Pokémon Sun and Moon: Z-Moves, Alola Forms and a wearable detailed

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company today shared a wealth of new details on Pokémon Sun and Moon.

First, new Alola Forms were confirmed. They’re special forms that Pokémon can take to adapt to the region’s four islands, giving them a new type and appearance.

Six Alola Forms have been detailed:

• Alolan Exeggutor (Type: Grass/Dragon): Unlike other Exeggutor, the Alolan Exeggutor has a fourth head—on its tail! This fourth head controls the tail independently and can take on opponents to the rear that can’t be reached by the main heads’ attacks.
• Alolan Vulpix (Type: Ice): It is said that Vulpix came to the Alola region together with humans, but the Fox Pokémon moved to the snowy mountain peaks to avoid the normal habitats of other Pokémon, and thus it ended up taking on this form. Seen to the right.
• Alolan Ninetales (Type: Ice/Fairy): Alolan Ninetales is able to produce ice crystals from the fur that covers its body. It can use these ice crystals to block attacks, or it can form balls of ice, which it fires like bullets at opponents. These ice missiles have enough power to pulverize rock.
• Alolan Sandshrew (Type: Ice/Steel): Sandshrew have historically lived in desert areas, but the frequent eruptions of nearby volcanoes drove the them to abandon the desert and migrate to snowy mountains where they took on this form.
• Alolan Sandslash (Type: Ice/Steel): The Alolan Sandshrew of the snowy mountains evolve into Alolan Sandslash with spiny backs that are covered in ice. Alolan Sandslash hide themselves in the snow when strong enemies appear, leaving only their needles exposed and ready for business.
• Alolan Oricorio: This Pokémon adapts to each island. Baile Style provides a Fire/Flying tye, Pom-Pomp Style provides a Electric/Flying type, Pa’u Style a Psychic/Flying type and Sensu Style a Ghost/Flying type.

Five new Pokémon were also detailed:

• Minior (Type: Rock/Flying): Minior are formed in the stratosphere and live by absorbing the detritus around them. When they’ve consumed a large quantity of particles, their bodies become heavy, and they fall toward the planet’s surface. Minior has a hard and heavy outer shell with a core within.
• Gumshoos (Type: Normal): Gumshoos is the Evolution of Yungoos. It will call on Yungoos allies and stand in the way of trial-goers.
• Fomantis (Type: Grass): Fomantis is nocturnal, and it performs photosynthesis while it sleeps during the day by spreading out its leaves in all directions. Because of the danger of staying in the same location two days in a row, Fomantis begins its search for the next day’s spot as soon as the sun sets.
• Lurantis (Type: Grass): Lurantis draws opponents near to itself with its flowerlike appearance and aroma—and then it takes them down. It’s said to be the most gorgeous of all Grass-type Pokémon, due to its brilliant coloration and elegant moves.
• Mudbray (Type: Ground): Mudbray could once be found all over the world, but it became endangered and is now a protected species. It’s said that the Alola region is the only place in the world where Mudbray can still be found in the wild.

Next, Z-Moves were detailed, powerful attacks that can be used once per battle. Z-Moves are enabled by a real-world Z-Ring accessory (shown above), combined with a Z-Crystal. If a Pokémon carries the same Z-Crystal that’s in your Z-Ring, you’ll be able to pull off the attack.

Pokémon Sun and Moon heads to 3DS on 18 November.