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-sycamore no longer professor
-takes place after x and y
-lumiose functions similar to the terrarium
-linear story but the game can be completed in any order depending on what points you earn
-6 boss pokemon; enraged mega evolutions titled Royal Pokemon
-Trainer rank from plA returns. You start off as baron/baroness and end as grand duke/duchess
-story revolves around the ultimate weapon secretly being commissioned to power lumiose using inifnity energy. The ultimate weapon eventually breaks which causes radiation to disperse. This sends the ecosystem into disarray and mutates both xerneas and yveltal. Zygarde cells scattered throughout the region come together to form completed zygarde which try to take on Axis-Xerneas and Axis-Yveltal but fails. You must help zygarde undergo mega evolution and save the region
-Only 3 new pokemon and just a few regional forms. Regional drednaw evolution. Regional wimpod evolution. Noivern evolution. There is a good amount of new mega evolutions
-there is a pre release bonus called the Excursion Pass which allows you to leave lumiose and explore a little bit of kalos including the powerplants and routes to encounter more pokemon. This item can be spread via infrared
-you can customize your starters (kalos starters)
-An experimental change added. Some of your choices matter and impact the ending of the game to a certain degree. Some character's opinions of you change and are impacted by your trainer's "style"
-some megas are post game event only. Have no relation to the story
-shiny rayquaza transferred from SV can mega evolve and have an in game bonus