"Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon", starting November 17th

[Mr.Munchlax]

The music is great, I hope they do some good music when battles commence.

Right now, I'm just hoping the dub doesn't take out too much of the music as they did for XYZ, &/or that the dub music is actually good this time around

 

[U.N. Owen]

Art style would be fine on its own but Ash just looks out of place. Animation feels really natural. As for the Z-Moves, the dance before it look necessary, so I can see Kiawe teaching Ash how to do those dances. I can also see Ash fail and have it literally blow up in his face.

Also, what is it about Ash and Mallow and why are the shippers gearing for war?

 

[sandtreamftw]

You forgot to mention Cilan.

Anyway, I'm still liking the series more and more, but I'm still a little concerned about the whole "Ash going to school" thing. The concept fits with Gen VII as a whole, but I still can't see how Ash is going to be able to do the trials, explore the Alola region, & build a team if he's stuck in school all the time, especially since the previous seasons mention on how Ash is terrible at school and the sometimes letting real life experiences be your teacher works a lot better

I deliberately left Cilan out because I have nothing nice to say about him. lol

 

[DankOverlord]

At the minute I'm just shipping them all with the Harem King Ash why pick one when you can have all three, maybe four if Serena makes a cameo

Make it 100+ if you include of all Ash's previous female companions and other COtDs and Important characters

i hope this trailer can shut up the people who keep saying sun/moon has garbage animation

It won't LOL

 

[Frozocrone]

The animation is fluid and everything. I love the animation.

What I don't like is the art style. I wish the art was more refined like in XYZ, think of how everybody would look if this was XYZ art style. It looks colorful and all, but it isn't...like striking out to me.

The problem with that though is that XYZ is quite 'on model' so to speak, what with the use of shadows almost everywhere to define features. SM style gives a shorthand that allows artists the freedom to express that they didn't really get in XY(Z).

 

[Mr.Munchlax]

The problem with that though is that XYZ is quite 'on model' so to speak, what with the use of shadows almost everywhere to define features. SM style gives a shorthand that allows artists the freedom to express that they didn't really get in XY(Z).

While I like the new art style, I can understand a little bit why some people don't like it. One reason the change still bugs me a little bit is that the XYZ art style matched the Sugimori art style for the games to a T, so everything all felt connected, but now it doesn't even feel like the same thing

 

[Blue Saturday]

Yup I think Pokemon just turn into a Hairm anime.

I kid but I got a feeling that there well be another shipping subplot.

Three girl classmates for three boy classmates, equal gender ratio with no shipping fanservice or implied romance so far, harem?

 

[satopi]

I think that's the teacher's clipboard that Lillie is holding. She will most likely be Kukui's live in assistant. I wonder if Mao chan is daydreaming next to Queen Lillie. Would be nice to see a bit of a loving relationship with tension between them. Is Lana late to school because of her sisters? I wonder where Delia and Mimey went after the first or second episode (maybe back to Kanto).

I love the realistic movements. Even Pikachu is more lively than ever. Prof Samson is pretty funny yet talented with his faces. He isn't amousing to the kids so maybe he has stale humor. It must be fun being an Alolan Exeggutor especially being owned by the handsome Professor Kukui.

 

[Frozocrone]

While I like the new art style, I can understand a little bit why some people don't like it. One reason the change still bugs me a little bit is that the XYZ art style matched the Sugimori art style for the games to a T, so everything all felt connected, but now it doesn't even feel like the same thing

Of course. It's not like this particular art style is going to appeal to everyone. That much is obvious and doesn't refer to just Pokemon (Scooby-Doo recieved a drastic art style change for example).

It does bother me when people call it bad...like it's not? Just because it's not what you expected/wanted doesn't make it bad.

 

[mystic9899]

the sound effect for the z-move is the exact same as mega evolution lol

 

[Satomine Night]

Kiawe has massive potential to be the best male companion Ash ever has. That nonsense, almost leaderlike quality he has will make him a great male role model I feel Ash has severely lacked. Brock was his homeboy for 4 regions, but he felt like a sidekick ultimately. Clemont was cool. Liked how he helped Ash in understanding Ash-Greninja, but again, just a sidekick as well. I have high hoqes for Kiawe, his straight man act can also double for some really funny scenarios as well.

I agree. What adds to his potential is the fact that, unlike Brock, Cilan, and Clemont, Kiawe isn't choosing to follow Ash; he is stuck with Ash as his new classmate, whether he likes the kid or not.

Anyway, I'm still liking the series more and more, but I'm still a little concerned about the whole "Ash going to school" thing. The concept fits with Gen VII as a whole, but I still can't see how Ash is going to be able to do the trials, explore the Alola region, & build a team if he's stuck in school all the time, especially since the previous seasons mention on how Ash is terrible at school and the sometimes letting real life experiences be your teacher works a lot better

Maybe Ash won't be in school for the entire series, but only for the first story arc - the story arc that corresponds to the Trainer school from the games. Maybe Ilima is the "final test": students have to pass his Trial in order to graduate and become Trial Captains themselves. Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, and Sophocles all successfully pass Ilima's Trial and graduate, but our beloved idiot hero fails to graduate with his classmates.

As for the Z-Moves, the dance before it look necessary, so I can see Kiawe teaching Ash how to do those dances. I can also see Ash fail and have it literally blow up in his face.

Bonus points if Ash still has three left feet when he dances and Kiawe, being a dance specialist, is utterly frustrated with the kid's lack of coordination. ("How can someone be this bad at dancing?") Gold stars if Pikachu gets the dance right off the bat and shows off more of that expressive animation by making hilarious faces of exasperation at his Trainer's ineptitude.

Don't forget the fact that Meowth may also try to be his own trainer too

Ah, yes, how could I forget that? I can see it now... While Jessie and James are arguing over who gets to wear the Z-Ring, Meowth proclaims that neither of them are good enough to be his Trainer, takes the Z-Ring, and attempts to use it himself...only to discover that it's hard to synchronize solo. And he will discover this fact in a battle against Pikachu and Ash and their perfected Catastropika.

 

[mystic9899]

i feel like the sun and moon anime is trying to scream "HAWAII" more than xy anime screamed "FRANCE". what with everyone greeting each with "arora!" and all

 

[Mr.Munchlax]

I agree. What adds to his potential is the fact that, unlike Brock, Cilan, and Clemont, Kiawe isn't choosing to follow Ash; he is stuck with Ash as his new classmate, whether he likes the kid or not.

I don't know why, but this description just makes Kiawe sound like Pokémon's equivalent to Piccolo

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Well I'll be dammed. The animation isn't all that bad surprisingly, I still don't like the art choice but at least it's fluid.

 

[mystic9899]

i wonder if ash's friends will meet his mom (we see mallow already did). if so, they'll be the first ones to meet her face to face since may and max.

 

[Zoruagible]

Still no sign of Ilima. Being so tied to the trainer school his absence is pretty odd.

He'll show up eventually.
I'm more interested in when we'll see Olivia appear

 

[Frozocrone]

i wonder if ash's friends will meet his mom (we see mallow already did). if so, they'll be the first ones to meet her face to face since may and max.

Dawn did too (over video call but still). I hope Delia makes regular appearances in Alola but I doubt it since Ash is staying with Kukei. Hopefully he'll call her more often, or at least at some points during his 3 year stint in Alola (or however long it is).

 

[Mr.Munchlax]

Dawn did too (over video call but still). I hope Delia makes regular appearances in Alola but I doubt it since Ash is staying with Kukei. Hopefully he'll call her more often, or at least at some points during his 3 year stint in Alola (or however long it is).

I still would like the idea if Ash, Delia, Mimey, Pikachu, & Lillie were all living together with Prof. Kukui.

 

[Frozocrone]

I'd like that too! I liked the idea that someone had the idea that Lillie is forced to live with a Pokemon that stays outside it's Pokeball all the time. Would make for interesting and funny dynamics!

 

[mystic9899]

yeah we still don't know anything about the families of sophocles and lillie. wonder where they're gonna stay.