[Philosophy In A Teacup]


★ Source: CoroCoro magazine, official website.
★ Info Type: Pictures, new artwork, new characters, in-game information.
In keeping with tradition, once again this month's CoroCoro pages were leaked a few days before the magazine went on sale and they've revealed quit a bit of information, including legendary Pokémon appearances, Eusine as a returning character, an altered storyline, PokéGear and PokéWalker info, and tons of other junk. Hot damn, I'm not sure where to begin.
First up, Eusine, that tuxedo-clad dude from Pokémon Crystal with the Suicine fetish, has been confirmed to be in the games and plays some sort of role in the story. What role? No one's sure, but there's evidence to suggest that Suicune will play a role similar to what she played in Crystal, and from that one can infer that Eusine might reprise his old role, too. Only time will tell, though.
Also taking up new roles are Ecruteak City's Kimono Girls. Remember them? The five sisters with the Eeveelutions that you had to defeat in order to get Surf? Well naturally, they make a return, but with an expanded role. Details are currently unknown, but it has been confirmed that the Kimono Girls will play a much larger role in the storyline, appearing in such places as Violet City and the Illex Forest, and dealing with the likes of Team Rocket.
Gyms also got a redesign, which I suppose could still constitute as "storyline changes". Exact details are still unknown, but we know for sure that Azalea, Goldenrod, and Ecruteak Gyms have been redesigned to include the usual puzzles. Goldenrod and Ecruteak are pretty much the same as before, with the Clefairy maze and having to be careful where you walk, respectively, but Azalea got a whole different puzzle that seems to involve riding on Spinaraks. ******** Spinaraks. I hate that Gym already.
Next up, a new set of mini games were unveiled. Collectively called the "Pokéthlon", they are nine touch screen-based mini games that are rumored to replace contests. So far, we know about four of the games. In Dash Hurtle, you control three Pokémon and have to have them jump over hurdles on a race track. In Bound Field, you control three Pokémon and have to have them jump on a giant moon bounce thing in order to touch as many lights as possible while avoiding landing on the other Pokémon. Shooting Snow is basically a giant snowball fight, and Ring-Out appears to be like Sumo wrestling, where Pokémon try to push each other out of a ring.
The info about the PokéWalker is actually pretty boring. Two PokéWalkers can connect with each other via infrared and send each other gifts, a la old school Mystery Gift, you can find rare items such as Rare Candy on the PW, and when battling a Pokémon, you now have the option to "Dodge" the wild Pokémon's attack. SNORE.
However, the PokéGear tidbits are better. Oh yeah, did I mention that the PokéGear, in all its glory, has been confirmed to return? Map, radio, phone, it's all there! And possibly more, too. Item Finder seems to be a part of the 'Gear now and has also been redesigned. It now employs the touch screen and can be used while walking. And probably some of the best news yet, but you now can have TWO REGISTERED ITEMS. No more having to switch between your bike and fishing rod; You can register them both! And it's also something to note that it appears that running is now activated/deactivated through the use of a button on the touch screen, but no one's quite sure of that yet.
Finally, we were also given a few scraps of info about some important Pokémon. The Red Gyarados will once again be throwing a fit in the middle of the Lake of Rage and will be found at level 30. Ho-Oh and Lugia will still be in the Tin Tower and Whirl Islands, respectively, and will be at level 45 (assumingly in their respective versions. Like, in HG Ho-Oh will be at 45 while Lugia's at a higher level, and visa versa in SS). The beast trio will be found at level 40, with at least Raikou and Entei as runners. The baby Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina you can receive from the Shinto Ruins event will know Metal Burst, Hydro Pump, and Shadow Sneak respectively. And the Notch-Eared Pichu you get from the Illex Forest event will be unable to evolve and cannot be traded, making it the most useless Pokémon ever.
In b4 Crys makes a return, too.
to be honest when i first read this i jizzed myself in awesomey anticipation. but while i was accedentaly releaving myself in various ways it accured to me
"if they dont include the move thunder punch in the game I might kill somebody"
--------what do you EXPECT from HG/SS?
-dont tell me a long list of what you want 'cause we already have that thread
- dont quot this post because it will piss off people with slower computers
EDIT: I must thank Little Miss Teacup and everyone she credited for the information above