Pokémon X and Y/Trivia


 * These Pokémon games are named after the x and y-axes of the.
 * Although Game Freak released Pokémon X for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, the tentative title (unconfirmed to be a codename for Crystal) for a game similar to the Japanese version of with planned support to connect to a mobile phone and set for an April 2000 release was also Pocket Monsters X (ポケットモンスターＸ), according to multiple sources such as an  news article from December 1999. The game was postponed until 2001 due to the planned release of the Game Boy Advance. The article mentions an adapter for linking a Game Boy to a mobile phone, with the datacenter server used for the feature being hosted by  in.
 * These are the first core series games that do not have Version (or its equivalent in that language) in their Western language names.
 * These are the first Nintendo-published physical games to be released on the same date worldwide, as well as the only core series games to do so.
 * These Pokémon games have the shortest names using only one letter each (X and Y).
 * These are the only core series games after to not play the game mascot's cry upon pressing START on the title screen, instead playing a generic confirmation sound.
 * These are the first core series games not to have an introduction prior to the title screen. Instead, the introduction plays after the title screen animation.
 * The Japanese and Korean logos for X and Y include the Mega Evolution sigil.
 * These are the only primary pair of games to not be followed up by a later game set in the same region.