10 Pokemon Changes I Wish Never Happened

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Pokemon has undergone a lot of changes over the course of the main series, most of them positive ones. However there are some that I really disliked (and still do)
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#Pokemon #pokemonswordshield

[@ub-06austin40]

A change from Let’s Go to Sword and Shield that kinda disappoints me is that Pokémon can no longer appear Shiny in the overworld. For all we know we could’ve failed a dozen Shinies and never known.

[@MandJTV]

Completely agree

[@the_dogfish]

I randomly ran into a shiny Seismitoad that I would have avoided if I wasn't horrible at avoiding pokemon

[@davidfinlayson8640]

I'm always thinking that when going through any area where you see more than 3 pokemon at once

[@Rarest26]

The same thing happened to me with a baltoy while I was opening eggs

[@aidan4529]

UB-06 Austin it’s not decided until the encounter begins so no you didn’t miss anything dont worry

[@lucanubis4119]

Another one: The change of mythical pokémon events from interesting little stories, to boring gifts

[@KirisakiHanai-ot3jt]

This is the most nerfed thing pokemen did

[@ninemae]

Yepp

[@zoroarkking18]

The in-world lore, in general, took a massive nosedive when you compare, like, Diamond/Pearl to Sword/Shield. In DP, you have lots of NPCs inhabiting the world, ready to tell you about their little village or the dangerous woods to the West, or whatever little details about Sinnoh you'd need to know in order to feel like you're in a place that actually feels lived in. In SwSH, a lot of the NPCs you see that make the towns feel less empty are just those ones walking around talking to themselves about absolutely nothing. The actual flavor and character of the world doesn't exist beyond the admittedly compelling visual designs of each town. I say this as someone who kinda loves Sword and Shield more than Diamond and Pearl, mind you. The wild area is the coolest thing GameFreak has ever done and it almost makes me forgive not including Pokemon following us. But it's not without its downsides, many of which GameFreak previously got right.

[@PunkyPlays]

yEs

[@stevenmartinez2530]

yeah, we went from stuff like finding Cresselia to stop a kid from being stuck in a nightmare, then going into one yourself to fight Darkrai to "oh hey, want this mythical? here you go"

[@yat282]

The Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow is technically the first Pokemon that follows the player in the overwold. Although this feature was limited only to this single starter Pikachu in that game.

[@cloudelk6059]

Since that was the first pokemon game I ever owned, thank you for saying that.

[@nvdawahyaify]

Thank you for mentioning this. People seem to keep forgetting that the early games existed, especially people who started playing after gen 3.

[@eglol]

It's true though.

[@UltimateViper]

Apparently, he never went back and played yellow 😂

[@micah2936]

“Following Pokémon were first introduced in heart gold and soul silver” Pokémon yellow: am I a joke?

[@ps4pro668]

But that only applied to pikachu in yellow version. HeartGold and SoulSilver made it so every single Pokémon can follow you in the over world. So yellow is more like”pikachu is the only one that follows you and not your other Pokémon

[@BakaReviews]

@@ps4pro668 that is still a following pokemon just because it only pikachu doesn't mean it's not a following pokemon yellow was the first. HG/SS just espounded on that with all pokemon

[@ps4pro668]

Oh ok

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

@@ps4pro668 Basically yes it was yellow the 1st to do that period pikachu is a following pokemon therefore was the 1st ever follower pokemon. Later entries in the franchise did improve on the concepts. I know the other person already explained that but I felt like reiterating just in case.

[@Link_HeroofHyrule]

@@amyschildgamerlive4519 I just love the fact that you could have a walking volcano, a being as hot as the sun, or literal GOD walking behind you

[@asianchild6932]

My friend used surf in a double battle and I was like, "Ha! Hits your ally too genius." But it was a vaporeon with water absorb and I sat there embarrassed for the rest of the battle.

[@thelastwish558]

Nooo

[@ipissedonyourwifeshesminenow]

F

[@marcysDonutHoledChest]

F

[@ehhhhh596]

R.I.P to you friend

[@nitz922]

R.I.P

[@maxfijma4744]

Michael: "game freak, be more like animal crossing" My brain: Animal crossing, pokémon edition.

[@rup7591]

Mystery dungeon + Animal crossing mechanics mashup game

[@imperiumregalis4193]

@@rup7591 *YES*

[@jtproductions5618]

That already exists...

[@leonglitch]

I saw this exactly when he said it

[@CraftingGummi]

Gotta pay it all. I’m in debt!

[@dragon2ajack]

you forgot to mention the optional moves Headbutt and SweetSent which enabled you to get pokemon extra battles quicker by hitting trees or using in grass like the item honey without using pp or money

[@Synnabelle]

Wait what? Headbutt did things outside of battle?

[@dragon2ajack]

@@Synnabelle headbutt was able to hit trees to knock out pokemon from trees for battle but not in the first three gens as far as I remember

[@ThePeaceluffer]

@@dragon2ajack i do remember doing so in soulsilver

[@dragon2ajack]

@@ThePeaceluffer correct, soulsiver and heart gold allowed headbutting trees and also use of sweet scent for quicker pokemon battles in the wild

[@KattoTang]

@@dragon2ajack Headbutt and headbutting trees were introduced in gen 2.

[@drascia]

I wish that the gen 1 bug and poison match-up never changed. It would've made poison a little more viable before gen 6, and it was also the only match-up in history where two types were super effective against each other.

[@netweed09]

But it was dumb. Bugs can take some poison. But poison based things have developed resistance. So they removed it.

[@mao-sama6446]

I’m sure the change in the Pokémon we could all admire is giving Eevee the ability to evolve into Leafeon with a *LEAF* Stone

[@cyruss6536]

And iceon with a glace stone Edit: woooosh

[@bri1085]

No

[@gerardoareyesm]

For me no

[@dogwithdrugs61]

@UCORwFAysuGqC110hC180fPQ You mean glaceon? you dumbass

[@ixdffg3572]

@@dogwithdrugs61 ironic how you call someone you dont know a dumbass for not knowing the name of one of the some 7 or 8 eeveelutions even tho there are like 9 hundred something pokemon. Truly astounding

[@zbeastplayz6925]

My least favorite thing is when they add all of these cool new mons, and then you have to trade them to evolve them, For example boldore

[@endeavor3406]

They really need to add a new kind of trade called evolve trade where you trade they evolve and you get it back because bruh they will just normally steal your pokemon

[@islandboy9381]

It made sense back in the day when there wasn't internet so you link up with others to socialize which is nice. But now with how sophisticated online has gotten it's kind of trivial now.

[@accentillia8116]

I replayed HGSS recently. There, you cant trade online with anyone sonce the nintendo wifi connection doesnt work anymore and the only way to get a trade evo is to either find it in the wild or have a friend that is in your school/lives near you that has a console and the game. Or you buy a 2nd console with the game yourself.

[@junkyporpoise4254]

Completely agree. I started in Black and White and the feeling when I couldn’t get a Gigalith, Conkeldurr, Escavalier, etc was just heart breaking man, especially because I couldn’t and didn’t know how to trade. I know it’s to get people talking and interacting but it just locks so many good ones away.

[@heartofthewild680]

Yeah. My brother and I used to trade Pokémon back-and-forth to evolve them, but now he’s moved out, so I ended up buying a DS lite (because all of the Pokémon games I play are on DS/3DS and I plan to get the gen 3 games at some point) so I won’t have to wait for him to visit, hope he brought his 3DS (which I don’t even know if he still has it or if it still works), ask him to let me borrow it, and hope he says yes.

[@DummyAccount829]

My personal choice of what I didn't like they removed was the Optional Activities. The kind of activities which, while unnecessary to do to beat the game, can grant you some pretty great bonuses outside of battle, for instance the Explorer Kit in Gen 4, The Entralink in Gen 5, the Secret Bases in the Gen 3-makes, and the many performance contests featured in various generations. I feel like the ability to do something to get something useful that isn't exclusively for battling is a pretty vital feature. Pokémon Amie and the camping are fun, but they only increase relationship with Pokémon so they can perform better in Battles. What about the ability to get rare items such as extra Master Balls like in the Secret Bases? What about mining for gems to sell for money in the Explorer Kit? What about finding Pokémon with exclusive abilities like in the Entralink? What about something like Dream Radar from the early days of the 3DS? I wish for more content that isn't focused on strengthening for battling.

[@WishGender]

my favorite game is black 2 (largely due to nostalgia but it's a great game) and it really made the game more fun to have optional activities. i really liked the medal rally and join avenue (i got so jealous of my sister when she got a master ball from a raffle shop). it took me years to try it but i really ended up liking pokestar studios since it was like a puzzle (though i have to say, mandatory tutorial for it was not cool). the additions to the entralink in b2w2 were also fun. i got so rich doing the find treasures mission. unova felt full of mystery with the keldeo place, the desert resort, finding n's castle in b2w2, the abyssal ruins, the strange house and the ghost girl, the zoroark in lostlorn forest, the regis in clay tunnel with regigigas in twist mountain, the giant chasm and finding kyurem in bw. Plus the little music easter eggs, which i wish they would do more of. like the drums that get added when you run or the extra instruments in accumula town, or the village bridge ensemble or the girl with the flute in anville town. hidden grottoes were fun, especially when i found a dragonite in one. the cameos from characters like cynthia, crasher wake, looker, and caitlin. let's not forget the memory link cutscenes and n's pokemon. oh and how could i forget black tower/white treehollow. white forest in white 1 was awesome. you could find all sorts of nat dex pokemon. i also like the overworld pokemon that show up once a week (braviary, mandibuzz, jellicent). cheren and bianca were also good characters that you got to see grow and then in the sequels cheren is a gym leader and bianca is juniper's assistant. sorry for going off on a rant about unova. i got a little carried away haha. i just wish the new games would be more like the gen 4 and 5 ones

[@shadowmarauder6033]

I completely agree. This is one of the reasons why the 2d era of pokémon is still my favorite: it felt like a living world, where battling wasn’t the only sport.

[@TribbleArtCreations]

I would say camping was a lot more helpful than increasing friendship. If you cook while camping it heals your Pokemon and they gain experience. Although, to your point about getting something more out of extra activities, it would be nice if while camping your Pokemon may find items near the campsite and bring them to you.

[@deilylyrret]

I really miss the secret rooms, just an area I can decorate. Even if they just let you do it with your room at home would have made me happy

[@Lycan4]

@@deilylyrret My in-game plushie collection... I really miss collecting all of the Pokemon plushies in the game and decorating my base with them.

[@jd3d_bitt3r]

The one thing that bugged me was Mimikyu's disguise ability getting nerfed.

[@cappycap8144]

It was too good anyways, free swords dance every 1st turn isnt fun

[@Grandflea02]

@@cappycap8144 "it was too good anyways" *Eiscue joined the chat*

[@mysanity_islow]

@@Grandflea02 **Amper use Swords Dance**

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

@@Grandflea02 say hello to special attackers

[@MrGowose]

@@Grandflea02 Eiscue just has boosted defense and special defense while it still has it’s ice helmet or whatever it’d be called. It’s ability is kinda like Mimikyu’s disguise but slightly worse. It’s ice helmet thing being able to be restored in hail is pretty good but other than that I prefer Mimikyu’s Disguise ability. Also, Mimikyu’s ability definitely deserved to be nerfed and even then, the nerf wasn’t that bad.

[@blythebigcatbiologist3657]

Hey did anyone else notice how in sword and shield the player seems to the one of the only people in all of Galar to not have a following Pokémon. Leon has one, hop, and a lot of nameless npc characters have them but not the player🤔

[@TheGremlinGhost]

Bly The Big Cat Biologist I noticed that as well. I call BS

[@PlatinumAltaria]

In Gen 9 they'll sell the "Pokémon Generic and Pokémon Boring: Partner Edition" which will let you have followers for $90. And people will buy it.

[@stereomeerkat6205]

Hopefully they add it in the DLC

[@lolbit_epic]

Yeah I really wish my Pokémon could follow me in Sw/Sh

[@PlatinumAltaria]

@@stereomeerkat6205 You'd better hope they don't, or you'll be paying for it every generation.

[@EinsamPibroch278]

14:16 the fact that Venusaur hops like a Toad is Canon disturbs me.

[@spikymarshmallow7611]

Why do you fear the truth?...

[@zeeshanhazari]

@@spikymarshmallow7611 because toad are water type maybe and we thaught Venasaur as a Dinosaur or historic Pokemon like most grass type looks

[@spikymarshmallow7611]

@@zeeshanhazari But it's also very clearly a frog.....

[@zeeshanhazari]

@@spikymarshmallow7611 it looks like you are right I am just saying it feels bad why it's a frog i know you are right I am just telling my feelings

[@theeman2577]

LOOK HOW THEY MASSACRED MY BOYYYY

[@sylvelouise8388]

To the list of useful, non-mandatory field moves removed in Gen 7, I'd add Sweet Scent. It can turn out to be pretty useful to trigger encounters in some places where they're pretty uncommon (like most of Alola's surf locations). You could argue that there's still the Honey that shares the same effect. Sure, but like the Escape Rope, Honey is not infinite.

[@mcmuffin1236]

The wierd thing is that they made the escape rope a reusable key item but not honey.

[@jayclearmen411]

yup this is facts!! i used both honey an sweet scent for encounters in odd places

[@WishGender]

also when gen 4 got rid of using cut on tall grass

[@Lycan4]

Unless I missed something, Honey is no longer usable in Gen 9 (minimum).

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Btw, if you want to maximize the amount of berries without having to battle any Pokémon all you need to do is see how fast the tree is shaking. If it shakes about once per second it's completely safe to shake, if it shakes faster than that, you can shake it once, and then you'll have a chance to be attacked.

[@arianimates79]

Thanks dude, this will help me a lot because I always seemed to get attacked by pokemon from the berry trees.

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

@@arianimates79 No problem 😊

[@darthdiglett]

I’m just not happy they removed overworld shinies. Sword and shield hunting would be more enjoyable if you could see the shiny instead of guessing if each one is individually shiny

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

I dunno about this, personally. I mean, yeah, the idea was very cool, but then you hear all the horror stories, failing Shinies because they spawned just as you started going through a door or up/down a ladder, or not seeing the Shiny until just before it despawned.

[@DaGamingCore]

@@IAmMissingnoMaster I would rather know I failed a shiny then not knowing a shiny ever existed

[@JoeThomas-lu6fy]

@@THGMR-ox7sd Shinies are determined when the battle begins, so you probably didn't.

[@LFPman]

@TH3 Gamer_5 we can all agree. Max raid battle chaining for shiny hunting sucks terribly. The fact it’s all predetermined BS means we can’t soft reset if we find a G Max. That means we have to do what I did where if it’s not shiny, too bad and continue date chaining

[@longshot1262]

@Darth Diglett: yeah, I caught I shiny gastly in Pokémon let’s go Pikachu bc of it

[@Akyure]

My least favorite Pokémon change was making it so that the post-game is basically nonexistent

[@QuokkaCore]

This, this right here. I haven’t liked a Post Game since Gen 5.

[@leonardofarias8843]

Outside of something considered a DLC called USUM

[@drowsified2782]

Exactly! I don't pick up Sword at all because there's nothing to do. I beat the league, caught Zacian, and oops! There's nothing else to do.

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@drowsified2782 Don't you see the constant support the base game is getting?

[@Waltbe09]

As someone who loves swsh, I absolutely agree with you. It was quite disappointing to have that for so many years. BW and B2W2 were the only games to have many areas to explore. XY was the most common type but they still had kilodue city, terminus cave, Mewtwo and the looker story. ORAS had the Delta episode and the battle island. SM had the rest of poni island and the UB story. USUM had a little more with the rainbow rocket arc, ultra space with legendaries and high shiny odds, poni island with Zygarde and I believe that is it. Let's go was like XY with only one new location and all of the master trainers and the ability to fight Red, Blue and Green. SWSH, what did we get, only the postgame story. While it was good and I did enjoy it, a wholesome ending, more could of been added then the battle tower, level upgrades in the wild area and so forth. Hopefully, this is the last-gen that does postgame like this, but it's hard to know.

[@Lukemyfather1]

I think one change I didn't like they removed was the super training. It was a very nice way to do a complicated thing. All it did was cut down rough grinding

[@Reapor234]

I was going to mention that Horde Hunting was quicker and less "intense." But then I remembered that I'm still playing AS and X, where hordes are still a thing...

[@vanthemanproductions9185]

I think I remember it being in sword and shield? I’m not sure though.

[@dragon2ajack]

I loved using surf after it started hitting my second pokemon when abilities came into play as I would make sure my second pokemon had water absorb or dry skin which healed the pokemon when hit with water attacks.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

The problem with the Escape Rope becoming a key item in generation 8 is that Galar only has 2 caves and they’re small enough that you won’t need to use it.

[@layerex3957]

WRONG. There's 2 small caves AND a small forest.

[@DrakeKnight99]

That made no sense at all because it most games after money became no issue about RSE I had upwards up 30 to 100 at anytime from the start of the game to the end.

[@joshsimpson1283]

@@DrakeKnight99 that's interesting. I don't think I've ever bought an escape rope in any of my many play throughs of any Pokemon game. I buy TMS, healing items, and balls. Usually that's about it. Maybe a magicarp lol

[@pokemonlemons]

Maybe they could've done more with the mines or added in some dungeons in the Wild Area

[@not_abot213]

Never understood the why escape rope became a key item. Did anyone use it at all during their playthrough? I sure never did.

[@Kurooganeko]

It makes me SO SAD that we can't ride Dewgong in Let's Go. I was so excited about the possibility of doing it like that girl from the first movie in the storm scene ç.ç

[@T0WhiteForYou]

I forgot about that scene till now... nostalgic... much feels

[@VangolaGear]

Pikachu from Yellow at your number 6: “what am I? Chopped liver”

[@pokelordomega1701]

Unfortunately that is only Pikachu which doesn't entirely count

[@greatemu6837]

Then in scarlet/violet, we got a downgrade to 10 fps 17:33

[@GhimyDaCheese]

Nobody: Automatically generated captions: "Girl retains belief ends Michael here!"

[@kitsicles111]

bukvynečko lololol

[@bearrett_8783]

I was supposed to do that But I get no credit You win boi

[@hmthisisit]

Sounds like a pretty exciting story. Kinda wanna read the sequel now.

[@kaliskonig]

The funny thing about the escape rope being infinite use in SwSh is that this is the only game that you probably will never even use an escape rope. The caves are short and not challenging or gimmicky like in old games. And its crazy as hell that pokemon dont follow you in Sw/Sh since the pokemons proportions are a joke in those games compared to Let's Go or the other console 3d games.

[@timwolfel659]

Best discriptions for pokemon sizes and proportions in Gen 8: Sh/Shield Wailord: ohh ma cute lil boiiii PBR Wailord: this thig's thicc man

[@stevenmartinez2530]

and the whole selling point of swsh is an area full of mons running around in the overworld, yet you can't have your own run around

[@rocketeer9183]

what makes it worse is that, it most likely wouldnt have been a problem to implement this mechanic. they have a whole mechanic to camp out and watch your pokemon run and walk. like they could easily bring pkmn following you back. its not even something someone could say they dont have the resources to do

[@AdMechTechSupport]

The battle number method or whatever is called does work as intended: at 500 KOs, it gives a 3% chance of being shiny to the pokemon of that specific who have an “aura”. This was found out recently.

[@theR1ch]

They ought to make Surf a TM or TR move if they're doing away with HMs. It's been my staple water move since the beginning.

[@---oq5kb]

It is tm94 in alola, tm47 in let's go and tr04 in galar

[@sungminchoi8823]

Micheal: Following pokemon was introduced in HG/SS. PKMN Yellow: Am I a joke to you?

[@winxfan99]

to be fair yellow was only pikachu

[@Maxinidas]

@@winxfan99 to be fair Pikachu was enough

[@aminfaka8986]

@@Maxinidas to be fair, no

[@sungminchoi8823]

@KingLemmy {Sean Bartlett} to be fair,to be fair

[@giwrgosboi8870]

@@sungminchoi8823 to be fair, you are fair

[@milowood1728]

Speaking of changes we wish never happened... WHY ARE THE COMMENTS *NOT* AT THE BOTTOM!

[@TheTermofService]

Ikr? This feels so weird.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

You're right. KZbin's look right now is awful as heck, with the whole comments list reduced to a small, easily missable banner and the suggested videos being ginormous pictures that almost resemble the old ads

[@cynaxis4002]

@@darkfiredragon3410 for me the worst part is the "subscribed" tab. I want to watch videos of youtubers I'm subscribed to, but I must never go up the list, because if I do there is the list of all youtubers that takes 75% of the screen and I can't really choose wich video I want to watch anymore... It's like when I was a child going on internet explorer after my parents downloaded all the toolbars they could. Why do that.

[@spectralburst5258]

I disagree. Looking at the comments without having to scroll back up is a nice addition in my opinion. But I get what you are saying. Having the ability to switch between versions of KZbin would be good.

[@ruiribeiro8010]

Right? It's so dumb

[@stupid2735]

I'm still upset they took away the GTS.

[@shinydecidueye9593]

Holy crap yes

[@magic8girl]

I knowwwww, I liked using it to find specific mons for my dex, and trading pokemon between my moon and ultra sun saves in the most panicked state

[@bvc5320]

You forgot Sweet scent... Useful for finding wild Pokemon slightly faster. Also cut's overworld effect.

[@MemeRaider]

13:07 the level 5 Snivy was probably stuffed with AV candy right before it was handed out to that unova trainer. No wonder why Pikachu was destroyed

[@BladeTNT2018]

Great Story

[@timmtimm9729]

@Mason McMahon yes but ash is still more competent than the other trainer (so is Pikachu) in terms of knowledge and Pikachu would still be around it's level

[@aidanredding8058]

@Mason McMahon Yeah, whenever people say Pikachu lost to a Snivy, I always thought they were referring to the one Ash caught since it used Attract

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

There is another way, but it is so far fetched that the odds are almost astronomical. (If you don't understand, please see game theory's video on Ash's pikachu's level). Pikachu started at 32 HP. Snivy had a focus sash which Trip's mom may have given him. Snivy lands two crits while Pikachu landed quick attack and missed iron tail. Boom! We have a victorious snivy and an unconscious Pikachu at the feet of his incompetent trainer

[@masonreid1153]

Yes

[@ok9922]

So a perfect pokemon game: -surf doesnt hurt allies -make the escape rope has inf. uses and fly accessible in early game -nice looking shiny sparkles -a whole new fun shiny hunting method -fixes and patches for early-release glitches to be prioritized -consistent stat system, make the stats usable in every battle format -following pokemon -pss to communicate with other players, therefore its way easier -running at 60 fps, overworld and battle -planting berries to grow more while at the same time shaking pre-existing trees on the map to get some more -(based on michael) gale wings to be buffed to what it was supposed to be -good story and postgame -no defeatist and slow start -gen 5 seasons and music for each one -make exp. share an option not a requirement

[@alitabbara8044]

Also a good postgame

[@haroldbaluyottan]

Gale wings to work at 50% HP or higher is enough to make it sensible since it needed a nerf and was extremely OP on release.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

You forgot a good main story plot. Also the removal of Defeatist and Slow Start (why, WHY those ability exist???). AND bring back all existing moves. Also I'd prefer Gale Wings to work above 50% HP like Arcacinth said (Edit: corrector put Defiant instead of Defeatist)

[@aghadlarhen9397]

@@darkfiredragon3410 Defeatist*. Defiant is actually a good ability.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

Uff, the stupid keyboard corrector strikes again

[@mastermewtwo5503]

"A good change was TMs no longer breaking..." Until Scarlet/Violet. They're once again single use, but you can have several of each TM provided you've made enough using dropped materials from the necessary Pokemon. Meanwhile, closest to HMs there may be the Herba Mysticas from the Path of Legends quest line, giving you powers to be able to progress to different areas (plus it happens to have the same first letters of HM too, maybe maybe not coincidence).

[@MaxWelton]

5:07 …except fly can’t be used in caves.

[@HollowPloog]

Can we all just admire the genius naming of Giratina as 'Cuddles'

[@berkay4903]

İt s actually his first nuzlocke pokemon Metal the gliscor too

[@dxki.]

Cuddles was Michael's, Giratina if i remember correctly.

[@Lagrenadiere1812]

Yes

[@night_marrione0911]

Six arms=three hugs at the same time 😲

[@bynnbonn2009]

Cuddles replaced both Gigawatt and Waifu

[@tkfreeze2835]

Everyone: Wants Following Pokémon. Game Freak: WE’VE BEEN PLANNING ON IT FROM THE BEGINNING

[@thecornishsymmetry138]

TK KZbin that would be $30 thank you!

[@theleaf4]

Game freak: *pulls out gun* “wallet now”

[@slurpee2431]

Yellow and Shocker my pikachu: Am I a joke to you?

[@ne0n965]

the replies are killing me 😭

[@tkfreeze2835]

@@ne0n965 I literally just looked at them today 😭🤣

[@screaming1239]

The sword and shield problem has thankfully been fixed, in fact hunting shines actually feels really fun for me, the fact that you cant hunt for specific pokemon, but personally i think that makes it more interesting

[@mylesdillon5078]

Best

[@chrislepera6541]

I was always a fan of the idea that shinies are rare and should be happened upon rather than hunted. To me, it was supposed to be a rare deviation and shiny hunting kind of cheapens their mystique

[@fraserrae4]

In double battles I usually go for fly on my flying type and surf on my water type, making it so surf wouldn't hit my other pokemon

[@thatnebulalunala1335]

“Plant that kind of berry, wait and pick it off the plant.” “Kind of like Animal Crossing.” ...or real life?

[@mizuluhta9131]

What is this real life you speak of?

[@triplecharger8200]

@@mizuluhta9131 I think it's like some mythical Pokemon

[@pukarsubba7027]

Is real life a game?

[@nightg4mer810]

@@pukarsubba7027 yeah its called pokemon go

[@husky1420]

Isn't real life that weird game were you have to do work or something?

[@AlphaC0re]

Do a “best changes” video e.g switching to 3D, having overworld Pokémon, etc

[@rup7591]

So true haha Those are literally the only reasons I still like the series.

[@victoraquino4590]

I wish they didn’t switch to 3D to be honest.. the pixel sprites are nicer in my opinion.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

Physical/special split Infinite TM use Removal of HMs WOOLOO

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

I'm still of the opinion that the 3d games look kinda bland for the most part.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 Same. I LOVED the fact that every trainer had an intro animation in B2W2.

[@starfoxsmash7002]

The only change that leaves me with more questions then answers, is the Box change. Not the Boxes themselves, but when a Pokemon gets sent to it. When you catch a Pokemon and it gets sent to a Box, it doesn't get fully healed. I've noticed this with Sword & Shield, and Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Surely, I'm not the only one who feels this way.

[@CurtisBinf]

The FPS is so your console doesn’t fry with the new features added

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

"Let's Go is aimed at a younger audience" And I played Yellow when I was like 7 and totally loved it. Yes I didn't understand the nuance but the game was significantly harder than Let's Go and I can't say that I ever actually got all that frustrated

[@pokejourneys8919]

lets go felt harder

[@tarkus1056]

I still wonder how did I beat Pokemon Silver back when I was 6. I legitimely didn't know *anything* about how *anything* worked. I know this because I started learning how Pokemon worked in Pokemon Ruby.

[@trunghoanginh3505]

@@pokejourneys8919 anygame is harder than lets go

[@thedotintheletteri]

Younger, younger audiences. One of my first ever games was Pokémon Black V2. I never beat the game because I couldn’t figure out to find the plot points and just kinda gave up. I didn’t understand how type advantages worked past water beats fire, didn’t know what a lot of the words on screen meant, heck, I picked tepig as my starter and only used the move Flame charge because the words “Flare’s attack rose” appeared on screen and I thought roses were pretty. I loved the game, but only this year have I gotten around to replaying and actually finishing it. Pokémon fans come young and old, I’ve met 4 year olds infatuated with the series, I was one! Let’s Go is aimed elementary. I loved Pokémon Black as a 5 year old, but I could barely understand a thing about it. I’m sure I would have loved Let’s Go Eevee too, and I likely would have a better idea of how to play.

[@patton3rd1]

Let's Go was meant to attract Pokemon Go players to the main series

[@TheDjpwn3]

Michael: Following Pokemon were first introduced in HeartGold and SoulSilver Yellow: Am I a joke to you?

[@slevinchannel7589]

CELEBY ISNT A FAIRY!!! And that's just one of a trillion and a half Problems that need to be Fixed!! One big possible 'Solution-Producer' would be the Regional Forms!!! But many things can just be Fixed by very simple programming!!!

[@oscarwang7227]

Why is that important. Gamefreak just doesn’t care enough to change a Pokemon’s type.

[@slevinchannel7589]

You should obviously be able to use Moves outside of Battles. That makes the world more Realistic. Regardless of that (but sure adding to it): I always hated the 'Summon a Pokemon for Riding'-Thing. It was so dump.

[@shadowg11]

Slevin Channel summon a pokemon what do you mean?

[@jazzenycatten]

yes yellow, you're a joke, only red's partner pikachu follows you around.

[@travisatwell2855]

I liked the following gimmick in the let's go, for the same reasons. Just looked awesome riding an Arcanine which was always my G. However maybe they removed it because of the overworld encounters? Like maybe they thought it would be confusing to know which is yours if you're in an area where it spawns or they didnt want it getting hit over and over by the random encounters walking around you. It's easy to make them miss but maybe not if you have your following pokemon runin around you?

[@morrigankasa570]

I like HMs and TMs myself, do agree it's stupid the change to damaging ally; I hate they got rid of them and changed Dig! My first Pokemon game was Yellow Version.

[@DBArtsCreators]

"Following pokemon were added in HeartGold and SoulSilver-" Sad Yellow Noises

[@sharktenko267]

Lol

[@yizao9289]

Lul

[@kittlegame5550]

Lel

[@iknowyoursearchhistory]

Lal

[@thedufamily1376]

Haha

[@Kris_King]

I wish they didnt reduce the accuracy of Dark Void from 80 to 50. Making it to so only Darkrai can use it was perfectly fine (screw you Smeargle), but the drop in accuracy was so bad even Darkrai cant use it now. Unneeded overkill imo.

[@Kris_King]

Sure but it was only an option in Ubers and with the introduction of Fairies and even stronger ubers Darkrai went down in usage in gen 6 anyway. Plus Darkrai is a mythical so you cant use it in VGC anyway.

[@Kris_King]

@@spookyspukii I think you forgot the fact they made it so the move fails if used by anything that isn't Darkrai. If Smeargle tries it its guaranteed to fail. Plus Darkrai's frailty doesnt work with any move as low accurate as hypnosis. Focus Blast is debatable bcz of coverage, but nothing lower then that.

[@hesterfranks9716]

@@Kris_King my thoughts exactly, making it so that only Darkrai can use it? 100% necessary & fair. Nerfing it to 50% accuracy? that's just dumb, Hypnosis has better accuracy, which Darkrai ALSO gets; and since you can't use Darkrai in VGC because of it's mythical status, where would Dark Void have any plausible use? in game battles? it's basically worthless now and they really did not need to do that to my boy

[@jimmymelanson1977]

Maybe it should of dropped to 65

[@Kris_King]

@@jimmymelanson1977 Focus Blast is known to be really risky and thats 70%. Heck Sleep powder is higher and that misses a lot too

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Crazy thing is, the 3DS titles actually have model data for following Pokémon. Fully modelled walking and running. It's pretty surprising.

[@thepastmaster5643]

I know this video is three years old but I feel I need to share that the information about the Numbered Battled thing is not a glitch. It's a misunderstanding of the data by the dataminers. I'll keep this short: The first 100 pokémon battled increases the odds of finding a brilliant aura pokémon by 3%. If you KO 500 total, the Brilliant Aura pokémon are the ONLY ONES with the increased shiny odds. Not regular pokémon, only the brilliant aura ones. I think with the shiny charm, the odds of a 500 Number Battled Brilliant Aura pokémon being shiny is like 1 in 500.

[@islarf5095]

Honestly, the Poke Pelago version of growing berries is absolutely the best!

[@goroufromgenshin57107]

What is the poke pelago?

[@LT-py6ki]

@@goroufromgenshin57107 a feature in Pokémon Sun and Moon

[@goroufromgenshin57107]

@@LT-py6ki okay

[@Ninetails2000]

The Poke Pelago was shockingly useful in a lot of ways. It centralized a lot of mechanics that would usually be spread out across the entire map in other games.

[@zebjensen4251]

I personally prefer the berry feilds as because I would often just completely forget that I even had pokepeligo because my memory is weird like that.

[@AnaroshScend]

Normal people: why didn't game freak nerf muddy water? Me: yes finally a reason to use muddy water over surf

[@royalez3347]

99 like

[@Error-gz3pp]

I know right?

[@balls_gaming]

9:55 this is really funny watching this after SV and BDSP came out

[@PCG06]

8:05 "Brilliant" and "Shiny"ng. They were on to us from the start!

[@billbobs678]

Shinying

[@belgiffle2260]

Surf: _hits Ally_ Michael: *_aXeQyUsE mii?_*

[@colby__3185]

I'm pretty sure they changed surf to hit allies (knowing that it was a required HM ) so it wouldn't be as broken. Same with earthquake. As the saying goes, not having 100% accurary is like having 50% accuracy.

[@jaidamwhi4589]

😂😂😂😂....you could literally see the hurt in his eyes

[@jesusaldairortizrosas1386]

If we could only capture the tone of voice he used in a comment xD

[@slevinchannel7589]

Bel Giffle Grammar?!

[@linhardtvonhevring9752]

*Well excuuuuuuuuuse me, Surf ‘Mon!*

[@pick_xe]

I love how this video is just him saying "I love gen 3, it's perfect"

[@stevenmartinez2530]

ah yes my favorite part of gen 3: using the pss and ride mons while having my mons follow me

[@dtq3629]

He's a genthreer lol

[@lillrice27]

Gen 3-5 best gens fight me

[@slevinchannel7589]

Sword and Shield and Let's go Were just Overall Total Fails. Epic Fails. Just a fun fact about that Dissapointment: There's a Cursor visible in the End Credits!! Wow!

[@shadowg11]

Hjen Thai there wasn’t no ride mons unless you’re talking about surfing....

[@musictime6717]

Regarding surf, in the DP Anime, in the Tag Battle Tournament, one person in a particular Team used Surf while his partner's Rhydon used protect...

[@sparklekittey3532]

I also dislike that they changed those optional moves. My dad told me about his blissy in gen 2 and how he could use its signature move soft boil outside of battle. I always wanted to do that to my pokemon. Because I would be able to save a lot of money on potions and just have blissy heal my party instead but you can't do that anymore.

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

I wish they left in the option to turn the EXP share off

[@yukuzeru8527]

Why would you want that? Having EXP share is good! Plus, if you don't want any of your Pokemon to hold an EXP share, just put it back in your bag..

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

No no no, in later gens the EXP share extended to your entire team, but if you didn’t want the EXP share, you could turn it off. But in sword and shield, they took away the off switch, so all your Pokémon gain exp, no matter what.

[@Jxseph7]

justanotherchannelonyoutube kinda true when you want to just level up a specific Pokémon you can turn EXP share off which can be useful

[@shyguyissoawesomeguys]

Yeah. EXP Share makes the game kinda broken since your probably overleveled. So having an option to turn it off would make them more challenging and more fun.

[@cynaxis4002]

@@shyguyissoawesomeguys EXP share in SwSh doesn't make you overleveled. Candies do. But with the EXP share and not grinding in raids you always are roughly at the same level as your opponent. SwSh are balanced with the EXP share in mind, it's not XY. Edit: I still don't like the fact we can't turn it off for EV training.

[@Y0G0FU]

"Following Pokemon where first Introduced in HG/SS".. Pokemon Yellow wants to talk to you :P Sure it was only a Pickachu but it was the first Following Pokemon.

[@bonkeroooo]

Pokémon DPPt also had Pokémon following you in the Hearthome city Amity square, and the Pokémon that could follow you were much more than just Pikachu

[@oresti9271]

@@bonkeroooo finally someone else who remembers the amity square

[@Kawaiitwo]

Pikachu*

[@saosp95]

And diamond and pearl 🤣

[@jacobw1780]

I want to like but dont want to ruin the 100 likes...

[@c0ded56]

“Walking Pokémon first happened in HeartGold/SoulSilver” Pokémon Yellow Pikachu who was your best friend: “oh… okay then…..”

[@SticksAnStones]

I have a shiny pidgey in let’s go since the start of my journey

[@tangytim6699]

Ok bud

[@mememachine9810]

When you shake a berry tree in Sword and Shield, if there is a pause in between the shakes, keep going, if there is a very short pause, stop

[@Trikip_]

Also, when the shakes get shorter, leaves begin falling.

[@Littlelovelady]

Actually, when it starts shaking frequently, you can always shake 1 more time

[@mememachine9810]

Well now I know I can get a little more

[@ObrigadaJim]

"Following Pokémon were first introduce in Heargold and Soulsilver" Pikachu in Pokemon Yellow version - Am i a joke to you?

[@thesleepykirbygamer8711]

ya Yellow version did only for pikachu but not for the other pokemon i think he mean by other pokemon if you get rid of pikachu or put it in the box no one will follow you it will be like red and blue

[@Dogmaguy74]

@@thesleepykirbygamer8711 He is referring to the mechanic itself ya dingus which started with Pikachu himself in Pokemon Yellow.

[@bulborb8756]

@@Dogmaguy74 except...Yellow was more so kinda based on the anime with how you get pikachu as a starter, your given each kanto starter throughout the game and the gym leader's use their team's from the anime (such as Lt. Surge only having his Raichu)

[@acenace24]

Crap, I just left this comment before I saw yours.

[@thesleepykirbygamer8711]

@@alishamckeown393 i didnt see pokemon following you in pokemon gold and silver do you mean the remakes i never seen that in that game he would say that if there was

[@Sander0320]

Yeah, so basically the new shiny method was recently figured out to be different then we thought, so it does actually work, but the odds suck

[@jayclearmen411]

hey make getting shinies too easy isn’t a good thing, but if you increase the difficulty it actually more meaning ful when you finally obtain the damn thing.. just like the value of gold it will explode

[@Sander0320]

@@jayclearmen411 their is just one issue. The new shiny method being so bad only means we don't use it, not that shinies are more rare. It's just back to Masuda. Like, you need so much preperation to make this work, and the odds are still worse than just running around with some eggs. Essentially, going by your metaphor of gold, this new method is like mining for gold at the bottom of a lake: More work and preperation to get there, and still a smaller chance to find it. It should be one or the other: Easier to do, or a higher chance to succeed. And even if you fail to do either of those, at least make it more fun, because this method is probably the most boring and annoying method ever

[@brunette3cookie]

I honestly think the Surf/Muddy Water targetting change from Gen III to Gen IV is part of why I have a bit of a grudge with Gen IV. So aggravating

[@willjackson5885]

It's a fun dynamic in double battles though

[@flowerstan5616]

“There isn’t following pokemon in Pokémon Sword/Shield Isle of Armor: *lets change that, shall we?*

[@sammythemutt3849]

And sadly its so bad....

[@m.hisyam982]

Hopefully the next game will have some good animation

[@justviniana]

@@sammythemutt3849 Maybe they patch it?

[@drakegamer5676]

@@justviniana I doubt they will patched the dlcs but at least u can use mods to fix the running animation.

[@justviniana]

@@drakegamer5676 how do you use mods?

[@livederad6805]

The one thing I hope GF brought back is Secret Hideouts from Gen 3. Choosing your own place to stay and live makes it more adventurous. It could also be a little side quest to collect furnitures after you beat the game.

[@stevenmartinez2530]

the underground and the postgame villa in platinum were cool too

[@Mepphy99]

Underground was actually Better

[@KingkyLeor]

on that same note, i'd hope that you battle a wild pokemon to claim it and that the pokemon has better IVs and a hidden talent.... like that feature in black and white 2 which i loved (multi-hit Cinccino was my ace in my nuzlocke)

[@uteriel282]

the one change i hate the most is the reduction in difficulty after gen 4. since gen 5 you almost always get a free mon apart from the starter early on which makes team planning redundent. in black/white you get one of the 3 sage pokemon befor being allowed to battle the 1st gym. in pkmn x/y you get a gen1 starter including its mega stone after beating the 1st gym. in the gen3 remakes you get fucking latias/latios including their mega stone after beating the 5th gym. and then theres the friendship bs in the gen4 remakes that takes what level of difficulty was left and throws it into the trash. pokemon has been mainstream since gen1 so i dont understand why the games have to be made easier with each new gen that comes out. its not like any pokemon game was ever hard to begin with.

[@Eveninggrace2000]

I mean gen 1 was fairly difficult, and tbh even if they have made the games easier, there's also ways for players to make the games harder if they choose. We created nuzlockes to make games harder and tbh the point of the game was never difficulty level, it's always been about catching all pokemon, which is a challenge in itself. Children aren't going to run around catching all 800 pokemon like adults will.

[@TheIhplodur]

Some cool stuff was only one gen before they removed it again. In Gen 6 you could customize your Charakter in more ways than every other gen before and after. Hidden Bases and beeing able to dive in Gen 3. The underground caves in Gen 4. Inline scating in Gen 6.

[@Timmothy_plays]

You know what i miss? Moves having a use outside battle, but moreso 'random' moves doing their effect, such as Flash lightin up the room, Sweet scent attracting pokemon, Rock smash smashing rocks that either gave items or pokemon, and my favorite from gen 2, Cut actually cutting a 2x2 square of tall grass. And that's what i miss, moves interacting with the overworld as a bonus trick, and really, they could still fit in well with the 3d consoles nowadays, Here are some examples: Attract in the overworld draws in opposite gender pokemon, Sweet scent draws in Aura pokemon from the grass, Flash 'stuns' nearby overworld pokemon, moves like Roar and Whirlwind pushes nearby pokemon away, Whirlpool causing a Fishing spot to appear, you get the point! Also with both Overworld pokemon and Camps, there is NO excuse to not have included Following pokemon in Sword and Shield.

[@aghadlarhen9397]

Gamefreak: But "Let's Go" though..?

[@colby__3185]

Cut, Rock Smash and Whirlpool are low base-power moves, and Flash is an extremely useless move in battle. Maybe they could make (key) items do the same job, but having to use a moveslot for these moves was frustrating. Or had to bring an HM slave.

[@DaBannyGaming]

Michael: Surf on Weakness Policy Steam Engine Coalossal to make it a beast. Also Michael: Surf hits your own Pokémon that's so stupid

[@prasannabhat1997]

People have learned to accept surf hitting your pokemon and built strategy around it.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Mikey be a bit hypocritical sometimes. He dislikes Gmax Eevee because it's just Eevee but fluffier, but he loves Gmax Corviknight, even tho it's literally just Corviknight but with red highlights. XD

[@trent800]

Surf is still good Dragon, Water and Grass resists it and tons of stuff gets dry skin, water absorb and Storm Drain

[@darcidious99]

Eh I mean, I dislike that change as well, but that doesn't mean you still can't strategize around it. Obviously I get the joke btw.

[@anthonyplattner9254]

Tbh imma do a play thru where I use a pidgey (no evolving) and win the game with the candy

[@lightninglily644]

fun fact about the berry tree mechanic in Sw/Sh I discovered: If you shake the berry tree and put the device in sleep mode without letting go of the tree. If you head back to that tree after you stop shaking it. The tree would be replenished with berries making you be able to get two helpings of berries from the tree in one day.

[@MrShadowThief]

"Following pokémon were introduced in HGSS." *cries in Yellow*

[@feliciasmoon3323]

Well only the Pikachu had been able to follow you no other Pokemon. For me that following Pokemon thing has really started for me for example first with HG and SS, because every Pokemon can follow you. That is my opinion.

[@pikubs4137]

He was meaning plural. He made a comment about it

[@stevenmartinez2530]

insert max volume compressed "PIIKAA" that decimates the ears of headphone users at any volume

[@angeldiselatcia]

@@feliciasmoon3323 non-functioning follower code was found in early versions of gold and silver; it seems like they originally planned to bring it back from yellow but scrapped it at a later point (most certainly due to lack of space)

[@feliciasmoon3323]

@@angeldiselatcia Good to know

[@jamestheschrute2671]

That “excuse me” made me feel personally attacked.

[@mecool6112]

😂😂😂😂

[@PunkyPlays]

okkkkkk...

[@SunnyCress]

James The Schrute which one lol

[@emeraldotter]

Ooookay

[@slevinchannel7589]

The Title Screen. It's boring nowadays. Back in the Days, it made you WANT to Meet and even Catch that Legendary you saw!! That's totally boring nowadays...

[@tarrasquespleen5225]

There was actually walking and running animations for every single Pokémon in the National dex in the files of sun and moon, it just wasn’t implemented for some reason

[@nessdbest8708]

17:12 Michael has never seen a real life tree

[@shaobues]

It looks incredible compared to other Pokémon games. Have you seen Ballonlea?

[@PapaTaurean]

Am I the only one who wants to see a monthly "You know what grinds my gears?" segment with Mikey?

[@darcidious99]

"Y'know what really klinks my klangs?"

[@knelson1974]

@@darcidious99 yes

[@thatnerdwithglasses8384]

You are the only one

[@ThePsychicClarinetist]

I want this.

[@thatnerdwithglasses8384]

Alone

[@indra76633]

everybody : gale wings is SO broken game freak : nerfs gale wings everybody : come on man it was alright

[@Mepphy99]

People saying gale wings was broken were noob... Talonflame has less Attack stat than amoonguss AMOONGUSS

[@slevinchannel7589]

Shen' How about Grammar?!

[@Deltapwr13]

In my opinion, Gale Wings is a case of balancing gone too far. Something I feel happens far too often, more so outside of Pokemon, but this is certainly a case within Pokemon. I could see being above half health being the factor instead. I feel like it is too often the case of something being viewed as a problem, or in some cases I feel its not even that big of a problem. (eg. not so much a balance problem, as much as some people find it annoying.) Instead of being balanced reasonably, they get nerfed into the ground, or at the very least overly nerfed.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

It didn't need nerfing in the first place. There were far more broken Pokemon out there.

[@leslie-wx5rp]

SSSNNNAAKKEEE!!!!!!!!!! it WAS still broken though but they crossed the line with nerfing it~ should have been at least half hp

[@jonathanjanak61]

13:42 Does he mean ANY Pokémon can follow you in that game? Because if not, that is false. In Pokémon Yellow your partner Pikachu will follow you

[@Its_Tuff]

Yeah any,

[@BladerJuggs]

I just realized that Mikey is excited that following Pokemon came back in Gen 9, but hates that it is also an evolution mechanic for some Pokemon.

[@ThatThingThere]

"Following Pokemon were first introduced in Heartgold and Soulsilver" Pokemon Yellow: Am I a joke to you?

[@brrguitarist]

Pokémon Gold/Silver: I know, right?

[@ohsnapplefacts1046]

he made me feel old when i was like yo yellow bro i had a pikachu on my game boy color lol

[@jensentertainment9481]

Yellow doesn’t count because it’s only Pikachu

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

@@jensentertainment9481 Pikachu is a pokemon. It follows you. It counts. Just because you don't get a choice in which pokemon doesn't matter.

[@arirostur7046]

AMYSCHILD GAMER LIVE the thing is, what if you decide to have any other pokemon on your team thats not pikachu and store it in the pc?

[@Nath-vt5nd]

3:50 Oh he’s probably talking about using milk drink to heal- wait never mind

[@Sirdudee]

I know right..trading miltanks hp and putting it in good Pokemon.

[@BladerJuggs]

My proposal for Gale Wings: Gives a chance for flying moves to have priority. Actual mechanics: at 100% hp, 100% chance flying moves get priority. If between 100% and 50% hp (AKA less 100% but above yellow) 75% chance of flying moves having priority. In yellow hp, 50% chance. In red hp, 25% chance. If this is still OP, reduce the priority chances from 100, 75, 50, 25 to 100, 50, 25, 10.

[@Rui-pu5vr]

"First following pokemon appeared inHG/SS" I already had following pokemon (Pikachu) in Pokemon Yellow, back in my childhood on my GameBoy Color.

[@youtubecyan7061]

I really want pokemon following you again just like in HGSS and let's go Edit: Stop Liking this dam comment lol

[@STAROCiDE]

I wanna ride my g e n g a r

[@nerdymidwesterner3662]

Don't forget pokemon yellow

[@umbreonkid8290]

Pokemon Trainer_Cyan1 same

[@MrHdog111]

Pokemon Trainer_Cyan1 just let it go 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@laurakohli3589]

Same! I love that feature!

[@madisonpetri7361]

I really miss Poke Pelago. It was such a good way that I could passively ""play"" the game while working and running errands and such, and it always gave me something to look forward to when I came back to actively play the game again. I wish Sword and Shield had something similar - Poke Jobs doesn't even come close to Poke Pelago.

[@gerardoareyesm]

Agree

[@mcmuffin1236]

Poke pelego was the only reason i caught pokemon i wasn't gonna use on my party. I would catch ones i like and i would have fun naming them.

[@jacintacapelety9600]

I like pokéjobs because of the way it adds to the world building, but yeah, poképelago was definitely super helpful. It was my number 1 source of pokébeans, and even though those aren't relevant in sword and shield anymore since pokébeans more-or-less got replaced by making curry, it would still be nice to have an easy place to find curry ingredients. Maybe replace the pokébean source with some sort of foot court or market where you can buy ingredients, or at least get more of ingredients you've already acquired at some point or another. I don't remember for certain, but if I *am* remembering correctly, I think the NPCs that sell curry ingredients change their stock daily, so it'd be nice to have a way to get more of a specific ingredient even when the NPCs aren't stocking it, especially for someone who wants to complete the curry-dex.

[@StateBlaze1989]

One of mine would be the downgrading of dungeons. Like back in gens 1-5, you had multiple locations that were these multi-layered mazes of puzzles and enemies. Silph Co. and Seafoam islands of Kanto, Sinnoh's Mt. Coronet, the Whirl Islands of Johto, etc. You could easily get lost and turned around if you didn't pay attention to where you were going. Early gen dungeons especially made the escape rope an actual useful item. Then by the time you get to gens 7 and 8, dungeons like these are virtually dead. I don't know if it is because of the 3D jump or just a lack in quality level designers, but it is immediately noticeable. Alola's Victory Road amounts to the equivalent of the first floor of Kanto's. Meanwhile in Galar, there are all of 2 caves in the entire game, both of which are basically straight lines from one end to the other. And with wild pokemon encounters being visible in the overworld, you can easily just walk *around* them and avoid any sort of conflict outside of the possible occasional trainer. Isle of armor and crown tundra added in two decently sized cave systems, but I shouldn't have to turn to dlc for something that should be in the base game. Coincidentally, they also made the escape rope an infinite use key item in gen 8. But because of the neutering of the dungeon design, the ability to walk around and avoid wild pokemon, the most complex level designs being outdoor routes, and immediate access to the taxi fly system, they simultaneously made the escape rope the most useless item in the game.

[@aussiefinley]

Pro tip (lol): different berries spawn in different trees in the wild area depending on the weather or location (I don’t when or where to find them thats all I know

[@emperorpalpamemes4880]

Michael: Greetings, pokefans. KZbin captions: girl retains belief ends

[@pokebladers1002]

Lol

[@walnutalpaca8608]

Lol

[@fightmefatima992]

Lol

[@gabeyoung9828]

😂

[@frozen_pizza1492]

This is why he makes custom English captions.

[@mr-fh2be]

I miss Poke Pelego from Sun/Moon, the egg hatching in the hot springs made shiny hatching much easier and berry harvesting a cinch.

[@floralDilemma]

Ah ikr, I remember always going there literally every day

[@caleb_x_lele]

same

[@caleb_x_lele]

i literally went ahead and got 1000 sitrus berries

[@ronkerwick325]

One of the few bright spots from gen 7

[@serpent2776]

And EV training was so easy too.

[@newquinken]

I agree the optinal moves you could use outside of battle should still be usable. Sweet Scent was nice for pokemon hunting, and Softboiled was a nifty way to heal on the go.

[@jayclearmen411]

yup i remember using sweet scent to initiate Horde Encounters i mean if Horde Encounters can take place in the location it is used. Otherwise, a normal wild encounter will be triggered. an that made sense too me. headbutt dig using soft boil teleport milk drank

[@ip-man.b.2011]

Idea: if a pokemon does surf, if the ally pokemon also has surf they surf together only damaging the enemy pokemons

[@chrissysanders4998]

When you're watching mandjtv then he posts a new video: Stop watching mandjtv, watch more mandjtv. Edit: 200 likes!? Can I get a HAIL YEA?

[@nastony27]

I was watching smallant1 but that happened to me once.

[@DarthRaichu]

the floor tenticles drowned you into this video

[@nadinepeterson5858]

LOL same

[@chiragthavidaboiyna103]

I was watching his let's go playthrough ✌️

[@kevingb6778]

@@chiragthavidaboiyna103 me too

[@fabianmatthias2287]

I really feel like they just rushed sword And shield, there is so much missing. Did enjoy playing it tho.

[@Purpose_Porpoise]

And I don't think GF rushed it on purpose. TPC probably had them on a time crunch.

[@wolfofdiscord7092]

its sad the game which made the escape rope an infinite use item literally has the littlest need for it, but knowing gamefreak hopefully, this change sticks around. and i hope the choice to have the *FEKIN SOUND OPTIONS HIDDEN BY A RANDO NPC* does not stick

[@JaelinBezel]

Are you saying you've already beaten it?!

[@imphie]

@@JaelinBezel it came out half a year ago... also yeah I agree, but tbh, I've had way more fun playing the new Animal Crossing than I did with SWSH

[@JaelinBezel]

@@imphie I just beat Raihan.

[@Khangst]

I think overalls hms could be swapped with holdable items. Like for surf or fly, give them a separate “saddle” item for aquatic, and aerial pokemon. Flash although not necessary can be replaced with a flashlight item. This could also change the dynamic of cave exploration in newer games by having the light be a ray in front of you instead of around you. Cut can be like big shears or a chainsaw. Rock smash could be a pickaxe Dive could be scuba gear Not sure about waterfall and strength, but this can still temporarily limit areas while making sense gameplay wise