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[[ACE] Zero]

Will there be any more coro coro news today or tomorrow. If we do get more news I hope there are some pictures of the starter battling differently than in the trailer.

Probably not until the next CoroCoro

[pokemonbw]

Probably not until the next CoroCoro

ahhh, thought as much. I sure hope we di get some unleaked info today

[MetalFlygon08]

If Chespin gets more pricklies, it ought to get Needle Arm.

[rocky505]

I can already see Chespin getting pin missile.

[[ACE] Zero]

ahhh, thought as much. I sure hope we di get some unleaked info today

Well other than the Weight, Height and Art nothing new was revealed

[dirkac]

I can already see Chespin getting pin missile.

Why? Because of it being based on a Chestnut?

Speaking of chestnuts, that might be the new Casteliacone thing, since in winter, people in Europe like eating Baked (don't know the adjective in English) Chestnuts.

[john90]

Actually it is strange... CoroCoro has always revealed the starters.. Yeah we already have them, so why don't to show them? I mean the starters in next month issue would be a totally waste..if there's still someone who hasn't seen them now, after a week, there will surely not be next month..

[rocky505]

Why? Because of it being based on a Chestnut?

Speaking of chestnuts, that might be the new Casteliacone thing, since in winter, people in Europe like eating Baked (don't know the adjective in English) Chestnuts.

It's not just based on a Chestnut it is also based on a Hedgehog.

[dirkac]

It's not just based on a Chestnut it is also based on a Hedgehog.

Hum, erm, in what way is it? |Unless there are drastically different species of hedgehog from Europe to wherever nyou live.

[Astral Shadow]

Hum, erm, in what way is it? |Unless there are drastically different species of hedgehog from Europe to wherever nyou live.

Part of Chespin's name means Hedgehog, this applies to many different languages. How many times have this been explained...

[rocky505]

Hum, erm, in what way is it? |Unless there are drastically different species of hedgehog from Europe to wherever nyou live.

Read the name origins of it on Bulbagarden. Multiple versions of it's name has something to do with Hedgehog.

[dirkac]

Part of Chespin's name means Hedgehog, this applies to many different languages. How many times have this been explained...

All it says on Bulbapedia's Name Origin is that it draws inspiration from Chestnut, Pin, Chinkapin (species of Chestnut), Spina (latin for thorn), and Urchin, which is an outdated term for Hedgehogs.

Note the OUTDATED part of it.

[Raguna]

Hum, erm, in what way is it? |Unless there are drastically different species of hedgehog from Europe to wherever nyou live.

Chespin's names in other nationalities do back him up on his theory. And since when are Hedgehogs known for being portrayed correctly in game? Sonic looks almost nothing like a hedgehog. The only thing he has are spikes. But, alas, he is one.

EDIT: NINJA'D. But I'm pretty sure the japanese name refers to Hedgehog, in some extent

[Ungoliath]

Actually it is strange... CoroCoro has always revealed the starters.. Yeah we already have them, so why don't to show them? I mean the starters in next month issue would be a totally waste..if there's still someone who hasn't seen them now, after a week, there will surely not be next month..

If I understand correctly, we did not have seen yet the full CoroCoro. The information is the leak of that issue if I recall correctly. Just wait until it's released and then it will probably show the starters and some more few Pokemon. Probably the regional bird.

[john90]

I noticed that yveltal corocoro page is (74), xerneas is (75) and Genesect is (80).. Usually they put all pokemon stuff together. So, assuming that legends pages are the first two, we should have at least 4 more pages about pokemon.. What do you think?

[dirkac]

Chespin's names in other nationalities do back him up on his theory. And since when are Hedgehogs known for being portrayed correctly in game? Sonic looks almost nothing like a hedgehog. The only thing he has are spikes. But, alas, he is one.

EDIT: NINJA'D. But I'm pretty sure the japanese name refers to Hedgehog, in some extent

Yes, I know. But that only means that the name draws inspiration from it, unless it is officially called a hedgehog.

But then again, nothing has actually been called the species officcially, so it could be Whale in the Pokémon World for all we knoiw.

[Endless]

All it says on Bulbapedia's Name Origin is that it draws inspiration from Chestnut, Pin, Chinkapin (species of Chestnut), Spina (latin for thorn), and Urchin, which is an outdated term for Hedgehogs.

Note the OUTDATED part of it.

Look for the name in other languages, as he just said:
Japanese ハリマロン Harimaron From 蝟 harinezumi(hedgehog), 針 hari(needle), and marron(chestnut).
French Marisson From hérisson(hedgehog) and marron (chestnut)
Spanish Chespin Same as English name
German Igamaro From Ige(hegdehog)l and Marone(chestnut).
Italian Chespin Same as English name

[Raguna]

Yes, I know. But that only means that the name draws inspiration from it, unless it is officially called a hedgehog.

But then again, nothing has actually been called the species officcially, so it could be Whale in the Pokémon World for all we knoiw.

Yeah. But still, I would like to see which direction they could go with the hedgehog thing. Might end up looking cool in his final evo.

[adamfitz]

I love how these starters have a focus on each of them, fennekins ears, froakies bubbles and chespins shell

[Tibikei]

(I am new to this forum. I have been playing Pokémon since Generation I, but I have always been a more private player; seeing other people so invested in and enthusiastic about the game - plus the excitement surrounding X and Y - made me decide to join in on the fun now, too. So, here I go!)

I must admit that I like all three starters pretty much. This has not been the case for the past three generations (I have not found very much room in my heart for Torchic, Piplip or Tepig to this day). Choosing a favourite, therefore, was excitingly hard this time around.

When I first saw Chespin in the trailer, I was not very impressed. It is cute enough, and it certainly might be powerful, but there is something about it I do not like. At first I thought it was its cap's resemblance to too many other previous designs (the first of which that came to my mind is Slowking's crown, though it is not as similar as I thought at first). Only today have I realised what truly nags me: In my opinion, Chespin looks like just another generic rodent with a plant cap put on it. If it actually were a generic rodent like Rattata etc. I would be pleasantly surprised by it; were it a Grass Pokémon encounterable in the wild, I guess I would like it very much, too. However, I do not feel that it lives up to the design-standards I expect from a great starter, which is why I have finally settled not to pick Chespin, and only if its evolutions looked incredibly awesome would I change my mind.

Fennekin is a different matter. The second I saw it in the trailer, I loved it.

And then came Froakie. Now, the thing is this: I love frogs, Water is my favourite type, and while green is my favourite colour, I sure as hell prefer blue to red and yellow. However, because Fennekin took to my heart so easily, I had trouble to appreciate Froakin for all it was at first.

For what it is worth, I guess I do prefer Froakie at the moment - I guess if I had seen it first rather than Fennekin, I would have felt the same way about the two only the other way round (love at first sight for the frog guy, "Well, this is nice also" for the fox). I am waiting for their evolutions, though.

As for the typing, like so many others I hope for Grass/Dark, Fire/Psychic and Water/Fighting, if only for the nice type-advantage situation that would cause. Alternately, I would love Froakie to become Water/Ice, Water/Psychic or Water/Dark - or even Water/Poison. And like - as I perceive it - most fans, I would be disappointed in GameFreak if Fennekin ended up as another Fire/Fighting-starter, but I would consider it rather funny more than angering.