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It has been a couple of weeks since the previous episode was published (you can read it here if you haven’t done so!) and it’s now time for the next. This time round we’re going to focus on Pokémon. Or more specifically the Pokémon our readers would like to see introduced in X & Y. Before we begin that, we’re going to take a look back at some of our highlights from episode 2.
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Last month I published episode two of Journey to X & Y, putting out some ideas about the then newly revealed Kalos region. A couple of weeks later and we’ve received a fair few replies and we’ve enjoyed reading through all of your ideas. A few of our most favourites are below!
Unlike the first episode I didn’t voice my own opinions on the subject, instead introduced the areas that we wanted you to discuss: what readers believed each area of interest in Kalos to be, for example could one of the regions many castles house the Pokémon League? -something Maki agreed with, and what route readers believed they would take their journey over Kalos.
Beginning with the explorations of Kalos, dewkage believed that unlike previously speculation and imagery we’ve seen the town in the very south of the region would house the seventh gym, which Mark James Colgan responded to saying that the 8th Gym looks more like the first town in the game, and just before it looks like route 3 in the video.
By looking at locations and what they contain, Sean said that the Carnac stones area has what could be a graveyard to the right of it (see the little stone slabs just after the bridge) It could point to the town above it being a ghost type gym. Something that could also be related to some footage we saw earlier in the year featuring the inside of a Gym building.
Finally, Pokémon Blue Hero‘s response about the rivers of the Kalos region were something to think about. They said that they were really intrigued by them and look forward to seeing if they’ll play a big role in our journey. Hopefully the game designers will be able to maintain a nice balance between land and water in the region, something many fans say Hoenn didn’t do.
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Kalos has already proven that it’s home to some interesting Pokémon, most of which are still shrouded in a fair amount of mystery. We’ve learnt that Gogoat will introduce a new riding mechanic (something we’ll focus on in a future episode), Sylveon is the centrepiece for the new Fairy Type, and Flabébé has recently been introduced as being in a shared position of both the lightest and smallest Pokémon to date.
We’ve already looked at how the region draws inspiration from France, as shown by the regional map revealed to us a month ago. At E3 we were also told how France as seen as a country of beauty, is this something we could see new Pokémon draw from? The introduction of Fairy Type opens the possibility of introducing a few ‘beautiful’ Pokémon this generation.
It’s definitely safe to say that the revelation of new Pokémon is something fans look forward to most in a new generation, and as such that’s our focus this episode. We want to hear from you guys what new types of Pokémon you’d like to see introduced? Whether you go with the basics of a new type combination, or a little deeper looking at the specifics of a new Pokémon and where it draws its inspirations from.
As usual, comment with your ideas and input below. We really want you to share your ideas for new Pokémon and we’re all looking forward to reading them!
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Cheetah • Electric-type ☼ {2 stage}
Cockroach • Bug/Dark-type ☼ {3 stage}
Gargoyle • Rock/Flying-type ☼ {1 stage}
Peacock • Grass/Flying-type ☼ {2 stage}
Flamingo • Water/Flying-type ☼ {2 stage}
Clock • Steel/Psychic-type ☼ {1 stage or 2 stage}
Chinese Dragon • Dragon/Fairy-type ☼ {3 stage}
European Dragon • Dragon/Fire-type ☼ {2 stage}
Komodo Dragon • Poison/Dragon-type ☼ {2 stage}
Pumpkin • Grass-type, than Grass/Ghost-type ☼ {2 stage}
Dolphin • Water-type, than Water/Psychic-type ☼ {2 stage}
Dragon Slayer • Steel/Fairy-type ☼ {3 stage Pseudo Legendary}
Toy Poodle → Miniature Poodle → Standard Poodle • Normal-type ☼ {3 stage}
Elf • Normal/Fairy-type ☼ {2 stage, branch evolution}
➥Elf + Lv50 = High Elf • Normal/Fairy-type
➥Elf + Leaf Stone = Wood Elf • Grass/Fairy-type
➥Elf +Dusk Stone = Dark Elf • Dark/Fairy-type
Aaaaand since the Kalos region is based on France, I see it as the perfect chance to add a Mr. Mime evo into the dex.
Oh, and possibly a Trainer who specializes in using Smeargle? Cuz, you know, art.
And maybe a Magcargo evolution since it’s name is based off of escargot.
Um… Orrrr… maybe a Fire-type Gym Leader/Elite Four who uses Magcargo as his/her main?
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i would think a Dragon Slayerpokemon would be dragon/fairy
Not necessarily. When it comes to Fairy-types, do ya know why they’re so effective against Dragon-types?
One theory I heard and love is the classic medieval folklore of a knight slaying a dragon. These knights were known as dragon slayers. Therefore, I picture a Pokémon similar to Bisharp in stature with a knight’s helm and sharp blades along the sides of its forearms with a cape-like appendage. Its Steel-type comes from its knightly appearance while its Fairy-type come from the medieval folklore, which, in the Pokémon world, would make it super-effective against Dragon-types.
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Looks like you’ve got your list all planned out!
Yessir! I sure do. I think they’re pretty good ideas.
Though, I can really only think of animals. Kinda hard to come up with a Pokémon outta something inanimate.
I can’t really come up with many 1 stage evos, either. I like evolution.
OMG OMG OMG so i just got this amazing idea for your “pumpkin” pokemon. It should start as a bug/grass Pokemon. (the bug type would reside inside the pumpkin) when evolving the bug would come out and be WHATEVER type of bug it wants to be. The pumpkin would become the residue and be perfect as a grass/ghost Pokemon!!
I want to see all of that and a chimera pokemon well legendary ….i don’t care how it looks like I just want one or a royal crest bird
Fighting-flying is an interesting type.
It should of been Staraptor.
Fighting Flying and Fighting Fairy, Ice steel, Water Fire, Poison Dragon, Poison Fairy, Ice Fire, Ghost Fairy, Ghost Fighting, Electric Fire. A awesome fighting Fairy type, which could be like one of the awesome lord of the rings elves.
Adding on to my idea about watching Wi-Fi matches as they we’re happening. What about doing double battles with another person from around the world?
Gym:bug
Gym:fighting
Gym:electric
Gym:grass
Gym:fairy
Gym:ghost
Gym:dragon
Gym:ground
Elite:poison
Elite:flying
Elite:fire
Elite:water
Champ:multiple type
Do you hate Dark-types, too?!
(╯°Д°）╯︵ /(.□ . )
Another idea of mine. I think each Elite4 member should have a legendary as their last Pokemon. The same for the Champion. It makes them have more authority in a way in that their not just a trainer who uses normal Pokemon. As for the Champion, well either that, or He/She specializes in Fairy Types.
I like this idea a lot. It makes it that much tougher, because, let’s be honest, the Elite Four can sometimes be not so difficult.
I think it should’ve always been like that, actually.
Glad someone agrees. I see the E4 higher up then Frontier Brains yet they get Legendaires? Brandon would of been an excellent E4 member.
Since this generation keeps dwelling on the concept of beauty, I see a chance to add a plethora of beautiful Pokemon. Since the reigning queen of beauty has always been Milotic, why don’t give her an evolution or a branch evolution? Milotic is as good as it is stats and design wise but I think there can be improvements to make Milotic one of the strongest Fairy type Pokemon (fingers crossed that she is retyped to become a Fairy Type) or Water type Pokemon to not be a legendary. If you really want to push the boundaries then you can even make Milotic the Pseudo-legendary of generation 6 and make history by becoming the first Pokemon to come from a different gen then the one where it became a Pseudo-legendary Pokemon.
Milotic- Water
Tender Pokemon
Ability: Cute Charm (hidden), Marvel Scale
Average Stat: 540 (Possess the highest stat of any Water type Pokemon along with Gyardos and Kingdra that is non-legendary)
Madeosir’ene- Water/Fairy
Beauty Pokemon
Ability: Cute Charm (hidden), Marvel Scale
Average Stat: 600 (All Pseudo-legendary possess this average stat)
Luvdisc- Water
Rendezvous Pokemon
Ability: Hydration (hidden), Swift Swim
Average Stat: 330 (The difference between Feebas and Milotic average stat is 330 to 340)
Beautdisc- Water/Psychic
Siren Pokemon
Ability: Hydration (hidden), Water Absorb
Average Stat: 540 (Difference of 210 from it’s basic form)
Beautdisc? You know what, I could see a split evolution for Luvdisc. The other could be called Heartbreak. (Has a double meaning to the name.)
Beautdisc- Beauty, Beaute (french for beauty), disc
Madeosir’ene- Mademoiselle (french for madame or lady), sir’ene (siren, mermaid for french)
I’d like a Rock/Ghost Grave -> Mausoleum line, a Grass/Ghost based off of the ghost orchid ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_orchid), and a Grass/Dragon based off of a Snapdragon.
I just want to see the evos of the starters.
Headgrill – Grass/Steel
Spike pokemon
Ability: Overgrow heavy metal(Hidden)
Evolves from chespin at level 18
Drilminer – Grass/Steel
Drilling pokemon
Ability: Overgrown Heavy metal(Hidden)
Evolves from headgrill at level 33
Foxyro – Fire/Fighting(Or Psychic)
Fastest fox pokemon
Ability: Blaze Illusion(Hidden)
Eolves from fennekin at level 15
Wolflame – Fire/Fighting(Or Psychic)
Fox king pokemon
Ability: Blaze Illusion(Hidden)
Evolves from foxyro at level 37
Piribbit- Water/Ice
rouge pokemon
Ability: Torrent ice body(Hidden)
Evolves from froakie at level 14
Vikullfrog – Water /Ice
Viking ship pokemon
Ability: Torrent ice body(Hidden)
Evolves from piribbit at level 34
I’m also hoping we get some interesting ice type combinations this gen, not just sole ice types like in gen 5. Maybe Ice/Fighting, Ice/Bug or Ice/Rock?
http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2013/171/8/3/commission_icerbellum2_by_dragonith-d69y321.png
I want a better Psychic/Ice type Pokemon. I hate Jynx, it’s so ugly. This is my Fakemon Icerbellum. I hope something like it becomes real.
I’d like to see:
Alpaca ~ Ground/Ice (Two stage)
Christmas Elf ~ Ice/Fairy (One or Two stage)
Dolphin ~ Water/Psychic (Two or Three stage)
Donkey ~ Normal/Fighting (Two stage) >I imagine this one with boxing gloves on it’s hind legs. Y’know, for donkey-kicking.
Firefly ~ Bug/Electric (Three stage)
Gnome ~ Ground/Fairy (One stage)
Jack-o-lantern ~ Grass/Ghost (Two stage)
Peacock ~ Flying/Grass (Two or Three stage)
Sewer Rat ~ Poison/Dark (Two stage)
Sloth ~ Grass/Rock (Two or Three stage) >I imagine this as a rocky sloth covered in moss
Snowman ~ Normal/Ice (Two or Three stage)
Snowy Owl ~ Flying/Ice (Two or Three stage)
Tiki Totem ~ Grass/Fire (Two or Three stage)
Will-o-wisp ~ Fairy/Fire (One stage)
I’d also like to see evolutions/prevolutions for:
~Eevee (Dragon or Flying)
~Combee (Male evolution)
~Jinx (Evolution)
~Chatot (Evolution)
~Basculin (Evolution)
~Onix (Prevolution)
~Maractus (Prevolution)
~Cryogonal (Prevolution)
And lastly, these pokemon should have ‘Fairy’ as part of their typing:
Cleffa (Normal/Fairy)
Clefairy (Normal/Fairy)
Clefable (Normal/Fairy)
Happiny (Normal/Fairy)
Chansey (Normal/Fairy)
Blissey (Normal/Fairy)
Togepi (Normal/Fairy)
Togetic (Normal/Fairy)
Togekiss (Normal/Fairy)
Misdreavus (Ghost/Fairy)
Mismagius (Ghost/Fairy)
Snubbull (Normal/Fairy)
Granbull (Normal/Fairy)
Celebi (Fairy/Grass)
Plusle (Electric/Fairy)
Minun (Electric/Fairy)
Volbeat (Bug/Fairy)
Illumise (Bug/Fairy)
Luvdisc (Water/Fairy)
Jirachi (Steel/Fairy)
Cherubi (Grass/Fairy)
Cherrim (Grass/Fairy)
Lopunny (Normal/Fairy)
Chingling (Psychic/Fairy)
Chimecho (Psychic/Fairy)
Uxie (Fairy)
Mesprit (Fairy)
Azelf (Fairy)
Phione (Water/Fairy)
Manaphy (Water/Fairy)
Shaymin (Grass/Fairy)
Audino (Normal/Fairy)
Cottonee (Grass/Fairy)
Whimsicott (Grass/Fairy)
Meloetta (Normal/Fairy)
Sorry, that post was extremely long 🙁
One idea I thought of would be a split evo for a female Mime Jr. (more than likely through something like pokémon amie) that has elements of both a clown and a French stunt performer. It could be either a pure Psychic type, a Psychic/Fighting type, a Psychic/Normal type, or a Psychic/Fairy type
It’s not really a new type combination. But I envisioned a future evolution for Bisharp based on Gender. Kingscalibler for male and Queenscalibler for Female. (Couldn’t think of another legendary sword for the queen.) Or perhaps variant evolutions for pawniard, into a Rook, or Knight. Honestly I was surprised there wasn’t something like this in Black and White.