History Fridge / PokemonXAndY

** And even without that, WordOfGod says that ''VideoGames/PokemonBlackAndWhite2'' and this occur at the same time. Since Cynthia appeared in those games, of course she didn't appear here.

* Lysandre wants to destroy people he feels are unworthy. What did he call his invention? [[TheHolocaust The Holo-Caster.]]

* [[spoiler:Lysandre]] is said to be descended from the former royal family by way of [[spoiler:a supposed brother of AZ's]]. It might make you wonder why the writers didn't just make him directly descended from [[spoiler:AZ himself]] for simplicity's sake. But then you remember [[spoiler:how it's implied AZ and Floette were more than just battle partners]] and it makes you kind of glad that it's implied he has no descendants. Bordering on TearJerker, [[spoiler:AZ probably wouldn't take outliving any children very well at all, even if he could have them with Floette, or bring himself to have another lover to have them]].

* A lot of people have complained about how [[ItsEasySoItSucks the experience share and the ase in level-grinding is over the top]]. Consider, though, the following: [[GottaCatchEmAll The number of Pokémon available in the Kalos region is 454, more than any previous games, and there's also the National Pokedex which has the remaining 260 or so.]] And also, the majority of Pokémon's evolution involves levelling up. [[ArtificialBrilliance Furthermore, Gym Leaders and the like are still no slouch in actually having a brain during battle]] and that factor [[note]]and with the difficulty in level grinding in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' series[[/note]] has been responsible for the [[NintendoHard utter]] [[ItsHardSoItSucks difficulty]] of all the Pokémon games since ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl''. At least if the game's too easy, you still have the option to think up ways to make your playthrough harder.

* Likewise, why did GameFreak introduce so few mons in this generation? That's because the GottaCatchEmAll goal will become unmanageable if they introduce too many new Pokémon. Even after having 454 Pokémon in the regional Pokedex, there are still around 250 for the National Pokedex. Game Freak also probably took into account the Wi-Fi function for the 3DS - which still has issues in compatibility with at least some of the Wi-Fi spots, and unnecessarily complicates things.

[[center:[-'''Movies:''' [[Fridge/PokemonTheFirstMovie First]] | 2000 | [[Fridge/Pokemon3 3]] | 4Ever | Heroes | Jirachi: Wishmaker | Destiny Deoxys | Lucario | Ranger | The Rise of Darkrai | Giratina | Arceus | [[Fridge/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions Zoroark: Master of Illusions]] | Black/White | Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice | [[Fridge/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened Genesect]] | Diancie | Hoopa | Volcanion | [[Fridge/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]]-]]]

[[center:[-'''Main Games:''' [[Fridge/PokemonRedAndBlue Red and Blue]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGoldAndSilver Gold and Silver]] | [[Fridge/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]] | [[Fridge/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]] | [[Fridge/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]] | [[Fridge/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]] | '''X and Y''' | [[Fridge/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]-]]]

[[center:[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies GenVII]]-]]]

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* A lot of people were disappointed that there are only 69 new Pokémon... that is, until the story was revealed. Remember the part where [[spoiler:AZ holocausted all the Pokémon in Kalos to resurrect his companion Pokémon? And the part where Flare are trying to re-enact this event?]] Suddenly it makes sense why Kalos is so lacking in unique Pokémon... and why there are so many [[spoiler:Ghost-type Pokémon]]... It gets even [[BlatantLies better]] when you consider that [[spoiler:the Ultimate Weapon also killed people]]. [[AdultFear Now take a look again at Phantump's dex entry.]]
* [[spoiler:Team Flare was attaching caught Pokémon to the stones to drain them of their life energy and charge up the Ultimate Weapon. Who is to say they weren't prepared to do the same with any trainers that were in the area?]] It really doesn't help that [[spoiler:with the Ultimate Weapon, their ultimate goal is to kill off everyone, human and Pokémon alike, that's not loyal to them -- i.e. ''committing genocide''. At least Cyrus wasn't leaving out anyone when he was trying to destroy the world, and fully expected to pull everyone ''back'' to "enjoy" his nice new WorldOfSilence.]]

* In the post-game, [[spoiler:during Looker's sidequest, Emma tells you that he used to have a Pokémon as his partner, who didn't make it through a certain case a long while ago, which is the reason why Looker never has any Pokémon with him now]]. That's a TearJerker in itself, but it gets worse when you remember that [[spoiler:Looker had a Croagunk that would always follow him around in ''Platinum'', and said Croagunk hasn't shown up since. Put two and two together.]]

* [[spoiler:Lysandre]] is said to be descended from the former royal family by way of [[spoiler:a supposed brother of AZ's]]. It might make you wonder why the writers didn't just make him directly descended from [[spoiler:AZ himself]] for simplicity's sake. But then you remember [[spoiler:how grief-stricken AZ was at the loss of Floette]] and it makes you kind of glad that it's implied he has no descendents. Bordering on TearJerker, [[spoiler:AZ probably wouldn't take outliving any children very well at all]].

[[center:[-'''Movies:''' [[Fridge/PokemonTheFirstMovie First]] | 2000 | [[Fridge/Pokemon3 3]] | 4Ever | Heroes | Jirachi: Wishmaker | Destiny Deoxys | Lucario | Ranger | The Rise of Darkrai | Giratina | Arceus | [[Fridge/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions Zoroark: Master of Illusions]] | Black/White | Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice | [[Fridge/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened Genesect]] | Diancie | Hoopa | Volcanion -]]]
[[center:[-'''TV Specials:''' [[Fridge/PokemonMewtwoReturns Mewtwo Returns]] | The Legend of Thunder | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | [[Fridge/PokemonOrigins Origins]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerations Generations]] | [[Fridge/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]]-]]]

** And even without that, [[WordOfGod]] says that ''VideoGames/PokemonBlackAndWhite2'' and this occur at the same time. Since Cynthia appeared in those games, of course she didn't appear here.

* Lysandre wants to destroy people he feels are unworthy. What did he call his invention? [[TheHolocaust The Holo-Caster.

* Lysandre wants to destroy people he feels are unworthy. What did he call his invention? The Holo-Caster.

* Usually in Pokémon games, your father is absent save for brief mentions. This time his absence is justified. Since the protagonists in these games are {{Virtual Paper Doll}}s (including various skin tones as starting options) and Grace always has the same appearance regardless of how you look, the protagonist must take after the absent father.

* Wulfric is quite a large guy both in height and in girth and he happens to live in Snowbelle City, where it is constantly snowing, and as many people know fat serves as a insulator against the cold. Meaning that despite him not wearing his jacket properly, he is actually less likely to be cold than Candice, Brycen, and Pryce in Gold and Silver.

[[center:[-'''Movies:''' [[Fridge/PokemonTheFirstMovie First]] | 2000 | [[YMMV/Pokemon3 3]] | 4ever | Heroes | Jirachi: Wishmaker | Destiny Deoxys | Lucario | Ranger | The Rise of Darkrai | Giratina | [[YMMV/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Arceus]] | [[Fridge/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions Zoroark: Master of Illusions]] | Black/White | Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice | [[Fridge/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened Genesect]] | Diancie | Hoopa | [[YMMV/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel Volcanion]] -]]]
[[center:[-'''TV Specials:''' [[Fridge/PokemonMewtwoReturns Mewtwo Returns]] | The Legend of Thunder | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | [[Fridge/PokemonOrigins Origins]]-]]]

[[center:[-'''Spinoff Games:''' [[Fridge/PokemonStadium Stadium]] | [[Fridge/PokemonColosseum Colosseum]] | [[Fridge/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness XD]] | [[Fridge/PokemonMysteryDungeon Mystery Dungeon]] | [[Fridge/PokemonRanger Ranger]]-]]]
[[center:[-'''Other Media:''' [[Fridge/PokemonAnime Anime]] | [[Fridge/PokemonOrigins Origins]] | [[Fridge/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]-]]]
[[center:[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VI]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies GenVII]]-]]]

[[center:[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies Gen VI]]| [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies GenVII]]-]]]

[[center:[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] | '''Gen VI''' | [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies GenVII]]-]]]

* Mega Mewtwo

** Why is it that Mega Mewtwo Y is suddenly smaller (and slightly cuter) than its regular form? Considering that Mewtwo is a failed clone of Mew, a Mega Evolution form bearing a closer resemblance to Mew makes much more sense. Its Y Mega Evolution allows it to become closer to its parent Pokémon. As for its X Mega Evolution, it goes the other way; Mewtwo gains the ability to evolve like other Pokémon (albeit temporarily), its Mega Mewtwo X form bearing the hallmark changes of an evolved Pokémon. Alternatively, [[http://previewcf.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2010_12_04__17_05_29/x%20and%20y%20chromosome%20image%20hi%20res.jpgf564c151-7e11-4d66-80bf-660df6145481Larger.jpg ever seen actual X and Y chromosomes?]]
** Mewtwo's ability to Mega Evolve actually drives home the moral of ThePowerOfFriendship even more than any other. Mewtwo was intended to be the world's most powerful Pokemon, and Team Rocket abused and mistreated it for this end. However, by base stat total normal form Mewtwo isn't the most powerful Pokemon. Along comes the player, who treats it with love and kindness to the point where their bond is strong enough to allow for Mega Evolution, making Mewtwo's base stat total go up to 780... which is a full sixty points higher than ''[[PhysicalGod ARCEUS]]''. A kid using ThePowerOfFriendship did what a massive criminal organisation could not.

* Pancham evolves into Pangoro when a Dark-type Pokémon is in the party. If a naughty kid mixes with bad company, [[ToxicFriendInfluence they'll often grow up to become a bad guy themselves]].
* The cute, innocent-looking Inkay turns into the malicious, evil-looking Malamar when leveled up while the Nintendo3DS is held upside-down. Not only did its body do a complete 180° reversal, its mind and morality also went as well.
* Amaura evolves into Aurorus at night. Auroras are lights that dance across the night sky.

* Honedge and Doublade:
** Both Pokemon have "No Guard" as their Ability because there's no shield to go along with the sword. Doublade evolves into Aegislash and trades away one sword for a shield. Looks like it realized that it needed some defense. This is also reflected in its ability changing from No Guard into Stance Change. The irony about the above point is that Doublade has a MASSIVE defense stat -- equal to Shield Forme Aegislash, in fact. Presumably, Doublade is parrying attacks with the swords. So you still hit it every time (explaining No Guard), but it moves in a way that the attack deals the least amount of damage possible (high Defense).
** Also, why can this line learn [[UseYourHead Iron Head and Head Smash]], despite not obviously not having heads? Perhaps they use the hilts or flats of their sword forms as a substitute instead.
** One may find it odd that the line can learn Round (a sound-based attack in which the user sings) from a TM, despite being inanimate objects with no mouths. HOWEVER! This would make it a reference to the Singing Sword of Prince Valiant, which would sing when held in the hands of a just, pure-hearted individual... or, something along those lines...
* Why is Chesnaught so radically different in color compared to Chespin and Quilladin? Because they were unripened chestnuts! Chesnaught's armor has fully hardened to be more like an actual nut's shell, even with coloring, while Chespin and Quilladin were based on the casing that would cover the chestnut as it ripened.

* Why does Litleo have a 25% chance of being male? Because that's how lions are actually like in real life, where lionesses compose most of a pride of lions.

* Why do Helioptile and Heliolisk learn Surf? Heliolisk's name suggests that the line is not only based on a frilled lizard but also a basilisk, an animal that's known for running on water. And you can breed Glare onto them. The Japanese name for Glare translates to "Serpent Gaze". The name doesn't refer just to the real-life basilisk, but also the mythical one.
* Gogoat learns Milk Drink. Goat's milk in real life is consumable. As {{Squick}}y as the idea of a male Gogoat having Milk Drink, well, it's a Grass-type, which often consists of Pokémon based off of plants, and plants can be asexual, i.e. flowers can have a pistil (female) as well as a stamen (male). Also, male goats are known to lactate.

* Tyrunt and Amaura have poor defensive typings. They have also gone extinct.
* Why can't Hawlucha participate in Sky battles? Because Hawlucha can't actually fly like a bird. The Flying type is just because it can jump really high, and Fly is just Hawlucha jumping even higher than it normally can. [[http://thechinesepalmtree.deviantart.com/art/Hawlucha-mucha-me-gusta-408641318 "Hawlucha, use Fly!"]]

* Goomy line:
** Why is the Goomy line based off a slug/snail despite being a dragon? The Kalos region is based off France, and it so happens that one French mythical creature is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Carcolh Lou Carcolh]], a beast that was described as both a mollusk and a serpent at the same time.
** Another possible reason: [[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-medieval-knights-always-fighting-snails-1728888/ Medieval tapestries often showed armored knights fighting snails and nobody knows why]]. Knights fight snails! Knights fight dragons, too! So [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs obviously, a dragon snail was needed]]!
* Why can Slurpuff learn Flamethrower and Wish? It's a meringue cake, which can be used as a birthday cake. We put candles on the cake (hence Flamethrower) and make a wish before blowing them out (hence Wish).

* The Espurr line doesn't have as much base Special Attack as it should, considering their Pokedex entry, but then their classification (the "''Restraint'' and ''Constraint'' Pokemon) made it clear. They're still holding back their power. If they went full power in all of the battles they went through, they may be a [[PersonOfMassDestruction Mon of Mass Destruction]].

* Why is Pokemon number 666 Vivillon? [[TheSimpsons Because, nobody ever suspects the butterfly! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]] Plus, its "international coat" mechanic is a source of {{Greed}}, [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]], [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]], and potentially {{Pride}} among trainers. A mon with the NumberOfTheBeast linked to at least {{Four|IsDeath}} of the SevenDeadlySins. Well-played, guys.%%Yes, I know that this is a violation of the Indentation policy. However, the original example for this topic included the ''Simpsons'' quote and to separate the quote from the question would cause the question to be misinterpreted as a Headscratcher as opposed to a joke.
** There is also the "Butterfly Effect": A complex mathematical theory that is summarized as "A butterfly flaps its wings in California, causing a hurricane in Mexico through a snowball-like chain of events." Said butterfly is called ''The butterfly of Chaos''. In this case, Pokemon #666 is the Butterfly of '''Kalos'''.

* The Gen VI starters' final evolved forms happens when they reach level 36, the perfect square of the number 6 as in this generation; that as much as four levels above the original 32 level dot from the past generations and that's brilliant.

* Hawlucha's typing is weird. Sure the fighting type makes sense because it's a luchador-based Pokemon. But Hawlucha's typing is representative of the Fight or Flight response. The Flying-type could also be due to the fact that Lucha Libre is generally considered to be a high-flying wrestling style.

* An incredibly minor example, yet it's remarkably subtle: Gourgeist's colors are the reverse of Pumpkaboo's. While Pumpkaboo had a pinkish body and a black ghost body, Gourgeist has a black lower body and pink ghostly arms.
* Why does Tyrunt only evolve during the day? Well, the one Pokemon that can easily defeat it Aurorus, is nocturnal. So of course Tyrunts wouldn't do much at night... that is when even the royal heir Pokemon can be brought down.

* Espurr seem a lot more distant and freaked out than their evolved counterpart, Meowstic, when normally it's the other way around for Pokémon who undergo personality changes with evolution. A quick glance at the Pokedex reveals why -- unlike Meowstic, an Espurr has [[PowerIncontinence no ability to control its formidable powers]]. It stares like that because it's ''scared as all hell.'' This also explains why Meowstic are so [[TheStoic standoffish]] -- after the hell of their pre-evolved form, literally nothing can compare. And it explains why Espurr only emotes when you touch its ears. It's getting angry because ''it's telling you to back off or it'll accidentally kill you.'' And if you rub his ears, instead of acting aggressively like most Pokemon do when you touch their least favorite spots, he backs off, scared. That also helps explain why Honedge gives you a glare when you touch its tassel. "I'm throwing everything I've ''got'' at not reflexively draining you!" But only if it likes you enough; a newly caught or bred one has no problem with slowly turning you into a desiccated husk...
* Speaking of Honedge, Aegislash's dex entry in ''Y'' says that it can detect the qualities of leadership. In ''X'', it says that generations of past kings used it to brainwash people. Putting those dex entries together, they imply that ''it wants to put masses of people under its control.'' Don't try to think about this too hard if your Aegislash has maximum affection.
* For more Pokédex cheerfulness, remember how Phantump is the soul of a dead child in a stump? As if [[ChildSoldiers capturing it and making it do your bidding]] wasn't horrifying enough, they're perfectly capable of breeding. [[{{Squick}} Yeah...]]