Fresh news comes in from the E3 Nintendo Direct that was streamed today. What fans had knows for a while thorugh a rumour was confirmed today, a new Pokemon type was confirmed, and as many expected, it’s the Fairy type.

This new type will be super effective against Dragon types, older Pokemon will adopt this new type, such as Jigglypuff, Gardevoir, as well as the new Pokemon, Sylveon.

Also confirmed during the Nintendo Direct was the exact date that will be launching. It will hit the shelves worldwide on October 12.

Now that we have an official release date, are you preparing yourselves for the release of the game? Let us know if you’re gonna be catchin’ them all in Pokemon X/ Pokemon Y with a comment below.