Maybe it doesn't?
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Dex Speculation/Discussion Thread [READ THE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES]
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Maybe it doesn't?
Nacreous
Fire trainer
Yeah,but...you need stuff to glide with like...gliders>.>
SlowPokeBroKing
Future Gym Leader
While I'm not saying you're wrong, that has shown true very few times. I would say 95% of Pokemon have clever wordplay in their names.
I do understand that there are a lot of Pokemon to come up with Americanized names for and they might get lazy with one or two a generation, but since the Eevee line is so popular and will always remain so, I feel like they should have taken a more creative approach with the name.
I thought that a cool idea for Ninfia is:
-It's normal type, and the other eeveelution is fighting.
-Eevee evolves into both via moon stone, but for Ninfia it could be when it has a higher defence and the fighting type when it has a higher attack.
There's always different ways Eevee evolves with each generation, and this could be a cool idea. Plus, with every generation there's one eeveelution that's stronger than the other. In this case, the fighting type is stronger than Ninfia.
-It's normal type, and the other eeveelution is fighting.
-Eevee evolves into both via moon stone, but for Ninfia it could be when it has a higher defence and the fighting type when it has a higher attack.
There's always different ways Eevee evolves with each generation, and this could be a cool idea. Plus, with every generation there's one eeveelution that's stronger than the other. In this case, the fighting type is stronger than Ninfia.
Bolt the Cat
Bringing the Thunder
That's what the ribbons are for.
It's ribbons most likely extend outwards for it to be able to glide. They may even flap in the wind to give it a head start. We can't tell until we see it in a trailer or in action - Because we don't know much about it otherwsie. The only things we can say for sure is it's name, it's height and it's weight (and the fact it evolves from eeevee).
Sneasel Lover
Squidcow
No, porcupine. Chestnut porcupine.
I give up. Speculate all you want. I like the design. It's not flying or ghost or dragon. It's normal.
Why light type? To screw up the type chart? If they'd have done that, it would have been last gen. Reshiram. Their type chart is well-established. I've been sick of hearing these dumb type rumors since 2010.
Why light type? To screw up the type chart? If they'd have done that, it would have been last gen. Reshiram. Their type chart is well-established. I've been sick of hearing these dumb type rumors since 2010.
Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama
Fancy footwork
Bulbapedia says hedgehog. :/
Maya The Awesome
Banned
Bulbapedia isn't always right, mon.
Sneasel Lover
Squidcow
Bulbapedia isn't always true, especially not when it comes to Pokemon this fresh.
absolfusion
Soon.......
I think that Ninfia was originally was supposed to be part of a trio with glaceon and leafeon, because they all share the same distinctive "boot" markings that their older relatives lack. This could make ninfia the "flying" part of the trio, which kind of makes sense when you think about it. It's subtle, but it's there.
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rocky505
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Uh yeah Chestnut. the in comes from urchin(an old term for hedgehog) or spina(Latin for thorn. It's other names have meanings for hedgehog in it.
Excitable Boy
is a metaphor
The Japanese Eeveelutions have different suffixes each generation (I was "er", II was "y", IV was "ia"), yet Ninfia copies Gen IV's.
If it was Flying, though, that would give Glaceon an advantage over both Ninfia and Leafeon. I'm thinking it'll end up Fighting to copy the original Eeveelution's typing relationship.
Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama
Fancy footwork
Yea...
I'm wondering how many evolutions of old Pokemon will we get? I'm not going to start requesting Pokemon with low stats to evolve, because sometimes, that isn't the case. So, I'd like if we got more branched evolutions.
I'm wondering how many evolutions of old Pokemon will we get? I'm not going to start requesting Pokemon with low stats to evolve, because sometimes, that isn't the case. So, I'd like if we got more branched evolutions.
Why not? Maybe they want something new to change it up.
One type isn't going to screw up the type chart if Game Freak is smart about it.
That wouldn't have made any sense. Reshiram needed to be a Fire-type in order to suit its theme and its opposition of Zekrom. Fire is a natural source of power while electricity is modern. It even has a furnace for a tail; the Fire-typing is pretty self-evident. Nothing about Reshiram says Light-type except for its coloring, and it's only white because of the Yin-Yang motif.
I'll once again state that I'm one of those that don't actively support the idea of a Light-type (although after last night's Corocoro, it wouldn't surprise me if they did introduce it), but realize that the Light-type does have actual evidence (NOT!!! the "dark vs. light" stuff; that's wrong) and that it wouldn't be the catastrophe that so many predict it to be. It'd just be a new type.
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What about the 'p'?
I'm with the porcupine theory, although I don't think it will be one.
Sneasel Lover
Squidcow
Well I'll be darned, you're right.
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