Starter Speculation/Discussion Thread [Read First Post]

[your boss]

Oh! Chespin is now leading over Froakie! :3 This is exciting.

If only Fannykin wasn't so very far away. ^^

The poll means nothing, considering there is an entire world called The Internet with other opinions.

And the rumor is a definite fake personally, I don't expect Gamefreak to release that kind of information that early.

[Pokemon Robot]

Froakie has a cloud on it, so I'm guessing it's part ice type when it evolves and the cloud grows bigger. I agree that it shouldn't be part fighting when it evolves since it doesn't really look like a fighter. If you notice, All fire and fighting starter pokemon have walked like humans, where as Fennekin walks on all fours, so I'm happy to see it probably will not be a fire and fighting when it evolves. Lastly, I have no opinion for Chespin. It's an Oshawott look-a-like, no matter how you put it.

[Papousse]

Oh what the heck? How did Chespin get almost a dozen more votes than Froakie all of a sudden? I get the feeling that the poll is rigged, which worries me. Now I'm not sure if Fennekin really is the most popular Generation 6 Starter Pokemon. Oh well. I still plan on using her. I just wanna see how the other two Starters do in terms of popularity.

It's not really changing anything. What it does if Chespin as only 10 votes more than Froakie, since Fennekin as over 200 more than Froakie.. ? It's only people who decided (suddenly or not) to vote and, by a pure hazard, more have voted for Chespin than Froakie.

[Shadow♠]

Froakie has a cloud on it, so I'm guessing it's part ice type when it evolves and the cloud grows bigger. I agree that it shouldn't be part fighting when it evolves since it doesn't really look like a fighter. If you notice, All fire and fighting starter pokemon have walked like humans, where as Fennekin walks on all fours, so I'm happy to see it probably will not be a fire and fighting when it evolves. Lastly, I have no opinion for Chespin. It's an Oshawott look-a-like, no matter how you put it.

Ffs Chespin and Oshawott don't look alike.

Not sure if my secondary type wants changed since last time but:

Grass/Ground or Grass/Steel
Fire/Psychic
Water/Dark or Water/Fighting

[Pokemon Robot]

If you look at both of their appearances, you can see that Chesspin is an Oshawott with a different color. Froakie for the win!

[pokedons]

Ffs Chespin and Oshawott don't look alike.

Not sure if my secondary type wants changed since last time but:

Grass/Ground or Grass/Steel
Fire/Psychic
Water/Dark or Water/Fighting

its not going to be grass ground or grass steel since it uses either night slash or sucker punch in the trailer (it cant be scratch or slash because it is using it against a part ghost type so it wouldn't effect) and it looks like it has nothing to do with the ground or steel

[Taodragon]

Froakie has a cloud on it, so I'm guessing it's part ice type when it evolves and the cloud grows bigger. I agree that it shouldn't be part fighting when it evolves since it doesn't really look like a fighter. If you notice, All fire and fighting starter pokemon have walked like humans, where as Fennekin walks on all fours, so I'm happy to see it probably will not be a fire and fighting when it evolves. Lastly, I have no opinion for Chespin. It's an Oshawott look-a-like, no matter how you put it.

Tepig didn't look like a fighter or walk like a human yet it became another fire/fighting type. Not saying that Fennekin will become that typing but there's nothing stopping it either.

its not going to be grass ground or grass steel since it uses either night slash or sucker punch in the trailer (it cant be scratch or slash because it is using it against a part ghost type so it wouldn't effect) and it looks like it has nothing to do with the ground or steel

Moves don't confirm a pokemon's typing.

[your boss]

its not going to be grass ground or grass steel since it uses either night slash or sucker punch in the trailer (it cant be scratch or slash because it is using it against a part ghost type so it wouldn't effect) and it looks like it has nothing to do with the ground or steel

Metal Claw says hi.

[pokedons]

Ffs Chespin and Oshawott don't look alike.

Not sure if my secondary type wants changed since last time but:

Grass/Ground or Grass/Steel
Fire/Psychic
Water/Dark or Water/Fighting

also i forgot to say water/dark and water/figting sound and look rediculas it has this cloud on its back which looks like it will grow and become part ice type and how will it be fighting or dark they make no sense

[Pokemon Robot]

Actually, when I first looked at Tepig, I thought it was going to become part fighting before I even looked at Pignite and Emboar. But that's just me.


EDIT: I 100% agree with pokedons

[pokedons]

Metal Claw says hi.

it ins't using metal claw the move looks nothing like metal claw it would have 3 slashes in one direction at the same time not 2 simultaneously

[TheEliteEmpoleon]

its not going to be grass ground or grass steel since it uses either night slash or sucker punch in the trailer (it cant be scratch or slash because it is using it against a part ghost type so it wouldn't effect) and it looks like it has nothing to do with the ground or steel

It has more in common with ground and steel than dark. My guess is Grass/Ground because its a hedgehog.

[your boss]

it ins't using metal claw the move looks nothing like metal claw it would have 3 slashes in one direction at the same time not 2 simultaneously

And the trailer says "not final product" meaning that could change before release.

[pokedons]

look at their defying features and then imagine them to get more and more obvious like fennekins ear hair froakies cloudy back and chespins clawy feet or hood like head

[Taodragon]

also i forgot to say water/dark and water/figting sound and look rediculas it has this cloud on its back which looks like it will grow and become part ice type and how will it be fighting or dark they make no sense

If you looked at Piplup just in its current forms, would you really have guessed that they would be the typings they would become?

The 'cloud' has been interpreted as a developing cape, a theif's bag, etc. it's really a matter of interpretation really since it can go in any direction.

Actually, when I first looked at Tepig, I thought it was going to become part fighting before I even looked at Pignite and Emboar. But that's just me.


EDIT: I 100% agree with pokedons

I'm just saying those two criteria don't really work at showing what typing a pokemon would become.

[pokedons]

And the trailer says "not final product" meaning that could change before release.

for in game footage not move animations

[pokedons]

If you looked at Piplup and Tepig just in their current forms, would you really have guessed that they would be the typings they would become?

i knew piplup would be part steel you could see it in its fins/ wings

[Pokemon Robot]

It does in my opinion. You can't just have a pokemon look entirely different than what its type is. No, but everyone thinks a different way.

[DarkManager]

its not going to be grass ground or grass steel since it uses either night slash or sucker punch in the trailer (it cant be scratch or slash because it is using it against a part ghost type so it wouldn't effect) and it looks like it has nothing to do with the ground or steel

Chestnut can be a pokemon who knows dark moves and is not dark.
Learning Nigh Slash or Sucker Punch only mean Chestnut have claws or is fast.

[your boss]

for in game footage not move animations

Even move animations in the first trailer can change too.