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blurb=On the first day that reviews of Pokémon X and Y are permitted, several positive reviews have been published online, praising in particular visual design, enhanced online capabilities and the variety of new features. }}
blurb=On the first day that reviews of Pokémon X and Y are permitted, several positive reviews have been published online, praising in particular visual design, enhanced online capabilities and the variety of new features. }}
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On the first day that reviews of Pokémon X and Y are permitted, several positive reviews have been published online, praising in particular visual design, enhanced online capabilities and the variety of new features.
On the first day that reviews of Pokémon X and Y are permitted, several positive reviews have been published online, praising in particular visual design, enhanced online capabilities and the variety of new features.
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*All Pokémon who participate in battle, no matter how short the duration, receive the full amount of {{bp|experience}} points rather than a share. (Nintendo World Report)
*All Pokémon who participate in battle, no matter how short the duration, receive the full amount of {{bp|experience}} points rather than a share. (Nintendo World Report)
*Pokémon-Amie provides in-battle bonuses, such as elevated {{bp|critical hit}} ratio and {{bp|evasion}}. (Nintendo World Report)
*Pokémon-Amie provides in-battle bonuses, such as elevated {{bp|critical hit}} ratio and {{bp|evasion}}. (Nintendo World Report)
*Players are able to give friends and strangers {{bp|Player Search System#O-Powers|O-Powers}}, which are temporary stat boosts, through X and Y's online service. (IGN)
*Pikachu is the only old Pokémon with a noticeably new {{bp|cry}}. (CVG) Other Pokémon receive remastered versions of their old cries. (Nintendo World Report)
*One new town was also mentioned, the eastern city {{bp|Snowbelle City}}. (Nintendo Life)
*A new location, Glittering Cave, was mentioned. It is filled with glittering gems, and {{m|Flash}} is not necessary. Here, the camera is fixed behind the avatar, and wild Pokémon jump out of the darkness towards to camera. (CVG, Nintendo Life)
*The {{bp|Exp. Share}}, which had previously been confirmed to give experience to all Pokémon in the party from the Bag, has been revealed to have an on/off switch. (Joystiq, Nintendo Life)
**When enabled, the Exp. Share gives half experience to Pokémon that participated in battle, and half to all others. (GamesRadar, Polygon)
*One new town was also mentioned, the eastern city {{bp|Snowbelle City}}. (Nintendo Life—since removed from article)
*There are locations in {{bp|Lumiose City}} that you cannot visit early in the game due to not being fashionable enough. (Kotaku)
*Encounters in {{bp|cave}}s are now confined to avoidable dark areas instead of throughout the entire area, in a similar way to {{bp|tall grass}} on a regular route. (Kotaku)
*Encounters in {{bp|cave}}s are now confined to avoidable dark areas instead of throughout the entire area, in a similar way to {{bp|tall grass}} on a regular route. (Kotaku)
*Some cafés and restaurants do special battles where you have to win a set number of turns. (Kotaku)
*The Eiffel tower-equivalent is the {{bp|Lumiose Gym}}. (Kotaku)
*There is a Gym designed to look like a skate park. (Kotaku)
*Certain moves will have two types. (Kotaku)
*Certain moves will have two types. (Kotaku)
*{{p|Granbull}} is {{type|Fairy}} (not specified if pure Fairy-type or only part Fairy-type). (Shack News)
*3D is disabled in battles featuring more than two Pokémon. (US Gamer)


Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku also hinted at the existence of a {{2t|Ground|Fairy}}-type Pokémon.
Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku also hinted at the existence of a {{2t|Ground|Fairy}}-type Pokémon.
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*[http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/pokemon_x_and_y Nintendo Life]
*[http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/pokemon_x_and_y Nintendo Life]
*[http://kotaku.com/pokemon-x-and-y-is-everything-you-wanted-pokemon-to-be-1441044517 Kotaku]
*[http://kotaku.com/pokemon-x-and-y-is-everything-you-wanted-pokemon-to-be-1441044517 Kotaku]
*[http://www.shacknews.com/article/81441/pokemon-x-y-review-everything-old-is-new-again Shack News]
*[http://www.usgamer.net/articles/pokmon-xy-versions-review US Gamer]