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MrYggdrasil · Jan 13, 2013

Neiteio said:
Whoa, I jus realized how appropriate your username is to this conversation, lol.

Hahaha, indeed.

Neiteio said:
I'd love for Xerneas to be a Rock-type legendary. Goes with the anti-air idea I had, and fits the gemstone-in-antler motif, and the predominantly black color scheme, and the idea of something along the X-axis (although so would Ground).

I'd really like Yveltal to be either pure Flying, or better yet Fighting/Flying. But I honestly have no idea what they'll end up being. Their designs stay awesome, regardless.

The problem I see with that reasoning is that, ok, Xerneas being a Ground or Rock type and Yveltal being a Flying type would fit the X and Y axis neatly... but what about the Z legendary? What type would fit the depth dimension?

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

MrYggdrasil said:
The problem I see with that reasoning is that, ok, Xerneas being a Ground or Rock type and Yveltal being a Flying type would fit the X and Y axis neatly... but what about the Z legendary? What type would fit the depth dimension?

Part Water to represent depth? (Although I really want a Dragon/Poison-type)

Dion Blaster · Jan 13, 2013

Probably will be water / poison since its a snake type thing.

Edit: New official guess for X - Rock/Psychic

Y - Flying/Dark

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

linkratos said:
Probably will be water / poison since its a snake type thing.

I'd be cool with Water/Poison, since even though it's an existing type/combo (Tentacruel, Qwilfish, etc), this would put some real heft behind it in terms of raw power.

MrYggdrasil · Jan 13, 2013

Neiteio said:
Part Water to represent depth? (Although I really want a Dragon/Poison-type)

But if the Y axis represents altitude, the depth that represents water is just a minus position in the Y axis. At least, that's how I see it.

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

MrYggdrasil said:
But if the Y axis represents altitude, the depth that represents water is just a minus position in the Y axis. At least, that's how I see it.

Sure, but intuitively water feels like a good depth analogue in the sense it's filled with stuff.

EDIT: Just saw Linkratos' amended guesses -- Xerneas, Rock/Psychic; Yveltal, Dark/Flying. I like how these counter each others' types. Very cool.

injurai · Jan 13, 2013

linkratos said:
Probably will be water / poison since its a snake type thing.

Edit: New official guess for X - Rock/Psychic

Y - Flying/Dark

Those counters work really well with the predictions of

Fennekin - Fire/Psychic
Froakie - Water/Fighting
Chespin - Grass/Dark

Dion Blaster · Jan 13, 2013

injurai said:
Those counters work really well with the predictions of

Fennekin - Fire/Psychic
Froakie - Water/Fighting
Chespin - Grass/Dark

That was my thinking, and it just seems like a fit for both of them. Psychic Rock seems pretty
mystical, and Y seems like a cousin of Lugia so dark flying would make sense.

Of course we're probably giving the creators too much credit, the starters will probably be single types and the legendaries will all be part dragon.

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

D'aww:

Dion Blaster · Jan 13, 2013

Zeer0id said:
If you compare the sums, I guess that makes it:

6(15) < 1(18) < 4(29) < 5(31) < 3(38) < 2(40)

My rankings would be completely different, but that's a really cool chart. I'll have to try this myself.

papercamm · Jan 13, 2013

On the subject of the mysterious Z Pokemon... How much is it going to resemble and actual Z? Xerneas could do it if it stood with its legs out, and Yveltal is a giant flying Y already.

GiantEnemyGoomba · Jan 13, 2013

papercamm said:
On the subject of the mysterious Z Pokemon... How much is it going to resemble and actual Z? Xerneas could do it if it stood with its legs out, and Yveltal is a giant flying Y already.

If it's a snake, then it could bend into a Z.

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

papercamm said:
On the subject of the mysterious Z Pokemon... How much is it going to resemble and actual Z? Xerneas could do it if it stood with its legs out, and Yveltal is a giant flying Y already.

If the trio follows Norse mythology, then the third legenadary is the third figure in the legend of the stag and the eagle -- namely, the serpent at the bottom of Yggdrasil. And as a snake, it could bend its body to resemble a Z.

papercamm · Jan 13, 2013

copout answer. yeah good point.

zroid · Jan 13, 2013

papercamm said:
copout answer. yeah good point.

You *know* that's exactly how it'll be, though :lol

Neiteio · Jan 13, 2013

I'm guessing it will be some serpentine dragon that contorts its body one way on the ground and arcs its upper half as it rears up. Thus forming a Z shape, while tracing that axis with its body. It'd be cool if it were wrapped in tree roots, speaking to the legend of how the serpent is trapped in the roots of Yggdrasil. Kind of like how Xerneas has all four colored gemstones of the Stags of Yggdrasil.

Boss Doggie · Jan 14, 2013

Twisted-Gamer said:
Has there ever been a goat/ram Pokemon? I'd like to see that

There's Cobalion I guess.

With that said it's the only good/decent-looking musketeer trio.

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

Boss Doggie said:
There's Cobalion I guess.

With that said it's the only good/decent-looking musketeer trio.

I personally prefer Virizion.

EDIT: LOVE THE JOLTIKS IN YOUR AVATAR!

Boss Doggie · Jan 14, 2013

I wonder how people pronounce their names.

It should be cobalION (accent at the last syllable a la French) rather than coBALion.

And go blame XY hype thread for the Joltiks

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

Boss Doggie said:
I wonder how people pronounce their names.

It should be cobalION (accent at the last syllable a la French) rather than coBALion.

And go blame XY hype thread for the Joltiks

I couldn't relate to the furry fetish, but fuzzling in Joltiks? AW YEA SON.

Also, Pokedex 3D Pro has name pronunciations for all 649 Pokemon.

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

ALSO:

Lizardus · Jan 14, 2013

Neiteio said:
ALSO:

X/Y as sequel to G/S confirmed

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

Thinking back to Gen III, they had six Pokemon from Hebrew legend: Groudon (Behemoth), Kyogre (Leviathan), Rayquaza (Ziz), and Regirock, Regice and Registeel (Golems). So maybe we can hope for six Norse Pokemon, assuming we're on the right trail here.

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

Finally, super high-res art of the legendaries:

VOOK said:
Artwork for the starters and legendaries is here.

Bigger versions up to 2700wide at the link.

Neiteio · Jan 14, 2013

And one more update, quite relevant to this particular topic:

Rubius · Jan 14, 2013

Neiteio said:
And one more update, quite relevant to this particular topic:

Official artwork?
If so, that pretty much confirm the Yggdrasil theory.

zroid · Jan 14, 2013

Haha no. Pokemon Fan art is just really good!

Berordn · Jan 14, 2013

Neiteio said:
ALSO:

Winghands were terrifying before.

Now they're nightmare fuel.

Neiteio · Jan 15, 2013

Gah, now I'm kind of liking Xerneas more, after a week-long Yveltal love-fest.

They're both so cool. WHY MUST THEY BOTH BE SO COOL?

papercamm · Jan 15, 2013

Neiteio said:
It was also noted in the XY mega-thread that there is a DNA symbol in the Japanese logos for the games, which may reference X and Y chromosomes -- and among the animals to have a Z chromosome is the sea snake: perfect for the Norse legendary, as well.

Neiteio said:
Gah, now I'm kind of liking Xerneas more, after a week-long Yveltal love-fest.

They're both so cool. WHY MUST THEY BOTH BE SO COOL?

So that YOU get both versions.

hunnies28 · Jan 15, 2013

papercamm said:
So that YOU get both versions.

Damn! This makes perfect sense !!!!

Thanks for this thread OP!

Boss Doggie · Jan 16, 2013

Wouldn't it be cool if Xerneas is a dude (despite being in X) and Yveltal is a girl (despite being a Y) and you can breed them to get a third legendary?

Lizardus · Jan 16, 2013

Boss Doggie said:
Wouldn't it be cool if Xerneas is a dude (despite being in X) and Yveltal is a girl (despite being a Y) and you can breed them to get a third legendary?

no

Slermy · Jan 16, 2013

Boss Doggie said:
Wouldn't it be cool if Xerneas is a dude (despite being in X) and Yveltal is a girl (despite being a Y) and you can breed them to get a third legendary?

Legendaries are (always?) genderless. Would never happen.

Nevermind, there was that one you could breed to get an egg in Diamond/Pearl.

papercamm · Jan 17, 2013

Slermy said:
Legendaries are (always?) genderless. Would never happen.

Nevermind, there was that one you could breed to get an egg in Diamond/Pearl.

Also Heatran ~~but nobody likes Heatran~~

Neiteio · Jan 17, 2013

Can someone make the background on this black, without leaving a white outline? And could you keep it a PNG?

Dragon · Jan 17, 2013

The realm eternal: asgard

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