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[zroid]

What about Pokemon that aren't in the Regional Dex though? It'd make more sense to require the National Dex before doing any kind of transferring.

Not necessarily. You could get tons of extra-regional Pokémon in Gen V via the Dream World, well before obtaining the National Dex.

I think they're moving away from these restrictions.

 

[Sigismundo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI

It was relevant to GTA 5 and it's probably still relevant to XY.

 

[Master Milk]

I don't like Chespin, but I'm going all Grass type as soon as I get Bulbasaur.

Maybe after the Bank arrives I'll replay with all six Grass starters. x_x

 

[Rhomega Beta]

If you nicknamed your first ever Pokémon (as in, your starter from the first Pokémon game you played), what was it?

I named my Bulbasaur in Pokémon Blue "Grassy".

Pokemon Crystal. I decided to go on a Super Sentai naming theme (which I repeated in SoulSilver), so I named my Cyndaquil "Dairanger".

 

[Crocodile]

I've got a bunch of sweet, high-leveled, fully EV trained, near max IV pokemon back on my Platinum cart. However I skipped Generation V. From the OP it seems like I need to transfer these to a Generation V game before I can bring them to a Generation VI game correct? Ugh, am I really going to have to find a B2/W2 game to borrow

 

[Teknoman]

If you nicknamed your first ever Pokémon (as in, your starter from the first Pokémon game you played), what was it?

I named my Bulbasaur in Pokémon Blue "Grassy".

Pokemon Blue version, Charmander: "Agumon".

No I dont know why.

 

[backlot]

I've got a bunch of sweet, high-leveled, fully EV trained, near max IV pokemon back on my Platinum cart. However I skipped Generation V. From the OP it seems like I need to transfer these to a Generation V game before I can bring them to a Generation VI game correct? Ugh, am I really going to have to find a B2/W2 game to borrow

You could try trading them to someone online and have them transfer it for you and trade it back to you in gen 6.

 

[razgriz417]

Has any list of which versions come with which pokemon been leaked yet? I'm leaning toward X due to Mega Charizard X but I do like the legendary in Y better...

 

[Liferebooted]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ZYIECx1Vw <3 <3

 

[Shahadan]

I can't take it anymore, tomorrow I'm going to every store in town to hopefully find an early copy.
I know the usual suspects, there is a chance ;_;

I even restarted heartgold and got stuck because of fucking Miltank. I need some pokemans in my life.

 

[Aggrotek]

I keep ALMOST clicking on the leak thread.

 

[Gillian Seed]

I am surprised nobody knows what will happen with Pokemon that have Hidden Power from Gen V. Maybe there will not be a Hidden Power Fairy.

 

[Monado Blade]

I keep ALMOST clicking on the leak thread.

Definitely don't go there now. They've started posting story spoilers.

 

[Busaiku]

I'm kind of glad my memory sucks now.

 

[Tusk]

I'm kind of glad my memory sucks now.

Wish mine sucked. If I even catch a tiny glimpse of something, I tend to memorize it. Even if I don't want to.

I only wanted a few pokemon spoiled for me, but they kept quoting that picture with ALL the new ones on it(I'm not mad about it or anything, just kinda regret looking now), I just gave up and went with it. xD Story and event-only pokemon are my only surprises now.

 

[Aggrotek]

Definitely don't go there now. They've started posting story spoilers.

Oh I know. I just wanna come into this thread and all I see is X/Y and I nearly click it. >.<

 

[ColtraineGF]

I am surprised nobody knows what will happen with Pokemon that have Hidden Power from Gen V. Maybe there will not be a Hidden Power Fairy.

Well there presumably will. The way it's determined, there are only 16 possibilities for the type of Hidden Power (hence why there wasn't a Hidden Power Normal). Either they'll:

1. Come up with a different calculation for HP which evenly distributes the chance across 17/18 types rather than 16. This will definitely change the Hidden Power of existing Pokemon. The power will probably remain the same, though.

2. Don't add a new type, and keep HP to 16 types. I sort of doubt this would happen, since they're already going through the work of reworking older moves. I could see GF doing this, and passing on the work to Gen 7...

 

[SlenderBeans]

I cannot decide between Fennekin or Chespin.

 

[Korosenai]

Oh I know. I just wanna come into this thread and all I see is X/Y and I nearly click it. >.<

Use subscriptions, just to be safe.

 

[JJBro One]

so are the mega evolutions exclusive to each version? I know charizard x is exclusive to pokemon x but is charizard y also exclusive to y?

 

[Shahadan]

I cannot decide between Fennekin or Chespin.

Torchic and Bulbasaur. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[Busaiku]

Just saw this on Walmart.
The Pokemon 3DS XL and Pokemon X/Y are $230 ($10 off), for a little bit of savings for anyone that wanted both.

 

[SlenderBeans]

Torchic and Bulbasaur. It's the only way to be sure.

That's where I'm stuck. I don't plan on using the Kanto starters, since I want to focus mainly on the newer Pokemon if possible. But also, Torchic is one of my favorite starters, and I don't want to use two fire starters.

Was going to go with Chespin, but the Fennekin evolution line has really been growing on me.

 

[Gillian Seed]

Well there presumably will. The way it's determined, there are only 16 possibilities for the type of Hidden Power (hence why there wasn't a Hidden Power Normal). Either they'll:

1. Come up with a different calculation for HP which evenly distributes the chance across 17/18 types rather than 16. This will definitely change the Hidden Power of existing Pokemon. The power will probably remain the same, though.

2. Don't add a new type, and keep HP to 16 types. I sort of doubt this would happen, since they're already going through the work of reworking older moves. I could see GF doing this, and passing on the work to Gen 7...

Yeah its really going to be a bummer if some of my old Pokemon lose there Hidden Power. It took many hours of breeding.

 

[Tathanen]

I've seen too much in that thread :\. It's kinda hurt my hype. Stupid idiot me.

 

[Valkerionseven]

Just saw this on Walmart.
The Pokemon 3DS XL and Pokemon X/Y are $230 ($10 off), for a little bit of savings for anyone that wanted both.

Yeah but ordering from walmart, there is no telling when you would get your order, much less when they would ship it. They are amazingly bad at video game releases online.

 

[Teknoman]

So psyched to hear the battle themes blaring from my 3DS.

 

[C.Olimar788]

its impossible to stay spoiler free with this game. I tried my hardest to avoid leaks and yet every site i go to keeps posting them like its not even spoilers. i spoiled black and white before i played it and when i did, half the fun was already gone. Anyone feel the same?

Yeah, it's hard as hell to avoid spoilers. I should probably stop going on Tumblr, but I just keep going... and, despite the fact that I have all posts with "pokemon" in them blocked, I still see things. And, every once in a while, click through to a post that has spoilers that aren't as clearly marked. That just happened to me, spoiling what I think might have been a Legendary. So... yay.

I don't think it will ruin half the fun, though. It's a huge bummer, to be sure, as Pokemon games are at their best when going into them near-blind, but the games will still be a blast. Just think of accidental spoilers as little tips given to you by a friend who got the game before you. Or something.

 

[TheOGB]

I usulaly stick to GAF for about 90% of my gaming news so I don't see shit except for when I voluntarily take a peek in the spoilers thread.

Not anymore, though. o_o

 

[gazele]

its impossible to stay spoiler free with this game. I tried my hardest to avoid leaks and yet every site i go to keeps posting them like its not even spoilers. i spoiled black and white before i played it and when i did, half the fun was already gone. Anyone feel the same?

Yeah, it's tough, I've clicked on the spoiler thread by accident a few times and I kinda wish I had stayed blacked out on official Nintendo info honestly, but oh well

 

[WhenItsLate]

I've seen the big picture with all the new 'mons in the spoiler thread and TBH I'm glad I did

Spoiler

I would have been disappointed by the roster finding out about it ingame

.

Now, everything mechanics/story/setting/music/attacks/ability related I want to find out myself! which is also why I've skipped looking at more detailed status pages of individual Pokemon.

 

[Why would you do that?]

If you nicknamed your first ever Pokémon (as in, your starter from the first Pokémon game you played), what was it?

I named my Bulbasaur in Pokémon Blue "Grassy".

I named my Feraligatr "Water."

I also named some of my early caught Pokemon by their type, like my Geodude Rocky. Because I was very new to Pokemon, I didn't know which Pokemon I could battle/trade with Gen.1 with, so I renamed some Pokemon with an underscore to denote that they could be traded back. Digglet was "Digglet_" for instance.

I knew absolutely nothing about Pokemon back then... I raised my Feraligatr with the four moves Surf, Cut, Earthquake, and Whirlpool, all the way to Lv.100. I killed legendaries and used my Master Ball on a Seaking (because I needed a Pokemon to learn Waterfall).

Fun times.

So psyched to hear the battle themes blaring from my 3DS.

Me too. So psyched to play the game before listening to the music, unlike Black and White 1 and 2, where I listened to the music non-stop for like a year before playing the games.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

So what's the major difference between X & Y?

Also, glad it's coming out this week! Thought it was last week of Oct.

Toys R Us is having a buy 1 WiiU/3DS get 1 40% off sale this week and Pokemon will be available Sat.

Not bad.

 

[Mother Green]

Pokemon nicknames? Gross. It physically hurt me giving out nicknames for that badge in W2. Species names all the way.

Getting creative with names is half the fun for me. If not more.

If you nicknamed your first ever Pokémon (as in, your starter from the first Pokémon game you played), what was it?

I named my Bulbasaur in Pokémon Blue "Grassy".

Named my Totodile in Silver "Taifun". Named a lot of my water-type Starters the same afterwards.

 

[Dr. Buni]

So psyched to hear the battle themes blaring from my 3DS.

Me too! People saying that they play Pokémon games ON MUTE baffle me lol

 

[Busaiku]

I give all my Pokemon names nowadays.
It wasn't the case until 5th gen though.

I run out of clever names after about 100 or so, and just start coming up with random names.

 

[SuperEpicMan]

My copy was meant to be here today but Yodel has sent it to the wrong service centre so who knows when it will come

 

[vareon]

Yeah, it's hard as hell to avoid spoilers. I should probably stop going on Tumblr, but I just keep going... and, despite the fact that I have all posts with "pokemon" in them blocked, I still see things. And, every once in a while, click through to a post that has spoilers that aren't as clearly marked. That just happened to me, spoiling what I think might have been a Legendary. So... yay.

I don't think it will ruin half the fun, though. It's a huge bummer, to be sure, as Pokemon games are at their best when going into them near-blind, but the games will still be a blast. Just think of accidental spoilers as little tips given to you by a friend who got the game before you. Or something.

I had to quit my local 3DS community for a while just because of it. When I saw people posting the evolved starters, I saw the sign. Too bad, because I look forward to enjoy the waiting game with them.

 

[Mother Green]

Me too! People saying that they play Pokémon games ON MUTE baffle me lol

I did that with most handheld games. To safe batteries. At least when I was on the go.

 

[Raxious]

for those interested, I'll be doing a Randomizer nuzlocke run of Hearth Gold, and I'll be streaming it at www.twitch.tv/atton

 

[dc89]

Just paid for my X version on ShopTo. Please delivery it to me on Thursday, PLEASE.

 

[Dr. Buni]

I did that with most handheld games. To safe batteries. At least when I was on the go.

Doing that would completely ruin the experience for me ._.

 

[ramyeon]

I did that with most handheld games. To safe batteries. At least when I was on the go.

The amount of battery you'd save by doing that would be so negligible it isn't worth it imo.

 

[dc89]

for those interested, I'll be doing a Randomizer nuzlocke run of Hearth Gold, and I'll be streaming it at www.twitch.tv/atton

Go on then, I'll watch.

 

[Boss Doggie]

We need people dancing that is related to pokemon

 

[Mother Green]

Doing that would completely ruin the experience for me ._.

The amount of battery you'd save by doing that would be so negligible it isn't worth it imo.

But this is what I was told as a kid. :/

 

[Dabookerman]

Just paid for my X version on ShopTo. Please delivery it to me on Thursday, PLEASE.

Mines been dispatched from Tesco, and it says it should be delivered then. CMON!

 

[Artemisia]

Has Nintendo ever explained how they were able to overcome the challenges that prevented them from doing worldwide releases before?

Did they just delay the Japanese release until the localizations were complete?

 

[vareon]

Has Nintendo ever explained how they were able to overcome the challenges that prevented them from doing worldwide releases before?

Did they just delay the Japanese release until the localizations were complete?

I don't think so. I'll look forward to an Iwata Ask: Pokemon X/Y soon.

 

[dock]

I did that with most handheld games. To safe batteries. At least when I was on the go.

Haha, yes, children are often told that playing without sound will save batteries... by their long suffering parents and family.