The Pokebeach "leaks" weren't attached to any specific edition of CoroCoro.
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Ok, fine, but that still doesn't answer my question.
"continues to live" with second-rate discussion not really complimentary to the main point? Speculations hit close to Unconfirmed Rumors, which is also not allowed. And repeating things already discussed is also not encouraged. Either locking the thread until feasible info is revealed or loosening the rules to allow for discussion of good speculation(s) seems like the best option here.
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Your question doesn't warrant an answer. I don't think you understand the definition of the word leak.
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In regards to the 'theme' of the game, a lot of people seem to think that genetics will be the a large part of the story. I disagree, although I could be wrong.
I personally think that XY (and possibly Z) would be a reference to the axis on a graph. These are the first 3D games, so having the 3D axis would be quite clever in my opinion. This could mean that the fact the games are 3D could actually take a part in the storyline - a storyline that Gamefreak has kept very quiet about so far. I guess if my theory is correct then there could be other reasons for an axis name.
Another piece of evidence that could back up this is that Yvonne is a female, and wouldn't have a Y chromosome.
I just think that counting on a genetics theme and hoping for better breeding systems, being able to see IVs, etc is overly optimistic, and Gamefreak hasn't really made any hints to prove/disprove the genetics theory.
I believe that this has been discussed elsewhere on the Internet, however as far as I am aware it has not been discussed here.
I personally think that XY (and possibly Z) would be a reference to the axis on a graph. These are the first 3D games, so having the 3D axis would be quite clever in my opinion. This could mean that the fact the games are 3D could actually take a part in the storyline - a storyline that Gamefreak has kept very quiet about so far. I guess if my theory is correct then there could be other reasons for an axis name.
Another piece of evidence that could back up this is that Yvonne is a female, and wouldn't have a Y chromosome.
I just think that counting on a genetics theme and hoping for better breeding systems, being able to see IVs, etc is overly optimistic, and Gamefreak hasn't really made any hints to prove/disprove the genetics theory.
I believe that this has been discussed elsewhere on the Internet, however as far as I am aware it has not been discussed here.
Well, mostly the genetics thingy came from the DNA part of the Japenese logo, but it seems it is just there for the megaevolutions.
Well, at first, I thought that genetics would be a major part of the story. Especially when the colors are blue and seemed to be pinkish. Those two colors usually associated with male and female gender but I ignored it after I realized the colors are swapped. I think most people have now come to the conclusion that it has to do with coordinates. X,Y, and Z being the coordinates for the three dimensions. Another point for this is because the game is based on France and a french man created the idea of the coordinate planes and axes.
I wouldn't look too much into the whole "X and Y = ???" thing. There isn't much precedence for the names to have any meaning anyway: in almost every generation, the name is just something to do with the box pokemon (e.g. Diamond - Dialga, Red - Charizard). In Black and White there was a slightly bigger meaning, to do with yin-yang/good-evil etc but that's not really enough to prove that X and Y mean something in these games. X and Y are probably just referencing Xerneas and Yveltal.
Seconding this. If someone can explain to me what Sapphire has to do with the ocean or Diamond has to do with time, I'd appreciate it. The names are almost always chosen in relation to the legends and in a way that sounds good. Rarely is the actually story indicated by them.
Sapphire is the color of the ocean of which Kyogre is king, and diamonds are largely unaffected by time so it would make sense for something using time as an attack to not be affected by itself.
The list you quoted gave the only nearby demos for me on November 2 and 3, about 3 weeks after the games are released. How does that work?
Gamefreak works in mysterious ways.
Rubies are said to represent heat and power
Emeralds are apparently mentioned biblically with the idea of apocalypses and in many cultures represent rebirth and ultimate godly power.
The only one that seems off is that sapphires are typically connected to clear skies in lore, but the deep blue sea connection is made sometimes.
Also yea diamonds are masters of time(diamonds are timeless, diamond are forever are common sayings) like Dialga and pearls are the only gemstone-like thing that is created by a creature so it makes sense to go with Palkia.
Has there been any speculation about the stats of the legendaries yet?
Well, based on looks alone, I predict that Xerneas will be defensive, since it looks like a guardian of some sort.
I have two possble ideas. I can agree with you and see Xerneas has high HP, Def, and Sp Def while Yveltal is high Atk, SpAtk and Spd. Or, Xerneas will have increase Sp Def and Sp Atk while Yveltal has increase Atk and Def.
I see yveltal having godly attack, high special attack, decent defense, and the standard base 95 speed.
Aren't tiers mostly just based off usage? At the very least you'd have usage statistics a month after the new sim is playable. When is the new sim playable? Yeah... we know nothing about what has changed, and I don't think people have reached the point of being able to peek into inner parts of 3DS games yet so I think it's gonna take quite a bit of time to figure things out.
no I mean in-game tiers, like which mons are best to use in your playthrough
November/December is probably a good estimate for an "okay" tier list. By then the game's probably been beaten several times, we know more about the new Pokemon, who is better than who at what area/gym, etc
And then it, too, can join the BW2 tier list in the never ending tiering and retiering and tier tier tier
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