Pokémon - Bigger Than You Know

[@kokorolex]

"it was settled out of Court" You already know they had a Pokemon battle

[@brubru9663]

Why is this not top comment

[@jakeburke838]

Jargon used legalese: it's super effective

[@Glass1170]

Why is this so funny

[@Lord_Of_Aether]

Why do I imagine this court battle pulling a Phoenix Wright-Pokémon crossover?

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@Lord_Of_Aether With the Pokemon being summoned and attacking in a Yugioh style. I think the Pokemon Company would be Kaiba, on the mindset of "Screw the rules, we want our intellectual property back!"

[@MasterCog999]

Fun fact, Pokémon is the highest grossing intellectual property in the world.

[@MahriBlade]

It's pretty cool how it is considering that the game started out from a small company that had not much money.

[@darellarocho5729]

Indeed

[@talentlesscommenter1329]

@D Zuke I think it was the Pokémon Go game going viral that pushed them there.

[@mjc0961]

And yet it's "wrong" to point out how greedy significantly less game for significantly more money Pokemon Sword and Shield are

[@fumothfan9]

It's because nintendo is ultra protective of their brand because of that. Anything fan made or poke or trademarked names gets DMCA'd or copy striked. Even reviews or remixes of songs gets shut down.

[@CZsWorld]

I'm a big Pokémon fan, but there was a lot in this video that I didn't know about. I think another company that should have been mentioned is Niantic. It can't be understated how much of an impact Pokémon Go is having on the franchise. It's one of their biggest money-makers and has caused them to implement new mechanics in the traditional Pokémon games. Pokémon is a bigger brand now than it was in 90s thanks to Niantic. To answer your question: my favorite is Haunter -- and my favorite game is Pokémon Silver!

[@mrcolegreat3595]

Pin this comment

[@ladybloomer4053]

Ok so your a big pokemon fan so how hard do you think ash can throw a pokeball

[@DarkcIoud1111]

Pokemon GO being as popular as it is is kind of a double edged sword however. Because it is one of their main money makers currently, they have been focusing more attention on the mobile market and the main series games have suffered as a result of them splitting their workforce; Sword and Shield being a key example of this.

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

While true, as far as I know they don't have any involvement in the pokemon company itself. They just have permission to use the IP.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@DarkcIoud1111 the Nintendo games are not the main games. The main game is still the actual card game it self. It's still the best money maker especially at the Japanese home marked. (that is very profitable and to be frank really cheap to make in bulk) o and all the merch.

[@Mojabi_ghost]

Company man: * makes a video about Pokémon * All the poketubers: *You have summoned us?*

[@PlazDreamweaver]

I can't wait for all the half-assed, clickbait videos with reaction thumbnails that look like they just saw Jesus Christ walk on water while levitating an entire train filled with aliens in the midst of eating half the world's population as the sun grows a face and starts rapping at a pace that would explode the mind of Eminem, and Eminem's head actually explodes from that.

[@PKSunset]

@@PlazDreamweaver You aint have to tell the truth. That was mean. 😔

[@benoden5838]

Pokémon will never die, it’ll stay in hearts for eternity

[@hamzeabdi6397]

True

[@nerymuniz6427]

@ActionResource I respect that and I feel the same way

[@genghiskhan.2265]

@ActionResource I’m like you but every 3 years I go back to Pokémon

[@justinarney3050]

Yeah pretty much. They're the highest-grossing media franchise in the world with maybe the most loyal fanbase(to almost a fault) in the world.

[@RolandKoller90]

Always 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@ryanexx5250]

In 10 years: Company Man - bigger than you know

[@James-ip5gz]

Haha

[@chrisgorgon3629]

He became the Monopoly

[@Markimark151]

I remember Pokémon being so bigger than Disney, you could not go to a store and not see anything Pokémon related! Even I used to work at blockbuster, and people were lining up for the Pokémon Snap kiosk, kids went crazy!

[@PeterGriffin11]

Pokémon is the highest grossing media franchise so it is bigger than anything Disney owns.

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

Isn’t it crazy that the two biggest figures in entertainment are both rats

[@MrThatblueguy]

As far as gross profits go it is bigger then Disney Oh yeah, funny you mention snap. They're remaking it for the switch

[@Goseasz]

I Reply To Everything, no not at all, that is how every single company gets big, they are all rats.

[@Markimark151]

Pokémon killed Disney’s popularity in the early 2000s, Disney merchandise was selling badly and we stopped promoting Disney movies because of Pokémon!

[@CHEFPKR]

Right in the childhood. Also, grats on 1mil!

[@edgelord8337]

I never sadly played any pokemon growing up but the mystery dungeon games are amazing.

[@devingiles6597]

I grew up the Pokémon anime over the years.

[@harryhoegen7448]

Company man should do a review his face.

[@companyman114]

Really appreciate it.

[@angelarreguin8716]

@@companyman114 what ever happened to playmobil

[@devonfuginowskinstien7500]

I left my wife and child behind to become a Pokémon trainer. No regrets.

[@justinflowers7480]

😂😂

[@Extremezotako]

LMAOOOO

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Who are you, Ash's father?

[@vbucksinvan6785]

@@PokeMario-pk4ot ash’s father must’ve been an abra. Disappears almost instantly.

[@jesseb6518]

You sound like the modern day Buddha.

[@adrianortega1431]

I was part of the initial craze, and I kept on playing to this day. I'm looking forward to the new DLC storyline coming out for Sword and Shield later this month! Also, my fave is Riolu.

[@sephondranzer]

This franchise was the reason I learned English!!! I was always gifted at math and the kids in 2nd grade noticed I would smoke them at Red/Blue/Yellow with various different teams consistently, and I couldn’t explain to them why. They became my friends and helped me learn English quickly so I could share my RBY secrets. Such a fond memory you touched on with this video!! ❤️😊

[@Kardino]

Man, now that's a cool story!

[@Odin7T7]

Same here, only it was 9 grade ESL class with my Vietnamese friend , We might have not spoken the the language, but we spoke POKeMON so we understood each other :D

[@aaronfield7899]

Why English and not Japanese?

[@IVChan]

Same here! I learned to read English before I spoke it because the games only came in English where I live!

[@Odin7T7]

@@IVChan yeah I first played Pokemon Silver on a friends crappy dilapidated gameboy poket, and made it to the 2nd or third gym 'till I didn't know what to do cuz I didn't spoke English, man those were the good 'ol days :D

[@rkmath4905]

I wasn’t part of that initial Pokémon craze, mostly because I wasn’t born yet, but when the series had another big boom of popularity when the generation 4 games were released on the Nintendo DS in 2006, I was one of the kids who was obsessed. Starting with the Generation 5 games, I have bought every Pokémon game on release date and I have yet to lose my streak sense. I still love this franchise to this day.

[@jakestakes9075]

I remember ev training my pokemon on x and y 🥺

[@AKUNJIG]

I was in High School and everybody had a DS when D/P Came out. Killed the scene with my old R/S & Coloseium Pokemon.

[@shubhamrathi351]

Same here

[@RyGuy147]

Gen 5 is my favourite. The pokemon designs were so cool and it had the best storyline

[@justinmoore8934]

Those red and blue days were legendary

[@truegreen7]

Pretty cool how you made a video on my favorite franchise just months after I subscribed.

[@cameronb8988]

Ditto lol

[@shironasama0445]

I didn't expect the best poketuber to be here, awesome!

[@thenumber27issomehowtaken]

Heyyyy yo

[@deliocache2528]

Wow your favorite franchise? I couldn't have guessed!

[@djcoasters2732]

hey truegreen

[@Kittykattarina]

Company man: "i was in the 3rd grade" Me: *dies of old age*

[@forestgrump4723]

I was a member of the official pokemon league at toys r us with my brother. We had a hustle where I would find a card we want, make a lowball offer, he would come over, tell me I wasn't allowed to make that deal cause I was getting ripped off and it was a shared collection. I would tell him to piss off, and he would say he's going to get mom cause I can't make bad trades it's not fair. He would then leave and usually the other person would hurry to accept the trade before our mom got involved. In reality my brother had left to find our next victim. We took advantage of the fact that young boys always seem to think young girls don't know what they're doing.

[@DuskLegend]

wow a woman being awful color me surprised

[@forestgrump4723]

@@DuskLegend Wow a man being judgemental isn’t that a radical concept

[@DuskLegend]

@@forestgrump4723 see, now you’re getting it

[@DuskLegend]

@@Kremlin-Dusk shout more words! That’ll work!

[@jdub1742]

Savage

[@ThePokemonEvos]

So glad to finally see you do a video on this!

[@yoshigamingyoshi771]

Hello

[@alined5868]

Nice to see you professors

[@ossumopossum]

Hello, professor

[@ThePokemonEvos]

@@yoshigamingyoshi771 hi!

[@ThePokemonEvos]

@@alined5868 hello!

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Hmmm... sounds like "The Decline of 4Kids" would be a good video to make in the future.

[@BB_Sebring]

Anime licensing companies in general I think would be good topics. "The Decline of ADV", "The Rise of Funimation" and "The Rise of Crunchyroll" I can all see being good video topics. 4Kids definitely should be first though due to their legacy on anime though. They are the reason why dubs and localization are maligned the way they are and for causing people to desire a "literal translation" when they actually don't want hack dubs (what 4Kids produced throughout its existence).

[@marionnette6231]

@@BB_Sebring whats a hack dub i googled it and i got nothing that was pertinent

[@jac_238]

Marionnette basically a dub that makes several alterations from the original. 4Kids was infamous for doing this in order to make their shows more kid friendly, One Piece arguably suffered the worst from this.

[@Xhan_der]

Yu-Gi-Oh where did the guns go?

[@artistwithouttalent]

@@Xhan_der Same place as the entirety of "Legend of Dratini."

[@TheBlackAbyss1]

"I'll use this frying pan as a drying pan" - best quote ever

[@maenad1231]

_“The circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are”_

[@LeeroyPorkins]

These Jelly Doughnuts are delicious!

[@miguel_7515]

Brock's best lines are his eyes

[@Laz3rCat95]

There's two types of people in this world...

[@suppengroove]

a thread of mostly dub exclusive lines. we will never get a legit localization :-/

[@ThePaulKM]

My favorite Pokémon has always been Cubone (カラカラ in Japanese). He just always seemed the most battle ready to me, and so I thought he was the coolest.

[@brian12357]

Squirtle will always be my fav. I mean who doesn’t love the Squad? Also would love more Pokémon related company videos !

[@buhgingo2933]

I don’t like squirtle. Jk it’s my go to for Pokémon blue

[@belosg70]

Same

[@2videosilike]

the starter squad

[@neilb3332]

Pokémon company related company videos?

[@RatedRMario21]

Not just the Squad, I absolutely LOVE how much of an a-hole Squirtle is in "Island of the Giant Pokemon"

[@grit1]

I'll turn my frying pan into a drying pan

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

I SURE DO LOVE A JELLY DONUT 🍙

[@killingtime4444]

I get it! 😁

[@Menaceblue3]

*Gary was here* *Ash is a loser!!!*

[@hw3283]

Classic 4Kids !

[@Hmmm777]

Brock best line

[@Jarretthicks12]

The initial craze was something to behold. I was right in the middle of it. To this day Pokémon is one of my favorite game series hands down

[@Historicutuber]

Me too

[@justinflowers7480]

Same

[@TheVideoGameManiac]

I still collect Pokemon cards to this day. The most expensive card I own is a Shining Charizard from the Neo Destiny set.

[@Lord_Of_Aether]

Impressive

[@Doc_Jello]

I had the shining charizard and shining umbreon, but I lost them when I was younger

[@Hot18Shot]

Same. I will still buy Pokemon cards to try snd get some rare full arts and play Pokemon GO religiously with my brothers. But now that we're older and have plenty of money to spend, we can splurge on these things without issue. Our kid-selves would be so proud of us.

[@theshadowman1398]

The prize of that card ballooned like a well you know

[@Xnate13X]

My grandmother taught me the value and how to save money by age 4-5(super early), as she went through the great depression and it was in her blood at that point. I had many different ways of acquiring money, between flipping items in kindergarten+(started K at 4), eating bugs for payment, finding money in payphones/ground(when 99.99% of people used physical money), etc.. Anyways, my parents didn't buy me much past the cheapest clothes and necessities I needed and very little on birthdays/Christmas(which was normally just a small toy and necessities). At this time, the other kids at school were having their parents buy them the new Gameboy Color (as some had the Original Gameboy already but wasn't too popular as kids), and the Pokemon games since they just got released and were popular fast! Everyone was bringing them to school(private school) and was playing them at recess as oppose to actually doing anything, lmao! It got to the point that the teachers had to restrict Gameboy use to only before school starts and after school. My parents, being the "get a job" type of people, said no to everything. So, I bought it myself after a little bit of time. I remember sitting inside the shopping cart at Apex(a now closed company) and picking out the Green Gameboy Color and Pokemon Red Version. Everyone had the Blue Version and I always liked to be different(still to this day), haha. I loved it but would get stuck a lot and my older cousin Jenna would help me. I loved her so much because she was the only family member that liked video games, we grew super close during that time.. until she turned 16 and got a boyfriend and was never home. Anyways, I was an avid yardsaler back in those days too (went out with my grandma and aunt..my family is on the very old side) and I picked up silver, gold and crystal version a little while after release from a house in a very very rich town. I paid $10, $10, $15 for each game respectfully. Those days were so fun. I remember hot summer days and my family was too cheap to have AC, so I'd sit by a window in the kitchen that had a fan and play Pokemon ALL DAY LONG every day. It was so fun. This was until RuneScape in 04 got ported from Classic to RS2 and became the newest thing to play all day. I played Pokemon gen 1-3 countless times and have a pristine collection of every game with working original save batteries still, as well as extras that aren't pristine. I had bought a Gameboy DS just to play the Diamond version on release, hated it because it looked WAY too different and hated the play style, so I sold it all. I also had a very large Pokemon card collection that I didn't buy a single card of. Again, I was at a private school(Christian), so lots of kids felt kind enough to always give away cards to people. I had an entire binder full of cards! I gave my entire collection away when I graduated 8th grade to my best friend at the time that would flip cards/items on eBay with his dad. I had no idea how to do it. I would just play RuneScape all day, haha. I regret it now obviously as the prices for base set are nuts. I did keep my favorite card from my collection, which was a Charizard holo(which is now worth around $200). I plan to get it graded one day and frame it just as a memory piece, not because it's actually a high grade or anything. It'll probably only grade about 6 PSA.

[@Dj_Gj]

Pokémon Platinum was my childhood. If it’s not obvious, Luxray is my favorite Pokémon.

[@benjackson7872]

My favorite’s Charmander

[@frenquencie]

Hearing Company Man talk about EarthBound is pretty cool :D

[@TheWrathAbove]

Honestly I'd love to see a whole video about Ape Inc. And Creatures Inc.

[@frenquencie]

@TheWrathAbove I agree, Mother was how I got my start in the JRPG genre. It’s the reason Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy have become a huge part of my life now, and I have Mother to thank for all the wonderful experiences.

[@amiithevampirequeen2828]

yes may he talk about earthbound more

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

I’m EarthBound right now. (You know because of gravity)

[@edgelord8337]

We met again old friend Odd that I'd be in a company man video.

[@Dullfang2]

One of the best moments of my childhood is when i was 5 or 6 and at my grandparents house for christmas and my brother and i each opened a christmas present containing gameboy color with a carrying case and a pokemon game. my bro got pokemon red and i got pokemon blue. he had the green game boy i got the yellow. we stayed up so late playing pokemon and quickly became obsessed. i remember thinking my game boy was acting weird and the batteries were dying because the screen kept flickering, luckily the brother pointed out it was just because one of my pokemon was poisoned. haha. childhood was the best. Thank you nintendo

[@seanwatts392]

Dam me too!! I had the see through purple gameboy for Christmas and I think it was pokemon krystal version. So did my uncle. He's 6 months older than me. We had the link cable as well. We didn't know how to use it. We would connect our gamboys together and go the the same place and we thought we would see each other but didn't work 🤣 I would play that game all the time at home. I would even take battery's from remotes from my parents and get whooped lol we lived in the ghetto with little money! I would even go to the store behind our apartments to steal batterys 💀 and have a book of pokemon cards that all the kids in the neighborhood would trade. To this day I never played the cards how they were supposed to be played. We only use to trade them 🤣

[@Dullfang2]

@@seanwatts392 dude the purple see through one was the coolest. Honestly I haven't met a single person who actually knows how to play the trading card game. Also, gotta say, it's amazing how everyone everywhere would try holding down the B button when catching Pokemon because we all believed it helped catch it. Actually I still do believe it

[@pinkywinky911]

Adorable story 😄

[@thecatherd]

I think a large ommission here was Tomy, they were responsible for producing a very large amount of Pokémon toys up until the mid 00s, and still produce many of them today! Pokémon has been and still is my obsession since I was a young child, I'm glad to see it covered here.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Tomy merged with Takara and became Takara Tomy.

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

My favorite Pokémon was Charizard. I even had a gold-plated Charizard card.

[@hamzeabdi6397]

Ye, everyone loves charizard and pikachu

[@jgasparmiswiredke]

We all know there's going to have to be a part two for this. Maybe this one might turn into a series considering how massive the Pokemon franchise is.

[@thenintendogamer1542]

Pokemon and Animal Crossing are my two favorite things...... Pokemon Go, Main Series games, spinoffs, toys, plushies, the tcg, the anime, and even Pokemon themed Stores...

[@jessicarobinson8869]

Omg I remember begging my parents to wait in the long ass lines at Burger King to get the toys, I also had so many toys and cards, I’m 29 now and I still love Pokémon. My favorite is Vaporeon. I also still know the pokerap by heart 😂

[@justalpha9138]

Pikachu for me! He's my role model personality-wise! :)

[@thememeestfilmbuff]

Pokémon when they see a new business venture: *Gotta Catch Them All.*

[@medzawesomeness69430]

"Gotta Catch What I'm Allowed"

[@christudor6681]

My obsession with Pokemon started in the late 90's and is still very strong today. Thank you for making this video!

[@bacarlson991]

I just learned that Howard Johnson used to be the largest restaurant chain and today has one remaining store. That would be a very interesting story! Love the channel great stuff.

[@anklez8623]

I named my daughter Evelyn specifically so I can call her Eevee. This way she has a nickname I can spell however I want without screwing up her future prospect because I gave her a funny name. It's cool to share a name with a Pokemon at 6.

[@karacoconutag]

I love that name! Also, you're much kinder and wiser than most parents these days. 😆🤦‍♀️

[@vishwaskulkarni9211]

Beware your girl won't wear a 9 tailed vibrator

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

@@vishwaskulkarni9211 noooooooo why you said it Mr Truthful (Vishwas=truth?)

[@ReginusTardinus]

Weird

[@Xnate13X]

@@vishwaskulkarni9211 That's Vulpix's evolution, not Eevee.. >.< Eevee can evolve into different typings.

[@Gare_]

i remeber seeing it on kids wb for the first time, feels like it was yesterday

[@Kanerade]

"Video games generally weren't very good" Yeah, that's also happening now with mobile games..

[@Traysandor]

There was never a point where I took mobile phone gaming seriously in the slightest. I have a Switch and a laptop for that, as well as the countless hours spent playing the DS/3DS games.

[@rainpooper7088]

Pokémon Go is legit the only mobile game I play and that’s less because of the game itself and more because of the community once it went out of being a fad. COVID obviously put a dent in that, but we’re still jokingly flexing on each other online with our shinies and 100%s to keep in contact. And yes, I am a „real“ Pokémon fan, I have played at least one game of every generation.

[@LKBVMA2801]

Especially the ads

[@CRValtierra]

Very true. Tho Genshin Impact is actually a very good mobile game

[@nummurrow6360]

I mean, not all mobile games are bad, there is good stuff here and there. As someone who enjoyd playing on mobile devices over PC's, I've played genuinely interesting games. Just look at Rusty Lake or Rayark, two different game companies that have developed really good games for mobile devices.

[@tylermcconnell3147]

Favorite is Turtwig and the forms it evolves into. Loved using it on the DS games.

[@justinarney3050]

STAB earthquake was really nice

[@spidernymph8964]

"Good luck finding anybody who can't identify him [pikachu]." *flashes back to an old lady who worked at Sam's club asking if my pikachu back pack was a pig.*

[@yuming8845]

I have been waiting for this day, since I recommended you cover Nintendo a few years back. I love this series so much despite the Sword and Shield's controversy, I still hold this series dear to my heart and still love the games and the series. Was wondering though if you would do videos on other gaming companies, a few recommendations would be on Valve, Capcom, Bandai Nacom, Square Enix, Atlus, and Spike Chunsoft. Also favourite pokemon is Durant, gen 5 tho. It would be amazing if you do and I and definitely others would love to watch them.

[@AnorLondo2]

Valve video would be epic

[@crestenor]

I am a big Pokemon fan. I started with Gen 4 on the DS, and now am starting to play competitively. Honestly, this is a franchise that I don't see dying out for a good while. Edit: Favorite Pokemon is Piplup/Empoleon, because Gen 4 nostalgia.

[@mrsuperheatran2794]

I love Sinnoh! Not my first generation, but I met my best friend through Diamond and Pearl through it so it's still really important to me. Turtwig is my starter choice!

[@Ricefrisbeetreats]

Got Red back in 1998. Been playing ever since. It’s crazy how many people have success because of their work on these games.

[@WillowFaded]

Me: hears 4kids Me: **vitnamese war flash backs of Pokémon and Kirby**

[@WillowFaded]

@oddbiku a fellow man of culture I see

[@luigissidekick861]

@oddbiku KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY HES THE STAR OF THE SHOW

[@pastapartyify]

Who wants a jelly doughnut!?

[@OnurTheXbot]

Pokemon has made over $90 billion, that’s insane.

[@mjdxp5688]

It's honestly rather amazing that Pokémon beats every other entertainment franchise in the world. I first started playing with Gen 3, but lost interest by the time Sword and Shield came out. Edit: My favorite is Furret!

[@CloudDragonProductions]

I love Ferret!

[@anthonyberruecos9866]

I’ve been literally waiting for this, thank you company man you never fail !!!

[@companyman114]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@CODmontages110]

You don’t need a video to know that Pokémon is the biggest and most profitable brand, media and video game. They’ve only been around since the late 90s, 96 for Japan and 98 for the rest of the world, and they’ve overtaken Disney as most recognizable and profitable.

[@justinflowers7480]

Fr

[@multiyapples]

I was obsessed with Pokemon as a kid. This brought back so wonderful memories of my childhood. Thank you Company Man.

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

Part of the initial craze😂. Fell out around the ds era, stayed a little later than my counterparts. Came back in during the end of the ds/beginning of 3ds era and have been there ever since. Have so many great memories! Pokémon the first movie had people sitting in the isles of the theater because some families came too late and couldn’t finagle seats together. I remember getting a holo charizard in third grade giving up my reverse holo entei. Ended up selling most of my cards during that lull and really regretted it. Still have all my video game pokes from Pokémon X and Y till sword and shield, and also have some classic ruby and fire red Pokémon transferred up by my cousin way back when. It’s literally hard to explain, but playing with a character from another game, console generations ago, when you were literally a kid, in a current game with current gen graphics, it’s a goosebump enduring feeling I haven’t felt in other media. Def a die hard fan 😂👍

[@Matanumi]

Funny cause the DS era was peak Pokemon games in terms of quality and content. It went downhill after BW2...3DS was OK but inferior...and switch games are some of the worst of The series

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

Matanumi yeah I went back and caught up and was surprisingly impressed by diamond, soul silver and black (which brought me back). Not crazy about the pacing of diamond, but loved soul silver. I thought it would get more story based after black, loved it but hated literally all the Pokémon in it. Felt nostalgia in Y, actually adore oras, and moon was fine. Decent before bed games and I always pick a wack ass team from all different gens *praise be to the pokebank*, but moon didn’t feel like omega ruby, just seemed like something was missing. Felt worse with ultra sun, felt weird about let’s go, and actually liked Shield, but it doesn’t have the replayable nature of other games. Just feels like an incomplete story and the wild area just kinda gives you everything after a while, like fully evolved versions of Pokémon, trade evolutions, etc. which I love, but part of that second run or other version is to do things you didn’t or couldn’t before, at least for me. Sorry that was long. I would be ok if gamefreak at this point took a multi year break or hire different/multiple devs. The every year/every other year approach gives so little room for innovation, and I was really looking forward to the first console Pokémon game.

[@RinFeet]

My favorite is Dragonair because I loved the card when I was a kid!

[@vreport8389]

No ninetails

[@_stve_]

I also got hooked on Pokémon in the 3rd Grade!😂, also my favorite Pokémon definitely Squirtle!

[@nerymuniz6427]

Same

[@Jac735]

Yeah my younger brother was bulbasuar my older brother charmander me squirtle but I like charmander as a starter thr most tho

[@FormulaFanboy]

"They deserve their own video' yes!!!!! PLEASE!!!! A Nintendo video is by far my most wanted video for you to make, that'd make my month when you upload it! :D

[@JeffrevinYT]

“Bigger Than You Know”? _looks over at the giant floating Pikachu balloon_ Yeah.

[@landon11]

I remember being in middle school and my mom bought my sister and I red and blue. My sister lost interest so I got all 150 on my red version. All my friends gave me crap for wasting so much time on it but they were the ones that were curious about it

[@BernardHRobbins]

Why do I love this guys voice so much😊

[@Mojaveknight17]

Because it's so good 😊

[@TheWrathAbove]

Pokemon Sapphire is one of the first games I ever really played so naturally my favourite pokemon's is my main man swampert who carried me through that whole game

[@LeoRex13]

So u liek mudkipz

[@Deoxys911]

#HoennGang!

[@BrendanBrown1]

Yeah, gen 3 was mine too. However, Blaziken has to be my favorite starter for sure out of all the generations. #HoennGang

[@greatgamingendavour]

Gen 4 and Gen 6 starter were best and so were gamewise why cause they had most double types also very interesting starter who will be double type later

[@caseyfoghorn6973]

Oh my gosh, Pokémon Sapphire was my very first Pokémon game too. It was love at first sight that quickly became an unhealthy obsession as I was growing up. I never once let any of my younger siblings play it on the Gameboy, I just had to have it with me everywhere--except for school. It was that bad.😂🤦‍♀️ Although as I was growing up, my passion for Pokémon dwindled, but my interest in the video games remain strong. I still have them.😊👍

[@JK-gm6kk]

I still wish I had that Pikachu themed Gameboy, too. The story of the creator is super inspiring. Also, snorlax is super awesome

[@sjneow]

I'm glad that he is finally starting to do more global brands. Finally companies that I heard of

[@alcid34]

Pokemon has been an interest to me since I was around 6, though it really began around 2008, when I first played Diamond. Since then, I've literally integrated Pokemon into my life for over a decade. I've been watching new episodes of the show every week, know every Pokemon (even the new ones), and of course, played the games. It got to the point where, even with other interests, I've never my let my loyalty to Pokemon go to this day.

[@rosyhvideo2587]

Wow that’s so cool! I’ve just stared collecting Pokémon cards late 2020 towards the beginning of the release for vivid voltage and love it!

[@thekeegster6278]

I started getting into Pokémon around the same time you did in 06-07, and I’ve been playing it ever since! Definitely one of the keystones of my life!

[@PixelSlayers]

I think I'm just a few years older than you... I was in 5th grade when the craze hit and I've been a fan ever since! Togepi has to be my favorite. So cute... but also unpredictable.

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

Togepi used Earthquake

[@christianp.7675]

Aye, Metronome is such an unreliable move. Interestingly, it's its own style of competitive battling, it's so unique a move.

[@martyrking2288]

I have caught the very first wave. When I was in 3rd grade a friend told me about this Pokémon show that would play right after school, I had to run home to catch it in time! Later that year the games came out and I got blue for Christmas. Cards came later and I had to have it ALL! But I got older and lost interest after Crystal version.

[@FEknuckle]

"Are you apart of that initial craze?" Me: Probably.

[@reversal]

Let’s GO!!!

[@IchorX]

-to the polls

[@williamhicks7807]

pikachu and lets go eevee

[@cole1]

are u that dude from donut

[@ANDRESLOPEZ_24]

Oh shoot it's reversal

[@Helicopter7]

Ok

[@JDTorres1217]

Favorite Pokemon: Blastoise! I even have a tattoo to prove it.

[@mechamicro]

Nice

[@gokusondbz]

And the former CEO of 4Kids is the current CEO of Activision 😞

[@gokusondbz]

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah because the guy is a complete douchebag. Given his reputation on how he treats his employees and the business practices he uses. He is one of the main reasons why Activision is one of the most hated game companies in the world.

[@zell3387]

He jumped from making entartainment for kids to making call of duty with M rated games, its like going to an kindergarden teacher to a gun dealer

[@jefferyjones8399]

I was part of that hype train initially. I stopped following it when I was an older teenager. I picked up a few of the later games in college and in the past year. I've always been a fan in some ways even when I've fallen in and out of the franchise. It's like an old friend, full of fun and comfort.

[@joneenie]

he always sounds so put out at the end of the video "thank you for watching :(" i love it

[@SD-tl4wf]

I loved pokemon when it first came out and fell out of love like everyone else. I fell back in love when pokemon go came out. I was a new mom and it gave an intention to getting out of the house. Today, my son and I are both engrossed in a love with pokemon. We play PoGo together, Sword/Shield, collect cards, and have watched every season of the series.

[@bbb_888]

I wish I had a mother like you (I hope my real mom isn't reading this!) jk :)

[@IVChan]

You don't know what you missed out with the games.... Sword and shield are nothing compared to the previous games.

[@forestwanderer]

"like everyone else". Speak for your fucking self lol. Plenty of us kept loving Pokemon the whole time.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@forestwanderer Wooow, someone made one, harmless generalization about Pokemon, of all things, and you jump down her throat like she wounded you personally. You have some issues you really need to sort out if a comment like that warranted that kind of escalation.

[@Jetfalcon4]

My story is very much like yours however I did get back in to it when I had my son

[@cooliecoolster9594]

I think that the perspective that someone has on Pokemon largely depends on how old they are and which Nintendo handheld system that they first had. Since the DS Lite was my first system, my favorite Pokemon games are those on the DS and GBA, with the Gameboy ones being a bit too old and the 3DS and Switch ones, while having brought lots of new things to the franchise, are not nostalgic for me as Generations 3, 4 and 5 are. People who were only introduced to the franchise via the card game or Pokemon Go would probably also have a different perspective on the franchise.

[@Lalo_thr]

My main was always Bulbasaur. I was big time into Pokemon during its apex in the later 90s and I always assumed that I lost interest in Pokemon just because they introduced all kinds of newer pokemon that I couldn't keep up with and just only cared for first gen, but in all honesty I think I simply just grew out of it. Have very fond memories tho of watching the cartoon, collecting and trading the cards, and the burger king toys!

[@Tech215Studios]

I’m 37 in two weeks so I was a little too old for Pokémon when I was a kid, I thought it was kinda corny AF tbh but you always find a way to making boring stuff really interesting. Great job dude!!

[@krum1985]

I would have to say Dratini is my favorite pokémon. I was really hyped on pokémon during the 1st generation, and I saw some of the anime, but I was a bit too old to get into the hype for the next few generations. My younger brothers though, they loved it and got our dad to record every episode of the anime they couldn't watch as it aired so they could watch it later =P

[@edgelord8337]

My favorite pokemon Treecko Charmander Eevee Umbreon Chimchar Snviy And riolu

[@JKB-qp6sf]

First Congratulations on hit 1 Million Subscribe! Second: I like Pokémon. I like amine & play Pokémon Go Plus Satoshi Tajiri have Autism, that really inspires lot people like me who have autism. 😊 My favorite is Garchomp!

[@Evil_Chronic]

I was part of the initial wave in 1998. I was 11 when it came out, and have been a relatively faithful Pokémon fan til recently. I still haven’t bought Sword and Shield, probably won’t either. My favorite Pokémon is Gardevoir, and Gen 4/HGSS are my favorite gen and games.

[@xtopher174]

Being a fan doesn't mean that you have to buy every single thing they have. If you love them and know why you love them + acknowledge their shortcomings while not bashing new fans you are still a faithful fan.

[@losingfayth]

I would like to point out two things: 1. Pokemon is currently the best selling franchise ever, which I was sure you would've mentioned but okay. 2. You'll be happy to know that Snorlax actually DOES do much! He's very common in the competitive Pokemon scene for this newer generation. If you look up some Pokemon VGC games on KZbin from this past year, I'm sure you'll see plenty of Snorlax.

[@PlazDreamweaver]

He's been powerful since Gen 6 is both singles and doubles. But in Gen 8, he's fallen from grace in 6v6 Smogon.

[@robertphillips7943]

Pokemon has been my favorite franchise and the one thing I have been obsessed over for almost 20 years, and I'm only 22. It's what encouraged me to read, made me my first friends, Pokémon Silver was my first game, and, for years now, these games have been one of the few things I've ever put much time into, even more than actual school, I think. The depth and atmosphere of the franchise is what has kept me here for so long. I've made a ton of friends, met a ton of people, and had a much better life overall, mostly thanks to this franchise. It doesn't matter how old I get, I will always dearly love each and every Pokémon. 💕💕

[@robertphillips7943]

Also plugging the Pokémon Cyphers bc they're my two favorite things put together, so if you like Pokémon and Hip-hop and hard bars, check them out

[@PeterGriffin11]

I've been waiting for you to make this video! Also fun fact Pokémon is the highest grossing media franchise of all time. I'm surprised he didn't mention that in the video. Oh and Poochyena is my favorite Pokémon followed by Umbreon.

[@edgelord8337]

Umbreon is probably my favorite pokemon. Treecko and chimchar are pretty good but umbreon oozes cool to me.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

@@edgelord8337 my crew conceeded their top favorite spot and felt rightfully I should go for 440, 113, and 242 with everything ending at 242. I asked if she cohericed their decision and she didn''t. Let's just say I have one with a really strong personality. All I could do at the end is love all of them even more. Detective Pikachu has already solved they mystery of where my heart is

[@edgelord8337]

@@wendyokoopa7048 I didn't understand it but did at the same time.

[@kazooeybloo8794]

Umbreons epic

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

When I was about twelve, I was given a black labrador puppy (without my mom's approval) by a family friend. I initially named her Shadow but Umbreon was one of my favorite pokemon so I began to call her that. The first day I had her, I took her for a walk but I didn't have a leash. Our street rose up to a hill before reaching another road. As I got to the end of the street, I realized my pup wasn't next to me anymore. I turned around and saw her standing frozen, eyes locked on something in someone's yard. It was a tethered chihuahua, half the size of my lab puppy. I took *one step* toward my dog and she flipped around and hightailed it back home, absolutely yelping at the top of her lungs like she'd been abused! I went flying down the hill after her, yelling "Come back, Umbreon! Come back!" I was rather impressed that in less than 24 hours, she knew where home was as she crashed right into the front door, begging to be let in. We got in and I just died laughing on the couch :) So much for our first walk! I would later have to carry her past the big, bad, chihuahua whenever we got to that part of the street, lol.

[@diegogutierrez5278]

I joined in around 2007 and those memories are unmatched. Collecting cards and watching the show. My favorite has got to be between trico and squrtle.

[@livingminimumwage6359]

Company Man doing a video on Pokemon? A surprise to be sure but a welcome one! I'm 25 and I was there at the beginning - it was nuts how big it was. The first game I ever owned was Pokemon Yellow on a purple Gameboy Color. I loved it then and still love those first two generations, going back to them at least once per year. I have played the newer ones but I feel they lost some of the charm. Still, gotta give it to them, it's a wonderful concept of a game. And it's one of those games that everyone has a favorite character/creature from which is always nice for discussion. Bulbasaur and Bellossom from the early days are my two favorites. Mimikyu and Espurr from the more recent entries.

[@JL-sm6cg]

The first store i bought Magic cards from sold out their initial shipment of Pokémon in literally 9 minutes.

[@MidnightUmbra]

Your own trip down memory lane was so bittersweet, because I share that same Pokemon childhood obsession (kinda still am) butI only had the games, because my family disapproved of pokemon, ive got merchandise now, but sometimes I wish I had that special connection Rambling over great video dude

[@applepeel1662]

Playing Pokémon at 21 sometimes feels really good. Started playing Pokémon emerald today and it reminded me of a time where worries were less and it's a good break from reality for sometime

[@DK-ul3lo]

I'm doing the same at 22

[@edgelord8337]

I'm not as old as you but I never played the games and just picked up explorers of sky and red rescue team and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

[@TopGuardDawg]

i’m currently 20 yrs old and i still have the shiny charizard that i got in a rare pack that i still treasure to this day

[@frijol7163]

My favorite Pokemon is Charmander!! I love fire types and he is just cute. I was born in 1998 so I got into it with the remakes of Pokemon Red and Blue, Pokemon Fire Red, specifically. Love it til this day?

[@blazing5925]

Mine is psyduck

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

Mine is Gourgeist, and the only reason why is because it sings joyfully as it watches the suffering of its prey

[@blazing5925]

@@ireplytoeverything3122 O_O

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

It’s true! It’s in the Pokedex

[@splitsee2526]

@Imthewun There is MUCH more harsh Pokedexs. The Pokedex is a perfect place to get surprised.

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

Kinda funny getting recommended this video when it's so close to the 25th anniversary of Pokemon. As someone who grew up in the late 90s I never cared about the mainline games or the trading cards, and only played a handful of spin-offs like Mystery Dungeon and some puzzle games. I definitely invested a lot of time watching the TV shows, including all of the movies. The first mainline game I ever decided to try was Pokemon Sword and have been hooked on it ever since I got it on November of 2019, currently have over 3K hours with almost every shiny in the game! Oh and I don't have one favorite Pokemon, but ONE of my most favorite has to be Espeon.

[@neoanimegirl]

I was 13 when it came out and been a huge fan since. Now I have my son loving Pokemon. Lol

[@crazyeyez1502]

Playing Red and Yellow back in late 90s. Road tripping to Philadelphia for a large tournament, where me and friends finished out in top few, got our legal Mew, and was told by the tournament staff that my Charizard was the strongest they've seen.

[@bsperoz]

11:00 Mewtwo. He MADE the first movie, and when he popped up in the trailers for DETECTIVE PIKACHU only THEN did I believe the film could be great (I was right - He's a banger in that film too).

[@MrSovr]

Got into it when it first started, and still in it with pokemon go. My favorite pokemon would have to be mew or lugia.

[@shadowhawk3933]

Dude this is crazy to see how far you have come keep it up company man

[@companyman114]

Thanks! Will do!

[@stone-ageraccoon1157]

I would totally be down with chilling with Marowak. Esp. Alolan Marowak, doin' that fire-stick dance thing.

[@TheMythey]

I have lots of favorites! But my favorite overall has to be Suicune. Followed closely by Lugia, Blastoise, and Flygon. Intelleon and Dragonite are tied for fifth. Decidueye is either sixth or seventh place, but she's definitely in my top ten.

[@jamcalx]

I was in 5th grade when pokemon came out, and have been playing ever since. Oshawatt is probably my favorite.

[@That_Black_Nerd]

Oshawatt is so cute

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

This video could have also been subtitled "The Rise and Fall and Rise Again." It did have a low point in the middle.

[@TheWrathAbove]

I don't know if that's entirely true. I don't think any main series Pokemon game ever dropped below top 10 or even top 5 best selling games on their respective systems.

[@AmiboW]

I think gen 8 was a fall in quality,but it still selled really good

[@stillbuyvhs]

@@TheWrathAbove The games always sold well, but the franchise as a whole fell. The 3rd movie didn't make enough money, so WB sold the distribution rights to Disney/Miramax, who gave the 4th movie a limited release; kids only kept buying trading cards because they could make money selling them to other kids, the TV show didn't garner enough interest to air an hour each day, etc. Not sure there was really a rise again; at least not to the level of '99.

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@AmiboW I mean you can point to gen 6 as a start of a decline in the quality of the games but like you said the games always continued to sell well and that unfortunately means a lot more then the actual quality.

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@stillbuyvhs Well you're definitely right that the franchise lost it's ridiculous popularity I'd argue that it never really dropped to a point that could really be considered a fall. The core of the franchise continued selling like hot cakes, the card game and show were clearly still making a profit if they kept them going, and as far as I know the merchandise has always been the where the real money's at and there's always been a sizable demand for it.

[@bobgames6718]

Company man is going through companies that I'm super interested in recently. Loving the content, keep it up!

[@kameronmcconnell8742]

I’d watch an hour video about Pokémon in a heartbeat

[@zacharyouten4525]

I actually got into Pokémon a lot later on in my life in college. My favorite Pokémon is psyduck

[@worldsgreatestdetective3362]

Batman approves

[@METALMAN4Wii]

It's made more money than the Starwars Franchise even those it's only been around in the U.S. since 1998!

[@Jayage5d]

Well keep in mind Pokemon never stops making new games, shows, cards or movies each year there always a new Pokemon something every year, well with Star Wars they may take 10 or 15 years before you see a new game or movie.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

@@Jayage5d That's changed now that Disney owns Star Wars.