UPDATE 19/7/16 2.05pm: The Pokémon Company has just released a fresh trailer showing off new critters to be introduced in this Christmas' Pokémon Sun and Moon for 3DS, all of which are named in English for the first time:
More Newly Discovered Pokémon Have Arrived for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon! Watch on YouTubeUPDATE 13/7/16 8.40am: Yesterday's newest Pokémon arrivals have now been shown off in gameplay footage for the first time.
The fresh trailer below shows death-hug bear Kiteruguma and spoooky Mimikkyu very briefly. See if you can spot them:
Watch on YouTubeORIGINAL STORY 12/7/16 4.05pm: Two brand new Pokémon have been unveiled - and they are some of the strangest species yet.
Images of the pair appeared this afternoon via the Japanese magazine CoroCoro (via trusted Pokésource Serebii).
Serebii Update: CoroCoro reveals two new Pokémon https://t.co/oV6DIIA7Ub pic.twitter.com/i9VbZVOs98
— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) July 12, 2016 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settingsNeither have English names, as yet, but both will be among the selection of new species appearing in this year's Pokémon Sun and Moon for 3DS.
On the left is Kiteruguma, the bear who looks like it's wearing a tiara.
On the right is Mimikkyu, which looks like... lordy, what is that? A dead Pikachu Hallowe'en costume? An actual Pikachu's skin?
Happily, we've heard from Pokémon Company itself that it's simply a Pikachu disguise.
Kiteruguma is Normal/Fighting type and likes to hug trainers, apparently, but letting it do so is dangerous due to its sheer strength. Mimikkyu, meanwhile, is Ghost/Fairy and constantly hides beneath a cloth.
No doubt both species will appear in Pokémon Go in due course. I hear that's a popular app.
Speaking of which, perhaps you'd like to peruse our wonderful Pokémon Go guide?
