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!
I CANT BELIEVE WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THIS POINT WHEREIN FAIRY IS A TYPE AND OH GOD I DONT KNOW WHAT IM FEELING RIGHT NOW
it’s rather good isn’t it? Pkmns need have more types I personally thought that will be love type, because love is strong against ice and can break hard [steel] wall or something like that…
me too
IM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!11
Is it confirmed to be called Fairy or is it just a new type that’s been confirmed?
Confirmed to be called “Fairy” in the English versions.
Little tidbit but, “amie” is the feminine form of “friend” in French. Nice to see a little more real-world influence 🙂
Another connection to France.
I though it was just a cute way to say Pokemon and Me
“mon amie” is a common way to refer to someone in french, it means “my friend” — so Pokemon Amie plays off of that.
No way no way ahhhh clefairy though? Why Marril? So many questions! Ahhh october 12!!!
moonblast and fairy wind!!!!!
According to the official site, Noivern is a Flying-Dragon. Flying as it’s primary type. Also, interesting stuff over there about the Pokemon-Amie stuff. There’s a caption under a picture of Pikachu in battle turned towards the player : “Pokémon you’ve played with may turn to you in battle and wait for your orders.” Perhaps suggesting that Pokemon you don’t take care of will ignore you?
It also says you can calm down Noivern by feeding it with fruit. It can be just an ordinary pokedex entry though.
Pokemon will probably have an emote depending on how much you play with them – Nintendo did announce there would be a new way of ‘raising’ Pokemon, so this might be the way to raise Pokemon happiness.
Makes sense. Like in the show-Pikachu was a a-hole to Ash. Also with his Charizard- Ash had plenty of badges, and it never listened until he saved it from dying
That’s what I was thinking. Plus,why point out that they’ll wait for your orders since that’s what Pokemon have always done in the games (unless traded, of course)? Unless that’s due to change with this new system. I don’t see why they’d point out that caring for them means they’ll wait for your orders unless there’s going to be an opposite effect introduced. For example, that mistreated Pokemon will act like a traded Pokemon and not always listen. I dunno.
This system is better than the “badge system”, where Pokemon only listen if you have a certain accountof badges.I hippie this game will be linked with the anime directly.
in the trailer it says “woaw the wild helioptile you STEPPED on attacked'”; lolz
Really? That’s hilarious. I have to rewatch the trailer!
it’s at the 0:44 mark
Noivern appears to be a Wyvern Pokémon with screech/sound-based attacks, similar to speculation about Yveltal being a Wyvern Pokémon. Noise plus Wyvern = Noivern.
I’m so happy ;). If I fail my math final today, I will still be happy! Beartic!
But I failed my maths test 9/49. Is that good?
omg YEEEEEESSSS!!!!! to all those nay-sayers about fairy types and its even called a Fairy Type!!! I’m so excited for X & Y :3
Marill being Fairy is surprising. I think there are more than that Clefairy gruop will be fairy too. I just hoped they would show a brand new fairy pokemon.
So now that the direct is over, I have a feeling that we won’t get much more new news. I’m not gonna put to much thought into it, but for a 90 minuted presentation with Q&A just maybe.
I got the male’s name right!!! Let’s see if the girl is Yvonne!
whats the boys name
Xavier. I posted my guesses on here several months ago… Although I think I guessed Xavier and Yvette, not Yvonne. I can’t remember which thread I posted it under!
or Ynes… or Yasmin(e)(a)
IF IT’S YASMINA I WILL LOSE MY SHIT BECAUSE THAT’S MY NAME AND THIS DAY ALREADY CANNOT GET ANY BETTER 😀
I’m thinking Yolanda.
It might be Yvette or something French.
(I hope it’s not Yolanda. No lie: I had a gym teacher in fourth grade who insisted on calling me that.)
I want to pet myself all over! Beartic!
Gross..
I was talking about petting the Pokemon “Beartic”. Not petting my actual body. Lol
it’s still gross…
“To each his own”
Yeah I wait for adult mod for this game for some hunk pkmns like you or Zoroark ect.
Or to pet that “thing” that sticks out of reshiram
LMAO! What have I started?
BEARTICCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!
LMAO!
Vivillon evolves from Spewpa.
SPEWPA! SPEWPA!
He definietly will not be a good sweeper
OH MY GOD!!! I AM SCREECHING!!! Fairy! and why Marill? but i dont care I AM SO EXCITED!!!!
Did Pokemon Smash not confirm that Sylveon (and by extension Fairy type) is strong against Ice and also weak against Steel?
I always thought I would hate the day a new Type was announced. But I am sooooo excited right now
Ahhhhh 😀 So ecstatic it’s finally been revealed! Really glad we have another thing to take down dragons with. I don’t know how to word it well but I kinda see it as like a psychic type for comparison? I’m not sure how to explain what I mean xD The new Pokemon look great! Was surprised to see the bat as a dragon but I’m completely ok with that ahhh >u< and INTERACTING WITH OUR POKEMON HECK YES this is something I love, never thought about the game having, and yet it's all I've ever wanted. October couldn't get here any faster!
how did they find out that the males name is Xavier
Vivillon (Prismillon in French, Vivillon in deutsch, ) evolves from a Pokemon called “Spewpa” (Puponcho in deutsch and Pérégrain in French).
There is a mysterious phrase written under the picture of Vivillon on the XY european official websites mentioning it!
According to this, Spewpa has not wings
if it’s called Puponcho in german, I guess the “pup” comes from “Puppe” meaning puppet or cocoon.
obviously 3 stage evo line
Could be a two stage like Venomoth.
we will probably see its pre-evos in corocoro later this week. I hope the dragon has a pre-evo too.
Where is CoroCoro?
Hidden away from the eyes of those who seek its wondrous contents. Only those with extreme power are permitted to gaze upon its spectacularity.
lol where did you see that the males name will be Xavier
http://www.pokemonxy.com/_ui/img/_en/screenshots/june_p14_04.jpg
thanks you
I must prepare the altar with my sacrificial lamb in order to ask the gods for this extreme power.
Loving that Vivillon, its design is so data-like. LOVE IT!
Actually, it’s more like stained glass. It probably takes inspiration from the many stained glass windows in French architecture.
Still awesome.
YES FAIRY TYPE 😀 I was not expecting that till tonight, I wonder what they’ll reveal now, maybe mewtwo’s other form?? Btw is there going to be live feed of XY tonight ??
Will there be any more information?
It’s possible we’ll get more at the round table in 10ish hours, but this might be it for now. It’s plenty!