Pokémon X and Y

Pokémon X (ポケットモンスターＸ) and Pokémon Y (ポケットモンスターＹ) are the primary paired versions of the Generation VI games in the series. Like all of the games in the series, X and Y are RPGs. The two games were released globally on October 12, 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. The games take place in the new Kalos region.

Both games were revealed during a worldwide announcement by Satoru Iwata through Nintendo Direct on January 8, 2013. The paired versions were released worldwide (except for select countries) on October 12, 2013 and are available for both retail sale and download. All copies of the game are playable in all seven of the languages the Pokémon games are released in: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Korean.