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Emboar June 26th, 2015 10:05 PM

Are you a boy or are you a girl?
 
Pokemon X and Y, like all other main series Pokemon games since Pokemon Crystal, gave us the option to play as the male character, Calem, or the female character, Serena.

So what gender did you choose to play as in Pokemon X and Y? Did you choose the opposite gender? Why did you choose to play as the gender you chose?

Cassandra June 26th, 2015 10:10 PM

I chose to play as female since, well, I'm female.

Sylphiel June 26th, 2015 10:51 PM

I picked the girl because...er, only partially because I'm a girl as well. That's never stopped me from playing male protagonists before though. It's also because I thought she looked better - but only slightly! The guy was cool too. I just thought the girl would be a better pick for me right now.

Hikamaru June 26th, 2015 11:31 PM

I played as Serena, the female character obviously. Always been tradition for me to play as the female since I am female myself, and also she happens to get all the good stuff when it comes to the customization so it's a win-win.

KorpiklaaniVodka June 27th, 2015 12:45 AM

Well, I'm a dude, so I normally pick the male character, but I did play as Dawn in one of my platinum playthroughs.

Loriania June 28th, 2015 10:08 AM

Since I have both editions- played as the female character in X, and the male character in Y.

SLTE June 28th, 2015 10:11 AM

Female, but I swap just about every time I play a Pokemon game, regardless of the generation. The only exception is 3rd gen on the older games, 'cause it amuses me to think that I'm running around as a tiny old man rather than a kid in a white cap.

SleepyTrainer June 30th, 2015 2:45 AM

I picked the boy, if I could choose again I'd choose the girl tho.
Just for fun, and I would probably play more around with the
character customization.

Takoto July 1st, 2015 2:02 PM

In X, my main playthrough, I chose the dude because I'm a dude and with character customization I could make him look similar to how I look IRL. With Y though, I played as Serena.

TwilightBlade July 1st, 2015 6:43 PM

I played as a female because I'm female. The only games I first started as male were those were the protagonists were only available as male.

If I were to obtain the opposite version though, I would usually make that file begin as a male trainer. I dunno, I think of the protagonists as fraternal twins because I'm also a fraternal twin. It's always a call back to my brother playing the Pokemon games along side me up (until the 5th generation when he lost interest).

Sun July 1st, 2015 9:49 PM

In X version I play as Kalem and in Y supposedly as Serena. But I lend my Y version to my young sister lately hahaha!

Judge Mandolore Shepard July 2nd, 2015 6:03 AM

Since I am a male, it makes sense for me to play as the male character.

Falkbalk July 2nd, 2015 10:09 AM

As many of the females said when they played the game, I had the same reason, though opposite.

I played as a male, since i'm a male. It's just a tradition for me to be honest to the game. Though I would've chosen the female in numerous other games, due to their exquisite design.

starseed galaxy auticorn July 2nd, 2015 10:20 AM

Ever since Nintendo added the girl as an option, I have been playing the girl. Very seldom do I ever play the guy. I always like to use 'Kimi' as my character name, and I name my pokemon after J-rockers as well. It's only natural for me to choose the girl for these reasons. XD

TheGhosteon July 2nd, 2015 8:41 PM

I usually play as Serena, though I have played as Calem before. I mostly play as the girl characters as I'm actually a girl.

Sydian July 2nd, 2015 9:29 PM

I think Calem is really ugly so I always play as Serena when I restart my Y.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ July 10th, 2015 3:19 PM

I always play as the girl. It seems that Game Freak is incapable of making a male protagonist who looks decent.

Plus, I wanted to play AS Serena, not battle against her.

Suicune July 11th, 2015 6:28 AM

I've always pick a girl since I'm also a girl and always connect the protagonist with myself, haha. I think I would pick a boy if I kept a second file for the generation, but it's always simple 'ole me with the same ign. :)

Gandhi Savage July 11th, 2015 6:33 AM

Since I have both X and Y I dedicated one game to each protagonist; Calem for X (since it was my first) and Serena for Y, which was my second playthrough. I thought both characters were really well developed and enjoyed the customisation options offered. Here's to hoping it's expanded over time, rather that removed like in ORAS!


Lapis July 11th, 2015 7:54 AM

Well like all games since Crystal, unless I have no say on the matter, I go with the girl character. I just simply prefer to play as my own gender. ^^

paddotk July 13th, 2015 1:45 PM

I'm unisex.

Lectro July 13th, 2015 4:50 PM

I choose the male character... I never play with the female character.

Meganium July 21st, 2015 3:59 PM

Obviously I chose the female character. I really love how we're able to customize our character!

Ashes to Ashes July 22nd, 2015 2:44 AM

I choose my gender in every game unless I hate the character representing it, so female. I dont think Ill like another game in the series as much as XY just because of trainer customization. Hopefully the XY sequels have it and Ill be set.

Frozen Lotus July 23rd, 2015 8:47 PM

I can't think of a game that's given me the option to pick a male or female where I don't reliably choose the female in outside of B/W. ^-^; I just relate to women more and generally greatly prefer their design. But in a game where I can change their appearance? Female automatically wins, by default, guaranteed.


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