I had a thought while playing an old school RPG with some classmates last night. Almost every role in battle has been fulfilled by the other Eeveelutions, except a pure support type role. Many RPG healers and support units wear frilly ribbons or have curls in their hair and are adorned in pastel colored garments. Chansey, Audino, and other "support" type Pokemon are pinkish. In many RPGs these support units are aligned with a "Light" or "Wind/Sky" element and their backstory typically makes some reference to divine, celestial, or fairy entities.
Despite my disagreement with the flying theory for a number of reasons, they could be going for that Support "wind" type role (the ribbons and streamers) rather than the obvious it has wings and is therefore a bird(flying).
Sylviidae is a type of bird, which is related to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenostiridae (aka "Fairy" fly catchers or "Fairy" warbler).
This could be evidence for flying type, but the birds/nymphs making reference to fairies makes me somewhat suspect that there could be a new type. It is fun to think that there could be some magic/fairy/light type with some support element in mind. It could allow for the new bonding system to be the form of evolution - a magical support type Pokemon evolving through a bonding system seems somehow fitting to me.
Your comment reminded me of this Akiyama who has appeared on Pokemon Smash before. I'm not entirely sure what he does/who he is (or if he is not involved at all) in regards to Pokemon game development, but he has been on Pokemon Smash fairly frequently, voiced characters in the anime, and he is a comedian. http://www.pocketmonsters.net/images/ib/67/13626039910085.png (What Mitja was talking about)
If anyone wants to do some more digging to find out a possible link to Sylveon, his full name is Akiyama Ryuuji. He does seem to really like silly Eeveelution cosplay
Despite my disagreement with the flying theory for a number of reasons, they could be going for that Support "wind" type role (the ribbons and streamers) rather than the obvious it has wings and is therefore a bird(flying).
Sylviidae is a type of bird, which is related to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenostiridae (aka "Fairy" fly catchers or "Fairy" warbler).
This could be evidence for flying type, but the birds/nymphs making reference to fairies makes me somewhat suspect that there could be a new type. It is fun to think that there could be some magic/fairy/light type with some support element in mind. It could allow for the new bonding system to be the form of evolution - a magical support type Pokemon evolving through a bonding system seems somehow fitting to me.
Fennex said:秋山 (Akiyama) is a Japanese surname. I think it's the name of the guy who portrays Eevee and the Eeveelutions, respectively.
The sketches thus are headed "Eevee Akiyama's Friends".
Though I wonder if we will get yet another Eeveelution in the new Gen...
Your comment reminded me of this Akiyama who has appeared on Pokemon Smash before. I'm not entirely sure what he does/who he is (or if he is not involved at all) in regards to Pokemon game development, but he has been on Pokemon Smash fairly frequently, voiced characters in the anime, and he is a comedian. http://www.pocketmonsters.net/images/ib/67/13626039910085.png (What Mitja was talking about)
If anyone wants to do some more digging to find out a possible link to Sylveon, his full name is Akiyama Ryuuji. He does seem to really like silly Eeveelution cosplay