A Hoenn region that's almost exactly like this one we live in. And about the existence of another world, which we have long observed to be just like this one and yet not the same. From generation to generation, we pass along the lore about the distortions in the world borne by the Mega Evolution mechanism. During the Delta Episode at Mossdeep Space Center, Zinnia hints that there might be another version of Hoenn that has not discovered Mega Evolution: In-game dialogue in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire suggests that the sixth generation games might take place in an alternate universe parallel to the universe in which the earlier games are contained. However, the overall continuity between the sixth generation games and those that precede them is not especially clear. Further, if they are contemporaneous with the events of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire it follows that they are also contemporaneous with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire take place at least some years before Black and White and X and Y, as the Royal Unova is stated to be currently under construction and scheduled to be complete in an unspecified number of years and Mr. Looker, who has made appearances in the Generation IV and Generation V games, is found in Kalos. X and Y occur two years after Black and White, thus being contemporaneous with Black 2 and White 2. Combining the Poké Transporter with the earlier Pal Park (from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver) and Poké Transfer (from Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2) allows players to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen to their sixth-generation games. An extension of the Pokémon Bank called the Poké Transporter allows players to send Pokémon from their fifth-generation games to their X and Y cartridges via the cloud. International markets received the Pokémon Bank in February 2014.
It was first launched in Japan on December 25, 2013, although unexpectedly high demand forced it to close and relaunch the following January.
This feature, which is available for download from the Nintendo eShop, acts primarily as online storage for Pokémon species. The Generation VI games are not isolated from previous iterations and can communicate with the fifth-generation games Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 through an online application known as Pokémon Bank. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which are remakes of the third-generation Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, were released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS in November 2014. The second pairing of games in Generation VI was announced on May 7, 2014. Among other changes, the games' type chart was modified for the first time since Generation II, some twelve years earlier: Ghost- and Dark-type moves now have normal effectiveness against Steel-types and a new Fairy type has been introduced. New gameplay advances were added, including a new battle mechanic called Mega Evolution. Between them, these games introduced 72 new Pokémon species, 57 new moves, and 26 new Abilities. Pokémon X and Y continued the established tradition of two paired games with slight variations between the two versions.
These games were released internationally in October of the same year the tie-in anime series began airing one week later. The sixth generation of Pokémon was announced with the reveal of Pokémon X and Y on January 8, 2013.
The games of the sixth generation are in full 3D and are presented on the Nintendo 3DS, a first for the core series. This generation saw the debut of 72 new Pokémon species (for a total of 721), as well as the introduction of the Kalos region and the return of the Hoenn region. The sixth generation (Japanese: 第6世代 sixth generation, rendered as 第六世代 among fans) of Pokémon is the sixth installment of the Pokémon video game series, starting with Pokémon X and Y in 2013 and concluding with Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in 2014. The name currently in use is a fan designator see below for more information. The subject of this article has no official name.