The possible starters for Legends Z-A and my predictions for what they'll be
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It's gonna be charmander. For all three of them. Each one having a different mega evolution once it becomes charizard.
Lmfao
Mega Charizard Z, Mega Charizard -, and Mega Charizard A
This is the best prediction ever (I mean the comment not my prediction) we’ll have: Charizard Z, Charizard XZ/A, Charizard YZ/B or just more random letters
so funny i forgot to laugh
literally oh god no
Now just watch as Game Freak unveils Mega Charizard Z and Mega Mewtwo Z.
It wouldn't surprise me "We could have done something new, but instead we gave another mega evolution to the only 2 pokemon that already have 2!"
Oh god😂
Its Pokemon Z-A so obviously we need a Mega Charizard A as well. The insistence to overuse Charizard by GameFreak has ruined it for me used to be my favourite Pokemon at gen 6.
Oh my fucking god i'd die on the spot.
Charizard getting 24 new megas for every letter
Kalos is the only region to give us two sets of starters to choose from with the pseudo set receiving megas. Realistically speaking, I feel as though the starters for ancient Kalos will get regional variants, and the gen 6 starters receiving mega evolution
I personally think that both will get mega evos because I think that gamefreak regrets not giving the kalos starters megas. They gave the alola and galor starters Z-moves and gigas respectively, and im assuming that they see not doing the same originally with kalos as a mistake. This way they would fix their mistake both by giving the kalos starters megas and the other starters megas.
If they give gen 6 starts a mega, then they’d probably have to bring back Ash Greninja, since that’s basically been explained to be a mega evolution without a mega/key stone.
I'd love this because I need to see Mega Delphox flying on a broom.
3:31 Meowth meowing nervously with Galarian form and GMax form
And he just got an Alolan form just one gen prior
😂😂😂 meowth just doesn’t matter
@@garythestormtrooper5589I think you mean he got an ALOLAN form in ALOLA
@@TheDarkPro5524 yes, and one gen prior from galar is Alola
@@garythestormtrooper5589the real gamefreak's poster-mon-child
FINALLY AN ACTUAL SPECULATION VIDEO ON STARTERS ON THIS GAME THANK YOU FOR THIS
It's been all around including by HoopsandHipHop and these are the picks for the majority of people who don't think it's just going to be the Kalos starters with Megas.
Hoops and Hip Hop has one with literally the exact same set
totodile, chikarita, chimchar, piplup, turtwig, tepig, snivy, litten, poplio, grookey, scorbunny, and sobble are the most likely
I think we will be choosing 2 starter Pokémon again like we did in X and Y. We first choose from Snivy, Scorbunny, and Piplup, as their final evolutions will get regional forms. We then choose from the Kalos starters (Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie) as their final evolutions will get Mega Evolutions.
This would be so cool!
I was thinking along these lines as well. I really do hope the Kalos starters finally get their megas as they were glossed over in their OG game.
Oh. I like this idea.
I think the kalos starter will get a mega but most likely they will be catchable in the wild and not gave away like they did with the kanto and kalos starters in X and Y.
Yes, I'm thinking that or give all three Kalos starters Battle Bond transformations.
This video absolutely kicked ass and the starter's prediction make total sense. Snivy, Piplup, and Scorbunny makes a great starter trio for Legends ZA
I hope only one get to be a starter because they are my favorite starters from their games
I think popplio males more sense than piplup tbh
@@doomlord0773Popplio turn into Primarina, and it's signature Opera themed attack made me think of it more than Napoleon Empoleon. Something stronger than Football Scorbunny is Baker Emboar. I never really saw the Chinese inspiration on Emboar, but everyone I see it, I saw a chubby, Pig Baker/Smith. Another to change would be Royal Snivy for Floral Meganium. Snivy might be regal, but flowers were huge because of the Bubonic Plague and people placed flowers to help fight miasma.
Replace the Scorbunny with Torchic and you've got something. While football/soccer is popular in France, Blaziken = the Gallic rooster
I think any starter combo that's not just kalos starters but with mega evolutions would be a disgrace. Kalos kickstarter the regional gimmick thingy and kalos starters not getting a mega form has always been a bummer.
What theyre probably gonna do is the same as x and y but legends so you get the legends kind of starter choices, then maybe they let you get another set of starters that are just the gen 6 starters but now they have the megas instead of the gen 1 starters
@@estaveler3288 Exactly my thoughts, I hope we get Legends special starters with Snivy Piplup and Scorbunny having regional forms and then we get a second set of starters with the OG kalos starters getting a Mega. Also, justice for mega flygon
@@estaveler3288Maybe as a call back to X and Y you get 2 starters. The regional Variant ones and the OG gen 6 starters with new megas (like how you got the Kanto starters with mega forms). Though to be honest I'd prefer the Gen 6 starters with regional variants somehow because other than Greninja all the 3rd evolutions were kind of a flop.
yea its funny how None of the Gen 6 pokemon got a mega Except for Diancie and she was an Event pokemon
Honestly I think that we will get the Kalos with they're new mega as the second set meanwhile the first set will remain regional forms.
Can't wait to see MEGA PIPLUP 😤
Ariana what are you doing here
I love how Mega Empoleon isn't even an option here, it's just MEGA PIPLUP
I can't wait to see mega chesnaught, delphox, and Greninja. Because they didn't give the starters megas in the games that introduced megas for some reason.
You mean Empoleon?
Honestly yes. Mega Piplup.
Mandjtv: Theyd never give a pokemon 2 forms in one game Meowth getting a gmax and regional form in galar: r u sure about that?
charizard mega x and y:
@@apple5293mewtwo mega x and y too:
Deoxys: You seeing this, Rotom?
he meant it is unlikely that they give a regional form and a mega to the REGIONAL form, like kalosian serperior and mega kalosian serperior. not kalosian serperior and mega unovan serperior
@@deadlydingus1138 Rotom: Yep.
I love that the Z in the reveal for Legends Z-A has the same design as Zyguard
Honestly I'd love Chikorita to be in the game. I love that line, and it has potential. This game could give the attention and love that Meganium needs. But, my second favorite grass starter is Snivy (Bulbasaur being the first), so I wouldn't mind content of them.
Grass fairy
Mega incineroar will be the death of competitive 💀
Ikr
Oh, I bet no one would use it because it doesn't have intimidate and you're dropping an item to use it. It'll be Mega Garcomp all over again.
How's that? If megas are only in Z-A (and maybe future Legends games?) they can't effect competitive at all.
We don't even know if megas will be competitively usable again. Imo highly unlikely unless gen 10 gets megas as well.
Hopefully, whether it's good or not, Wolfey is sure to faint when he finds out.
6:05 I think this theory still holds up because they already had a grass starter with rowlet and needed the most popular water type from another region
This was my precise thought. With Rowlet being _more_ popular, it was solidified as the grass starter. Therefore needed a still very popular water starter
also i dont think the final evolution ratings matter that much bc they gave them new forms so it even if they did snivy we probably wouldn’t get the same serperior people know and love
Cool.
Thats what i was thinking lol
That's what I was thinking, looked for a similar thinking commenter
I agree with you that this set of startes seems to make the most sense. Also I would LOVE Snivy as an option, Serpiroyal is my favourite starter evolution. But I could also see the trio being Snivy, Popplio (music and musical theatre is a big deal in Europe and in the 19th century Paris along with Vieanna have been THE dities for arts and music) and Chimchar as France has - especially in arts - a conenction to eastern countries such as China and Japan. French gangster and noir films are directly inspired by Japanese samurai films for example (as opposed to American gangster films).
Mikey: Turtwig and Torterra are least likely to be chosen... which is a bummer, I love Torterra. Me: Me too! 🥰🥰🐢🌳⛰️
I mean at least he had three games you could get him all within the last two generations
@@bibigamer502 True
Regarding the reconstruction efforts in Pokémon Z-A, it makes a lot of sense. In the 1800’s Paris underwent a massive urban reconstruction project that made it the Paris we know today (Haussmann’s renovation). It makes sense that we are doing the same kind of thing to Lumiose City, which is based on Paris
Part of the game could also take place in the Pokémon equivalent of the Paris catacombs which were built due to an overload of bodies in the cemeteries and it may be a reason why it solely takes place in Lumiose city.
@@AdrianP3833 Though it is a good idea it might be a little too dark for pokemon but then again there was the kalos war so they could make it for those pokemon if the game is set in that timeframe
I also thought something along the line with "world's fair" when the Eiffel Tower was built. This could help build up the city and also bring in people from other regions. With the next one in Osaka, I can see how it would be on Japan's mind now.
@@hi-tale9645Pokemon has always had Dark themes (lavender town, Burnt Tower, The evil teams in gen1-6) and Legends Arceus explored Pokemon literally killing people so feels like the Legends Series, if nothing else, is happy to explore darker themes.
Another point in Scorbunny's favor is "The Scarlet Pimpernel", a story about a English nobleman who goes to France during the French Reign of Terror. So an English character getting up to shenanigans in past France totally fits, too.
I was just thinking of this, fresh out of learning it from school.
Or just France's good old fixation on football
Is that related to soccer or a rabbit in any way?
I think he going to be a goalie
@@sethrod13 no, but from the anime and other inferences we know scorbunny is very posh and prideful. The scarlet pimpernel was also like that
What a well made video, spot on! Glad I checked out your channel again, I used to watch you fairly regularly 5-8 years ago!
I used to watch you in ELEMENTARY school, im in college now bro. This list is so fire I hope they follow it!
8:52 A quick addition on the origins of the Hisui starters (Gaijin Goombah gave a more detailed explanation of why these guys were chosen so go check out his vid even if it’s old) When it comes to the Culture of Hokkaido, most of the Hisuian Pokémon took inspiration from the Ainu, an indigenous group of people native to Hokkaido, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin . The starters are not only based on aspects of their culture, but also on specific Kamuy (which are spirits in Ainu culture). Oshawott was chosen because in Ainu culture, Otters played a very important role in creation myths, but also could be a reference to the Kutune Shirka, a story about a boy who was sent to hunt a Golden Otter to gain the hand of a Chief’s daughter in marriage. Rowlet was chosen not only as a reference to Japanese archery, but also because the Ainu themselves were VERY skilled archers. Its also a reference to Chikap Kamuy, the Owl spirit who gives instruction to other Kamuy. Typhlosion has a HELLA TON of inspirations! First, the Hyakki Yagyō/百鬼夜行, an event where a hundred Yokai would terrorize villages either in the form of a Parade or a Riot (which explains Infernal Parade). Its most underrated aspect however is that it took inspiration from Kamuy-Huchi, or the spirit of the Hearth, which serves as a keeper of the gateway between humans and Kamuy. Sorry for the long ass explanation, I just thought it would be cool to fill y’all in with this info cuz the Ainu deserve more attention than they get.
That too precies. I mean do French have penguin?
@@Watch-0w1no, but they had Napoleon
@@Watch-0w1 They do have a dolphin which in french is the dauphin which is a title synonymous to the heir to the crown of france
@@matsvee6746 exactly it don't need to be 100% just good enought
For thoses who don't know, the fleur de Lys is the symbol of the French monarchy, not just 1 king, but all the dynasties
Also symbol of the New Orleans Saints 🤮
@@Styxz__ because Louisiana was French before Napoleon sell it in 1803
Makes sense, Kalos was modeled after France after all
Also, the province of Quebec is represented by it.
@@florianstirnemann3357 Most British moment in history, America asked for money to take some land from the French assuming it was for weapons etc, nope they just brought it meaning the UK funded Napleon while fighting him.
This was a good video, and a great theory on which starters would most likely be chosen. If this lineup happens, I’ll have a hard choice to make cause these 3 are my favorites from their regions.
So on the topic of Scorbunny being a starter. Since Arceus took place at the turn of the 20th century and the Eifill Tower was built in 1889 around that same time period, it's probable Z-A will also take place in a similar time period which could give us some hints to possible regional forms (or mega forms) as three major sporting events began or were happening in that time. The French Open (1891): one of four "Grand Slam" Tennis events The Tour de France (1903): The oldest of the three major bicycle tours in Europe. The 1900 Olympics: Which was held in conjunction with the 1900 World's Fair in Paris that included a Marathon through Paris (won by a Frenchman) and the First Olympic football (soccer) tournament. Either way I love the idea of Scorbunny representing the growing importance of Sports in France at the turn of the century.
Also, if regional variants exist for the starters, there's also savate, a French martial arts that incorporates kicking, so Cinderace can be Fire/Fighting.
I had this talk with a friend, and we came up with the idea that they aren't going to do regional variants for the new starters. Instead they are going to use the original gen 6 starters, but give them Mega Evolutions.
That’s what I was thinking they were gonna do
I agree that the OG gen 6 starters are going to get Mega evolutions but I think we'll get regional variant starters as well.
While I would agree with that my problem is that its greninja being the only one I have doubts with on that cause of its ash greninja form which is a gen 6 concept first given it was in the anime before popping in the games in gen 7
I wanted for this to happen but it would be weird that they had megas in the past but not in the future, but I guess that with this being a post Scarlet/Violet game they could come up with another time paradox explanation as to why the gen 6 games starters lacked one
i dont think this is goign to happen BUT its what i want
As you were adding context to the idea of choosing the starters for this game I completely had a "omg Snivy fits so freaking much here" with the popularity + french style of its design. So true. (And also the best GRASS starter of the ones available)
My exact thoughts! It is the perfect starter for a legends Carlos game. It literally is the French.
It's good if it had Contrarian ability. I remember benching all starters in Unova back then when I played through the game. It's a defensive Pokemon without Contrarian and is easily walled by Steel types if you didn't have HiddenPower-Fire
My question is how do we make something that is already French more French
Me and my brother, after when we watched Zactoshi's reaction, were theorising what starters there are and we came to the conclusion of Scorbunny, Piplup and Chikorita
6:15 Well for Hisui the starters all came from region’s Cynthia had previously travelled to. So we can potentially guess what starters are going to show up based on whatever region has been frequented by another prominent character whose roots are based in Kalos. (Or Looker because he’s been globe trotting way more than Cynthia)
I mean... taking that into consideration, a Sinnoh starter is pretty much a given then. Sycamore studied under Rowan and Wulfrics ancestor was in Legends Arceus.
I think it’ll be piplup, Snivy, and then a fire type. The final forms are partially based on French stuff
10:10 I had never heard about Serperior taking inspiration from Rose Of Versailles and Lady Oscar, but knowing that makes me like it even more now. Lady Oscar is one of my favorite characters in all of anime/manga.
Chikorita needs it more than any other starter. Predicting that if it becomes the grass starter it would likely get regional form based on the Ampelosaurus (a sauropod that was discovered in France). If Infernape is the starter it's form could be based on the Barbary Macaque (the only primate in Europe which there is a population in parts of France).
While I agree Meganium needs help, I think of all starters Serperior is the single most likely one as its the only starter to appear in X and Y architecture. The gate of the Rich mansion (where you get the pokeflute) has two Serperiors as a design on it.
Although I agree with you, Mikey, there's another way to also see it when the starters are chosen: Generation. Arceus had Cyndaquil, Oshowatt and Rowlet. The Hisui Region was Sinnoh being Generation 4. Gold and Silver had it's remakes done in Generation 4, they also included a pokemon from the following generation, Gen 5, being Oshowaott and finally Rowlet, being a gen 7 Pokemon, Sun and Moon, USUM, were the last games in the DS era of Nintendo. Kalos is Gen 6. So although you excluded the Gen 3 pokemon because they got megas already and they also had their remakes with Gen 1, where they also gave all three gen 1 starters 4 mega evloutions, it shouldn't exclude them from the list. Charizard and Mewtwo are prefect examples of this.
10:25 I genuinely thought that I was the only one who made that connection
Game Freak is so unpredictable and the trailer is so vague that I think they might really surprise us, making a game not as close to Legends Arceus as we all think and even changing the starters formula, like Colosseum did with Umbreon and Espeon. The game is already taking place in a single city, so it cannot be as similar to Legends Arceus. Why wouldn't they change more things?
We don't know that. We know Lumiose City will be prominent but we don't know it will be the only part we visit.
@ntolman Nintendo made a tweet for the trailer that says the game is "set entirely within Lumiose City".
@@itsishbish2689I think what that means is that the wild areas of the game will be the surrounding areas that will become a part of lumiose city. Because how can a game take place in a city that hasn’t been fully built yet.
@@AllanWolfe Paris is ancient mate. It's been there a LONG time. It can be done. I just don't know how catching and battling is going to...work. And after the graphical nightmares of S/V, I foresee a LOT of clipping.
@@itsishbish2689 So you're saying there will be no wild areas to catch Pokemon?
Going by your logic choices, i guess i'm picking Piplup. Piplup was always my go-to when it came to the Sinnoh games because it became an instant favorite of mine due to the cartoon. Dawn's Piplup is the best
Also empoleon looks badass
@@bigbob123mamatata2 yeah, i was thinking piplup as well, i think it would be cool if empoleon got a physical counterpart to its regular stats where it has an actual trident as a weapon would be fire
I was thinking the same thing, though I do hope they don't alter Empoleon's design too much in the final evolution. Empoleon is a practically perfect design imo.
Me too bc i had whole piplup phase
too bad i can't even afford a switch, let alone games for it
I KNEW IT!! POKÉMON LEGENDS ZYGARDE AND THE RETURN OF THE MEGA EVOLUTION!!! now I can't stop imagining the New megas and the New regional forms adding to this the events of diancie and Volcanion; plus a DLC for hoopa and ZYGARDE in the scenario with New forms for the box legendaries (God seeing my theorie being confirmed makes me feel overexcited and happy at the same time, Very...) And don't forget the catacombs☻... And the possible Mega evolution Z
I doubt they would do this, but it’s a cool idea: Like in the original game, two sets of starters. At the beginning you pick between Snivy, Piplup, and Scorbunny, and they all get “Lumiosian forms”. Then you get to pick between the classic Fennekin, Chespin, and Froakie, and THEY get mega evolutions
5:04 It also seems that the game is based on the Haussmanization of Paris, which took place in the 19th century (Actually during the "reign" of Napoleon III). This can also be seen in the architecture of the initial sketch shown, which is very distinctly of that era (and is what Paris looks like in the modern day).
pause at 12:05 this could really be the trio. they all have some form of gold and/or symbol on them as well :)
And they are all different animals, Serperior is a snake (reptile), Cinderace is a rabbit/bunny (mammal), and Empoleon is a penguin (bird). Also I like all of these options so that's an added bonus
This is actually a really interesting detail. I didn't notice! XD
I want the starters to be Snivy, Chimcar and Totodile. And because these don’t have megas each can get a mega form.
Awesome vid, now theorize what new type combination these starters' regional variant will be. IMO their final evolutions will be Grass/Electric, Fire/Fairy and Water/Poison
Serperior: Grass/Steel, Made slower and bulkier like a 'King' Empoleon: Water/Fighting, Turned into a physical fighter like Napoleon Cinderace: Fire/Psychic, Made into a special attacker (cheating Football player i dunno) makes for an interesting starter dynamic, both being strong against Serperior but only these two are strong against him. TBH France has more of a connection to cats so feel like Incineroar could happen.
@@Logicalleapinggive the new regional Empoleon’s HA as Defiant or Moxie
For Cinderace, it would be Fire/Fighting, based on savate, a French martial arts.
10:31 There’s nothing we could do “Dans mon esprit tout divague, je me perds dans tes yeux” (I think that’s the line from the meme, but I don’t speak French so I’m not 100% sure, forgive me if I’m wrong)
I really love history I also learned that I’m related to napoleon short kings for life
It needs to be prends
I have a feeling that if Scorbunny is chosen as one of the starters and gets either a new final evolution or mega evolution, that it will get the electric typing. Especially since in Lumiose City ( which is the city the trailer shows ) in X and Y, the gym leader there is Clemont. Which is an electric type specialist and since it seems the game might be about helping build Lumiose City, most likely would involve electricity since the time the game takes place seems to be more in the future or advanced than what’s happening in the Hisui region. Idk it’s just a theory, a game theory if you will.
Honestly before cinderace was officially revealed I had thought it was possible that scorbunny’s line got electric type, it would be cool to see it happen
Loved the detective work here! Rooting to see what the real choices are.
1:44 Pokémon oras also had this as you could pick a gen 2 starter when you start the post game
Scorbunny also follows the theme of having a starter from the previous generation in a Legends game that Arceus had with Rowlet and seeing how the fire starter is the only one in question that pretty guarantees it gets in over Litten.
thats not a pattern though lol thats a one off, too hard to tell at this point
Just a small note, the premier league graphic shown at 11:15 show the teams competing in the premier league for the 2020/21 season not the current 23/24 season 😅 Nice video though and good predictions! Hope to see some of them come true ❤
Great analysis. I hope it’s correct as I’ve never had these Pokémon having stopped played in gen 2.
this was so enjoyable to watch 💜✊
i love this take! amazing 🔥
Here's what I think. We will choose one of the Kalos Starters. The reason we had the diff trio in PLA is that they had no Pokeballs yet to capture the local wildlife and that Rowlett, Cyndaquil and Oshawott were all brought by the professor. Now that they have Pokeballs, it is possible for the Kalos people to catch and breed the local wildlife, thus, the Kalos starters. But thats just a theory 😅
A game theory!
They had pokeballs in LA?
i'm actually okay with them going for kalos starter, they deserved more love tbh (specifically chespin and fennekin). Heck even give them a new mega form and i'm still fine with it, which is something they should've done when they're introducing megas instead of giving it to the kanto starter
i can 100% say that you are right about these starter choices, i am from the future and already played the game they only got megas
I was calling Snivy and Piplup basically right away myself, but my prediction for the Fire starter was initially Torchic. I figure the starters will get regional forms and Megas, personally, and the rooster is France's national bird. Which is probably why they gave out Speed Boost Torchic holding Blazikenite over Mystery Gift when X and Y first came out, and why Mega Blaziken got revealed way before the other two Hoenn starter Megas. But yeah- new Kalos game, new Mega Blaziken, it just felt fitting to me. Scorbunny would not surprise me at all, though, there's a definite connection there.
6:25 the reason they chose Oshowatt over Snivy is because Rowlet and Decidueye were more popular!
And we can't have 2 Grass starters
4:38 its called a 'legend' for a reason. The past!
An even better Serperior connection to France is its shiny variant, where it looks like its wearing an outfit from French nobility from around the time of Napoleon.
Thank you for telling that it is in the past because I thought it was in the future and was incredibly close to googling it
11:36 I can’t😂 I keep hearing protein(it’s supposedly protein team)
11:52 Michael: Very few countries won 2 world cups or more Brazil with five world cup wins: 😂
he said very few which doesnt mean that nobody else has ever gotten 2 or more
@@apple5293 the joke is that he made 2 wins seem impressive, but to us? Nah not even half
@arthurrezende4943 Except your last win was back in 2002 and Brazil often underperforms afterwards. There are also fewer Brazilians among current best players compare to before. I'm not saying I don't respect that 5 world cup wins, but if you aren't humble, the crown of the Football Kingdom can be easily taken by say, Argentina
Absolutely agree mate, great analysis
10:00 quick tip from a french guy, we say the "s" at the end of "lys" (the way you pronunce it is like you're saying "lit" wich is the french for bed)🤭 great video as always.
I think the starts for Pokémon Legends Z-A will be: Timber, Geodude and Fletching. (Timber for construction) (Geodude for demolition) (Fletching for welding and air lifting large weights)
I would assume the starters have a regional form AND a mega. I assume the mega stones are going to be a magic rock, and something gives it that power to make it react to that certain pokémon. Having new forms for the starters would mean the stone would only react to that form - hence why there's no mega for those starters in the future Kalos (and also because they aren't in Kalos at all). This also means we won't miss out on transferring these starters to a different game, having a unique appearance, but just no mega.
I didn't think about Serprior as an option, and didn't really think about it being French-inspired. But it does make sense. But funny enough, I did pick Empoleon and Cinderace as the starters as well, basically for the same reasons. I kind of randomly picked them before coming up with reasons. My Grass-type starter I was predicting was Meganium, again, for no reason at all. Just had to predict something, and I also came to the same conclusions that the Kanto starters, Hoenn starters, and Kalos starters would not be options, and Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott also being ruled out.
10:32 I'm pretty sure he was one of the few who was a two time emperor
6:56 before the reveal im Calling. Snivy, Totodile, Chimchar.
Aw. Was wrong.
I JUST SAID THE SAME THING
3:30 Mega mewtwo and mega charazard anyone?
And meowth in get 8,
I feel like it’s just a community feeling that it’s snivy is a potential possibility because that line came to my mind
3:32 they did do that before, with the 2 mega-evolutions of charizard and mewtwo. Also, evolution chains where the whole chain gets a regional form.
9:12 YO KAI WATCH
Serperior is my all-time favorite Grass type Pokemon. I DEEPLY hope that it's one of the starters. I miss my royal serpent a lot. The other two are also good picks, and I would be quite happy to see them utilized. While I would like to see Litten get some attention, Scorbunny is my favorite Galar starter, so I'm not upset about it. As for Piplup, I really can't decide which of its trio I like more, so any of them would have worked well for me (I used to hate Infernape, because I don't like monkeys/chimps/apes, but thanks to Caesar the Infernape getting me through a Platinum Nuzlocke, it has really grown on me).
Scorbunny, Snivy, and Totodile locking it in right now 😎🔥🔥🔥
I feel like it could be future considering it’s the legends game after paradoxes came in, and that past legends are us came out the year before
4:02 when team sky looks this vídeos: WHAT DO MEEN NO RAYQUAZA
Between Scorbunny and Litten I think Scorbunny would make an excellent choice because of it ability Libero. When I looked up libero back when Scorbunny was release I learn that it can apply to soccer, volleyball and rugby. At the tail end of the Haussmann's renovation (what this game seems to be inspired by) British residents introduced Rugby Football to France. The renovation started in 1850-1870 and Rugby Football was introduced in 1872.
Truly never even thought about the Empoleon/Napoleon connection, I assumed it would be Primarina and it would get a Cirque du Soleil water bubble-juggling type variant/Mega instead but you've won me over with the Empoleon prediction.
Great reasoning! I’d say this is very likely! To play devil’s advocate though: Since those Pokemon are already so French inspired they may take the ones that could add new inspirations so maybe we’re all thinking too heavily into previous French inspired Pokemon?
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Please let popplio be a starter 🙏 anyone agree?
I want the starters to be serpirior primarina and chimchar
Yes
6:09 Grass was already choken because of rolletje en decidueye and they had more votes then serpior and snivey so I Thank that is the reasoning for he decision
Honestly I had thought of Torchic as a starter. Not because of its Mega (though that is something to keep in mind). I chose Torchic and subsequently Blaziken since the national bird of France is a rooster. Though your point with soccer and Cinderace does make sense. On an unrelated note: Apparently wrestling was huge in France in the 1830s in Circuses so maybe Incineroar?
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Why would it be a LEGENDS game if it’s in the future? LEGEND implies PAST.
Legends can also imply that the story revolves around the Legendary in the title, such as Legends Arceus, so this new game might refer to Zygarde (Z-A)
Legends implies a story it doesn't imply past at all it's just a story focused game
@@angelskysilver5219 specifically, a legend is a story passed down through generations, so unless there’s a time traveler I fail to see how this story can be a legend
@@aureliussutilo6318 Zygarde is likely going to be important, but if that was what the legends title implies then it probably would just be called legends Zygarde
When i first thought of this question, it did not occur to me that yeah, the starters will have a new mega instead of a new local form. And since its practically canon now to everyone that the mega evolution universe is separate but parallel from the non mega one, we can just ditch the inconsistencies of history once the next games arrive. With that in mind, I came to the same trio you did, if Mega is indeed what starters will receive. If on the other hand Early Kalos forms were done instead. My picks are Meganium, Incineroar and Primarina
I think we will get regional forms for the three starters from other regions AND mega evolutions for the Kalos starters.
I was talking with my bf about it and knowing what little I do know about France culture, I think it might have a steampunk vibe. He disagrees but let me tell you my thought process. When Euro Disney was built they tried to play into France’s history and culture. Some examples were Victor Hugo, Jules Verne and the French Revolution. Considering how x and y are based on a metropolis it would make sense to not only include themes of Rocco but some early forms of technology albeit fudged slightly to fit Pokémon and pokeballs. What would be cool is if they had a dlc based on the French quarter in the southern United States. Even though it’s connected, I’d argue that quarter is sort of its own identity and plays well with the idea of steampunk as well. Also nautical Louisiana sounds dope as hell.
Bro I’m hyped to see what they do with the legendarys for kalos
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I agree with this but if you watch over the last scarlet and violet trailer where they showed that you will be able to catch all starters in the game they showed tododile, snivy and torchic with the Legends arceus starter but I don't know if that was just coincidence or it was a hint
I think the popularity theory still works. Since samurott was second most popular in its home region behind serperior, they could’ve just already had chosen rowlett and couldn’t use serperior
I feel like including a legend abt greninja and its transformation (since mega evolution will be back) could be a cool touch, or maybe like the kalos starters can be obtained but are see more as legends. Bc imagine ancient ppl seeing a Delphox, they’d probably make legends to explain its strange powers. And maybe chespin final evo could like have been said to protect ppl from disasters.
it would be kinda cool for the starters to get regional forms and megas. it would also be pretty cool if in a legends paldea game for the past paradox pokemon to appear.
I think there is actually a good reason for why Litten might be chosen. I saw this video years ago talking about why so many European flags have lions and it was because there was a species native to Europe or something, but then they all died out or something. So Litten’s evolutionary line being lion/tiger and being in legends Kalos would make sense, I think.
I love Empoleon, its one of my favorites, and the reasons you listed make sense, but i love feraligator even more so i hope its the water starter.
I agree with this and hope these are the starters, i would so easily chose pinplup
I would love to see totodile make a come back, prob my second fave water type starter other then squirtle. Tepig was a awesome fire type as well imo
I think its likely to be regional variants if Empoleon is in, it makes the types too unbalanced in final forms, against those other starters (water/steel vs serperior grass only as an example). Its why the sinnoh game starter final forms had a secondary type triangle against each other. They even did the same with the Arecus variant forms (fighting, dark and ghost).
I would love if Litten would be a starter option, but I honestly dont think they will sadly.
Let’s not forget about the shows, in the anime ash had an adventure in a special called “The arceus chronicles “ which referenced Legends Arceus. Maybe with Pokémon horizons we will see something similar, some sort of trip to kalos
This is an extreme stretch for Scorbunny but him being a soccer player as well as a French tie in works because the most popular manga of last year was blue lock which was a soccer manga and currently the main character is going against a French team so maybe they could pull some inspiration from that
My expectations would be regional past/future forms for the in game starters and mega evos for the existing kalos starters that we already know