History Fridge / PokemonXAndY

** Further brilliance, at least in the English dub: If Calem is the player character, then per [[http://www.mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm the '96 Bartle article]], the players representign the black suits start with S and the players representing the red suits start with T.[[note]]Shauna's the spade/explorer, Tierno's the heart/socializer, Trevor's the diamond/collector, and Serena/Calem is the club/conqueror.[[/note]] It's also notable that the usual gender-color roles are inverted: the guys are red while the girls are black.

* Seeing as how both Gen IV and Gen V were DS games, it's odd that the Pokémon Bank works with the latter, but not with the former. Hence, carrying the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture analogy]], Pokémon from Japan have to pass through New York to get to (Northern) France. This is ''exactly'' how the whole Franchise worked prior to Gen VI, Japan first, then America/Canada (and Taiwan and Oscenia), then other territories. Heck, this is usually how Japanese media works work ''in general''. And, even if this is a canard and the developers were just lazy (or other reasons), it ''still'' demonstrates the parallel, as [[NoExportForYou not everything of Japan's is released internationally]] and, sometimes, [[BadExportForYou some of what does get transferred to other territories is based more on the]] [=AngloAmerican=] dub [[LostInTranslation than the original]].

** It's divided in three zones, that represent the divisions of the Kalos map: Central, Coastal and Mountain, and if one would put the pentagon over a map of the Kalos region, the divisions match accurately.

* Possibly falls under Funny as well, but the Hex Maniac selling Moomoo Milk at Dendemille Town. The trainer class uses mainly Ghost types, and Miltank is a Normal type. Assuming the Hex Maniac doesn’t have a Miltank…

* It might seem like a disappointment that the seasonal changes introduced in Generation V aren't brought back in this game. But consider: after Laverre City, you travel through an area with fallen leaves, looking just like autumn. After that, you travel through areas with snow, like in winter. The routes themselves reflect the changes in seasons during your journey.

* A lot of people were disappointed that there are only 69 new Pokémon... that is, until the story was revealed. Remember the part where A.Z. holocausted all the Pokémon in Kalos to resurrect his late Floette? 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 Ghost-type Pokémon... It gets even [[SarcasmMode better]] when you consider that the Ultimate Weapon also killed people. [[AdultFear Now take a look again at Phantump's dex entry.]]

* Possibly falls under Funny as well, but the Hex Maniac selling Moomoo Milk at Dendemille Town. The trainer class uses mainly Ghost types, and Miltank is a Normal type. Assuming the Hex Maniac doesn’t [[IAteWhat have a Miltank…]]

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* Only 69 new Pokémon? It sure feels odd to have the new generation have the smallest number. However, the previous even-numbered Generations had fewer Pokémon (100 for Gen 2, 106 for Gen 4). Those generations were also heavy on evolutions and pre-evolutions to Pokémon from the previous generations. If you include the number of Mega Evolutions available, it does bring the total over 100. It's a different type of evolution, one that doesn't quite "count" in the Pokédex, but a type of evolution nonetheless. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Sure, those are still debated on whether or not they're "new Pokémon"]], but counting them with the Sixth Gen's new Pokémon adds up to over a hundred.

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* Ampharos's Mega Evolution making it part Dragon-type doesn't seem as random if you consider its Japanese name is Den''ryuu'', and that Ampharos has been capable of learning the move Outrage since the release of Generation 4's ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum''.
* Why does Mega Mawile have Huge Power? Huge Power ''doubles'' the Pokémon's Attack, and Mega Mawile has ''two'' jaws now.
* Why does Mega Absol have Magic Bounce? Absol are always trying to warn people about disasters, to no avail. With Magic Bounce, it can finally stop those disasters from happening. The wings also give it the impression of an angel.
* Mega Kangaskhan is identical to normal Kangaskhan, except that the baby leaves the pouch and gains visible armor plating and red eyes. Kangaskhan doesn't Mega Evolve, the ''baby'' does.
* Mega Mewtwo:
** Mega Mewtwo Y's Ability is Insomnia. Remember how it was called ''Awakened'' Mewtwo in ''Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened''?
** Why is it that Mega Mewtwo Y is suddenly smaller (and slightly cuter) than its regular form? Considering that Mewtwo is an enhanced 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 Pokémon, but the cruel DNA engineering that created it rendered it savage, vicious and compassionless. However, by base stat total, normal Mewtwo isn't the most powerful Pokémon. 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 genius scientist could not. In short, those scientists [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie dreamed of creating the world's strongest Pokémon]]…[[{{Subverted}} and they failed]].
* Why does Mega Aggron have the Filter Ability? Its armor plating has covered up the gaping faults of its normal form. This may also explain why it has become a pure Steel-type, as opposed to Steel/Rock.
* Mega Aerodactyl gains the ability Tough Claws. Take a quick look at its hands. And the big old spikes that look pretty tough where its ''claws'' would be.
* Mega Pinsir gains the Flying type and an ability that turns Normal-type moves into Flying ones. Flying is super effective on Bug and Fighting. Heracross is a Pokémon of both types and is often considered the rival of Pinsir. Its Mega form allows it to gain an advantage over it. This also causes both of Heracross's [=STABs=] to be even less potent. Considering this, why does M-Heracross gain Skill Link? This ability powers up moves like Rock Blast, which is 4x effective against Pinsir's new type.
* Why doesn't Mega Gengar have Levitate any more? Because it's coming up from the ground, and is therefore attached to it. As for why its ability is now Shadow Tag... take a good look at the animation for Mean Look, an attack that prevents Pokemon from escaping. It's a yellow colored eye. Now take a look at Mega Gengar. It has a yellow eye. ''It's constantly giving you Mean Look, so you can't escape.''
* Mega Gardevoir:
** When it Mega Evolves, it gains a FairytaleWeddingDress. Remember how they are said to love their Trainer with UndyingLoyalty? And it has a wedding dress now? [[MarryForLove It loves you so much that it wants to be your wife!]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady Or your cross-dressing husband!]] That is both [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments sweet]] and [[{{squick}} disturbing]] at the same time.
** Mega Evolution is triggered by the player using the Mega Ring.
** That red horn on Gardevoir's chest? That's its ''heart'', and on Mega Gardevoir, the horn has two pieces. By opening up its heart to you, it has become one of the most powerful Pokémon in existence. In contrast, Shiny Mega Gardevoir is decked out in all black, a color usually associated with mourning. In that case, the two-piece horn could represent a [[TearJerker broken heart]]... Of course, if you want to make it badass without the sadness, one can say it is wearing a dress... '''to your ''funeral'''''.
* Mega Blastoise gains the ability Mega Launcher, which causes Pulse and Aura based moves to be powered up. This could just be a simple case of them giving an ability to him...until one realizes that the only other Pokémon who has this ability, Clawitzer, and Mega Blastoise have one thing in common. [[{{BFG}} A giant gun-like part of their body that they fire their Pulse and Aura based attacks out of.]]
* Balancing reasons aside, why does Garchomp lose speed when it Mega Evolves? The fins on its forearms are supposed to be analogous to airplane wings, but since they [[BladeBelowTheShoulder have now become big bulky scythes]], Mega Garchomp is less aerodynamic.
* Banette being granted a Mega Evolution makes more sense when one remembers that the Duskull and Shuppet lines can be perceived as counterparts. While Dusclops received the evolution of Dusknoir (beginning with ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl''), Banette was left out. Come Generation 6, Banette receives a boon in the form of Mega Banette, allowing it to fare better when pitted against the likes of Dusknoir.
* Mega Gyarados gains Dark type upon Mega evolving. While people have been complaining as to why it's not a Dragon type, its [[DarkIsEvil dark]] typing makes a lot more sense when [[AlwaysChaoticEvil you realize all of the destruction Gyarados purportedly cause in their legendary rampages.]][[note]]Especially if you consider the Dark type's Japanese name, which is a rather literal example of DarkIsEvil.[[/note]]
* Mega Heracross has an attack stat of 185, the second highest after Mega Mewtwo X. Rhinoceros beetles are known for being the strongest animals in proportion to their weight.

* The defining characteristic of Mega Slowbro is that its Shellder is now covering most of his body. In terms of gameplay, its base Defense gets increased to an impressive 180, and its ability becomes Shell Armor. Now consider the fact Cloyster has the same base Defense and can have Shell Armor as its ability. In some way or form, Shellder evolves when Slowbro Mega Evolves.

* [[spoiler: Apparently, everyone attended the parade celebrating/congratulating you being the hero/champion in the finale. Except your Mom.]] At first it seems cold of her not to attend. Consider, however, that she's a world-famous celebrity in her own right. It makes a lot more sense that she laid down low for this game; you wouldn't want someone to detract attention away from you, especially not [[spoiler:during a parade specifically for you!]]

* [[spoiler:AZ]] battles you with a Torkoal, Golurk, and Sigilyph. [[spoiler:As an immortal, AZ needs Pokémon that are like him (Golurk and Sigilyph are essentially everlasting automatons while Torkoal, being a tortoise, likely can live long enough to be reliable before he has to switch). This is also FridgeHorror given he likely outlived any mortal Pokémon he had along the way due to age, but it explains things]].

** [[spoiler:Siebold and Malva]]:
*** [[spoiler:They represent fire and water, needed to forge steel weapons and armour, which Wikstrom represents, to slay the dragons, which Drasna represents. Diantha and Gardevoir represent the princess]]. And as an added bonus... [[spoiler:Who was the most well-known princess in recent history? Princess Di... Diantha is ''Princess Di''.]] Not coincidentally, [[spoiler:her signature Gardevoir is not only actually a Fairy-type, it looks quite the part of a [[TheFairFolk faerie queen]]]].
*** Alternatively, [[spoiler:Siebold and Malva represent the butler and the witch respectively, considering their outfits and personalities.]]
** [[spoiler:Diantha's team. She has Hawlucha — A Fighting type, which is seen as heroic, and in this case looks foreign (how often is it that the knight is from the same kingdom?), Gorgeist — A reference to Cinderella's pumpkin carriage, Goodra — The dragon keeping the princess captive (combines with the whole monstrous French snail monster thing as well), Tyrantrum — A KINGLY looking Pokémon, Aurorus — Delicate, fragile, and beautiful, much like the princess, and Mega Gardevoir — A princess in her own right, and the star in this fairy tale]].
* Team Flare's money-making schemes at the beginning might not make sense at first when you consider that their real plan is to [[spoiler:kill off everyone not loyal to them]], but it's clear that much of their effort is directed to researching and powering some kind of machine [[spoiler:that's basically a nuke]]. Making money, then, is really only a short-term goal to fund these efforts and becomes less prominent later in the story, when those steps have already been taken. (This could also be FridgeHorror for obvious reasons.)

* At first, it might seem a little odd that [[spoiler:AZ's Floette has a different flower than the other members of its species]]. Of course, since [[spoiler:it is 3000 years old, it's more than likely that that flower is just a type of flower]] that has since died out.

* Professor Sycamore's reaction to Lysandre's first genocidal speech was to praise his passion and enthusiasm. This makes it look like Sycamore's a huge ditz, or at least a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. Later, you find out [[spoiler:Lysandre used to study under Sycamore himself, and Sycamore blames himself for Lysandre going wrong]]. This retroactively suggests that during that early cutscene, Prof. Sycamore wasn't ''oblivious'', he was ''in denial''.
* The device that Lysandre is wearing for his final battle has been met with considerable disdain. However, when you remember that [[spoiler:the introduction to the Xerneas/Yveltal battle makes it look like the player is being consumed in Fairy Aura/Dark Aura, you notice that the flying little things always turn to face the way Lysandre faces until he rips the visor off during his defeat animation. He probably anticipated that the Aura would interfere with his vision and prepared something to counteract that!]]

* WordOfGod confirmed that these games take place around the same time as ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. This explains why the Pokémon World Tournament is not within these games — they were still going on within Unova by the time of these games. The reason why the Kalos gym leaders and Diantha are not participating in the tournament could be because they are simply too busy to attend the tournaments. It also explains why Looker didn't show up during ''[=B2W2=]'', despite appearing in the ''[=BW=]'' postgame to arrest Team Plasma's sages. He was too busy [[spoiler:coming to Kalos to deal with Xerosic and Malva]] to go help with Team Plasma again.

* Many fans were surprised to see the lack of Cynthia in Gen 6, but with the reveals in ''OR/AS'' about [[spoiler:the Pokémon Multiverse, it makes perfect sense that Cynthia hasn't appeared yet. Cynthia appeared everywhere in the previous universe, not this one]].

* 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 late Floette? 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 rip out their souls 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.]]
* Another, more meta example involving Team Flare (also FridgeBrilliance): [[spoiler:Lysandre's decision to kill all Pokémon on the grounds that problems arise from interactions between people and Pokémon. Remember that, in his [[AxeCrazy (rather unstable)]] mind, his mass genocide program is the only way to resolve the issue of limited consumable resources on earth. Unsettlingly, it makes sense: what of all the players mass-breeding Pokémon to produce competitively viable battlers and abandoning dozens of leftover babies? Not all of them are going to die off in the wild, and likely their sheer numbers would have caused massive disruption to local ecologies — especially with optimised genes and the apex-predator nature of some species (e.g. the Bagon line).[[note]]There ''is'' Wonder Trade as an alternative for releasing, but more than likely you'll still have to release a box-full of Bunnelbys because of it being filled with ComMons. As Australia knows, even these aren't all going to just die and magically disappear…[[/note]]]]

* In the post-game, [[spoiler:during Looker's sidequest, Emma tells you that he used to have a Pokémon as his partner, who died in 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]].

* If you pay attention, AZ is wearing what appears to be part of a leg brace on his left knee. That means, while [[spoiler:he was continuing]], his body was beginning to get to the height where he will not be able to physically support himself[[note]]Seeing as how Pokémon doesn't really follow the SquareCubeLaw ever, this isn't all too likely[[/note]]. Now, given he was walking, it is very likely he is in ''constant pain'' and will feel it for a long time. On the other hand, while characters occasionally reference how huge he is, there's no indication that it's because AZ has actually been growing taller [[spoiler:for the past 3000 years]]. It's quite possible that the leg brace thing is for an injury resulting from [[spoiler:some kind of side-effect of the Ultimate Weapon]], which is still a fairly creepy idea, admittedly. It also might have been for a more recent injury. Still kind of uncomfortable to think about, admittedly.
* [[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 badly he took Floette's death]], 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]].
* In [[spoiler:Lysandre Labs]], there is a series of bookshelves that, among other things, reveal that [[spoiler:AZ's brother "led a legion of greedy souls who wanted to seize the Kalos region."]] History repeats itself.
* With a team as bright, flashy, and over the top as Team Flare, no one around the region seems to know of their true colors, despite the stunts they pull. Even when the news reporter talks about the incidents, Team Flare is never mentioned. [[spoiler:This is revealed to be the case because the news reporter is Malva, a respected E4 member and also a secret member of Team Flare. The reason no one ever here's about Team Flare's actions is because she covers all their tracks from the public eye! Without the protagonist, their plans would have gone without a hitch...]]

* Route 10, the road south of Geosenge Town that goes to Cyllage City, has copious amounts of tall grass and is absolutely crawling with Golett. Innocuous enough, right? Wrong! Late in the story, we learn that [[spoiler:the stone structures lining the route are ''gravestones'', and the route itself is a cemetery. The souls of the Pokémon killed by the Ultimate Weapon the first time it was fired possessed rocks (which there are plenty of on Route 10) to become Ghost-type Golett]]. Brilliant if it was intentional, amusing if it wasn't, horrifying either way.

* When you take a Pokémon transferred over from an earlier generation to the Memory Girl, she will tell you that it seems to have a good memory, but cannot seem to remember. Already [[TearJerker upsetting enough]], but then ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' gives us [[spoiler:Anabel]], who also lost their memory after they fell into the dimension where those games take place. And WordOfGod confirms that the Generation VI games onwards take place in a different timeline from the ones before, meaning that you ''wiped your Pokémon's memories'' when you transferred them.

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On the [[Headscratchers/PokemonXAndY headscratchers]] page.

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

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* [[spoiler: Apparently everyone attended the parade celebrating/congratulating you being the hero/champion in the finale. Except your Mom.]] At first it seems cold of her not to attend. Consider, however, that she's a world-famous celebrity in her own right. It makes a lot more sense that she laid down low for this game; you wouldn't want someone to detract attention away from you, especially not [[spoiler:during a parade specifically for you!]]

*** [[spoiler:They represent fire and water, needed to forge steel weapons and armour, which Wikstrom represents, to slay the dragons, which Drasna represents. Diantha and Gardevoir represent the princess]]. And as an added bonus... [[spoiler:Who was the most well-known [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] in recent history? Princess Di... Diantha is ''Princess Di''.]] Not coincidentally, [[spoiler:her signature Gardevoir is not only actually a Fairy-type, it looks quite the part of a [[TheFairFolk faerie queen]]]].

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** That red horn on Gardevoir's chest? That's its ''heart'', and on Mega Gardevoir, the horn has two pieces. By opening up its heart to you, it has become one of the most powerful Pokémon in existence. In contrast, Shiny Mega Gardevoir is decked out in all black, a color usually associated with mourning. In that case, the two-piece horn could represent a [[TearJerker broken heart]]... Course, if you want to make it badass without the sadness, one can say it is wearing a dress... to your funeral.

* [[spoiler: Apparently everyone attended the parade celebrating/congratulating you being the hero/champion in the finale. Except your Mom.]] At first it seems cold of her not to attend. Consider, however, that she's a world-famous celebrity of her own. It makes a lot more sense that she laid down low for this game; you wouldn't want someone to detract attention away from you, especially not [[spoiler: during a parade specifically for you!]]
* A lot of people have complained about how [[ItsEasySoItSucks the experience share and the ease 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.
** And if you don't use the multitude of ways that let you level grind into overleveled territory you soon find that the game is, in fact, not any easier than the past two generations.

* Likewise, why did Game Freak 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.
* Though many have complained that Dragon-type Pokémon are now weak to the newly introduced Fairy type, dragons are usually defeated in {{fairy tale}}s. Also, Fairy-Type is weak to Steel Attacks. In olden tales, [[{{The Fair Folk}} Fae]] were supposedly burned by the touch of ColdIron. Fairy-types are also weak to things you'd find in areas highly populated by humans- Poison (as in, pollution from cities) and Steel (metal being so essential to technology and used in making nigh everything), possibly because fairies are known to have close ties with nature and a dislike of humans. Even their resistances make sense, the most obvious being Dark- TheFairFolk are only [[GracefulLoser marginally more fair]] than a [[SoreLoser Dark type]] would, while still using a lot of ExactWords and underhanded trickery to win (except TheFairFolk KnowWhenToFoldEm). They don't fear Ghost-types (a misconception because they're frilly, frail, and feminine-looking, apparently) because they love a [[BitchInSheepsClothing good prank just as much as a Ghost-type does]].

** 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, but the cruel DNA engineering that created it rendered it savage, vicious and compassionless. However, by base stat total, normal 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 genius scientist could not. In short, those scientists [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie dreamed of creating the world's strongest Pokémon]]…[[{{Subverted}} and they failed]].

* So it seems that Quick Attack animation doesn't include user hitting opponent, unlike, say, Flame Charge, which is a physical move which does make contact. A reason why? The description states the "user lunges at speed that makes it almost invisible." - no wonder you can't see Pokémon moving out of the circle!
* Why is Freeze Dry strong against Water-type Pokémon? Freeze Drying is a method of dehydration!

* Some evolved Pokémon like Metapod don't have a fullness meter in Pokémon-Amie. Cocoons don't eat. Swords do though, apparently. And celestial meteorites.
* [[spoiler:AZ]] battles you with a Torkoal, Golurk, and Sigilyph. [[spoiler:As an immortal, AZ needs Pokemon that are like him (Golurk and Sigilyph are essentially everlasting automatons while Torkoal, being a tortoise, likely can live long enough to be reliable before he has to switch). This is also FridgeHorror given he likely outlived any mortal Pokemon he had along the way due to age, but it explains things]].

*** [[spoiler:They represent fire and water, needed to forge steel weapons and armour, which Wikstrom represents, to slay the dragons, which Drasna represents. Diantha and Gardevoir represent the princess]]. And as an added bonus... [[spoiler:Who was the most well-known [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] in recent history? Princess Di... Diantha is ''Princess Di''.]] Not coincidentally, [[spoiler:her signature Gardevoir is not only actually a Fairy-type, it looks quite the part of a [[TheFairFolk faerie queen]].]]
*** Alternatively, [[spoiler: Siebold and Malva represent the butler and the witch respectively, considering their outfits and personalities.]]
** [[spoiler:Diantha's team. She has Hawlucha - A Fighting type, which is seen as heroic, and in this case looks foreign (how often is it that the knight is from the same kingdom?), Gorgeist - A reference to Cinderella's pumpkin carriage, Goodra - The dragon keeping the princess captive (combines with the whole monstrous French snail monster thing as well), Tyrantrum - A KINGLY looking Pokemon, Aurorus - Delicate, fragile, and beautiful, much like the princess, and Mega Gardevoir - A princess in her own right, and the star in this fairy tale]].
* Team Flare's money-making schemes at the beginning might not make sense at first when you consider that their real plan is to [[spoiler:kill off everyone not loyal to them]], but it's clear that much of their effort is directed to researching and powering some kind of machine [[spoiler:that's basically a nuke]]. Making money then is really only a short-term goal to fund these efforts and becomes less prominent later in the story, when those steps have already been taken. (This could also be FridgeHorror for obvious reasons.)
* Why does Yveltal and Xerneas get an AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield when you first fight them and not Zygarde? Also, why are you suddenly fighting over a Black Hole or on some light field? Their abilities Dark Aura and Fairy Aura are likely why they conjured them up while Zygarde's (Aura Break) doesn't create one. It doesn't explain Lysandre's case, but it justifies the sudden change in area. Lysandre's could possibly be an illusion caused by that crazy stuff he was wearing.

* At first, it might seem a little odd that [[spoiler:AZ's Floette has a different flower than the other members of its species.]] Of course, since [[spoiler:it is 3000 years old, it's more than likely that that flower is just a type of flower]] that has since died out.

* Looker's had a goofy accent since his introduction in Platinum, saying things like, ''"Actually, yes, yes, you may speak to me. You must. Not because I am lonely, no, no! You must inform me of bad guys! You must inform me of any happenings!"'' He retains it in the Unova games with lines like, ''"I am a globe-trotting elite of the International Police. My name... Ah, no, I shall inform you of my code name only."'' However, his goofy accent's been toned down significantly in Kalos, where he says stuff like ''"You will need to find five Looker Tickets that have been sprinkled about Lumiose City, and then bring them back to me! There's nothing more to it! Simple as can be!"''. He retains the constant emphasis and exclamations, but his grammar and syntax have improved significantly. The FridgeBrilliance would ensue if he's actually from Kalos, and thus no longer butchering [=PokéJapanese=] and [=PokéMerican=] English. Even if he wasn't actually from Kalos, it would make sense for him to be good at speaking French considering that the real-life Interpol headquarters is actually in Lyon, France. As a matter of fact, if it matches, Interpol headquarters would be in Kiloude City... which is connected to Lumiose City via train, which is how Looker and Xerosic left.

* The device that Lysandre is wearing for his final battle has been met with considerable disdain. However, when you remember that [[spoiler: the introduction to the Xerneas/Yveltal battle makes it look like the player is being consumed in Fairy Aura/Dark Aura, you notice that the flying little things always turn to face the way Lysandre faces until he rips the visor off during his defeat animation. He probably anticipated that the Aura would interfere with his vision and prepared something to counteract that!]]

** The rules for which Pokémon can and can't participate in sky battles seem pretty arbitrary, but there's actually some logic behind many of the exceptions. First-stage bird Pokémon, the ones that can't fight, are fledglings that would struggle to stay aloft for an entire battle - that's also why they sit on the ground normally. They need to get stronger by evolving before they can stay airborne for an entire fight. Similarly, many bugs that can get off the ground simply aren't built for altitude -- they can't hover high enough to duel with soaring birds, so they're ineligible. As for the strange choices that have Levitate, think about it -- levitation is some sort of non-standard form of passive flight, so it wouldn't inhibit the 'mon to float around at bird level while duking it out.

** Most importantly, none of them is accused even for a moment of "doing it wrong". Even when you're told Tierno has trouble battling because he's too busy copying moves, he just admits being a powerful battler isn't his priority. They all have fun their own way, and that's okay.

* Seeing as how both Gen IV and Gen V were DS games, it's odd that the Pokemon Bank works with the latter, but not with the former. Hence, carrying the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture analogy]], Pokemon from Japan have to pass through New York to get to (Northern) France. This is ''exactly'' how the whole Franchise worked prior to Gen VI, Japan first, then America/Canada (and Taiwan and Oscenia), then other territories. Heck, this is usually how Japanese media works work ''in general''. And, even if this is a canard and the developers were just lazy (or other reasons), it ''still'' demonstrates the parallel as [[NoExportForYou not everything of Japan's is released internationally]] and, sometimes, [[BadExportForYou some of what does get transfered to other territories is based more on the]] [=AngloAmerican=] dub [[LostInTranslation than the original]].
* WordOfGod confirmed that these games take place around the same time as VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2. This explains why the Pokémon World Tournament is not within these games - they were still going on within Unova by the time of these games. The reason why the Kalos gym leaders and Diantha are not participating in the tournament could be because they are simply too busy to attend the tournaments. It also explains why Looker didn't show up during [=B2W2=], despite appearing in the [=BW=] postgame to arrest Team Plasma's sages. He was too busy [[spoiler: coming to Kalos to deal with Xerosic and Malva]] to go help with Team Plasma again.
* The [[FanNickname Blue]] [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DFMP-2LlGRY/hqdefault.jpg pentagon]] that represents the Kalos Pokedex is filled with this:

** It's divided in three zones, that represent the divisions of the Kalos map: Central, Coastal and Mountain, and if one would put the pentagon over a map of the Kalos region the divisions match accurately.

** To a lesser, likely unintentional extent, the icon that appears on your Pokemon also looks like the film versions of the Wizard Cards from Franchise/HarryPotter, being of a similar shade of blue and shaped exactly the same way. Wizard Cards are, like Pokemon, popular with the GottaCatchEmAll crowd.

* The ability Protean, which changes the Pokemon's type to that of the attack it's going to use, is only available in four Pokemon - Kecleon and the Froakie evolutionary line. Kecleon's case is easy to understand because it was already capable of changing types through Color Change, while for Froakie, Frogadier and Greninja it may not make sense at first - until you remember they are based on ninjas. Real-life ninjas used disguises of other members of the japanese society to do their job, and had to put extra effort on making said disguises. Through Protean, Froakie, Frogadier and Greninja get a STAB bonus of every damaging attack it can use no matter the type, while also changing its defensive type matchups. They are using their moves' types as disguises.
* Many fans were surprised to see the lack of Cynthia in Gen 6, but with the reveals in OR/AS about [[spoiler:The Pokemon Multiverse, it makes perfect sense that Cynthia hasn't appeared yet. Cynthia appeared everywhere in the previous universe, not this one]].

* Why is there only one Fairy-type evolutionary line (the Cottonee line) in Gen V? To prevent Dragon-types from looking unimpressive in the Unova region.

* In a similar vein to the point about Mega Mewtwo above, Xerneas - the mascot of X - looks feminine, whereas Yveltal - the mascot of Y - looks more masculine. It corresponds to chromosomes.
* Lysandre is a man frequently described as fiery and passionate, is the leader of Team Flare, wears red and black, and his very head looks alight with red hair and matching beard, yet his signature Pokemon isn't a Fire-type like Pyroar or Houndoom, but rather the Water-type Gyarados. This makes sense when you think about it: Gyarados is infamous for its extreme rage and blind destruction, and, according to future Pokedex entries, Mega Evolution only accentuates that to such an extent that its higher brain functions shut down due to raw primal rage. For such a MisanthropeSupreme who's willing to kill untold billions, he has much more in common with such a wrathful Pokemon than any Fire-type.

* 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 wife Floette? 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 rip out their souls 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.]]
* Another, more meta example involving Team Flare (also FridgeBrilliance): [[spoiler:Lysandre's decision to kill all Pokémon on the grounds that problems arise from interactions between people and Pokémon. Remember that, in his [[AxeCrazy (rather unstable)]] mind, his mass genocide program is the only way to resolve the issue of limited consumable resources on earth. Unsettlingly, it makes sense: what of all the players mass-breeding Pokémon to produce competitively viable battlers and abandoning dozens of leftover babies? Not all of them are going to die off in the wild, and likely their sheer numbers would have caused massive disruption to local ecologies -- especially with optimised genes and the apex-predator nature of some species (e.g. the Bagon line).[[note]]There ''is'' Wonder Trade as an alternative for releasing, but more than likely you'll still have to release a box-full of Bunnelbys because of it being filled with ComMons. As Australia knows, even these aren't all going to just die and magically disappear...[[/note]]]]

* In the post-game, [[spoiler:during Looker's sidequest, Emma tells you that he used to have a Pokémon as his partner, who died in 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.]]
* In Restaurant Le Wow in Lumiose City, your first two battles are with the owner. If you win the second battle, he starts wheezing and coughing, then says the way you handle your Pokemon could stop his heart... then the dialogue reads "urk!" and he walks away. The next person to serve you is a waiter... who says the owner had to tend to an emergency. The owner never comes back. Fortunately, he doesn't die. Unfortunately, in every subsequent battle you're giving him yet another near-death experience...
* If you pay attention, AZ is wearing what appears to be part of a leg brace on his left knee. That means, while [[spoiler:he was continuing]], his body was beginning to get to the height where he will not be able to physically support himself[[note]]Seeing as how Pokemon doesn't really follow the SquareCubeLaw ever, this isn't all too likely[[/note]]. Now, given he was walking, it is very likely he is in ''constant pain'' and will feel it for a long time. On the other hand, while characters occasionally reference how huge he is, there's no indication that it's because AZ has actually been growing taller [[spoiler:for the past 3000 years]]. It's quite possible that the leg brace thing is for an injury resulting from [[spoiler: some kind of side-effect of the Ultimate Weapon]], which is still a fairly creepy idea, admittedly. It also might have been for a more recent injury. Still kind of uncomfortable to think about, admittedly.

* With a team as bright, flashy, and over the top as Team Flare, no one around the region seems to know of their true colors, despite the stunts they pull. Even when the news reporter talks about the incidents, Team Flare is never mentioned. [[spoiler: This is revealed to be the case because the news reporter is Malva,a respected E4 member and also a secret member of Team Flare. The reason no one ever here's about Team Flare's actions is because she covers all their tracks from the public eye! Without the protagonist, their plans would have gone without a hitch...]]
* When Lysandre triggered the self-immolation of the ultimate weapon from point-blank range, he may have either been turned immortal or killed outright. What happened to the four Pokemon he had with him? Even worse, it's unclear what happened to the grunts and admins that were down there too.

* Parasect's favorite place to be petted is the top of its mushroom. That's because, at this point, the mushroom is the Pokemon, not the bug.
* Route 10, the road south of Geosenge Town that goes to Cyllage City, has copious amounts of tall grass and is absolutely crawling with Golett. Innocuous enough, right? Wrong! Late in the story, we learn that [[spoiler:the stone structures lining the route are ''gravestones'', and the route itself is a cemetery. The souls of the Pokemon killed by the Ultimate Weapon the first time it was fired possessed rocks (which there are plenty of on Route 10) to become Ghost-type Golett.]] Brilliant if it was intentional, amusing if it wasn't, horrifying either way.
* Safety Goggles protect the holder from both weather-related damage and powder. But that means that there is only one way for sandstorm and hail to do damage and power moves to do their effects--[[EyeScream through the eyes!]]

** In addition, Pokemon from Generation VI onward are able to remember Egg Moves and event moves via the Move Reminder. However, the same doesn't hold true for Pokemon transferred from the earlier generations; if ''they'' forget such moves, they're gone for good. With their memory blanked out, they lose the ability to recall the details of their less orthodox moves.

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** 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, but the cruel DNA engineering that created it rendered it savage, vicious and compassionless. However, by base stat total, normal 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 genius scientist could not. In short, those scientists dreamed of creating the world's most powerful Pokemon... and they failed.

** 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, but the cruel DNA engineering that created it rendered it savage, vicious and compassionless. However, by base stat total, normal 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 genius scientist could not.

* Only 69 new Pokémon? It sure feels odd to have the new generation have the smallest number. However, the previous even-numbered Generations had fewer Pokémon (100 for Gen 2, 106 for Gen 4). Those generations were also heavy on evolutions and pre-evolutions to Pokémon from the previous generations. If you include the number of Mega Evolutions available, it does bring the total over 100. It's a different type of evolution, one that doesn't quite "count" in the Pokédex, but a type of evolution nonetheless. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Sure, those are still debated on whether or not they're "new Pokémon"]], but counting them with the Sixth Gen's new Pokémon adds up to over a hundred.

** When it Mega Evolves, it gains a FairytaleWeddingDress. Remember how they are said to love their Trainer with UndyingLoyalty? And it has a wedding dress now? [[MarryForLove It loves you so much that it wants to be your wife!]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady Or your cross-dressing husband!]] That is both [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming sweet]] and [[{{squick}} disturbing]] at the same time.