Golden_Latias
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Yeah, I agree with Illusio. Unless the anime is going to wrap up next year or we're going to get an announcement for a new game literally within the next few days or so, I don't think it's going to be this supposed third form. And to be honest, I kind if don't want it to be. It would basically be Ash-Greninja all over again: a special evolution that only Ash's Rockruff undergoes because it's a Special Snowflake/"the Chosen One."
Not only has nothing happened to suggest Ash's Rockruff is special, there's no reason to give Ash some special evolution other than marketing. Ash-Greninja was basically giving Ash something to battle Mega Evolutions with. What can a third form of Lycanroc provide that Midday or Midnight can't? Not much, other than potentially a different type combination or a signature attack, neither of which is that big of a deal. Best I could think of is a Lycanium-Z that only that one form could use, but... that would be really blatant, unfair favoritism that would make the other two Lycanrocs essentially obsolete. Even the favoritism toward Charizard isn't as bad as that would be.
Also, with regards to Origin Forme Giratina, it's a cover game mascot. I don't think it's too weird for it to be revealed before Platinum. Unless this third Lycanroc form is going to be on the cover of the next game, then I don't think it's comparable.
My money us on the mystery Pokemon being Midday Lycanroc, since Rockruff and Lycanroc are absent from that. Something to confirm that's the form Rockruff is evolving into.
Not only has nothing happened to suggest Ash's Rockruff is special, there's no reason to give Ash some special evolution other than marketing. Ash-Greninja was basically giving Ash something to battle Mega Evolutions with. What can a third form of Lycanroc provide that Midday or Midnight can't? Not much, other than potentially a different type combination or a signature attack, neither of which is that big of a deal. Best I could think of is a Lycanium-Z that only that one form could use, but... that would be really blatant, unfair favoritism that would make the other two Lycanrocs essentially obsolete. Even the favoritism toward Charizard isn't as bad as that would be.
Also, with regards to Origin Forme Giratina, it's a cover game mascot. I don't think it's too weird for it to be revealed before Platinum. Unless this third Lycanroc form is going to be on the cover of the next game, then I don't think it's comparable.
My money us on the mystery Pokemon being Midday Lycanroc, since Rockruff and Lycanroc are absent from that. Something to confirm that's the form Rockruff is evolving into.