Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (ポケットモンスター X・Y Poketto Monsutā Ekkusu & Wai) are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Companyand distributed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the Pokémon series of role-playing games. First announced in January 2013 by former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata through a special Nintendo Direct,both X and Y were released worldwide in October 2013, making them the first Nintendo-published retail games to have a simultaneous global release in all key regions.
Pokémon X and Y are role-playing video games with adventure elements, presented in a third-person, overhead perspective. It is also the first Pokémon games to include 3D functions, not only in the games overworld, but compatible with the 3D hardware of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The player controls a young trainer who goes on a quest to catch and train creatures known as Pokémon, and win battles against other trainers while training their own. By defeating enemy Pokémon in turn-based battles, the player’s Pokémon gains experience, allowing them to level up and increase their battle statistics, learn new moves to use in battle, and in some cases, evolve into more powerful Pokémon. Alternatively, players can capture wild Pokémon, found during random encounters, by weakening them in battle by depleting their health and catching them with Poké Balls, allowing them to be added to their party.
Upon release, X and Y received positive reviews from critics who praised the advancements in the gameplay and the large innovation that the developers brought to the franchise. The highly anticipated games were a commercial success, selling four million copies worldwide in the first weekend,beating Black and White’s record and making them the fastest-selling games on the 3DS. As of June 30, 2017, the games have sold 16.15 million copies, becoming the best-selling games on the system.
| Pokémon X/Y | |
| Developer(s) | Game Freak |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | The Pokémon Company |
| Director(s) | Junichi Masuda |
| Producer(s) | Hitoshi Yamagami Shusaku Egami Takato Utsunomiya Junichi Masuda |
| Artist(s) | Ken Sugimori |
| Writer(s) | Toshinobu Matsumiya Masafumi Nukita Suguru Nakatsui |
| Composer(s) | Shota Kageyama Minako Adachi Hitomi Sato Junichi Masuda |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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