Moments ago, the official Pokémon Facebook page revealed the newest Pokémon X & Y species! With the ability No Guard, this Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon is capable of carrying out intricate attacks by telepathically coordinating its two blades to deliver twice the slice in battle.
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I’m not really dissapointed on its design(I actually kinda like it) as much as I’m dissapointed at the evolution they chose to show. Like I don’t really think there was anything special about Doublade to really show off but thats just me
Actually it was surprising, I wasn’t expecting it to evolve. It’s kind of exciting to be surprised.
I wonder how this Pokemon will look on the show?
Does someone know what kind of pokemon Doublade is attacking in the right shot?
Pyroar
Thx, I can see it know (thought the mouth was something else xD)
Where did you find this?
It’s on the official Facebook-Picture
Sorry, I found it on facebook (official pokemon page)
Its OK
No. But if I had to guess it would be Slash!
I don’t know if IGN and those sites are going to “accidentally” leak new Pokemon tomorrow but if they follow the trend then that will most likely happen. This time it could really be the Helioptile evolution! Unless Doublade was supposed to hold us off until next week then I see it happening.
What trend?
Last Thursday we got Tyrantrum and Aurorus. The Thursuay before that we got Pyroar.
The past two Thursdays have had “accidental” leaks of pokemon pyroar and tyrantrum….so tomorrow may hold a new pokemon
Or just Doublade. :/
That might be coincidence. They will probably tease a lot in the coming weeks but I can’t imagine they’ll reveal a lot more. I feel like they’ve revealed a ton of Pokemon so far. ._.
There have only been about 40. That’s not even half of the total amount. (Hopefully)
You don’t think almost -half- of the new Pokedex being revealed before the game is even out is a lot? I’m not saying it’s wrong…just…feels like a lot.
I don’t think it’s very creative but I don’t hate it either.
And dont you know just yesterday I was thinking for like a split second that the pokemon being revealed would be honedge`s evo since the hint they gave said it is an evolution. But that thought quickly went away! 😛
So this means the rumors are fake?
Rumors about what?
I guess he’s talking about the ones from the guy who apparently had copies of the games and leaked some stuff. But it was confirmed fake.
Yea those are fake! (Not the PokeBeach ones). Yet, as Wes said the rumors had nothing to do with Doublade!
No. The rumors had nothing to do with Doublade.
There were two people involved. A real source and a copycat. The copycat was this guy- http://pokemonxyreview.weebly.com/ He copied what the real source said and added fake things.
The real source is the one with the rumors on Pokebeach. One rumor was already confirmed by the box art!
All these people hating doublade need to chill out and think. Doublade is more creative than magneton and dugtrio and equally as creative as metang, dodrio, and vanilluxe. This had been several times before and doublade is far from the worst.
It’s far from the worst when there is vanilluxe.
Really depends. Some people like Pokemon like Vanniluxe and Garbodor and Bidoof and etc.
I personally still resent GameFreak for how they designed Litleo’s face…
But it’s so adorable!
No like why is its mouth connected to its eyes?!
If you look close, its design for its scabbards are very cool. It’s also creative with the Celtic designs.
No idea why they made it purple though.
Also Klinks line
There was also the Exeggcute line. 😉
Isn’t it MOST lines? Most Pokemon evolutions are just advancements of their previous forms.
…it IS evolution.
Exegg went from egg to coconut tree.
If anyone thought that the Frogadier evolution is real, (s)he was so wrong. The finals are made by zerudez. He is a pretty cool guy, not the first time he is doing this.
I think it was generally accepted that they were fake after the evolution of Braixen by the same artist surfaced.
He’s done it before. The Braxion evolution we saw was from him too! It looked cool! Also, very legit (Not Braxion evolution). I liked the Froakie “Fan” Evolution! The best by far!
When the Braixen evo came out I knew that he made it.
As disappointed I am that it isn’t real, I have to give him props for making probably the best final evolutions I’ve seen.
Yeah that Frogadier evo looked amazing
I think Gamefreak might have a tough time beating those fan designs
http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8722c1bb99edbe4af07db38c3c69a50/tumblr_mtnk0uqH9h1r8sc3ro1_400.jpg
He also missed something in his art that Masuda is using now 😛
There’s a white spot on the top of its head too.
yeah and the evos dont have a smugde background like the others, but this is really convincing tho
Is it confirmed already as fake? Because as I saw the official art of the other gen 6 pokemon. I saw the same kind of shading present in the Froakie’s Final evo. Like with Pangoro and Pancham….
yeah but it dosent have the blurd background like all of the starters
i dont think that chespin and fennekin evos are quite as convincing as froakie
i went on a link ealier that showed the same froakie evo but fennekin had purple ears and chespin wasent even there so dose that mean it was two different people? or is it two different versions?
I really like the Chespin Evo. The froakie one was always amazing…..too bad it’s fake.
Well.. f*ck me :/
As, Smurphy said people need to stop hating on Doublade.
It takes a lot of thought to make a Pokemon. Everyone complains when Pokemon uses a nonliving object. Doublade is not just a sword (this includes Honedge). A soul embodies the sword and controls it! That’s quite interesting! I guess people aren’t satisfied. As, I commented below I was hoping for them to show Helioptile’s evolution! Still, Doublade is just enough! It’s really cool Pokemon! I like it!
I was so hyped for today though! Not saying its bad but they could have done better. If it evolves a second time then I won’t have a problem with it.
People have this problem where they jump immediately to conclusions based on speculation and appearances without actually doing any research.
Why does this have dislikes if it’s true?
Because it’s true.
IDK why people disliked your comment. (BTW where you talking about me or people in general?)
People in general.
No, Chandelure is when people complain about inanimate objects, Vanilluxe is when people complain about inanimate objects. Doublade is honestly a horridly lazy design rivaling that of Magneton. They just doubled Honedge, changed a few colors, and added some kind of shield. Just because it’s an inanimate object doesn’t make it good, but it doesn’t make it bad either. It’s all in the design, which like most inanimate Kanto pokemon, Doublade is sorely lacking.
(Oh great, let’s see how much hate I get for this)
It’s not the design, it’s the story behind it. It’s a possessed sword. The pokemon itself is the spirit. Just wait. If it’s given an evolution, all specially defensive ghost types are going to be given a can of woop-ass.
Even that, what so special about the story is an item being possesed. I don’t see any material here. I was hoping for more interesting and ORIGINAL Inanimate Pokemon, like Chandelure, or Vanilluxe. I feel that there could have been better execution with Honedge and Doublade, And GF failed to follow through.
There’s only so much you can do with it. How is a sword bein used any different than a candle, lamp, or a chandelier? Your argumentdoesnt make sense. It’s pretty original considering they didn’t copy it from anybody else.
My point is, they didn’t do much to make it either differentiated from the source material (Vanilluxe doesn’t look very much like ice cream) or some designing to make it more original (Chandelure has the fire as his chain and very whimsical “arms”). If you google Chandeliers, It is amazing how much differentiation there is between different ones. The same goes with swords, HOWEVER with swords their is a standard Idea for shape that chandeliers lack. GF used the basic shape. Honedge aside, as it can be debated how original it is. Doublade is a lazy design with an unoriginal story. It is a modern day Magneton, which I was hoping GF had steped away from.
This whole time I thought Honedge/Doublade were Psychic/Steel lol.
Well, even then, Psychic/Steel is pretty much the same as Ghost/Psychic, defensively. Except for the fact that the latter has two extra immunities.
Did you mean Ghost/Steel ?
Yes. My bad. Thanks for catching that.
Personally I am neutral to Doublade. But other people can have opinions. Some love it, some hate it, some are neutral to it. Everyone can’t like a pokemon, or hate a pokemon. You shouldn’t bash people for hating or loving a pokemon.
I think it cool just wondering what color the robes are going to be on the final evolution.
I just wanna know what new attacks it can learn
I am very interested in that because in the beginning I thought it was psychic/steel
I like were this is going: 2 hands, an “almost body”. I can see a Dullahan-type next-evolution
Haven’t seen any videos…but I wonder if they unsheathe each other.
I don’t like it. I’m not a genwunner or fifthgenfanboy (or how you call
these people), I just don’t like it. I get what is this thing based on
but I still don’t like it. Personally I don’t like humanoid and object
based Pokemon. I think if there is a final-evo maybe explain more about Honedge.
And you are free to have that opinion…I respect that
Well, everyone is entitled to there own opinion! 🙂
I agree with the two below
I kinda hope that’s it for Honedge. Two swords is cool, I don’t want it to turn into a giant metal knight or something.
I personally don’t care if pokemon are object-based or not. But I agree with you, I was kinda dissapointed at this evo. I was so excited for today too. But who knows I’ll probably like it by time the game comes out lol
Alright, this is my attempt to veer the topic while still trying to be on topic:
Do you think that the pokedex of X and Y will be like pokedex pro, where you can rotate camera angles, have different backgrounds, and animation effects? I wanna see Doublade in different camera angles in the pokedex. I wonder how detailed it will be?
They’d be able to do it, and you can KINDA do it in B/W so I don’t see why they wouldn’t.
you mean front and back sprites?
Yeah
Might be! I could image you could rotate the camera angle. It would be near Pokedex Pro. Yet, I don’t know about the backdrops. Still, nice idea! 🙂
I just hope they are not like statues and actually move. But I really want different backgrounds
I do hope they update PokeDex 3D Pro after X and Y come out.
Just watch GF charge us $10 to update it.
D:
I think the will make a new app and call it Mega Pokedex PRO 3D and charge $20 for it.
They should give discounts to those who bought Pokédex 3D Pro.
Or people that pay the premium for Pokemon Bank should get it for free XD
The Pokedex Pro was stupidly priced.
It was, but it did make sense. It did have over 700 models, quizzes out of the wazoo and even more I think…. But it was still slightly overpriced.
I don’t like it design. But maybe he is better in game (had the same feeling about Honedge, but when I saw it in the trailer in game, i aqually like honedge) so I can’t say it now because i want to see it in game first. (Ps: sorry for my bad english)
What is my opinion? That’s a big disappointment!!!! Sorry im not a fan of this line
Could you all just stop hating Magneton while praising Doubledge. Magneton has a great creative concept as well. It’s not just triple Magnemite, it’s based on magnet attractivity so we have 3 Magnemite sticking together due to magnetism.
F***ing magnets how do they work
They also could represent electrons/protons/neutrons….or quarks
…originally thought its name was Duoblade.
lol lexdystic
I was pronouncing it in a french accent:
“dooblahd”
I guess it’s suppose to be duh-blade. Like double.
OMG. Remember that image we saw at the Pokemon Game Show with Blazkien and Lucario? Well, Masuda said this about it: “That was actually a video which was shown at the Pokémon Games Show, an event in Tokyo last month and it was showing the history of Pokémon games as well as the future. It was kind of a concept about what the future of Pokemon may look like…”. Well, so that means Pokemon games could look like that in the future! Pokemon is getting better by days. It looks like something on the Wii U more than the 3DS! If it is going to be a game! I image it to take more of a stance on PBR or Pokemon Stadium! Still, it looks amazing! ;D
where was this interview? I wanna read it. link please?
Sure! Link: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/54759/the-future-of-pokemon-may-look-like-this/ | ;D
That’s unusual, I thought it was the trademarked “pokken fighters”
Except he also said he wasn’t planning any games on the Wii U, at least, any ‘main arc’ games.
I did not see this coming. I was expecting Helioptile’s evolution, not a Honedge’s. I though he would be a stand alone! Also, I’m back from school 😀
I want a Triplade next. THAT would be cool. Gotta love Doublade.
Triplade would be awesome. With another sword down the middle!
I imaging the hands would become the arms of a spirit with the eyes on the sword going to the spirit holding the two swords…something like Spiritool or Hexcalibur or Negatple(Negative and Triple)
It would be something amazing.
im naming mine hexcalibur
What I dont like about this is that its Gamefreak tradition of creating a Pokemon and then Copying it and then gluing them together and then calling it an evolution. Examples: Magneton, Vanilluxe, KlingKlang, and Weezing, Dugtrio, Dudrio.
Wouldn’t it be cool if Duoblade’s evolution looked like Swordsman from Megaman?
Which version? Classic Swordman or Battle Network Swordman? Because the latter seems the more likely based on what we have here.
Battle Network Swordman I think. That’s the one in the anime right? I never played the games.
Well, the Battle Network Anime. And if you’ve never played the games, then… That makes it somewhat complicated XD Suffice to say, Megaman can be rather cleanly divided into two ‘Universes’ the Classic Universe, which is based around Robots, and which most of the games inhabit *Classic, X, Zero, ZX, and Legends* and then the one based around Internet Technology, with the Net Navis, *BN, Starforce*. It is the latter the BN Swordman, who is basically composed of Swords, his head being his primary sword too. The Classic Version is far more humanoid, with a giant sword on his right arm, and his upper half of his body is separate from his legs.
The Megaman Multiverse confuses me. I got into it during the Battle Network Series and like it better than the Classic version. I’ve seen almost everyone’s Classic forms and it just boggles my mind. I pretend the Classic universe doesn’t exist at all.
YES YES YES!!
My neutrality would turn into love then
Is it just me, or Doublade’s eyes are staring into my soul?
Could be. It is a Ghost afterall.