X for me errday.

Starter of the year, all years.

Fire starter is a disappointment.

And I have no idea what the hell is happening with this thing.

http://youtu.be/4bIrWryFc7A
Actually just have the fucking trailer.

>>25900

Love it. Only one of the starters has to be good anyway so a big EH to the rest.

These new boss monsters are some Ghibli shit

The more I look at the starters, the more they grow on me. Way better than Gen 5.

Starters are cute but generic.
Physical attack animations ACTUALLY HAVE THE TWO POKEMON TOUCHING HOLY SHIT I HAVE BEEN WAITING A DECADE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
Not so big on the change from top-down to full 3D, but that's nostalgia talking, so I'll wait and see.
Anyone else notice the roller blades? You couldn't actually see them, but in the shot where the male player is moving towards the camera the leg movements are like blading.
Not a RSG remake.

>guess the following special edition will be Pokemon Z.
>X, Y, and Z are the three axis... a symbol of the jump to 3D.

>>25905
If you're gonna rip off any anime company for Pokemon, Ghibli is a good fit. Also I figure the Water starter is the best cause people bitched a lot about Oshawott, so this is making up for it. (Although I personally like Oshawott. Aquatic samurai, bitches!)

I told my brother I'd be fine with a 3D Pokemon if it looked like the Pokedex app on 3DS, and it looks like it does.

>>25899
NGL they both kinda just look like Y

>>25900
>take place in pokeFrance
>one starter is a frog
Pffft hahaha.

>>25901
>its final evo typing will be FIRE/FIGHTING
RAGE if this happens AGAIN.

>>25902
>pokeFrance
>not a snail
Awww.

>>25901
I must break you.

>>25906
As nice as it looks, I hope there's an option to turn it off. Once the novelty wears off, I want battling and grinding to be as smooth as possible. Which is weird, because they were quick in HGSS but slow to grind; battles were sluggish in BW but grinding went by faster.

>>25902
I fucking love it.

>>25907
Someone suggested that X and Y are for Chromosomes, which means that the third game will probably be XY (because that won't be confusing at all). However, I want my Z, so fuck that.

>>25911
If I get it (which I doubt, but I said that about B/W, too), I'll turn animations off after the first Gym like I always do, but I like that they're at least moving forward in that realm.

>>25912
Haha, yes.

Now in the actual trailer, Chespin was using Night Slash, Fennekin was using Psywave (or a similar technique), and Froakie was using something like Comet Punch or Close Combat.

Dark/Psychic/Fighting secondary types?

>>25917
I want to believe, but I've been hurt too often in the past.

>>25915
Oh dear. Now it appears I need to get the frog.

Hey, does anyone know where I find the free 3DS? I keep running around the place and pressing X to interact, but aren't picking up shit. Checked the FAQ, but it has no hints.

Now this is what I am talking about!

Honestly, really not feeling the starters. Especially Fennekin.
I'll have to see their other forms.

>>25917
I wish. One of the big change ups I've wanted was to get another trio, like dark/fighting/psychic, to change things up. Maybe have the trio you use be decided on a starting town, so the game isn't super linear. (Ground/Fight/Fly is another possibility, I think.)

What makes Fire - Water - Grass so unique among the typings is that each type is super effective against one, while not very effective against the other.
Dark - Psychic - Fighting doesn't work the same way, because Dark is totally immune to Psychic, it doesn't just resist it. There are plenty of circular trios; bug/fighting/psychic, rock/steel/fire, and I know there are more, but I'm drawing a blank and feel too lazy to go stare at the typing chart, but I think the only other true trio as far as x2/x0.5 goes is Rock/Fighting/Flying, and God help us all if we get another Fire/Fighting starter.
(although Rock/Fire, Grass/Flying, and Water/Fighting would be neato-torpedo)

also, all the starters suck except Froakie, who is fucking pro-god-beast-tier.

>Froakie
>Water/Fighting

Get that weak shit off my track.

>>25924
It's NOT just a matter of the balance between the three. It's also a matter of the balance with the rest of the game.

Traditionally, each of the three choices tend to be indicative of different difficulty/playthrough styles, as each one has strengths against different gyms. Usually, there'll be one choice that's really strong out of the gate and becomes progressively less useful as the game progresses, and one that starts off shit but becomes gamebreaking later on. It's one of those Japanese challenge things.

Chespin is my favorite. So cute.

This is pretty fuckin' soon after the last games, ain't it?
And why not a console? It would allow for so much more.
Imagine a Wii U Pokemon, full "next gen" hardware putting the monsters on the screen, and on your tablet you have instant access to your backpack and, during battle, moves and items. Just tap to use.

>>25929
TAP AN' FLICK

>>25929
>And why not a console? It would allow for so much more.
Because it's not portable.
Which is a big deal for Pokemon.

>>25928
YES.

>>25931
It's a HUGE deal in Japan where interacting with other gamers on the go is the norm. In other countries, not so much. The PSP didn't really take off in Japan until it got games that fit that criteria, like Monster Hunter, for example.

>>25933
Speaking of which, legendary Y kinda looks like a Rathalos.

And preorded.

>>25935
What's the point of pre-ordering games again?

>>25936
Maybe if there's a really nice pre-order bonus, but I'd just wait regardless. ...Except this is Pokemon and most games still sell for 30 bucks used. Hell, first-party Nintendo games hardly take price drops, why?

>>25914
If you look at the Japanese logo there's actually a double helix design in it, so the chromosome theory might not be that far off. It could totally be a play on those and the X/Y/Z axis too though.
>>25929
It's called Pocket Monsters for a reason. The series has always been Nintendo's big draw for handhelds because you're meant to play it on the go and play with your friends. It's one of the prime reasons the online trading is so unintuitive, so you actually play with your friends and don't just rely on wifi trades. Also Game Freak was one of the first studios to get a 3DS devkit, X and Y have been in development since before Black and White were released.

>>25927

Which Game Freak subverted in all the Unova games with the Striation triplets and Cheren.

The player in BW faces the brother who's monkey has a type advantage against the player's starter is weak against. The player is supposed to pick up a counter in the form of another monkey, but the type advantage move is generally too weak to take out the brother's monkey, and it cannot be leveled up reliably, as the closest training area has wild Pokémon that, barring the a few lucky Audino (who I don't think spawn until the player triggers an event set after their first badge), are half its level, which, taking into account the new EXP scaling system, makes it all the more harder to level up.

Cheren's normal-type Pokémon present a similar problem. Most savvy people would choose Riolu to counter his Pokémon, but Riolu doesn't learn a conventionally damaging Fighting-type move until Level 15, which brings us back to the leveling problem presented above.

I'm probably overanalyzing this, but it seems Game Freak went out of its way to make sure players worked hard for their first badge these last few games.

>>25912

...Goddammit, this is probably why Chespin is my favorite of the three.

I need help.

I actually like the legendary designs they've shown thus far. Y bird looks like a balla

That starters are supercrap though. The only one I can sort of tolerate is the frog and even then just barely. They better evolve into some cool muthafuckas

>>25939
Did anyone else really dislike the monkeys because
>the type advantage move is generally too weak to take out the brother's monkey
because I did. It was like a tease.
>Here's your key to the gym! Just kidding, it kind of sucks.

>>25942
>Sinnoh
>not taking the awesome tortoise

>>25942
I liked them before they evolved and looked dumb and that they were weak as shit before they evolved meant I would never ever use them. I just got a better pokemon and rolled with it.

>>25942
I saw it as more of a "Hey HEEEEEEY, lemme hold your hand you stupid knob. Can't have you doing things for yourself."
Fuck I hated Black and White so much for so many reasons. I'm optimistic about this one, but I sure as hell won't be pre-ordering.
Les hope they decide to do something other than rerelease the same game they've been putting out since 1998.

the 3d is turning me off way more than it should.

it looks like those cheap korean mmorpgs. They should've gone back and revisited 1st gen old blocky style or made it more original to appear less generic.

>>25979
"more than it should" ???

>>25980
yup
It's a transition from 2d to 3d. So yes, it's a bit jarring. And what is bothering me more than normal is the style of the 3d.

>>25981
So did you just skip B&W or what?

>>25982
The 3D in B&W was on a different scale than this. You were still mainly a sprite in a world with a static camera; it would merely shift vantage points when useful (like entering the bridge). This is full 3D, and I agree with the anon that the transition jars me, but in my case that's because it's not what I'm used to.

Chespin is a GREEN STREEK. SPEEDS BY.

Also he's Dark type.

Fennekin is psychic.

Forakie is Fighting.

Balance Tier Confirmed.

>>25984
Pin Missile... apparently means Dark typing now. Also that wouldn't be balanced because Dark is immune to Psychic.
Although I will say a full weakness cycle with a 'reverse' weakness cycle second type on the starters is something I've wanted for a very long time.

>>25984
Does Japan know what hedgehogs actually look like?

>>25985
I think other sources have been the ones suggesting Chespin might be Dark. If it's true, it'd mean each of the Starters would have STAB access to Super Effective moves against both others, though the type they start off as would be weak against the primary rival's Pokemon.

The biggest advantage to this is that, if they stick with the two rivals thing we've been doing recently, now both rivals have Starters that can put forward a real challenge against your own, and even if you've only got your starter, you can actually fight against either.

Moe quit being a giga-faggot.

>>25987
The questions then becomes if they'll actually become rivals and threats as opposed to just a few minor inconveniences.

>>25926
Every generation we MUCH have a starter evolve into a fighting type!
Because... REASONS.

fennekin is the new lucario/zouark bitch that will have a ton of porn.

fennekin is the new lucario/zouark bitch that will have a ton of porn.

http://rule34.paheal.net/post/list/Fennekin/1
already two pages.

also, in france you can run from trainer battles

If the generations were released in reverse, we'd be bitching about how ugly and lame charmander is right now.

>>25995
No shit, it's a slutty looking fox who's also the games poster child. Of course it's going to have a ton of porn.

>in france you can run from trainer battles
Wat and wat?


>>25996
Funny enough I tried this experiment on my Nephew when 5th gen came out. I showed him that generation of starters, none of wich he was very interested in. Then gen 1... He immediately went for Charmander. Not only is it cute as hell, but it's badass enough to have its tail constantly on fire. Also it's a lizard. Kids love lizards.

>>25997
I tried something like this too, but it turned out my subjects already knew about pokemon and had fixed their preferences accordingly.

>The new Pokemon X and Y mini-site has revealed that the two Legendary Pokemon are named Xerneas (pronounced "ZURR-nee-us") and Yveltal ("ee-VELL-tall"). The names will be the same in every language.

Well that's... pretty godamn stupid. It looks like someone just typed in a Y and an X and then slammed down on their keyboard once to finish the names.


>A story and music that can be enjoyed by all.
>Whether this is the player’s first game, or if he or she is a veteran of the Pokémon series, our goal is to deliver genuine entertainment that will make all players smile, regardless of their age, gender, country, language, or culture.
We've heard this sort of thing before... lets see if they can actually deliver this time.

>>25995
hehehehe

>>25999
Arceus.

I'm sorry. ARR-KEY-US

>>26001
I'm not saying other Pokemon don't have bad names, but at least you can pronounce them or at the least figure out how to get your mouth to form the basic sound of it.
Yveltal? Seriously. Look at that "word". Look at it. It's a bad scrabble hand.

>>26002
Eve-ell-tall.

>>26002
Sound it out for fuck's sake, how hard is that? Fucking whiners fucking everywhere fucking fuck.

>>26005
Some people apparently don't understand what noises the letters X and Y make in compound structures.

To be fair, Xerneas could reasonably be ZERneas or SHURneas and either would be acceptable english. Never mind the crazy shit Japan does to pseudo-english words already.

Everytime I see the name "Yveltal" I think it's someone translating "Weltall" weird. Your face when the inevitable "Z" Legendary is named Zohar

Uhhh

>>26015
A kangaroo is fine too, but then it'd end up as fire/fighting for sure.

Huh, I guess this comic ended up being more accurate than I thought

>>26016
I don't know. It has that feminine and/or fragile figure psychic types usually have.

>>26015
...we sure this is real now?

Man, you guys, stop being so gullible. Not only has NOBODY reported it, but just looking at the shading you can see it's fake and bad. Compare the 2 heads, for example.

>>26021
The line thickness is what stuck out to me.

>>26021

I'm sort of holding out hope it'll actually look like the evolutions from that Brawl in the Family comic I posted. I would unironically choose rag-onna-stick fox

Late to the discussion (but with a new picture). Just look at this page. Now look at the fake page. Notice the horrific amount of clutter on the real page? More than anything else, this is how you can tell which pics are fake.

http://pokebeach.com/2013/02/corocoro-cover-reveals-silhouetted-pokemon-more-leaks-soon
New Eeveelution: Ninfia. No type or evolution manner given. Considering Japanese->English Eevee names (Glacia->Glacion, Leafia->Leafeon), it might be called Ninfeon over here.

>>26033
>Nin
Nintendium confirmed for new type.
...or 'girl' judging by its look.

But in earnest I'm guessing normal or flight.

>>26033

Thinkin' it evolves depending on that beauty show stat thing.

Thinking beauty.

>>26033
Interesting theory:
>since Ninfia is feminine and the X and Y thing is thought to be about gender perhaps there will be a matching masculine eeveelution?

>>26036
/vp/ seems to think so based just on this.

I think the evolution have something to do with the new friendship system that was being talked about since they usually use new methods each time they introduce new Eevee evolutions.

I dream of a world where Eevee can already evolve into every type, just so they can stop wasting announcements on them. Unfortunately if the pattern of 2 new ones every odd-numbered gen it holds up it won't happen until generation 14. Ugh, more than 1500 pokemon. Don't even want to think about it.

I'll bet "Ninfia" is supposed to be a Wasei-Eigo version of "Nymphia." Looks like a Clefairy/Jigglypuff fairy motif, but those are both Normals leaning towards Psychic without having it as a secondary, and would they bother with a Normal Eeveelution?

>>26037
I'm not so sure about that, but at least it's pretty certain there's going to be a Ninfia Akiyama this week.

ポケモンスマッシュ！
Maybe.

Also some are speculating an entirely new type. Love and Light being the leading theories.

>>26042
I'm still thinking normal.

>>26042
I can see light but Love. What!? That's dumb.

>>26044
>Love
>Dumb
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always, love perseveres.

>>26045
A goddamn pokemon type it's dumb as fuck.

>>26046
But Return is totally a love-type move!

>>26047
And I imagine stuff like Charm and Attract would switch too.

This month:
>HEY LOOK A NEW EEVEE
Next month:
>HEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW EEVEE

At least show a few more new pokemon, please. Like just 2 or 3 that aren't connected to any older ones would be enough.

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: A N…
>Sylveon
I really don't like the name.

>>26050
So what would you name it?

>>26051
I guess it depends on what type it ends up being.

>>26050
>Slyveon
>Slyph
>flying type?

Japanese: Ninfia->Nymph
English: Sylveon->Sylvan
German: Feelinara->Fee (Fairy)

All tied together by the common theme of "magical nature spirit." The fact that it used moves that looked like Swift and Trump Card makes me think it's going to be a special-based Normal type like Clefairy.

>>26054
But that doesn't make any sense. Eevee is already Normal.

>>26055
People have been making Normal-type Eeveelutions on top of all the other types. It's just that they usually look, you know, normal.

>>26056
Honestly, if they were going to make a Normal type Eevee, they might as well just make it look more similar to Eevee.
As it stands this is kind of lame that it could be Normal.

Normal types are kind of boring in my opinion...

>>26058
That's why it seems to be a special based normal instead of the typical physical one.

Hm?

So any new information?

>>26062
Nope, but quite a few rumors came and went.

This month's CoroCoro just revealed that there's a Mewtwo distribution going on in Japan for the movie

I had come to terms with the "Sylveon confirmed for Light-type in Coro Coro, all Fairy Pokemon to be retroactively be identified as Light" announcement before doing a bit of research and finding out that that had never actually been announced.

I can't stand people who use other peoples' lack of knowing Japanese to make up shit.

>>26066
I can't stand people who use other peoples' lack of giving a fuck to make up shit. Never stop giving a fuck, anon.

>>26067
Thank you, fellow anon. I think if someone claims to know another language and offers to translate for someone else, they have the responsibility to be truthful. Even if you want a rumor to be true, you can't just spout lies and make everyone who takes you seriously look like an idiot.

I do want them to finish out the remaining types of Eevee before making any new types, but as far as I know, Game Freak has never said they were definitely giving every element its own Eeveelution.

>>26069
Some would be horrifying in appearance, like Bug or Dragon.

>>26070
I figured Bug could be a moth and Dragon could be a Chinese dragon, since both are fuzzy.

>>26070
For dragon, I'm thinking of an Eeveelution with plated scales and a horned tail. Sounds good to me, at least.

>>26072
Possibly. Plated would also work for Metal. I'm thinking something akin to AIBO or those other electronic pet toys.

Also, these things
ポケモンスマッシュ！…

>>26094
Gasp!
A New Pokémon with a Familiar Look!

>>26096
WE MEWTHREE NOW

>>26096

>>26096
I think it's kind of cute.

>>26096

http://yellowfur.tumblr.com/post/47337218249/

>>26096
MewThree.
Thirteen year old me had a shitfit when I saw this. SEE, HE DOES EXIST.

It could have some interesting implications. For example, another (evil?) team splicing together their own pokes. Leads credence to Mew being a progenitor of some sort.

I'm not even one of those people who criticizes the designs for being different, but Mewthree makes me stop and think "Those guys are probably right."

>>26119
The whole "forme" thing irks me, both for being too Digimon and the whole design thing.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7tSVBVQzNMg
omg

Man I'm pretty glad I got out of pokemon a couple of games back.

>>26137
How'd you do it? I need help.

>>26138
After I saw the ...third new-generation or around that coming up my interest simply began to die off.

I played mu share of the games... Red/Blue, Yellow, Gold/Silver (I think we had the TCG adaptation for the GBC as well) and a bunch of miscellaneous N64 games such as Stadium or Snap. But after a certain point enough is enough.

I guess it helped that grinding is something I can only enjoy for so long.

Nintendo is actually being really effective at killing my enthusiasm for these games. I was thinking about breaking my policy of only buying every other main game for this one, but after months of them talking about nothing that I care about or like my interest has slowly dwindled all the way down to zero. Just release a totally new pokemon or something, seriously.

Outside of the main games, Mystery Dungeon, the slim hope of Pokemon Snap 2, and maybe checking in on the anime every once in awhile (it's a good convo piece for when I spend time with my little brother), I don't really pay attention to the series.

I could never find anyone as a kid who actually knew how to play the TCG (although I still own the cards, it's fun to see how the art's evolved or how different artists depict the same 'mon), and a lot of the other games feel like random puzzle games or whatever with Pokemon added in.

>>26141
The anime suffers from not allowing Ash to develop, every new arc he regresses, it actually seems like he's a worse trainer. I haven't actually watched it in ages though.

>>26142
I haven't watched it in a long time either.

I remember my brother pointed out that Ghetsis' collar keeps fluctuating in size in different screencaps of the anime, and we were joking that he would be making this big speech, and all of a sudden his collar would start growing larger and larger.

>>26096
Hey remember how Mewtwo was a pretty cool and simple design? Well what if, and stick with me here, what if we remade Mewtwo with the same principles in mind and made it worse?

Why not take that concept and apply it to Mew?

>>26147
Isn't that just Mewtwo?

>>26149
I meant was that if you take Mew and make >>26096 his new evolution people wouldn't be as mad.
Mewtwo was a genetic clone experiment, not Mew's next stage of evolution.

>>26146
>Hey remember how Mewtwo was a pretty cool and simple design?
No. I always thought he looked like a burn ward kangaroo.

For whatever reason, there is at least one Pokemon in every generation that has a really stupid design that I end up having to backpedal on my opinion of, because it ends up being good in battle. Or because I just enjoy using it, for some reason.

>>26152
What have been the others?

>>26153
Vanillite, for one. I didn't want to use it for awhile, but started pulling it out to train it to use against Iris. Realized I could one-hit KO a lot of 'Mons with Ice Beam.

So, did we ever figure out what Sylveon's type was? Because I feel like that whole ordeal just fell off into the void. I mean, GameFreak can't be cagey about their new pokemon forever.
Can anyone remind me how these sorts of reveals have gone in the past? It's been a while and I'm struggling to remember.

So, did we ever figure out what Sylveon's type was? Because I feel like that whole ordeal just fell off into the void. I mean, GameFreak can't be cagey about their new pokemon forever.
Can anyone remind me how these sorts of reveals have gone in the past? It's been a while and I'm struggling to remember.

So, did we ever figure out what Sylveon's type was? Because I feel like that whole ordeal just fell off into the void. I mean, GameFreak can't be cagey about their new pokemon forever.
Can anyone remind me how these sorts of reveals have gone in the past? It's been a while and I'm struggling to remember.

Well I guess I'll summarize for, like, the two people that use only this board for their pokediscussion.

Pokexperto, the site that leaked the entire gen 5 roster, sorta kinda maybe leaked a new Fairy type, but not really, and in secret, and possibly as a joke. That's it. Nothing official. I guess that some people started talking about Sound and Light types but nobody takes them seriously because they have no proof whatsoever (as opposed to Fairy, which at least has unsubstantiated maybe-proof).
Pictured: complete bullshit.

As for how this usually goes down, every month corocoro reveals basically nothing. This goes on for months. Then just before launch everything speeds up ridiculously. At this point it turns out that one of the leaks was true and they spoil basically everything. While things might be different this time around they probably won't because nintendo.

>>26165
Come to think of it, a lot of pokemon are sound based.

>>26163
Well, in her appearance as Sylveon, Shokotan is going to karate chop some ice.
Clearly that's enough baseless evidence to assume fighting type.

Yay or nay on legit?

>>26176
This is why "100 NEW MONS" doesn't get me excited anymore. They clearly lost their knack with making new Pokemon.

Still better than Gen 5 pokes, though.

>>26177
Fuck you moe.
Best gen sense 2.

>>26176
This is the first regional bird I will actually train. Gonna name him Jason.

Also you can ride that goat which is kind of neat

>>26178
Are you trying to start a gen war? 'cause gen 3 was the best, imho.

I eagerly look forward to Pixiv pairing her with Cynthia.

>>26180
Definitely the most underrated.
>>26179
People name their Pokemon?

>>26182
>People name their Pokemon?
Oh don't be such a boob.
I'm sick of people playing dumb to mock things they dont like. As if it where so absurd it falls into the realm of imposibility. Really now.

Well there's a difference in naming your Pokemon, and naming your Pokemon shit like Jason.

>You're challenged to a double battle!
>GO! Steve and Jason!
>Steve, come back. I choose you George!

Like what?

And Gen 1-2 were best, stop being dunderheads.

>>26181
And the male protagonists get more femmy while the female ones get sluttier

Maybe the rival in this one won't be complete garbage. Longshot I know. And maybe, jst maybe it'll have "dungeons" like the days of old and some creative gym leaders and E4 members. I can dream.

>ironic retro hipsters on plus4chan

But that's what /vp/ is for.

>>26185
Ummm, how the fuck is her design "sluttier"?

>>26187
Someone get that Amish boy off the Internet.

>>26183
You mean to tell me people feign unfamiliarity as a means to condescend to others on the internet? What kind of loser would do that?

>>26189
You're one of my favorites, Moe.
>>26188
pls go

>>26187
That skirt is literally like two inches below her ass and the stockings don't help either.

>>26191
Actually the stockings help quite a lot. Fetish or no, they cover up a lot of the leg.

In any case that's probably just the default clothing. Apparently we will be able to actually change clothes this time.

Besides, these guys are Poke-french.

I name my pokes after food. The ones I use, anyway.

I always have a naming trend for my Pokemon.
In Leafgreen it was celebrity chefs. Giada the Beedrill, Alton the Venusaur, etc.
SoulSilver was semi-uncommon human names (as to avoid the GO, GEORGE problem). Brett, Cassandra, Marissa, so on.
In Black I named them after the friends I associate that specific Pokemon with, although I learned that makes breeding pretty weird and won't be doing it again.

I still name my Pokes the same way I did when I was younger, so either pop culture references or descriptors (i.e. "Sparky").

I heard apparently you can change the skin color and so on of the trainer, and some of my friends thought this was stupid for being politically correct, but I like it. I might go for a darker-skinned trainer myself, honestly. Even better if I can make her more androgynous. I never liked the design of the male trainers, and I always wanted the girl trainers to wear pants.

>>26196
>and some of my friends thought this was stupid for being politically correct
I don't like your friends.

I do like the idea of changing skintone though. I'm digging this character customization.

>>26184
>Well there's a difference in naming your Pokemon, and naming your Pokemon shit like Jason.
>Not naming your Pokemon after characters from fiction you like
Lame.

>>26196
Sooooo your friends think any game with customisable player characters is trying to be politically correct?

>>26181
>>26176
Ok squabbles aside, look at all this stuff!

Customizable characters, riding goats, new pokemans, etc.
Also, need I mention the fact that the clothing designs here don't border on the realm of pure idiocy. Like, holy damn, that is a track jacket/hiking jacket with normal pants and hiking boots. Also a regular cap with normal colored hair for the guy. The girl has some dependable shoes with a nice stalkings skirt combo plus a decent blouse. The shades for both a little silly, but pokefrench excuses that.

And what could those interesting watch-gadgets be? They look like some sort of new device that isn't ludicrously silly and futuristic. Or maybe it is, and they decided to finally make the little devices look normal.

Oh, and oh man, is that a map I see? Why yes, yes it is. The thing looks like pokEurope. Who doesn't want to run around all over that place.

Also that little funny looking yellow salamander thing. I want the catch the hell out of that thing.

The inclusion of character customization makes me hopeful for a Pokemon MMO.

Also I only name my Pokemon when I can think of witty references or puns.

>>26199
I dunno. One friend in particular used to be super gracious and considerate, but she started going on 4chan a lot, and now she's like "HA HA NIGGERS" and her best friend, who is black, is starting to get uncomfortable with it. She was the one laughing about including a black trainer-- although I've seen people in the past defend non-customizable protags in Japanese games with 'Japan is full of light-skinned people, there's no reason to have someone black or make them compromise with /our/ tastes." Which is just...ugh.

>>26204
I wouldn't hang around that honestly. Also, as for that Japanese excuse, pokemon is so widely played that it needs to consider all the people that would be playing it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=557460

>>26213
The region isn't grid based.
I can't handle this.

Any confirmation on this? Another fake or no. I kinda hope it's real, but eh, whatever I guess. I just want to see some more new poke.

>>26217

How to tell if a scan is fake: Is it so cluttered with words and pictures that it looks like the the graphic designers get fined for blank space? No? It's fake.

Compare that to:
>>26176
>>26181

Also that pic is old and corocoro already came out this month.

>>26219
That is one thing I hate about Japanese magazines; they just jam EVERYTHING in as tight as they possibly can with little, to no respect for eye flow and white space.
Sort of like Tokyo trams.

>>26223
I'm sorry Chespin, you have just been replaced.

I am ready for slowness and ham handed clunky dialog.

Pancham evolves into Pangoro in the early level 30s. In order to evolve Pancham into Pangoro, you need to have one other Dark-type Pokemon in your party. Pangoro's type is Fighting/Dark.

A Pokemon named Inkay evolves into Malimar. To evolve it, you have to hold your 3DS upside-down when it levels up (the 3DS has an accelerometer and gyroscope, so it can detect that). Malimar's type is Dark/Psychic.

A Psychic-type Pokemon named Espurr (ESP + purr) evolves into Meowstick (Meow + mystic?). (Sounds like Psychic-type cats.)

Like in B/W you have two rivals - one is friendly and the other is competitive. Your rival that is more friendly gives you his/her fully evolved starter Pokemon after you beat the game.

Another professor named Sycamore gives you either Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle.

Even though it shows the player riding on a Gogoat in the new trailer, players can't ride on their own Pokemon. What was shown is just an alternate way of getting around Lumiose City and it only works with Gogoat.

HMs still exist but there's a lot less of them.

Players will be able to see their Pokemon's EVs (probably through the same in-game facility mentioned in the other post).

A new move, Belch, is a Poison-type attack that has a base power of 120. The user must consume a held Berry to perform it.

Draining Kiss is a Fairy-type attack that heals the user for the same amount of damage performed. It has a base power of 60.

If the previously revealed forme of Mewtwo can be said to look roughly similar to Mewtwo's original design, the second supposed form of Mewtwo can be said to look roughly/vaguely similar to Mew's design.

In case you missed our correction the other day, the Starters' final evolutions are Fire/Psychic, Grass/Dark, and Water/Fighting.

>>26233
If the water/fighting starter is true I will be so happy. My favourite starter type and my favourite overall type right off the bat? yes please

Turning the DS upside-down is dumb as hell though

>>26233
So Fairy type might actually be a real thing... That's pretty damn neat.
Also the Psychic/Dark/Fighting starter mixups the way they are (origional typing is rock paper scissors, but then it gets reversed for evolutions so it's not such a lopsided matchup) is something I've wanted to see since hearing about gen 4.

Might have to pick this up despite BW being such a let down.

>>26235
Gen 4 did do the reverse rock-paper-scissor thing, except the stats were as such that Infernape wins anyway.

>>26233
Wait, where did you get that info?
I can't find it anywhere to double check.

>>26237
Pokebeach
tends to be pretty reliable

>>26233
>Fire/Psychic, Grass/Dark, and Water/Fighting
I hope Chespin becomes a thief.

Seems like a lot of Dark type Pokemon, though. Maybe there will be a Dark gym finally?

>>26239
I want there to be a Dark gym so badly. It's the only one that's never had a gym. Hell, why don't we have another Steel an Poison gym too; they need some love.

>>26240
and a Steel and a Flying Elite 4 member while we're at it

>>26241
And a Normal-type E4!

>>26242
that might as well be the flying type leader for how many normal/flying mons there are.

WE FAIRY TYPE NOW

We better have an E4 leader rocking that shit and a Dark type gym leader to match.

It's funny how everyone was so sure they would never add a new type because nothing needs balanced.
And then they add a new type strong against dragons and that makes sense to me.
Dragons ARE strong and needs balanced.

>>26256
AND YOU ALL CALLED ME CRAZY

>>Pokémon Amie

>>26259
We Nintendogs now.

They could have adjusted the match-ups but decided to make a new type altogether. It'll be interesting to see how this changes things up, if at all.

I really doubt there'll be more than one or two fairy pokes with the stats to go head to head with dragon pokes. As coverage, ice already hits many dragons for quadruple damage. I don't feel strongly either way, it just seems superfluous based on what's known, which admittedly isn't a lot.

I didn't get a chance to watch it; but I'm betting Jiggs and Clefary are all changing from Normal to the new type.

I'm pretty hyped about this as it should shake up the game significantly. Other than being strong against another mythical type (dragons) do we know anything else about their type matchups?

Lord knows Poison could use some love for example.

>>26263
in b4 Fairy/Ice.

I could see fairy types being hurt by steel; I know that in European myths the fey are hurt by Iron.

Looks like a return to form. And I LOVE it.

BOOM!
YUMMY!

The designs strike me as being very European and I have no idea what I mean by that.

>>26270
Wow; aside from the yellow thing I want each and every single one of those Poke's... Which is something I haven't been able to say since 3rd gen.
Feels good.

I was going to say "Remember when gym leaders looked important and related to their types?" Then I remembered that shit only ever really started in 3rd gen.

Loving the battle scenes.

Q - Why would you choose to base the Pokemon world in France?
A - How did you know it was France? (laughs)
Q - it looks a lot like France.
A - The new region is based on France because it's one of the many countries that have a focus on beauty, a major theme we want to explore in the worlds. Actually we weren't supposed to admit France was an inspiration, whoops (laughs).
Q - Is there a possibility of the old video games being available on virtual console?
A - We believe that Pokemon is the best on the handhelds, which is why we are careful to decide if we want to put it on a home console.
Q - Why is the game still locked to a grid?
A - It's a lot easier to plot out when scripted events will happen. HOWEVER, using the analogue pad with the rollerskates movement is much more free (8 directions, etc)
Q - Will there be a story reason why Fairy-type will all of a sudden exist?
A - When we first decided we wanted to bring the type into the world, we wanted to find a way to balance the stength of the Dragon type. But no one wants us to weaken the Dragon-type Pokemon, so we decided to come up with something that could go against a Dragon, so that's why we came up with the Fairy-type.
Q - Could you go into detail about how Mewtwo goes in new formes? Would you like him to be in Smash Bros.?
A - Long pauses, lots of laughs. I can't really explain WHAT that Pokemon you're talking about was or if it will appear in other games as well. But with Smash Brothers we always carefully decide which characters we want to add.

>Fairy-type was created partly to combat the imbalance of Dragon-type's power and some imbalances in the type chart. Just like Dark and Steel back in Generation II.
>Using Pokemon-amie (included with X & Y) can help your Pokemon get benefits like more critical hits or dodging more attacks and lets you interact with your pokemon on a more personal level.
>Sky Battles are a new battle and pay more since the user can only use pokemon than can fly or hover.
>Rematches are easier and can be used earlier.

Officially confirmed fairy types are: Sylveon (Fairy), Gardevoir (Psychic/Fairy), Jigglypuff (Normal/Fairy), and Marill (Water/Fairy)

>>26275
...Her hair looks like antennae, maybe?

Also, I want an X&Y t-shirt that has some okay-by-Nintendo-standards equivalent of "I'm on a goat motherfucker, don't you ever forget" on it.

>>26274
I preferred the designs last gen but these are fine.

>>26275
1st gen had trainers that looked like their types, but in a somewhat more subtle way.

>>26280
I'm going to ignore some of the bunny names and go right for looks.

Brock: Brown/ tan dude without a shirt
Misty: Redhead in a bikini (fits)
Lt. Surge: Vietnam vet with PTSD and spiked Yellow hair. Probably Guile. (debatable)
Erika: Quite geisha girl, only hangs out with chicks
Koga: Ninja, self proclaimed master of stealth and poisons (fits)
Sabrina: A girl wearing Kitty Katswells outfit but red. Has a whip.
Blaine: looks like Dr. Robotnick, but thin and wears a white suit. Likes trivia
Giovanni: A mob boss

>clefairy isnt a fairy type
>cleFAIRY

>>26270
Looks like someone got their pistol shrimp (?) wish.

My team so far. What about you, /pkmn/?

>>26288
We don't know that it isn't. Unless we're assuming that the, what, five Pokemon confirmed to be fairy type? are in fact the only Pokemon ret-conned into this new type.

Come on Gamefreak, Pokemon Snap two with Viola.

Come on.

>>26291
... How many of the old pokemon got Steel and Dark?

>>26290
Pretty much that plus Bat Monster, Pixel Butterfly, and Fairyvee.
For the first time in a LONG time I'm going to have a very hard time deciding on teammates. Provided all the neat ones don't show up until post gym 6 like they usually do.

Also do we know how the dex is looking? I'm assuming it's mostly BW's list plus the new mons with some throwbacks to show off the new type or a nice mixture of all the generations. The worst thing they could do (in my opinion) would be to just shotgun blast us with most of the 700+ Pokemon at once.

So for people saying that the revealed Fairy updated Pokemon don't pose much of a threat to the Dragon type... Well rumor has it:

>Poison and Steel are super effective against Fairy; Fairy is immune to Dragon move; Fairy type is super effective against Dragon, Dark, and Fighting; Fairy is "not very effective" against Fire and Psychic-type Pokemon

Also some attacks may have two types. Weither they have two modes or count as two types at once or something different is unknown.

>>26295
The way I heard it (and this is still just rumor), "dual type" moves will actually just get STAB from one type, but deal damage from another type. The most obvious example being the Elemental Punches keying off of Fighting STAB. I could see Scald or Muddy Water becoming that variety of dual type for Water, too.

>>26295
If some theories of Snorunt and Glalie going Fairy occur, then Dragons are verily fucked.

>>26293
>... How many of the old pokemon got Steel and Dark
Only two. However, considering the fact that there are now over four times as many "old Pokemon" to adjust, I suspect we will be seeing a lot more.

At first I didn't really like it; but now that I've had some time, I don't hate the new Mewtwo form. I'm still not overly fond of it, but I don't mind it.

Not that anyone cared.

Also he might be coming back to smash.

>>26263

>>26304

Nah, it worked better with the set-up.

It's both?

Saw a comment claiming Pokémon Amie is for "furries and pedophiles".

So because you're playing as a child, that makes you a pedophile? Petting an animal on the head and feeding it like you would a pet in real life makes you a furry? What?!

>>new Ghost/Metal possessed sword Pokémon
>>"omg they ripped off Transistor (the new game by the makers of Bastion, which has a possessed talking sword)"
>>implying Transistor is the only media ever to use that plot device

I think it's a pretty cute design.

>>26321
... I thought that was a screenshot from animal crossing or some other Nintendo game. Then I thought it was maybe an item or cutscene. Then I was wrong.
Wat.

I woulda gone with one of these guys and called em Boollit or something.

>>26323
>>boollit

>>26321
I like it. But, to be honest, I don't think I'm capable of not liking them. Gonna call it Rubilax and have it alongside a Bronzor and Golurk.
In fact I think I'm going to have a cross-generational team or Cliche RPG characters.
>Legendary Sword
>Brave Hero
>Quirky/Dick-Ass Thief
>Reserved/Over-the-top mage
>Kind-hearted Healer
>Seasoned Warrior/Mentor

After seeing its actual appearance, I'm much happier with it.
Although before it could have easily been related to the Bronzong line if how it looked in its scabbard was its usual look.

>>26328
I never did get around to watching season 2. Was it alright? I hear there's a Dofus show or something now too.

>>26330
No clue, to be honest. I've only seen 2 episodes so far and the rest are torrenting. From what I've seen so far it's pretty good. Haven't gotten to check out Dofus, yet. /co/ says good things about it.

CoroCoro leaked and now almost every single Pokemon in X/Y seems to be either Dark or Fairy type.

I decided I'm adding Pancham to my team since he evolves into this awesome guy.

Also Team Flare confirmed for flamers.

>New pokemon that aren't terrible.

>>26333
They don't have a face.

First gen in a long time where I've liked every single new poke.
Seriously Pancham's evo is just so neat

>>26336
Funny enough, I don't. Despite everyone I've talked to loves them.
I think they all look kinda dull overall.

Then again, I loved last gen's designs so what do I know.

I like some and dislike others, same as any gen, including the first.

>>26337
I can see where you're coming from, but I really like the style they've gone this gen. Reminds me a lot of Gen 3

Only ones I'm not too crazy about are the cotton ball thing and Mewtwo's alt form

>>26336
Probably has the weakest set of starters and mascots after D/P, but most of the other new Pokes are solid. Gen 1/2 was good because the monsters were mostly animal-based and abstract enough to be cute, cool, or both. Gen 3/4 suffered from the mons being more detailed and realistic but losing a lot of charm in the process. Gen 5 kept the more complicated designs which led to some fantastic designs but also a lot of garbage ones. In comparison 6 seems to be sticking more to the animal theme and Fairy has a lot of neat possibilities so hopefully there will be less Garbodors and Vanilluxes floating around.

>Following on from the movie yesterday, a moviegoer friend of mine has managed to do a more accurate rendition of Oorotto, the Pokémon that has been seen in a trailer for the movie, which differs slightly from the original sketch we posted yesterday. This image shows that the Pokémon is a cyclops with several strips of its bark having been removed around the arms. It has foliage on the head and on the arms. It's not currently known when this Pokémon will be completely revealed with official art and screenshots, but when it is, we'll post it here.

From Serebii.

>>26340
I wasn't a major fan of 3 either to be honest.
The panda's kinda cool though.

>>26343
Could be neat I guess. Not sure if it's Legendary but I'm guessing it's going to be Grass/Dark.

>>Dark/Psychic
>>Based on a Cuttlefish
>>:DDDD

>>26346
I'm surprised neither it nor or Squidbird have Water type. It's vastly superior to Tentacool/cruel at any rate, and they were some of the crappiest Gen 1 designs.

>>26341
I like how cute little Plague Doctor-tan is Y exclusive while X gets the crappy cotton candy bear.

Continuing the grand series tradition of the second title in a given generation having the better mascot and/or selection of exclusive pokemon.

I just realized something.
The 3DS supports patches.
If they wanted to, they could make it so that the event-only Pokémon would actually be a secret, because they wouldn't be on the game card until they were patched in.

I wonder if the Moon Stone will be used to evolve the new Fairy types or be associated with it specifically. Only species that don't have fairlylike traits are the Nidomonarchs, and maybe they could change out the evolution style.

>>26273
Wabbu wabbu wabbu
nyan

So is Fairy the only new type or do you think they're going to add a Light type as well? I think it would be a good idea to pick up the glut of Psychics.

>>26356
That's why the Dark type exists and was made and the Dark type hasen't been a problem like ever so it's unlikely.

Pokemon development is reactionary i nature so rather than just buff weak pokemon or expand movepools they just make new evolutions and types to try and fix the problem.

>>26357
No I mean the Psychic class is overly broad, especially among the Legendaries, because most of the other types generally require their members' designs to be more strictly themed while you can throw anything that's vaguely mystical but not a dragon into Psychic.

When you ignore stuff like Normal/Flying types (which are kind of the equivalent of non-elemental and have the Fairy type to deal with the excess), the only types with more pokes are Water and Grass, which are by nature pretty far-reaching.

>>26358
You might say they're based on the mind, which tends to be pretty broad, but yes there are a lot of them.

But then, there's a lot of pokemon.

Is this the real life?

>>26380
>Digimonized Formes
Full retard.

>>26381
Mega forms.

>>26380

Ass. I'm actually less excited about XY now.

>>26383
But don't you want a Mega Charizard?

>>26380
>"upgrades" are bigger feathers, scarfs, and ribbons
Lame.

>>26384

I'm probably the most optimistic person on this board. As such I have high hopes that not every mega will be as terrible as these. Fabio Ampharos and twintails Mawile aren't so bad but ugh the rest. Does MegaAbsol seriously have one black wing and one white wing?

>>26386
I think it's just dark because it's behind it.
Shading.
Don't you like how they all have cool capes/scarves
I bet Mega Lucario looks awesome standing in the wind making a dramatic pose.

>>26380
Most of the new pokemon aside from starters have been pretty good so something needed to go downhill.

>>26387
Looks like they were designed by a bunch of teenagers from DeviantArt.

Best update ever. I wish most poke will have that form and not just starters + a handful of iconic ones.

Hahaha, I just realized that the only thing I've really hated about XY from the start was MegaMewtwo. I've hated mega evolution since BEFORE IT WAS A THING.

But why don't we talk about good things. Nice things. Like this Gogoat prevo that looks just like that one old drawing, or this adorable Chubbychu.

>>26388
maybe now there will actually be dungeons and interesting puzzels and gyms again... LOOOOOOOOOOOL

Interested to see how far they take these Mega Digi... Pokemans and how they are unleashed and how they will play out in the card game. (tier 4 evolutions confirmed?)

Some Pokemon will now have "Mega" forms which they achieve through a new mechanic called "Mega Evolution." CoroCoro shows Mega Blaziken, Mega Lucario, Mega Absol, Mega Mawile, Mega Ampharos, and the previously-revealed Mega Mewtwo. They are each of slightly different heights and weights than their normal forms, feature new Abilties, and can be different types.

A Torchic will be distributed over Wi-Fi from October 12th to January 15th, which can eventually evolve into Mega Blaziken. It comes with a new hold item called "Blazikenite" and will need to use a "Mega Stone." These are perhaps the item mechanics that allow a Pokemon to eventually achieve its mega form (our source had originally stated that Mewtwo needs items to achieve its new "formes").

Each of the revealed Mega Pokemon have different Abilities than usual: Mega Blaziken has Speed Boost, Mega Lucario has Adaptability, Mega Absol has Magic Bounce, Mega Mawile has Huge Power, Mega Ampharos has Mold Breaker, and Mega Mewtwo has Insomnia.

Mega Ampharos is now Electric/Dragon. Mawile has been retyped to Steel/Fairy, as has its Mega form.

The term "Mega Evolution" was first trademarked back in February.
A new female Gym Leader named Koruni knows all about Mega Evolutions.

Gogoat has a pre-evolution named Meikuru, who is 0.9m and 31.0kg.
Dedenne, the Antenna Pokemon, is an Electric/Fairy type. Its abilities are Pick Up or a new ability called Cheek Pouches. It is 0.2m and 2.2kg.

Horubii, the Digging Pokemon, is a Normal-type. Like Dedenne it also has the abilities Pick Up or Cheek Pouches. It is 0.4m and 5.0kg.
The Super Training area is seen in the scan of the new Kalos Pokemon.


http://pokebeach.com/2013/08/corocoro-reveals-mega-pokemon-and-three-kalos-pokemon

>>26389
They really really do. Especially Absol and Lucario.

>>26393
>Mega Mewtwo has Insomnia
So it's a downgrade...

>>26380

Okay these are stupid and dumb and the idea of a four stage evolutionary family makes me angry in ways I had not thought possible.

...That said I am excited as fucking shit for an evolution for Mawile

>>26391
Pikachu is disgustingly overexposed, but I actually like this one. Kinda looks like a babby Raichu, and infinitely better than any of the previous Pikaclones aside from Pachirisu. I'm surprised how consistently good the new Pokemon designs are.

>>26391
Horubii is pretty nice. Cuter than Buneary yet not furrybait like Lopunny.

>>26395
They're not four stages, looks like it's going to be a reversible thing actually.

>>26396

It's definitely a lot derpier than any of the previous Pikachu rip-offs which I think really works in its favour since it makes it seem more naturally cute as opposed to the sort of manufactured cuteness you see in your Pachirisus or Plusle/Minuns.

Little guy looks kind of like he'd be prone to tripping over onto his back and not being able to get back up...

>>26398

I'm still a little wary...That seems like too much of a technicality to me

>>26399
The way I see it Mega is like the various Formes guys like Giratina, Shaymin, Deoxys, and Rotom get. It's possible the changes may not necessarily make them better than their original versions, just more useful in certain circumstances.

At first I was hesitant of the mega evolutions but if there's one for most every Pokemon I think I'd be okay with it.

>>26393
Who knew putting on a wig or two conferred draconic power?

So it turns out mega evolution is a temporary in-battle thing caused by holding a certain item. In other words...
They're just new formes. Specifically, Giratina style formes.

Wake me up for next month's 2coro.

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: Meg…

>>26404
That seems reasonable.
That means you can only use one mega in official Play! Pokémon play, since only one hold item is allowed, but also you have to decide if you really want to use a Mega in other play because leftovers are boss.

>>26405

Huh. Well I guess that isn't so bad then. Now they just need to release some with good designs and I'd be fine with the entire thing.

>>26404
That's a pretty fun way to do things... slows up the battle startup a lot though. And I'm sure Megastones are either going to be Pokemon specific or at the least very exclusive and hard to obtain for more casual fans.
Cautious optimism for me.

[spoiler]Hope another GTS system erects itself for this game so I don't have to waste days on days breeding and all that shit

Here's hoping Beedrill and Kingler get a Mega Evolution since they're two of my favorites, but they just can't keep up with the power creep...

See, the billowy parts make everything more dramatic.

>>26407

Well, I am just hoping this makes Mawile a more useful pokemon in battles. Because lord knows I loves me some Mawile but they are not good for battling...

>>26410
Same deal with Absol. Fans have been craving a battle-ready Absol for years.

>>26380
I...really hate how these look and the whole idea behind them. Hope they wont be necessary.

I just dont think this gens for me. Not really hyped for any of the new features or overall Pokemon designs.

Perhaps the megas will be distributed enough that every playable Pokemon in Smash 4 will have a mega form as their Final Smash.

It is a Mega form... it gains the Parental Bond ability which lets its attacks hit twice

>>26416

Hahahaha well I did ask for simpler designs I guess.

>>26416
Cute. I was hoping the babby could've been a pre-evo or something but this is kind of neat too I guess.

>yfw Mega Evolutions were created to expand on an original Pokemon needing a boost without giving it an evolution
>this means that fans of the original Pokemon aren't upset that it's ruined, and the Pokemon gets a pseudo-evolution
>we'll never have a situation like Rhyperior again

>>26422
But then we won't have any mediocre-but-not-terrible Magmortars to redeem beyond-shitty Magmars.

>Mega Evolutions apparently exclusive to this region and are a rare phenomena (lol, we'll see how long that lasts)
>Not every Pokemon has a Mega Evolution (Fair enough)
>Each Mega Evolution Pokemon has to have a specific Mega Stone (... the fuck)
>These stones are hidden throughout the region (Oh neat,, treasure hu-)
>Blazikenite, Blazikens Mega Stone, can not be found in game and is only available with the exclusive Speed Boost Torchic on Wifi giveaway (More exclusives... are you fucking shitting me? Really? REALLY?)

>>26423
Ya, I'm not sure why they picked already halfway decent Pokes to give these to al least from what we've seen thus far. Lucario and Blaziken where pretty average and Absol... eh. Mawile really did need one though, and Mewtwo was already pretty damn strong...

Really hoping they focus on the "low tier" mons for these, but knowing them, they probably will not.
I long for the day when I can use shit like Farfetch'd and Victrybell's in fights and not get my shit stomped.
Any other game they would have gotten stat increases and more competitive move pools, but not here. Mega Evolutions IS something though and I'm really hoping they make good calls on who to give them to.

>>26425

That's probably for the best given how overpowered Blaziken was as of 5th gen.

I'm also kind of perplexed as to why they decided to give mega forms to Mawile and Absol rather than just giving them both new evolutions. With Ampharos or Mewtwo it makes mroe sense as they're either fully evolved or legendary but Mawile and Absol are both underpoweered non-evolvers in desperate need of a power boost.

>>26422
I wish some of these Pokemon like Mawile got actual evolutions instead of just Mega alts.

Personally I'd love to see this cute little guy get an evo that turns it into a feathered serpent creature or something. Or Farfetch'd becoming something so it stops sucking.

>>26432
Nope; instead it'll just be more already decent Pokemon.
Expect the next two Megas revealed to be Garchomp and Salamance.

>>26425
>Exclusive giveaway bullshit.
The only thing I really truly hate about this series.

Khangaskhan's getting a mega form that makes its baby come out of its pouch and KICK ASS

Here's a Mega trailer they showed at the closing ceremony.
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: Thr…

>>26436
>abloblobloo I have to go uotside or have friends this is unfair to muh metagame

>>26445
It's the principle, retard. And not everybody has the time or money to go to all these events anyway. Remember when Celebi was only accessible for a single month to people in New York?

>>26446
It's somewhat ok when you have maybe one or two special things for people like Mew or whatnot; but when you've got 10+ super exclusive characters, PLUS items floating around, that rustles my jammies.
I don't know what the 3DS's wireless capabilities are, but if they're the same as the DS's, even finding a compatible hotspot can be a pain in the ass.

There's so many Legendaries and special Pokemon that I almost want a game with no Legendaries or special Pokemon in it, but that'd probably not go over well at all.

>>26448
Eh, there will always be a few "Title" Legendaries.
One of the main thing that pisses me off about this distribution nonsense is that it ruins what could have been an amazing narrative had the Pokemon been included from default.

For instance, Team Plasma revived and equipped Genesect; How awesome would it be to go into a secret lab and see the thing go on a rampage then storm off or whatever it did? There's so much flavor behind that little Pokedex entry and it's just squandered for the sake of Game Freak waving its cock about for no other reason than to say it's super secret special.

If they did more "content patches" like they did with Celebi, than I'm all for it; the short time the Pokemon are distributed over then becomes a major point of aggravation.

All in all, thank god for those GTS hacks.

>>26445
Yeah I don't usually have the means for that. Sorry.