6th Gen X and Y?

It beats "Pokemon Periwinkle" and "Pokemon Carnelian" so I'm alright with the names. :P

vaporeon7 said:

Probably because of the X and Y chromosomes. Well I highly doubt it's about the generations of people.

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That is kind of a point tbh. Well, small one at that. It could mean that they're aimed at an older audience like the Unova games appear to have been, with Pokemon Alpha being the third game.

SolarAbusoru said:

I don't mean on the actual X and Y
Look at the Japanese logos, look at the actual words/calligraphy, not the X and Y, but the actual Japanese calligraphy, notice a rainbow coloured double helix?

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O_O
Yes sir I very well do see that, interesting. (Is your eyesight like 80/20? ._.)

Yeah I think this Generation's Professor may be researching Pokemon DNA.

Isasapiens said:

X and Y are coordinate axis to represent the series's jump to 3d.

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A 3-D graph has three axis' X,Y, and Z. X and Y are only a 2-D graph.

After noticing the rainbow-colored double helix SolarAbusoru pointed out, I then noticed that the antlers of the deer-like legendary were also rainbow colored. Which led me to this thought;

X and Y are obviously DNA references. Chromosome means "Color Body". Either this means the theme is "what Pokemon are comprised of", or..they are introducing a "Light" type. Not like, opposite of evil Light, but spectrum light. Which would explain the multiple rainbow patterns seen throughout the trailer.

Or both. Both things would make the most sense.

Dat rainbow-colored double helix...
Its just too obvious that this generation's whole storyline is related to DNA.
That double helix looks like a DNA anyway.

Yeah the games are most probably related to DNA and legendaries' names will most probably start from an X and a Y.

I was going to say that X and Y represent unknown variables/potential, which would point to you as a Trainer and the jump to new systemss, but yeah, the DNA thing makes a lot more sense >_>;;

I'm way too tired to specify and speak up about the specifics and theory around it, but someone i know mentioned Life/Death and I find it fascinating and amazing if they actually took Pokemon to that level. There is a basis around this I swear but again, too lazy to really bring over what they said onto here.

I don't really know what to think about the names! My first thought was "Well, if they wanted to make it global, the logos should look the same in every language". Although the X and Y remain the same, Japanese logos (as usual) are different. In fact, they kind of give another hint, take a look:



If you look at the ン those rainbow signs just remind me of hydrogen bonds. Does anyone else?
I agree with the chromosome theory.

Xeninacra said:

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If you look at the ン those rainbow signs just remind me of hydrogen bonds. Does anyone else?
I agree with the chromosome theory.

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Agreed. Sounds and looks like it, ya.

Logos: Well the Japanese did a great job on them, especially the way they've changed the logos to represent "This game is 3D actually". The abroad logos do so, too but very lame...

Anyone noticed as well that they're not only going away from the usual naming tradition but as well that the 'Version' is missing?? So it's only Pokémon X and Pokémon Y

Guys you're thinking too much bio. D: I don't know but I'm way too exposed to physics and math, so my other theory was the one Isasapiens suggested:

Isasapiens said:

X and Y are coordinate axis to represent the series's jump to 3d.

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I'm thinking that the whole reason they made it X and Y is related to the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis being the conventional names for the three axes in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. So if there's a third version, I think that's gonna be Z if this theory holds. I mean it's for the 3DS. A three-dimensional system / three-dimensional dual screens thingo. So I think it sort of makes sense. :\

Plus chromosome theory suggests that the third version not be Z, imo. If anyone knows more biology than me then they should correct me, but I don't remember any other chromosome at the same league as the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. :(

dieter57 said:

A 3-D graph has three axis' X,Y, and Z. X and Y are only a 2-D graph.

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Well if they make a Z then it will still work as a reference to the three-dimensional coordinate system, I suppose. :p

Honestly I have no idea, but I think that Pokemon game titles are starting to sound a bit silly.

Unless they happen to release some sort of deep meaning to "X" and "Y"

Isasapiens said:

X and Y are coordinate axis to represent the series's jump to 3d.

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Well, since Gen IV it's been 3D. I think it's because the player won't be restricted to a grid anymore, you know, with specific X and Y coordinates.

Isasapiens said:

X and Y are coordinate axis to represent the series's jump to 3d.

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I like this, probably the most likely.

Keiran777 said:

X and Y are still somewhat color related if the theme for Gen 6 has something to do with genetics, origins or something of that sort. Chroma, from chromosomes, means color in Greek.

So I think Gen 6 will have a certain theme just like Black and White did with their names. We might see a return of the DNA splicers used on Kyurem.

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This was my first thought. Something to do with genetic manipulation. Maybe in this region pokemon are being genetically enhanced? Or evolution could be brought on early? Starts bringing in the morality of messing with living creatures... though that is kinda deep for pokemon.

I like that they changed the naming convention while still having a sort of connection to colors with chromosome-inspired titles. It does have me wondering if they're going to continue after this generation, since we're almost certainly going to get a Pokemon Z to complete the axes and then we'll have X, Y, Z. The end of the alphabet. It feels kind of final.

I'm tending, at the moment, toward X and Y being references to coordinates used in mapping two dimensions. Add Z and you've got coordinates for three dimensions.

I thought of them as generation x and generation y, but the coordinate system makes more sens e than my interpretation haha.