It's hard to believe that Pokémon X and Y is almost here.
I mean, there's less than a month to go yet Game Freak is still surprising us with new
Pokémon, new systems, and a better idea of what X and Y will be like.
And with the release of the latest trailer, you just knew that we'd have to put the old
Analysis Machine back to work once again.
Perhaps the biggest reveal that came out of all this new information is X and Y's Type
Chart, as revealed on Pokemonxy.com.
Now type-charts are nothing new, as they've long been used to show which types of Pokemon
each type is effective and not effective against.
But this time, we finally get to see how the new Fairy type fits into the mix.
It looks like Fairy type moves will be super effective against Fighting, Dragon, and Dark
types while being ineffective against Fire, Poison, and Steel types.
Fairies will also be able to resist Fighting, Bug, and Dark type moves and are completely
immune to Dragon type attacks.
However, it is weak to Poison and Steel type moves.
It's all pretty interesting and actually ties in to one of the revelations of the new trailer:
the first evolutions of the Kalos starters.
Chespin evolves into Quilladin, Fennekin becomes Braixen, and Froakie evolves into Frogadier.
The designs all look good, but we still don't know what their final evolutions secondary
type might be.
However, we think their designs, names, and even the new Type chart may hold the clue.
Take Quilladin for instance.
The name seems to be a portmanteau of Quill and Paladin.
Of course, Quill because he's covered in them, but the second-half, Paladin refers to a knight,
who of course wear steel armor.
And though we haven't seen him use any Steel type moves, we have to wonder if his final
evolution might be a Grass/Steel type to fit the theme.
Then there's Frogadier, which looks to be a portmanteau of Frog and Brigadier.
Brigadier usually refers to a high-ranking military leader and, in this case, seems to
indicate Frogadier is a fighter or rather an eventual Water/Fighting type.
And as an interesting bit of trivia, brigadiers were also a noncommissioned rank in Napoleon's
army, and Napoleon, as you might recall from history class, was a French military leader.
And the new Kalos region is based on France itself.
Interesting Finally, there's Braixen.
Ever since we first saw Fennekin use Psychic moves, we wondered if his final evolution
would be a Fire/Psychic type.
Braixen reinforces that idea even more with its use of a stick that's reminiscent of a
wand when it uses Psyshock.
Unfortunately, its name doesn't give us any more clues as it's a portmanteau of Braise,
or a way of cooking, and Vixen.
Interestingly, Vixe n is also a way of referring to a female fox.
However, remember how we said he uses his stick like a wand?
That doesn't seem very much like a Psychic, does it?
Well what if Fennekin's final evolution isn't Fire/Psychic but Fire/Fairy?
It would fit perfectly into the new type chart.
After all, Fennekin's Fire beats Chespin.
Chespin's Grass beats Froakie.
And Froakie's Water beats Fennekin.
But add in the potential secondary types and Froakie's Fighting beats Chespin's Steel while
Chespin's Steel beats Fennekin's Fairy and Fennekin's Fairy beats Froakie's Fighting.
It makes sense.
Now if Fennekin's secondary type was Psychic instead, this balance wouldn't be possible
since it would be four times as effective against Chespin.
And Chespin would only be able to resist Psychic, and wouldn't actually be super effective against
Fennekin's final form."
It's all conjecture in the end, but we think we have a pretty good case that this is how
the Kalos Starters' final evolutions will turn out.
But that's not the only information that the new Type Chart revealed, as it also shows
which types are immune to certain status effects.
And while some of them are old, they're still worth pointing out.
For example, Fire types cannot be afflicted with the Burn status while Electric types
can't be paralyzed.
Other immunities and special abilities include the fact that Grass types are immune to Leech
Seed and powder or spore moves.
Ice types cannot be Frozen and aren't damaged during the Hail condition.
Poison types are immune to Poisoning conditions, and they can even nullify Toxic Spikes unless
they are also a Flying type or have the Levitate ability.
In fact, flying types can't be affected by regular Spikes either.
As always, Ground types are immune to Thunder Wave and take no damage from Sandstorms.
Rock types are also immune to the Sandstorms, but they also get a Special Defense increase.
Steel types are immune to Sandstorms as well as Poisons.
Ghost types are also now not affected by moves that prevent fleeing from battle.
Okay, enough about all these Types and their special conditions.
It's making my head spin.
Let's talk about all the new Pokémon revealed in the trailer instead.
First up are our two new Fossil Pokémon: Tyrunt and Amaura.
Tyrunt is restored from the Jaw Fossil and is a Rock/Dragon Pokémon.
He has the ability Strong Jaw which powers up biting attacks.
Also, it's hard to believe that it took this long for us to get a T-Rex Pokémon!
Amaura, on the other hand, is restored from the Sail Fossil.
It's a Rock/Ice Pokémon with the ability Refrigerate.
This new ability turns Normal type moves into Ice types.
Next up is Furfrou, who turns out to be our mysterious Pokémon from the last trailer.
This poodle-like Pokémon is actually one you can customize with different looks.
These looks can be changed through grooming, and there seems to be quite a number of different
styles to choose from.
Nintendo has shown off three already, but more will become available the more you groom
it.
However, if you stop grooming it for a few days, its fur will return to normal.
Furfrou is a Normal type Pokémon with the ability Fur Coat.
This halves all damage taken from physical attacks.
It also can learn the new Fairy type move called Baby-Doll Eyes.
This always allows the user to go first and will lower the opponents Attack stat.
The new trailer also shows off how different gendered Pokémon will take on different forms.
In the case of Meowstic, this also affects which moves it can actually learn.
The females are better at attacking while the males are better at support moves.
It's a Psychic Pokémon that can have either the ability Keen Eye, which prevents accuracy
loss, or Infiltrator, which allows the Pokémon to ignore its opponents' barriers like Reflect
or Safeguard.
It also has a move called Miracle Eye which allows future moves to hit regardless of evasion.
Impressively, it will also allow Psychic attacks to even hurt Dark types.
Pyroar, the evolution of Litleo, also has different male and female forms though this
doesn't seem to affect anything other than their appearance.
Funny enough is that they take on the gender differences of real lions.
Like Litleo, Pyroar is a Fire/Normal type and have the ability Rivalry or Unnerve.
Rivalry allows moves to be slightly more powerful if the attack is against the same gender,
but slightly less powerful if it's against the opposite gender.
Unnerve may make the opponent unable to eat its held Berry.
It can also learn Echoed Voice, a move that grows in power when it's used every turn.
Interestingly, if multiple Pokemon use it during Double or Triple battles, it'll keep
growing in power.
Then there are the two new Mega Evolutions.
First up is Mega Garchomp which gains the Sand Force ability.
This grants it immunity in a Sandstorm and powers up Rock, Ground, and Steel type moves.
The second Mega Evolution is actually another kind of Mega Mewtwo.
Mega Mewtwo X is exclusive to Pokémon X.
It becomes a Pychic/Fighting type while its Attack stat grows immensely.
The Mega Mewtwo we've seen up until now is officially Mega Mewtwo Y and is exclusive
to Pokémon Y. Their Mega Stones are known as Mewtwonite X and Mewtwonite Y so it seems
we were right about the naming convention of the Mega Stones.
In addition to the new Pokémon, we learned a bit more about the trainers you'll be fighting.
Specifically, the leaders of Team Flare who are a group of five scientists.
Celosia is the purple-haired one, Aliana in orange, Bryony in green, Mable in blue, and
the lone man is named Xerosic, and he appears to be the one in charge.
Now interestingly, the female scienetis appear to all be named after flowers of the same
name, except for Mable, which could be a variation on maple.
As for Xerosic, it appears to be based on Xerosis, which is the the medical term for
dry skin.
Now we have no idea if these names actually mean anything--could they be a hint at something
story related?
At any rate, it seems their goal is to change the world, but we still have no idea how they'll
accomplish this.
When we first met the Team Flare grunts several trailers ago, we never would have guessed
they were led by scientists.
This means that their goals could still somehow tie in to our theories of genetic manipulation.
There's not much more to say about them other than the fact that each leader is wearing
some form of futuristic eyewear.
Maybe they use them to scan the genetic code of Pokemon?
Or maybe it's just an unusual style choice We also learned of another new character,
Diantha.
She's a famous movie star and Pokémon Trainer with plenty of potential.
It seems like at various points during the game you can both battle and trade with her.
But does the fact that she's a movie star mean we could see the return of Pokéstar
Studios from Black and White 2?
The new trailer also gave us our first good look at the Trainer customization, and it's
even deeper than we imagined.
There are two types of stores: Boutiques and Salons.
Boutiques allow you to change not only your clothes, but hats, shoes, and accessories
as well.
You can mix and match as you like or choose some of the preset styles available.
Salons allow you to change your hair style and color.
Each city will also have its own unique set of clothes and styles for you to choose from.
But we wonder, will it be possible to customize your clothes beyond just picking the style?
Can you adjust the color of everything or even make your own Pokémon T-shirts like
the one Tierno wears?
And will some of the classic outfits of past trainers be available in the game?
These would all be amazing additions, but we'll have to wait to see.
These styles also tie in to the new PR Video Studio which allows you to make a ten second
film that can feature you and your Pokémon.
You can choose expressions, poses, background music, and camera angles amongst even more
options.
Or you can choose one of the presets to make one quickly.
These videos can be shared over the PSS for anyone to see.
All these videos can be shared on the Pokémon Global Link as well.
The Global Link will have a mobile version for smartphones now.
You can also look over your results from Rating Battles or even check out the world ranking
for each of the battle formats.
There are five formats to choose from: Single Battle, Double Battle, Triple Battle, Rotation
Battles, and Special Battle.
Special Battles are brand new and have their rules changed every three months.
The first one available will be a Single Battle where only Pokémon that debuted in X and
Y can be used.
This season will begin in late December of this year.
We suspected as much, but this confirms that all the previous battle types will appear
in X and Y.
We even get a look at how they'll look in the game thanks to the trailer.
Okay, we're almost done here, but there is still one more thing worth pointing out.
In one of the new screenshots released, we get a good look at the Fossil Lab.
What's interesting is that this person is behind a counter like this is a regular thing
instead of being hidden away somewhat like in past games.
The new Pokémon PC is nearby as well.
Does this mean the Fossil Lab has some other kind of function as well?
Maybe you have to come here to restore Mega Stones.
They are supposed to be ancient after all.
And with that we've uncovered all we could in the newest Pokémon trailer.
But of course if we missed anything, please let us know in the comments.
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