5 Big Problems with Pokemon Sword & Shield

[@haleighleaf6655]

My worst problem with the game? Everyone treats me like I'm five years old. *Hop congratulates me when I use a supereffective move. *A guy escorts me to a hotel about 100 meters over. *Everyone constantly stops me to tell me where I must go and encourage me to go straight there. Just let me play without the babying, dammit!

[@missmangas7298]

There was that in Sun and Moon with Hau and the Professor, they often told you where to go and it was a bit annoying but in the end; I wasn't mad! The characters wanted to help mine without being too intruding and didn't treated him like a baby; they gives useful advices like the Pokecenter and how to catch a pokemon...even though I already know how to do it because of Soulsilver, White 2 and Saphire Alpha. At least Hau wasn't impressed every time my Starter used a super effective move, he find it cool then was determinate to defeat me in the futur. It wasn't annoying, I find it cute :) I like his perseverance and affection towards my trainer, he's a fun guy! In the new games Hop seems way more cheerful and too happy, also he's almost everywhere the trainer goes which is irritating. Oh and the other has less personality than Blue, yay U-U He just want to prove that he's strong and that's it! Blue wanted to be a Pokémon Master, it was impressive plus he realise that treating his pokemon with care and accepting defeat is more important than power.

[@raeganw4451]

Yeah that got really annoying, but pokemon games are ment to be played by all ages! So it needs to help at times for the younger players. I think it would be amazing if they would add a mode to the games that would have alittle less of the characters telling you where to go.

[@razourblade7235]

The character you play is always 11 for some reason, so they're gonna treat you like 11, even though it gets annoying

[@Sassafrass95]

@@raeganw4451 the problem is the earlier games as far as I can remember didn't do that sure they helped you out but they didn't hold your hand and it actually made you think instead of pretty much guarenteeing you win every battle and giving you a rival you'd like and hate beating instead of one you hate and love beating

[@HeilRay]

@@Sassafrass95 Got a point there.

[@MoonMilkuu]

Aside from the 5 things you mentioned, my main issues were: 1. Lack of interesting routes. Most were very straightforward and when you spend lots of time in the wild area, it makes the routes look incredibly dull in comparison. 2. The cities were gorgeous but were also just fancy set pieces because you couldn't actually DO anything in them. Why have a cozy hot spring or a Ferris wheel or a big restaurant and then restrict us from interacting with them? 3. That ugly bike gear we HAD to wear. I spent 200k on fancy clothes, let me wear them on my bike.

[@dailydoseofextra]

Right? I got long hair for 3k and a super cool outfit but when I ride my bike it looks like some honedge chopped it off

[@tinymicrowave6821]

Also bike is legit needed to surf

[@willweaver5044]

The situation with the routes is because the game was originally in development for 3ds. The Wild Area was created when the developers knew they were transitioning to the switch. For example, the new areas are going to have the same mechanics that the wild area does; however, the routes we currently have are more similar to ultra sun and moon.

[@elissafrasure8523]

Misty4eva the bike clothes are literally ugly as frick

[@mayap_66]

I agree with 2, especially. You can’t do anything in Spikemuth except go to the Pokémon center, talk to Team Yell members, and battle Piers and Marnie.

[@Netherwolf6100]

Pokemon is a series of constant "One step forward, 2 steps back" Every game introduces new features that fans love and then are taken away in the next installment, all because the creators like to pick and choose what features to add based on their emotional whims in the moment.

[@MariOmor1]

Megas were constant from Gens 6-7, and Let's Go as well.

[@kerrywien6775]

My biggest problem with Pokémon Sword and Shield is that there’s no actual villainous organization because, Let’s be real here, team yell is just a bunch of hooligans and fanboys supporting a girl 👧 from their hometown 🏡. And team yell is just a worst version of team skull ☠️. And macro cosmos are basically just a company that provides the region with limitless energy and this to Me makes Pokémon Sword and Shield the only Pokémon Video Games 🎮 without an actual villainous organization.

[@nerdyfalco408]

So true

[@josephbiddle1637]

Yes. I so badly miss Megas. I understand that many of them were OP, but they could just be nerfed instead of removed. And it is especially stupid that non-3 stage evolution lines like Altaria, Mawile, and Sableye couldn’t just keep their megas as an extra evolution. Why waste those awesome models!?

[@insertnamehere658]

@@josephbiddle1637 I hope they don't nerf my precious megas. I like being op sometimes.

[@CadDriftarus]

"This feature was not carried over to Sword and Shield" is practically the definition of Sword and Shield.

[@bexstudioz731]

You see, it’s funny ‘cause it’s true

[@nonymouswisp8176]

"It would be funny if it wernt so sad"-Robo mommy

[@Conorator]

can't believe they removed the red/blue orbs for groudon and kyogre

[@kerrywien6775]

My biggest problem with Pokémon Sword and Shield is that there’s no actual villainous organization because, Let’s be real here, team yell is just a bunch of hooligans and fanboys supporting a girl 👧 from their hometown 🏡. And team yell is just a worst version of team skull ☠️. And macro cosmos are basically just a company that provides the region with limitless energy and this to Me makes Pokémon Sword and Shield the only Pokémon Video Games 🎮 without an actual villainous organization.

[@maxwelllingafelter2373]

@@kerrywien6775 Saying that Macro Cosmos is just a company that provides the region with limitless energy and therefore is not an evil team is like saying that Team Aqua is just a bunch of people who want more water and therefore is not an evil team. Granted, Team Yell was never really an evil team, but that wasn't the point for them. They were supposed to just be a minor hindrance that tided you over until Rose's true intentions were revealed

[@Sod1ePop]

"the lack of post game areas" me who just completed the game: the WHAT?

[@nox_luna]

actually rose tower becomes battle tower and theres a postgame thing with hop

[@Sod1ePop]

@@nox_luna yes, I actually did that after finishing the game, cause I wanted to catch the legendary. Since I chose sword the legendary was zacian

[@supervision4137]

ComputerDefeated plus you can host tournaments and gain stuff at the wyndon stadium.

[@Sod1ePop]

@@supervision4137 bruh don't tell that to me, I'm not worried about that, and in my opinion you should tell that to Michael

[@nox_luna]

@@Sod1ePop idk if he would listen tbh. also shiny hunting in this game is fucking amazing too.

[@enderboy3997]

About lack of new post-game areas: I personally think lack of areas, period, is a problem. Compare Hammerlocke City, which look grand and majestic with towers in the background but is basically just one long street, to Castelia City from Unova; multiple streets and alleyways, on which almost every building is enterable and has new things to discover, PLUS a harbor, sewer area, and park. There are too many closed doors, too many cool things in the background that you can't explore.

[@matthewbreen1951]

The fact that you can't ride the Wyndon ferris wheel cheeses me.

[@joewhite4456]

Exactly, compare the forests and mountains to what we got before, and there wouldn't even be the issue of random encounters in mountains anymore so they could actually have things like twist mountain, mt coronet, diglet cave etc and they'd be fun.

[@alexis4000]

Only thing I know you can go to is the next half of slumbering weald

[@yiangaruga4928]

Yep, the old games are way bigger and have tons of things to explore. Sword and Shield only give you an illusion of exploration, in reality the region is completely linear and has very few crossroads and the big places only look big from the outside. Easily the worst region in terms of exploration.

[@joewhite4456]

@@alexis4000 nope, you go there before the end of the game too

[@pixelpudding3914]

Me: I wanna join a raid! Game: No Me: What? Game: *N O*

[@zeehond604]

haha nice one

[@CoreyFiasco]

Like every time!

[@melissaardon2294]

So true

[@jiyeongkim5166]

Yea. Happens with me all the time for rare Pokemon.

[@jiyeongkim5166]

Game just goes I SAID NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Bee_Moonstone]

I wish that I could friend people that I find during my game. I saw a guy who's name was God. I want to friend God.

[@willweaver5044]

Bianca Hart I agree. However, I don’t like that guy’s name because it shouldn’t have a capital G.

[@PhoenixBlazer39]

@@willweaver5044 Grammar dictates that names be capitalized.

[@willweaver5044]

PhoenixBlazer39 But you can’t call yourself God. Only one being has that name.

[@PhoenixBlazer39]

@@willweaver5044 Not going to get into this arguement with you, mate. Your issue was with the OP. I'm just tossing my cents into the ring

[@Bee_Moonstone]

@@willweaver5044 I see no reason for the G being lowercase.

[@davidherrera5250]

The Y- comm is the most annoying thing out of everything. Definitely needs fixed. All the points made super valid

[@jkeirejejhehehehe6796]

David Herrera YES! Thank you! The online is terrible! Just give us the old online from X and Y! That worked fine!

[@jac_238]

They changed it so it’s 8 digits instead of 4 but there’s still no way to do it like gen 6

[@soniaegg9669]

like, I have a friend playing. They started a raid for a min I don't have, so I enter my Y-comms friend shouts and... THERE ARE NO FRIENDS ONLINE

[@OZEEtube]

What really disappointed me in my playthrough was the lack of mystery. There's not a single real dungeon. There are like 2 caves and they are basicly nice looking hallways. Same for the cities. They look great but everything is a facade. You can barely enter or reach anything. The Victory Road was another 15 meter hallway. The top 4 were just some gym leaders I fought before. Team Yell sucked and the Tower of Chairman Rose is just an Elevator with like 4 fights. I'm still at 300h because of pvp and shiny hunting, but this was the most lackluster playthrough of any Pokemon game imo.

[@norsegoat1408]

I had a lot of fun playing the game. (I went in with the mindset that it would suck) and still enjoyed the game play alot. However I agree with everything you said

[@mythoughtsexactly2145]

The gym badges look like some 9-year-old's mess of an art project that got broken and tried to glue it all together

[@screamingopossum7809]

Gen 4 is better, not Platinum. I'm talking Diamond and Pearl were better than Sword and Shield.

[@penggao7034]

Mythian i think swo/shi were better than d/p, but much worse than platinum

[@nathanwalker6284]

Peng Gao not even. DP weren’t all that but still better than swsh

[@Auburn_Drifter]

#1 there is no pokemon Gun

[@maddixmedrano4181]

We must wait till next year If it doesnt come then, we will riot

[@NippleTechnology-cc8bg]

yeah. it should be shielbert, swodward, AND GUNTHER

[@hrznskyhauk7266]

Lol

[@steezyjormy7640]

Maddix Medrano RiOt

[@Twinklethefox9022]

They would never do that since its for young kids.

[@Nessmess001]

The entire region felt empty to me tbh. Cities were pretty but had no special locations to interact with. Routes were incredibly dull. The lore was cut short for a half assed story to take its place. It just felt very hollow, unlike other regions.

[@jamzgamez3368]

They had the powerplant that would have made an amazing dungeon then flat out said you're too inexperienced to go in

[@Deadchannel547]

@@jamzgamez3368 To inexperienced game freak? We've been playing your games for 35 years! And thats not enough experience?

[@tochie-ugorji2021]

The routes weren't the main problem for me. I wanted to see Oleana's backstory, but even though I still managed to enjoy the game, they really started running out of ideas. But I wpuldn't call the story half-assed.

[@Bapringles]

@@tochie-ugorji2021 story is half-assed though. Sonia is your *only* source of story, since any events that may be cool or exciting that are related to what Rose is doing are blocked off from the player, being handled instead by Leon. WHY? This was a horrible decision, especially since the game then just becomes, "Beat the gyms and on the cusp of fighting the champion we'll remind you that you'll have an energy crisis *IN 1000 YEARS.*" That's bad writing. Every game so far has you attempting to meddle with the evil organization during your journey through the region. That isn't really possible in Galar since there's only 2 "teams" per se: Yell, which is pathetic to consider the official "Evil Organization" of the region, and the Macro Cosmos employees, which you get no time to actually bond with as your enemies, considering they shoehorn them in at the beginning of the tournament and never seen again. No matter which way you look at it, the story is as half-assed as the game itself...

[@diamondminer5459]

I never liked routes as much as cities, and even though I wish they were more interactive, I liked the cities and towns in Sword and Shield. I just wish they spent more time on the game, but I like what was there.

[@ziggy2metalx720]

6 : Looker is not in this game. I think he’s been in every game since Diamond/ Pearl/ Platinum

[@karopuha7631]

I loved Looker

[@franciscolupercio9963]

#GEN4REMAKE

[@maxweljessen3607]

Fucking interpol. Dont get me wrong, I like looker too. But the damn international police in a pokemon game? Sinnoh really was the region of crackheads.

[@brickbrack55]

@@maxweljessen3607 "Sinnoh really was the region of crackheads" thank you im legally changing my name to that

[@ivanzoneBR24]

Actually Looker is missing in HG/SS, BW2 and Lets Go. If Looker was in Sword and Shield, it would made the post-game not so trash, but no...

[@ThunderTitan27]

The only thing that slightly confuses me about SwSh is that Zamazenta doesn’t learn king’s shield, like I get it’s Aegislash’s move but Zamazenta is literally a *Shield* Pokémon that helped a *king* , so why can’t it learn king’s shield?

[@juejuejue]

Mean while zacian getring sacred sword with extremely high atk stat

[@stevenleonmusic]

That's a really good point; I can't imagine why that's not in its move pool. Lots of previously exclusive moves got handed to other pokemon over the years.

[@davidlyckman1441]

Zamazenta should also be able to get Body Press.

[@unwithering5313]

@@davidlyckman1441 yes, someone else who agrees, Zamazenta doesn't even get great stuff while Zacian gets some of the best things in the game Also am I the only one who thinks their types probably should have been the other way around?

[@mlk_frights]

Tong Zhengjue 正覺 I would recommend replacing Sacred Sword with Close Combat, as it has better power then Sacred Sword. Proof: Sacred Sword has 90 power, while Close Combat has 120, and they have the same accuracy of 100%, which is amazing for such a powerful move like that. The problem is though, it does lower the user’s Defence and Special Defence.

[@tobyfaulkner7204]

Player: uses a super effective move Hop: talented brilliant incredible amazing show stopping spectacular

[@Jkslay686]

The game box should be a circle because of how many corners were cut

[@weebalo_]

My favorite joke is *Looks at feature* 'I wonder what pokemon was cut for this'

[@Amingus782]

It’s became a slice of paper at the rate of things

[@arachnidsGrip448]

jeez nintendo really hates um jammer lammy

[@diamondminer5459]

I didn’t think it was as barebones as some people thought it was. The worst Pokémon generation will always be the Johto games.

[@confusedcat-sm9cy]

@@diamondminer5459 not saying you're wrong but have these weapons, be ready! 🗡️🔫🛡️⚔️💣🔪

[@gabrielhoekstra1087]

Why did they throw out the PSS? It was the perfect system.

[@grunkleg.2934]

Maybe since there's no longer a bottom screen? Then again, they got rid of it in Gen 7 for no reason

[@kpbevan_904]

GameFreak hates keeping good features in their games or ones that are acceptable.

[@SpanishSebas]

It was far from perfect. If you wanted to have single 6V6 battles with random people, you had to navigate through the list of connected players and manually challenge them or wait for someone to challenge you. And while you were challenging someone, you couldn't recieve or challenge anyone else simultaniously. Also also, the odds are that 70% of the time you would get rejected by your oponent. And for what I can gather, Sword and Shield doesn't make it any better. Was it really that difficult to just make a "Battle For Fun" option were you get paired with someone else in seconds. You know... like in any other normal online game.

[@kpbevan_904]

@@SpanishSebas there is Shinobu, Link Battles and for 3v3s there are Casual Battles.

[@SpanishSebas]

@@kpbevan_904 I don't want 3V3. I want 6V6. You don't have that in Gen 6 and 7

[@pikasheep]

“Why did they remove the GTS? It was amazing.” **cut to people asking for level 100 Pokémon and putting a Bidoof for trade for a legendary** “Oh that’s why...”

[@nox_luna]

you dare doubt the power of the doof

[@pikasheep]

Zero Bahamut Oh, sorry 😳 Pls don’t kill me

[@floralDilemma]

@@nox_luna No Furret is!!

[@Mayamayuri]

I am genuinely sick of people offering impossible trades for their shiny legendaries. Wow, you have a shiny zekrom that you made untradable intentionally. Maybe instead of flexing over a shiny pokemon, you should, I don't know, USE THE POKEMON THAT TAKES LUCK AND/OR HACKS/CHEATS TO OBTAIN?!!

[@jasonbolden4767]

I spent a while trying to catch a Ditto so I could get a level 100 shiny Mewtwo on the GTS. Turns out, they had it set so I had to get a male Ditto, which is impossible. I got a non-shiny Mewtwo in the end though.

[@Damqq]

Uncommon opinion: Rotom Rally is too easy and lack of any depth.

[@adamgrotto8163]

I agree. Rotom rally is lame and tedious. If they're gonna add a mini game and force me to play it to get a much needed tm, then they should at least make it fun.

[@TheRedPandaQueen]

@@adamgrotto8163 wait what tm do you get from it. I now they give you watts but it's very little

[@stormnightmare4378]

TheSlytherinQueen Thunder Wave and Volt Switch.

[@kpbevan_904]

TheSlytherinQueen You also get the only non Champion Cup exclusive Fast Ball.

[@InfinityZeroEX]

I mean I just did it once to get Thunder Wave.

[@scheyeguy2479]

My brother was watching me play, and at one point my Cinderace got confused. It then used Headbutt, but just used its standard kicking attack animation. My brother asked why it used its feet when using headbutt, but then he said “ah. It’s because he’s confused isn’t it”

[@superblue-Bc6re]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christopherbousquet4077]

#6-horrible NPC raid “helpers” Could they please have something useful?

[@ianchung1098]

Christopher Bousquet yes i love having a heatmor magikarp and eevee to help me taking down a gigantamax charizard

[@Rammstein0963.]

Pssh, try a Hawlucha and Magikarp vs a Dynamax Toxtricity...

[@beansoup7812]

@@Rammstein0963. lol got beat like 10 times before I got it

[@ianchung1098]

Justin Schultz or when a “helper” uses defog on the opponent right after the shield breaks

[@christopherbousquet4077]

Let’s all be real here... the dream team is wobbuffet, magikarp, and solrock. And solrock only uses cosmic power. -Whenever I see 2 of the three of these I restart.

[@ace0fspades835]

I have a problem with only getting 2 BP after every battle when you get to masterball tier

[@KCKono]

This is a problem? Just thought that's what it was :/

[@chizzicle]

the whole battle tower is bad. The point distribution makes sense when considering the difficulty, but in the battle tree and and battle maison of gen 6 and 7, you'd start by getting 2BP per battle, bonus points and increased points per battle every 10 wins up to 50 wins I think, and not only that, you could keep going for as long as you want, for longer and longer streak until you lost or got bored, and later battles are proper challenging if you don't know what you're doing. So basically, the tower is too easy to clear, and the rewards are barely worth it after the first time

[@skelly1555]

Yes. Would be less of a problem if the battles kept going forever, but they stop after only a few battles. Sooo annoying

[@doublereactionsanddiscussi6707]

Do a Pokémon learn moves that shouldn’t learn sword edition

[@AlbertFingernoodle959]

The aura guardian did like 5 videos on that

[@MyJoselopes]

Double Reactions And discussions Or moves that make sense for a Pokémon to learn doesn’t For example Wooloo doesn’t learn rollout even though it roles

[@herold8840]

Yeah that’s more of an aura guardian thing

[@Fennecaphonbi]

Aura guardian Also WHAT HAPPENED TO SHEILD HUH

[@sistersweet3457]

Why

[@haley3464]

me: *shiny hunts for 2 hours* me: *watched the part of the video that says the shiny chain doesnt work right* also me: *rage quits*

[@imronhamzah6472]

Haley lol

[@kirara2516]

Just two hours?

[@aquaneutral]

at least dynamax adventures exist

[@haley3464]

@@aquaneutral tru! That's how I've gotten all my shinies I'd through raids

[@Number_27]

I hate that the GTS is gone. I don't have the game yet, but I already know the GTS removal is gonna make completing the Pokédex a huge pain in the ass. Especially when trying to get Zamazenta (I'm getting Sword). (edit) Okay guys, I got Sword for Christmas, and I've already found a Discord server entirely dedicated to trading. I already got a sweet apple throught trade and I now have an Appletun.

[@isopodders]

Just go on a discord server or an amino community. Not really that difficult

[@mechadino2566]

Are you dumb sword has zacian.

[@jamesdinius7769]

@@mechadino2566 Yes. Which is why he needs Zamazenta to complete the dex

[@cool23819]

**laughs in having a friend with sword**

[@seburibe470]

@@mechadino2566 dumbass

[@ray-rayrambles3263]

Are... are you telling me.. IVE DEFEATED.. OVER 600 WOOLOO.. AND IT DID PRACTICALLY NOTHING??? FUUUUUUUUUU-

[@determineddaaf3]

I have the same with Magikarps ;-;

[@GhostKong716]

Keep going you will get your wooloo eventually I got mines at 364 encounters the KO method may be a little bit messed up but you still going to get the shiny regardless if you keep going

[@HeilRay]

*Wah waaaah noises*

[@ablackcatcrossesyourpath6222]

Ray-Ray Rambles Got my wooloo at 246 encounters, it’s all luck

[@robertorivas527]

I just breed them now

[@kurbis0729]

Pokemon fans: Imagine a Pokemon Gun Game Freak: How about a cannon?

[@kirankurusu5845]

Aaand that's why we have Eternatus

[@TheSalmoneer]

*yarrrrrrr* (And more aggressive pirate noises)

[@aguy1272]

I'm still waiting for "pokemon atomic bomb"

[@melissaardon2294]

*G-Max Inteleon wants know your location*

[@lancewong9319]

Pokémon arrow

[@togapika]

I need more customization options for my trainer, including to make them younger or older. How am I supposed to catch the Dimmsdale Dimmadome if my trainer doesn't look like Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome?

[@SuperNeos2]

Doug Dimmadome?

[@PowerStar004]

@@SuperNeos2 owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome?

[@intensellylit4100]

@@PowerStar004 that's right! Doug Dimmadome!

[@krystalswan764]

That would be awesome my trainer is a child and in real life I'm an adult. How is That fair they they put adult npc in game and not for people who play the game on switch.

[@Beckerheads06]

Is that a doug dimmadone reference?

[@bluecrasher7710]

Mike: I don't think swsh are bad games Thumbnail Mike: Agree to disagree

[@PlatinumAltaria]

If he actually admits they suck Pokémon isn't going to send him a copy of the next game.

[@GhimyDaCheese]

@@PlatinumAltaria They didn't send him these games either

[@AshenDust_]

PlatinumAltaria that is not how that works, he genuinely likes the games. If you search up “Pokémon Sword and Shield” 90% of the videos are about how it sucks and dexit, and they don’t get taken down, nothing bad happens to them. Can you not admit that it is possible for someone to like something you don’t like? I dislike fortnite but I don’t deny that anyone likes it.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

@@GhimyDaCheese In that case I can only assume it's the classic "positivity" problem.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

@@AshenDust_ I guarantee that some people really do like the games. But I don't respect their opinion, especially when they seem genuinely unwilling to defend it. Not to mention that lying about the quality of the games when you have a large fanbase of people who will believe you is highly unethical...

[@catgirlcraft1774]

Fun tip from an amateur coder regarding #1: when testing variables and odds, make the change notable. This glitch could easily have been noticed before release if, say, when the chance was active, all the Pokémon became wobbufet or something. Double checking and triple checking your work is absolutely necessary in any field.

[@CadDriftarus]

Game Freak honestly aren't that good at programming. RBY is of course an example of them when they started out, but even up to Sun and Moon they had a lot of weird programming quirks, glitches, and dumb ideas. See the weird way they store Lillie in each map.

[@UsedNapkin3115]

Special Agent Washing Tub how do they store her?

[@CadDriftarus]

@@UsedNapkin3115 I can't exactly find any of the articles anymore, so I may actually be wrong on that front, but from what I remember she's stored under the map. There are also multiple near identical models of her as well as other trainers. Here's a discussion on that: amp.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/c7vqkr/in_the_files_of_sun_and_moon_there_are_multiple/ I'll keep looking for the articles and videos I saw originally and keep y'all posted on what I find :D

[@Jfrost9101]

@@CadDriftarus Storing models not in use under or far off the map is pretty standard practice. When it's loaded, they're loaded with it, and moved into position as and when needed.

[@ethand.4677]

"the lack of post game areas" Pokemon Direct: hehe.....

[@Doublemonk0506]

Pokemon Direct: Well yes but actually no

[@flexiblelizard9433]

Direct: laughs in expansion pass

[@weaversongs]

Ethan D. except u have to pay 30 dollars for it

[@darthfastball1150]

Boy I’m sure glad they added an actual post game, something the game should have had from the start. I’m so glad they care about us, and the $30 we’ll give for something we should already have :^)

[@melissaardon2294]

Accessibility: *Laughs in Expansion Pass allowing you to go to Isle of Armor at any time when it is released*

[@darktrainerz6707]

The Pokémon company creating the PSS was the best idea they’ve ever incorporated and the worst idea to get rid of it.

[@nine_tails137]

Agreed! I wish Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company would expand on good features, instead of straight up removing them, in exchange for crappy ones. ie Festival Plaza.

[@07dki]

@@nine_tails137 yeah their internet features have steadily gotten WORSE with each generation. Even though they made a main feature of Sword/Shield basically require people to be online because the npcs are worse than just going alone and yet the matchmaking is absolute garbage. Like it's embarresing that a major game developer in 2021 has matchmaking that awful. That alone puts gen 8 as the absolute worst generation to me

[@onigiri2032]

My favorite new Pokémon is the mouse cursor in the end credits it’s ultra rare and it’s only in a cutscene for 1 second it’s the rarest mythical Pokémon of all time

[@megasunday2256]

You have lumbago too?

[@onigiri2032]

@@megasunday2256 yeah I'm real sick

[@AntoniaPylarinos]

me wanting shiny escavalier: goes on GTS GTS:person wants female tauros me: BRUH!srly

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

I think people do impossible trades like that to just show off their pokemon

[@arantomoyuki]

Never heard of trading a *Male* Ditto for a Shiny Rayquaza?

[@lunawolfe5185]

@@arantomoyukior a female for a shiny Sylveon or Espeon

[@melissadavis453]

How do people even set up those hack trades anyways?

[@Tyranicalroomba]

@@melissadavis453 adventure snivy and some others but he's the one seen the most

[@WRPBullet]

Can we count the story as a flaw? I don’t know I liked the gym stuff that was fine but the main “evil villain wants world or something battle for good bleh” is lackluster. I mean even the Alola had a pretty rounded story. Nice villians, fun characters, good plot overall. It felt like the world was at stake and you needed to save the world. But these games are basically Sonia: “Oh children, go off on your fun adventure and let us **ADULTS** take care of the fun potentially apocalyptic scenario. (8 gym badges later) Leon: Kay... okay guys we failed fight the giant angle dragon. No buildup, no plot besides “Oh hello. Yes here’s what I’ve found now go off to your fun whimsical gym adventure”

[@turtleplays5234]

I'm still confused as to why we had to break into a high security building because leon was in a meeting

[@WRPBullet]

TurtlePlays52 Yeah nothing really gets explained. I kinda wish we had a better story

[@glizycor4748]

Yeah to me personally the game feels empty cus we face off against rose at the near end only

[@WRPBullet]

Farrel PC So question. If you could improve the story. How would you?

[@leftyjoness]

And let's not forget that the "villain team" of the game is just a bunch of fat, sweaty fanboys who commit heinous crimes like... trying to let a Silicobra sleep by cheering for it?

[@JonnoPlays]

The video is great, and I appreciate how you express yourself clearly and factually. However, I did not see enough presentation of facts for the shiny odds issue. Show code? Show proof? Calling the shiny odds clarification article a lie is a large claim so I just want to see some actual evidence on that. Showing code and explaining how it is wrong would be the only sufficient evidence imo. Thanks

[@MandJTV]

Thank you! As for your question, I don't have the code myself, but I've spoken directly with the webmaster of Serebii who has seen it and analyzed it. Him and those who work with him believe that the method is bugged strongly enough to display on the site the information that I shared. That was good enough for me, since I know nothing about game code. Showing it would just be meaningless words for me and many others, and I have no chance of being able to explain it. Therefore I chose to trust the word of someone I know to be knowledgeable on this subject

[@JonnoPlays]

@@MandJTV I love Serebii, good enough for me.

[@normalprofile5553]

Why does this only have 9 likes?

[@mr.preston1632]

@@MandJTV for your no postgame areas What about the battle tower ( Excluding DLC )?

[@willard1089]

@@mr.preston1632 Technically the Battle Tower is Rose Tower

[@corruptedproductions5024]

Some one wanted a gendered Ditto and I'm still pissed...

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Same here. Traded. One of my favorite pokemon for a ditto only to find, they wanted a female one for it.

[@noodles6112]

I commented on Twinkle's comment and ill say the same thing. Gen- Oh golly gee whizz.

[@Rammstein0963.]

They do that to show off to everyone what a "special" Pokemon they have, it's why you often see this done with legendaries/shinies.

[@jex1689]

Those noobs know damn well that Ditto is genderless.

[@noodles6112]

@@jex1689 Mhm. Or their just dumbasses.

[@luckyblock9818]

My friend accidentally traded my Zamazenta with a stranger when I traded to him so I could have it in sword, all because he didn't check who he was trading, still completed the pokedex

[@TheSalmoneer]

Oh, the agony

[@Banjoisawesome]

Yeah. The trading needs fixing.

[@norsegoat1408]

your friend is a dumbass

[@abrahamlincoln9160]

Your friend is stupid as hell lmao

[@plsstopreplyingtothisaccou5788]

Lol

[@terrymcginnis1990]

All very valid points, no complaints at all. What bothers me the most is the lack of technological advancement in the franchise. Let's be honest it's a 3ds game with very minor upgrades. That doesn't take away from how fun a game is but i would rather not have a new game for the next 5 years and then get a significant improvement than what we got with sword and shield.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

Given that they've managed to mess up even without doing anything new, I really don't think they should be trying to upgrade the series. Focus on making a fun game first.

[@HeilRay]

@@PlatinumAltaria Isn't that what upgrading is?

[@dagan8536]

I totally agree, just take a look at other RPG switch games like Xenoblade Chronicles and Dragon Quest, they look absolutely stunning while sword and shield don't seem to be improved much from the 3ds games.

[@communistkanna]

they still didn't fix the problem with people asking for impossible pokemon all i wanted was just to get a rowlet but people but people ask for impossible pokemon

[@CadDriftarus]

They even have a setting to remove impossible trades but I swear it does not change a single thing.

[@BearWith_You]

I personally hate the Raids with only one PokeBall throw. And I hate the TRs, sure they sounded interesting a bit, until I learned they made all the good attacks TRs and made TMs mostly terrible moves like Scary Face

[@stevenleonmusic]

After a couple hundred raids you have multiple copies of all the TRs so actually it's pretty convenient since you never really have to worry much about their availability and some of the best moves are in TRs. Also pretty much all of them are sold by the Watts traders so even if there's one you haven't obtained in a raid, you'll eventually find it for sale.

[@BearWith_You]

@@stevenleonmusic Except not. I have done many ice type Raids and haven't even gotten a single Ice Beam TR. TRs are friggin stupid and never should of been invented

[@determineddaaf3]

@@BearWith_You Oh well, at least they're not as bad as how bad HM moves were.

[@GrimoireOfTheSage]

@@BearWith_You Really you aren't having Ice Beam drop out of the sky? With all the dang Delibirds running around I got 13 of the dratted things. All I want is Play Rough for my Ponyta, but no the dens that can spawn the fairymons all decide to spawn Delibirds instead or I just don't get the fairy.

[@cactusdude123]

@@GrimoireOfTheSage i have 24 play rough trs. If you still need one, we can trade ^^

[@Jihtito]

Micheal: The game lags! Editor: *shows a clip with no lag at all*

[@legitimate8463]

If you say national dex I will do a weird dance in front of my mum

[@Aego384]

National Dex

[@legitimate8463]

@@Aego384 r/madlads

[@legitimate8463]

@Legitimate r/ihavereddit

[@Aego384]

@@legitimate8463 Did you just reply to yourself?

[@sohamjagtap1009]

National Dex

[@yasinn9492]

Five months latter: There were new areas to explore-you just have to pay in order to visit them. 😂

[@messiyer13]

Can't wait for you having to pay to visit gyms 6 through 8 and the Elite Four.

[@mayravixx25]

Gamefreak in 2030: "Hey, looks like you just started the game. Now pay us 30 dollars even though you literally spent almost 60 dollars on the game just so you can leave your house and reach our next paywall 20 yards away"

[@lordghirahim8880]

It's better than having to buy a “new” version of the game like with almost all other games

[@mayravixx25]

@@lordghirahim8880 At least then it probably wouldn't be so broken. ...then again I'm probably giving gamefreak too much credit since the games have been broken since they tried to eliminate grinding.

[@krimorant]

Gamefreak: "Hello! Please give us your money!"

[@notquiteordinary]

"however, however, however, however, however, however......" Someone needs to do a supercut of you saying that

[@Matty002]

oh god its everywhere

[@tonystank0edits]

notquiteordinary Alpharad will do it

[@ShotgunLlama]

"...are lying to the Pokemon fandom." Yeah nothing new

[@Yours_len]

L

[@zachmann9996]

My problems: 1: shinies don’t appear In the overworld 2: no gts 3: meowth got another form and it is disgusting 4: there is basically no new shiny method other than the glitched one 5: my favorite pokemon, sandslash, is not in

[@adrian2827]

if shinies appeared in the over world it would be kinda easy to find one since the wild area is so big

[@determineddaaf3]

I feel you. my favorite pokemon isn't in either. But fear not, just because a pokemon isn't in Sword and Shield doesn't mean it's permanently banned from all future games. I'm sure he'll appear in future games.

[@carguy1697]

1 hard core games were crying in let’s go shinys were to easy 2 people were abusing gts asking for legendary Pokémon for a common and racist names 3 I like the new Meowth from 4 I guess 5 ugh

[@MoTuWeThFrSaSu]

What glitched method?

[@ericowen5305]

What's the deal with shinies anyway? They're not stronger, just rare. I don't get the obsession

[@sacredterrador5611]

These games would’ve benefitted so much from an extra year of development.

[@reggiep.t.5295]

The GTS pisses me off the most that was one of the only features that remains from the PSS before getting removed and I loved it and now they removed that as well like what the heck

[@cortezlucious95]

Pokémon doesn't care anymore bro.

[@thewanderingmistnull2451]

I'm pretty sure that's because they took out the nickname censor.

[@neferacronia6798]

The GTS was a tried and true staple since Gen 4 even. I guess they didn't want people using multiple accounts to trade between themselves but in that case couldn't they have at least made trading with friends easier????

[@Olkard]

The social aspect of this game is a complete fail. None of the systems (besides one) work properly and are ridiculously clunky to use. They really should just bring back the PSS and stick with that. It worked so incredibly well.

[@kazimakiemerigi7737]

#6 You need to be a member so you can play online That sucks i missed the old pokemon so that you only need wifi to play online...T~T

[@Seven_DB]

Well that's more of a nintendo thing not game freak but I get what you mean

[@xen2095]

kazimaki Emerigi I don’t get it.....Can you explain?(I am about to buy Pokémon Sword/Shield but didn’t know anything about that)

[@mysticwolf6828]

@@xen2095 You have to buy Nintendo switch online in order to go online on your switch.

[@maevox6577]

Simplest way to fix the GTS would be for Mons put up for trades, to be sent back after a set amount of time. It's so simple that I'm surprised it wasn't done in the first place.

[@pokefanjd5033]

And simply make it to where if you ask for a certain pokemon that is only available at a certain level+ (Example: Reshiram at 50) You can't select a lower level than it's minimum possible level. The same should hold true for evolved pokemon as well.

[@pokefanjd5033]

Like, its been over a decade and the fact that they never thought, or didn't try, to impliment a fix to a glaring red problem baffles me

[@nickpetrella6996]

Maevox and also you should be able to type any Pokémon you want. In the previous games it had to be seen in your Pokédex and it was a scroll list, it’s tedious scrolling through all the infinite letter s mons.

[@TinkC43]

Pokefan JD Some evolved Pokémon can be found under the level it’s supposed to be evolved in. Remember how in Gen 7, you could find an level 10 Salamance near the beginning of the game?

[@wanabi1130]

@@pokefanjd5033 Don't forget people asking for impossible gendered mons like male Chansey.

[@los-lobos]

The thing is whenever the anime come out ash becomes...younger? What’s he next 3 years old

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

@blabla BLA he's still 10

[@apelican5836]

@@Phoenix_Blader_93 yeah but he looks younger

[@tama2088]

I feel like this game is a great proof of concept as to what game freak is going to be doing with these games on the switch. Keep in mind this is very early in Pokemon's switch lifespan. This isn't even a new pattern. Compare dppt at the beginning of the DS lifespan to BW/BW2 at the end. If anything if the test games are this fun, I'm willing to bet the final games on the switch will be the best we've ever gotten.

[@visionflix2202]

Tama it was definitely a great start in the main line series for Pokémon though

[@joewhite4456]

That doesn't excuse things like not even animating backgrounds for some battles. Breath of the wild was the first zelda game on the switch but that wasn't littered with bugs and issues.

[@ksar98]

@@joewhite4456 Well it had YEARS of development behind it

[@larimatolaganon4946]

I was thinking the wild area is a good study/test of an online mmo version of Pokemon we have all been craving.

[@theoaremevano3227]

That's true. While the game has some dumb oversights, they're in a bit of an odd position in that they're just NOW developing a major console title, having always worked on the handhelds before, so they're kind of unpracticed at it, which isn't the case for most developers.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

We've been patiently waiting for you, welcome Michael

[@jamesdinius7769]

Gen 8 hater? You did hear him say these games are still good right. No game is flawless, nor does it have to be to be fun.

[@WRPBullet]

James Dinius More like Gen 8 criticizer. Someone who even though likes the games acknowledges the fact these games have massive flaws that need to be fixed(beyond the National dex and animations even though that’s also an issue for most)

[@WRPBullet]

ryebread07 Honestly I don’t know. I think the main reason is the company saying they’re cutting Pokémon to improve animations and they kinda shirked on that.

[@larimari87]

Omg your every where

[@WRPBullet]

ryebread07 The fact they didn’t specify probably didn’t help their case. I mean if I went to say “Hey Imma get you something to eat” you’d assume I’d get you food but I could just as easily get you a pet rabbit and a bottle of teriyaki. Being specific matters and for a company to be as vague as that wasn’t good for its pr

[@Mark-in4sh]

10:20 Game Freak: “You got it, but it’ll cost you some $!”

[@_karim5]

@@ayafakumi4512 no

[@sammydray5919]

@@ayafakumi4512 not at all. Slowly but surely this stagnated franchise is devolving into an EA product

[@ayafakumi4512]

@Sammy Dray OK. I guess thats your opinion

[@sammydray5919]

@@ayafakumi4512 Obviously you disagree I suppose. Why do you think its fair? Just curious

[@papajohn3632]

@@ayafakumi4512 i'd like to know why you think it's fair it might chance my look on things

[@gasolinefires]

100% gamefreak needs to outsource their online. It's always frustrating.

[@ImNotOceanz]

Where’s my pokemon following me😭

[@imronhamzah6472]

Azure Chemical yeah and fly too

[@lolgamer-hg2wo]

@@imronhamzah6472 there is fly but it's not a move

[@starmanexe7721]

You gotta pay 30 bucks for that. No, really. Its in the DLC. Looks like crap compared to previous titles, but its there.

[@achmas98]

It’s here now in the dlc 😂

[@bigbigmanman25]

Starmanexe it’s technically better than the 2d games, but definitely not as good as Pokémon Let’s Go

[@MonikaLover]

1: Charizard got a gigantimax He dosent need one

[@xxjoebamaxx7782]

Not the worst issue, but yeah

[@becksholakis3987]

you have to admit he looks pretty cool

[@xxjoebamaxx7782]

@@becksholakis3987 I mUsTnT

[@palpatinerocks3260]

I think the issue is he gets special treatment to every other starter

[@nox_luna]

yeah, dynamax charizard is stronger, giga just applies fire spin, big fucking whoop. while dyna causes sunny day which is far superior if youre running charcoal and launching flamethrowers or other fire moves (fire blast is too inaccurate for me sorry)

[@samsungrefrigeratorcondens4354]

#6: you can't see which pokemon your trade partner is hovering over. you legit gotta select a pokemon to see what they even want to trade you. and then you offer a pokemon for their pokemon and they selected a different pokemon.

[@knipsx]

I AM STICK I hate that

[@AurascentStorm]

Knipsx Damn I feel bad for you guys....

[@RonaldRayGun-l7m]

@@knipsx You are stick?

[@theminebloxcraft5779]

@@RonaldRayGun-l7m I dont know if this is a joke or not but if its not he is saying "I AM STICK" to refer that he is talking to him

[@blicharski8249]

correction: in link trades, you can know if you got your friend in the trade. you just have to go over a cubbyhole that isn’t occupied by a pokemon, and you can see the other person’s name.

[@palathaxx]

I feel like you failed to mention some actual flaws with the game 1: The lifeless and boring battle and Pokémon animations. I don’t know why people are defending these. It’s unacceptable. I don’t think Game Freak is lazy, I think the games’ devs worked in poor conditions or were rushed. Regardless, Game Freak told us they were going to make them better, and lied. They are the exact same as in Sun and Moon, and whether or not you care, you need to acknowledge that it’s an issue. The games are the best looking in the series (Though not by very much) so the lifeless animations look horrendous and out of place on the HD models. They didn’t even bother to animate most of them. A lot of Pokémon simply move up and down for most of their moves. Pokémon is the largest media franchise on the planet, so they can afford to animate them MOVING once or twice. 2: The complete lack of a plot. No, the gyms don’t count. Giving the player a jersey and making the gyms stadiums doesn’t contribute to a plot. It increases the scope and look of the gyms, but contributes to nothing outside of them. And yes, the very end of the game and the post game are okay, but they’re super basic. Emergency villain figure does bad thing and accidentally awakens the legendary and now you have to stop it. The sword and shield guys in the post game (forgot the names) are uninteresting characters that make you fight Dynamax Pokémon in the gyms. Wow. 3: The absence of a real, consistent villain figure. Rose isn’t real or consistent. He’s barely visible in the actual plot, and his villainous motivations almost don’t exist. After being absent for most of the story, he appears at the very end saying that he wants to secure Galar’s industrial future and doesn’t care how it happens. Minutes later, you fight him, and then he just gives up. He doesn’t cause massive collateral damage like Lysandre, he doesn’t continue with his plans despite losing the battle like Maxie and Archie, and he doesn’t team up with another organization to assist in his goals. Every other Pokémon game has either had a villain figure that’s present and evil throughout the story (Cyrus, Maxie, Giovanni) or has had an awesome surprise villain that’s been hiding in plain sight the whole time (Lysandre, Lusamine) Rose is neither. 5: The disgusting reliance on old Pokémon despite a lot of the dex being cut 6: Some areas in the game are jaw dropping and gorgeous (Slumbering Weald and the other forest areas), while some look like total trash (The Wild area, in particular) 7: The fact that either Hop or Sonia stops you every time you take a damn step for the WHOLE GAME 8: The small routes that don’t have much in them. Previous games had huge mountains and dungeons with several floors with branching paths and hidden items, sometimes even a legendary. Sw/Sh have none of those things. Almost Every route is a linear path to the end with the occasional “Go on one path and you fight a trainer and get an item.” 9: This is kind of subjective, but the lack of new and interesting ideas is a huge flaw in my eyes, especially with the new hardware. When I say “new ideas” I mean things that are genuinely unique and NEW to the games. Things like new abilities and moves aren’t innovative ideas, they’re expansions on old Pokémon mechanics. Dynamiting and the Wild Area are the two new ideas, and they are both WOEFULLY underdeveloped. Dynamaxing is not interesting. It is a lesser version of Z-Moves and Mega Evolutions. When Pokémon Dynamax, they’re models get bigger, and there are new animations for move types that are less detailed than Z-Moves. When Pokémon Gigantamax, it’s literally Mega Evolution, but far less accessible since you not only need specific species of Pokémon, but need a Pokémon that is able to Gigantamax (Of which there aren’t many)

[@Olkard]

1. I'd love them to be improved, but I wasn't expecting it to to be honest. They don't really have an excuse at this point. 2. I suppose the plot is the Gym challenge and that's it until right at the end of the game. It did seem pretty barren lore wise. 3. True. 4. Where is number 4? Unlucky number Mista? 5. 100% agree. Still grinds my gears that they have Charizard in the game, but no other starter makes it. Not even Venusaur or Blastoise. What the hell? 6. I agree. 7. I didn't think it was as bad as Sun or Moon, but it still was pretty annoying. 8. To add to this, there aren't that many locations either. 9. The fact that they removed unique ideas, like Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, and replaced them with "BIG MONS" bugs the hell out of me.

[@palathaxx]

Olkard 1: Thank you for being civil about this and not calling me trash because our opinions differ slightly :3 2: I appreciate the Jojo reference and the correction. (That’s there because I almost added one that said “The fact that a lot of the important figures in the game don’t have new Pokémon” but I couldn’t remember many occasions of it and I didn’t feel like researching it either

[@eimardgomes1128]

I was mega frustrated with how the games just look like any other 3ds game even though they only work in a total new and advanced hardware

[@IzanamisBurden]

Doesnt help that some of the beautiful areas such as the town with the fairy gym look amazing yet have a pitiful amount to explore.

[@forevermasteri4330]

@@Olkard There are 35 currently -- unobtainable -- Pokemon in Sword and Shield's database. These include the Bulbasaur and Squirtle lines, all three Alola starters, and some legendary trios and mythicals.

[@jesselarch9321]

My biggest complaint was how team Yell ultimately amounts to nothing. There’s never a boss fight or a storyline for them. They’re just there and then just kind of not there

[@Man-eater0]

and they end up not even being evil, Just some gym trainers.

[@taiwandxt6493]

I mean, I personally don't have an issue with this because I think the evil team gimmick needs to change as it is getting stale. I think the Chairman was a good villain as opposed to what could have been with Team Yell. I enjoyed the Aether Foundation storyline in S/M so much for this reason.

[@ericowen5305]

"This will be my last video" Me:NO!!!! "until Christmas" Me again: oh! OK.

[@SharkTooth57]

Its refreshing to hear someone address issues like this instead of bad trees, grass, water, Nat Dex, lack of story, etc.

[@betafishjeremy7454]

All can be true lol

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Here are my five biggest problems with the games, personally: 1. National Dex cut, lots of my favorites got axed and now I feel like there’s no point in breeding for special Pokémon when they’re just gonna get blocked from future entries 2. GTS got cut, which makes searching for version exclusives and Pokémon in special Pokéballs far more of a hassle (not to mention how much giveaways relied on the GTS, now what are they gonna do?) 3. Region is immensely bare-bones, no alternate areas or prominent dungeons to explore much of (the Galar Mines are far too linear and short, much like the Routes) 4. The story is a massive downgrade from Sun and Moon’s, now our only objective is to obtain Badges (no focus ever given to the evil Team, no hideout or big thing they do related to the plot) ...Not to mention that the motives of the main antagonist make no sense. They had the ingredients for a plot about the health of the planet, with Cursola and the Industrial Revolution stuff everywhere, but they completely squandered it. 1,000 years?!?! How is that a threat you can’t wait one day to address? Plus, it’s not even a good comparison to Earth’s health crisis, we have FAR less time than 1,000 years to fix the mess we’ve made. And what about the fact that this plot was never hinted at once before it just decided to happen? Seriously, what the heck? 5. I’m personally not loving Gen 8’s Pokémon roster. James Turner has designed Pokémon I love such as Vanilluxe and Naganadel, but... I guess his style isn’t my cup of tea when it comes to an entire Generation of Pokémon. Cursola line, Frosmoth line, and Pincurchin are the only ones I really “love” this Gen. Which is a shame, considering the recent Gens have had so many Pokémon I’ve grown to adore. Cursola, my favorite Gen 8 Pokémon, isn’t even in my top 20 favorites list, if I remember correctly. Usually, new Pokémon Gens have lots to add to my favorites list. But this Gen’s aesthetics and... design directions are very strange to me. -Why is Polteageist a humanoid? Why can’t it look weirder? Maybe a wave-shaped head with eyes lining the top? -Why is Coalossal Golem 2.0, and why does it abandon everything that made Rolycoly great? Where are the orange eyes (sure, they light up orange, but why are they normally white)? Where did the arms and legs come from? WHY AREN’T THERE WHEELS WHEN THAT WAS THE GIMMICK OF THE FIRST TWO STAGES?!?! WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN A ROCK/FIRE COAL TRAIN, AND IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED AWESOME! -Why did Eiscue get such a unique-looking face, but then the body is a stock penguin body? It feels like there was one minute left before the design was due, they had no body, and they just doodled a regular, generic penguin body and added those weird blue triangles that don’t even stand out too much. At least make the feet look different, or the proportions a bit weirder! Such a great face shouldn’t be burdened by this body! ...So yeah, that’s my overly long list of grievances with these games. I still bought them because I’ve wanted a sea urchin Pokémon forever and I finally got one, but these games have flaws that can’t be ignored. Thanks for listening, though! Here’s to a better set of games in the future, and for GameFreak’s employees to be freed from the cruel torture of time crunch. Cheers! :D

[@eimardgomes1128]

Stopped reading when you said you liked Vanniluxe's design. lol

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Vanilluxe is adorable and they are a good boi. Snow cloud + ice cream + the ability to KILL DRAGONS. Better than a dog on its hind legs, anyways.

[@eimardgomes1128]

@@Glory2Snowstar who's the dog? Vanilluxe is in my top worst pokemon ever created only behind Duosion, Boldore, Tympole and the one cone ice cream that I can't even recall the name... hahaha

[@Glory2Snowstar]

I guess we just have different tastes. I love Duosion, Boldore, and pretty much every other Pokémon you just listed. I wasn’t talking about any canine Pokémon in particular, I’m just saying that an ice cream Pokémon is way more creative than a Pokémon like Lucario and yet everybody hates on the ice cream. I’ve never understood why, either. Then again, I also love Garbodor, Klinklang, Crabominable, and Chimecho. So I guess it’s just a case of “different strokes for different folks.” My personal last favorite Pokémon are Fearow, the Kamis (Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus), and Talonflame. Although I don’t hate Talonflame’s design, just what it did in Gen 6.

[@tastygiggidy633]

I miss sprites, they gave such a charm. And the icon I wish they brought back the old ones instead of changing the size of them, they were a charm too. In bank I feel like they should make a gen 3 or 4 style sprite when you look at a Pokemon, but you can actually see the animation when you click on them, just to give the charm aspect when collecting them all

[@DJTileTurnip]

Wait this isn't CinemaSins

[@visionflix2202]

But now GameSins? Is that a thing

[@Crobert24]

Pokèmasins

[@bronsolo6941]

Thank goodness. Jeremy is insufferable

[@cortezlucious95]

@@bronsolo6941 Yesssssss.

[@Fennecaphonbi]

Vision Flix I’m pretty sure Gamesins is a thing

[@Aidensan11]

DistantKingdom: "There's 9999999999 actually"

[@Unovakid24]

We need to change bring back national dex to bring back GTS

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

I agree dude

[@cactusdude123]

Something i could actually support.

[@neferacronia6798]

@@volcanosumit It really wasn't that useless, you could just filter for Pokemon you own and it'd clear out the garbage trades.

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

@@volcanosumit I prefer a broken trading system than no global trade system. It was annoying to find dumb trades but you didn't have to do them.

[@Banjoisawesome]

No, both.

[@starwarrior125]

Some of the things I feel needs improvement in general: 1) Way to mass release pokemon. When you breed or even catch pokemon we need a way to get rid of the trash effectively. Maybe bring back the Pokemon Go system where we can turn them in for Candy (In this case Exp Candy) 2) Unlimited Box Storage. Really no reason not to have this considering Storage is handled Client side. 3) Mass Sorting. Id love the option to sort the entire Storage system by Dex number, lvl, ivs, nature, etc 4) Refresh rate and we need the ability to refresh anytime we want. 5) Lobby for max raids to select what pokemon we want to raid for. 6) Ability to use 4 of your own pokemon with Offline raids. 7) More towns, Larger areas, More content to do in general. 8) Ban Surprise Trades until you beat the game. Surprise trades ruin the game for newer players. 9) And much more lol

[@marsrover6194]

What is wrong with surprise trades in early game

[@VoiceOvaGuy]

"More content to do in general" Yeah this, there's less to do this Gen than just about any other I can remember, at it costs $20 more, with $30 extra for a late post game...zzz

[@michaeljames6737]

Hope the dlc includes more content and Pokémon I want dragonite and salemence

[@mlk_frights]

I live in the Philippines, so people don’t have enough money to even buy a Switch Lite. Plus, there’s literally no house near me, so having no stamps (except for mine) in Y-Comm is natural for me.

[@Crepurple]

I actually agree. You still need to buy online just to communicate with others. AND IT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THI PHILLIPINES YET

[@Crepurple]

@SMD sth91 yeah

[@mlk_frights]

@SMD sth91 What would be the name of the region though?

[@TwksqR]

@SMD sth91 then wth is galar named after in the uk

[@karaan2642]

F pare same

[@kaitlyn3386]

The thing I love about you making these videos, is how you go all out. It makes it enjoyable to watch and funny at the same time. Drawing me into the video more and more. I just love how you say "Don't worry, I do like the games," and still go all out with valid points. Keep up the awesome work. Hard to find enjoyable KZbinr's nowadays, but you are extremely enjoyable to watch! Thanks!

[@vaneapreston498]

When I started watching this,I wasn’t expecting a MATH LESSON 😂

[@compherut]

My biggest issue is I can’t give Zacian a belly rub it’s a crime to not be able to cuddle with sword doggo

[@raidev_]

every other youtuber talks about the same problems: Too easy Graphics Animations No national dex Nice to see something different

[@PlatinumAltaria]

If everyone says they saw a red bus, that's not because people are unoriginal, it's because there really was a red bus.

[@raidev_]

@@PlatinumAltaria i just thought it would be the same as any other list

[@nerdykatt3771]

I was blown away by the graphics, personally. Same with the animations. Everything looked so smooth, definitely an upgrade over previous generations My issue is actually the Pokemon's AI in the overworld / in camping. They're always bumping into each other or they don't always respond immediately. I was upset by the National Dex, at first. But, thinking about it, I understand why it was cut. Having over 800 at this point puts a lot of stress on any console. Not to mention the developers. In fact, in my opinion, part of the reason why Sun and Moon lagged so much was because of everything it was trying to load at once. I haven't completed the game yet to know whether it is too easy or not, but difficulty has never been a problem for me in a Pokemon game. I understand some people want that in a game, but it being so easy means I don't have to spend as much time grinding. For me, grinding is boring and tedious. I'm going to get a lot of hate but this is my opinion and I have the right to an opinion. I honestly feel as though Sword and Shield gets much more hate than it deserves. Take Sobble's final evolution about it. People were whining about how lanky it was (btw, it's a lizard people, grow up) and how it ruined the evolution line for them. But I think it's awesome. I love the hand-on-hip pose it has and it's signature move is sniper shot! I think that's really fucking cool.

[@hermitfox3053]

@@nerdykatt3771 I agree with everything you said

[@robertdouth8979]

Of course you are allowed to have your opinion Gatr, but this game gets a lot of hate because of everything Michael said and more. It's less game than most of the DS and 3DS Pokémon games for 50% more price. The story is lamer, thinner, and more handholding than any generation before this one. There is no post game to speak off outside catching the legendaries after a couple "go here, talk to these people" fetch quests. They don't even have a shiny hunting method like the last 4 generations before this one. Masuda is the only legit method you can use with the exception of RE if you are a full odds hunter. The National Dex isn't a problem just because it cut pokemon. It's that the reasons given for it are lies and fabrications. The game looks like it should have been made for the PS2, not a new generation console in 2019. They didn't spend much time refreshing the graphics and half the moves don't have animations for most of the mons. They just bounce up and down and do nothing. Check out Arlo's review for these games because the only honest reviews you can get are from non-Poketubers who aren't financially invested in telling Nintendo that these are "fantastic games with only minor complaints" If you tell them thank you for this bare bones game, then don't be surprised when the next ones remove more things and fans and media tell you to be grateful for what they allow you to have.

[@StillJustAJ]

#1 should definitely be the animations we all know when we see Zamazenta or Zacian turning in the tower don’t lie to us Nintendo

[@lionandwolfboy8714]

Nintendo wasn’t the ones who made the game though , gamefreak made Pokémon sword and shield , Nintendo has very little influence over what gamefreak does with Pokémon , besides owning the IP and owning gamefreak.

[@user-ni7ui1nk8p]

@@lionandwolfboy8714 doesn’t excuse the animation

[@MagnificentSpike]

I literally just lost my whole train of thought to find out about those shiny odds being bugged. I have fought nearly 700 zigzagoon across 2 weeks and hatched an equal amount with no luck in a shiny. Good to know the shiny odds weren't helped at all

[@newmemer8070]

The eggrates arent bugged. If you have the shiny charm + one of the parent pokemon is from a different country of yours, your chances are at about 500/1. I have gotten a random shiny and a toxel after around 300 eggs, while ive killed 700 rolycolys and nothing yet.

[@MagnificentSpike]

@@newmemer8070 yeah I know egg rates aren't bugged. Just encounter rates. Like his video said. 👍

[@ch4wk665]

I can’t believe the GTS is gone . It was so useful. I have had a little lag, but it is mostly in the wild area

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

I can imagine people in the comments saying this entire game is Wrong

[@AshenDust_]

PlatinumAltaria be like: My time has come!

[@yiangaruga4928]

The entire game is wrong...

[@shinysamurott613]

@@yiangaruga4928 r/madlads

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

Thraben Innistrad i mean the haters of this game , they probably see Sword and Shield with pure anger .

[@eimardgomes1128]

It is. Competitive is dead for me. Loved battling in the past two gens. But no National Dex and Gyarados with power whip? Oh please. Kill me.

[@halocraft314]

Am I the only one who remembers that as of the end of the post-game that you literally become King of the Galar region? The two big-hair-boys abdicate their throne(s) to you!

[@wintertheampharos4725]

Possibility for removal of GTS: Stingy people asking you give them a legendary or mythical for something like a level 1 Pidgey or a Magikarp.

[@visionflix2202]

There was a lot of that so that would make sense

[@mrscream443]

True i wanted a riolu in a sun and moon playthrough because you can only get one in post game so i went on gts because i still wanted one and all people wanted where mews and palkias

[@Amonymous__]

Next video: 30 Things Great About Sword and Shield

[@Ejaz100]

Yes

[@dirandrous7682]

Next video: 2 things good about SnS.

[@visionflix2202]

Indoraptor Unstoppable It appears you have ignored the truth

[@webs2099]

@@visionflix2202 yeah 0 thing's great about sword and shield is better

[@ShinobiVIPER]

To this day, I have never managed to get a max raid off with anyone. It’s an absolute joke 🙄

[@Olkard]

I've managed, but it is a real pain. The networking on this game is pathetically bad.

[@kiranroye6498]

I've gotten at least 10, and only tried like, 50

[@kevrink5605]

A couple of minor problems I have with the game are that you can't take off your bag for your League Card and that you can't wear a hat during with your Challenger Uniform during the gym mission. The ghost kid (not Allister, a gym challenger that uses Ghost-types in the post-game tournament) wears a hat, why can't I? Also, Hammerlocke is huge, it's basically a castle. It's got those long things spread around it that are supposed resemble dragon wings. I wanna go on those. I wanted to explore Hammerlocke!

[@chantment]

The removed the gts because you can make multiple accounts and transfer data through switch live, to make sure you play the games the most legit way possible. They wanted to also decrease on hacked pokemon. Its sucks but they have there reasons

[@corrackisdead]

Yet literally the game has the most bugs in it of any Pokémon game with hatching a gyrados, date spoofing, and literally milking out shines for free

[@Dabrownman1812]

The hacked mon thing doesn't make sense, just laziness. Why? Because they can put something else better since you can still create, hack etc. Proofing the game or making it harder will help.

[@intensellylit4100]

And then...

[@Atellas]

How’s everyone doing? Hope all of y’all have a wonderful day! Let’s get Micheal to 1M subs!

[@UltraAfroman]

Yeah, let's.

[@vievie3661]

hope you have a wonderful day too!

[@Atellas]

Thank y’all for the nice reply’s! Y’all made me feel better!😁

[@Shkumped]

Sword and shield: No national Dex, but YOUR RIVAL GETS GOD DAMN DEPRESSION

[@cookingfoodies3782]

Fighting type is the type used by either gym leader or elite four member in every generation

[@uknown4710]

Cuz Pokemon FIGHT

[@goGothitaLOL]

Gen 1 - Bruno Gen 2 - Chuck Gen 3 - Brawly Gen 4 - Maylene Gen 5 - Marshall Gen 6 - Korrina Gen 7 - Hala Gen 8 - Bea

[@uknown4710]

@@goGothitaLOL gen 8 - hold my pokemon shield

[@dachking6657]

Gonna take a guess and a gander and say the next vid is “5 Thing that are GREAT About Sword and Shield!”

[@lordfawful9469]

Yep

[@yiangaruga4928]

I don't think you can count that far with these games.. The only actually great thing about these games is the character customization is actually amazing finally. That's literally all I can think of, everything else is either mediocre or barely decent at best. Nothing is *great*

[@Wormster_]

When Mikey says that he is not trying to be negative Well Mikey hates the games

[@masterxstevenstones6496]

I was thinking about this for a while

[@Gurkan790]

Well, we all can be sure that he isn't the only one, who hates these games

[@noirhelios]

You can make valid criticisms and not hate something. Hell, most people critique a lot of things because of how much they like something

[@cv6531]

Ranked online is fun. Aside from that I have a lot of gripes with it. It's buggy and mediocre

[@Rammstein0963.]

@noirpoet97 Even if he hates them he isn't as likely to say so, as (to be fair) the Pokemon Co. iirc sponsors him and would likely take a dim view of a Poketuber trashing their latest product.

[@pokedexholderorange8868]

6:28 “There is no way to ensure that your trade or battle request will go to the person you want.” There is. It’s called “don’t make your code 4 of the same number” lol

[@joewhite4456]

No there really isn't, you can choose any four numbers that have no connection and still get the wrong person.

[@spotssgg]

"lack of postgame" pokemon direct comes out

[@DesDeLaNet]

I was about to say We just got TWO postgames

[@RFLCTNS]

@@DesDeLaNet But you'll have to pay $30 for each of them; due to the more impressive appearance of the DLC content, some people are saying that the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra were originally part of those "new" postgame areas cut at the last minute.

[@DotHackerBlackWing]

@@RFLCTNS no you only have to pay $30 for both of them together as they both are in an expansion pass. now yes you have to spend $60 bucks if you have both games and want the expansion pass for both of them.

[@willweaver5044]

DeadlyBard676 If you actively play both games there is something wrong

[@toonishigh]

but i still have to pay 30 bucks for them. so to get the full pokemon gen 8 experience 60 for sword+ 60 for shield+ 60 for dlc for both= $180 sorry but thats stupid

[@Elijah-gt7yt]

When i was playing ultra moon i went on the gts looking for a rowlet and someone wanted a female ditto, A FRICKEN FEMALE DITTO

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I've been there too.

[@noodles6112]

A fe- Oh golly gee whizz.

[@kinglysander100]

I love how everyone just wants to go back to gen 6

[@tradeka4206]

Paradise Team gen 6 was horrible, I’d rather be stuck in gen 8 waiting for the gen 4 remakes

[@sou1zyyt179]

True I love greninja

[@sou1zyyt179]

My favourite gem is 6 and 4 so I respect your gem 6 wishes

[@lunamoone5231]

Mine is gen 3, 4 and 6

[@Allandeverythingphotos]

Gen 2,4,5,7

[@delt5504]

Really glad you’re covering topics other than “not enough animation” or the dex cuts or the bad story. I agree that they’re all very glaring issues but I’ve heard about enough of it already haha

[@sarahcarmichael3417]

This game feels more like a flash game than a Nintendo game 🤷‍♀️

[@gavinja2712]

When you realize there is no national dex on this list and it had the most complaints before the games came out

[@sonicrunn3r895]

That doesn't come into play until Home is released.

[@willweaver5044]

There shouldn’t be national sexy though. 400 Pokémon is a good amount

[@Jovian999]

It boggles my mind that nobody at Nintendo realised how important PSS was, and it was instead treated as just another gimmick. Y-Comm isn't as bad as Festival Plaza, but it's inexcusable for it not to have the communication features PSS had over six years ago, and it's a huge deal in a game as supposedly interactive as Pokemon.

[@satisfiedskullservant]

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that the character models are still really bad in this game. The player character is not expressive at all, and they haven't even added voice lines to any of the characters. This was acceptable on a handheld console, but on a home console in 2019 which you'll play on your TV for there not to be any voice lines is ridiculous.

[@triggermoon2155]

Giannis Kalantzis I would rather them use it too, but it was never in other Pokémon games and it isn’t a glitch because it wasn’t there so we can’t criticize it

[@norsegoat1408]

pokemon games don't have voice lines because hop would be even more annoying

[@thawsomepancakes3615]

Yeah, you just always smile, and stare into their soul.

[@visionflix2202]

I think the new models have loads more expression compared to the others, you just have to pay attention.

[@blake7587]

Tip to mass release: 1). transfer all unwanted Pokémon to Pokémon Home 2). from Pokémon Home transfer to Pokémon Legends Arceus. 3). Mass release them all simply on PLA and be rewarded for it! I did it with 200 Gible today while farming for shiny Gible.