Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook

Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook
ISBN:	0804161992
Published:	October 14, 2013
Publisher:
Author:	Steve Stratton
Preceded By:	Pokémon Black Version 2 & Pokémon White Version 2: The Official National Pokédex
Succeeded By:	Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide

Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook is a strategy guide published by The Pokémon Company International for Pokémon X and Y.

The guide covers the main story of the game, while a second guide was released later that cover the postgame adventure and the Pokédex.

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• Editions
• Blurb
• Credits
• Trivia
  • Errors
• See also

Contents

Editions

European full-size hardcover edition

Several different editions of this book were published:

• In Europe, a full-size hardcover edition (ISBN 1908172428) was published on October 14, 2013.
• In North America and Australia, a digest-size hardcover edition (ISBN 0804161992) was published on October 16, 2013. Its total length is 416 pages. It includes an official screen cleaner. The reverse side of the book's dust jacket features a map of the Kalos region.
• A digest-size paperback edition (ISBN 0804162832) was published on November 26, 2013. It includes an official screen cleaner and a pullout map of the Kalos region.
• A digest-size paperback edition (ISBN 0804163219) was published on December 9, 2013. It includes a pullout map of the Kalos region, but is lacking the screen cleaner.

There is no content differences between the four variants released.

Blurb

A new region with a whole new dimension to explore!

Get an edge with this step-by-step walkthrough of Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Guidebook! From your first step into the tall grass and your earliest battles on Route 1, all the way to the heights of challenging the Elite Four, it's all here with detailed maps, images, and helpful techniques that make your game even better!

Here's what you'll find inside:

• An in-depth walkthrough of all the Gym Badges and through the Hall of Fame!.
• Detailed information on all the new game features, from Sky Battles and Horde Encounters to Super Training and Pokémon-Amie!
• A guide to hidden items, TMs and HMs, and special Pokémon—with a location index!
• Hints on the best ways to use Roller Skates, ride Pokémon, and challenge Gym Leaders!
• Helpful tips and tricks for getting the most out of the PSS and online play!
• Includes a pullout map of the Kalos region routes!
• An updated type matchup chart that includes the all-new Fairy type!

The Kalos region is full of new wonders, new cities and towns, and incredible new adventures. Step into the next evolution of Pokémon!

Credits

Writer

• Steve Stratton (Prima Games)

Editors

• Wolfgang Baur
• Kellyn Ballard
• Blaise Selby
• Eric Haddock
• Rachel Payne (Bridge Consulting)

Researchers

• Hisato Yamamori
• Mikiko Ryu
• Jillian Nonaka
• Sayuru Munday

Screenshots

• Antoin Johnson
• Aaron Campion (Aerotek)
• Jeff Hines (Bridge Consulting)

Cover designers

• Eric Medalle
• Bridget O'Neill

Project manager

• Emily Luty

Design & production

• Prima Games
  • Donato Tica
  • Jamie Knight Bryson
  • Mark Hughes
  • Melissa Jeneé Smith
  • Shaida Boroumand

Acknowledgements

• Chris Franc
• Doug Wohlfeil (Bridge Consulting)
• Heather Dalgleish
• Hiromi Kimura
• J.C. Smith
• John Moore
• Kenji Okubo
• Misty Thomas
• Phaedra Long
• Traci Thomson
• Yasuhiro Usui

Trivia

• Unlike most Prima Games guidebooks released since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, this book does not credit any Japanese guidebook as providing material used in the book.

Errors

• In the Pokémon Evolution section (page 50), the guide says that when breeding, male Pokémon can pass down moves they know that they can learn from TMs to hatched Pokémon that can also learn that TM. While this was true in previous generations, it is no longer the case in Generation VI.
• In the Pokémon-Amie section (page 367), the guide says that Enjoyment can be increased when petting a Pokémon, but petting actually decreases a Pokémon's Enjoyment.

See also

• Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide

Prima's Official Strategy Guides Core series: Pokémon Red and Blue • Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Gold & Silver • Pokémon Master Pokédex • Pokémon Crystal • Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen • Pokémon Emerald Pokémon Pocket Pokédex • Pokémon 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Complete Pokédex Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Pokédex • Pocket Pokédex) • Pokémon Platinum • Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Pokédex • Pocket Pokédex) Pokémon Black and White (Collector's Edition • Pokédex • National Pokédex) • Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (National Pokédex) Pokémon X and Y (Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide) • Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (National Pokédex) Pokémon Sun and Moon (Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide) • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (National Pokédex) Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! • Pokémon Sword and Shield (Galar Region Pokédex) Spin-offs: Pokémon Stadium • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Pokémon Colosseum • Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness • Pokémon Battle Revolution Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game) • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Pokémon Ranger • Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Other: Pokémon Trading Card Game Pokémon companion books and guides Nintendo Power • Prima Games • Versus Books • BradyGames • Shogakukan • Media Factory • Chunsoft • Other guides

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