Pokémon fans of the original starters will be shocked to know that Pokémon X and Y will see their return, but not as expected.
Here are the new forms of Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise.
Click each to see HD versions.
As the press release from the Pokémon Company reads,
Pokémon X and Y players do not receive Chespin, Fennekin, or Froakie from Professor Sycamore but are in fact given the choice of a classic partner Pokémon—Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle—from the very first Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue!
A gameplay trailer for the Mega evolutions of Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise was also released. Watch their exciting transformations below!
New Mega evolution information
Mega evolutions were first announced earlier in August. It’s since been confirmed that Mega evolutions will be in battle only, and will be activated via held item stones.
Now, more details of Mega evolutions have been unveiled.
According to today’s press release, “trainers must also obtain a bracelet called the Mega Ring that holds a mysterious stone called a Key Stone. The Trainer’s Key Stone resonates with the Mega Stone held by his or her Pokémon.”
A first look at the two Mega Rings is below.
Male trainer:
Female trainer:
How to trade from ‘Pokemon Black’ and ‘White’
A new system for trading old Pokémon from the Black and White DS games was announced called the Pokémon Bank, which “allows players to conveniently store up to 3,000 of their beloved Pokémon on the Internet.”
In using the Pokémon Bank, players will be able to download an app on their 3DS that allows them to easily transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Black and White to their 3DS system. From there, they can load up their Pokémon X and Y games to access the previous Gen.’s creatures.
The app will be called Poké Transporter, and will have an annual service fee attached to its sister service, the Pokémon Bank. Read more on the cloud trading service here on Bulbapedia.
What do you think of the new Gen. I starter Mega Evolutions?
Hypable’s Pokémon podcast Poké Chat recorded a live episode today about the new original starter Mega evolutions! Watch that YouTube video here.