6th Gen Are you a boy or are you a girl?

Started by Emboar June 26th, 2015 10:05 PM
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Emboar

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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?

Sylphiel

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Seen March 28th, 2023
Posted January 9th, 2023
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18.5 Years
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

Age 30
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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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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.
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Well, I'm a dude, so I normally pick the male character, but I did play as Dawn in one of my platinum playthroughs.
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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).

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Seen January 20th, 2017
Posted January 2nd, 2017
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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!
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Since I am a male, it makes sense for me to play as the male character.
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Falkbalk

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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.

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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

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Age 23
Female
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Seen January 27th, 2016
Posted November 5th, 2015
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8.3 Years
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.


Main series games I've finished: LeafGreen, Emerald, Platinum, HeartGold, Black/White, Black2/White2, X/Y, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
Main series games I own and played but haven't finished: Blue, Yellow, Gold/Silver, Diamond/Pearl

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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.

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Posted November 17th, 2016
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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. :)
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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!

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Meganium

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

Ashes to Ashes

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Age 35
Female
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Seen November 6th, 2015
Posted November 6th, 2015
151 posts
7.8 Years
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.

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Seen November 16th, 2015
Posted November 16th, 2015
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7.8 Years
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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