Pokémon X and Y Are a Bit of a Contradiction

Pokémon X and Y were in some ways ambitious and in others very safe. Everyone knows they weren't given a fair chance to express their ideas, but what exactly were those ideas anyway? Is there a real, genuine story hidden in there, or is it better left in the past?

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Pokémon X and Y Are a Bit of a Contradiction
Reconstructed # 12

Sources:
Masuda Interview (https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/...)
Japan vs Pokemon Region Map (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...)
IGN Wonder Trade Video (   • It Came From Pokemon Wonder Trading...  )

All music from the OST of Pokémon X and Y (feel free to ask if you'd like to know a particular song)
Stock footage from Envato Elements

Other cool video essays on Pokémon X and Y:
Pokémon X and Y Retrospective: A Forgotten Chapter of the Franchise by ‪@TamValleyProductions‬    • Pokémon X and Y Retrospective: A Forg...  
Pokémon X and Y Retrospective by ‪@KingKlonoa‬    • Pokémon X and Y Retrospective  
What Was Up With Pokémon X and Y? by ‪@hoorksplace8147‬    • What Was Up With Pokémon X and Y?  
Pokémon X and Y: Where Nostalgia Ends by ‪@StuffWePlay‬    • Pokémon X and Y: Where Nostalgia Ends...  

00:00 - Intro
02:14 - Part 1: Rebonjour
17:52 - Part 2: Fascism
27:08 - Part 3: Life, Death, and Mega Evolution?
43:49 - Part 4: Cooldown
49:41 - Outro

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