I feel quite smug, because I predicted gen
7’s fire type starter would be based on
a tiger way before it was revealed, and I
feel like out of the remaining animals, rabbit
is the most likely, so that’s why I went
with rabbits.
Maybe this could be the next new region? I
might be biased, but I think it kind of looks
like the UK? Who knows, I can dream for a
UK region. Maybe one day, eh?
“The setting of these games is known as
the Galar region. Galar is an expansive region,
with many environments, containing idyllic
countryside and contemporary cities.”
Heheh.
I feel very smug right now okay, just let
me have this.
So Pokemon Sword and Shield were announced
on Pokemon day and wow. they're cool and I
like ‘em. I run a Pokemon channel for a
living so I should probably talk about it.
So this video's gonna be a rambly affair talkin'
about the stuff that was revealed and what
I think of it yay let's go.
The new region is called Galar - I don't know
what that means but it's the UK, okay. Obviously
being a Brit myself I have more than a bit
of personal bias but I am so excited about
this. I can't watch the trailer without crying.
It's kinda bad. The region looks amazing so far.
The fields. mMMM.
It feels like home already. If you want me
to go through the map looking for stuff, sorry.
I should know more, considering I'm from the
UK, but all I can really tell you is: that's
London, at the top... of the region. that's
the Lake District, and the crown makes me
think this is probably Windsor. But beyond that
you're out of luck, sorry. It's obviously
based on the UK, but like all regions it's
a loose base. The UK isn't exactly known for
its vast expanse of mountainous ranges and
snow.
Something I did notice is that there's...
a lot of train tracks. The concept of having
a wide public transport system is very British
so it'd be interesting to see how it's implemented
here. If it's really accurate then one train
ticket will cost you maybe a hundred thousand
pokedollars and then it still gets cancelled.
some eagle eyed people think maybe this could
be a link to Couriway town. Could be, but
I wouldn't hold your breath. There's kind
of an ocean there and that ain't' no eurotunnel.
There's a lot of buzz around Kalos actually
- people are looking here, there and everywhere
for signs of the French region - is this Kalos?
No no, that ain't Kalos honey, where's the
rest of the land?
The default player characters are so cute,
yes please. I love the bobble hat, and the
tartan socks show some Scottish influence
as well which is nice.
Try saying that sentence.
I just hope the customisation is wider than
in previous games. Sadly, we probably aren't
going to get any more news for another couple
months at LEAST and I can't wait that long
to wonder about the clothing options so I
shambled something up myself - I present to
you all - CandyEvie.Galar Form. Yes I know
I'm already from the UK already shush.
The graphics look insane. I feel like I say
this every game but it looks like so much
detail and care is put into every scene here.
So far it really looks like they've done their
research - this decor is just very British
- they've got a freaking bag for life I love
it. The shading of the Pokemon is actually
different from in let's go - they have the
darker outlines again and honestly I prefer
this but I guess it's down to personal taste,
you don't have to like it.
Wild encounters are back which cool - I wouldn't
have been too bothered either way but really
for a main series game it was probably for
the best. By the looks of things they've brought
sneaking back too? Okay cool!
Starter Pokemon, oooah. Galar has a really
solid trio. It seems like most of the time
one of the starters is hated on a lot more
than the others *cough* popplio - but I really
haven't seen a lot of distaste toward any
of them this time which is a good sign. The
only thing I don't like is that the starters
I designed last year were specifically for
a UK region which I didn't think would happen
at the time but now it has and my guys are
kinda just sitting there not knowing what
to do. especially since one of them is a fire
rabbit as well. trust me, eh. You won't believe
the amount of comments and tweets I've had
the past few days saying stuff like:
Wait... Scorbunny's a fire rabbit… and... Bunfire's
a fire rabbit...
aAAAaaA
Guys. I chose to make a fire rabbit because
I thought it was the most likely animal they'd
use.And they used it. Quelle surprise. Scorbunny's
design would have been finalized way before
Bunfire's anyway it's fine.
They can both exist. In fact, they're best buds, I decided.
In my mind the whole trio is Galar's reserve
starter trio which I'll happily take if it
means we're getting a UK region.
Seriously, I like all of the new starters
though. I like them so much that when they
were revealed I spent the remaining hours
of the day that frankly I didn't have drawing
all of them because they cute.
Grookey is a grass monkey - I'm a little intrigued
as to why there's a monkey in a UK region
but I'm not gonna question it. This thing
annoyed me to no end when I was drawing it
but I realised afterward that it's not actually
bipedal, it's like a little cat monkey on
all fours, which is quite endearing in a strange
way.
Bunfire - I mean Scorbunny is the fire rabbit.
Seriously though, I'm astounded that with
the amount of fire rabbit fan designs over
the years they managed to pick a name that
hadn't been used once.That's quite the achievement.
Scorbunny is really cute though. I like that
starters lately are having less traditional
colours in their designs. Traditional being
your green, red and blue for Grass, Fire and
Water - but then you've got Pokemon like Chespin,
Rowlet and Litten where they're mostly different
colours. I like it. Scorbunny's pure white
colouring with the red and orange highlights
just works really well here too. I can only
imagine what the shiny would look like.
And then we’ve got Sobble - the water lizard.
This one's my favourite. I relate to it on
a personal level. It just cries - I cry! It
runs away when faced with interaction -
*gasp*
Pokemon... how did you know... It's anxiety
the Pokemon and I need it. Plus the fringe
is the same as the one on my Luvie side and
I can't ignore that. We're gonna be fringe
buddies and I'm not gonna want to evolve it
ever.
A theory going around is that the starters,
or well, the whole region is going to draw
inspiration from British sports, Grookey would
be cricket, Scorbunny Football and Sobble
water polo. Which really makes a lot of sense
when you think about it. The way Grookey bats
its twig thingy on the ground, Scorbunny's
tape thingies - Scorbunny's name - as in SCORE
- bunny. Huh, that's actually pretty clever.
It took me 10 hours to figure that out and
I feel very stupid.
But yeah, those are my thoughts on Pokemon
Sword and Shield so far I hope they're not
too dumb thank you.
