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Dex Speculation/Discussion Thread [READ THE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES]

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storm12

Weather Bearer
I'm really getting wound up about the Legend types :p if they've let the Fairy type-cat [lol Sylveon] out the bag, then what is there still to hide? They've given us a lot of associated imagery with the box art and website and trailers- so why the ?????
 

Skiddsy

Amping It Up
So why the hate on Talonflame? I thought we all wanted a break in the Normal/Flying bird pattern.

Nobody hates IT, they hate the name. That's all. I love Seel, but it still has an awful name. In my accent (Utah - though it sounds just pretty much average-american), the pun makes no sense. Tal rhymes with the name Hal. And "On" often becomes "en". Think Tahlenflame. Like, Talent, but without the T. It's a non-pun. And I'm very much a punster, so it pains me to see such a bad attempt at a pun, if that's what it's supposed to be. It's tail isn't even really on fire.

...Also Fire/Flying is one of the worst type combos in the competitive game, so it'll be sadly pretty much useless.
 

XXD17

Draco rex

CrusherTheFeraligatr

Strider: Spider King
Thye just released a video with talonflame using the same move chespin was using in the initial trailer...is that enough to mark it as aerial ace?

Perhaps, but let's not start that again.

I like the little lobster thing. I can't read the words-which one is that? I want it, he looks adorable.
 

IrieFuse

Unify To Thrive
Nobody hates IT, they hate the name. That's all. I love Seel, but it still has an awful name. In my accent (Utah - though it sounds just pretty much average-american), the pun makes no sense. Tal rhymes with the name Hal. And "On" often becomes "en". Think Tahlenflame. Like, Talent, but without the T. It's a non-pun. And I'm very much a punster, so it pains me to see such a bad attempt at a pun, if that's what it's supposed to be. It's tail isn't even really on fire.

...Also Fire/Flying is one of the worst type combos in the competitive game, so it'll be sadly pretty much useless.

i didn't think the name would be such a problem. but i guess if somebody doesn't know how to pronounce it it could be annoying. at first i would pronounce xerneas in the same manner you would pronounce Xavier (Ex-erneas). Speaking of Xavier, that's the male playable character's name and i like it. I'm calling Yolanda for the female.

anyway, yes talonflame will be borderline useless or stealthrock-bait competitively but if it hits fast and hard, it could find itself a place in the lower tiers. *cries*
 

CrusherTheFeraligatr

Strider: Spider King
The pictures of talonflame make be appreciate it much more

Yeah, and I can't even tell what the thing fighting the lobster is supposed to be.
 

Skiddsy

Amping It Up
i didn't think the name would be such a problem. but i guess if somebody doesn't know how to pronounce it it could be annoying. at first i would pronounce xerneas in the same manner you would pronounce Xavier (Ex-erneas). Speaking of Xavier, that's the male playable character's name and i like it. I'm calling Yolanda for the female.

anyway, yes talonflame will be borderline useless or stealthrock-bait competitively but if it hits fast and hard, it could find itself a place in the lower tiers. *cries*

AAAAH, that's not how you pronounce Xavier unless you're talking X-Men. It's Zay-vee-ur, and that is how it has always been pronounced in everything except X-Men, where it was altered just for the sake of the X. Xerneas has similar phonetics.
 

mew 2000

Shiny Celebi
also we've had one other regional bird that wasn't just flying/normal hoothoot anyone? noctowl? flying/physic. anyway love all the new info coming in
 

CrusherTheFeraligatr

Strider: Spider King
I think its a shrimp.

Ah, thanks. I hope the lobster/shrimp aren't version exclusive, but its s decent probability, given the colors, seems like they did that on purpose. I hope the lobster is on y. He's a definite team member.
 

Shine

Psyched Up
Staff member
Moderator
......yep, Talonflame is just that, Talon + Flame. It's tail isn't on fire at all, so it can't be a pun of "tail on flame".
 
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