On top of that, Decidueye's ghost type could play a role too.Ģ. Not to mention their body types are vastly different, with Decidueye having wings and talons to work with on top of his bow. I think Decidueye's "shorthand title" would be "Airborne Archer" more so than "Plant Zoner" Otherwise, I could see why there could be hesitation, but since the shared grass-type is barely a factor in Ivysaur's moveset and is often speculated to be a mere visual element in Decidueye's moveset, I think their core sets would set them apart despite visuals. If Pokémom Trainer comes back as a transformation character with Squirtle/Ivy/Charizard under his belt, then the transformation aspect would already make them vastly different characters. Would Lycanroc having a bigger combination of benefits such as the Pokemon having anime prominence will be the ultimate deciding factor of Lycanroc being chosen over Decidueye, assuming that only one spot for a Pokemon newcomer is open? Or would gameplay potential alone matter more?Ĭlick to expand.1. I only bring this up because the "Where do they fit in with the rest of everything else?" portion makes me think Sakurai will compare Ivysaur to Decidueye and see if the potential of the archer would be enough to warrant the addition of Decidueye.Ģ. In the scenario Pokemon Trainer plans to return alongside Ivysaur, do you think there might be some hesitance to including Decidueye? I know I am one of the few banking on transformations returning, but let us just assume for now.
What’s the hot Pokemon? What Pokemon are in the movies right now? And really do a lot of research on that front.įor example, X and Y are coming out – of course, we haven’t done any market research because they’re not out yet, but we look at the animated series or movies and anything like that and again, find out which ones are going to be central to any of conversations in Pokemon going forward.īut it’s not just that – going back to just what we talked about, what’s unique about them? Where do they fit in with the rest of everything else? What do they have? It’s a combination of those things."Īnd I actually have two questions resulting from this:ġ. "Well first of all, we talk with the Pokemon company. Let us look into the Pokemon criteria again: