It is another big news day for Pokémon Sun and Moon! A trailer debuted this morning and there are tons of new Pokémon to get acquainted with. But first, let’s take a look at that trailer:
Holy pokéballs, how exciting! Not only do we have eight new Pokémon but we also got a glimpse at two more key characters: Olivia and Ilima.
Olivia is the Kahuna of Akala Island. She favors Rock-types.
As you can see from the screenshot, Trial Captain Ilima specializes in Normal-type Pokémon.
Perhaps the most exciting of the Pokémon shown in the trailer was Silvally, the evolution of Type: Null. Its ability, “RKS System,” allows Silvally to change its type based on its held item (it is initially a Normal-type). Likewise, the elemental-type of Silvally’s exclusive move, “Multi-Attack,” is also dependent on its held item. There seems to be a backstory behind this Pokémon, with the official website stating that it was “created to oppose a threat.”
The second and third evolutions of Jangmo-o are Hakamo-o and Kommo-o, respectively. These Dragon/Fighting-types either have the ability “Bulletproof” or “Soundproof.” Kommo-o has an exclusive move called “Clanging Scales,” which lowers the users defense after the attack.
Next up are the second and third evolutions of the Grass-type Bounsweet: Steenee and Tsareena. Steenee is cute but doesn’t stand out that much. Tsareena on the other hand, not only has a unique ability but also a move only it can learn. One of Tsareena’s potential abilities is “Queenly Majesty,” which prevents its opponents from making use of priority moves. Its special move, “Trop Kick,” lowers the victim’s attack as well as dealing damage.
Ribombee is the evolution of Cutiefly and is a Bug/Fairy-type. It can have either ability “Honey Gather” or “Shield Dust.”
And it isn’t a new Pokémon trailer without another Alola Form. This time we get Alolan Grimer and its evolution, Alolan Muk. I must say, I think this form is an improvement over the original. Alolan Muk and Alolan Grimer are Poison/Dark-types. They can have the ability “Poison Touch” or “Gluttony.”
That about sums up today’s trailer! Which of the new Pokémon is your favorite?