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In terms of side pokemon whose events have a bit more weight than most: As has already been mentioned, absol/gyarados/gible/honedge/mystery egg/corey's mons Event Misdreavus in Byxbysion Seventh street pokemon (that you don't need to give back for the mega ring). That abra really helped you out in blacksteam Type:Null has a whole little quest, it's basically your child, and multiple types would be useful for a more limited run like this, so it seems like a no-brainer Ralts from the corrupted pokeball you find in the railnet, it defies extreme odds out of loyalty to its trainer Eevee that you find orphaned in Mysidia Railcave

I found one in Wispy Ruins, in the area where you have to jump around and get the shuppets. Not sure if you have to be down there specifically.

I'm not sure about where to find them or actual types, but looking through the pokemon sprites in the game files, it seems like the regional variants are: Parasect Lapras (almost definitely a rock type, not sure about second typing) Ampharos Mismagius Milotic (Poison/Fairy, gift in gearen lab near nurse joy after first gym) Roserade Musharna (looks like a dark/fairy or dark/psychic type) Chandelure Palossand (there actually seems to be a few forms, probably Ghost/Fire, Ghost/Rock, Ghost/Ice) Toxtricity

Obligatory spoiler warning. I've compiled a list of the lore you can read/interact with in v12. This includes the dive spots in Aquamarine Cave/Route 6, the Xen Backup Lab, and Route 11, as well as Zone Zero. I might go back later and add some stuff from side quests, but we'll see. I'd recommend going to all of the spots yourself, because you can get items in each of them and I don't want to spoil the surprise of reading everything. The list below is just an easy way to review everything in one place. I'm also not going to give specifics on how to access these places, which is a discussion for another thread. That being said, enjoy! Route 11: Xen Backup Lab: The Archive: Zone Zero:

There's a zygarde cell in the sewers right before you enter the alleyway with the munna.

Lycanroc and diggersby were in place of aerodactyl and zygarde until post v12.

Totodile route is: Feraligatr Donphan Heracross Umbreon PorygonZ Arcanine

Talk to the guy back at West Gearen power plant

get all 100 cells

lmao Melia and Venam are definitely in love with each other

If the game were going to be delayed they'd probably just say so

iirc it's the place north of Alamissa Urben where Bladestar set up a sandstorm to keep people out, and it also has Eclysia Pyramid to the north which houses the Spring of Rejuvenation.