The latest issue of Corocoro has begun appearing online, and with it comes a stash of new information, including new Pokémon, characters and even more!
The scans and our translations can be found below. Remember! These are the Japanese names and it’s almost certain that we’ll get the official English reveal of these Pokémon in a couple of days.
Pokémon Information
- Maaiika: “Rotate Pokemon”, Dark/Psychic with Contrary or Suction cups. It flashes the lights above its eyes and confuses its opponents. As its classification suggests, this Pokémon actually rotates it battle.
- Kalamanero: the “Turnabout Pokemon”, an Evolution of Maiika. Has either the ability ‘Contrary’ or ‘Suction Cups’. It knows the move ‘Flip Around’ which flips the stats of the afflicted Pokémon, much like it’s ability.
- This may actually work through the 3DS’s gyroscope?
- Goronda: “Tough-Looking Pokemon”, Fighting/Dark Knows Arm Hammer. Ability is Mold Breaker or Iron fist. Pancham is hinted at evolving in a special way. It is described as “looking like it has a rough temperament, but cannot stand to see the weak getting bullied. It has a warm heart”.
- Shushuppu: the “Perfume Pokemon” is Fairy Exclusive to Pokemon Y and looks like a pink bird. It has the ability ‘healer’. “It releases a special aroma from its body to fascinate the opponent”.
- Skrelp is a Pokemon Y exclusive, Clauncher is an X-exclusive
- Peroppuff: “Cotton Candy Pokemon”, Fairy type, has an ability called Sweet Veil which protects team members battling from sleep. Exclusive to Pokemon X
- Xerneas: “Life Pokemon”, Fairy type and has the ability Fairy Aura which powers Fairy-type moves. Has a new move called Geo Control
- Yveltal: “Destruction Pokemon”, Dark/Flying type and has the ability Dark Aura which powers up Dark-type moves. Has a new move called Death Wing
- Honedge has the ability ‘No Guard’
Character Information
- Team Flare are the new antagonists, they aim to make big money, but doesn’t seem like their only aim
- Prof. Platane is the new Professor, may battle you
- “The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree (or platane, in Europe)” -Wikipedia, This could refer to a 3D plane which has X and Y coordinates, infers third game will definitely be Z.
- Two new Gym Leaders: Citron (likes to invent things) and Zakuro (good at sports)
Game Information
- New “O-Power” which can help you throughout the game, similar to Pass Powers
- “Holocaster” allows you to receive updates on WiFi tournaments through the PSS
- Drain Kiss is a new Fairy-type attack which attacks the opponent whilst recovering HP
- New attack “Flip around” switches around the opponents stats.
Miscellaneous Information
- Maaiika is from Maika, a common Japanese squid, as well as being from the common Japanese phrase “Maa, ii ka!” used to ‘leave something as it is’ and to ‘not bother yourself with it further’
- Karamanero is Calamari (squid), Karamasu (to entangle/entwine)
- Goronda is Gorogoro (the onomatopeia of rumbling or something big rolling), and Panda
- Shushupu is Syusyu (a scrunchie or haritie covered in fabric or lack on innovation/stupidity) and Puchi (french preffix Petit.)
- Shitoron to come from Citron, and Zakuro is clearly from Pomegranate
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The thing that bothers me is that the squid pokemon isn’t water.. I thought it would be like the tentacool/cruel of this generation… The other pokemon that are in this month issue just don’t do it for me. Only the little bird thingy is kinda cute. The panda bear is just a big let down. I hoped for a cool evolution, not another ursaring, beartic look-a-like with a freaking cape.
Oh and a question: does somebody know where you can pre-order the games WITH the Xerneas and Yveltal figures yet? Or is it gonna be announced..
Awesome news! Although I must say my heart is broken because I really wanted Skrelp, and Shushupu (although I still love Peroppafu :3) Would anyone be willing to trade one to me ?
AWESOME :3 I love them all, and loving all the new type combinations. And I guess this makes skrelps evolution fake D;
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OMG! Loving every piece of new information about this EPIC POKÉMON GAME!!! I love Maaiika and Kalamenero, so original!!! Getting X for Xerneas and Clauncher. Love the typing of the legendaries but Xerneas could have a 2nd typing like Grass. The team, the professor and the gym leaders are awesome! Geon Control and Death Wing sound so BADASS! Hope their graphics are too. The teaser for next month’s CoroCoro issue, due for release on August 12th 2013, is said that the magazine willl contain the biggest scoop of the century!!! I CAN’T WAIT!!! I bet that the starters’ evolutions will be revealed, and y’all?
Yeah at this point Ibelieve they’ll show their second stages.
If these two squids turn out to be Inkay and Malimar and their evolution method is indeed turning the 3DS upside-down, then I’m guessing that Inkay is open to more moves than Malimar since you could get Malimar as early as level 2. Kind of like how the elemental monkeys could learn moves up until they evolved and you had to use a tutor.
A lot of dark types in gen VI. It would be a shame if..they still decided against a certain gym type.
Ok ok ok ok if these new Pokemon just HAPPEN to be reveiled to the public as Pangoro, Inkay and Malimar and that my future Chespin will become a nasty dark type (which i really hope it doesn’t)
then I guess ill have to go jump out the nearest window in response for believing or doubting online rumors…
Despite what i said Pangoro looks like a Pokemon that can give one heck of a mauling and I to have one as a partner for X
Why would their names matter at this point? They already describe the Pokemon that were in the rumors, so chances are they will be given those names.
All of these new pokemon designs are fantastic! And finally some exclusives :’D This was definatly perfect to wake up to!
I like the idea of Team Flair/Flare. Sounds like they will be greedy and snarky with a lot more personality, making you want to beat them. Their goal of making money is a fresh spin fom the usual wanting to take over the world/control everything.
I wonder which word it really is, flair or flare? Maybe both?
Flair does fit well with the whole Paris, France, beauty theme, seeing as it means stylishness and originality.
Yeah exactly it would fit great with the theme. I’m hoping its not flare as in heat that makes me think too much of team magma.
Noooo! Where did Pancham’s adorably mischievous eyes go?!? D;
Did anyone else notice that in battle, the cotton candy pokemon has feet, yet in its official artwork, it has the little stick(?) thing? Or am I just seeing things?
yes it does have two fluffy feet!
I noticed that too. I think the stick is actually is its tail and it tucks its feet up to float around. That’s just my theory, though.
OMG this is the best news! I still wan’t one skrelp and the pink bird so I’ll have to trade (ps: please someone trade with me in october :p)… but it was a rumour that clauncher will evolve in water/electric type so… if it is true that definetly will be awesome! I’m wan’t even more my pokemon X! and about the candy cotton pokemon I don’t like it to much it seems like a little dog with a fussion with whimsicott… but the pink birdy pokemon it’s so cute… I’ll hope that my candy cotton pokemon in x would have a very nice evolution in other way I would definetly rise that little pink bird that possibly evolve in a flamingo pokemon…
So I have a good idea on those gym leaders.
I think the dude with robot arms will be electric type, and will have clauncher’s evo which i presume will end up being water/electric. Their color schemes match up, and the robot arms look/ will look like clauncher’s evo’s claws.
The rock climber could plausibly be dark because it seems like he’s in a cave. But i think his main pokemon might be the sabeleye evo we’ve been thinking about. I mean they are cave-dwellers. The dude has gems in his hair, much like sabeleye.
I would love for him to be the Dark type gym leader, but seeing as he’s rock-climbing and he’s good at sports I’m thinking Rock or Fighting type Gym.
Since he plays sports he could be a cheater and win by scheming,
which would make him a perfect candidate for a Dark-type Gym Leader.
Smashing!
Oh God… now I have to get one and name it Nigel…
Aw crap! It’s begun!
The Nigel meme has taken over it’s innocence!
D:
BAHAHAHAHAHA!
OMG !!! hahaahahah
this one is just plain creepy compare to the other nigels
You ruined it. In a good way. Wait…what??
The Professor is Hot. I love everything!! I wonder if Team Flare is gonna be the only team for both games though.
seriosly?? POkemon cotoom asugar?
OH ALELUYA!!! WE GOT THE PROFESSOR!! WONDERFULL
THE PROFFESOR IS REALLY CUTE <3.<3
I dont like the idea that claucher is only for pokemon X 🙁 I love pokmeon Y
Citron = Eiffel Tower Electric Type Gym Leader. Yet another blonde Electric Type Gym Leader. I wonder who the girl next to him in the Gym is.
Zakuro= Ground type. He’s an adventurer, mountain climbing etc. They’re gemstones in his hair. Craggy like hair. Gym Badge(?) is a pattern of bricks.
I would guess Zakuro to be a Rock-type Gym Leader rather than Ground-type, if only because it’s been a while since we’ve had a Rock-type Gym Leader and there’s never been one that isn’t the first Gym Leader in their region, so it might be a nice change of pace.
Citron looks more like a Steel gym leader in my opinion…but i hope GF surprise us xD
I really want kalamanero but I also really want it to rotate like it’s pre-evolution. Or “Turn-about” as it’s classification says Cause I really love the way it looks right-side up or the otherway? Haha . Really happy with the news nevertheless
look this wonderfull
i swear at least once i will send out a grass type to battle Maaiika/Kalamanero thinking they are a water type in sted of sending out a grass type since it has 4x weakness to it. finally it feels like they are giving the bug type some love
pokemon started with bugs afterall
Has anyone else noticed that Goronda’s belly looks an open mouth with teeth? I wonder if it’s meant to look like that or it’s just coincidence. And I love how Kalamanero looks like an evil parrot/squid since they both have beaks.
Squids and octopi have beaks for mouths in the real world. It would make sense to add them.
I know the thing that I was commenting on was that they sort of spliced a parrot and a squid to make Kalamanero’s face which I thought was cool.
Ah, okay.