In the ninth generation, Pokémon Zhu/Purple was officially released at last night's Pokémon Face-to-Face Conference, and it is determined to be released in the winter of 2022.
The release rhythm of two completely new works a year has excited Pokémon fans, and the first trailer has naturally been studied by players who like to examine it.
Combined with the information disclosed on the official website, this article sorts out the "Pokémon Zhu/Purple" has clear information and the "theory" of some netizens, and adds a little of their own conjecture, which may help everyone understand the work in more detail.
The prototype is the Iberian Peninsula
The trailer begins by revealing a realistic geographical archetype of pokémon vermilion: the Iberian Peninsula, which encompasses Spain, Portugal, Andorra and parts of France.
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Although the Portuguese part of the picture above is blocked, the game map in the protagonist's home in the subsequent live-action demo includes the left half.
The structure with the giant orb of elves that appears in the real machine demonstration clearly refers to the Basilica of the Holy Family and the Temple of Atonement in Barcelona, Spain.
The English names of the two Pokémon in the mizo are also a combination of Spanish words:
Fire crocodile Fuecoco = fuego (fire) + cocodrilo (crocodile)
New Leaf Meow Sprigatito = sprig ( Leaf ) + gatito ( Kitten )
Combined with the above information, I feel that the main design reference of this work will be mainly Spanish, but at the same time cover the natural and human content of the entire Iberian Peninsula.
It is important to be clear about this. Because from the perspective of "Sun Moon" and "Sword and Shield", the design concept of Gamefreak's recent works can be summarized into three words - "localization". From Pokémon design to scenography, the game intensively presents local elements from realistic geographic prototypes.
Then we can open up the association: will there be a new pokémon inspired by the bullfighting culture, or a regional form of Kenteiro? Will there be a fragrant Pokémon that looks like paella? Will there be Don Quixote-like Pokémon?
Will there be a Pokémon that pays homage to Spain and Portugal, the splendor of the Age of Discovery? (PS: Runshui Duck looks exactly like a sailor, there may be a reference in this regard, so in the future evolve into a captain, or even a pirate?) ）
Tió de Nadal, a well-known Christmas decoration/mascot in Catalonia, may also appear in Pokémon Vermilion.2
Tió de Nadal
I think there will definitely be a Pokémon that everyone thinks is particularly abstract and incomprehensible, but in fact it is inspired by the works of the famous Spanish artist Picasso.
What does Zhu/Zi mean?
The subtitle of pokémon is back to be named after color, which may be unexpected by many players.
Vermilion = Sacrlet = Scarlet, Purple = Violet = Violet.
I have also seen many versions of the Zhu/Zi conjecture, such as the color of the flag of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939), the two poles of the visible spectrum, and so on.
As far as the trailer is concerned, it is more reasonable to guess that the vermilion and purple colors point directly to the two fruits of citrus and grapes (although the association of citrus and vermilion is somewhat reluctant), because the two fruits are shown more than once in the video, especially the two badges in Figure 2 below, which directly appear on the backpack of the protagonist in the screenshot of the official website.
Look out for backpacks
Citrus and grapes are famous specialties in Spain, and it is also a tradition in Spain to eat 12 grapes across the Chinese New Year's Eve to wish for good luck in the new year.
In addition, these two badges at first glance also have similarities with rudders and anchors, reminiscent of the great navigation era, but the relationship with the two words Zhu Zi is not large, and the design of the badge may be the finished product of multiple meanings superimposed composite. The Zhu/Purple color may also refer to multiple intentions, in other words, the above conjectures are correct.
The subtitle of Pokémon is highly related to the mythical beast of this work, whether it is based on fruit or the parts of the ship, which makes people curious about the image of the cover mythical beast.
Other details
As mentioned above, the protagonist of this game has a citrus badge on his backpack. The preset shape of the protagonist has also been published on the official website.
Some netizens on Twitter directly called this dress the uniform of the Catholic school, because he/she wore the same style when he/she went to school, and some people commented that he was also asked by his grandmother to wear similar clothes to attend the Sunday school activities of the church.
I found an approximate photo online, and there are still some differences in the actual comparison.
Holy Mary Catholic School - Junior/Senior Department
Taking a step back, even if it is not a Catholic school uniform, but only treated as a school uniform, perhaps we can make some guesses from this.
For example, if you buy Pokémon Zhu, then the school logo of the protagonist's school may be a citrus badge, the school uniform is orange, and the opposite is that the protagonist's fierce enemy is studying in another school where the logo is grapes and the school uniform is purple.
This game is determined to be open world and the first open world work in the series.
The square in the trailer contains icons for the 18 properties of the current series (not counting the deleted ??? Attributes), this game should not add new attributes.
The title of the Japanese edition of Pokémon Vermilion features a special six-pointed star badge, the specific meaning of which is unclear, and may be as characteristic as the "Extreme Giant", "Z Move", and "MEGA" of similar previous works.
Pokémon Zhu Zi is still not a national atlas, because the official website mentions that the game will be associated with Pokémon HOME after release, but "pokémon that can be brought to each software through Pokémon HOME are limited to Pokémon that appear in each software".
List of Pokémon that have been explicitly granted visas compiled on the extranet:
What are your speculations about "Pokémon Zhu/Purple", welcome to share in the comments section.