Sun and Moon Starters Revealed

The Pokemon Company just released the first actual trailer for the Gen VII games Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. In this trailer three starters have been revealed. As always the starters are the Grass, Fire, and Water Pokemon that you choose from. The Grass Starter is Rowlet, an owl Pokemon that's Grass/Flying. The Fire Starter is Litten, a cat Pokemon. As for the Water Starter its Popplio, a seal Pokemon. Asides from the starters we also had some gameplay footage. The new region is called the Alola region, likely based on Hawaii as some fans have speculated. Also we have name of an actual character, Kukui, who is the cousin of the player character. At the end of the trailer are the legendary mascots for the games. For Sun there is a lion Legendary while Moon has a bat-like creature. Although their names aren't given it is likely that they are the Solgaleo and Lunaala that were leaked in a trademark a few weeks back, however this has yet to be confirmed. The trailer also gave us the actual release date of the games, November 18th. Sadly that appears to be all that trailer gave us so far, no word yet on the Woodpecker Pokemon was saw as a frame back in February, but this is a good start after that tease from last month's CoroCoro, speaking of which it did say that it'll show us the actual boxart of the games, showing the Legendaries. Although we already know that it is likely they'll give us the names so keep checking back. Until then, seyalu. ^^



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Minor Update: The Japanese trailer confirms that character customization makes a return in the games. Sun and Moon releases in US and Japan on November 18th and releases in Europe on November 23rd.

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7:28 AM UPDATE: The official site has details on the starters.

Rowlet
Type: Grass/Flying
Grass Quill Pokemon
Ht: 1'00" Wt: 3.3 lbs.
Ability: Overgrow

Rowlet can attack without making a sound!  It flies silently through the skies, drawing near to its opponent without being noticed, and then lashing out with powerful kicks.  It can also attack from a distance using the razor-sharp leaves that form part of its feathers.

Its visual abilities are impressive. The darkness of night is no obstacle to Rowlet! It can twist its neck nearly 180° from front to back so it can see directly behind itself. It has a habit of turning its head in battle to face its Trainer and receive instructions.

The move Leafage attacks an opponent by striking it with leaves. Rowlet knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

Litten
Type: Fire
Fire Cat Pokemon
Ht: 1'04" Wt: 9.5 lbs.
Ability: Blaze

Logical but also passionate, Litten always remains coolheaded and doesn't show its emotions on the surface.

Litten can attack with flaming hairballs! Its fur is rich in oils and immensely flammable. Litten grooms itself by licking its fur, and then uses the collected fur as fuel for fireball attacks!

When the time comes for Litten to shed its old fur, it all burns up in a glorious blaze.

The move Ember attacks an opponent by firing a small flame at it. Litten knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

Popplio
Type: Water
Sea Lion Pokemon
Ht: 1'04" Wt: 16.5 lbs
Ability: Torrent

Popplio's swimming speed is known to exceed 25 mph. It's better at moving in the water than on land. Still, when it's on land, it takes advantage of the elasticity of its balloons to perform acrobatic stunts and jumps.

Popplio can snort out balloons made of water! Watch it spin water balloons into a playful battle strategy!

Both frivolous and hard-working, Popplio can easily get carried away—unleashing enough power in battle to make quite a spectacle! But Popplio’s determined spirit means it can usually be found practicing hard on its balloon skills.

The Water Gun move attacks an opponent by firing a jet of water. Popplio knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

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Minor Update (7:42 AM): The person who gives you the starter Pokemon is named Hala.