A Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon player has evolved from Litten into Incineroar before meeting their rival, Hau, and creates hilarious interactions with Hau, Mom, and others in the early portions of the game. The fact that the camera changes angles during the interactions to accommodate the hulking size of Incineroar demonstrates the level of detail in Pokémon games.
In a recent Reddit thread, one Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon player known as Ichigoat_Joe shared a few screenshots of interactions with Hau and Mom and stated, "I find it funny how he (Hau) asks which starter you’d choose with a big buff cat next to you."
The idea that a player would take the time to complete a starter's evolutionary chain before meeting their rival in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is unconventional, to say the least. However, The Pokémon Company took it as a possibility and ensured early game interactions with fully evolved starters play out the same as if they were the unevolved starters.
The screenshots that accompany the Reddit post demonstrate the level of detail that The Pokémon Company included in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. They show a zoomed-out camera that...