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[KittenMaster]

But isn't that per level? The EVs for a skill reset every level right? I always hated that system, it is the grindiest thing ever but very vital if you want to play competitively. I really hope they introduce some alternative to it.

You receive the stat gains by leveling up, but your actual EV value is never reset.

You could get 255 EVs in a single level and it'll show a huge gain on a level up screen, but normally it adds up over several levels because you usually get level ups while EV training.

 

[Yoshi]

Fire Starters final evo isn't Fire/Fighting.
Confirmed fake.

Is somehow officially confirmed that the fire starter's final evo is Fire/Fighting or what do you want to say here??

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Okay, bye guys. I've gotta go into hiding until the word is safe for a Dark/Fighting-type like me :'(

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Is somehow officially confirmed that the fire starter's final evo is Fire/Fighting or what do you want to say here??

Past 3 Generations(IIRC) all fire starter's last type for their last evolution was Fire + Fighting
-_-

 

[Salsa]

fuck

 

[ffdgh]

Is somehow officially confirmed that the fire starter's final evo is Fire/Fighting or what do you want to say here??

It's a joke since it seems like gamefreak really loves fire/fighting starters for 3 gens.

 

[Salsa]

wait wtf at EV minigames

 

[Brickhunt]

Rumor and the website link should be added. As pointed out, if the fire starter isn't fight/fire, it's fake FOREVER.

 

[Celegus]

Super effective vs dragon, fighting, and dark? Weak to poison and steel? Love it! I hope, if nothing else, that part ends up being true.

And yeah, mind blown at starter not being fire/fighting.

 

[Yoshi]

It's a joke since it seems like gamefreak really loves fire/fighting starters for 3 gens.

Which I think would be a rather good reason to choose a different set up, because otherwise we end up with a whole lot of almost identical Pokémon.

 

[Jezan]

Duel type attacks are pretty mind blowing.

I didn't care about any other attack, but Blaze Kick I always thought was fighting type, but then the animation reminded me it was fire type, sometimes I needed that fighting type super effectiveness, not fire (Blaze Kick against steel types!)

 

[Boney]

Dragon has another weakness and its attacks are useless against Fairy? fuck that it's already too easy to kill and now this
thank god this game it's awful to me or otherwise i would've gotten really mad

edit: oh it seems is fake?

Hahahahha

 

[Flightmare]

Rumor and the website link should be added. As pointed out, if the fire starter isn't fight/fire, it's fake FOREVER.

Should also be noted that Smash TV hinted that Sylveon was strong against ice, something the leak never says

 

[RedShift]

Is somehow officially confirmed that the fire starter's final evo is Fire/Fighting or what do you want to say here??

The last 3 generation have had a Fire/Fighting final evolution for the Fire starter, it's a source of annoyance for a lot of people, especially when a bloody pig turned out to be a fighting type.

I like those secondary types. People always used to talk about how cool replacing the Fire/Water/Grass trio with Psychic/Fighting/Dark would be, I think doing both works well.

Also, if the place is really called Kalos, Calais = Kalos? Kind of matches it looking like France.

 

[Moral Panic]

Immune to Dragon lol. Outrage is now useless. Dragons fell down a huge peg if there's a good fairy poke.

 

[YAWN]

I love that:
- Chespin is Grass/Fighting
- More customizable options (It'd be cool if they launched character DLC packs, so you can dress up like certain gym leaders or something)
- EVs being easier to understand for the casual gamer.

This game, man. This game.

 

[Galang]

EV Minigames sound cool, but two hours for one stat ? Seems pointless. You could fully max out more than one Pokemon in that time with the right set up

 

[Moxx19]

So this is basically all true then? Fucking awesome.

 

[Espada]

EV Minigames sound cool, but two hours for one stat ? Seems pointless. You could fully max out more than one Pokemon in that time with the right set up

Yup. Pokerus + Power Bracer/Lens/Weight/etc... lets you max out your EVs WAY faster than 2 hours. That's just ridiculous.

 

[gAg CruSh3r]

How many Pokemon are there??? Last time I remember there was 151 in first Gen and 251 (giving a guess) in the second gen.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

How many Pokemon are there??? Last time I remember there was 151 in first Gen and 251 (giving a guess) in the second gen.

649 as of Gen V, and over 700 after X&Y come out.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Sylveon isn't "effective" against Ice because it used a Fighting type, not the type it is

 

[DaBoss]

I didn't care about any other attack, but Blaze Kick I always thought was fighting type, but then the animation reminded me it was fire type, sometimes I needed that fighting type super effectiveness, not fire (Blaze Kick against steel types!)

Yea, and moves like Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Poison Jab, and etc. are gonna have dual-types I think.

 

[Tenki]

So this is real or fake. Arg, I need to know ;_;

 

[harmonize]

I wonder what other information he's going to reveal, he said what he released was only a sampling of what the source had told him.

 

[gAg CruSh3r]

649 as of Gen V, and over 700 after X&Y come out.

Wow!

Do all of the new ones have great designs or is it kinda repetitive?

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Wow!

Do all of the new ones have great designs or is it kinda repetitive?

They're almost all great. My avatar and the first half of my username are a Pokémon from the newest games

 

[Tourmeta]

I think it's pretty safe to say what will happen to the "X Punch" moves then.

 

[Bulbagarden]

For those who haven't seen the segment from Pokémon Smash, it had the team (cosplaying as Eeveelutions) trying to figure out Sylveon's type. First, Shoko (playing Sylveon) pulled out some Nunchucks....but then got shoved inside a drum by a big burly guy, implying Sylveon is not a Fighting type, and in fact is probably weak to them. Next, she broke a block of ice, which was taken as Sylveon being super effective against Ice tyes. Akiyama and the others suggested that she may be a Steel type as a result of these two results, and decided to test the idea. The method they came up with? Seeing if she resisted Poison by having her put her head in a box and expose her to some really bad smelling items. That...didn't work out so well for Shoko. Not clear if that was meant to imply Poison was super effective, or that it was just effective, but at least it was clear that Sylveon lacked the Poisin immunity of Steel.
(Yes, crazy stuff like this is typical of Smash)

TL;DR
Smash implied Sylveon is strong against Ice types, and weak against Poison and Fighting types

It should be noted though....there is the possibility this was horsing around. The Nunchuck thing is something that Shoko is known for. She's done it at a number of concerts, and she even did it early last week in a cameo on Akibaranger. So...how much of the "tests" were real hints, and how much was misdirection? Not 100% certain there.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Dual type attacks sounds interesting, I wonder how that'll play out. I'm assuming that means that thunder/ice/fire punch/kick are going to be among the moves that have multiple types then?

 

[Einbroch]

You sure?

I know that lol just saying I'm betting there will be a dual type move for the starters if there are these moves.

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

 

[DaBoss]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

Trust me, it isn't.

 

[TheMink]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

Not really, everybody has a fighting type move
Like literally, if your pokemon doesnt know a fighting type move thats because it doesnt have hands or legs

 

[BasilZero]

Fire/Psychic

I was sold on the fire starter...now I'm even more sold (if that is possible) xD.

 

[Kouriozan]

You will be able to see a Pokemon's EVs at a certain in-game facility. You will be able to boost the EVs through mini-games. It will take about two hours to get one stat to max EVs.

That's very good!
I normally don't max my Pokémon and just play how I like but that would be very cool.

 

[Revven]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

While the type itself might look OP, the amount of Pokes that have access to moves that are SE against it is absurd + the actual Pokemon that hold the typing aren't so great in general.

 

[Espada]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

Steel is a defensive typing. Being ridiculously defensive/resistant is the entire point of the type.

Its offenses suck horribly and it's weaknesses (Ground, Fighting, Fire) are some of the most common and powerful moves out there. On top of that, Steel type pokemon are generally mediocre. There's nothing overpowered about them really.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

OP is a defensive type. That is, it has many resistances, but its few weaknesses are very common (Fighting and Ground, lolFire) and it isn't really good offensively.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Fire/Psychic

I was sold on the fire starter...now I'm even more sold (if that is possible) xD.

Yep. The important thing to take from all this is that Team Fennekin remains superior.

 

[NeoZylom]

The Starter final evolutions are Fire/Psychic, Grass/Fighting, and Water/Dark.

A psychic pig? Weird!

 

[C.Olimar788]

While the idea of a Fairy Type is very enticing, I sincerely hope they don't got the route of dual-type moves... I feel like it would just be annoying and overcomplicated for the formula.

Like what happens if you use a Fire/Fighting move against a Ghost Type? Is the Ghost just immune? Does STAB stack if your Pokemon is Fire/Fighting? Because bleh, all of those things just sound awful to me.

 

[Busaiku]

Whimsicott better be Grass/Fairy.

 

[DaBoss]

Yep. The important thing to take from all this is that Team Fennekin remains superior.

Yes!

A psychic pig? Weird!

It's a dog/Fennec Fox.

 

[Usobuko]

I haven't played Pokemon in a long time, but Steel looks OP as shit.

Things are only OP when you take into account of the moveset, stats and possible counters to your team. Personally, I have played from Yellow to Sapphire and I am burnt out because I took 3rd generation seriously and have my fair share of competitive battles on battle.net. This stigma spreads to the actual game itself and it got to the point where I know by memory which route offers what pokemon and how many EVs they give respectively.

This rumour, if true, is quite enticing to get back to Pokemon because this time round I'll just disregard all the nitty gritty details associate with the metagame.

 

[Frost_Ace]

IMMUNE TO DRAGON HOLY SHIT

 

[Anoregon]

I get mad every time I see "forme"

 

[podracer35]

My two favorite types in one pokemon?!? I NEED Fire/Psychic! Please be true! PLEASE!!!!

 

[Brofield]

There seems to be too many types mentioned for strengths/weaknesses for Fairy, so I'm not too trustworthy on that.

Chespin would be cool, but by sheer bad luck of being part fighting I will pass on him. Though Froakie just got a boost in appeal with that added dark type. Fennekin is still cool in my books so he can be nicknamed Mozilla or Naruto, like I'm sure 85% of people will do when they pick him.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Dual type moves could do some obscene damage

A dual ground + fighting move against a rock + steel type would do an unholy amount of damage

 

[Zaventem]

>Super effective against dragon
yeah bish!