Does anyone else think it's significant that Zygarde is covered in hexagons instead of pentagons? People have been speculating about Kalos' conspicuously absent southern portion since XY came out, and if you look at a map of France, the border with Spain comes to a point, giving France a roughly hexagonal shape. It would make sense for the Zygarde game to expand Kalos to form a hexagon.
Now a lot of people are speculating that the next Kalos game will introduce entirely new Pokémon, due to the disappointingly low number in XY and the assumption that the green blob from the trailer is related to Zygarde but is too different to be an alternate form. Granted this would be unprecedented (and the same thing was wrongly predicted about B2W2) and I don't believe it will happen, but allow me to play devil's advocate for a second.
Assuming that the next game does in fact incorporate southern Kalos and introduce new Pokémon, the question is: how many are we getting? XY introduced 72 new Pokémon and there are three Pokédexes, meaning each Pokédex has around 24 new Pokémon. Would we only get 20-30 new ones just for the Southern Kalos Pokédex? Or would we get 60-70 and have them split evenly among the four Pokédexes?
Whatever the case, I'm positive that Southern Kalos is happening, it just makes too much sense.
It's not necessary to have in covered in pentagons, but it's cool and there's no point to be against it. :)
That speculation with new Pokémon already begun long before XY was available in the trailers, due to the spoilers. I was very supportive of this, but not now. What's the real point on introducing another bunch of 70 Pokémon, when they are closing the chapter for Gen VI? Making more money or garnering more heat and hate for Gen VI? {XD}
Of course it is natural to be unprecedented. Why are they going to show us any idea that is reused? Let's have some highlight:
- Deoxys forms were a surprise, nothing like that has been done before. Originally Deoxys' certain forms are exclusive to certain Generation III games.
- Giratina and Shaymin's forms were unexpected as well, as there were no Pokémon that can change form with items. Additionally Giratina is the first mascot to have the ability to change form. (Rotom a none legendary, received several new forms as well and the forms are even retconned to different secondary types.)
- Keldeo and Meloetta are Pokémon that can change form with moves, the latter one changes forms with Relic Song while the aquatic horse's form change is semi-permanent with the move Secret Sword.
- Black and White Kyurem, while form changing is not a surprising factor anymore, the method Abofusion is still new.
In fact none of these legendary Pokémon I mentioned have exact the same form changing methods. Then there are Mega forms for Rayquaza and Primal forms. :)
That little green blob and that gigantic Pokémon?
I think they are both Zygarde's forms. Or Zygarde's split to be more precise with my speculation.