The E3 Nintendo Direct has confirmed that Fairy Type is now a real type! It is Super Effective against Dragon Type Pokémon, but other type effectiveness has yet to be confirmed. A new Fairy Type attack was also released; Moonblast damages foes and can also lower Sp Atk. Some Fairy Type Pokémon:
- Sylveon
- Marill (Water/Fairy)
- Gardevoir (Psychic/Fairy)
- Jigglypuff (Normal/Fairy)
Two new Pokémon were also revealed! Vivillon is a new Bug/Flying Pokémon and is able to learn the move Struggle Bug. Vivillon is said to evolve from a Pokémon called Spewpa. The other new Pokémon is Noivern which is Flying/Dragon and learns a new move known as Boomburst.
A few other tidbits were also revealed:
- Games launch worldwide on October 12th
- Male protagonist is named Xavier
- New “Pokémon-Amie” feature brings some pet simulation elements to X & Y
- Another new Fairy Type move has been shown, being used by Gardevoir. It is known as Fairy Wind.
[UPD 1]: PokéBeach has captured some photographs from another trailer at E3, the trailer shows three new Pokémon and a new female character. One screenshot also seems to confirm that Sky Battles are in the game. No further details are known but we will be covering the session later this evening LIVE. The images are below.
[UPD2]: Bulbagarden has posted an image showing how Sky Battles will look in X&Y. Find it below!
We will to continue to update this post!
Just in case anyone was curious the female protagonist’s name is Yvonne. Its mentionned on the official site
Honestly, all of the news today was disappointed & kinda boring imo. Only cool things were Noivern & horde battles. The rest were blah & just not interesting enough. Thought X&Y would’ve been better than this..
Hmm, Talonflame used Aerial Ace against Haunter, the same attack Chespin used, did it?
It looks cool as fletchling’s evolution
I think that Froakie’s line has very low base HP…..
Snivy with 45 base HP stat, at Level 50, 0 EV, 0 IV…. it has 105 HP.
While in the scene of Froakie vs Vivilion it only has 101 HP.
Fairy type confirmed. Who looks stupid now people who thought fairy wasn’t’t going to happen
I sure hope Gardevoir, Jigglypuff, Maril and Sylveon are not the only Fairy-type or it’ll be the smallest type ever… I’m thinking pokemon like Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Mawile, Misdreavus, Mismagius, Snubull, Granbull, Chansey, Bilssery, Happiny, Togepi, Togeic, Togekiss, Azurill, Azumaril, Igglypuff and Wigglytuff. Oh and maybe Budew, Roselia, Roserade, Gorebyss, Gothita, Gotherita, Gothitelle, Audino, Minum, Plusle, Minum and Pachiracu
I agree with most of those. Though I don’t think Pokémon that already have two types will have one of them replaced for another.
You listed “Minum” (which I assume is Minun) twice.
Do you think that Cleffa/Clefairy/Clefable will become Fairy types too? They are the first fairies! They must…