-Noivern is Flying/Dragon, 4' 11", 187.4 lbs., and uses a new attack called Boomburst.
-Vivillon is Bug/Flying, 3' 11", 37.5 lbs., and can learn Struggle Bug.
-The Fairy type was officially revealed: Fairy-types include Sylveon (Fairy), Gardevoir (Psychic/Fairy), Jigglypuff (Normal/Fairy), and Marill (Water/Fairy).
-Fairy is super effective against Dragon-type. This also matches with what our source told us.
-Sylveon knows a new move called Moonblast, a Fairy-type move which lowers its target's Sp. Atk stat. Gardevoir can learn Fairy Wind.
-There will be a new Pokemon interacting feature called Pokemon-amie, which allows you to bond with your Pokemon by petting them, feeding them, and playing with them to "deepen the connection between you." You can copy the actions they're performing with your 3DS to make them even happier too.
-The male player is named Xavier.
-Old Pokemon still have their old sound effect cries.
-Yveltal used Hyper Beam attack, which uses the exact same sound effect from Red and Blue.
-Apparently there's a new way to encounter wild Pokemon - "Whoa! The Heloptile you stepped on attacked!"
-X and Y will be released worldwide on October 12th.
Noivern & Vivillon
Q&A
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Q - With the advancements in technology - will we see multiple game save files?
A - Just one save file. With Pokemon games we always just want to make it one.
Q - Can you import Pokemon from previous games?
A - We are thinking of something. The DS and 3DS can't communicate, but we are working on it.
Q - Are you planning on working on DLC?
A - Are you talking about additional content like Mystery Dungeon? That's in the top 3 of questions I was hoping I wouldn't get asked. We don't have anything we can announce today."
Q - Will there be a story reason why Fairy-type will all of a sudden exist?
A - When we first decided we wanted to bring the type into the world, we wanted to find a way to balance the stength of the Dragon type. But no one wants us to weaken the Dragon-type Pokemon, so we decided to come up with something that could go against a Dragon, so that's why we came up with the Fairy-type.
Q- How will the always connected feature work?
A - It isn't region specific. Anyone in the world could be physically next to you.
Q - How many new Pokemon will be showing up this time?
A - I'm hoping that you discover it for yourselves.
Q - Why would you choose to base the Pokemon world in France?
A - How did you know it was France? (laughs)
Q - it looks a lot like France.
A - The new region is based on France because it's one of the many countries that have a focus on beauty, a major theme we want to explore in the worlds. Actually we weren't supposed to admit France was an inspiration, whoops (laughs).
Q - Is there a possibility of the old video games being available on virtual console?
A - We believe that Pokemon is the best on the handhelds, which is why we are careful to decide if we want to put it on a home console.
Q - With IVs and EVs, it's been very difficult to catch the right Pokemon and it is time consuming. Have you considered tweaking the formula to save player time?
A - (silence. . . deep in thought), didn't expect anyone to talk about that today (laughs). In Pokemon X and Y we are going to make these hidden specs more visible and easier for players to access.
Q (JWittz's) - I noticed that the female avatar changes clothing in the game introduction. How deep will player customization be?
A - (pause) Good eye for catching that! (laughs) We have made the games in a way where you can change your hair style and set your appearance in many ways. We did that so that players will look unique on the PSS avatar screen.
Q - Why is the game still locked to a grid?
A - It's a lot easier to plot out when scripted events will happen. HOWEVER, using the analogue pad with the rollerskates movement is much more free (8 directions, etc)
Q- Hi my name is Ash (everyone laughs). Yes it's actually Ash! What do you prioritize when making the music, and are you looking to add new musical styles?
A - We want to take the style of streaming music - the feeling of music will be quite different. The music that we create in our production environment will be able to play directly on the 3DS, we aren't restricted by game limitations.
Q - Could you go into detail about how Mewtwo goes in new formes? Would you like him to be in Smash Bros.?
A - Long pauses, lots of laughs. I can't really explain WHAT that Pokemon you're talking about was or if it will appear in other games as well. But with Smash Brothers we always carefully decide which characters we want to add.
Q - what will the evil team or rival be like?
A - There PROBABLY will be some kind of evil team. (laughs) You can expect to see a team "something." There are characters that occupy the rival position, but we want the games to be about having fun with a bunch of people. There might be multiple rivals.
Q - Will a friend on the PSS automatically make you a friend on the 3DS?
A - It might be a good idea to register your friends in advance, because your 3DS firends will be on your PSS list right away.
Q - What kinds of transportation will there be?
A - There will be a lot of new gems we won't reveal yet. It depends on the place, a lot of these new systems are localized.
Q - When it comes to battling online, will you be able to see your opponent's team before you battle them in order to help formulate a strategy?
A - In order to avoid confusion, online battles will be the pretty much same in X and Y as the previous games. However, a new feature for the internet battles will allow you to select a different song to play while you're in battle.
Q - We saw trainers riding a Gogoat jumping over a barrier and a player riding a slow moving Rhydon. What are the benefits to iding a pokemon vs. the bike in earlier games?
A - The other Pokemon you saw was actually Rhyhorn, not Rhydon (burn). Maybe a big rocky Pokemon will help you cross broken paths that you might not be able to cross with a bike alone. He'll allow you to bust up rocks along your way across your path. Rhyhorn was the Pokemon I personally always wanted to ride. If there was a Rhyhorn here in real life I'm sure you'd like to ride him as well. (WPM Note: o_O)
What were all the details about the new type? My stream was lagging too hard and I only got bits and pieces. It's super effective against Dragon? And they are changing the types of some pokes right?