JungleTalk — Thoughts on X & Y

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It’s been a little over a week since Pokémon X & Pokémon Y released worldwide. hopefully your Kalos Adventure is well under way now, and you’re off exploring the region and discovering everything it has to offer..

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3,425 thoughts on “JungleTalk — Thoughts on X & Y”

  1. how do i get ditto’s with good iv’s in special attack and speed, for example? can someone be gentle enough to trade me one? i’m at the beginning of the game still but i really need one with those iv’s.

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  4. Overall I’m really enjoying the game. I’m a little bummed about having to wait 2 months for PKMN bank so I can bring all my bros over from B2 but other than that it’s a fantastic game and bodes fabulously well for future gens

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  5. Hey everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their game and cried just like I did… I just found out how to get my friend code so here it is if you want:
    Ethan
    5343-8315-6561

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  9. Anyone have eevee with good IVs for sylveon? I have mawile with perfect attack and defence, noibats, charmanders and pokerus to trade

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  12. Looking for a Froakie/Frogadier with Protean, Gligar with Immunity and and Impostor Ditto. Anything available on X bar legendaries or Mega Stones in return. I have access to Ivysaur, Quilladin and Braixen in friend safaris if that helps.

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  15. What do you guys think about those 3 unrevealed pokemon that’s been going around, Daincie, Volcanion, and Hoopa? [Sorry if i misspelled any of them]

    My friend thinks Volcanion is a fail because, according to him, “gamefreak isn’t suppose to mix water, fire, or grass together”.
    Guess he completely forgot about Lombre’s family o.o

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      • I definitely could’ve seen Clawitzer being that. That would’ve been awesome LOL but I guess it could be seen like the move Brine, just really hot water… Volcanion sounds really interesting! I was actually waiting for a pokemon/pair of pokemon to be like this. I sorta thought Groudon and Kyogre were suppose to be like it, but I guess not so Im excited to see how it looks and pulls off the concept XD

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      • True, but the others could too.

        Water/Fire could be like the formation of land. Lava in contact with water = land, which explains why it’ll be based on a volcano xD

        for fire/grass … there are some fire resistant plants out there ( http://www.bewaterwise.com/fire02.html ). Or maybe it could be something like hot chili peppers. But if those make no sense, this is nintendo … where mario has a flower that gives him fire power and a venus fly trap-like creature that spits out fire XD to them, i bet any combination can be made somehow and way.

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  16. Onto the topic of the news…
    I absolutely love the game! Normally, with recent pokemon games [not counting BW1 but does include the third games to each gen], I’d get tired of playing really fast.. however, this one gives SO much side stuff to mess with, I’m so distracted yet caught into the game xD Definitely going to be one of my favorites

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  18. finally people to talk to i am on half term or in i america half semester i guess i am planning my comp team suggestions

    bisharp
    heliolisk
    talonflame
    avalugg
    gogoat
    aegislash

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  19. To say something kinda related to this post’s topic, I think that PSS is one of the most enjoyable feature of GenVI. Seeing your friends online and easily interacting with them is awesome, plus the O-power feature which can be very handy in some situations. Loved the fact that acquaintances and passerbies also show up when your online, makes you feel connected. Its easier than ever to have a random battle of any kind (but sky battle) via battle spot its almost addicting. Words can’t even begin to describe how I feel about Wonder Trade. Even though a lot people just throw you bidoofs and bunnelbies you still end up with a great trade every once in a while, I danced for joy when someone gave me a Dratini.

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    • PSS is a VAST improvement. I just wish there was a way to message someone so that we can actually tell them what we want for trade.

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          • IKR, and now that you can get most of those starters in friend safari it would not be reasonable. but what I hate is the ones that you can’t get legal

          • I can’t count the times I saw fokes asking for a Lv.11-20 Legendary when the GTS was first founded in Pearl and Diamond

        • I hope they really put as much attention to detail as they did X/Y. They say sequels are usually good but the 3rd sequel is usually not.

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          • I see the 3rd games as version 1.4 of the originals. They’re not game changers but they definitely fine tune the predecessors and get rid of any glitches. They also add a few new areas (Emerald) and almost always change the plot line to the better IMO

    • wow must be the same person since I got a Dratini today also.
      Wonder trade is my favorite thing to do when I am breeding for stuff.

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  20. Just beat the Champion! 😀 Since Mega Gardevoir finished off my Mega Mawile, I was able to send in my Chesnaught to seal the deal. What an ending!

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          • It was much better than both Champion battle themes in Gen 5 imo. But I was hit with nostalgia lol. When I heard that Gym Leader remix with the headphones on, I was like Oooooommmmmggggggg <3

          • I disliked champion theme from gen 5 more definitely (both BW and BW2. Steven/Lance/Cynthia/Blue theme is suitable for Champion music imo. But Steven’s is my favorite.

          • Sceptile breezed through Wallace! I was so annoyed when Wallace took over for Steven…but thinking about it, a Water Champ does seem kinda fitting for Hoenn, dontcha think? xD I would’ve preferred Juan though if Steven had to be replaced. Wallace doesn’t scream Champion material to me.

          • yeah btw I found the perfect teammate for Chesnaught…..Heatran….look at Chesnaught’s weakness and look at Heatran’s resistances

          • Too bad I don’t use legendaries on my team (in-game or competitive) xD With minor exceptions for in-game team (Yveltal eventually, Articuno, Mew, and Groudon).

          • heatran has the same base stat total as dragonite/pseudos and megas. But yeah too bad it’s not released yet. The other best teammate surprisingly is Houndoom….

          • Regardless of stats, it’s just a mental block for me haha. I have a tough time using something that’s considered a Legendary Pokemon on my team xD

            And if that’s the case, you and I should do a team battle of sorts haha 😛 Just make sure you bring Bulky Chansey, at least I won’t have to face it xP

          • haha…yeah. But chansey is better for singles. I was trying to catch dittos of varying natures yesterday using my synchronize ralts. I finally got a good collection, so when I go back today I’ll finally start to breed for natures and IVs.

          • I believe according to serebii, any pokemon belonging to the “no eggs group” has at least 3 good IVs (30~31). So ditto may count…but not sure though

          • Yeah, his was definitely awesome! Though out of all the battle themes, I’d have to say the Yveltal/Xerneas battle music takes the cake for me.

    • Awesome. I just had a Gardevoir of my own, and after a couple of Calm Minds, I pretty much swept her. Still a good game non the less, and the ending was really cool (something different).

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      • The ending was epic! It was nice to be recognized by the region for becoming the Champion. Other games it’s been oh you’re the Champ, go home now. This we got a parade and a medal! So cool 😀

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          • Yeah! How touching that was! Imagine being over 3,000 years old because a machine gave you and your Pokemon eternal life, and searching for the Pokemon that left you all that time.

          • I think the point of the Legendaries was to power the machine. But I don’t think the Legends fit into the story that well….That was the only negative…

          • oh yeah…but yes the point you mentioned was what I had in mind…what made Xerneas/Yveltal so special that they couldn’t have used Reshiram/Zekrom as an energy source.

          • Xerneas grants Eternal Life, which enabled AZ to bring Floette back to life, all while granting himself and Floatte eternal life. Yveltal causes destruction, allowing him to end the war by killing everyone. My only guess is that since the machine used the legendary’s energy 3,000 years ago, Team Flare had to use that same energy. Audino :S

          • Story and Gameplay together make a good game for me. I’ve never cared much for Graphics or Multiplayer features….but this game’s multiplayer features are nothing short of amazing…

          • I like story in certain games….pokemon just wasn’t that. I mean if you look at all generations besides BW story isn’t that amazing.

          • Hmmm…I guess from a logical stand point with Xerneas and Yveltal being the Life and Destruction Pokemon respectively it does make a lot of sense…However I am gonna stick to my point that they could have been integrated into the plot slightly better…

        • Honestly that ending, and that part in Team Flare HQ where we here the back story of the Team Flare plot, have to be 2 of the best scenes in the franchise. It’s just so much more powerful when you experience these scenes for yourself…

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          • Couldn’t agree more. I remember how stunned I was learning all those stones were tombstones of the killed Pokemon. And there was a picture shown of the Pokemon on the actual stones (something you don’t see in the overworld).

          • I still think that Gen V’s story was superior. I felt like I was always on top of Plasma’s schemes. I thought X and Y’s story explained to much in way too little time. I feel like a heretic on here since im part of a huge minority on this 🙁

          • X/Y I think had amazing gameplay and feeling of being immersed in the world. But I do agree BW/BW2 had a better story.

          • That’s because Gen 5 was very linear, and the story was everything. Here they seemed to try and back off that since a lot of people didn’t like such a linear approach, and tried to sprinkle in Team Flare here and there eventually culminating in a big boom towards the end.

          • I love the non-linear back tracking in X/Y. BW was very linear and I think it was to make the story more clear.

          • Just the whole introduction to AZ without any development and the how the story focused way too much on Lysandare and puts AZ in the backseat is what was not a big fan of. But you cant satisfy everyone though

            Either way The game is the Franchise’s best entry yet and the greatest game on the entire 3DS hardware

          • It may have been superior…i’m not gonna say which one i think is better, because I honestly can’t say, they were both pretty good.
            However when i think back to B/W and B2/W2, i cannot think of any scenes that struck me as immensely powerful as those two i mentioned earlier…Actually the only thing i would say was memorable (as in a good cut-secene), was when they freeze Opelucid City in B2/W2.

            The legendary Cut-Scenes were okay, but i can’t say if they were better or worse in either B/W or X/Y…

          • When I need my daily dose of trumpets, I go to the Battle Chateau or enter a gym 😉

            But YES, Hoenn remakes better be filled with glorious trumpets!

          • Do you guys consider Hoenn to have the best Gym Leader themes. I’ve never really payed much attention to the music in the games….But Hoenn (Emerald) is my favourite region (and game), for various reasons….

          • Well to answer that, I’ll just say the Hoenn Gym Leader theme is my favorite Pokemon music of all time 🙂

        • I love the tense feel from Cynthia’s theme, and Iris’s excitement from when you battled her. And Hoenn’s gym leader made the theme even better. Loved her team as well.

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  21. XY are amazing but why…why is it so hard to find a Male Timid Espurr with Infiltrator!?!? My poor Y Team is counting on it 🙁

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  25. been hunting for Shiny timid froakie with protean, 4 boxes in and no luck…in result i have a lot of Timid froakies with protean, some of them even have pokerus. If anybody have ditto’s with sp.atck and speed iv’s, would you be kind enough to trade?

    thank you

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