Topic: Pokémon X/Y

[Mop it up]

WHY ISN'T ANYONE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW EEVEE-LUTION? !!!

http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/

My guesses in order are that it will be: Poison, Dragon, or Flying type.

[Caterkiller]

I think its going to be flying. As I said in talk back I think the whole X and Y thing deals with dimensions as well as gender. So I'm guessing this is a female only evolution just by it's design. Of course many masculine and feminine Pokemon have both genders. But if this Eevee comes in a pair like in gen 2 and 4 it's counterpart could reasonably be a male of a different type.

Looked up Sylv and Sylph as root words and female sky fairies come up in the search as well as some kind of bird. I can only guess the ribbons are to express it's femininity and some type of kite like ribbon that flows in the wind.

In the latest Sylveon trailer the first attack looks like a charging of feathers before a burst, so im thinking its a flying type move. Still it does use normal and electric looking moves so who knows?

Another thing I noticed is that the wind was blowing during the battle. Its probably standard, but I couldn't help but notice the waves in the grass and leaves flying around. Of course this makes me wonder if wind is a new weather or maybe wind just happens to blow when you send out Sylveon.

Last  thing, typing one my Wii U pad is light years easier than my ipad and iphone. The stylus just makes it so much quicker with less fat finger errors.

[Mop it up]

After hearing the name Flying does seem likely. But it's no fun to predict the "sure thing," so I'm still going with Poison.

[Caterkiller]

After hearing the name Flying does seem likely. But it's no fun to predict the "sure thing," so I'm still going with Poison.

Lol, look at it, that's like the opposite of poison... Like antidote miracle cure type.

[nickmitch]

Flying Type theory "evidence":

[Caterkiller]

Yeah I saw that, I think it's pretty likely. Though I hope it's something new just to shake things up.

On another topic, Pokemons foundation is so solid the best improvements right now I believe are purely aesthetic. We finally have a main line 3D Pokemon title upon us, but really what does that mean? As far as the trailer goes nothing.

- Grid based like the 2D titles. No navigating terrain in a more natural way.

- Very stationary battles.  I know I'm in the minority here but the 3D battles are actually lamer than the 2D ones the majority of the time. I liken it to bad voice acting or no voice acting at all. At least with the super simple "unanimated animations" the imagination can be used to fill in the large blanks. From the new Sylveon battle demo and the first trailer every Pokemon just sits there, many hardly ever even looking battle ready. When in the red I bet they still wont have a tired animation. When an attack misses I guarantee you the dodger will just sit there with the words "missed" flashing for a moment. It looks so unnatural the battles take away everything we always imagined they could be in 3D.

In this series gameplay is absolute king, because the presentation is still as lame as it ever was. If I wasn't so obsessed with catching, battling, breeding and just the awesome designs themselves I would have left the series a long time ago.

I am super hyped for this game, but I have to be the downer here and let everyone know this will be a larger scale Gale Of Darkness and Colosseum. 

[Oblivion]

Lame? k

[Caterkiller]

It is! At least I think so.

So I've been reading theories about Sylveon being a new type, like a "Fairy" type. It's already a classification for breeding purposes I could see it being the new dragon type.

Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Chansey, could potentially go new type completely or maybe dual type like Magnemite did so long ago in transition to gen 2.

[Ceric]

I will laugh if the new Evee form is a big troll and ends up a fighting type.

[Shaymin]

I don't think Sylveon would, but that doesn't mean there won't *be* a Fighting Eeveeloution introduced. These things usually come in pairs, after all.


(If you want an elegant Fighter, I recommend Medicham or Mienshao.)

[pokepal148]

Flying Type theory "evidence":

but there is more then one way to arrange that for a type advantage. i think it's irrelevant...

[Caterkiller]

Flying Type theory "evidence":

but there is more then one way to arrange that for a type advantage. i think it's irrelevant...

Ok then, who would you pair Umbreon and Espeon with to rearrange it? Everyone else can be paired differently but those 2.

[pokepal148]

Flying Type theory "evidence":

but there is more then one way to arrange that for a type advantage. i think it's irrelevant...

Ok then, who would you pair Umbreon and Espeon with to rearrange it? Everyone else can be paired differently but those 2.

im saying that your arrangement theory is invalid because it can be done in different ways

the way its done now puts the gen-one evolutions on top and then our dynamic opposites and the gen 5 setup and our new pink puff
rearranging jolteon against vaporeon alone ruins your theory by forcing leafeon to go on effective against either glaceon or be killed by flareon,
they are just placed in numerical(by pokedex #) order left to right by their respective gen, jolteon just happens to be in the middle of his gen by pokedex number (135) hence his positioning on this poster...
besides by this logic couldn't it be dragon
electric isn't very effective against dragon although we get enough flying combos that people forget that

[pokepal148]

I think its going to be flying. As I said in talk back I think the whole X and Y thing deals with dimensions as well as gender. So I'm guessing this is a female only evolution just by it's design. Of course many masculine and feminine Pokemon have both genders. But if this Eevee comes in a pair like in gen 2 and 4 it's counterpart could reasonably be a male of a different type.

Looked up Sylv and Sylph as root words and female sky fairies come up in the search as well as some kind of bird. I can only guess the ribbons are to express it's femininity and some type of kite like ribbon that flows in the wind.

In the latest Sylveon trailer the first attack looks like a charging of feathers before a burst, so im thinking its a flying type move. Still it does use normal and electric looking moves so who knows?

Another thing I noticed is that the wind was blowing during the battle. Its probably standard, but I couldn't help but notice the waves in the grass and leaves flying around. Of course this makes me wonder if wind is a new weather or maybe wind just happens to blow when you send out Sylveon.

Last  thing, typing one my Wii U pad is light years easier than my ipad and iphone. The stylus just makes it so much quicker with less fat finger errors.

that is a darn nice keyboard layout for key size on a tablet.
but looks like flying is pretty likely although i was expecting a pegasus-fox from a eeveeloution from that type

but umbreon will still kill everything

[Caterkiller]

Your statement is a bit jumbled so I'm not sure I understand entirely. You stated the chart could be redone with type advantages and I said do it, make one, and by that I mean exactly how it is now with super effective hits, not just water against ice or electric against grass.

Either way you do bring up an interesting point about their numerical order from left to right. But why in the circle from left to right as in different rows? Why not just the numbered order completely clock wise? The pairing and match ups are suspicious especially with what we know about the various root words that come from Sylveons name. I say it was intentionally done to give fans something to speculate about.

[nickmitch]

You could swtich Flareon and Leafeon, resulting in no change. OR Jolteon and Leafeon, but that still points to flying.

[pokepal148]

Flareon with leafeon and then jolteon with flareon thus giving  flareon the 'hot seat'
Ice takes grass
Electric kills water
I say that changes things

[pokepal148]

And its always  been this way with Reeves presented art if I recall

[Caterkiller]

But they didnt present the Pokemon any other way now did they? Each of the Eeveelutions are pretty clear about their typing with the naming schemes as well as looks. Sylveon at first glance and mention of the name isn't something one could pin point immediately as far as typing which is probably why they hid its type to begin with. Then we're given this little chart that presents them in a > < circle. Maybe it just so happened that they fall in line like that but it also just so happens that Sylveons name deals with flying fairies, cloud people, etc, it has kite like ribbons and bows on its body and it's opposite Jolteon.

I don't see how this is such a difficult theory to get behind. I'd absolutely love for it to be a new type, but so far things are leaning toward the flying side with ALL the hints given. If its normal or a new type that's completely neutral to electric ok, you win.


I personally hope its leaning more towards sylv and not Sylph. Sylv is more fairies of the forest and we might get some new fairy type. But I can't ignore the ribbons and chart.

[pokepal148]

I just don't think the chart has any meaning
I think its pure coincidence regardless

[Stratos]

Haven't seen this much speculative fun in three pokemon generations! Keep it up

[pokepal148]

umbreon is still gonna kick that things butt
seriously that thing is a tank

[Shaymin]

Just remember this:


I could say something like "There's going to be 3 new types, Charizard will get shot in the opening and will not be in the game, and Pokemon 714 will be a pile of Kleenex". If I sourced 2ch, or posted it in Japanese, the internet would be all over that.

[pokepal148]

just for you people, just for you :D

[Hoojoe]

Or they started development on the DS.

You sir have probably hit the nail on head here. Crap graphics or not I'll probably still buy it. I haven't played a Pokemon game since diamond. I have the itch to play another now.