Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Caught In Worldwide Release This October

This is so awesome! Can't wait!

Can't wait for this!

about f***ing time too!!!
even if it does look like a ps1 game lol

DOC!!! Lend me the Delorean!!!

So much hype. I can't think about anything else!

I WANT IT NOOOOW !!!!! GIMME THE X AND THE Y !

Is this seriously Gen 6? Dude, its way too early to start another Gen seeing as how Poke Blk and Wht just sorta started.

I love the starters names and the environment in this game it's gonna be awesome!

I'm so ready!

SO does X represent a Male character and Z represents a Female?

Giving the fans what they've been asking for? Thank you Nintendo for finally listening

@RupeeClock - They're trying to make their sex chromosomal naming somewhat hidden! XX/XY would also imply they're actually improving the breeding system, which apparently is as boring as ever.

Also, so much for the recent comment about how Pokemon will stay 2D!! Gamefreak you cheeky deceptive buggers!
This gives me hope for a Wii U Pokemon game (a real one!)

Wow that looks impressive

@Meow I don't like that idea. I think true Pokemon games should stay on handhelds so that everyone can enjoy them with each other.

@Rargon Generations II and III would like a word with you.
Almost simultaneous worldwide release, OH YEAH.

wut 'bout pokemon X,Y and Z

so the 3ds has exclusive mh 4 and now this all in the same year also ac is spreading like wildfire through japan goodbye vita in all seriousness it really is all over for it now.

Only 9 or 10 months to wait.

Fennekin you shall be mine!

@AlphaIchimoru
Think Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's 3DS/Wii U connectivity...... and outside the box a little!

I call dibs on the fire starter. :3

For the first time in like years I want the grass starter most of all. I need Chespin in my life.

Gen 6 is here! So ecstatic about this!

I'm so excited! This will be the first pokemon game I'll be purchasing in over 6 years. I'll make sure to have some money reserved for this in October 😁

lol wow looks like nintendo finally listened and changed the view/perspective of how we see the pkm world but yeah the legendaries seems kinda lame least another deer type pkm? kinda saw that one comming from all the deer type pkm in black/white o.O but weird name too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUYzzY9BQrk<br
Look at 0:26, freaking rollerskates. Awesomeness.

Argh! I saw the video of the old games on the japanese Nintendo Direct and thought they might finally be bringing them to the 3DS Virtual Console. I don't want your new Pokemon games! Give me the Gameboy games first!!!

As for the new games, I can't say I'm too keen on the overworld. The pokemon look great but the rest... I hope there is some improvement before its release in October.

Austwayleeyee

@Nieblilt Wut. Gen 2 and 3 had a 3 year gap, it hasn't even been officially 2 years since Gen 5 was released.

Thats awesome. I can't wait! But seriously X, Y? Thats not very creative.

@EpicBlaze It's probably fairly certain that there will be a pokemon Z special.

Dammit How The Fudge Can It Look Worse Than A Game That Came Out 15 Years Prior

I've been waiting desperately for this game ever since Pokemon Colosseum and XD! Finally, a proper 3D pokemon RPG! Can't wait to try it out, even if the new pokemon are iffy. The old ones will be there too!

@Bankai I Hope You're Ironic

2013 is looking like a fantastic year for the 3DS. Hopefully this will mean it finally taking off outside of Japan too. Everyone loves Pokemon.

@EpicBlaze I think it is quite creative because with the third one most likely being Z, you'll get XYZ, which is used for 3D coordinate systems. 3D for 3DS. But maybe that's just me.

@Molotov no. I am not. It looks amazing.

So exited! Gen 6 is almost upon us.

@Bankai You Gotta Be Kidding Me... Then What Do You Think Of Pokemon Stadium That Came Out 15 Years Before That And Looks Better

They listened to whining fans by giving us a new gen this early, and not a new RS remake?

Ugh. But the pokemon at the very end look cool (I persume the one that's like sawsbuck is the X legendary, I'll get that game then)

Still... I hope the new gen doesn't kill off Gen 5 or anything...

OH MY LOWD GIVE ME A TACO!!

How excited am I?

I literally shook with excitement for 20 minutes after I watched the trailer.

chespin, i choose you! my glob!

@Molotov what? You cleary don't understand how aesthetics work.

That deer legendary is based off the same Japanese myth as the Forest Spirit from Princess Momonoke.

Waking up early was SSSSSSOOOOOOOO worth it!

So, the inevitable 3rd game will most likely be Z, and then they will have all three axes that make the 3rd dimension (X, Y and Z).

This game looks so legit.

@MeowGravy It doesn't really, the image is expanded by around 250% so it looks worse but on Nintendo 3DS, it should look like a Gamecube game at least.

@Rargon Well gen 2 and 3 were about the same distance apart in time
1999 and 2002
2010 and 2013

WOW, they have redone Pokèmons from the real base of it.

why release B&W 2 and then the 3DS version.... weird.. ahh well.. nice for the fans of the series.. not me really..

@JayceJa Admittedly, I think all games look pretty terrible at 3DS XL screen size though.

This could be the best game in the series yet. Not because the graphics will be incredible, but because they seem to be rebuilding a tired series that isn't terrible, but makes the same mistakes every time from the ground up.

The visuals look fine for a prototype and for being expanded that much. The visuals will improve within those 10 months. I'm more curious on the other 3DS features they mentioned. New Pokemon through Spot Pass and maybe some kind of battle minigame (like Street Fighter) through Street Pass?

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing's happening!

Gimmie that Water frog!!!

Cant Wait For This. One Giant Leap for Pokemon, Graphics/Environment wise that is.

I want 2D pokemon... or atleast good looking 3D.

Now that's something me and my girl can play together. Imma tell the whole neighborhood about this.

does anyone know how much they cost im gonna have to save my money and get a 3ds xl

After 17 years making Pokemon games, couldn't Game Freak have hired somebody that knows something about graphics and hardware optimization?

@Sun agreed

Well it ain't Ruby and Sapphire 3D which now makes Gen. V the first time since Gen. ll that there hasn't been a remake in the Generation. While I think this still a bit to early, but I think this going to be awesome. Oh and I want that fire starter Pokemon!

How long has it been when there was a Nintendo DIrect that announced a new game? An AWESOME new game! This is what they should be about. Next, announce F-Zero GXZ through Nintendo Direct.

Seriously, this just went on the top of my most wanted games list. It´s gonna be an awesome year, even if there´s going to be more games to announce later.

1. Pokemon X/Y
2. Rayman Legends
3. Pikmin 3
4. Luigi´s Mansion 2
5. The Wonderful 101
etc.etc.

judging by the eiffel tower as seen in one screen shot i'm gonna guess that the region will be based on europe, much like how unova was based on america

Aw, I wanted Ruby/Sapphire remakes. I was even going to use Slaking.

Oh well. It is a bit early to start a new generation, but as long as we're getting a new Pokemon RPG, then I'm happy!

(Also, no more Action Replay...)

WOW! Hype satisfied!!!

I am loving the art style for the battles. I have never been fond of the look of the 3D pokemon in previous games like the Stadiums and Colosseum/XD, but this looks fantastic! I'll miss the nostalgia associated with the sprites, but I can't wait for this!

But seriously X, Y? Thats not very creative,

It'll probably make sense in the game itself. Expect three Legendaries to have names starting with X, Y and Z. I was also thinking of chromosomes. In one game you play as a boy, the other a girl.

judging by the eiffel tower as seen in one screen shot

Probably based upon Tokyo Tower which looks very similar.

I woke up to this news and I am stoked. It's going to be a little different, being a letter and not a color, but oh well — it's a completely revamped and new Pokemon experience. Now I am just wondering if they are going to introduce a new generation, or just add new Pokemon to Black and White's Generation. Maybe just make a huge, unified generation where all the Pokemon can be in the game? Excitement!

They best have me a Monkey or Gorrilla pokemon in there...dammit! lol

This looks so good. Sprites be damned. I'm glad we've seen the last of them. The best thing however will be the games that will inevitably follow in the coming years. The leap in graphics and speed from Diamond/Pearl to Black/White is pretty vast, imagine what years of tinkering with a full 3D engine will bring.

Also I'm still holding out hope for a Wii U Pokemon RPG/MMO but releasing a X/Y companion Tournament style game like Stadium or Battle Revolution for Wii U would be awesome as well.

I just want a koala, kangaroo (kangaskhan doesn't count), and some more exotic but real pokemon.
PLEASE no more ice cream pokemon

I'm nicknaming that fox mozilla by the way.

i'm so excited.....it comes out around my birthday. i know what i will be asking for. Two pokemon games coming out this year, a new Mystery Dungeon in March and these games in October. I think this will be my favorite year.

@MeowGravy The trailers always look worse than the actual game. You'lll see in 3D!! XD

My first expereance with the Pokemon genre.

The overworld still kinda looks like half-assed sprite 3D (seriously, the DS Zeldas look better) but other than that it looks pretty great.

Oh my god, that look really beautiful.

Except for the main character model... improve on that, please...

Looks f*cking brilliant

Mind = Blown
Also, when will people remember that 3DS screenshots never do a game justice. Wait until you see it in 3D.

Well I guess it's not Pokemon Rainbow then, but this still looks fantastic, but I hope this time you can change your clothes this time, maybe even have a Mii feature somewhere, and those starter pokemon don't look that ugly, but people with nostalgia for the old 150 pokemon will most likely call them ugly, even so, this will be amazing, I wonder what the other new Pokemon will look like, and for people saying that they will make Pokemon Z after this.......

The grass Starter looks stupid as hell, but otherwise, this looks alright. Will have to see what other changes they make to the series. Not expecting anything big, but every little thing counts.

I'm still waiting on my Pokemon Black 2 events, though.

/me drinks his coffee....spits it out after watching the trailer.

Well, there goes my wallet.

Generation 6 makes Generation 5 look like Generation 1!

I have no words to say except AWWWWWW YEEEAAAHHH!

cool i can't wait for them to come out

I'm not a Pokemon player, but to those complaining about the graphics — does anyone think there's almost a purposeful attempt to keep the visuals lo-fi or not Super Beautiful, just as an aesthetic choice? I mean, I think this new 3D engine looks pretty good, but seeing the evolution from Game Boy to DS (in the N. Direct video) really does show how stagnant the visuals have been. That said, people love each game and they sell millions... I sort of admire how they don't feel compelled to "keep up with the Jones" and make it technically-brilliant just for the sake of it, as long as the core gameplay works.

Also: "...it certainly seems like a focus on quality over quantity, with surely more unconfirmed goodies in the pipeline for later in the year."

N. Life's Best of 2013 feature with a bit of prognostication.

Yeah! Should be good.
But.. anyone else found the graphics sub-par? :0 ??

X and Y? I guess Pokemon Z is the sequel after these two

I might try it, lost intrest in pokemon after Diamond/Pearl.

@Rargon By the time X and Y release, it will have been just over three years since Black and White were released in Japan.
@DarkNinja9 At least they aren't more dragons. I liked Reshiram and Zekrom more but at least these ones are more original.

As much as I'm relieved the 3D doesn't look awful, my heart breaks a little just because it isn't sprite based...which si going to make it awkward for my website and for me to be able to to keep pushing my spriting forward unless they do end up still making sprite based artwork of all the new Pokemon....I'm conflicted but at least I like the fox...

@MeowGravy Nah, the polygon count is too high to be a PSX game ROFL

I don't even know what to comment on the game, I'm so happy

I'm using the fire fox -

@Bankai Pfft....Eh Please Enlighten Me On The Superior Resolution Of The 3DS

@True_Hero They Always Say That But Thats Not Really True. They Said That About Street Fighter But It Looked Exactly Like It Did In The Screenshots

Coming in 2013? Seriously that is too soon. I had just about close to completing Pokemon Black and White and hadn't even start on Black 2 or White 2 yet. Now Game Freak is just milking it.

2009 - Pokemon Platinum
2010 - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver
2011 - Pokemon Black and White
2012 - Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
2013 - Pokemon X and Pokemon Y

@Molotov - I don't own that game, so I can't vouch for it. However, screenshots for games such as Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, and Kid Icarus: Uprising look only decent on paper or a computer screen. They may appear to have some rough edges. However, on the intended 3DS screen, they look gorgeous. I have a feeling this will hold true with Pokemon Y and X. And remember, there is till plenty of time for polishing.

@retro_player_22 Some Ppl Dont Play Every Single Game (Me). Let Me Rephrase That. Nobody In Their Right Mind Plays Every Single Game (Me)

These look really awesome to me! I really like the grass starter, looks like he's got a little attitude.

To all those saying they're going to wait for Pokémon Z, how's Grey Version working out for you?

To those saying it's too soon, there is no rule that states x amount of time must pass between Pokémon releases. I say be happy that we're getting such a consistent flow of fun games.

To those arguing with Molotov, just stop feeding the troll.

I know right? Even when they just release an updated version, I still like to have both, though, so that I can replay the adventure without losing my 'mons.

At last! The main series is heading to the 3DS. I can't wait! ^_^

@Rargon how long after platiun was black? yeah thats what i thought

this looks good, still disappointed abut the turned based combat though

@retro_player_22 i guarentee their are a lot of people that skipped B&W2 because they were waiting for a 3ds release, the ds fans got there game, why not let the 3ds adopters have there fun 2?

@True_Hero and there is no way there wont be a pokemon z, (i get black and white not having one that was the point that pokemon battling wasnt just black and white, bad people on both sides) but this seems alot different than the last one,

also the grass starter looks like its based of louise from bobs burgers

Whoopee the same game with ugly graphics and of course more and more pokemon. Nintendo should just release a new Pokemon game every month. No matter how good it is, fans will just eat it right up. Wish they would pump out Fire Emblems this fast.

GIVE THEM TO ME NOW!!!

@Serj_Vaykian someone doesnt understand irony, the new fire emblem loos the exact same as the previous entries with some new graphics

So GEN6 is finally upon us. October can't get here quickly enough.

I feel bad for the Vita

Who votes for Froakie? The water frog thingy starter. Please raise your hands.

The overworld doesn't look vert impressive at all but at least it is finally in 3D perspective rather than top-down. I absolutely love the battle screen with its cell-shaded Pokémon. I get a Paris vibe from that screenshot with the Eiffel Tower-looking building. Does that mean this game will be European-styled? That would be cool as I liked the Japanese vibe of Johto and Unova's North American looks.

@ThePillowGolem it shouldnt rely to heavily on steetpass, it really is only good for a fraction of the buyers, a few features sure, but it should stick to more traditional online for any of the "must try" features

@Rensch maybe it will be in a pokemon vegas? than all the big stuff could be there

I'm torn. One side of me is happy that GameFreak finally listened to us fans and ditched the sprites. The other side of me is disappointed that the engine appears to be exactly the same. I was hoping for Pokemon to evolve at its core to give us a fresh and unpredictable experience. Perhaps it may be too early to judge but by the looks of it, it appears to be just another Pokemon game with a 3D makeover. It's up to GameFreak to prove me wrong.

Worldwide release? Finally? No more of this wait 9 months after Japan crap for a game that's guaranteed to sell? Also, Ralts line is in the trailer, that makes me happy. I hope the battle engine has been updated, or at least rebalanced, no I really hope it's been rebalanced. At least remove IVs.

@Rapido - I'll raise my hand for Froakie!
/me raises hand.

@SirQuincealot - There very well may be a 'Z' version, but I still think it is a bit early to be predicting that. Who knows, there might be an 'A' and 'B' versions, sequels to X and Y.

I am not sure what to think about this...

@Ideal_Hero - Whew, finally someone who likes the water type. Anyway, most of the people are rooting for fennekin. I'll bet Fraokie's 2nd evo would look really cool, And the moose thingy rare pokemon looks as cool. But I think its for the X version.

I'll get both the X & Y version.

@Rapido - I'm very excited to see how the starters will look when they evolve. I'm also wondering if the starters will pick up secondary types. :-?

I always pick my starter based on their final evolved form. Doesn't matter what the first stage looks like to me.

I skipped Black&White 2 'cause they were STILL for DS!! Finnaly, here comes a fully 3D Pokemon game!!

What??? 6 generation?? i think it is too soon, i haven´t finished my white 2.

I love it I love it I love. Though it does seem WAY too early for gen 6. After dumping $15 on Pokedex 3D, they had better update the new pokemon in for free.

Am I the only one that thinks the game looks like a playstation one game? 3DS is far more capable than that.

I'm gonna skip Black and White 1 & 2 for that. And I can already sense the XX and XY. They're going for duality from now on, not colours, my friend was right in saying it will just never end...

@belmont Pokemon Colosseum looks far more superior and that was released March of 2004. I guess GameFreak didn't want to be over ambitious for time and financial reasons. We would've had to wait longer for this game if they decided to develop the games aesthetics on the same level of colosseum or battle revolution. On a marketing level, the decision to make X&Y look low quality leaves Nintendo and GameFreak with an excuse to make a HD console based battling game for the Wii U. It's all gimmicks.

@belmont

Let's wait to check the actual graphical prowess of the game rendered in 3D. It'll look more good IMO. But then again, its the gameplay not the graphics, having it in 3D is already a plus.

I wonder how many victims I'll see in 3D now.

Pokémon X and Y! That will be something! When these versions will be released in Europe! I'll play the Y version!

The 3DS is dominating!

Holy crap!!! This was simultaneously the coolest and the seemingly least-likely thing they could have revealed!

The battle animations finally look like they're from the 21st century, so yeah, this looks good.

DAMMIT GAMEFREAK TAKE MY MONEY.

Seriously this is amazeballs. THANK YOU.

@luisterr What if your 3DS bricks? :3

Let the waiting begin!

(Ö_Ö) Wow. I'm going to love this. Pokémon generation VI for 3DS. This the best news so far in 2013!

Getting this on the 3ds is the only thing that will make me pick up this series again. Looking forward too it!

OMG IT'S MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO PUMPED ABOUT THIS!!!!!

This looks fantastic! But damn, I'm still not done with the previous generations games...

will I be able to buy Pokemon x and y from the eshop

@JJfromTexas uh, no.
Where did you get that idea from?

@bluecat - Don't worry. You'll have nine months to complete the games you're working on before X and Y are released.
@luisterr - I understand the crying, but don't die! If you die, you won't be able to play X and Y.

Why are people complaining it's too soon? Pokemon Black and White came out in 2010 in Japan. That means it will have been out for 3 years by the time X and Y come out. That's plenty of time for a new generation. Black 2 and White 2 are nice but they were just sequels, not truly a 'fresh' experience like this will be. Anyone complaining about the graphics seems to have forgotten that 3DS games always look bad when watching a video of them. The only way to make a fair judgement is to actually see the game on the 3DS. Kid Icarus got the same criticism when we saw screenshots and trailers, yet that game is hands down the best game to show off what the 3DS can do graphic wise.

(Love) this. These don't even look like pokémon. Instead of coming up with new material, they should keep doing remakes. I was looking forward to Sapphire and Ruby for the ds. Nintendo should have done that. Not these (beautiful) creatures that look like freaking neopets or digimon.

Well this is probably the game I'm most excited about this year for sure. Though it is kinda strange it is called Pokemon X & Y. They must have ran out of colors to use or something..... Oh and Nintendo is going to be printing money after this releases with all the 3DS's and Pokemon X & Y games that are going to be selling in the fall......

Oh god I just sold my 3ds.... guess I'll have to buy myself a new one when that time comes, finally a pokemon game that has battlles in 3d and really liking that gameplay right there, can't wait

IDK how I feel about this, they call a new coat of graphical paint an "evolution of the series", REALLY!? You can still only move in 4 directions, still no trainer customization (considering both those trainers look lame), my guess is that it's still the same formula as the previous games. Also it looks like the battle animations take too long (which was my problem with the colosseum games) which might make battles drag on too long which I find pretty annoying.
On the other hand I like the starters, and did anyone else notice that legendary deer has Xs in his eyes? I also noticed there was someone following the main character @0:59 does that mean they're bringing back companions like they did in Diamond and Pearl?

Wow, they sure were lazy with the visuals of this game. Not only are there better looking DS games but the upcoming Mystery dungeon game actually looks like a 3DS game unlike this. So they put the effort into making a spin-off look like its actually on the console its for but not a new main series game. Also, the grass starter looks stupid as hell. Oh well, I don't care for this series anyway.

I'll miss the sprited form of Pokemon.

Anyway, I hope it supports DLC for the previous generations.

Freaking finally... I've been wanting a full 3D Pokemon game like this since Ruby and Saphire. Better late than never, but I got to agree with their take on this new one. They wanted to keep the main Pokemon franchise portable, and since 3DS can handle it, it's no surprise it's gonna happen now. Patience is a virtue. Pokemon DLC anyone?

FINALLY!!!! I have been waiting for a 3DS pokemon game since Black and White two

Oh my god, It's completely in 3D and people are wondering why it's being called Pokémon X and Y ... Have you guys ever heard anything about dimensions or the X-axis and Y-axis?

3-dimesional... (X,Y,Z)

@MeowGravy

1. 9 months left before release. Plenty of time to polish things up
2. 3DS games look like **** on youtube. Always look better on the actual screen.
3. The battles look FAR FAR FAR better then a PS1 game.
4. Seriously those cel shaded models are awesome.

Battle scene looks awesome, i always liked those models, but... ugh, everything else just looks ridiculously bad, worse graphics than the DQM games on the DS. Also, as others have said, WHY on earth are they still using grid based movement? the 3DS has a slider, USE IT.

It looks like a more 3d original ds game, and those usually weren't very pretty

I'll go for either the frog or fox one.

I don't like turn based battle games much. But I think I may get this.

HELL YEA yess yess OH yea...glad i got that out of my system.

@MeowGravy #22
Having Pocket Monsters on a console that doesn't fit in your pocket would be kinda strange, wouldn't it?

Cannot wait these are the main reason I got a 3Ds although it has many great games

The X and Y are blue and red. Whether or not this could be counted as a remake hint is up to you.

Getting Pokemon X for sure! My best friend plans to get Y.

... Although I am, personally, a bit underwhelmed by the visuals. I'll reserve final judgment until I actually play it, though.

With this, Animal crossing, and Fire Emblem(most of all) will make this a great year for the 3ds. (27 days for Fire Emblem by the way!)

@1080ike It's going to look much, MUCH smoother on an actual 3DS screen. Pictures and videos always make 3DS games look poorer than they actually are.

@Tasuki There are spin offs for a reason. Imo, the main games are about what they are supposed to be about; a lot of game series have basics that they stick to. Granted, shaking up some more mechanics, the focus of the story, etc. would be nice(and may come in due time) but if you are expecting a totally different thing then the series may just not be for you.

Also, there is near no info out now about the new games to really make a judgement on what it'll be about. They have plenty of time to surprise us if they plan to.

Best birthday ever!!!!!!!!!1 its my birthday

@NinjaGamingDude Happy Birthday!

Pokemon Y FTW! As for the starters, they look cool! I don't know which starter I'll choose until I see their evolutions. I seriously wasn't expecting Pokemon X and Y, but I'm glad they were announced it. I literally thought the Pokemon Direct was going to be about the Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire remakes. X and Y is a much better announcement in my opinion. But I would like a Ruby remake nonetheless.

@NinjaGamingDude
Happy Birthday

@171
lol but it's the z-axis that makes this game so special!!

Have a look at a Luigi Mansion trailer then look at another from the eShop. Some games look extremely gorgeous or better on the 3DS screen more than on a regular trailer on a PC/Laptop/Cellphone.
EDIT: Also, the grass and mountain stuff look sprite-y because it's meant to do so. I am sure that they wanted some sort of classic things in there while making it fresh.

@Onett #141

a new 3D environment! so revolutionary! Day 1 for me...
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/sarcasm

Super early development footage, thats what i love!

I don't think it looks all that low quality to be honest, remember there's going to be over 600 different models with their own unique animations in the game, I trust GameFreak enough to make this awesome

In the words of Jeff Ross "Too Soon". It would've been better if they let you choose which GEN starter you want. This grass one just looks plain weird. Not aure if I want this game.

Hooray, now my brother will have a reason to get a 3DS!

Honest answer. Who has gone back to their Gen V game finish their EV training?
Fun fact, my Golem, Dragonite and Gengar will be 10 years old in July! I've officially put more time in to my Pokemon team than anything else in my life.

Wow, Game Freak... I thought the "polar opposite" naming convention couldn't get any worse than the obvious "Black" and "White"... but "X", "Y", and probably "Z", in the future? Beyond lame...