The Pokemon Roundtable event at the E3 gaming conference has revealed more details on Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. I was tweeting during the event@pokemondb- dont forget to follow me on Twitter for more up-to-the-minute news.
Three new Pokemon were revealed:Talonflame, a Fire/Flying Pokemon that evolves from Fletchling;Clauncher, a Water type crab; andSkrelp, a Poison/Water type thatpretends to be a piece of seaweed.
From left to right – Talonflame, Clauncher, Skrelp
Here is a summary of the other news. Continue below to see pictures and more!
. They are restricted to Flying type Pokemon or those with the ability Levitate. Its not known if there are any different mechanics (such as banned moves).
. Occasionally a horde of up to 5 wild Pokemon will appear at once!
Also a message seen in the earlier trailer said
implying either a new method of encounter, or perhaps just slightly different text for smaller Pokemon.
The environment and battle scene will change their look based on the time of day – i.e. battles will be a bit darker at night.
allows you to find other players locally or globally to battle and trade. Also integrates with the 3DS friends system.
lets you bond with your Pokemon by petting and feeding them. It has been stated previously that Pokemon friendship would have a bigger role in X&Y so this feature may help your Pokemon become even stronger.
As revealed earlier,Gogoatcan be ridden around Lumiose City. At the roundtable it was revealed that Rhyhorn can be ridden in some rocky areas.
All languages will be present on one game card, and you will be able to choose the language when you start the game.
Effort Values (EVs) and Individual Values (IVs) will be made more obvious during the game, presumably similar to the Hidden Power checks in previous games, but in more detail.
A few new moves have been revealed over the past weeks which we forgot to mention. Here is a list:
– switches the user out of battle, but lowers the opponents Attack and Special Attack before doing so. Learnt by Pancham.
– Electric type – the user regains 50% of the damage inflicted (like Giga Drain or Drain Punch). Learnt by Helioptile.
– Normal type – sound-based move that causes a lot of damage; hits all users on the field including allies. Learnt by Noivern.
– Fairy type – deals damage and may lower the opponents Attack. Learnt by Sylveon.
– Fairy type – damage dealing move. Learnt by Gardevoir.
New games Pokémon Winds & Pokémon Waves announced!
Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen to be re-released on Switch, and Pokémon Presents upcoming
Alpha Charizard distribution announced in DLC launch trailer
Mega Chimecho & Mega Baxcalibur revealed in new trailers for Mega Dimension DLC
Mega Evolutions for Raichu and the original Kalos starters announced
New game Pokémon Pokopia revealed in Nintendo Direct
Z-A Battle Club revealed at Pokémon World Championships
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