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- Mega Evolution can only occur when the trainer and Pokemon have a strong enough bonds.
- Kanto Starters have Mega Evolutions
- Starter Pokemon to be given by a friend, Professor to give you a Kanto starter
- Annual fee to cover maintenance of the Pokemon Bank system and future compatibility with title.
- Pokemon Bank is a paid service which stores Pokemon in an online “Box”. Another app called “Pokemon Transporter” will allow Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 will allow for Generation V games to upload to it.
- Discussing link cable in original Gameboy games before the internet
- Mr. Ishihara is hosting today
- Pokémon Direct is starting shortly
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confirms hiro leak
2 starters
MegaSTARTERSS!!!
MEGA VENUSAUR!
omg
MEGA STARTERS!
Mega Charizard! 😀
OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS KANTO STARTER MEGA EVOLUTION
Mega ring!!
NOOOOOOOO LAAAAAAAG. I was seeing the transformation of Charizard to Mega Charizard, but I didn’t get to see what it looked like!
Edit: And the angle on Serebii doesn’t help too much, charizard is kind of in midflight, blocking some details. But, pretty good image of Blastoise.
http://www.serebii.net/direct94.jpg
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I think one thing I can tell is, aside from his belly section extending, he looks very much slimmed down.
me too 🙁
Not much. Just minor protrusions. MBlastoise is really cool though.
I just realized I’ve always prefered the grass starter (except for 4th gen – Empoleon)…Looks like it will be Chespin and Bulbasaur for me
Does this mean they want us all to experience it.. e-shop demo confirmed??
Moving-you can die happy now 😀
om I want thAT bundle
Transfer :’)
We all sorta knew it would happen XD it’s nice to have confirmation though. I didn’t get to see Mega starters very well though, only Venusaur they looked like the clones from the first movie at first glance.
Well what can you really do to make Venusar look even better.
I was thinking of bigger plant, or more stylized plant but it only got some vines.
The confirmation that we can transfer makes me so damn happy lol. My Sceptile is heading to Kalos!! ^_^
Haha, and I’m sure there’s video of it now and we can pause to get a better look at the Megas 😀
Well that was some bloody interesting news! GF certainly knows how to hype up the fanbase!
That was incredibly disappointing.
A transfer and storage system, confirmation of the fact that we will be getting TWO starters, MegaEvolutoins for Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur AND the fact that the X/Y 3DS will be available in North America….What more could you want?
Problem is, its a pay to use service. So Im sure there will be backlash.
Did they mention how much said pay service was? I’m just hearing paid, not a price.
It’s annual.
Yes, I get that. But how MUCH is it. The actual price point. Annual doesn’t say anything about the actual dollar amount.
Oops, that comment was for GLITCH’D. I didn’t hear a price though.
Not for the US, no. Japan is 500 Yen though, so probably 5 bucks.
I’m hoping they’ll offer something like “first month free” to enable people to transfer from 5th gen
Isn’t it Pokemon Bank that’s paid for, not transporter?
But you need Bank to use transporter
They are both one in the same. Transporter uploads to bank, bank transfers to X/Y. Im hearing that there will be some sort of free trial grace period to start though.
Kinda was wish they just did this in a new gameplay video but, what can you do at least we learned something cool new things that people already called.
NO, this is of the best announcements that nintendo ever made
*one
Mega Blastoise looks so funny! TWO starters!
3 if you count Event Torchic 😉
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3 if you get Torchic! Soooo exciting 😀
The 3DS bundle comes out TWO WEEKS before the game does? Dang. That is good.
They’re not bundles, just 3DS XL systems that feature the Xerneas/Yveltal design. No game is included in the purchase.
TWO STARTERS!!……..
–delete–
3 with Torchic ;P
NERDGASM! MEGA CHARIZARD,VENUSAUR,BLASTOISE!!!! *faints*
lol but seriously, I yelled out “YES, F*** YEAH” when they popped up on screen!
I wish there had been more of course, but I love that you get to have one of the original starters! And that X and Y 3DS looks good…
Which starters are you going to choose? I’m leaning more towards Chespin and Charmander.
Same lol, Chespin and Charmander!
+ Mudkip if I can import earlier! :DD Half of my team is set right there.
Fennekin and Bulbasaur
Going for Froakie and Charmander! Though considering that Torchic will be given through wi-fi, it might be wiser for me to go with Bulbasaur!
x- fennkin and squritle
y- chespin and Charmander
Don’t Forget about Torchic which is distributed…
Yeah but I’m going to use my soon to be hatched shiny Mudkip if I can import early! 😀 I’ll probably use Chespin, Blastoise,Blaziken. Still going with Charmander and Chespin. If I have to wait until the end of the game which I don’t think you have to this time around I’ll use a temporary water type and train my Mudkip until it’s evolved and ready to use :DD
SHINY. CHARIZARD. I HAZ IT. However, that means I probably need to get Charmander anyways, as it’s not confirmed yet, but how likely is it that they come holding their respective stones?
They could with it or someone gives it to. In the video a guy talks about the players Mega Stone.
Pokemon Bank wont be released until December 25th (in Japan at least), so you won’t be able to import from Gen V until then.
the megas look so cool and what does venusaur even change?
He gets the flower on his head and the plant on his back is larger
thanks i didnt notice that
There also appears to be vines dropping from its flower 🙂
Wait how does that work… the 3DS Bundle coming out before the game is officially released… Wait, I think I know. The game is supposed to be a on the system, like on the SD card, they may have you have a code to use to get the game free.
It’s like how the Wind Waker Wii U bundle is going to work. You get the game early by buying it pre-installed on the console.
No, i think the NA and European releases do not include the games and are simply modeled after them.