Pokémon X & Y will be a bit of a big deal when it arrives for a worldwide release this October. It's a new generation for the hugely popular franchise, and looks set to deliver a step-up in visuals and style to match the 3DS hardware.
Since its reveal earlier this year there's been a drip-feed of new information, often revolving around new 'mon or features such as customisable characters, and it look like the coming week will reveal even more information. There'll be a closed-doors developer round table at E3, where we can expect some interesting details from those working on the title, and it's now also been confirmed that the next episode of Pokémon Smash — on 16th June — will be another X & Y special with director Junichi Masuda. The issue of CoroCoro on 15th June is also said to have more information on the game, so based on past experience we may see details filter through a day or two before its street date.
We've already learned a lot about this fresh entry in the series, but what do you hope to see more of in the coming week? Sound off in the comments below.
[source serebii.net]
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Open world multiplayer, some of the typical NPC's that you bump into and battle actually turn out to be other players online at the same time.
Weekly online regional multiplayer tournaments and monthly world title online contest for winners and runner up of regional weekly tournaments.
Awesome, hope we see some starter evolutions then.
I'm a little confused, isn't Pokemon Smash what they call Pokemon Rumble Blast in Japan?
I'm still waiting for a Rumble Blast 2 announcement for the west and it's assortment of little toys. Hanukkah starts early this year and I need to get shopping. Oh well, a few days to E3. If it isn't announced then guess I'll have to give up hope.
I'd like to know why TPCI thought Fairy would be a good type to introduce! I'm used to Clefairy being Normal-type (and thus having few weaknesses), and now they're gonna pull a Magnemite and revise its type?!
Oh, wait...I'm not supposed to spoil future events, am I? Otherwise I might step on a bug.
Hype Hype Hype!
@rjejr Pokemon Smash is a Japanese Pokemon TV show.
I wanna know what the new pokemon type is and what its strengths/weaknesses are. I just hope it doesnt throw the game balance off.
I really want more specific details on the game,like if there's going to have Join Avenue (really liked it on BW2),Vs. Seeker,and please,for the love of God,put the Wi-Fi level 100 battles back. It's just painful having to train every single Pokémon you plan on using up to level 100. It sounds lazy (it kind of is,really) but you try to train a defensive pokémon up to level 100,it takes ages. I will never train a Blissey because of that.
Do we know yet if GF are staying with random encounters? cause if they are, screw this game.
That's one archaic design choice i'm never willing to tolerate again.
i wonder if play coins will be used in a cool way....maybe they could be used to buy more customization options for our trainers.
I hope to see evolutions from the starters and the final types of them, and maybe a short shot of a wild pokémon battle + capture (because of those amazing screenshots ).
All aboard!!!
@Doma I really hope they stick with random encounters. I don't think it's archaic, just a different style of game. Besides, random encounters are a tradition in Pokemon, and I think they work well in the games. I'm still on the fence about whether I like the way they changed Dragon Quest yet anyway.
As far as game details go, it would be great to get a ton of X & Y info around e3, especially since there's so much we don't know yet. October needs to get here soon.
Can wait, can wait, oh have to...
I would love if we had control over which generations of wild Pokemon appear. The reason why I picked the series up again at B&W was because it only featured the new gen until you completed it. Although I love some of the older pokemon I find it hopelessly cluttered when they have any of over 600 Pokemon appearing early on.
I wanna see the online and how diffrent it will be from previous pokemon games.
Wii u and 3ds cross play like Monsterr Hunter please. Obviously this means they will need to announce a wii u version, but that is my bet for a e3 reveal.
@flummerfelt It's definitely archaic. You're calling that tradition when all it does is waste valuable time? The way it's handled is dumb, you should at least be able to run as soon as you encounter, not; witness annoying screen transition - encounter - release your first pokemon - wait for the animations to end - run (then repeat a few seconds later)... so tedious. Gets even worse while traversing tall grass/caves, i begin to lose my mind at these sections.
Dragon Quest does it well but i'd rather not be able to see the actual pokemon before battle. GF should just use a generic monster shadow or similar. The series needs to progress. If almost every other RPG series is capable of upgrading to alternative, better methods, so can Pokemon.
@Doma That's why you buy repels silly.
@dess-m-8: I certainly don't want real people with overpowered or hacked pokemon ruining my 3D pokemon adventures, thank you very much.
Cannot wait for this.
@darkstar19 Silly, equally archaic solution. Waste of time having to buy/use those for every couple hundred steps you take. How often do you use repels?
@Doma I never use repels...i also rarely run from encounters, I choose to just take the minute to finish a battle to level up my pokémon.
I'd rather train when i like and not have encounters shoved in my face every few seconds.
This is my primary reason I'm getting a 3ds
all aboard the hype train!
^ that is the best possible image for this thread, ever. i can't stop laughing at both its inherent humor and its probable relevancy.
Explosions!
I hope that X is the girl and Y is the guy. Given that the theme is chromosomes and NOT the axis it would make more sense. Too bad it looks like the boy is dressed to match Xerneas and the girl matches Yveltel.
I HATE THE ENCOUNTERS IT GETS ANNOYING AFTER 6 HOURS!
@Rumbler The Japanese logo has DNA on it?
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