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Opinion Blast: Pokémon X & Y

Anders Norberg, Online Editorial Editor • Sep 19, 2013
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After 17 years, five generations, 20 games and 649 other creatures, the newest version of Pokémon is about to be released on Oct. 12.

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade and a half, Pokémon is a turn-based strategy game from Nintendo. In the game, you take on the role of a Pokémon trainer, beginning your journey to get eight badges, defeat the evil organization and become the greatest master in the region. The game is played by caching and training different species of Pokémon with attributes ranging from Fire and Water to Dragon and Psychic.

This is big news for all fans around the world, because this new version adds a plethora of new features. Besides over 150 new Pokémon, the entire game is in full 3D, and there are new methods of ev0lution like Mega Evolution.

Players can train their Pokémon with Super Training and befriend them through Pokémon-Amie. Plus there is a whole new type of Pokémon: Fairy-type now gives the overpowered Dragon-type a huge weakness.

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While the game will contain a majority of the same elements from previous installments of the game, this new version of Pokémon is guranteed to be an amazing adventure.

If you’ve never tried Pokémon or haven’t played it since the original Red and Blue games, I would highly recommend playing the next generation.

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Anders Norberg, Online Editorial Editor
Anders Norberg is a senior and this is his third year gracing The Pitch staff with his sparkling presence and spectacular awesomeness, to which they are so grateful. He is the Online Editorial Editor and this is his first year in an editor position, but he will surely raise above all the unworthy plebeians that do besmirch his beautiful view. Anders is delighted to be on the staff again this year and to craft so many amazing stories. When he is not regaling the masses of unfortunates with his benevolent stories of mystery and intrigue, he is sipping a glass of only the finest import apple juice. Not only is he ecstatic with writing on The Pitch, but all reading should feel blessed as well.
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