one whose actually a bike

[@charlierogers5403]

I hope the pokemon we havent seen yet look better than ones weve seen so far (outside of the mascots and that narwhal), they all look a little too ‘cutesy’ to me so far. Where are the cool looking mons?

[@emperorcubone]

I kind of felt the same for Galar, but once I started playing there were cool ones popping up like Copperajah and even Coalossal, so maybe they're just waiting for us once we start playing?

[@lillipup_tamer1148]

I think they are only showing base forms which are usually cute and get “cooler” as they evolve

[@brad4490]

I disagree with your point at 1:48 having multiple mounts was cool in theory but it ultimately just made the game less enjoyable. The controls for switching mounts were awkward which made traversing around the map kinda annoying.

[@emperorcubone]

That's not an argument against multiple Pokemon, it just means you need a better control scheme. Solve that, make it fluid enough, and it won't even be an issue...

[@Weirdsticka]

What do you think about this now the game's out?

[@shadowofthestarsdespair]

I think a mixture of world leveling and area leveling is needed. So like the beginning of the game would scale to you but when you at a higer level it will have a level cap for the areas scale to player value. At the end of the game areas pokemon can scale as high as you.

[@SooperE123_]

The biggest pro of the new games is that we finally get Venonat

[@macwelch8599]

I’ve been eagerly waiting for your opinion

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, I could've rushed something out in the first day or two, but I wanted it to breathe for a while to make sure...

[@macwelch8599]

@@emperorcubone you did good

[@Child_of_woe_1994]

I think they will probably have adaptive leveling so the pokemon will always be a couple levels either below or above you probably no more 5 or 6 levels because I think anything above that would be too difficult

[@rolleyarts8919]

Me: Ok, I agree with these points, they all make sense and seem pretty goo- *#1: Terestralizing* ...curse those hats I will say though with the legendaries possibly being given to us early on, I hope they go with the storyline of the legendaries needing help regaining their true forms (where they stand/hover on two legs) and a matter of protecting them too, much like how some of the pokemon movies have had the protagonists help legendaries regain their full strength. There has been some speculation about the Legendaries coming to the protagonists timeline to help the third legendary, but that points more towards the DLC, so what they would do for the main story regarding that idea, Im not sure

[@1992holycrap]

Not to crazy about the gimmick myself tbh...

[@voteZDLR]

Not gonna lie the legendary motorcycle Pokemon are... strange.

[@kingomnom8317]

They probably would do the levelling like the wild area maybe where there are Pokémon that are level 50 but most would be low level

[@cosmiccod6284]

What I like about Tera is how customizable it is. Every Pokémon has the ability to be one of the 18 Tera types. Unlike the other gimmicks, it’s collectible and individual. Maybe I’m just a completionist tho idk

[@emperorcubone]

Well I'm assuming that's true, if they are feeling lazy maybe each one will have 2-3 preset different types to pull from...

[@helixsol7171]

@@emperorcubone If that's the case I'll be so disappointed, like seriously that is such a lazy idea, and would ruin the gimmick

[@cielbie8251]

@@helixsol7171 They might do that for balance reasons though I imagine. Fear they will destroy things by giving shedinja electric terra type or smthn. Thats a very pokemon-thing to do. Also gives them the oppotunity to lock certain terra-types behind gifts or DLC.

[@EvanSawyer4]

@@emperorcubone I disagree, letting every Pokémon be any Tera type is the lazy approach. They could've made it so for each Pokémon there was a certain number of Tera types based on the Pokémon's move pool so that new tailored strategies could arise that would shape a balanced meta. Instead, my guess is there will be a certain number of common Tera types for each Pokémon, but since every type (again, if they're being lazy) can be obtained through Tera raids, any thought and balance put onto those common types goes out the window. Best case scenario IMO is that there are a limited number of common AND rare Tera types for each Pokémon, which all have some thought put into them.

[@Dragonmaster0118]

I WANT ALL THE EEVEE, Sorry Eevee is just my all time favorite pokemon.