Choose Classic Pokémon Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle and
Battle with Their Mega-Evolved Forms in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
Two Limited Edition Pokémon-themed Nintendo 3DS XL Systems Launching on September 27
BELLEVUE, WA—September 4, 2013—In a surprising twist announced this morning during a special Nintendo Direct presentation, Pokémon X and Pokémon 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!
Adding to the excitement, once a player has evolved this Pokémon into
Venusaur, Charizard, or Blastoise and obtained its unique Mega Stone,
the Pokémon will be able to Mega Evolve while in battle. Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard, and Mega Blastoise
will possess overwhelming powers never before seen in a Pokémon game.
Players can choose fan favorite Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle when Pokémon X and Pokémon Y launch worldwide October 12, 2013, for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
More
secrets about Mega Evolution were also revealed today. It was
previously announced that certain Pokémon needed to hold a unique Mega
Stone in order to Mega Evolve, but now it’s known that there is a second
requirement players must fulfill for Mega Evolution to occur. 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, and together they trigger the Evolution that is normally
impossible—Mega Evolution.
Director from GAME FREAK inc., Mr. Junichi Masuda, also announced Pokémon Bank—a new Nintendo 3DS application and service that allows Pokémon X and Pokémon Y players to conveniently store up to 3,000 of their beloved Pokémon on the Internet. Pokémon Bank gives players the flexibility to store and deposit 100 Boxes worth of Pokémon. This is in addition to the Boxes found within Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, just like in previous Pokémon titles.
Additional features of Pokémon Bank include the ability to deposit and withdraw Pokémon from multiple copies of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Once a Pokémon X or Pokémon Y Game Card is inserted into a Nintendo 3DS system or the downloadable version of the game is opened, the Pokémon Bank software can be turned on for use. Players can then transfer Pokémon from multiple copies of the game via Pokémon Bank to one copy of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y.
Players who activate Pokémon Bank, will be able to use its linked application, Poké Transporter,
which makes transferring many Pokémon caught in other Pokémon games
easy. What used to be a lengthy process to transfer Pokémon from a
previous Pokémon game to the latest titles is now a breeze with Poké Transporter—just insert Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 into your Nintendo 3DS system and use Poké Transporter to transfer Pokémon from those games into Pokémon Bank.
Pokémon Bank
will be available in North America on Nintendo eShop. More details
about this software, including a free trial period, will be added to Pokemon.com in the near future.
Also
announced in this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation were details
for the North American release of two special Nintendo 3DS XL hardware
designs featuring imagery from Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. These systems come in Red or Blue and feature brand new Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal. The systems will launch on September 27 at a suggested retail price of $199.99 each.
To view the Nintendo Direct presentation in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct .
For more information about Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, including new images and
gameplay video featuring information announced today, please visit Pokemon.com/XY. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be sold at major retailers and digitally on Nintendo eShop.
Be sure to check out Pokemon.com, Like the official Pokémon Facebook page at Facebook.com/Pokemon, and follow Pokémon on Twitter @Pokemon to ensure you’re receiving the latest Pokémon X and Pokémon Y news!
Remember
that the Nintendo 3DS family of systems features parental controls that
let adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
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About Pokémon
The
Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in
Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand
management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the
animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon
website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the
most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more
information, visit www.pokemon.com.
About Nintendo
The
worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment,
Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware
and software for its Wii U™ and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™,
Nintendo has sold more than 4.1 billion video games and more than 655
million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U,
Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo 3DS XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™.
A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond,
Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western
Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the
company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
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