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[Furtuka]

Super Sized Pumkaboo with Halloween themed moveset being wifi distributed in the US and Europe from today through October 31st. It can have the hidden ability of Insomnia not normally available for Super Sized Pumpkaboos and is required to use to participate in the Trick-or-Treat Friendly Battle Competition.

[Bluerobin]

Thanks for posting about distributions Furtuka, it's really helpful for me!

[RekkaAtsuma]

Super Sized Pumkaboo with Halloween themed moveset being wifi distributed in the US and Europe from today through October 31st. It can have the hidden ability of Insomnia not normally available for Super Sized Pumpkaboos and is required to use to participate in the Trick-or-Treat Friendly Battle Competition.

I just wanna point somethings out:
1) I think any Super-sized Gourgeist is required. But I know the required pokemon is a Super-Size Gourgeist
2) The Pumpkaboo is level 50 and otherwise has randomized stats all around, even ability, but yes it can be obtained with Insomnia (for me though it was always female so no idea on gender) just us ethe tpycial save-and-retry method.

I point these out as I refuse to evolve my Pumkaboo because Gourgeist is extremely ugly to me, especially Super-sized so I refuse to even obtain one. But i love pumpkins so Pumpkaboo is a must-have for me. lol


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IT HAS HAPPENED! MEGA RAYQUAZA!
Serebii.net confirms!
It's honestly ugly as sin but I'mma so USE!

[Furtuka]

Edit @ 16:02: Mega Rayquaza has been revealed. It has a new ability called Delta Stream which creates a new weather effect that removes weather and makes moves of a type that Flying-type Pokémon are usually weak to will only deal normal damage to any Flying-type Pokémon in the battle. It lasts as long as Rayquaza is in battle
Edit @ 16:08: Trailer also shows a move called Dragon Ascent which is said to be the most powerful Flying-type move
16:14: Added Pre-Release Screenshots featuring Mega Rayquaza
16:16: The reason why Mega Rayquaza is a Mega Evolution and not a Primal Reversion is to be explained in the story. It will also Mega Evolve through a way different to other Pokémon

Ohai Mega Rayquaza

Spoiler: Fancy Smancy Lore (click to show/hide)

It was a primal age, early in the world's history... The natural world was overflowing with energy. That energy granted Groudon and Kyogre an overwhelming power. Seeking ever more of that energy for themselves, the two clashed again and again, and their battles cast the people and Pokémon of Hoenn into great danger. Brimming with the overwhelming power granted by the energy of nature, this transformation was named by later people "Primal Reversion." And the people called their tormentors Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.

One Pokémon looked down upon this battle from the sky above. The Pokémon that dances in the heavens: Rayquaza. Rayquaza is venerated by the people of Hoenn as their protector and savior. When Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre had battled for 20 dawns and 20 nights, the world began to lose its natural balance and tilt toward destruction. The people, unable to endure any more, cried out to their mighty savior Rayquaza before a great stone that shone with rainbow brilliance. And a change came upon Rayquaza, weaving in the sky above Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. Suffused in brilliant light, its body began to transform visibly. And then...

I gotta say I like its design. Particularly the trailing orange strings. The jaws a bit too big but it has an interesting effect when viewed from different perspectives.

[umiman]

Looks very strong. I guess it's going to render rock-type normal damage? That's a pretty nice buff.

I always thought Rayquaza was the derpiest of the three weather legendaries. In a straight up 1v1 battle against either of them it'd get wrecked. I never understood how the bloody hell it was supposed to be the one to control them given it'd die in one hit to either Groudon's stone edge or Kyogre's ice beam.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Oh man, it has giant pincer jaws now.

EDIT: Oh man, its new weather effect removes its 4x ice weakness. I do believe that ability is a Good Thing.

[Sirus]

Oh man, that thing looks awesome. And it doesn't seem to be version-exclusive either

[Neonivek]

people called their tormentors Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre

Honestly this sort of naming convention has always bugged me from a temporal Standpoint and the only other story I can think of that did a similar weirdness was Diablo 3.

Because in Diablo 3 the progeny of a angel and demon is named a Nephilim, it is essentially an ancient name for human. Except it isn't, a depowered Nephilim is called a human... Which doesn't make sense because that is something people in the present would name the distinction. Nephilim would have still considered themselves Nephilim and human would just be a new word they eventually used to refer to themselves (Afterall language evolves).

THIS, however, makes no sense because "Primal Groudon" only makes sense if it is an altered form of Groudon that people are aware of. Yet to them this is Groudon and Kyogre because they aren't aware of anything different... Naming them Primal Groudon only makes sense if one does it in the future when they already lost their Primal forms.

[Furtuka]

I think the key here is the sentence right beforehand that says " transformation was named by later people "Primal Reversion."

It might just be things being wacky as you said, but this seems to indicate to me that the written up bit might just be worded weirdly.

[Neonivek]

I think it is just that you aren't meant to read it as closely as what I written and just accept that for some odd reason they actually called them "Primal Groudon" and Pokémon never took itself seriously enough for it to matter.

I mean the only other explanation I guess is if Primal Groudon even back then just didn't stay in Groudon form, it only did that when it rampaged. Though... in a world where everything is Primal... >_< DANG IT brain!!! stop reading so closely!

[Culise]

Oh man, it has giant pincer jaws now.

EDIT: Oh man, its new weather effect removes its 4x ice weakness. I do believe that ability is a Good Thing.

Not just its 4x Ice weakness.  It removes its partner's (if doubles) or partners' (if triples) weaknesses, too, which is going to be almost as entertaining in doubles and triples as Groudon's and Kyogre's abilities.  Let's see, now, that will include Talonflame, Dragonite, Thundurus, Tornadus, Landorus...oh, and Lugia, the Great Wall.  Hilarity shall doubtless ensue. ^_^

[umiman]

Is it actually ice or rock?

It won't actually mean shit for pokemon matches though, since only you'd basically have to play uber-class matches to use it.

Still, at least he has a good ability now.

Can you imagine if someone like Pigeot got that as a hidden ability? It'd rocket it straight up to OU. I only say this because IIRC the pokedex would talk about how it could create hurricanes and stuff.

[Culise]

Both.  It neutralizes all of the Pokemon's flying-type weaknesses - Ice, Rock, and Electric.  It doesn't seem to actually affect the weaknesses of other secondary types the Pokemon may have, though, judging by the livestream (though all I could find was this one with a *really* annoying English-speaking person chattering all over the original sounds and commentary...).  An Abomasnow's Ice shard still played the super-effective sound, which could be expected considering how Solid Rock and other such moves work, and took off around half its health, where that would only make sense for a 2x weakness using regular Rayquaza as a baseline (4x is a KO, neutral is around 23-28%). 

[umiman]

Oh shit. So it knocks out ice, rock, and electric?

Jesus that's strong.

Holy fuck, Gliscor would be fucking ultra bullshit in a doubles battle if he gets paired with Mega Rayquaza.

Mega Rayquaza + Gliscor + Ho-oh = GGWP GO NEXT NO RE

[Eotyrannus]

The Grand Dragon arrives. Praise Rayquaza. Fear his wrath.