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Pokemon X or Y: which one to choose?

By Kat Bailey, Oct 12, 2013 2:00am PDT

It's a time honored tradition going back to the very set of Pokemon games: which version do I choose? Red or Green? Diamond or Pearl? Or in this case, X or Y?

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"I bought Pokemon Y, mainly off of seeing the cover. This is my first Pokemon game. I'm only a ..."

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'Make Pikachu more muscular,' Nintendo president recalls

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 10, 2013 8:00am PDT

"Make Pikachu more muscular," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recalled skeptics saying before Pokemon launched in America. "Will America accept cute monsters? No, they said."

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"Every time a story like this comes up the Nintendo response can always be paraphrased as "we ..."

- Schnapple see all 8 comments

Pokemon Bank launches December 27, will cost $5/year

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 04, 2013 11:30am PDT

Pokemon's cross-generation transfer and cloud storage service launches in December for $5/year.

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"Thank you nintendo for not bankrupting me on account of my girlfriend's addictions."

- ryuuseki see all 3 comments

Pokemon X & Y review: everything old is new again

By Kat Bailey, Oct 04, 2013 9:00am PDT

Pokemon X and Y soundly exceeds expectations, making use of its new features to highlight and improve upon classic monsters, all while managing to avoid feeling the least bit old or stale. All told, it's an impressive accomplishment, and a great start for the series on the N...

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"Thanks for the review. I've never actually played one of these games before... I'm tempted to ..."

- Gwyndion see all 7 comments

Mega Charizard comes in two flavors in Pokemon X & Y

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 02, 2013 9:00am PDT

What's that in the sky? It's not a brand new Pokemon. No, that black-and-blue beast you see in the screenshot above is actually Mega Charizard X, one possible mega-evolution for the fan-favorite Pokemon.

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Pokemon X & Y trailer shows off starter Mega Evolutions, MewTwo options

By Steve Watts, Sep 13, 2013 9:30am PDT

Nintendo showed off the Mega Evolved forms for the Pokemon X and Y starters today, along with an alternate version of Mewtwo based on the game version.

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"You compare the size of pokemons' "packages"? I find that more interesting lol"

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Pokemon X & Y reintroduce Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle as starters

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 04, 2013 8:45am PDT

Everything old is new again. The starters for Pokemon X & Y will be from the original Red & Blue generation: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

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"generally: -1 of 2 diff ultimate pokemon -some unique pokemon to each version -usually a ..."

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Pokemon X & Y special edition 3DS XL systems announced

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 04, 2013 8:30am PDT

The launch of a new generation of Pokemon is always a big deal. So big, it needs TWO special edition XL systems.

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"I'm actually kind of glad they don't include the game because otherwise I would be ON THIS SHIT."

- Deathlove see all 2 comments

Pokemon X & Y Gamescom demo shows Mega Evolution, riding Pokemon

By Steve Watts, Aug 26, 2013 9:30am PDT

A video of the Pokemon X & Y Gamescom demo shows off some of the recently announced features, like Mega Evolutions.

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Pokemon X & Y adds Super Training

By Steve Watts, Aug 09, 2013 4:30pm PDT

If the prospect of making Pokemon go Super Saiyan with Mega Evolution wasn't Dragon Ball Z enough, you'll be able to "Super Train" them as well.

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Pokemon X & Y introduces Mega Evolution

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 08, 2013 11:00am PDT

Pokemon X and Y will be introducing a brand new gameplay element--one of the biggest changes to the core Pokemon battle system. "Mega Evolution" will allow Pokemon to transform to new, more powerful forms.

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"Right? What's next evolving your Pokeman through a digital device? Saving the digital world?"

- DandySlayer see all 7 comments

Pokemon promo offers shiny Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina at GameStop

By Ozzie Mejia, Jul 29, 2013 4:30pm PDT

Legendary Pokemon may not be such a rarity anymore, but shiny ones certainly are. GameStop is offering shiny legendaries over the course of the next two months to help build anticipation for Pokemon X/Y.

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Pokemon dev jumps into self-publishing with solitaire horse-racing game

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 23, 2013 6:00pm PDT

Game Freak, developer of the massively popular Pokemon series, is finally self-publishing a game. And it's bizarre.

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"They're testing the rope made from bedsheets before their actual escape."

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Pokemon X and Y getting new friend system, tons of tweaks

By Steve Watts, Jun 12, 2013 8:00am PDT

At a special E3 presentation, Nintendo announced various new features coming to Pokemon X and Y, including a revamped friends system.

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"The custom rules and music options definitely seem awesome! Would definitely like to hear the ..."

- No2Rancor see all 3 comments

Pokemon X and Y trailer rides a Gogoat

By Alice O'Connor, May 14, 2013 7:15am PDT

Nintendo dropped a Pokébomb this morning, with news including confirmation that Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are set in the new region of Kalos, whose capital Lumiose City boasts an awfully Eiffel-ish tower. The publisher lifted the wraps off another four new Pokémon, with th...

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"The tower bears some resemblance to the Tokyo Skytree as well. Go figure!"

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