In the meantime, the new generation does bring a whole new type to the table, which hasn't happened since Pokemon Gold and Silver. As with later games in the series, I expect the the new generation to shine once the competitive battling community gets hold of them and starts integrating them into their teams, thus unlocking their true potential. Obviously, time will tell whether this class ends up matching up with the rest.
On the flipside though, my favorite new Pokemon is a flying/fighting luchadore bird that is almost as awesome as it sounds.įairy-types drastically change game balance There's actually a monster shaped like a set of keys, for example, which joins Chimecho (a living wind chime, of all things) in the annals of lame object-based Pokemon. As always, a few stand out for being memorable and cool, like the fully evolved forms of the starters, while others are a little more. The new Pokemon, for their part, are mostly pretty strong. After all, Europe is a continent comprised of many different countries, so it only makes sense that Pokemon's corresponding region would have an equally diverse array of well-known Pokemon (who knows, maybe they all originally came from that region, then spread to Kanto). It's an approach that kind of makes sense for Pokemon X and Y's new region, Kalos, which is based heavily on Europe. Every other minute, it felt like I was either running into an old favorite, or rediscovering a cool monster I had totally forgotten.
The Pokedex has gotten so huge and diverse that it hardly feels like retreading old ground. It's clear that X and Y are all about updating everything that has come before. Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle pop up early on, and Lucario plays a starring role as well. However, the classic critters end up being so prominent in X and Y that the newbies end up being mostly overshadowed, which is odd for a new Pokemon game. It's an approach that represents a complete 180 from Pokemon's last generational update, Pokemon Black and White, which featured only new Pokemon through the main storyline.
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And the way they take old favorites and make them new again is easily the biggest strength of what is a very strong update for the series. Pokemon X and Y are all about the franchise's golden oldies. Witness the complaints that inevitably follow every single new entry in the series, almost all of which inevitably boil down to: "but they aren't as good as the originals." Well kids, I have good news for you. In the land of Pokemon, the original 151 monsters are king.
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