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[ScraftyDevil]

On this morning's Pokémon Direct, several new functions were revealed:

Pokémon Bank is an annually paid 3DS app that allows you to store up to 3000 of your Pokémon from X and Y, allowing more space than you'll ever need to catch 'em all. There is a free trial however, so a one-time transfer of your Gen V Pokémon is possible without needing to pay.




PokéTransporter is a free add-on for Pokémon Bank which lets you wirelessly upload your Pokémon from Black, White, Black 2 and White 2, meaning you can now transfer a Pokémon all the way from Ruby and Sapphire up to X and Y!




In addition, it was revealed that early in the game, you will be given one of the original Kanto starters by Professor Sycamore, and that each of their final evolutions will have Mega Evolutions!

None of them change type upon Mega-Evolving (no Dragon Zard for you, sorry), and they have these new abilities:

Venusaur: Thick Fat (half damage from Fire and Ice attacks)
Blastoise: Mega Launcher (powers up its "Pulse" attacks)
Charizard: Drought (Enduces sunlight upon entering battle)

Also, it was made apparent that Mega Evolution is somehow connected to the bond a trainer shares with their Pokémon, using a new item called the Mega Ring as a catalyst:

 

[FZZ]

We need pics STAT.

Edit: Venusaur barely looks different. They just put a flower on its head.

Edit 2: Better pics.

 

[sakipon]

Why a PC app instead of a Wii U app? I mean, can't we have both?

 

[daripad]

Why a PC app instead of a Wii U app? I mean, can't we have both?

No one has a WiiU

 

[ryanmac]

Why a PC app instead of a Wii U app? I mean, can't we have both?

Why would they make an app for the 5 people that own a Wii U?

 

[Tourmeta]

 

[Kurita]

Mega Blastoise looks awesome.

 

[papercamm]

Mega Blastoise looks nice

 

[Sandfox]

Why a PC app instead of a Wii U app? I mean, can't we have both?

More people own a PC lol

 

[LTWheels]

Said that the Bank has an annual fee....

 

[Shahadan]

It was only a matter of time before they made yo pay for that. No thanks!

Transferring pokemon is always a slow and annoying process and I don't expect it to be different, so goodbye my old pokemons!

 

[MrCookiepants]

I'll laugh if they made Ampharos a dragon and Charizard stays plain fire.

 

[Daingurse]

IF Mega Charizard isn't a fucking Dragon . . .

 

[PreyingShark]

As long as Pokemon Bank's fee isn't super high I'm hyped.

 

[Bullza2o]

I knew one day I'll regret trading in my Gen V games. I knew it...

But Gen I starters FTW!

 

[Boss Doggie]

As expected Mega Blastoise is best Gen 1 starter Pokemon.

Reminds me of Dancouga lol

 

[Zoon]

shut up and take my life

 

[Mariolee]

So unless I missed something, they haven't announced what the fee actually is yet, right? What are people expecting will be the cost?

 

[salromano]

http://youtu.be/blhaSxUJ-OU

 

[NekoFever]

If I pay for a Pokemon Bank account, will it be locked to my PC?

 

[Grakl]

Mega Charizard looks like shit, I'm never gonna mega him

charmander qt as fuck though

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Wait, they want me to pay more for the ability to transfer my pokemon?

Hahahaha no.

 

[Murrah]

Well, looks like I ain't picking Fennekin anymore if I can get my boy Charmander

Really disappointed with Mega Venusaur and Mega Charizard, but Mega Blastoise looked ace

 

[Carbonox]

Mega Charizard....loooks amazing. pls be dragon/fire.

 

[PotionBleue]

OP is a bit misleading. Transfer is indeed behind paywall because even though the BW/BW2 to Poké Bank transfer is free, you cannot retrieve your Pokémon without accessing Pokémon Bank.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Hahahah Zard's arms are small

 

[MAtgS]

Preview of the anime's next league arc right there.

 

[The12thGripper]

Pokémon Bank is a paid PC app

PokéTransporter is a free add-on for Pokémon Bank

Incorrect information here. Pokémon Bank is a 3DS app that is free, but has a annual fee to use. PokéTransfer is a free add-on for Pokémon Bank, which must be paid for to use.

 

[Cbajd5]

http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/strategy/

Here's a page about the 3DS app. There'll be a free trial period.

Also:

Note: You may find yourself unable to use Pokémon Bank or Poké Transporter to deposit any Pokémon created illegally by software unauthorized by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo into your online Boxes, or to move these Pokémon between online Boxes.

 

[SuperOrez]

Ridleyzard! I don't know if I'll pay the fee, but I really want to transfer the dude i've EV trained.

 

[ffdgh]

Shiny mega evolution charizard will be mine....

 

[Mariolee]

http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/strategy/

Here's a page about the 3DS app. There'll be a free trial?

I thought it was a 3DS app. OP must've gotten confused since in the games the boxes are referred to as being part of your PC.

 

[Boss Doggie]

BLASTOISE > Venusaur > Zard

Man they all look awesome save for Zard's tiny arms

 

[foxuzamaki]

Mega Charizard looks like shit, I'm never gonna mega him

charmander qt as fuck though

he just looks more like a dragon, dont know how you can be offended by it

 

[NTom64]

Preview of the anime's next league arc right there.

Or the finale of the Origins special.

 

[JB2448]

The official Pokémon YouTube channel uploaded a minute-and-a-half video featuring the Kanto starters. It's all footage that was already seen in the Direct, but for people in a rush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blhaSxUJ-OU

 

[Moral Panic]

Mega Blastoise goes from 2 guns to 1 gun.

Mega Charizard is just plain ugly and a disgrace to an iconic beast.

Disappointed.

 

[Kouriozan]

Biggest news is that you don't need 2 console anymore to transfer your Pokémon.
I'll gladly pay that annual fee for this!

 

[Linkstrikesback]

http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/strategy/

Here's a page about the 3DS app. There'll be a free trial period.

Even if there is, when gen 7 rolls around, they'll still be expecting you to use this rather than including it as an ingame transfer between cards.

It would cost them very little to have just made an app that copies your pokemon from b/w/w2/b2 to a save on your sd card, followed by moving them from there to your game card. Ugh.

Biggest news is that you don't need 2 console anymore to transfer your Pokémon.
I'll gladly pay that annual fee for this!

They could easily have done it without an annual fee as above.

 

[Boss Doggie]

BAHAHAHHA

CHARIZARD IS STILL FIRE/FLYING

Mega Blastoise goes from 2 guns to 1 gun.

Mega Charizard is just plain ugly and a disgrace to an iconic beast.

Disappointed.

He has ONE MEGA CANNON and two ARM CANNONS

 

[Grakl]

he just looks more like a dragon, dont know how you can be offended by it

because he looks like an ugly dragon and I'm very serious about my dragons and ^ still fire/flying

 

[Daingurse]

Charizard looks waaay better in that official art to me. Sheeeit, guess I'm getting Venasuar though. Don't need 3 fucking fire starters lol.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Mega Blastoise and Charizard look great.

Mega Venusaur just makes me to keep never using Bulbasaur.

 

[Moaradin]

BLASTOISE > Venusaur > Zard

Man they all look awesome save for Zard's tiny arms

Oh man the 2d art of Charizard looks awesome.

Charizard > Blastoise > Venusaur as per usual.

 

[Joqu]

BLASTOISE > Venusaur > Zard

Man they all look awesome save for Zard's tiny arms

Huh you like the look of Blastoise? That's the only one I'm disappointed with.

 

[foxuzamaki]

god charizard and blastoise are so awesome, venasaur looks great too but they didnt go beyond his flower for design

 

[Tsunamo]

I'm not a fan of Mega Charizard, my favorite gen 1 Pokemon and they changed its design into something I don't like

I do love the looks of Mega Venasaur and Mega Blastoise though as they don't stray too far from their original designs and feel like a natural evolution to me.

 

[ffdgh]

BAHAHAHHA

CHARIZARD IS STILL FIRE/FLYING



He has ONE MEGA CANNON and two ARM CANNONS

why.jpg

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

IF Mega Charizard isn't a fucking Dragon . . .

.

Nooooo... hes still fire/fly..

 

[DaBoss]

Venasaur is the worst of the 3 lol.