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The pictures above purport to be from a review copy of Pokémon X. As you can see, they claim that this is the final evolution of Froakie, Greninja, and a new Flying/Fighting-type Pokémon called Hawlucha. The latter Pokémon also has a new Fighting-type attack called Flying Press.
UPD2: A new image has surfaced claiming to show the final evolution of Chespin from behind. This is from a different person than the person who posted Greninja & Hawlucha. UPD: Confirmed fake
The poster also mentioned that XP is also much easier to earn and that entire parties will get some from battles with the use of EXP Share, a key item found early in the game. He also mentioned that XY only introduce around 70 new Pokémon. He also said that there barely is any endgame, with you only being able to catch Mewtwo and the Z legendary.
UPD1: A new Pokémon has supposedly been photographed. No other details are currently known. Remember, we do not know if these Pokémon are real or fake, so please don’t consider them as either until they are proven one or the other.
UPD3: We broke the site record for most visits in one day! Also, be wary of all the ‘leaks’ out there, there are so much (blatant) fakes going around that the legit leaks may get lost in it!
Looking forward to reading your comments!
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Featured Thread: X/Y team From now and then by MacSkiddo
Wasn’t there an embargo set for final starter evolutions, and that was after the games come out. I mean, if this is true, someone’s going to jail…
Oops, lol. Was it really worth it?
What, my comment? If you don’t have anything nice to say then just screw off. Lol.
No! Not your comment! I was commenting on the “leaker’s” decision. Is it really worth it to get into legal trouble so that you can satisfy the pokemon community’s insatiable thirst for leaks? Gamefreak really wants us to relieve the red and blue experience, so I think we should respect that. We are acting kind of entitled, you know?
Sorry if you thought I was insulting you. There is no need to get so defensive, though. No one’s gonna bite you. It was just a small misunderstanding of words, and poor writing on my part.
And yes, there is an embargo on final evolutions, until the 4th of october, I believe.
So, let’s move on and keep talking about Pokemon!
I don’t know what happened to my other comment, I am not insulting you, so don’t worry. I was commenting about the “leaker.” Is it really worth it to get into legal trouble in order to satisfy the pokemon community’s insatiable thirst for leaks? If Game freak wants us to relieve the red and blue days and really hype us up, then we need to respect that. They are the ones that make and provide us with these awesome games. We are being entitled and just plain being pieces of ungrateful poopies.
Again, sorry if I insulted you. No need to get so defensive! No one’s gonna bite you. Don’t worry!
what u mean
And I won’t choose Froakie considering it looks awful lol. This is the only image I have seen and hope it is fake
Their jail time would be for our benefit!
It’s only illegal if you get caught.
Yeah because leaking ome pokemon pics will send you to jail……
If they even get the leaker I think the worst he would face would be a Cease and Desist order and a fine.
I feel like it’s fake because it’s too pandering. Showing a starter evo and a Fighting/Flying type which everyone wants. Looking back at when the Black/White pokedex leaked, people were upset and complained b/c so much was stuff they didn’t want (ie third Fire/Fighting starter in a row)…Just my two cents
Well, Tongue scarf here is garnering a lot dislike, and definitely not a direction anyone every would have guessed. Not saying that’s proof, but just pointing out. Much like Dewott to Samurott, really.
FAAAAAAKE!!!(plz…)
Well, I’m leaving for the morning. I’ll be back next Saturday.
The name for Froakie’s final evolution seems very possible. It seems to be a mix of grenouille and ninja. ( grenouille means frog in French ) this makes a lot of sense because the Kalos region is based off of France.
People are already thinking that, saw your other comment too 🙂 Yep, would make sense, will have to wait and see…!
Yup not too much longer but the suspense is killing me!!!
I’ve always wanted to see a Fighting/Flying type! I sure hope this rumor is true! I would be really happy if they had a Pokémon that has an ability that allows it to ignore a foe’s immunities! Then again, it IS hard to believe that the Pokémon in one of the pictures was an official final evolution of Froakie since heavymetallamb stated that it came in a Great Ball, and starters do not come in Great Balls.
I don’t like the artwork for the Froakie evolution. It looks too cheesy. I’m not trusting this although I would love a flying/fighting type!
Does the rumor state Greninja’s type anywhere?
Sadly no. Though if it turned out Water/Fighting, it’d be the first time a Fighting type knows the move Extrasensory.
Still hoping for Water/Dark.
Water/Dark would match Extrasensory, considering that it used to be Shiftry’s signature move.
Only one other Dark type can even learn it though, which is through egg moves, so that seems more like species weirdness.
It’s not on the screenshot…
If this was real, it should’ve already been taken down. It’s fake.
but you know I disagree I think if it’s real than that’s the exact reason they won’t or shouldn’t take it down, that’s almost as good as they saying that it’s real…
imagine if this was all real…..the hate
http://25.media.tumblr.com/117345d3b0afcb14594e44b33dea9f95/tumblr_mhkzpp34pU1qd87hlo1_500.gif
Why the hate? It looks just fine to me.
i see an oshawott
No, I’m referring to the “leaks” and how nobody seems to like them.
the link is just a gif of oshawott
I know, you know what nevermind XD
what
The leak that’s most unnerving is the fact that there are only 70 new Pokemon, which means only ~15 Pokemon unrelated to the ones we’ve already seen.
They just don’t look all that great to me.
Greninja really grosses me out and the bird looks like flying pinata.
Would be really dissappointed if they were real.
I’ll leave you to your opinion, but I actually really like them.
To each their own, but for me there are already more than enough tongue pokemon in this game. XD
I hate Lickitung with a burning passion.
Also the more I look at that bird the more it looks like Sigilyph.
Well the color sheme at least.
Best i have Seen So Far!
Seriously I believe this could possibly be another pokemon in the game but not frogadiers evo
And it macthes the rumors that were released black spots and blue taking over body what ever the thing is at top it dosent macth.
That pic is already confirmed fake.
In addition, those latest Pokebeach rumors were debunked by a credible reviewer on neogafs. Said everything was false in the latest rumors.
Well, what he actually said was on the Pokebeach rumors, three things on the rumors were 50% true. Which three things, he didn’t. say.
True, he later said that looking back, it was probably even less. He attributed it to lucky guesses.
It is the best (comparing to that new one), but it’s fake.
I’m less annoyed at Froakie’s final evolution design and more annoyed that it can learn Extrasensory, hoping that the Fennekin line is the only starter this gen with a Psychic sidetype.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMhMExD-fO0 really insightful
From what I recalled, there would be over 100 new pokemon in Kalos.
I believe that the part of the leak talking about 70 new Pokemon and no endgame is absolutely fake.
It would have to be. There is pretty always after game content.
a little change of subject but dose any one think ash will be less of a dumass and actually win a league http://31.media.tumblr.com/d45a0420ded2359c7f6aa58faf71e849/tumblr_mkdua5bolr1ru09vqo2_500.gif
http://31.media.tumblr.com/cfeaa66569614608204b4e58bbc6a512/tumblr_mkdua5bolr1ru09vqo1_500.gif
People always bring up how In Diamond/Pearl, Ash was well poised to win but then he had to face that guy who had Darkrai and Latios…It almost seems the writers of the show DON’T want him to win
The bias in the director’s room is TOO DAMN HIGH!
the gif for this weeks god dammit ash
Yep… That’s our future pokemon master…
How come the summaries of Chespin and Torchic are a nice brown color, but these new summaries have white backgrounds?
And you would’ve thought that someone with a review copy and access to internet etc would have a great camera to use and not uploading some blurry looking crappy fakes. I don’t care if I’m offending anyone that wants them to be real, but I’m not buying it. There fake to me. They don’t scream Sugimori designs and the alleged frogadier evolution is drastically a complete new Pokemon, it didn’t retain any of its old features.
I’ve read two people say they have review copies of the games and cannot leak any images until after October 4th or so and have signed on NDA’s. Why leak them now at the end of Sept?
agree with you prob fake
wait, so does that mean there will be major leaks on October the 4th?
presumably so
The reviewers can talk about the game starting October 4th. But even then, there’s a super strict embargo about everything that hasn’t been shown from now til the 12th of October.
but I’ve seen some reviews already
Post them.
The summary background looks the same to me. It’s just the quality of the picture.
In regards to your last paragraph, it’s called being a rebel and leaking the info 😉
Lmao ahh I see.
I wish the images were more HQ. I’ve been warming up to the frogadier evo I actually quite like it after standing it side by side next to a pic of frogadier
Not that I’m saying they aren’t fake, but uh, roughly same color scheme, continuation of the spikes on the eyes, now more pronounced, similar shape and pose, and same style of feet and hands, this “Pokemon” definitely retains those features. Besides, REALLY shouldn’t say things like that, because Samurott. That obviously isn’t a problem for Gamefreak to change things heavily.
Yeah I actually feel bad bashing the design’s so hard. People after closer inspection, Frogadier’s evo isn’t actually that bad and does retain the spikes on the eyes as you say. I had pulled the two pics of and compared them side by side and thought… maybe it could evolve into this. Its actually not bad at all and I think its caught in the animation of twirling its tongue around
Honestly, that close side of the face, the really heavy white spike, really feels off to me. Nor why it appearently is dark blue on the other side of the spike, that as a design standpoint seems weird for this particularly design. Just, I’m waiting because the tongue thing. It seems weirdly plausible, and something that no one has done before when doing the fakes, because no one would THINK of doing that, seemingly, unless this person banked on that, and did so. That’s what leads me to believe it could be real, honestly. The Tongue.
Same here. The tongue (possibly wrapped in animation) and the spikes behind the eyes is what made me start warming up to it and believing its real. I thought it was in a great ball at first but didn’t realize the summary now show all the pokeballs in a team. Pretty cool.
the only thing I have to point out about what you said is that those images we saw of the summaries don’t mean much as it says in every trailer and everywhere else that it’s subject to change, they could have changed the color, or it even be an option to change it…
Yeah I think there still brown, I just think the pic quality is low enough to make them seem white lol. I need some HQ shots. I’m not too fond of the bird still but I actually quite like the frogadier evo
has this been proven fake yet?
It looks pretty bad tbh
bad as in it looks fake or bad as in it looks ugly?
Both, in my opinion; it looks kind of ‘two-dimensional’ and has an uninspired design.
Reminds me of Honchcrow
Oh yeah, with the witch’s hat and black color scheme. I never used Honchkrow on my team…maybe one day.
well to each his own I guess, I expected a witch-like design and if this is real I’m ok with it and unless this new Froakie final evo is fake or Chespin’s final evo looks cool enough I’ll probably pick Fennekin
I mean, I will be fine with whatever Gamefreak decides to do; eventually, we warm up to the badly-designed Pokemon and see them as popular topics in the future.
of course, we obviously don’t see as much criticisms towards the gen 5 starters now then we did then
I believe this over greninja
Starter’s evos, starter’s evos everywhere!
I think it looks great
I don’t like the fur coming outta the ear but it looks awesome without it.
Is this confirmed?
What the hell???? I want to see the rest of her body to see how it looks like…
I think Hawlucha has gender diffence but that dosent change the fact that i hate it
there was this fakemon called tomehawk it looked so dope
Well there you have a bad story line 🙁
Fake because its supposed to show the shadow of the pokemon behind their sprite
it does…
but barely….oh well im waiting for someone to give a legit reason why this is fake please….i dont want this to be real
I don’t mind the Froakie evo… I just don’t like how the Fighting/Flying thing looks…. Mienshao should’ve been Fighting/Flying or something…
Maybe the guy meant that he SAW 70 new Pokemon and barely experienced the endgame?
Hopefully
I’m only trying to think positively, because that’s all I will ever do XD
Maybe the guy is currently laughing his ass off at all this wild speculation his photoshop work produced? XD
LOL
Well I know I would do that if my fakemons would be taken for real.
I hope he appreciates it, because we are starving fans!
this is pure fake i mean look at greninja it doesnt even have the bubbles on the back and i heard lots of rumors that the bubbles will get longer on the back and stuff like that and i heard that he will get darker and so on and a the other one looks like it culd actualy be real so i just dont beleve greninja
Hawklucha has to be real the name could be changed though but I like it I want it to evolve into a badass pokemon
I swear I heard somewhere that there will be at least 100 new Pokemon. I find these screenshots believable, but not the info…
Greninja is the pokeball that’s sticking out it’s obvious and there’s a masterball so it has to be either Xerneas or Yveltal or a new legendary because Greninjas level is 66
I’ve gotta say the Hawklucha is real. We hav another picture of it from a different poster.
http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/attachment.php?aid=7140
Apparently I do not have permission to view the page :p
you shouldn’t post it like that people who don’t have an account on that forum can’t see, though it seems a like it
Can you screenshot it?
http://oi43.tinypic.com/15mohoz.jpg
Thank you
Not a Problem boss.