New Pokemon revealed :: News

Reported by f3raligatr on Sun 11 Jul 2010 12:42:38 UTC
Last updated by f3raligatr on Tue 13 Jul 2010 14:38:31 UTC
Section: Black and White

The image to the left is all we've seen on Pokemon Sunday this week. Just a silhouette. UPDATED!

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Scans from Coro Coro magazine have been leaked unexpectedly early on the Japanese message board 2ch. There's nine of them, just take a look:

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Let's go through them one by one.

Image 1 gives us a look at the silhouette seen hours earlier. It's named Wooguru, it's a Normal/Flying typed bird. Its abilities are Keen Eye and Encourage, which boosts the power of its moves but prevents their side effects. It also knows Free-Fall, a two turn attack that picks up the target in the first turn, and drops it in the second.

The name Gochiruzeru for the witchy Pokemon has been confirmed, and we now know it's a Psychic type, 1.6m tall and with Magic Guard as a possible ability. The broccoli-Pokemon is still said to be Rankurusu. Kibago is the Japanese name for the brown Larvitar/Kangaskhan Pokemon and Koromori is the Psychic/Flying cloud with bat wings that reminds some people of Koffing. There's better art for these in Image 5, which also gives us a look at angry beaver Minezumi.

Image 2 not only shows up the pink piggy bank Munna, but also its expected evolution Mushaana, who is said to ahve something to do with some 'Dream Smoke'. This is apparently related to uploading your save file to the internet or something, but that's the vague ramblings that makes far more sense once we have the game. The image also features Makomo, who is the new professor's friend. Or so they say.

Image 3 and Image 4 show Black City and White Forest. The former will only appear in Pokemon Black, the latter only in Pokemon White, which indicates that there will be more differences between the game than ever before. Oh my.

Image 6 and Image 7 show a person we only know as 'N'. If Star Trek is anything to go by (and we firmly believe it is), this guy is a few steps away from being an omnipotent being who enjoys pranking people. Also, he says Pokemon are his friend. The previous may not be entirely true. Except for the friends thing, as that's what the scan says.

Last, Image 8 and Image 9 show you two childhood friends. One is a rather studious boy, while the other is a more bubbly female who, for some reason, looks like your rival and childhood male friend from the last game. Hmmm.

There's probably other things that you'll notice. Take a look for yourself, that's best! Bonus points for the cleverest needless observation.

UPDATE 12/07

Fancy some more leaked scans? How delightful!

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The first scan shows us our first in-game look at the map of the Isshu version.

The second scan details the Pass By feature. This uses the C Gear in a way which lets you connect with other players when you walk past them. Nobody knows why, it seems.

The third scan shows us Triple Battles, with the suggestion that the order in which your Pokémon line up may affect the damage they receive from certain attacks.

The fourth scan details the High Link feature. Located in the middle of Isshu, this is a massive wifi room where you can meet and assist other trainers.

The last scan shows Gochiruzeru using a new attack called Magic Room, which negates the effects of any items held by the User or the Opponent.

Lastly, the Live Caster feature is discussed. Usuable only with a DSi or 3DS, this will allow you to have video chats with up to three other friends during gameplay!

UPDATE 13/7

Some more news for you delightful masses, summarised a bit better..

Kibago - Tusk Pokemon - Dragon type- Mold Breaker/Rivalry, new move called Double Chop which attacks twice.

Koromori - Bat Pokemon - Psychic/Flying type - Unaware/Klutz, new move called Heart Stamp which flinches.

Minezumi - Lookout Pokemon - Normal type - Run Away/Keen Eye, new attack You First which allows the opponent to attack first.

Gochiruzeru - Celestial Body Pokemon - Psychic type - Frisk - Gets the move Magic Room which negates items for 5 turns.

Rankurusu - Amplification Pokemon - Psychic type - Magic guard/Dust Shield (protects from Weather damage)

Wooguru - Valor Pokemon, Normal/Flying type, Encourage (boosts attack at expense of secondary effects) /Keen Eye abilities, new move called Free Fall which is a two turn move.

Thanks to DanDan on the forums for the above information!

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