Yup, the Starters of Alola, when they get fully evolved, will get unique Z-Moves of their own. That's really neat. I do like the idea of fully-evolved Starter Pokémon getting their own Z-Moves.
Decidueye's is called Sinister Arrow Raid. The Z-Move does keep with the whole archer/Robin Hood theme of the Pokemon, which is nice. Basically, it takes to the skies, summons a ring of arrows, divebombs onto the opponent, and then drops its arrows around them, which explode. It's a cool-looking Z-Move. I like it a lot.
Incineroar's Z-Move keeps with the pro wrestling theme for the Pokémon. Called the Malicious Moonsault, it conjures up a wrestling ring made of...fire? energy? I don't know, it's a glowing red ring. Incineroar jumps on a turnbuckle and...does what looks like a 450 Splash on steroids.The impact makes one heck of an explosion. I do like the name of the Z-Move. Malicious Moonsault is an awesome name for a Z-Move, and it rolls right off the tongue. However, I wish that Incineroar actually did a moonsault. The move Incineroar does more resembles a 450 Splash. This is a moonsault:
THAT is what the Incineroar's Z-Move should be like. As a wrestling fan, it does bother me a little bit that they call its Z-Move the Malicious Moonsault, but not have it do an actual moonsault. But that's my only complaint about it.
Finally, Primarina's Z-Move is revealed to be called the Oceanic Operetta. Another Z-Move name that rolls off the tongue, very nice. It's a good name for a Z-Move for a Pokémon that kind of reminds one of a mermaid or siren. A spotlight is on Primarina, and it sings its heart out, summoning a big ball of blue energy. It then guides the big ball of energy over the opponent's head, and sings, bringing it down on the opponent's head. I have heard comparisons to Goku's Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb, and I can see it. If that was the intention, nice subtle shout-out. I like that Primarina takes a bow at the end. Nice touch there.
As a bonus, we also get to meet some more Ultra Beasts! The new one introduced is UB-03, Lighting. No, that's not a typo. It's not Lightning, it's Lighting. I have to admit, when I first saw this thing, I thought it looked like a roll of Christmas lights had evolved into a sentient lifeform. The bizarre look of this thing really does give me the idea that this thing is not a Pokémon. Well, not a "normal" one, at the very least.
The next one we meet is UB-05 Glutton. "Glutton" is the right name for this thing, as it essentially is a mouth. A mouth with crab-like claws. It's like a Gulpin was mutated by the same radiation that created Godzilla.
More regional variants revealed! Diglett and Dugtrio's Alolan cousins are Ground/Steel, and...they have hair. Alolan Dugtrio has already been seen thanks to the demo, and it is already the object of boy band jokes because of its hair on its heads. It's an odd way or altering the Diglett line's design. What would they need with hair? I would've just given them a more metallic color scheme, personally. Still the Alolan Diglett line is chuckle-worthy.
The trailer ends with a reminder to pick up some stuff from the demo.
With so many trailers revealing so much about the games, I hope there are some surprises still waiting for us when we actually get to purchase and play the games. Anyway, this trailer was pretty neat. I can't wait to get these games.
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