[SPOILERS] Meet Chesnaught, Delphox and Greninja!

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This post contains spoilers for Pokémon X & Pokémon Y. The comment section of this post will also contain spoilers for the upcoming games. Do NOT proceed it you wish to avoid details on the game.

We’re now exactly one week away before X & Y release globally next Saturday, and the wait is becoming unbearable. While fans are eagerly awaiting the release date to come about there’s not a huge amount of news for us to cover. However, as most fans are likely aware the final evolutions for the Kalos Starter Pokémon are now known.

While there aren’t a huge amount of details on the Pokémon we received so long awaited information…

Quilladin evolves into the Pokémon Chesnaught. As we speculatively reported back in July the Pokémon resembles a knight in some ways, and features heavy armour all over its body. It is said the armour covering the Pokémon is able to withstand the blast from a bomb. Chesnaught is Grass/Fighting type.

Braixen evolves into Delphox. The Pokémon maintains the almost magical-theme and resembles a witch of sorts. It is Fire/Psychic type and is able to generate temperatures of up to 5,400°F using its psychic powers.

Finally, but by no means least, Frogadier evolves in Greninja. Again, like we posted back in July, Greninja appears to play on a ninja theme, and looks to be an extremely capable Pokémon in battle. Greninja is a Water/Dark type Pokémon.

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2,322 thoughts on “[SPOILERS] Meet Chesnaught, Delphox and Greninja!”

  15. Can we all just agree right now that when the episode of Pokemon Get TV comes on and we are on that post, that people don’t put the leaks on there x.x

    Just keep the leaks on here
    Leave what is on the show there.

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  18. Sky Battles- limited to Flying types and levitate Pokemon
    Under-Water Battles- limited to water type Pokemon (Water type is the most abundant)
    Day-Care Battles- limited to baby Pokemon

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  19. Wait, have I missed something? I’ve just seen a sudden influx in Elite Four conversation. Has anything been leaked? I’ve looked down and can’t see anything in particular.

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  20. “http://i.imgur.com/Gbekyz1.jpg

    Aegislash starts the battle in Shield Forme. It seems he changes to Blade Forme when you use an attack that deals damage, and back to Blade Forme when you use something like King’s Shield. Here’s what I’ve observed:

    Battle start, Aegislash in Shield Forme.
    I select King’s Shield.
    Aegislash uses King’s Shield, stays in Shield Forme.
    Enemy attacks. The damage is prevented, and the enemy’s Attack harshly falls.

    Turn two, Aegislash in Shield Forme.
    I select Iron Head.
    Enemy attacks, Aegislash takes damage normally.
    Aegislash turns to Blade Forme and uses Iron Head.

    Turn three, Aegislash in Blade Forme.
    I select Swords Dance.
    Enemy attacks, Aegislash takes damage normally.
    Aegislash stays in Blade Forme and uses Swords Dance.

    Turn four, Aegislash in Blade Forme.
    I select King’s Shield.
    Aegislash turns to Shield Forme, uses King’s Shield.
    Enemy attacks. The damage is prevented, and the enemy’s Attack harshly falls.”

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    • This guy will probably ravage UU. Now, it might look like a low tier because of its high stats, but it would be unusable with a choice item preventing it from sweeping with choice scarf, or gaining the oft-needed power of a choice band. Also, in Blade Forme its defense stats are abysmal with low HP and defenses. Also, the problem with HP hinders its effectiveness as a wall in Shield Forme, and Shield Forme can’t hit opponents very hard. However, it has a good list of resistences and it only weak to four types.

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      • I don’t know if it even uses it’s attack stat while in shield form anyways. It might be used to calculate confusion damage, but I’m pretty sure it automatically switches to blade form when it does an attack to deal damage.

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        • Well, if that’s the case, this pokemon would be too hard for one to actually use, defensively anyway. And after it changes, its defensive stats are around 65/60/60 (based on similarities with Mienshao), so assuming that a pokemon is faster with a super effective attack, it will be OKO’d.

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          • If you read that up there, that’s just how it works. It starts off in it’s defense form, and it changes into it’s attack stats when it attacks, but as it’s not that fast, it’ll probably go after them anyways, so it takes the hit in defense mode, then switches to the attack mode and then attacks like that. It can then use Protect, or that Royal Guard, which is a protect like move, which thus would go first, and it would go back to it’s defense mode.

          • That’s still an ineffective strategy mainly because its low HP, lack of reliable recovery, and attacking the same way Slaking does. But that’s just my opinion.

          • How does it attack the same way Slaking does? It isn’t losing a turn, it’s a case that it starts off in shield mode, with high defenses. We don’t know what all attacks it can use and still remain in that mode, maybe status moves while in defense mode allows it to use them, but not switch to attack mode, and thus keep their massive defenses, while setting up maybe Autotomatize. Then when you actually attack, it definitely switches to Blade Mode, swapping attack and defenses, and can do damage. It’ll turn back to Defense mode when you choose to use a defensive move like Royal Guard or probably Protect, and note, Royal Guard also reduced their Attack Harshly, but probably only if it’s a physical contact move, but either way. Plus, we haven’t seen it’s moves, so we don’t know what kind of recovery it might or might not have.

          • You make good points, but we aren’t taking into account status conditions: particularly burning, That make Aegislash almost useless in Blade Forme while chipping away at its low health. Also, paralyzing it would completely halt sweeping with Automize, as would phasing. Also, spikes damage would lower its longevity. You would also have to consider whether you’d want it to carry leftovers for longevity purposes or life orb (not choice band or scarf as it would need to have full move choice) for the extra damage every pokemon needs. However there is the -10% health every attack. It would probably suffer from it weaknesses as fire and ground are major coverage and STAB moves. However, it would be a good revenge killer due to shadow sneak because it switches before attacking. It would also be a good spin blocker in defense forme because f its great defenses.

          • That also depends on how you use it too, because based on this, it also has a good special attack, on par with it’s Physical attack while in blade mode, so it can ignore the Burn Status Condition in terms of damage drop in that way.

          • That’s true, I’m just basing it off its known move pool that only includes physical attacks; and it can probably be taught Shadow Ball and Mirror Shot. I also think it depends on how King’s Shield works. I’m pretty sure it only works on physical attacks due to its side effect because it would be OP if it blocked any direct damage and lowered a particular stat.

    • Kinda off topic but this pokemon reminds me of Aegis from Persona 3! O: and i also see it in it’s name, it reminds me of her persona kinda!

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  21. I just wanna say I’m sorry if I’ve offended you, it’s just that I have to use my phone to look at the site and the volume of comments means it’s incredibly slow, it’s just me so carry on as you were

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      • I don’t have a laptop, only a home computer which is in another room, I don’t think my mum would appreciate me turning it on at 6, haha

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    • Ironically, you were complaining about someone posting a question asking what had been leaked recently as they fell asleep, yet it seems you yourself would do best from asking this question considering your situation…

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