Nintendo recently released a new trailer in Japan for Pokémon X and Y , and while there
aren't a ton of new things to be found in it, that's not going to stop us from starting
up the old analysis machine and seeing what secrets it might be hiding
And to do so, we've again enlisted the help of our resident Pokemon Master, Derrick Bitner
But please keep in mind that we'll be passing over information that we've already covered
in our past analysis videos so be sure to check those out as well if you haven't already--there
are links to them in the description below.
And with that, let's get started
So the first thing that we see in the trailer is the revelation of the Pokemon starter selection
screen.
And as you might have noticed, the Pokéballs look like they're being held in some kind
of package or suitcase.
From this, it seems likely that the starters are deliberbly being given to the trainer
rather the more happenstance nature of the third generation.
But we still don't know who's the one that's giving these Pokémon?
We do know that it's probably not Professor Sycamore since players won't meet him until
they reach Lumiose City, so could it be one of his aides?
Or maybe it's one of the other kids?
Trevor is the one that gives the Pokédex to you after all, so is he the one that also
delivers the starters?
Well, if we take a look at a screenshot from the official Pokemon we can see one of the
kids, Shauna, asking Tierno if she can see the Pokemon now, suggesting he may actually
be the one who distributes them.
So that's potentially one mystery solved, but there is another.
Now as we already knew, there are only 3 starter Pokemon to choose from, and historically,
the remaining ones went to your rivals.
But this time, there are five kids--and according to Pokemon.com, they'll each get a Pokemon--and
since 5 is more than 3...well, we wonder where the other Pokemon are coming from.
Maybe Tierno has a few extra on him?
Of course, choosing a Pokemon isn't the only thing the trainer does in this trailer.
For instance, we get our first look at the trainer riding a bike.
But why a bike?
I mean, we already know they can use skates to get around faster, so wouldn't a bike be
redundant?
Well, one thought that we had is maybe the faster mode of transportation is based on
the trainer's gender, since so far, we've only seen the roller-skates used by the boy,
and the bike by the girl
It would certainly create a bit more of a difference between the characters and be a
great extra detail.
Though we think it's more likely that there's some kind of functional differences, such
as the bike being faster, but there's also the possibility of the two being used to reach
out of the way places.
In past games, there are multiple times that the bike was used to ride across thin platforms
or performing special tricks.
It's possible that same idea is being spread between the skates and the bike.
And speaking of the Bike, it again shows just much improved the graphics are in X and Y,
as we can see the girl trainer's hair flying in the wind as she speeds through the city.
There's also a great amount of detail in the town's themselves.
Take for example the fountain with the two Horseas.
It looks great and the camera even shifts to show it off.
In fact, this camera shifting effect might be an indicator that this is a great place
for a photo.
That way you can position your character before taking that perfect shot.
Finally, we see the male trainer heading up to some kind of train platform.
This isn't too much of a shock considering the prominent railroad tracks on the east
side of the map, but the question is what it's used for.
Is this just some form of quick travel or the only way to reach some part of the world?
Or could it be that the train will act like the Magnet Train from Gold and Silver and
take you to a region from a previous game?
It's not completely out of the realm of possibility considering the revealed estimated size of
the game, which at 1.7 GB or approximately 14,000 blocks, is huge for not just a Pokemon
game, but most 3DS games, putting it right up there with the 3DS version of Monster Hunter
3: Ultimate.
But enough about where you may or may not go; what about the Pokémon?
Well, while most of the trailer showed Pokemon we already know aboyt, we did get a look at
a brand new one.
This tree-like Pokémon is called Oorotto in Japan with no English name revealed yet.
In fact, there's very little known about it yet, not even its typing.
Though if we had to guess, it'd be Grass/Dark considering what it looks like.
Now although that's the only new Pokemon shown here, we do see Fennekin use a new move called
Glow Punch.
Now a lot of debate has centered around what possible second typing the starter Pokemon
could have.
In the past, there have been a lot of Fire/Fighting starters so it's entirely possible that Fennekin
follows this trend since Glow Punch very well could be a fighting-type move
But there's only one problem: Fennekin doesn't have any fists in which to punch, which is
unusual, but not unheard of for a fighting-type Pokemon.
So maybe this is actually a new Psychic move, which means Fennekin would be punching...with
his mind!
Of course this is all just theory until we're finally shown what the starters evolve into.
Finally, mixed in with all the other battle scenes, we see one that looks like it might
actually be taking place underwater.
The whole thing is tinted blue with very little to see in the background, unlike the forest
and beach areas seen in the rest of the trailer.
Could this mean that the Dive HM is returning as well as underwater encounters?
It would be the most logical explanation, but you can never quite know with Pokémon.
And with that we've found everything we could find in this newest trailer.
More information is sure to come soon though as the games are only two months away from
their international release.
And if you see anything we missed, be sure to let us know in the comments.
Thanks for watching and be sure to stay tuned to GameXplain for more on Pokémon X and Y
and other things gaming too.