The next Generation: Pokemon X and Y confirmed

[Deleted member]

here in NZ...


less than 12 hours remain..

I kinda wish I lived there now.

 

[Deleted member]

It looks like Pokemon X and Y are getting some midnight releases.

 

[The Real Gamer]

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY
24 HOURS REMAIN

 

[I_hate_usernames]

It is time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkx8Mw6uMdM

 

[Deleted member]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrRihprkasc
Look who came back again a day before X and Y's release...

 

[Popotheomnipotent]

Its coming....pokemon x and y is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pega-pony Princess]

Sigh. Amazon says I wont get my game until the 16th. I'm praying that I'll get it sooner. Tomorrow would be nice...

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I'm buying it tomorrow in store

I'm going to order it online at Walmart and picking it up tomorrow

They have an option to take one of the games off the shelf and save it in the back for you to pick up

 

[Deleted member]

I'm gonna go to a GameStop first thing tomorrow morning to get this game. I have it pre-ordered.

 

[The Real Gamer]

I cancelled my gamestop preorder and found another game store that actually has a midnight release. Should have the game within the next half hour!

 

[Deleted member]

I cancelled my gamestop preorder and found another game store that actually has a midnight release. Should have the game within the next half hour!

I was going to do the midnight release thing, but I decided not to. I'm way too tired as is to drive out anyway.

 

[I_hate_usernames]

Works finally over and I've finally got the chance to really stick my head in this game!

First off, the game is much more fast paced than the older versions (especially coming straight from gen 4), the attack animation and damage calculation is done simultaneously, making battles much faster and have much less of a grindy feel to them. Jogging and running feel much faster than they did previously too.

Animations are brilliant! fluid and clear there has been alot of love put into the graphics, all but the most stubborn of sprite lovers will love this. Old pokemon have different cries than they did originally, so they don't sound so out of pace as they did before.

Also, grass lovers need not fear in this gen, as Chest-spin gets roll-out basally a soon as it levels up, giving it that much needed type coverage previously needed *cough*sniveyinblack2*cough*

 

[Krynxe]

omg this game is sooooo good

I didn't think I'd like it this much but holy crap this is the game I dreamed of when I was a youngin' playing on my game boy color haha

 

[Firus]

Granted, I've taken the game somewhat slowly so far, but I'm really impressed so far. The new and the old seem to blend really well.

 

[IsmaR]

So how long until the spoilers/less threads stop existing?

 

[Firus]

So how long until the spoilers/less threads stop existing?

I suppose now's as good a time as any, unless anybody's got a particularly compelling argument not to.

 

[Krynxe]

pokemon confirmed for fairy SPOILERS:

Spoiler

Mr.Mime is psychic/fairy!

 

[Deleted member]

This game left a good first impression on me. I beat the first gym and I am basically taking this game pretty slow. But this game just beautifully put together the old with the new.

Bravo Game Freak. Bravo.

 

[JOE!]

I'm not at the second gym yet.... been spending far too much time super training things I catch...

 

[Deleted member]

I'm not at the second gym yet.... been spending far too much time super training things I catch...

Same with me. I have been going at a slow pace.

 

[Krynxe]

I've been having a mixture of going fast and taking my time as a result of both eagerness and curiosity >_<;

So, what are everyone's starter choices? What about your teams in general?

I'm using Aegislash, Steelix, Roselia (can't find a shiny stone! ), and Greninja. Charizard is my HM slave, and I'm training a new pokemon that I'm interested in but might not keep around~

and a couple more pokemon confirmed for fairy: (SPOILERS)

Spoiler

Snubbull, Ralts

 

[Deleted member]

So, what are everyone's starter choices? What about your teams in general?

My starters are Froakie and Bulbasaur. I have caught a Pikachu and a Fletching for my team. All of them are currently in their second stage of evolution. (well... except Pikachu of course)

Charizard is my HM slave

Whoa. I haven't heard of someone doing that!

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I don't treat any of my Pokemon as HM slaves, as one of the rules that I always do in a Pokemon title is that a Pokemon can not learn more than "two" HM moves; this in return makes it still possible for the Pokemon to learn new level-up moves.

Anyway, on another subject, I'm surprised that Mewtwo is the only legendary to get mega evolutions. I would've like to see something like Mega Zapdos, or even Mega Rayquaza.

 

[Firus]

So, what are everyone's starter choices? What about your teams in general?

I chose Fennekin as my Kalos starter and I'm going to choose Bulbasaur as my Kanto starter, but I've already put Fennekin in a box and I'll do the same with Bulbasaur when I get it. I just didn't really care to use any of the starters, although I do like Greninja. So far, I've got Fletchling (which replaced Fennekin as a "starter" of sorts), Spewpa, and Azurill, but I have the rest of my team planned out, too.

 

[john!]

delphox and lucario.

i have furfrou and absol, but their unevolvedness is hurting them in the late game

my last two are HM slaves: blastoise (surf/strength/waterfall/dig) and hawlucha (fly/rock smash/cut/encore)

 

[The Real Gamer]

So, what are everyone's starter choices? What about your teams in general?

My team so far is Quilladin, Fletchinder, Floette, Wartortle, Honedge, and Bidoof as my HM slave. My last member will be a Tyrunt.

I'm 16 hours in and have yet to receive my 2nd gym badge... Needless to say I'm doing an extremely thorough play-through. Between fully EV training every team member, thoroughly exploring every new route and town, and filling my Pokedex I've been pretty busy but I'm really enjoying it (except for the fact that my team is currently steamrolling everything without anything that even resembles a challenge).

The amount of content this game has is mind boggling.

 

[Fluttershy]

already have the majority close to 60: Delphox, talonflame (59), gardevoir 59, phantump (46), pikachu (57) and poliwhirl (44) currently working on raising the lower two atm (i don't usually follow the no type overlap rule...) and i just dealt with team flare for the last time

 

[Clownbot]

Current team:
Braixen
Wartortle
Floette
Amaura
Honedge (may box later)
Hawlucha (may box later)

Wondering what levels a few of my pokemon evolve at.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Just had a pretty cool in game moment... Ran into a "swarm" of Serviper and Zangoose. I thought they were gonna pile my Pokemon as usual but to my surprise they started attacking each other.

Makes me wonder if there are any other rivalry swarms out there. Got a good laugh out of it regardless.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Just had a pretty cool in game moment... Ran into a "swarm" of Serviper and Zangoose. I thought they were gonna pile my Pokemon as usual but to my surprise they started attacking each other.

Makes me wonder if there are any other rivalry swarms out there. Got a good laugh out of it regardless.

Zangoose and Seviper are eternal rivals, so this would be quite an amusing way to show some truth about their Pokedex entries.

 

[Mr. Johan]

Well, that was quick, lol.

 

[Deleted member]

Well, that was quick, lol.

Congrats! Did you catch it?

 

[Frostwraith]

Apparently, Vivillon's patterns vary with the IRL location you define on your 3DS. I have evolved my Spewpa and I got a Marine Pattern Vivillon.

My starters are Froakie (got a female!) and Bulbasaur.

 

[Mr. Johan]

Congrats! Did you catch it?

Yep! Naughty nature and Damp though. Damp's fine, I can just swap abilities with the Ability Capsule later on, and I could run a mixed set of sorts with Naughty nature for giggles, but Modest/Swift Swim would have been the best case scenario.

But hey, my first shiny in XY, first Shiny in about 10 months, and I think my 12th Shiny overall. I'm feeling good.

 

[Deleted member]

Yep! Naughty nature and Damp though. Damp's fine, I can just swap abilities with the Ability Capsule later on, and I could run a mixed set of sorts with Naughty nature for giggles, but Modest/Swift Swim would have been the best case scenario.

But hey, my first shiny in XY, first Shiny in about 10 months, and I think my 12th Shiny overall. I'm feeling good.

There's an Ability Capsule? They finally created something like that in game? Let's say I have a Machop with Guts, I can change it to No Guard later? (DynamicPunch, yo)

Well congrats on the Shiny! I only caught two. One was a Clefairy I found while I was training a Metang in Black and White and another was a Spoink I found when I was training in my Pokemon Emerald Randomizer Nuzlocke Challenge. (which wasn't my first Pokemon the route, but caught anyway)

 

[Firus]

Apparently, Vivillon's patterns vary with the IRL location you define on your 3DS. I have evolved my Spewpa and I got a Marine Pattern Vivillon.

Ooh, Marine is a cool one. I got Modern, which I'm kind of disappointed about, but I think it'll grow on me. It's a cool concept; I'm curious to see how it works with breeding.

I'm glad that everyone gets the games at the same time -- or close to it -- but I've gotta say, it's disorienting to try playing the games and having there be not much confirmed information circulating yet.

 

[The Real Gamer]

it's disorienting to try playing the games and having there be not much confirmed information circulating yet.

What happened to the good ol days of exploration and discovery?

 

[Mr. Johan]

There's an Ability Capsule? They finally created something like that in game? Let's say I have a Machop with Guts, I can change it to No Guard later? (DynamicPunch, yo)

Yes. It's the most expensive of the "Battle ____" items, at 200 BP, but it's a nice thing to have if you don't want to spend forever matching up natures and abilities and IVs, or if you've got a Shiny with a bad ability.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I'm kind of surprised that Chesnaught is part Fighting-type, because it looks more like it would be a Grass/Steel-type with that armor.

 

[Firus]

What happened to the good ol days of exploration and discovery?

For the most part I've been sticking to that, it's just weird that the few things I have tried to look up, I haven't found.

And, in fairness, I do more of that nowadays than I used to in the good ol days anyway. When I was younger I just bought the guidebook on day one and consulted that more than I needed to. I didn't really stop that until guidebooks became a waste of money due to A) the internet and B) Nintendo passing the torch to Prima, whose strategy guides are ridiculously unreliable.