Thread:Raised By Wolves/@comment-2212492-20160602130923/@comment-2212492-20160802144451

I'm excited for the Water Arcanine as well, it could be based on the water dwelling beast known as Ahuizotl which is an aquatic canine-like animal. Although the question is, why would Growlithe/Arcanine have trouble adapting to the environment? One of the islands has a volcano as well as the south-east island having an arid climate.

If these leaks DO end up becoming a reality, I'm a bit curious about Alakazam, and how it'll work. It feels as if they're giving a 360 spin to it and I wonder if that will make a difference to it's Mega Evolution? And more importantly....WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SPOONS?

The leak in question gave us these designs if you haven't seen them...

https://66.media.tumblr.com/0250e03bd66ab9ca99dc62e78ecf5d7b/tumblr_o8adnyxaSF1qhkgqso1_540.jpg

As you can see, there's a picture of Mallow/Ash in the Fire type starter's concept art.

However, your speculation about them being based on animals in a circus may come true as another thing the leak mentioned was that the "starters may have split evolutions". I might be going out on a leg by believing this but they've already given us trial leaders, Z-moves and Alolan forms. Another change in the formula would be interesting to see.