-Totem battles gives a z-crystal. Only new pure corresponding type pokemons as totem pokemons

- There is a normal cat pokemon that changes his type depending on breeding. It's based on real life cat breeding and the Schrödinger cat concept (impossible to know the new typing till the egg hatches)

-No new fossil pokemons this time
-Minior is not the pre evo of Solrock and Lunatone

-There 25 total new alolan pokemons. Next batch will reveal alolan tauros (steel)
-Alolan Meowth evolves in a different pokemon (not Persian)

-Time flow is different between the two versions: there are different phases of time and different events

-The secret Rockruff's evolution differs from island to island. Same thing for the 3 starters (think of Oricorio) but they have a special different type form depending of the game's version.

-Kiawe is the forth trial but the second of Akala
-Hala is a ground type specialist

-Litten final evolution is called Toramasuku (トラマスク) (fire/dark). It's based on an asian heel wrestler and learns poison moves as well. One of it's animation is similar to wwe Tajiri's green mist.