Unlike past games, which forced you to choose between leveling up your Pokemon and expanding your Pokedex, Pokemon X and Y let you do both simultaneously by awarding XP for captures. Turning that off is a very, very bad idea. Essentially, the item more than triples the total XP you earn from every single fight. Every other Pokemon on your team earns 50 percent of that share a piece. Share works like this: While it's on, the active Pokemon still earns 100 percent of the XP they would normally gain from a battle. Now it's a key item, that can be toggled on and off - though once you get it, you should really never deactivate it. It's no longer an item you give to a Pokemon, who siphons a portion of experience points from the Pokemon who are active in battle. Share, a classic item that has been seriously revamped for this generation.
ShareĮarly in your journey, you'll receive the Exp.
Just pick whichever box art you think looks the coolest, and pull the trigger. There's also the version-exclusive legendaries: the Fairy-type Xerneas in X, and the Dark/Flying-type Yveltal in Y. Both Charizard and Mewtwo have unique Mega Evolutions in each version - in Y, they just become more powerful, in X, they change types (to Fire/Dragon and Psychic/Fighting, respectively). There aren't that many version-exclusive Pokemon in this generation that I noticed, and I also didn't see any huge differences in the overworld between the two. But again, there are plenty of opportunities to fill your party with all three types early on.Īs far as I can tell: It could not matter less. I'd suggest picking the one that can take down the weakness of your first starter: Charmander if you picked Froakie, Squirtle if you picked Chespin and Bulbasaur if you picked Fennekin. You're able to pick from a second set of starters - the original lineup of Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle - about an hour into the game. Greninja has high Speed and is super evasive, and is able to dish out tons of physical damage with its move set.
The Pokemon series almost always requires you to make huge, important decisions just a few minutes into playing - or in some cases, before you even purchase the game in the first place. Which starters should you choose in Pokemon X and Y? Which version of those two games should you actually play? Which new Pokemon should you make sure not to miss?