JVLightningLover
Veteran Trainer
is there a non-broken link, or
Oops, sorry, I fixed the links.
is there a non-broken link, or
^Taodragon has been the supporter of that idea.
is there a non-broken link, or
When Rockruff is bathed in profuse amounts of solar energy, it evolves into its Midday Form. In the world of Pokémon Sun, Solgaleo’s influence causes Rockruff to evolve into this form.
When Rockruff is bathed in an abundance of lunar energy, it evolves into its Midnight Form. In the world of Pokémon Moon, Lunala’s influence causes Rockruff to evolve into this form.
that reads less like Word of God and more like ad-hoc justification of for existing version differences
I thought we had something in-game
You rang?
Midday
Midnight
So yeah, the legendaries are supposed to influence their evolution, thus why Rockruff can only evolve into one or the other depending on the version regardless of whether it's daytime in Moon or Nighttime in Sun. Thus, it stands to reason to believe that Necrozma is similarly influencing Dusk form just like with the other two Lycanrocs.
that reads less like Word of God and more like ad-hoc justification of for existing version differences
I thought we had something in-game
that reads less like Word of God and more like ad-hoc justification of for existing version differences
I thought we had something in-game
Actually, it still needs to be night for Rockruff to evolve in Moon, and day for it to evolve is Sun. Still, the point stands. Dusk Form needs something more than a time of day to evolve, like Necrozma's influence (or possibly the influence of Necrozma enhanced Solgaleo/Lunala) or some sweet, sweet Ultra Space radiation.
Really.
This aren't anime facts. This came from the official website of the games.
it's vaguely worded, not backed up anywhere else, and was put out before the game's release, when it wasn't known that the existing forms aren't really exclusive anyway, which pokes something of a major hole in that factoid
color me skeptical, I guess
it's vaguely worded, not backed up anywhere else, and was put out before the game's release, when it wasn't known that the existing forms aren't really exclusive anyway, which pokes something of a major hole in that factoid
color me skeptical, I guess
They're both in both worlds, just time of day exclusive
I'm pretty sure the website is just justifying the evolution exclusivity through misleading wording (the world of Sun is under Solgaleo's influence, etc) and they'll retcon whatever based on availability, imo
Functionally, it's whatever
Lorewise, it seems spurious to extend that quote to the origination of the forms themselves or whatever, in that "influence" is a vague way of putting it and the quote in question is intended to address functionality ingame
Solid rock, or tough claws I could see on it.
It'd be cool if the green rays are somehow connected to UltraSpace and he gains the Beast Boost ability that way.
Huh, whoever said that Dusk would get the ability Tough Claws was right on the money. So it can hit hard it seems. Now the question is what are it's stats. If it has tough claws it might have a higher attack stat than the other two.
You're right about that first part. My mistake. I am very tired right now
And yes, it's an excuse used to explain version exclusivity, but that doesn't mean it doesn't carry weight. Something can be used to explain away plot inconsistencies AND be used to establish important lore. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Anyhoo, back on topic, and in regard to actually vague wording, I'm curious about this "light from another world influencing Pokemon". I'm hoping that this means more Alola Forms, since we only got 18, only 10 of which were fully evolved. I'm also a bit disappointed that we finally got a new regional Dex with the Shellos line in it, and yet they didn't get a new form, but that's just a personal pet peeve, and I don't expect them to get one in USUM.
Yeah, I though it was just the Green Flash that sunsets have. Then again it has been said that Lycanroc's two forms were influenced by the legendaries, so what's influencing this?
Apparently the blue text boxt says this:
"A new form is started!!
A light that comes from another place is affecting some Pokemon in the new Alola!"