Hoopa. It’s the name of a Pokémon that has been around since Pokémon X and Y, but has yet to be released. Unless you hacked the game that is. A legendary Pokémon, Hoopa is also linked to the recent influx of other legendary pocket monsters in the recent release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. And it looks like Nintendo is finally unleashing their latest Pokémon officially.
The first Psychic/Ghost-type ever made for the game, Hoopa is categorised as the Mischief Pokémon and comes with the Magician ability. Here’s the official trailer and description from Nintendo:
Hoopa is a Mythical Pokémon in the world of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire that cannot be encountered through regular gameplay! The Pokémon is recognizable by its two horns and the golden ring that adorns its trunk. Hoopa’s rings are said to have the power to bend dimensions and move objects across great distances.
There’s no info yet on how the Pokémon will be made available, but it’ll most likely be through a distribution event. Or through the wi-fi I’m hoping, since the local branch of Nintendo regularly skips PE on these events. Sob. With Hoopa now official, and Diancie having been released last year, there’s only one more mystery Pokémon left that hackers uncovered last year: Volcanion. But I’m digging Hoopa more right now, because the imp happens to have an alternative form as well.
As hackers discovered, Hoopa can also become Hoopa Unbound, a more menacing form that most likely has a tie to the Mega Evolution/Primal Regression. According to reports, players can unlock this form by visiting a Pokémon Mart and finding a new employee in the corner, who will tell you a scary story about how the shop was suckered into buying useless junk.
The employee will then give the player a “Prison Bottle”, which will allow Hoopa to assume a stronger form. The Prison Bottle itself is described as “a bottle believed to have been used to seal away the power of a certain Pokémon long, long ago,” which is most likely due to the fact that Hoopa can use a move called Hyperspace Fury. It’s a move that has Hoopa throw out various discs that happen to bare a striking resemblance to the portals wherein legendary Pokémon are encountered in the game.
Neat, right?
Last Updated: January 15, 2015
HairyEwok
January 15, 2015 at 10:09
Sonic would just love to meet this pokemon.
Admiral Chief
January 15, 2015 at 10:09
Hahaha
Raptor Rants A Lot
January 15, 2015 at 10:26
That made me lol
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2015 at 10:10
HOOPA
http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2014/07/23/1226998/660225-419b52a6-1214-11e4-ae81-95568c4ed36e.jpg
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2015 at 10:10
Physic and ghost type? Game over.
HairyEwok
January 15, 2015 at 10:12
Only way to kill it now is with ebolamon I guess.
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2015 at 10:16
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HairyEwok
January 15, 2015 at 10:21
Hahaha that’s the image I was going to link.. IT’S EBOLAMON, bola bola.
Lord Chaos
January 15, 2015 at 10:36
Quick, call Bill Murray.
Raptor Rants A Lot
January 15, 2015 at 10:37
Actually no.
A Psychic / Ghost mix will lead to this:
Resistant to:
Poison (1/2)
Psychic (1/2)
Weak to:
Dark (4x)
Ghost (4x)
Immunities
Fighting
Normal
Ground
Bug resistance falls away as Psychic are weak to bug but ghost are resistant. So it becomes normal effectiveness.
So all in all you have the same immunities as ghost would have against physical attacks but suffer devistating weakness against dark and ghost moves as the weaknesses for psycic and ghosts are shared and so become 4x weakness instead of the standard 2x.
With only 2 resistances it really doesn’t make it that attractive….
HairyEwok
January 15, 2015 at 10:39
I know whats super effective against you though…… 7. *runs like hell*
Raptor Rants A Lot
January 15, 2015 at 10:40
One hit K.O :'(
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2015 at 11:03
O_o I stand corrected
Raptor Rants A Lot
January 15, 2015 at 11:34
My bad 🙂
RinceThis
January 15, 2015 at 10:47
The pokermons never stop!
ToshZA
January 15, 2015 at 10:55
I don’t know what the big Hoopa is about it, really.