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Litten and Popplio fit fire and water in a map of the four classical elements, Rowlet fit for air (Which also explained why it was part Flying from the get go!), but we didn't have anything to embody earth.

We'd been discussing a potential alchemy motif already, what with Solgaleo's design being based on a certain symbol and potential thematic tie ins with the starters. Then we got an official reveal through Corocoro in June of 2016, and not only was it an appealing design, it was a Rock type!Īnd that was the first point where the gears started turning.

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We actually caught a glimpse of a Rockruff facing away from the 'camera' in an early trailer, and there was even fanart of people trying to guess what the full design was. I still think it's more likely to be a Pokeball Pokemon in Smash, but I won't ignore its chances entirely.Ĭlick to suppose you could say this whole evolutionary line seemed like something special from the start. I just feel like it's role in the show hasn't been as notable as others, making it more of a popular but never sincere character like Rowlet is. Not feeling as strong about it since we already have two Pikachu characters in Smash now, but it's worth remembering that it has been making regular anime appearances and has popularity to back it up. If we get a Pokemon in Smash, I'm willing to bet it's one of these two. Both have been getting some deep character development in the anime from early episodes up until now, and that tells me the writers have always planned for these two Pokemon to be a big part of the SuMo story. However, because we've seen little to nothing of Primarina and Decidueye in the anime, and because their pre-evolved counterparts, Popplio and Rowlet, show no signs of evolving into their second form this late in the show, I'm convinced that Incineroar is the only starter with the promotion to back up an inclusion in Smash.įrom my perspective, Lycanroc and Incineroar are the two to look at.

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Even something simple like featuring the Pokemon in an anime movie would've made sense. Regardless of which came first - Sakurai's Pokemon pick for Smash or the SuMo anime script - we likely would've seen some form of anime promotion for the Pokemon he went with. Click to expand.Incineroar is way more prominent in the anime, has more popularity in Japan, and arguably has the best concept art out of the three starters.

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