Blue or red, deer or bird, life or destruction: X and Y tell exactly the same adventure, but a few Pokémon and several Mega Stones change. Here is what separates them, and our advice for choosing.
⚖️The differences at a glance
| Pokémon X | Pokémon Y | |
|---|---|---|
| Legendary | Xerneas (Fairy) | Yveltal (Dark and Flying) |
| Color | Blue | Red |
| Mega Charizard | X: Fire and Dragon, physical attacker | Y: Fire and Flying, special attacker with Drought |
| Mega Mewtwo | X: Psychic and Fighting | Y: Psychic |
| Exclusive pseudo-legendary | Aron, Lairon, Aggron | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar |
| Other exclusives | Houndour, Mightyena, Pinsir, Sawk, Swirlix, Clauncher, Staryu | Electrike, Liepard, Heracross, Throh, Spritzee, Skrelp, Shellder |
The full list is in our Version exclusives guide.
🤔Our advice
Pick X if…
you love Xerneas and the Fairy type, which dominates the adventure; you want Mega Charizard X, a formidable physical Dragon; or Aggron and its Mega Evolution, a steel wall.
Pick Y if…
you prefer Yveltal, very powerful on offense; you want Mega Charizard Y and its Drought; or Tyranitar, one of the best Pokémon of the post-game.
