Pokémon X and Pokémon Y

[spoiler=This is not confirmed. Click at your own risk. -It's about the rumor of the name of a new type-]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=54813954[/spoiler]

Very interesting.

I personally would love a fairy type. Not for game balance reasons, but just so that some pokemon begin to "fit" more. as said in the link, Clefable and Togetic are 2 pokemon which spring to mind as being pokemon which don't seem to fit under the normal type.

Pokemon like Delcatty fit under the normal type, because it's a "normal" pokemon, based off a cat. normal types are very simple like Snubbul, Ratatata ect and usually are based off simple things like basic animals, with no big thrills attached.

That's were pokemon like Clefable and Togetic start to seem like they don't fit there. they are magical pokemon, not based off of anything in reality.
The inclusion of Sylveon and Xerneas makes sense too and gives more credibility to the theory. Sylveon is based on a nymph or sylph which are fairies, and explains why Sylveon has the same "magical" qualities as Clefable, which is why we can't pinpoint it's type.
Xerneas makes the whole deal very interesting by showing a Fairy-type which isn't small or cute, and again it is quite difficult to pinpoint it's type, in contrast to Yvetal which is quite easy due to it's dark colouring and flying.

A fairy type allows them to draw further on mythology and create more magic-themed pokemon which could lead to some very interesting pokemon later down the line.
So basically, I would be very happy with a Fairy type, and I hope it is true.

EDIT: it's weird that I used Snubbul of all pokemon as an example, considering it's called the "Fairy Pokemon"

 Spoiler

Mismagius, Manaphy and Lilligant part Fairy? YES PLEASE.


FAIRIES!