The long trend of me adoring Grass starters continues for another game.

But Rowlet is honestly the cutest thing I've seen all year. I'm super happy because it sometimes feels like Grass gets given the short end of the stick... but this is too cute! Owl! Aaah!

I always get the Fire-type starter for my first run of a generation. Always.

But that owl.
It calls to me.
I MUST HAVE IT

I'm still more hyped for Pokemon GO, since I don't have a DS. I'm not sure if I like the starters that much, probably because peer pressure at my school says so. However, I am still a big Pokemon fan, and I will go wherever it goes!

Always bet on Fire.



-Phobos

And I guess this confirms that the next Fire starter is gonna be based on a tiger, huh? Seems like the Chinese Zodiac theory isn't disproven after all... For now, anyway. Circus sea lion looks neat, too, I hope they turn it into a big badass leopard seal or something. And what, no talk about the legendaries? I'm kinda hoping the lion one is Fire/Fairy or Fire/Psychic, since the moon bat looks clearly Psychic/Flying or Fairy/Flying.

Regardless, I WANT TWENTY ROWLETS TO FLY ME TO WORK EVERY DAY EEEER

Adorkable owlet or grumpy firekitty? I want them both! How can you go wrong with either-



nevermind

hS

I've been hoping and hoping and hoping for a Grass/Flying starter for years now and IT'S AN OWL, DO YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW AAAAAAA!

And it looks like the trainer customization is making a comeback, or at least, I hope so, and oh my Arceus the Moon Legendary looks gorgeous I want it.

HYPEHYPEHYPEHYPEHYPE

Yup, that one's my favorite. Still can't beat the dragonless dragon, of course, but... kitteh. I approve.

Not that I have a DS that can play it, of course. (Mine is... a second-generation DS, I'm pretty sure.)

*dramatic sigh*

I got excited when they revealed Rowlet as a dual type, because I thought they were all going to dual at the base stage. Probably not a coincidence that it's mirroring Generation 1, where the Grass-type starter was the only one to be dual typed at the beginning. It'll be interesting to see if the other two follow suit, with Litten getting a second type for its final stage (Dark, based on it's coloration?) and Popplio staying pure Water.

Based on the name Alola, map, and general aesthetics of the background characters and areas, I think Sun and Moon appear to take place in the Honolulu analogue. Sure makes the default-white protagonists stick out like sore thumbs. '~'

Man, I need to haul tail and get through Pokémon Y. I only have four badges . . .

—doctorlit likes to take his time

I'm not crying you're crying