Immediately, we’re taking a look at a Pokemon X and Y leak from March 2014 that contained lower story components that wound up reused in subsequent video games.
Pokemon X and Y had been the primary most important sequence sport in full 3D. All the characters, environments, and the Pokemon themselves had been absolutely modeled and animated for the primary time ever, which marked a giant leap ahead for the sequence. Regardless of this big leap in expertise, although, X and Y aren’t precisely probably the most beloved Pokemon video games (although they do have their fair proportion of devoted followers). In a wierd method, X and Y are one thing of an anomaly. Technology 6 is the one technology that didn’t have a 3rd model sport, for example – there was by no means a Pokemon Z or a Pokemon X2 or Y2. Actually, Zygarde had new varieties launched to it in Pokemon Solar and Moon, a very separate technology. So what occurred right here?
In March 2014, a person going by the title “XYSider” posted a giant leak on 4chan discussing story factors and mechanics that wound up lower from the ultimate sport as a result of time constraints. This leak is totally large by way of dimension, so we’re not writing as we speak on the belief that it’s all true. That being stated, for being posted in March 2014, a couple of components from this leak wound up coming true ultimately or one other in future video games. So as we speak, we’re looking at each a part of this leak and inspecting the entire issues that got here to fruition – both coincidentally or as a result of possibly it was actual – in Pokemon video games that got here after X and Y.
Aliens, the paranormal, and extra
If you happen to’d like a have a look at the complete leak, you are able to do so right here. It’s a huge picture, however we’ll be breaking it down paragraph by paragraph regardless – let’s get proper into it. The very first paragraph of the leak signifies that X and Y had been rushed, however that the comparatively low quantity of latest Pokemon (70) weren’t concerned on this. That’s to say, the video games being rushed didn’t lower the quantity of latest Pokemon the builders added to the sport. As an alternative, the leaker signifies that what was lower to fulfill the vacation season was story and plot components. Supposedly, the unique draft for the plot positioned a heavy emphasis on aliens, who had been linked to Workforce Flare (who, within the ultimate sport, doesn’t have a ton of lore). Workforce Flare was initially speculated to be composed of aliens dressing up as people, with Lysandre really being an alter-ego for Professor Sycamore when the chief of the alien group takes management of him. In addition they go on to say that Looker, who solely seems in X and Y’s postgame, was meant to have a extra outstanding function in investigating these aliens.
In response to this leak, AZ, the abnormally tall king from the ultimate sport, was meant to be one of many aliens – however a protagonist quite than an antagonist. He supposedly got here to Earth to destroy it, however met his Floette and adjusted his thoughts and determined to guard the Earth as a substitute. Workforce Flare, who was initially going to be a crew comprised of aliens, would have come to Earth to seek for him since AZ held the important thing to the Final Weapon (similar to within the ultimate model). Moreover, this plot draft had AZ and Floette stay collectively as a substitute of separated. Within the ultimate construct, AZ’s Floette is a separate Pokemon with its personal distinctive stats and mannequin. It’s absolutely coded in and practical, however unobtainable. If this leak had been to be believed, maybe AZ would move alongside the torch and provides his Floette to you… and since that didn’t occur within the ultimate sport, that’s why Everlasting Floette is unobtainable?
Moreover, the leak signifies that Xerneas and Yveltal had been initially alien life varieties as nicely, and Mega Evolution stones had been to be items of AZ’s area ship that fell from the sky when he got here to Earth. Mega Evolutions typically had been meant to have extra alien designs, supposedly with components of Deoxys’ design included (possibly the lengthy arms or tentacles?) which might suggest AZ, Mega Stones, and Deoxys had been all from the identical planet or dimension. Fairy-types had been initially meant to be aliens from the moon (a unique race of aliens than those from Workforce Flare) who realized to stay in peace with people and Pokemon. Diantha, who has a reasonably small function within the ultimate sport regardless of being champion, was meant to be their chief. Valerie, the Fairy-type Health club Chief who within the ultimate model has an odd look, was supposedly one among these aliens as nicely, and her look within the ultimate sport and strange-looking eyes, could possibly be impressed by this tough draft assuming it’s true.
Clearly, that’s a complete lot to soak up, however there’s an attention-grabbing level to make right here. Pokemon Solar and Moon, the video games that instantly adopted X and Y, have two factors of observe: new varieties for Zygarde, a Kalos Legendary Pokemon, and a heavy emphasis on alien invasion with the Extremely Beasts. The Extremely Beasts had been in the end dealt with in a method that’s way more pure to Pokemon; it’s additionally necessary to notice that this leak was posted in March 2014, far earlier than Solar and Moon had been even introduced or recognized about. Actually, that’s even earlier than Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire got here out. After all, there are a number of variations between Extremely Beasts and this drafted aliens plot, so it’s totally attainable this “leak” isn’t true in any respect. It’s definitely to be taken with a grain of salt, however it’s attention-grabbing to see that the very subsequent most important sequence video games wound up going the alien invasion route.
Characters, mechanics, and Mega Evolutions
The Pokemon X and Y leak doesn’t simply speak in regards to the plot, however mechanics as nicely. Within the ultimate construct of the sport, you will have your buddy group together with Trevor, Tierno, Shauna, and both Calem or Serena relying on the gender you selected at the start of the sport. They don’t do a complete lot within the ultimate sport, they usually’re usually seen as among the extra forgettable rivals the sequence has to supply. Apparently, that’s for good cause – they had been such a giant group to advertise the scrapped mechanic of Groups. In response to the leak, you would kind groups with different actual gamers. As soon as you probably did, every participant’s stats could be added to a tally. You would then go browsing and see issues like what number of Pokemon the entire crew caught, battle scores in opposition to one another, and which crew member contributed most to every depend. This did wind up scrapped, then, however the buddy group was stored in as a result of that hadn’t been carried out earlier than in a Pokemon sport and made “issues extra vigorous”.
To make a protracted paragraph brief, the leak additionally mentions that the Health club Leaders had been all meant to symbolize a sport. Grant would symbolize mountaineering, Ramos would symbolize a rodeo rider, and Korrina would symbolize curler skating. Within the ultimate sport, not each Health club Chief has a direct connection to sports activities. Although not an actual match, Pokemon Sword and Defend’s Health club Leaders are very a lot impressed by sports activities, particularly the tradition round Health club match stadiums and the crowds cheering. The leaker additionally states that Viola was a Ghost-type Health club Chief who used her digital camera to seize the paranormal, and that her sister Alexa was to have been kidnapped by the alien race.
As we talked about earlier, this leak was revealed in March 2014. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Sapphire had been additionally launched in 2014, however they weren’t revealed in any respect till Could. With this in thoughts, this subsequent half turns into attention-grabbing! The leaker states that extra Mega Evolutions had been deliberate – we all know Mega Flygon is one – however that the builders thought introducing too many Megas would “cheapen the mechanic”, plus the devs didn’t know the way the brand new varieties could be acquired by the gamers. On the level that the leak was posted, nevertheless, the leaker says that the builders suppose the response has been optimistic and that they may add extra Mega Evolutions that considerably alter the play fashion of the Pokemon in query. Certainly, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire added lots extra Megas, and several other of them – Mega Pidgeot, Mega Diancie, Mega Sableye, Mega Lopunny, and extra – did considerably change these Pokemon’s play types. For instance, Diancie is generally a sluggish, defensive Pokemon, however Mega Evolving transforms it into a reasonably quick offensive attacker.
Pokemon design particulars
The final part of the Pokemon X and Y leak describes how sure new Pokemon modified throughout growth. We’ll rapid-fire a couple of attention-grabbing tidbits – once more, they’re completely to be taken with a grain of salt, however they’re attention-grabbing to consider nonetheless. For one, apparently Fennekin, Braixen, and Delphox had been meant to have extra female designs, in addition to a Hearth/Fairy-typing. The builders thought giving a starter Pokemon a brand new kind would trigger a disproportionate quantity of gamers to select it, so it was modified to Hearth/Psychic as a substitute. Likewise, Chesnaught was going to be Grass/Metal as a substitute of Grass/Combating. Froakie apparently is generally unchanged.
Many gamers mistake Flabebe, Floette, and Florges for a Grass/Fairy-type, however it’s really a pure Fairy kind. Curiously sufficient, this leak states that these Pokemon had been in reality supposed to be Grass/Fairy, however the Grass kind was dropped as a result of the Pokedex was stuffed with Grass-types already. Floette was designed earlier than Flabebe and Florges, and was supposed to be a one-off Pokemon earlier than ultimately being given a base kind and an developed kind. Perhaps that explains why Everlasting Flower Floette within the sport’s code can’t evolve? Goomy was additionally speculated to be Dragon/Water and had a extra clear watery design earlier than the Water kind was ultimately dropped. One other attention-grabbing observe is that Xerneas and Yveltal switched colours throughout growth. This really type of traces up with an present interview that claims the builders had bother developing with concepts for the Kalos Legendaries.
Zygarde was supposedly one of many ultimate Pokemon put into the sport, and was supposed to be adopted up on through an replace, occasion, or DLC. The builders apparently thought that it could be tough to maintain Zygarde’s existence a secret within the age of the web. An attention-grabbing tidbit is that Zygarde was supposed to look within the Pokemon Village cave the place Mewtwo seems within the ultimate sport. Zygarde was ultimately added as an ordinary Legendary in its personal cave (which could possibly be why it has such little lore within the ultimate model). Lastly, Diancie was initially supposed to be the developed type of Carbink. Zygarde was going to be an occasion Pokemon – probably even a Legendary Pokemon – so because it was modified round, Diancie was repurposed right into a alternative Legendary Pokemon as a substitute, which could possibly be why Carbink doesn’t evolve into Diancie within the ultimate model regardless of clearly being associated.
That’s a lot of the necessary content material from this large Pokemon X and Y leak. To reiterate one ultimate time, the leak isn’t confirmed to be actual, neither is there any proof that it’s positively true. Nonetheless, we expect it’s attention-grabbing that the alien plot, nevertheless nonsensical the leak painted it to be, wound up being a spotlight in Pokemon Solar and Moon within the type of Extremely Beasts. To not point out the extra deal with Mega Evolutions that got here with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire! We’re trying ahead to seeing if any of those concepts ultimately come to fruition within the upcoming Pokemon Legends Z-A, too. If you happen to’d wish to see extra particulars offered by the leak, you are able to do so here.
However what do you suppose? Are these components only a coincidence, or do you suppose there’s some reality to be discovered right here? Tell us within the feedback down beneath.
If you wish to learn up on extra Kalos lore (that’s really confirmed to exist), we really went in-depth on what we might see in Pokemon Legends Z-A through this put up.
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