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CoroCoro Thread (Pages are Leaking, Bewear of Spoilers!)

Mitchman

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If by leak you mean officually out way before the localization, yes. If not, we knew only like 30-35 of the Pokemon in Unova. I definitely remember freaking out 2 days before release when Japanese players were posting stuff like Galvantula and Golurk.
 

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Pokexperto was the reason the BW dex was leaked and that was a very specific circumstance. Also really fucking stupid.

I hope to the highest Spear Pillar and Arceus above that we do not get a repeat.
Oh, shit, yeah, now I remember. That was a clusterfuck.
 

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Didn't some XY Pokemon leak before the game was released as well? I remember people doubting them because "Meowstic" was a silly name or something.
 

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Didn't some XY Pokemon leak before the game was released as well? I remember people doubting them because "Meowstic" was a silly name or something.
Well, in a sense every generation has leaks. Sometimes they're because Nintendo messed up. Other times someone gets a game two weeks early.

BW was the worst. It came with cease and desist notices.
 

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Dang, that sounds rough, but I think I remember that period of time. I guess that's why they're moving to Worldwide releases...
 

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Didn't some XY Pokemon leak before the game was released as well? I remember people doubting them because "Meowstic" was a silly name or something.

Yep: PokeBeach X/Y Rumor Roundup and Clarifications - PokéBeach / Pokémon TCG, games, and anime news!

And those leaks were pretty early too, they came around May time and were continually proven right with each month that went by. Of course there was a few things not quite right but that doesn't change that the bulk of it was correct.

BW's leaks came later in the cycle (a few weeks before its release) and were much worse from what I can remember. There was lots of arguing about them. The starter evolution topic in particular was just a hot mess full of lots of flaming. (In the end discussion on them was completely banned.)
 

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I'd much prefer to see the Starters and/or the PCs with the region name.
 

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In the end discussion on them was completely banned
Yeah, not one of my favorite decisions, but it was insane how angry the conversation was getting. I'm hoping to never see that kind of behavior again. Which I probably will when the Gen 7 starters are revealed
 

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Didn't some XY Pokemon leak before the game was released as well? I remember people doubting them because "Meowstic" was a silly name or something.
Remember a couple weeks before the release and how we all thought Hawlucha was some sort of spliced sprite because we thought that a luchador hawk-like monster was a stupid idea?

Fun times. Fun times.
 

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Remember a couple weeks before the release and how we all thought Hawlucha was some sort of spliced sprite because we thought that a luchador hawk-like monster was a stupid idea?

Fun times. Fun times.

I still haven't decided how I feel about Hawlucha.
 

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That was a bloody miracle. I was surprised no one wanted to bitch about Chespin not being a reptile or that Froakie was another frog or Fennekin was another Kitsune. Instead we just joked about Fennekin getting boxing gloves on its ears. It was weird.
I loved chespin because he wasn't reptilian for once (altough my favorite grass type still remains treecko but chespins a close second) Oh there was still crying and complaining when quiladin was revealed. Chestnaught was ok so he didn't get as much hate as his pre evo, delphox alot of people hated but its design was still eh to me.

Aside from the tongue scarf everyone loved greninjas design (and most got over the tongue scarf, plus it made some funny memes
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I still haven't decided how I feel about Hawlucha.
I have learned to love it and I was one of the one's that was convinced that it was 100% fake. It also helped that the first one I caught pretty much bulldozed the last leg of the gyms by herself.

Now that I think about it, its design interesting because it's a bird and also...not a bird. It's like some sort of monster muppet trying to be a bird themed wrestler.
 

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I thought Hawlucha was kinda cool. Still dissapointed it only turned out to only have a 1-stage evolutionary line though.

I remember believing the leaked screens 'cause I thought Greninja looked so stupid and nothing close to what anyone was expecting at all rofl. I've come to like it though.
 

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Oh yeah, pokeexperto. Now I remember. Those were still my early days on the forum, so I never really payed attention to the drama. Visiting that site though definitely triggers something in my brain.
The kalos starters were a fiasco, not on the same level, but that tongue brought out all levels of denial.
 

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It seems a bit soon to reveal anything tangible, like box legends or starters or any art. What could happen is a reconfirmation of the games and a rundown of the blurb or something. Hints about hints. Nothing to get excited about regardless.
 

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I remember back when the Gen 5 starter evolutions were leaked, we called it "Wottergate" and it set the entire Pokemon fandom on fire... all while I was probably the only one who even liked Samurott, which was the one that people bitched about the most. That was all 6 years ago and was probably the most insane time I've ever gone through in the fandom. When the Gen 6 starters were revealed, nobody complained about the first stages, only the fears that Fennekin would be Fire/Fighting (and I loved all the jokes about that). The complaints stared when the mid stages were revealed, and everyone obsessed over Braixen while Quilladin went under fire. Thankfully it was nowhere near as bad as Wottergate was, though feelings on the Gen 6 starter evolutions were very mixed.

I'm personally hoping that when the Gen 7 starters are revealed, that people enjoy them for what they are, but I won't keep my expectations too high since I know someone is going to complain.

Personally, I'm hoping we at least, at the best, get the box legendaries for this generation in this month's CoroCoro, although there's only a 50% chance that is likely and that we're either only going to get nothing (maybe a silhouette at best) or mostly stuff on Pokken Tournament. We might not get the starters, but at best we can get the legendaries.
 

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I'm not really expecting anything from Pokken tbh. Didn't they pretty much reveal everything?

I do want the starters and mascots revealed this month, but I wouldn't mind if it was later on. I'd rather they reveal less Pokémon compared to X/Y.
 
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