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Previous: >>58014097

Direct airs in less than two hours.
>What are your expectations?

Liko is gonna see Amethio again at the beginning of August but nothing from Roy or Dot so far from the preview footage. Basically repeating last Thread's question:
>Is Amethio gonna go off on his own?
>Will he provide a elaboration about his mother?

>>58022435 (OP)
He has the ponytail? Is the Nipglowie meme actually legit?

>>58022442
Yes

>>58022439
>What are your expectations?
I doubt there will be anything beyond mobile collabs for the Likonime like last year.

>>58022439
>3/4 mobile content
>Yep
>Maybe

Believe in DotLiko.

Gun down Quaxwell

>>58022453
>No AI Training
It's gonna get the opposite treatment for that disclaimer alone

>>58022439
>Will he provide a elaboration about his mother?
Liko would be the appropriate character to do it now

>>58022465
That they're recreating the shot from his episode with Liko this time around might allude to it, yeah.

>>58022467
So many Likos!

Zir will never be this happy again.

>>58022465
Or Roy.

>>58022453
Ask me again tomorrow.

>>58022439
Q1.Probaly
Q2.It's an episode about him, and the preview had Zir and Conia taking Liko to his estate. At least we're getting a scene or two with his mom.

>>58022483
He owns a Rhydon.

>>58022502
What's the TL?

>>58022495(me)
>>58022439
Forgot the first question about the presents. I expect to see new megas.

>>58022502
Anne's husband

>>58022507
>I expect to see new megas.
That's kinda a given. I am just waiting for the first reveals to only be the new megas from Kanto.

>>58022513
She wishes.

>>58022501
OK then he has it coming.

>>58022453
Sure. Why not?

>>58022444
That gremlin wipes his ass with the scarlet book from the academy

>>58022650
That's not a major loss.

I love him.

Wish I could get more excited for Directs but they've been just gotten worse with the increasing mobile ratio

>>58022961
I don't blame you anon. It's been more disheartening to know how much they are willing to outsource their profit into the mobile market.

Direct starts. Gonna hope for the best.

>They now waste time on card artworks
I take mobile slop over this

TOEDSTOOL CODE
If you go to the WC lmao

Oh hey, I forgot Concierge existed.

Concierge new season.

>>58023030
This can't be real.

>>58023042
It's real alright.

>Another Aardman series
>"Region close to our hearts"
>Wooloo
Shaun the sheep ripoff incoming

Pokepark is next.

GIVE ME NEW MEGAS!!

>No direct sticky

>It was Carmine instead of Kieran for Masters EX
Lmao

Where is the excitement for the direct?

LiMasuda?

>>58023225
It's just not promising.

>>58023225
It's ok at best.

Pokémon Friends.

Carmine sounds like ass in Masters.

Are they seriously trying to pass off the Switch 2 version description from their webpage as news?

>Here bros, listen to our Switch 2 version description again
Lmao

The only exciting thing so far from the direct are the four sealedmons being available as a duplicate.

Champions is just Showdown but with more steps

Finally some ZA bits

God ZA looks terrible. This better be the Switch 1 version.

>>58022519
FUCKING CALLED IT

Mega Dragonite looks retarded.

The Team MZ overlaps with Likosquad's gig pretty well.

>>58022519 (Me)
Wow, I was right. Only one and it's Dragonite.

>Only mega Dragonite
Oh god it's hideous

>The footage in this video was taken in the switch 2 version
>Still looks bad
>Only mega Dragonite revealed
>The biggest L spam ever in the live chat which gets disabled later to hide it
Worst direct ever.

Pokémon Concierge seems more hype than Pokémon Horizons.

Welp that was a nothingburger today.

Watching the Ludlow episode to cheer myself up a bit, he summarized my feelings pretty well about things changing with time.

There is something funny about how when the steelix were infected with rakium people thought it might mega evolve and other people went "um, it's not possible for a pokemon to mega evolve without a trainer!"

>Concierge looks like shit
>Champions is another cashgrab
>More mobileslop
Nothing worth exciting in today's direct.

God Concierge looks boring as balls. Not even bringing in Haru's ex is helpful.

>>58023483
Agreed, Liko or Roy (Probably Roy considering he was there) might reach out to them.

>>58023758
Well that allows Rakurium to mesh with the Rogue Megas to fuse without any contradictions.

>>58023758
>with rakium people thought it might mega evolve
I thought that but I wasn't expecting Game Freak to go "No, A Pokemon doesn't need a bond with a trainer to mega evolve". Looks like they're walking back on their own material even more now for contrivance's sake.

>>58023741
>he summarized my feelings pretty well about things changing with time.
This.

Dude look like Amethio long lost cousin.

>100 Pokeballs and a Ralts with Gardevoirite as a pre-order bonus
Not even a Dratini as a pre-order bonus for the new mega form.

Are you kidding me?

>>58024099
He looks more like Onyx's, I don't get where the Amethio part comes from.

So will people complain if Liko gets Dragonite just like they complained when Roy got Lucario?

>>58024262
Nobody complained about the last part, they complained about the background being apparently absent for it which will come like Cap's did because of their flagship status, dumbass.

>>58023946
>Looks like they're walking back on their own material even more now for contrivance's sake.
It's Gamefreak. Welcome aboard.

>>58024327
Now I am demotivated.

I haven't been this bored with Pokemon in general since 2015.

>>58023870
It will be weird if they don't connect these two in some way. "Hey, check out these rogue pokemon who are rampaging while surrounded by a pink aura... and while you're at it check out the anime where pokemon surrounded by a pink aura stop listening to their trainers!"

>>58024179
This is honestly the kicker for me. The pokeballs already got mocked for when they were the pre-order bonus for ORAS. But doing it again with a Mega form that is already known is just pushing it.

>>58024379
It could stack. Like the Rogue mega bits accelerate the detoriation side effects of the Rakurium.

>>58024319
A ton of complaints were made about Roy having a Lucario because Ash had one.

>>58024444
Whining about multiple characters across different gens having the same Pokemon is retarded and a nothing burger that blew per anyway. You don't see people complaining about the Eevee chill rep in virtually every single gen since the 3d era

>>58024409
>Like the Rogue mega bits accelerate the detoriation side effects of the Rakurium.
Honestly, that could work. Both would allow a good jumping point for merging the Story points.

>>58024381
They reuse their assets. The balconies from the ZA footage already is a good example of it.

>>58024409
Supporting this.

>>58024409
Liking this idea a lot.

>>58024409
That's not a bad idea but Spinels work hasn't reached Kalos.

Yet.

>>58024379
Would assume that the Rogue Pokemon get "accidentally" dosed with the Rakurium. Probably can be used as an excuse for Liko and co to Collab with the Team MZ since both cases have the same outcome: Chaos and danger.

>>58024379
The other two anons summarized the other possibilities pretty well.

Pink crystals found in ZA.

>>58024783
I would be mad impressed if Rakurium was actually the biggest sneak peek of a gimmick from a Pokemon Game

>>58024783
>Why is the depth perception so off in this image? The pink crystal to the wall looks photoshopped in and why is the pink crystal to the right having a giant shadow? This looks still like a alpha build.

>>58024783
>Low renders graphics already at a distance of two seconds from running towards it.
Easiest skip ever.

>>58024861
>The pink crystal to the wall looks photoshopped in
Haven't noticed that but I can't unsee it now.

>>58024783
https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/legends_z-a/ja/story/250227_02/

They're called mega crystals

Is anyone else actually pissed off by Gamefreak's laziness? The game looks bad on a newer console, the mega design of Dragonite looks retarded and they still have the balls to charge full price for a game that will have half the amount of the Pokemon from the switch games.

>>58025116
Probably will allow you to trade them in for Mega stones.

>>58025129
Yeah, not impressed. I already only buying them second hand but this is just pushing it.

>>58025129
You're not alone with that take, anon.

>>58025129
It's not cool. Some ideas are good but they buried underneath a avalanche of poor decisions by a horrible Dev team.

They announced a Switch 2 bundle with the game. And they didn't even bothered with new console designs like they did for the OG Switch.

They're just cutting corners everywhere possible.

>>58025240
That money for the console skin went into the Friends app in-game shop

High quality Pokeballs right there. Please don't count the vertices.

>>58025204
>Some ideas are good but they buried underneath a avalanche of poor decisions by a horrible Dev team.
This. Wish they haven't sabotaged Sonorus over the years.

>>58025116
We know via the Tera leak that TCPI pays attention to the anime and will have it steer away from potential overlap with things planned for the games. Given Rakurium has been a thing for a while now in the anime and the overlap it has at least visually with mega crystals and the possibility that it may tie into the rouge megas I have to wonder if the similarities are intentional, either because OLM was told to make Rakurium like Mega crystals or because TCPI wanted to incorporate the idea of Rakurium into ZA and just have it going by a different name because Rakurium isn’t publicly known in the world of Pokemon.

>>58025483
I don't care about the Tera leak, I care about the possibilities they can take. And Rogue Mega Pokemon with an dosis of Rakurium is exactly what I want from it.

>>58025483
Who knows? I guess at best they were told to create gimmicks to have certain properties like chaos or the sorts. Their circumstances and how it can be applied were probably were up to their respective teams as a compromise.

Doesn't stop the fact that the games's one looks kinda low-poly compared to the already stiff and repetitive looking enviroment.

>>58025240
Millions will buy it anyway.

>>58025483
At best they will do a early entry point into the ZA territory like say a few of the new mega forms sneaking in like they did with Pagogo at the beginning of the Likonime. But honestly, seeing mega Dragonite is a giant turnoff.

>>58025601
>But honestly, seeing mega Dragonite is a giant turnoff.
I am honestly surprised that Dratini wasn't chosen as the pre-order bonus.

>>58025665
NTA but I agree. They actually resisted the urge. But instead went for Ralts, which was already a known one.

>>58025754
They could've atleast chosen a Pokemon like Snorunt.

>>58025136
Cynthiabitch gonna be getting a cake soon called Payback, and it's gonna have HER NAME on it.

So we all agree Ult's mysterious pokemon is (Mega-)Zeraora, right?

azh iz ded, liko ztaying another year!11

>>58026032
It could play into the Voltage part from the chapter but I would assume his mystery Pokemon is gonna be a Pokemon that is extra known for behavior issues or having a very selective standard.

>>58026032
It's an option but Zeraora has more so the free roaming appeal. it could be a Dragalge though to add a bit of fuckery into the mix with Roy's parents.

>>58026078
Zeraora is a mythical pokemon so making it picky and too powerful to be controlled by a random doesn't need an excuse, plus the leak said Mega-Zeraora would appear in the anime and be added via update into Z-A later so it fits

>>58026032
It will be chandelure.

>>58026114
That is a good point. I concede.

>>58026102
>Uruto is trying to tame a shiny Rayquaza to show his worth to a fucking Dragalge
doubt

>>58026234
NTA, Dragalge is cool.

>>58026032
>ancient Pokéball
>AZ did not appear in the XYZ anime
is Ult going to have Eternal Flower Floette

>>58026367
He doesn't have an ancient pokeball anon

Dragonite confirming the leaks pretty much killed any hopes of Mega Armarouge and Ceruledge
Kill me

>>58026032
I wouldn't say no.

>>58022453
No. Gay is a sin.

>>58022453
Yes.

>>58025601
>But honestly, seeing mega Dragonite is a giant turnoff.
If they did anything else than just copypasting aspects from it's pre evolutions the I wouldn't have minded it. But that is just a slap in the face.

>>58022453
Absolutely not.
I can't believe in something that won't happen.

So, now that leaks are confirmed i'm praying and hoping they give spinel a Mega-Malamar. That Pokémon is perfect for him.

>>58023785
>>58023800
> Oh no, a story where super special snowflack protagonist doesn't fight forces of evil! That is boring.
Horizons fans in nutshell.

>>58026976(Me)
I wonder what his stats are gonna be like? Here's hoping Gamefreak gives him the Mega-Beedrill treatment and completely min-max the fucker. Plus 50 in attack and plus 50 in speed. Looking at his learn set He barely get's any special moves.

>>58026501
Not really, apparently there could be a few additional megas that weren't yet added to the build that the hacker got. One from Alola and one from Unova. I know that the Charcadet line isn't from either of those regions but don't lose hope yet, as there could be more recent builds

How would (You) react if DotLiko becomes as canon as a Pokémon Anime ship can be?

>>58027067
Throw in more hypnosis related ability. Like double damage against sleeping targets

>>58026114
I think it might get loose upon its debut. Giving it the freedom of a mythical before Uruto gets his arc.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUwKcuQmVHk

Can Pokemon Horizons makes an official music video like this?

>>58023225
Stole it.

>>58027067
>Here's hoping Gamefreak gives him the Mega-Beedrill treatment and completely min-max the fucker.
I am gonna lean into >>58027170's suggestion. It's whole thing is hypnotizing others and it's overall more sinister. Giving it a unique move that does way more damage against sleeping Pokemon would be the way to go alongside a minor buff in speed.

>>58024621
>Probably can be used as an excuse for Liko and co to Collab with the Team MZ since both cases have the same outcome: Chaos and danger.
Gonna roll with that take. It would give them both sides a reason to get invested into both sides. Bonus points for turning it into a battle of wits and tricks between Spinel and that mafia looking guy.

>>58027170
>>58027287
I'm okay with whatever just so long as bad pokemon get the buff they need.

>>58027416
WATCH OUT LIKO THAT'S NOT ALEX, YOU GOT HYPNOTIZED AGAIN

I want Dot to get Mega Dragonite.

>>58027416
He is testing out Umbreon's latest moves.

>>58023225
What did you expect? It was lackluster and the reveal of the Mega Dragonite's design being also the only one after two months of waiting doesn't help either.

>>58026032
Oh , another OC gets another pokemon that he doesn't deserve because he is a new OC (BW-HZ) and not an old OC (OS-DP) or game characters.

>>58025529
>Rogue Mega Pokemon with an dosis of Rakurium is exactly what I want from it.
Spinel will fuse the two into a giant mist weapon.

>>58028355
>I set an arbitrary line for what characters are old enough to somehow deserve a pseudo-important pokemon and this guy is too new for that, can you believe it?

>>58027313
>Bonus points for turning it into a battle of wits and tricks between Spinel and that mafia looking guy.
Would be based

>>58027221
It already made 7 music videos like that...

>>58028386
Ignore the F aggot. He's just showing his hands.

>>58028386
>>58028471
Ignore the F aggot.

>>58027313
>would give them both sides a reason to get invested into both sides.
Redundant wording but I agree. Plus it would live more leeway amidst the kids to try out different formations and new megas

>>58028498 (me)
*Give more leeway.

>>58025435
Sonorus was fucked when they showcased their better skills as Devs.

>>58025565
>Doesn't stop the fact that the games's one looks kinda low-poly compared to the already stiff and repetitive looking enviroment.
They did fucking nothing with that extra year, didn't they?

>>58025116
Why do so many textures look so compressed here? That's the switch 2, there is no excuse for it.

>>58025410
That's depressing to see.

>>58028471
Please . that ugly turtle does not match the epicness of "Stay Gold".

>>58025116
Mega lame. Uruto would mega interested in them though.

>>58025170
>>58025181
>>58025204
That's slightly reassuring to hear. But I think it will go on like that in the future.

>>58028370
>>58028378
My hero

>>58028679
Agreed

Does the new Z-A characters feel like better designed version of Liko and Roy?

>>58028747
Yes, they also look like a better designed version of Florian and Juliana.

>>58028747
No F ag

>>58025410
>High quality Pokeballs right there. Please don't count the vertices.
I feel the pain so I won't ask.

>>58028498
Also more chaos for Dot. And I love her agony

>>58028136
>It was lackluster and the reveal of the Mega Dragonite's design being also the only one after two months of waiting doesn't help either.

I've never seen so much negative feedback for a Kanto Pokemon before like today. They really should've introduced one or two more new megas

>>58027067
>Looking at his learn set He barely get's any special moves.
It's moveset is supposed to abuse it's abilities. With Legends removing them it's gonna be probably change up aspects for theoves it can learn.

>>58027361
A few with supposedly new mega forms are getting them. While ratio of the selected Pokemon from the a respective regions are fine, they also are probably blindsided by making the Kanto Megas busted as balls

>>58027781
>The last thing Liko sees before getting kicked in the nuts

LiCroc?

>>58026934
More shoujo kino please trough DotLiko is kinda shoujo/josei-ish

>>58025483
I sometimes wonder if any of you ever watched Detective Pikachu.

>>58028954
>It's moveset is supposed to abuse it's abilities.
I can see that with SuperPower plus contary. But not with the other two.
>With Legends removing them it's gonna probably change up aspects for the moves it can learn.
Moves in general seem to be getting an overhaul , seeing as whirlpool no longer has accuracy tied to it and 20 BP now.
>>58028973
>they also are probably blindsided by making the Kanto Megas busted as balls
Dragonite i can see, but the other three? I'm not so sure. But then again this is Kanto we are talking about here.

I think DotLiko should become canon.

>>58030983
It's Kanto, it's always gonna get the edge in one thing or the other

>>58026934
They're neat

>>58030780
No one cares about that.

>>58024671
That's adorable

>>58030995
Based if it does.

>>58026976
Malamar is a fitting choice for Spinel.

LiGibeon?

>>58031667
Why are they so into Gurumin?

>>58031758
Because they have fun?

Have you bought Switch 2?I fell in love with dolphin in Mario Kart World.

>>58031820
>Wasting money on a console that should've been the original switch but now with a worse business
And then those fuckers have the audacity to cry about emulation.

>>58031820
I am not gonna invest another 400 bucks into a console with games that aren't even optimized correctly between two console gens.

>>58031820
No

>>58031820
Absolutely not. They can't even have a steady framerate for their own fucking online chat.

Friede is gone forever.

>>58031969
He had it coming.

>>58031969
He should've huffed that Rakurium.

>>58022435 (OP)
>>58022502
I love Amethio hnnnngh his new design is so cute

>>58031969
Good riddance.

>>58032113
What a brat.

>>58031820
No, and never will.

LiDuck?

>>58028370
Spinel is a chad.

>>58032113
Return when?

>>58032177
Idk, probably when there are gonna be sweets involved. Or the Rakurium.

>>58030995
It won't.

>>58030995
It will.

Dragonite continues the theme
Witch, magician, jewel/shielder thingy, knight, dragon...

>>58032193
But only in fanart.

>>58032256
Nah. DotLiko will become canon.

>>58032263
K. But don't come crying to me when it doesn't.

>>58032263
AmethioLiko will become canon.
Fixed that for you.

>>58032286
Don't come crying when it does.

>>58032295
I won't. Because it won't.

>>58032293
That has a lower chance of becoming canon.

>>58032255
I take another dragon instead. Drampa is listed as a Mega candidate for ZA and Ludlow looks like one.

>>58032255
Nake it Salamence instead.

>>58032255
Dragalge is more my speed as the dragon choice.

Liko should get a Mega Froslass.

Patiently waiting for the Mega Froslass.

mega dragonite isn't "edgy" so the manchildren hate it

>>58032324
It just looks bad, trying to write it off under a label isn't helping your case.

LiUruto?

>>58032324
Mega Dragonite looks okay to me. Mega Tyranitar and Garchomp look worse.

>>58032324
>If others don't like it then they're just man children
Holy fuck, grow up.

the mega dragonite i wanted. btw my fave character is alain from pokemon xy and i love mewtwo and ash should have had a harem of women

>Quaxwell is a dancer
>Tinkatuff has a mic hammer
If Dot were to get a new Mega, it would be something related to her streamer occupation.

>>58032305
>Drampa is listed as a Mega candidate for ZA and Ludlow looks like one.
I wouldn't mind it. But honestly, a Dragonmon between the kids is more formfitting.

>>58032335
>ash should have had a harem of women
Did some people really think this way

>>58032336
Joltik for the electric bug.

>>58032339
Who cares what deranged fucks think?

>>58032336
I was gonna suggest a seperate Rotom for Dot since it can Inhabit a lot of shit, including monitors and tvs which might be handy. But then Gamefreak could get shit for not introducing usable forms.

>>58032338
Liko should gift Roy an Applin.

Hey, don't be mean to the dragon.
>>58032339
Idk about the harem but they wanted him to marry serena and have kids and shit lmao

>>58030983
>but the other three? I'm not so sure.
It's Kanto. They will somehow get the edge.

>>58032351
>Liko should gift Roy an Applin.
Was gonna object because of the implications but they already walked back on them in the Gacha so really it would be fine. Plus no overlap in typing.

>>58032351
She could but she will lose her spaghetti and the applin would wander off into his hands through a long way around without his knowing.

>>58032354
>Plus no overlap in typing.
A single type overlap is fine.

.

>>58032368
garchomp looks so ugly

>>58026032
Kind of want it to be Ogerpon due to it being a gremlin and having colors resembling those of a Dusk Ball as well as the fact it lives in a cave, but I figured they would have to incorporate Kitakami for that to work.

>>58032492
>Hop in
>Kidnap Ogerpon
>Hop out

>>58032501
That's just sickening.

>>58032514

>>58032529

>>58032529
>>58032533
Cute

>>58032361
I guess but still if they can avoid it then it's fine.

>>58031829
>>58031885
>>58031829
>>58031887
You don't care about Gen 10 or Smash?Sakurai will add Meowscarda.

Who will Dot end up with?

>>58032565
Liko

>>58032561
I care about my money and my standards. And buying a Switch 2 isn't right with either of those.

>>58032561
We all know they will buy one and play the 30th anniversary game. Every single one of us.

>>58032565
Iono

>>58032646
Who is "we"?

LiLacey?

Where is Xavier?

>>58032368
Liko should score a Salamence.

>>58032700
In Paldea.

>>58032700
He is busy with Nemona.

>>58032745
The face of a winner.

>>58032561
No Dexit Reversal
No deal

>>58022435 (OP)
Leddit seems pretty okay with Liko getting Mega Dragonite

>Alain got away with unintentionally helping Lysander
>>58032520 gets to be a Professor
Kalos must be a chill and progressive place

>>58032745
What is the next step in his master plan?

>>58032697
Seconding.

>>58032793
Dying at the hands of Pagogo.

>>58032798
Cute

>>58027723
Explain.

>>58022456
What did the duck do to deserve that?

>>58027361
>I'm okay with whatever just so long as bad pokemon get the buff they need.
Dragalge is more over due for one. It's ok but the low speed is hurting it.

>>58027416
Spinel is so lucky.

>>58022459
Cute.

>>58026976
Maybe

>>58032876
Brat.

>>58032893
>>58032899
Cool it turbofag.

>>58028973
>they also are probably blindsided by making the Kanto Megas busted as balls
It's fucking Kanto. Of course they're gonna make them busted even if the removal of abilities.

I wouldn't be shocked if one of the hardest fights will be with mainly kanto mons.

>>58032873
Being a faggot.

>>58032916
My heroes...and Dot.

>>58032906
Never reply to me ever again.

How would fans react if Liko gets a Mega Dragonite?

>>58032958
It's a decent pick for her. Fills the Dragon spot in her party and all that. No type overlap too.

>>58032255
Dragonite isn't needed for that one. Every other Dragon Pokemon can also fit the bill while not using the Kanto Label.

>>58032987
This. I see more creative takes with Salamence and Altaria than with Dragonite. Not only filling in the dragon part but also playing into the characteristics of her Pokemon and Liko herself alongside her objectives.

Is this really gonna get repeated with it until the next mega designs get revealed?

>>58032987
There is nothing wrong with the Kanto label.

>>58028527
>Why do so many textures look so compressed here?
They don't know how to properly upscale and downscale textures for the respective consoles.

>>58033009
It's overused and outside of Charizard and Pikachu (Because they are Mascot Pokemon) they are just largely getting wanked. The other anons who brought up Froslass made better points than just tying it to the region and just a type. They take the dex entries, presentation and synergies into account.

>>58033178
>>58033178

>>58032339
Yes.

>>58032565
No one. She's an internet celebrity. They're not allowed to be closer to anyone but their fans.