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Aside from their obvious typing similarities (and as I've read on this thread, patterned stats), they huge rock on its bottom, having fluff right above that rock, and having ears... there is waaaay too many similarities between Diancie and Carbink. I think it's likely that this will be a Manaphy-Phione relationship (except executed better, without any controversies of the common underling being legendary, having the underling build hype and speculation towards its ancestor, and having more distinct designs.)Diancie look so identical to Carbink that I thought it might be a Carbink evolution.
Unfortunately its not !!!
Like Gogoat Rocks said, it's likely related to the Anistar Sun Dial, a very important plot piece and central for mega evolution. I think its worthy of being a legendary by being this connected to what we already know about Kalos, not too different from how Celebi fit in with Johto's Ilex Forest Shrine despite not being explicitly mentioned in the plot. Also it fulfills the cute requirement for a legendary. :PAs cool as the thing's design is, I don't think it's worthy of being a legendary. It just comes off as another basic Pokémon for me. Not that I think it's bad, just not big stuff material.
I'll have to find out more about it before I seriously judge it, however.
Has anything been hinted about how it will be distributed?Distribution for it is most likely going to be just a free handout. Not too interested in the three event legends this go round. We probably won't be seeing her until like a month after Japan.
I'm usually pretty pessimistic about getting events at the same time as Japan, and so I say without optimistic delusion that I really think that Diancie will be announced* and revealed, as I may be roughly at the same time worldwide. Why? Because the online communications for the games are connected globally... could you imagine running across a Diancie in a Free Battle and having absolutely no clue who it is? Gamefreak would not make the mistake of allowing other fans to spoil the existence of a pokemon through the means of their very own game's communication features.
*I'm going out on a limb to guess that Diancie will be announced worldwide within the next few days. If I'm wrong, a theory of mine will be shut down in record time.