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Someone's actually spreading around on tumblr that Ninfia is light type...and people believe it despite showing the actual page on Corocoro with its type listed as ???
I guess it's just me, but Ninfia has that "Jigglypuff/Clefairy/Chansey/Audino" feel in it, or should I say a "cheerful" feel, basing on its physical appearance and aura. I know the ribbon thing gives some sort of a hint about a Fabric-type, but then the ribbon might represent the "cheerful and happy" nature of Ninfia instead of a literal hint of Fabric-type; which is the reason why I feel this Ninfia could be "Light-type." I just can't see Ninfia being Normal-type as well.
I guess we should wait for the reveal of Ninfia's English name, although I don't know if it will be a help.
No, not really, they aren't necessarily benevolent. That's why the supposed "Light-type" may be more about "cheerful" and less about "pure". I just realized Clefairy is... a fairy, so, it may be more fit to the type than Jigglypuff. Either way, one of them should stay Normal.
I hope it doesn't turn out to be just Normal-type. Not because I'm against a Normal-type Eeveelution, but because this simply isn't too fit as a Normal-type Eevee evolution. I hope the English name sheds some light... I feel it may be called Pixieon, although that wouldn't help all that much.
Man I hate the pessimism of this forum. I mean that I understand the wariness for a new type, especially one that's so out there, but I just can't see this being a normal type of all things, until the type is confirmed. And if the name in English is Nineon, I can't see a silk based Pokemon being a normal type.
Also analyzed the entire reason why it wouldn't be anything else btw in the type thread?
I suppose I've also taken cheerfulness and celebration included in the idea of the Light-type, which would make Jigglypuff fit. Clefairy fits well on the Normal-type, however.
It wouldn't be too odd. If you think about it, the ribbon is a bit oddly coloured. I really doubt it though -- GameFreak has a serious case of OCD in symmetry.
If it is Nineon, it will obviously not be nymphs we're talking about, in which case ninon is (currently) the next best guess. Funny how Ninon almost fits the name (bar the 'f') and also the design, because of the ribbons and the like. Regardless to whether or not this ends up a Fiber-type, it certainly brings that to mind.
If you meant to say 'design origins' instead of 'name origins', indeed. The name was pretty obvious to me though; nymph was the first thing I though of when I saw the name 'Ninfia' (although that may be because I'm Greek ), but I didn't suggest it because my understanding of the nymphs wasn't all that clear (until I looked it up). Now, when it comes to the design... I guess it's not perfect. But had the "Light-type" existed before, and contained the likes of Jigglypuff and Chancey, would we think twice about what type a pink, cheerful Eeveelution was?
Nymphs appear to have random decorations here and there (at least in modern culture depictions). Also, when it comes to the colours used -- the new type's colour will quite clearly be light pink. Haven't you wondered why a Fiber-type would be coloured pink? Not that it would be weird, but why pink, of all colours? When you think of Pokémon related to cheerfulness, well-being, singing and dancing it is pink (and white) that comes to mind. I don't think this will be the Light-type per se (as far as the name is concerned), but it could very well be a concept that easily adapts all of what the Light-type would be about.
Of course, it's no secret that I think the Fabric-type would be a fantastic idea. I had suggested that thing about plastic and elastic-based Pokémon (resistant to Electric-types and weak to Fire-types) earlier, and Fabric, which includes but is not limited to polyesters, is the perfect concept to contain this idea. Ideally I'd like to see both types, as both have a lot of potential.
CoroCoro's position is tight in that what it says can be interpreted as either speculation or actual hints. If they do know the type, TPC probably wouldn't allow them to reveal it (or hint at it) -- if they don't then they can't make speculation about something so big, because they may turn out to be wrong. So, I wouldn't take their statement to mean much either way. Of course, there still is a possibility that Ninfia is a Normal-type, but it still looks a bit too specific and relatively overdesigned for that to be so. As for the fans, I don't know why speculation about a new type amounts to basically zero. I take it to mean that most prefer to keep their expectations down so that they get more excited about each thing that happens -- that's common practice in the community, after all.
Anyway, indeed, many things we've discussed (including some wishful thinking) seem to be turning out true! The Mewtwo thing hasn't been confirmed yet, but the source is trustworthy, apparently. With the genetics and everything, it seems more and more likely there will be some Mewtwo action in the games. I wonder if it will be an extra DLC episode -- perhaps even the first month purchasers' gift. Since the anime will also return in Kanto, most likely, I wonder if the games' Mewtwo episode will also take place in an out-of-PokéFrance location -- a return to a Kanto location (like the Unknown Dungeon or Cinabar Island) through this way would be sweet.
As for Rumble U... That's terrible. They didn't even wait for Generation VI to be released. :-/ I like the PokéMiis, but between having up to the Generation V Pokémon and the series' terrible gameplay, this game is super pointless. Way to introduce Pokémon on the Wii U. They didn't bother with a proper game or even something as simple as a Nintendo Land attraction, but they instead feel fine with repeating a series most don't care about...
Yeah, Flying is pretty random -- not crazier than Dragon, however. In fact, seeing it its correct color (it seemed a bit yellow-y in the first photo) makes a new type (especially something clothing-related) a no-brainer. Is Barbie-type a thing?
Fabric-type, hopefully. That does make a little sense, considering the ribbon, but I hope it's not something too specific (like Silk). I guess it is something that can't easily be represented if they make too many Pokémon of that concept. Plus, a Fabric-type as a generalization could be applied to a whole lot of things, including rubbery / elastic material - based Pokémon like Scraggy.
I'm not sure how I would feel about a Silk-based type, but a Fabric-based one would be brilliant. Though it's also possible that something similar to Steel-type may happen, if they feel 'Silk' is a better name.
Ninfia is definitely something. I think the artwork doesn't do it justice, but the design is pretty nice. I'm a little worried about its typing though. It's the first Eeveelution whose typing isn't apparent. We can guess what that means. It looks like a Normal-type to me, but it also has a hint of Fighting-type.
And Mewtwo is back! I can't believe that something they started teasing before even B2W2 is coming after so long... Crazy.
What do you think of the new Eeveelution? I'm actually underwhelmed. I feel like it looks very plain. Curious as to what type it could be. Why would they hide the typing of it? Could it be a new type?
So, Mewtwo is in the movie. "Extremespeed Genesect and the Reawakening of Mewtwo". Do you think that they will still reveal a Gen VI Pokemon to be in the main movie?
Yeah, that mention about getting 'closer' is what has thrown me off so Im not sure what to expect now. We will surely see at least one new Pokemon related to the movie so theres a potential it could be the movie star revealed this month and an Eeveelution in the next issue.
Yeah, the Yveltal thing is fishy, though it's more likely that the creator of the scan intentionally didn't put something obvious for a species name. I guess it could only be interpreted as Yveltal having a constant Y of 0, hence moving on the X axis. But that's still weird, considering how it is a sky creature.
Uh, I don't know what I was thinking with Scald. A signature Eevee family move would be fine, although it would still not help Flareon become as popular as Umbreon or Jolteon, considering they would be in relatively equal terms as far as the move is concerned. They need to tweak Flareon (and other underused Pokémon) a bit, or find other ways to make them more useful in battle. The Trainer - Pokémon bond mechanic could be just that; fingers crossed.
What do you think about the "fake" scan that is wandering around? It's quite terrible (the main character's art), but there's no concrete proof it's actually fake. I mean, I do hope it is -- and it's actually bogus a person that has the comic book would only scan a page with a terrible player character artwork -- but I'm a little surprised other scans haven't appeared yet...
Doesn't seem so. I'm guessing if we are getting leaks within the next 24 hours that they will leak around late afternoon Japan time, since that's when they usually seem to come out. But with that said, they can still pop up at any time possible.
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