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@Dark: It's written underneath the concept art for Litten's final evolution that it's a Fire/Dark type. I think that they've somehow incorporated the circus theme, with a tiger that shoots out flaming rings and Popplio's is a siren that has aspects of a mermaid. I'm not sure if archers are a part of the show.

People have speculated that Kalos was a region that was intended to be a prequel to Sun & Moon, what with testing out how the 3D models would look, incorporating the game mechanic of riding Pokemon as well as taking notes on the environment/atmosphere of France.

There's also rumors that the reason that we're recieving Alolan forms as well as callbacks to several of the Pokemon from previous generations has to do with the 20th anniversary. In fact, the Ghost-type Oricorio references Kanto by showcasing a traditional dance that the inhabitants of Alola that have migrated from Kanto seem to love. It's possible that we're going to revisit Kalos sometime in the future, maybe even in these games once we've gone through the main-story, who knows?

What Alolan forms are you hoping for? The biography of Kiawe, the Fire type leader states that he performs traditional dances with his Marowak, which leads me to believe we'll be seeing a Ground/Fire Alolan form for it.

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So let's talk about one of my favorite new Pokemon, Minior! When it's hard and heavy outer shell breaks in battle, the core in it's center is revealed. This can be of a variety of colors depending on the debris that it has absorbed. (This leads me to believe that we'll be seeing a construction site or two in Sun & Moon.) It's pastel coloration has a cute look so it is used as a design motif for clothing and accessories (I'm definitely buying a Minior shirt, hopefully it's available early on.)

It has the Shields Down ability which means it has excellent defensive capabilities as long as it's shell is intact and is protected from all status conditions. When it's HP drops below half, it's shell will break and it will change to a form more suitable to attacking as it becomes lighter. They are found in the stratosphere and live by absorbing the detritus around them and once they become heavy, they fall towards the planet's surface.

http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/media/uploads/aug_1_assets/minior.png