Pokemon X/Y Thread

[Oversoul]

Nice job, Brandi.

I've seen a lot of people complaining that shinies are easier to get now? Has that been confirmed or is just more people are posting about their shinies than in other games?

[Ankamius]

Well I have played a bit on an emulator and I have spoilered a lot for myself.
The story/characters are actually pretty great.
The music is also really REALLY good.

It's just hard because I dont want ANYONE on my team.
Though I actually like the gen V starters more than gen VI's overall
I dislike every single final form this gen.

Also fucking Delphox's cry is the most obnoxious thing ever.
Im considering boxing him and just using my free charmander because it hurts my ears to use my starter's final evo :c

How did you manage to do that? o_O

I thought there weren't any fully functional ROMs for this game yet.

[animorpherv1]

3DS get.

Give me friend codes etc. etc.

[Brandi]

@Oversoul:
There is no confirmation that shinies are actually more common. Plenty have claimed to have logged 60+ hours and still no shiny. Some have found up to 4 shinies in less than 30.
Now with the Wonder trade function, where you can trade pokemon from all over the world almost instantly, it is MUCH easier to use the masuda Method.

Back in gen 4, if you bred a pokemon with a pokemon from another country, your chances of getting a shiny egg were 4 times as likely.
As of black and white, it is actually 6 times as likely.
If X and Y still has that same coding for getting shinies with a foreign parent, it would definitely seem easier as there are plenty of people hatching shinies left and right. Though there are still plenty with 6+ boxes full of MM'd pokes with 0 shinies.

You also get the poke radar, which has also existed since gen 4, to help you find wild shinies as well.

Well I have played a bit on an emulator and I have spoilered a lot for myself.
The story/characters are actually pretty great.
The music is also really REALLY good.

It's just hard because I dont want ANYONE on my team.
Though I actually like the gen V starters more than gen VI's overall
I dislike every single final form this gen.

Also fucking Delphox's cry is the most obnoxious thing ever.
Im considering boxing him and just using my free charmander because it hurts my ears to use my starter's final evo :c

How did you manage to do that? o_O

I thought there weren't any fully functional ROMs for this game yet.

No I played an emulator for B/W and B2/W2.
I own Pokemon X.

[animorpherv1]

You get a nice, and you get a nice, and you get a nice!

EVERYONE GETS A NICE!

[animorpherv1]

So I was traded an egg earlier - it ended up being Froakie, and I gave the guys a Ralts. I hope he enjoys Mega Gardevoir - I can catch it again if I want.

[Psyche]

Gardevoir and Blaziken were my two favorites ever.

[Brandi]

So I was traded an egg earlier - it ended up being Froakie, and I gave the guys a Ralts. I hope he enjoys Mega Gardevoir - I can catch it again if I want.

Or you can get your end game one!

"After defeating the Elite Four, you'll be able to find Diantha again, back at the Café in Southern Boulevard that you previously met her. She will be happy to see you and will offer you a trade, saying she'll accept any of your Pokémon."

She gives you a ralts holding a Gardevoirite!

And yeah Gardevoir is very majestic and her mega form is pretty fitting. Shiny mega Gardevoir has a black "dress" instead of a white one.

[Tragedy]

If we're talking about Shiny pokemon- I got my shiny Dunsparce within the first 5 hours of playing the game, along with a regular female Combee.

[Brandi]

is female combee rare?

[Tragedy]

Well, if it took me at least 7 tries to get one, then probably, with all those critters all around.
Now that I have a Ditto that I got from a friend, hopefully not!

[Quilford]

i need a male pikachu with nuzzle :<

[N]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand ~35 hours in I have my first shiny! (and that's first shiny... ever.)


Unfortunately it has better Sp.ATK than ATK moves overall, but a boost to defense means perhaps I can make it useful.

I hate to be the one that tells you, Brandi, but that's not a Pokemon. Those are your keys.

[KingdomAces]

While I don't actually have the game, I've been stalking developments on it on Smogon/Showdown for a while now. I can't claim to actually be good at competitive battling, but I want to ask if anyone here is interested in that part of the game.

[Tragedy]

i need a male pikachu with nuzzle :<

You remind me every time I fight Emolga- Nuzzling all day.

[animorpherv1]

is female combee rare?

Quite - and to boot, only female Combee evolve.

[Psyche]

While I don't actually have the game, I've been stalking developments on it on Smogon/Showdown for a while now. I can't claim to actually be good at competitive battling, but I want to ask if anyone here is interested in that part of the game.

yes

[animorpherv1]

Oh my god the Skiddo Ranch is adorable!

[Oversoul]

While I don't actually have the game, I've been stalking developments on it on Smogon/Showdown for a while now. I can't claim to actually be good at competitive battling, but I want to ask if anyone here is interested in that part of the game.

I am!

is female combee rare?

Quite - and to boot, only female Combee evolve.

Took me exactly 31 Combee encounters to finally get a female one. Pure torture.

PM'ing you my FC.

Caught a shiny! My second one ever.

Spoiler: shiny?

no picture.
Shiny Probopass who I named Ari Goldman.

Friends on the DS get you more slots in the safari. I am Fire type. I give some pretty cool ones too.

[Tragedy]

Hee-hee.

So who do you think is the best starter when it's fully evolved?

[Quilford]

I tried to breed a Skitty with Nuzzle ('cause omg) but it wouldn't, so I'm assuming either Skitty levels up to get Nuzzle or it's a TM (which seems likely, it's the right kind of TM for an Electric Gym Leader to give.)

[Oversoul]

Greninja

[Brandi]

Was soft resetting for Modest Xerneas and on my 3rd try I caught him in a premier ball which was also the first ball I threw at him. Only problem is his speed IV is horrible. But I guess that's fine. :/
With capture power, even level 1, capturing legendaries is so freaking easy. And I'm not complaining one bit.
I had a harder time with wild Milktank.

I don't think it's too worth it to reset a million times for perfect IV's in HP/Sp.ATK/Speed though... but just a note for those of you who might try it, you get a guaranteed 3 perfect IV's for your legendary encounter.

Also unrelated to the above, I thought I'd share this.

[Brandi]

Tamashii review, well articulated and no real plot spoilers.

[animorpherv1]

So, just caught a Haunter - want to evolve it because Mega Gengar. I also want it back. Anyone willing to help should ask me for a trade whenever.