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[Lv100Mewtwo]

Froakie's French name is Grenousse... Grenouille is the French term for Frog, Ousse is my guess that it is short for Mousse, which is Bubbles... aka, this will not be a flying type, I can guarantee you that... still sticking to Water / Psychic or just pure Water...

[Jonny2013]

^Double posting isn't allowed

I see Fennekin being a Fire/Psychic type, as mentioned previously its name is Fennekin, as in kinesis. I see Froakie being Water/Poison, though A)If Fennekin is Fire/Psychic it won't happen, as Fennekin will be broken ingame and B) I like the idea of Froakie being Water/Flying or Water/Psychic

^ Acting like a Mod is also not allowed. And, it was an accident.. I refreshed the page and didn't see my comment on the bottom so I assumed that it was in the previous page, especially that I waited a few minutes before posting the second one.

Also, I don't mind Fennekin being Fire/Psychic or pure Fire.. Just as long as it isn't Fire/Fighting. And, I really don't want Froakie to be Water/Poison, but then again.. I don't want it being Water/Fighting or Water/Dark either. I guess I am just hopeful for another pure Water starter again. Water is one of those types that simply works great when it's not paired with another type.

[IheartZoroark]

Ooh! The final of the water type should not be that. It looks like an old frog!!!

If you look at Froakie, it already has "glasses" and a "beard". It already looks old, so why not?

[Dragoniss]

I don't see Froakie growing to be a water and flying type. Come on, Froakie is a frog. It can't fly!!!

Actually in a japanese folklore or something, I can't remember what, but there are 2 wind gods that are frogs that ride on clouds. I can't remember it exactly.

I know i've seen it somewhere else but its also in Wind Waker.

It could be based off those folklores and if so then iit would make sense to be flying water.

[Kyris]

Now about Fennekin
Origin
Fennekin is based on a Fennec fox.
Name origin
Fennekin may be a combination of fennec and kindle.
Fokko may be a combination of fox, 狐 ko (fox), and 子 ko (child).

Honestly, knowing how the japanese name, fokko has a "child" pun in it, it just seems more likely to me that the kin in fennekin just means kin as in, like, children or family. Although, knowing how the japanese LOVE their puns it could be multi-layered that way.

[yoshi007]

Well, I'm hoping that Fennekin is Fire/Psychic, NOT Fire/Rock or Fire/Ground, x4 weakness to water no thank you. :L

From the trailer I got that Chespin could be Grass/Dark, as it looked like it used a Dark attack, like Fennekin seemed to use a Psychic attack, but it could be anything really.

However, if the moves used in the trailer were hints at what secondary types the Pokémon could have (just speculating here), then it would look like Grass/Dark, Fire/Psychic and Water/Ice... but you know, there is also the Dark-Psychic-Fighting trio people are on about, and it would kind of make sense, meaning Froakie could be Water/Fighting too. Water/Flying would be interesting, just gotta hope there's no Electric Gym for poor Froakie to go up against if that's the case. :L

[Tavo_Zx]

Ooh! The final of the water type should not be that. It looks like an old frog!!!





Really? Grass and dark! Yeah, I agree that it may be fire psychic and water fighting. But, grass and dark? It might not hppen. Just bcoz it has black parts in body, it doesn't bcome a dark type o.O No offense though.

People don't think that it will become a Dark type for its coloration. Its design, at least for me, is/may be an indicator of its future typing. Its helmet thingy may as well be a hood, just like Scrafty's, giving it a body characteristic of a Dark type. However, that green thingmight end up being an armor of some sort, so it becoming Grass/Rock or Grass/Steel is also a possibility.

[Hejiru]

I've heard a lot of people say that Chespin might evolve into a Dark-type because of that slashing move, but it could just as easily be scratch or slash with a fancy animation. And even if it was Night Slash or something, lots of Pokemon learn Dark-type moves like that without being Dark.

I think mostly it just comes from this desperate obsession everyone has with the so-called Dark/Psychic/Fighting triangle.

[Sheyenne Thunderstorm]

Honestly, knowing how the japanese name, fokko has a "child" pun in it, it just seems more likely to me that the kin in fennekin just means kin as in, like, children or family. Although, knowing how the japanese LOVE their puns it could be multi-layered that way.

Well I got it off the Bulbapedia and also it MAYBE a combination of fennec and kindle. Not really sure since it said maybe lol. However, this all my idea what Fennekin type might be lol.

[pokedons]

I'm pretty sure he is just using Water Gun, I don't see any ice... And normally, an Ice Type attack is pretty easy to differentiate from a Water based attack...

I'm still thinking we might be seeing these typings:

Water / Psychic: Froakie seems to me like he will turn into an intellectual. I get a Ben Franklin vibe from him (This was said before)

Fire or Fire / Dark: Fennekin seem like it will prob stay a straight up fire, don't know why, I just feel that it's very likely


Grass or Grass / Fighting: I get this odd sense, he's like this generations Tepig. Doesn't seem like he'll evolve into something with a second type then, BOOM, Fighting type...

he is not he is using frost breat because the snow flakes in the attack but the next scene it is water gun and fennekin uses a psychic move and chespin uses sucker punch (ghost type)

[Ninja Dewott]

I will genuinely eat my hat (and not my chocolate one) if Froakie ends up being Water/Fighting. From it's glasses and pensive expression we can see that this frog spends its time studying and contemplating the origins of the universe. Not hitting things.

I also agree with Hejiru. Where have all these Dark/Fight/Psy ideas come from? This thread, I tell you that. So far, there's little evidence about that. I agree with Chespin perhaps being part Steel or Fighting, but, to me, the others look like they'll be Pure Typing.

[Aurath8]

People don't think that it will become a Dark type for its coloration. Its design, at least for me, is/may be an indicator of its future typing. Its helmet thingy may as well be a hood, just like Scrafty's, giving it a body characteristic of a Dark type. However, that green thingmight end up being an armor of some sort, so it becoming Grass/Rock or Grass/Steel is also a possibility.

I don't see Grass/Rock happening as that negates it's Fire weakness. To compensate Fennekin will have to end up a Fire/Bug, Fire/Fighting, Fire/Steel or Fire/Ice type which are all equally unlikely.

[pokedons]

*palmface*
Water types can learn ice attacks too!!!
Like Blastoise that knows Blizzard
Or all that water pokemon that know ice beam
>.<

well look at his model he has what looks like a fur hood and mittens and looks rather snowy

[rocky505]

The only one that stands out to me to be a dark type is Froakie. It looks incredibly similar to a Japanese Thief because of the foam on his back looks like a sack it's carrying and the foam on it's face resembles the bandanna that they wear.

[Aurath8]

well look at his model he has what looks like a fur hood and mittens and looks rather snowy

Fur hood and mittens. Frog.
I hope you can see why that's erroneous. The hood thing does look a bit like snow, but it could just be frogspawn or something.

[Kyris]

Well I got it off the Bulbapedia and also it MAYBE a combination of fennec and kindle. Not really sure since it said maybe lol. However, this all my idea what Fennekin type might be lol.

Yea, its just everyones like 'Oh it HAS to be this because the kin its name clearly means kindle" or "Its CLEARLY going to be a psychic, kin/telekinesis, duh!" and I'm just like...It could easily have like two dozen different meanings, it could also mean a combination of many of them because, punnery.

[7 tyranitars]

Indeed. Fennekin has potential. Turning him into another Fire/Fighting would really kill my interest for it. My favorite type to him for now is Fire/Psychic. We only have one of those, and it's a legendary. Would be cool to see a regular Pokémon with this typing.

Same here, I really like the fire starter, but I hope they don't ruin it by making it a fightning type.

[pokedons]

It's a hedgehog and it gets the chestnut thing because both Hedghogs and Chestnuts are spikey.

hes not a hedgehog more of a chipmunk if look at his teeth

[rocky505]

hes not a hedgehog more of a chipmunk if look at his teeth

Japanese name disagrees entirely.

And they do have similar teeth.

[pokedons]

I've heard a lot of people say that Chespin might evolve into a Dark-type because of that slashing move, but it could just as easily be scratch or slash with a fancy animation. And even if it was Night Slash or something, lots of Pokemon learn Dark-type moves like that without being Dark.

I think mostly it just comes from this desperate obsession everyone has with the so-called Dark/Psychic/Fighting triangle.

it cant be scratch or slash because they are normal type and he is using it on a golurk which is part ghost so it wouldn't effect it