X has Clauncher. That's reason enough to want X.

Winged flight means hollow bones and a lighter body.
I know it's applying logic to Pokemon, but it makes sense.

Oh, and Xerneas for me. I like deer.

I wanted X at first but since my sister's getting X I don't mind getting why to complement it. Both legendaries are cool anyway, probably the most intriguing duo yet.

I never got around to purchasing black/2 or white/2, they just didn't interest me. Something about X and Y though has me super excited and I finally broke down and bought a 3DS. I was going to go with the 2DS but then I scored the 3ds xl for $100 on ebay.

I still need to preorder and am leaning towards Y. Any arguments to get X instead?

I got none

X has Clauncher, that's a good arguement for it.

Xerneas is cooler than Yveltal.
Then again, I'm the only one in my circle of friends who isn't sucking off everything that's Dark typed :p

And Xerneas looks better! Just sayin' xD
I guess if I'll finally get myself a 2DS (and a 2DS it will be, because I don't want to pay more just to have an effect that I'd never use anyway...), it will be X for me too.

I'm still planning to get the 2DS on October 12th *the release day* when I go in to get my X & Y copies from my Game Stop on Blanding Blvd. near my local Walmart :3.

I wish I had the money :/

Both my brother and friend picked X so I'm left with Y. I do like Yveital but I'm not sure about the Flamingo and Goth Horsea. I cannot believe it's only 2 weeks until X & Y come out. I must admit I'm getting a bit excited about starting a pokemon adventure which I don't know that much about.

Last pokemon game I played was Emerald, so I really have no idea to expect from modern Pokemon…should be an interesting experience.

Well, a move's category no longer has anything to do with its elemental type.

For example, the Elemental Punches are all Physical as of Gen4 whereas in Emerald they were Special.

So I'm at the point in White 2 where Legendaries are a thing and fuck me they are ANNOYING. I get that they should be harder to catch than normal Pokémon but they've made it brutally difficult to grab them and most of the time the Legendaries aren't even worth it.

K,this is like the second time I've seen this pic floating around.Could be true,could not.Take it with a grain of salt for now.

https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/...37690838_n.jpg

It doesn't look real, but less convincing things have been confirmed as real so I'm hopeful. They're not bad although with the exception of Quilladin, they're not so different from their previous evolutions.

That pic matches the rumours that have described Froakie's evo, and its more in style with the game art than most fake leaks are I think.

Not saying its real by any means, but if those were what we got I think I'd be happy with that.

Not real. I was reading a rumour thread in Pokebeach the other day, the artist has come forward for the Froaky one definitely, possibly fennekin too...


Still I hope they look something like that, they all look pretty cool =]

Well that's disappointing, here's hoping they are along those lines though!

Definetly.I did have my doubts about the Chespin one.

I'm seven Gym Leaders down in White 2 now, and have two legendaries on my team.

Got my preorder for Y! I'm more excited for this gen than I thought I would be. I think I'm going to cut myself off from this thread, pokememes, and other news sites so I'm not spoiled any more than I already am . I want to go into it pretty much blind.

Yeah, apparently the review copies have been distributed and the date to talk about them is the fourth, which is still 8 days before release. Never mind potential earlier leaks. I'm staying faaar away from anything.

Picked up White 2 and White again today to, first, finally claim my first ever Palkia after downloading it at Gamestop the other day. And second, work on passing over my living dex to White 2 for the millionth time... Partway into Gen 4.

Those fake designs did look interesting. I want to go with Fennekin, but I don't know if I should, since there's that Torchic distribution, and having two fire types does not a balanced team make.

EDIT: I've heard some rumors that your Pokémon can die in X and Y, does anyone know if there's any truth to this?

Nope. I don't think it would be true though, because of one thing: Cut, fluffy creatures in a kid's game. It doesn't seem right that your 'friends' should die.

Alright.

I honestly disapprove this. Making Pokémon die will make battles really uncomfortable. Instead of a mere sport it would become a really cruel thing.

Rumors that your Pokemon can die, get stolen, be injured (That can't be healed by a Pokemon Center), run away, etc are all lies. They've been around since Gen 2 hit the scene, and I can't ever see them implementing that into the games.

Gotta share this pic.Makes a lot of sense.

https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...18050993_n.jpg

Things that I just realized:
Male Smeargles are Arceus-sends for Chain-Breeding egg moves.
B/W2 is not a game. It is a resource for building skills and teams for the metagame.
I don't know whether-or-not to use Dream World.

I don't know how Dream World is like now, but last time it wasn't really exciting. Very few rewards to be gained, and Pokémon that you want to get are seldom there. Plus the customizing options for your house are very limited compared to similar games.

It is a promising system, however, and with some work it could be a really fun part of the game.

I could never use Dream World consistently. You have to put in tons of work to get areas with any Pokemon worth owning, but that's made practically impossible because of the multiple limits implemented, if it's not constantly crashing and freezing, or if the site is even up.

Really? Hm...ok. So what do you guys think of my starter debacle? Also, I've been catching up on news, and I didn't know trainer customization was as deep as it looks. 2 weeks...

My thinking is that you don't need two starters on your team. In fact, I think I wouldn't want two starters on my team. I want to explore Kalos' Pokémon, so nice as the Kanto starters are, they can wait. :D

If you want fennekin, go for it, who cares about balance, heck get Charmander too. :lolol

In all seriousness get the one you like the most, don't overthink it.

Yup, in all likelihood the team you started out with might not be the team you end up with. That's okay, it's about exploring possibilities and having fun!

Part of the fun is seeing a random trainer using a Pokemon and declaring "I want that."
I did that in White, with Siglyph. :lol

I can identify with that. When I first saw Sigilyph I was like WHOA WHAT IS THAT COOL THING? Next thing I know, it's my resident Flying type.

Same thing happened with me. I was wanting one because I liked it's design. Next thing I know, it's a staple on my team :lol
It was awesome. I loved it!

Ok.

Alright.

:lol I don't like Sigliph that much. It's too weird.