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JocelynSamara — Sword and Shield Hype!

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Published: 2019-02-27 20:24:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 5097; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 6
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Description That moment when you've been planning a Sun/Moon Nuzlocke comic for such a long time, they just go ahead and announce the next installment in the series before you even start posting.  Heh.  Whoops!  XD

This doesn't change anything about Moonlight Wanderers, for the record.  I'm still working on it, and it'll still come out at some point (although, there is a pic in my gallery from this time last year, hilariously quoting a 2018 release date, so whoops again!).  That said, I always had the contingency plan that if more games came out before I was done (ha!) that I'd be more than happy to reference regions and Pokemon from before and after Sun and Moon (in other words, maybe one of these guys could be seen in MW's Alola at some point).  So, this isn't a problem.  As for when to expect MW, my release date is a bit fuzzy for now.  But this is an important project to me; probably more than you might expect.  So I won't abandon this one.  I want it to get the love it deserves.

As for Pokemon Sword and Shield announced today: HYYYYYYPE!  

The new region wouldn't have been my first pick, but I really love how it looks and the steampunk aesthetic.  The new trainers look great.  The new starters are super cute.  Of course, as a bunny mama, I do love Scorbunny a ton.  But Sobble is also so cute and so precious.  I'm not quite sold on Grookey yet, but it didn't feel right to just draw the other two without it, so all three were included here.  As for who I'll pick?  I kinda love Scorbunny and Sobble pretty equally.  I'm going to do my best to not follow the hype cycle quite as much as last time so I don't get everything spoiled for me like I did with Sun/Moon, but I would like to know how the starters evolve.  That may help me decide.

So have you decided on your version and starter yet?  Shout 'em out, if you like!  ^_^
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Comments: 35

TobiObito4ever [2019-05-16 06:58:31 +0000 UTC]

I personally can't decide between Scorbunny and Sobble myself either. I guess I'll have to wait and see... once I get a Switch.

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J0tar0-Kuj0 [2019-04-27 09:17:57 +0000 UTC]

It’s 2am I’m tired













Also I like

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OjouTsuki [2019-03-09 03:35:50 +0000 UTC]

I miss talking to you about video games ;-;

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ShadowHinata [2019-03-03 01:45:46 +0000 UTC]

that rabbit is just max with a lighter tucked between his toes 

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wolfbladeawesome [2019-03-01 18:09:07 +0000 UTC]

Fire types all the way

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NowiGreen [2019-03-01 13:07:12 +0000 UTC]

I am Grook :3

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clefspeare1993 [2019-03-01 05:59:51 +0000 UTC]

Getting both versions of the game and will decide on which starter at a later date, lol!

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HitorazeKaiju [2019-03-01 04:35:28 +0000 UTC]

sobble all the way!!!

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InfinityForever [2019-02-28 10:17:33 +0000 UTC]

I will probably end up getting both versions, as I have since Red and Blue (with the exception so far being Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee as I only got the Eevee version). However, being the first new generation title on a console I'm not sure how trading will work as before I would just borrow my brother's handheld for my other game to trade Pokemon I caught in that one. I guess that'll be a wait-and-see kind of thing, but I know I will do whatever I can to get myself all three starters as I've always done before in past games.

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TheMinim [2019-02-28 09:25:40 +0000 UTC]

I love Sobble and I want to hug it forever. <3

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Redthewolf2 [2019-02-28 04:46:11 +0000 UTC]

I’m holding off on making any decisions regarding version and starters until I see more information. I want to be able to like the final evolution form of whatever starter I go with. Plus I need to see what legendary draws me in. 

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VioletFrostbite [2019-02-28 04:20:52 +0000 UTC]

I like scorbunny, just dont like the name, its a tad lazy

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RazorD9 [2019-02-28 03:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Three words. I am Grookey.

As for the version, in honor of a certain raising hero, Shield.

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mathieutrudelle [2019-02-28 01:53:04 +0000 UTC]

poor popplio

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Aralokk [2019-02-28 00:57:00 +0000 UTC]

I have been 'fire type fo' lyfe' and Scorbunny ... wow you are perfect. This has been the first generation since the 2nd for me where I've liked all the starter's first forms. I just really hope it doesn't get spoiled.

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BlueDuckee [2019-02-27 23:52:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm all on for that little water chameleon freaking cute. Rowlet is sitting in my top favorite so we'll see if this guy can unseat through owl

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LizzyGibbs3D [2019-02-27 23:50:12 +0000 UTC]

SCOURGEBUNNY!

Yeah, my mind went to some twisted places when I saw a fire type bunny that scorched the grass.

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Vini310 [2019-02-27 22:31:15 +0000 UTC]

Judging by appearance alone, I pick Sobble, but I will wait until their base stats are revealed to take the final decision.
For now, it looks like their final evolutions will be Grass/Rock, Fire/Steel and Water/Ghost.
Also, while Sword and Shield don't arrive, why not play Pokémon Solar Light and Lunar Dark? 

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flex35 [2019-02-27 21:40:08 +0000 UTC]

I did not realize they had release any information yet @_@ . Right now, I am thinking I will go with Sword and start with the Grass type one, since it looks like it will evolve with either a psychic or ghost typing (Ya, that's how the last Grass starter went and it's hard to say if they will do that again).

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darth603 [2019-02-27 21:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Nuzlocke... not much fun. I'd rather do a challenge with a clutch of five eggs (sharing a common type) and a starter.

I sorta hope the water one is water/ground, because Swampert was so awesome? Although it looks a bit like Tympole, so it could be another noise water type and I'm not a huge fan of noise pokemon.

Also Scorbunny? No thanks. Looks like another fire/fighting. Blaziken was good, but Emboar and Infernape were too much. Could be fire/ground, though given the visual connection to bunnelby/diggersby.

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NickolasName [2019-02-27 21:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Anyone noticed how the fire type starters are all basically animals from the chinese zodiac? It's not a 100% correlation(like with fennekin. Foxes aren't part of the zodiac but foxes are kinda doglike so) but the fact that we got a bunny now kinda cements it for me.

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RazorD9 In reply to NickolasName [2019-02-28 03:13:01 +0000 UTC]

So, we should expect a horse, ram, bull, and snake (or similar animals) for the next four generations? I'll wait for another 3 years before I am 100% sold on the fire zodiac theory. Here's to the idea of a Flaming Minotaur!

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NickolasName In reply to RazorD9 [2019-02-28 04:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Well, on my part I kinda think that if they suddenly released a fire starter that didn't match the zodiac whatsoever, it could just be that they gave up on the theme or couldn't come up with a good-enough idea for any of the remaining animals. 

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JocelynSamara In reply to NickolasName [2019-02-27 21:37:28 +0000 UTC]

I think someone pointed this out to me last gen with the tiger-striped Litten, so I went into today hoping for either a fire bunny or a fire cow.  Happy to see one of them happened.  XD

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NickolasName In reply to JocelynSamara [2019-02-28 04:05:12 +0000 UTC]

Personally I was hoping for a fire snake, but scorbunny works too.

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flex35 In reply to NickolasName [2019-02-27 21:33:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, I never noticed that. Nice catch. I suppose another that doesn't quite fit is Cinnequil. Lol, even though the only dragon type in the Charmander line is a mega evolution, they all seem dragon like to me.

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NickolasName In reply to flex35 [2019-02-28 04:40:23 +0000 UTC]

I can give some leeway for cyndaquil, because I strongly doubt they thought about the whole zodiac thing from day one. They probably started it somewhere between gen 3 and gen 5 after some employee said "hey our fire starters kinda fit in with the chinese zodiac let's base our next fire type starter on that too". Maybe it even started as a result of fan speculation, with us finding a correlation that wasn't there but then gamefreak just went with it, kinda like a tulpa.

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JocelynSamara In reply to flex35 [2019-02-27 21:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Cyndaquil's kind of a rodent, I guess.  So while it's kind of a stretch, I suppose it could be equated to a "rat". 

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flex35 In reply to JocelynSamara [2019-02-27 22:26:13 +0000 UTC]

Ah, good point.

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SleepyForecast [2019-02-27 21:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Sword and Scorbunny for me as well.

Awesome medieval weaponry & a bunny with a bandage on their nose? SCORE!

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Dorucario In reply to SleepyForecast [2019-02-27 21:06:59 +0000 UTC]

Sword and Scorbunny here too.

Wonder if someone will draw Scorbunny holding a sword.

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SleepyForecast In reply to Dorucario [2019-02-27 21:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Someone already did.

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield!

(To the original artist, sorry for the random mention. )

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PrincessAshley91 In reply to SleepyForecast [2019-02-27 21:39:15 +0000 UTC]

Fan artists really work quick, theres already a ton of drawings of them out there xD

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PrincessAshley91 [2019-02-27 20:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Sword and Scorbunny for me, they sold me instantly xD

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OjouTsuki [2019-02-27 20:56:51 +0000 UTC]

HYYYYYPE!
#SobbleSquad

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