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Here are Pokemon X/Y's evolved starters, and Mewtwo's other 'Mega' form
Nintendo recently showed off the evolved forms of Pokemon X and Y's three starter creatures, Froakie, Chespin and Fennekin. The latest screens and trailer also showcase Pokemon that are evolved from fossils, as well as male and female-specific forms for Pokemon. One of the Pokemon with varying forms is Mewtwo, whose previously announced Mega-evolved form is actually called Mega Mewtwo Y, accessible through the Mega Mewtwonite Y item found in Pokemon Y version. This new Pokemon X and Y trailer shows the other form, Mega Mewtwo X, a fighting/psychic type that is, you guessed it, obtained through the same means in Pokemon X. The games will launch on October 12 for 3DS.
Pokemon 3DS XLs announced for west, cloud-based Bank storage service unveiled
Nintendo announced a number of new details for Pokemon X and Y in this morning's Direct broadcast, including two 3DS XL units for North America and Europe. Unlike the red and gold units coming to Japan, the red and blue 3DS XLs will launch on September 27, two weeks prior to the game's arrival on October 12. They'll be available for $200 and won't come with the game bundled in. No word if bundles with the game included will launch later. More curious is the announcement of Pokemon Bank, a 3DS cloud-based app that lets players store their pocket monsters online. The service, which players will have to stump an annual fee for, allows trainers to store 3,000 Pokemon, including those from future Pokemon games and from multiple copies of Pokemon games. It's tied to a linked app, Poke Transporter, that can transfer Pokemon into the Bank from certain previous games, such as Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Pokemon Bank is confirmed to arrive in North America and Europe later this year, and will come with a free trial period. Rounding up the reveals is a wee touch of nostalgia: In addition to receiving one of X and Y starter Pokemon Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie at the beginning of the game, players also get one of Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, the starter critters from Game Boy entries Red and Blue. Each returning starter can Mega Evolve too, which is mega news, really. Pokemon X and Y are due worldwide on October 12. If you want to catch up on this morning's Direct, head on past the break for the video.
Pokemon Direct coming tomorrow, gotta watch it all for new details
If you wanna be the very best like no-one ever was, your real test is to watch tomorrow's special Pokemon-themed Nintendo Direct that promises new details on Pokemon X and Y. You don't have to travel across the land searching far and wide for it, silly bunny. Just click this link and tune in tomorrow, September 4 at 7AM ET (4AM PT, 12PM UK time). [Image Source: Pokemon Facebook page]
Rumor: Wii U 32GB bundle with Wind Waker HD incoming
A purported Target retail listing suggests a new 32GB Wii U bundle is on the way, and that it includes The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Word comes from Destructoid, which claims a source at retailer Target shared some listings from the company's internal tracking system. The Destructoid source pegs the new console at $349.99, the same price as the 32GB console offered now at retail. That same source also claims Nintendo will offer two special 3DS XL bundles that include a copy of Pokemon X/Y for $199.99. And though no launch date was provided for these proposed bundles, we'd assume Nintendo is eyeing October – that's when both Pokemon games and Wind Waker HD will launch.
100K Pokemon X/Y 3DS bundles sell out in hours on Amazon Japan
Within hours of making Pokémon X and Pokémon Y bundles available for pre-order, Amazon Japan saw its entire allocation of units snatched up by eager pocket-monster wranglers over the weekend. Two bundles are coming to Japan: a special golden console bundle, which sold out within one hour of being made available for order, and a blue console, which sold out nine hours later. According to Amazon Japan's Twitter account (via DualShockers), all 100,000 units of the limited console bundle have been claimed. The online retailer continues to sell the game separately.
Pokemon X, Y mega evolutions trailer unveils three more mega monsters
Pokemon's theory of mega evolution exhibits three new subjects to analyze: Mega Ampharos, Mega Absol, and Mega Mawlie. Further study is scheduled for October 12, when X and Y are set to go under the 3DSoscope worldwide.
Pokemon X/Y's mega evolutions, super training shown in mega video, mega screens
The Pokemon Company offered more information today on the Pokemon X and Y details announced yesterday in CoroCoro. Pokemon capable of mega-evolving, such as Mewtwo, will undergo the change during battle, and only see its effects last for the duration of the battle. Eligible Pokemon must hold a "mega stone" item, each one unique to a particular creature, in order to access its latent abilities. The latest Pokemon X and Y screens and trailer also show glimpses of a new method for boosting a Pokemon's skills. Known as "super training," players can increase an individual Pokemon's base stats by playing mini-games, one being a soccer-like activity. The games will also offer "core training" workouts, allowing Pokemon to slowly improve their stats on their own. Three new Pokemon, Dedenne, Bunnelby and Skiddo, as well as a gym leader, Korrina of Shalour City, were also announced for the games. The mega-evolved version of Blaziken will only be accessed through a special distribution event via Nintendo Network starting at the game's launch for a limited time, which will grant players a free Torchic holding the Blazikenite mega stone. Pokemon X an Y will arrive on October 12 for 3DS. %Gallery-195732% %Gallery-195738%
Report: Pokemon X and Y to include 'mega evolutions'
The next games in the Pokemon series, X and Y, will feature "mega evolutions," according to a translation of a recent CoroCoro Japanese magazine by Serebii. The translation lists a number of evolved Pokemon accessible in the upcoming games, along with their abilities: MegaBlaziken (Speed Boost), MegaAbsol (Magic Bounce), MegaMawile (Huge Power), MegaMewtwo (Insomnia), MegaLucario (Adaptability) and MegaAmpharos (Mold Breaker). Serebii notes that Mawile and its mega form are Steel and Fairy types as well. MegaMewtwo was first revealed for Pokemon X and Y in April, and a video later showed its evolution from Mewtwo itself. We're going to miss calling it Mewtwo With a Handle, honestly.
Pokemon X and Y's legendaries are of the fairy, dark and flying persuasion
The Pokemon Company recently revealed a few more details about the two new legendary creatures for Pokemon X and Y, Xerneas and Yveltal. Xerneas, the legendary being in Pokemon X, is a fairy type that has an exclusive Geomancy move. Yveltal, Pokemon Y's legendary beast, is a dark and flying type that uses the move Oblivion Wing. Xerneas comes with the Fairy Aura ability, which strengthens fairy-type moves for all Pokemon in battle, whereas Yveltal's ability is Dark Aura, which does the same for dark-type moves. Pokemon X and Y are due out on October 12 for 3DS. %Gallery-193698%
Sword-like Pokemon Honedge coming to X and Y
Pokemon X and Y will have a number of new creatures, including a whole new fairy type. One of the new Pokemon coming this fall is a steel and ghost type named Honedge, The Pokemon Company recently announced. The sword-like Pokemon seems to have two forms, one in which the blue cloth attached to its hilt holds its sheath. The first thing we'll attempt to do when we catch Honedge is teach it the move Cut, of course. Pokemon X and Y will launch worldwide on October 12 for 3DS.
Pokemon X, Y hurl dazzling limited edition 3DS XLs at Japan
A pair of stunning Pokemon X and Y 3DS XLs is coming to lucky, lucky Japan. If you've been holding out on a 3DS for X and Y, or on upgrading to a 3DS XL, you'll likely be crossing all available fingers and toes (and fingers with toes) for the Xerneas-Yveltal Blue and Premium Gold units to head west. The portables, unveiled along with a new trailer at this week's Japan Expo in Paris, include a 4GB SD card and a pre-installed copy of either X or Y. They're both priced ¥22,000 ($219), but the Gold number is limited to Pokemon Center stores in the country. Check them out in full glossiness past the break. Another new video courtesy of Game Freak's Junichi Musuda goes into how France inspired the charms of the new Kalos region. You can definitely see Paris in the cobbled streets and, er, the Eiffel Tower-a-like of Lumiose City. Musuda also unveiled another new critter, a Ghost and Steel-type Pokemon called Honedge who for all extents and purposes looks like a floating sword with an eye - how do they come up with this stuff? Pokemon X and Y choose the entire world on October 12. We've checked in with The Pokemon Company to see if they'll arrive here with any special 3DS units in tow. %Gallery-193178%
Pokemon X and Y anime invades Japan on Oct.17
The anime to accompany Pokemon X and Y, dubbed Pocket Monsters XY, will air in Japan on October 17. According to Siliconera and TV Tokyo, the show will star Ash, as usual, and follow his adventures in Lumiose City, the game's starting town. There's no word on international air dates for the anime, though Pokemon X and Y launches on October 12 for the 3DS worldwide. Pokemon X and Y features the Player Search System, a new online function that allows players to quickly switch between local wireless and internet connectivity.
Pokemon X and Y's online features feel like a true evolution
Presiding over an audience of devoted Pokemon fans during an E3 2013 roundtable session, Tsunekazu Ishihara and Junichi Masuda of The Pokemon Company dropped some interesting new facts about the upcoming Pokemon X and Y, releasing October 12 for the 3DS. The games' new online functionality, known as the Player Search System (or P.S.S.), taps into the power of the 3DS by allowing players to switch between local wireless communication and full-fledged Internet connectivity with the push of a button. During play, the bottom screen of the 3DS will display confirmed friends – fully integrated with the 3DS' Friend List (meaning friends you add before the game's release will appear there) – as well as people in the area who happen to be playing. Battling someone from the latter group will add them to an acquaintances list, and after a few battles, X and Y will establish a friendship between the two players. True to the series' focus on multiplayer from its very first generation, X and Y has made it easier than ever to smash your pocket monsters into friends' far and wide. One important question, though, left some lingering disappointment in the room: when asked if previous generations' Pokemon can be imported into X and Y, Masuda could only offer "we're working on it," citing the problems in communicating data between the DS and 3DS. Hopefully, you won't have to take your current stable of Pokemon out behind the woodshed come October.
Pokemon X, Y launching worldwide October 12
The new 3DS varieties of Pokemon are launching October 12. Nintendo previously billed an October release window for the 3D evolution of its long-running monster capture series. In this morning's E3 Direct broadcast, Nintendo upgraded that window into a concrete worldwide release date for both Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. Nintendo revealed Pokemon X and Y are receiving a new Fairy type. The 18th Pokemon type, which is super-effective against Dragon-type monsters, will feature both new Pokemon (including Sylveon as shown during the broadcast), as well as old ones like Jigglypuff, Marill, and Gardevoir. Both games will introduce a new 'Pokemon-amie' feature that will let you tickle and stroke the critters to further your friendship with them. Aww. %Gallery-191056%
Pokemon X/Y gameplay trailer takes a tour of Lumiose City [update: screens, box art]
This new gameplay trailer brings the Pokemon X and Y info-dump from the latest CoroCoro magazine to life, with the two playable characters, four recently unveiled monsters, and the star-shaped Kalos region taking the limelight. The metropolis shown off above is Lumiose City, the epicenter of the Kalos region. The four new Pokemon on show are Gogoat, Pancham, Fletchling, and Helioptile - find out more on them here. Also, as CoroCoro recently revealed, the two 3DS games support trainer hair and skin color customization - you know, in case the blonde with red gingham look just isn't doing it for you. Update: We've caught some new screens as well the box art, which is after the break. %Gallery-188268%
Pokemon X and Y gets four new characters of various types
Four new Pokemon for Pokemon X and Y grace the pages of CoroCoro magazine, spotted and captured on film by Serebii.net. The fresh faces are a Fighting-type panda, Yanchamu; a rideable Grass-type, Gogoat; a Normal, Flying-type bird, Yayakoma; and an Electric-type, floppy-eared lizard creature. The scan places Pokemon X and Y in the Karos region and says the game will support trainer hair and skin color customization. These four new Pokemon follow Pokemon X and Y's Mewtwo-inspired character, whom we've come to call Mewtwo With a Handle, or more lovingly, Super Saiyan Mewtwo.
Pokemon X and Y's new Pokemon is, or was, Mewtwo
In just twelve seconds, the connection between Mewtwo and the newly revealed Pokémon (which we'll refer to as Mewtwo With a Handle in the absence of official name) is revealed.Look forward to Super Saiyan Mewtwo in Pokemon X and Y this October. They probably won't call it that.
New Mewtwo-like Pokemon revealed for X and Y
A Mewtwo-like Pokemon was recently revealed by the Pokemon Company on the Pokemon Smash TV show in Japan. Set to appear in Pokemon X and Y, this unnamed creature bears a striking resemblance to the first Pokemon that fans would reserve their lone Master Ball for in Pokemon Red and Blue, Mewtwo.While the developer hasn't revealed whether the unnamed Pokemon will be a new form or evolution of Mewtwo, the Pokemon Company did specifically refer to it as a new creature. Yes, we want to call it "Mewthree" as much as you do. %Gallery-184958%
Pokemon X and Y's 'Sylveon' takes a bow
Here's a bit of Nintendo news from outside of Nintendo Direct. Sylveon is a new Pokémon for Pokémon X and Y ... kind of. Actually, the mystery creature is a new eighth evolution of the versatile Eevee.Somehow, this creature has evolved natural bows and ribbons. What is that an adaptation for? We're ... so mystified by vestigial bows. Watch Sylveon in action above and be distracted by the evolutionary impossibility. %Gallery-178848%
A closer look at Pokemon X and Y's starters
You've seen plenty of fanart interpretations of Pokémon X and Y's Fire-type starter, Fennekin. Now you can see it, along with its contemporaries Froakie and Chespin and legendaries Xerneas and Yveltal, in a more official capacity, thanks to character art and screens released by the Pokémon Company.Along with these handsome portraits, the company revealed the heights and weights of both legendaries for some reason. Xerneas stands 9'10" and weighs in at 474 pounds, while Yveltal is 19 feet tall and weighs 447.5 lb. Now imagine keeping both of those hooked to your belt.%Gallery-176147%
