As we’ve come to expect, just a couple days after the CoroCoro scans came out, the official Pokémon channel has released a brand new trailer for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire with almost the exact same information as the scans only with a bit more detail. Here’s a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself!
The trailer clarified the actual ways the new abilities of the Primal forms of Kyogre and Groudon will work and boy do they sound devastating. Groudon’s ability- Desolate Land, as it is called in English, brings about Harsh Sunlight will stop all water attacks and it cannot be taken away by other weather effects while Kyogre’s Primordial Sea ability does just about the opposite by stopping fire attacks and preventing other weather moves from being used. Both legendaries also have a new exclusive move: Groudon has Precipice Blades and Kyogre has Origin Pulse. These moves sound and look powerful and these new abilities are waay stronger than I thought they’d be. These Pokemon are obviously very capable of shutting down just about any weather based team. I wonder if they’ll make any future banned lists. At first glance, Groudon’s ability seems to outshine Kyogre’s (pun intended) as his completely shuts down the type he was 4x weak to in his Primal form. Kyogre’s just blocks Fire types, which can be useful if utilized correctly, but seems to be less practical. We’ll just have to see, though.
The rest of trailer also shows of Rayquaza (saying he’s making his “debut” though he’s hardly new), Mega Camerupt, Mega Sharpedo, and Mega Gallade in action.
Well, that about covers it, however I would like to mention that Super Smash Bros for the 3DS is out now in Japan and there is information about the game going around like mad. I anxiously await the release of the game in the U.S. in just a few weeks, and I know that many people are trying to avoid spoilers, including myself. Though I know quite a bit about the games already, I’m choosing to wait until the game is released fully to give my own thoughts and opinions about it. Also, I do not want to actively spoil the game for those who want to truly be surprised by the character roster, stages, secrets, and the like. Expect a review on the 3DS version of Smash Bros some time after the game’s release in North America and a post on any official news coming from either Nintendo or Sakurai himself.
Until Then,
The Nintendo Nerd
The Nintendo Nerd 