Pokemon X and Y confirmed

[Zero]

nah i find 6th gen interesting and really enjoyed heartgold and soulsilver despite not liking second gen as a kid

so i still like pokemon

6th gen is just going to be more of the same though, and you know it.

[Custom]

6th gen is just going to be more of the same though, and you know it.

hey as long as they make the overworld interesting and drop the retro poop it'll be new enough for me

[Kayo]

I still don't like Helioptile's name, though. Let's talk about pronunciation on that. It looks like it would be "Hee-li-OP-tile," yet no matter how hard I try I can't get it to flow nicely. It's just really not doing it for me.

Speaking of Helio, though. It's the first and so far only Pokemon to ever have Normal as a secondary type, which is just plain weird. I mean, it's weird enough that it's normal anyway, considering there are no normal-type reptilian Pokemon so far. But for its typing to be Electric/Normal instead of Normal/Electric? I almost feel like it's going to be like Swablu and swap out Normal for another type upon evolution--but in this case it would retain its primary type sort of like Surskit/Masquerain and a handful of others who change their secondary type. I mean, I guess you could say the only reason Swablu had its first type changed instead of its second is because Flying was never a primary type until Gen V, but that's a different topic.

But then again, if it was going to acquire a secondary type, it would probably be pure Electric in its first stage. Honestly, I can't help but be really, really skeptical about the ordering of its typing. Normal is just something that... doesn't come second.

[zephilicious]

HEE-lee-op-tile presumably, see heliophile

[Sirwaddy]

I like that it's part normal. Something different.

[Custom]

I still don't like Helioptile's name, though. Let's talk about pronunciation on that. It looks like it would be "Hee-li-OP-tile," yet no matter how hard I try I can't get it to flow nicely. It's just really not doing it for me.

Speaking of Helio, though. It's the first and so far only Pokemon to ever have Normal as a secondary type, which is just plain weird. I mean, it's weird enough that it's normal anyway, considering there are no normal-type reptilian Pokemon so far. But for its typing to be Electric/Normal instead of Normal/Electric? I almost feel like it's going to be like Swablu and swap out Normal for another type upon evolution--but in this case it would retain its primary type sort of like Surskit/Masquerain and a handful of others who change their secondary type. I mean, I guess you could say the only reason Swablu had its first type changed instead of its second is because Flying was never a primary type until Gen V, but that's a different topic.

But then again, if it was going to acquire a secondary type, it would probably be pure Electric in its first stage. Honestly, I can't help but be really, really skeptical about the ordering of its typing. Normal is just something that... doesn't come second.

so are you like good at pokemon or are you just crazy about it?

[Zero]

I like that it's part normal. Something different.

It's interesting. Other types would hate to be paired with normal, but electricity can get away with it, since its only weak to ground. Two weaknesses and an immunity isn't that bad.

[Custom]

fairy type is such a dumb name
we ain't playing yu-gi-oh

[The Riddler]

HEE-lee-op-tile presumably, see heliophile

Hee-lee-ohp-tile

or

Hee-lee-uhp-tile

[Sirwaddy]

I am sorry I ever brought up phonetics.

In other news... some people think they spotted some Go-goat pre-evos or some poop

[Zero]

Gokid?

[RazorFilledCandy]

I am sorry I ever brought up phonetics.

In other news... some people think they spotted some Go-goat pre-evos or some poop

I thought that was pansage falling

[Kayo]

Hee-lee-ohp-tile

or

Hee-lee-uhp-tile

that says nothing about what syllable you stress which is usually the issue with ambiguously-pronounced pokemon names

saying it like "heliophile" but with a T thrown in there doesn't sound good either. It's just... not a great name.

[RazorFilledCandy]

I've been reading helioptile as helio-tile because I associate -pt with a silent p, like pterodactyl, but idk if it still does that if it doesn't start with pt

[Kayo]

I've been reading helioptile as helio-tile because I associate -pt with a silent p, like pterodactyl, but idk if it still does that if it doesn't start it pt

It doesn't, but it would sound a lot better if it did.