All 11 Pokémon Switch Games Ranked

[@jaxteller99]

I just want the classic Pokémon in switch. Imagine playing emerald or platinum

[@albertbrooks2456]

YES!!!

[@BradleyMcNally-ku3ql]

I feel like this is what the fans wanted yet hated BDSP… they’re not even that bad 😂

[@youngboyE08]

@@BradleyMcNally-ku3qlgot a switch when that pokemon itch started acting up. Bought Scarlet and dropped it after a few hours for BD. Probably will get Pearl before I play the new ones

[@Brandon-kp5to]

Remastered

[@rosethecat2930]

because that worked so well for BDSP

[@ivanzoneBR24]

Legends Arceus is the best, I had so much fun playing it last year and I might even elaborate more why this is one of my favorites experiences on Switch in a video at some point, but thruth be told, it is really a great game that while it could have been even better if wasn't rushed, it was excellent all around and felt like a real evolution of the series as a whole.

[@legomaster2538]

Legends Arceus was actually my first Pokémon game.

[@jeremiahgreen5632]

​@@legomaster2538That's a weird place to start but hey it's a decent game and definitely best Pokemon switch game

[@bugcatcherjacky1334]

I agree. Also the first pokémon game where completing the pokédex doesn't feel redundant and a chore. The fact that I still haven't found all but aren't annoyed is very telling imo. Love the game.

[@Mikedaboss123]

It was terrible for me but that’s me

[@SwiggleMcJiggle]

It definitely was rushed to a certain degree. Textures in many parts of the world look terrible, other parts just feel somewhat empty despite the maps not even being that big and Jubilife Village feels very static for the most part, with if I recall correctly not a single NPC walking or having any kind of cycle within the town. Don't get me wrong, it's a good game, but it definitely had potential to be better. The only Switch games which feel truly finished are Let's Go, New Snap and Mystery Dungeon. Also Quest, but Quest is ass.

[@xlm905]

I like all Jon's videos, probably my favourite creator, but this video is probably his best. I haven't even cared about Pokémon since the early 00s, it's just a really well put together and entertaining watch.

[@thedoctordb5765]

Great point about the music. Braxton Burks’ Pokémon Reorchestrated and Johto Legends are phenomenal collections. The dream would be a Let’s Go style gen 2 with a Johto Legends ost. What’s really great about the lets go ost is sometimes when an orchestra song comes on in my playlist I’m not 100% sure if it’s from let’s go or it’s Braxton’s stuff. That say a lot. There are some differences like Let’s go seeming a bit woodwind-heavy, but I like their version of the Game Corner music better. Such a shame we’re not consistently getting fully orchestrated stuff. The least they could do is another tour of Symphonic Evolutions

[@TangerineTux]

Let’s Go or Legends in Johto would be an instant buy from me.

[@BBWahoo]

JOHN VIDEO! YES🎉🎉🎉

[@brianlegrand9825]

The fact that Scarlett Violet is arguably #3-#4 in the best switch Pokémon games tells you how bad the series has been

[@Oggre]

Mistery dungeon is way better than the canon games on Switch

[@sirmel11]

Eh, I used to think that in the past for DS and 3DS.

[@scottwade1054]

I dont think these games work as a totally open world game. The hybrid style of Sword & Shield works best imo.

[@WhiteOwlBlunt]

I just got a switch for the first time and didn’t know where to start, thank you for the video.

[@duke_8747]

I actually like quest, it’s really laid back

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

I'm sure the comments section of this video will be completely reasonable and not devolve into a toxic mess of discourse

[@adrianleonce455]

Talking about Pokemon now is like talking about politics...

[@sirmel11]

If it's toxic, it's probably the people so so upset over performance issues.

[@jrisjris]

I really forgot new snap existed and was genuinely thinking Pokémon Home was number 1

[@elastichedgehog6339]

I hope we get more 'Legends' type games. Edit: Boys, we got 'em.

[@MasonOfLife]

It’s such a good concept, exploring regions at different points in time, with regional variants, different forms/evolutions, rideable Pokémon to a degree, the whole Alpha Pokémon mechanic is fantastic I hope we get a Legends game in Hoenn next And also I think that the legends games could implement the whole gym challenge/Pokémon league challenge into it, still have the rest (maybe not creating the Pokédex but certainly filling it out and doing “research”)

[@simpsons703]

⁠they could have it where you're the founder of the pokemon league

[@KunoichiPeri]

Imagine a legends game set in the past during the time Kanto and Johto don’t have their champion yet, and are thus in conflict with each other due to the Kanto-Johto war!

[@JB-qu8pv]

I don’t think we won’t, meaning we probably will

[@Dairunt1]

Legends is what Let's Go should have been from the start.

[@By-the_Way]

It may have not sold incredibly well, but I do wish we had a Pokken 2. There are so many Pokemon I'd love to see and play with. (And I want to see a nice single player story mode.) As for the games, my favorite would be Scarlet/Violet and Arceus, I absolutely loved 'em.

[@Oggre]

Actually it sold well (I believe + 1 millions copies) but the devs let the game die and the dlcs were too expansive.

[@parlaptie]

@@Oggre Yeah, all the DLCs plus the fact that I don't normally play fighting games really put me off of getting the game at all.

[@sirmel11]

I liked Pokken but after playing the trial, I got my fill. There's no way I'm going to play a repetitive fighting game.

[@nightwing2032]

@@Oggrepokken sold I think either 1 to 2 or 3 million something sales. Thats not much saying much compare to all of Pokémon spin off game sales. Most spin off games don’t have between 6 to 10 million sales. I think most Pokémon spin off games have sold between 1 million to 4 or 5 million sales for every Pokémon spin off game. It’s the same for new pokemon snap which sold on switch I think 2 or 3 million sales. Don’t remember the sales for new pokemon snap but I know it’s not above 6 or 5 million sales. Even pokemon ranger has only reached 4 or 5 million, with the other Pokemon ranger games having I think 2 million sales or 2 million something sales.

[@AnimuuStew]

​@nightwing2032 it's also worth mentioning that it selling ~3.5m copies between both the wii u & switch releases (iirc, might be off) is pretty decent compared to both pokemon spin-offs *and* the main numbered tekken games, even outselling several of them. that's pretty good for fighting games in general too, even managing to either outsell or sell about as many copies as some of the most popular fighting games

[@MasonOfLife]

Hot take but I actually like random encounters in Pokémon, I think Sword and Shield did it best by giving us both, and having it so that the random encounter could be avoided

[@megamcgee]

I totally agree, I actually think the way it is in the latest game actually cheapens it a little. (Although that might be because the game looks and plays like a cheap steam game)

[@alexcallender]

TIL SV got rid of random encounters. Along with completely doing away with Pokérus (and generally being an unoptimized, ugly piece of crap), I'm really not liking many of the changes I'm learning about.

[@MrKittyhead]

Definitely agree. I feel like running into a Pokémon in S/V is way more frustrating.

[@Tom_TP]

@@MrKittyhead 100% agree. In SwSh you can dodge pokemon decently well, but in SV while some pokemon are so small that I can't see them well, their hitboxes are so janky, there are many times I thought I dodged them but actually not.

[@Terranigma23]

Same! I prefer that than bumping in a randomly small Pokemon in SV 😅

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are the most technically proficient mainline Pokémon games on Switch. They're aesthetically consistent, and even though the catching mechanics are weird, it's a tighter and more fully realized version of Gen 1. Let's Go gameplay is not for everyone, but it's hard for me to make an argument against it being the best mainline Pokémon on Switch.

[@villabong11]

I agree with you also Kanto is a pretty consistent region overall, with caves and team rocket stuff.

[@bruin098]

Yea I just wish they had kept with the traditional gameplay of catching pokemon...and for this reason, I'm out

[@axemillion119]

@@bruin098😂😂😂😂

[@grass_snake80]

if it wasn't absurdly easy it would have been better. like it was almost impossible to "lose" in any way unless you tried to.

[@seamarie3111]

I've just been hesitant to pick it up, despite both Pikachu and Eevee being two of my absolute favorites, because of the funky control scheme of only one JoyCon and no Pro Controller support. I probably will at some point though, because I was never able to play any Pokemon game before I got a Switch since I'm partially blind and can't see little screens very well. I still regret not at least trying a Nintendo DS though. I got a PSP instead, and while the screen was bigger it had very few games I wanted and those were ones with lots of reading. I MIGHT have been able to handle Pokemon on DS, ... although there'd have been a lot to read too, and no way to zoom in unlike the Switch.

[@ColonialSun-mg6tq]

Remember when everyone hated the art style in let’s go and now it’s still the best looking mainline game on switch

[@AromonChannel]

That's just proof new pokemon are trash 💀

[@CreeperPlaysGames373]

People hated that?

[@seco4752]

THIS^

[@Sophie4-9]

Fr I never understood why they hated lets go pikachu.

[@bottomless666]

I wouldn't consider it a mainline game though. More like a mashed up re-vamp

[@greydeathangel]

I personally love Legends Arceus more than the Scarlet and Violet games. It was worked on after the fact and made to run so much smoother. Maybe it is the smaller areas with loading screens between that helps, cause they don't want to do a major overhaul on their game engine. What I'd like to see in another game would be to take the Legends formula, but add in some features from the other mainline games. Like for example the Underground from BDSP, that dungeon mini game from the Sword/Shield crown tundra expansion, camping/picnicking from S/V, and how about a lot more options for battling?

[@RyanAlexander-j5p]

I like battling gym trainers! Is there a lot in Arceus or in Scarlet and Violet?

[@HarshDaKilla]

Arceus has minimal trainer battles​@@RyanAlexander-j5p

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Scarlet and Violet are awful IMO, Legends is way better. I was so disappointed by Scarlet.

[@seamarie3111]

I thoroughly enjoy all the games I have -- Sword, then I got Arceus, then Brilliant Diamond, then Violet. They're all amazing in their own ways! Well technically I have access to the other halves too, Shield, Shining Pearl, and Scarlet, but they're technically my much younger sister's. Since I'm partially blind, I was never able to play handhelds before the Switch, which I often have docked. However, Pokemon games are in the small number of games I can play on my Switch screen. I have a regular Switch, not an OLED. Being a 90s kid/original Pokemon generation era, I missed out on a lot. I saw the show once and just didn't get it. All I knew was Pikachu, who I thought was adorable. I remember when my school had "Pikachu pizza" and talking to my friends about how it'd have little pepperoni cheeks and olive eyes, then being super bummed it was just regular pizza with a Pikachu Froot By The Foot. Anyway, I digress. Since I was never able to get into Pokemon as a kid/teen, I've thoroughly enjoyed playing the adorable Brilliant Diamond because I never did back then. I've still not finished it, as the newer games admittedly have sucked more of my time, but I've still thoroughly enjoyed it. Pokemon Sword was my first game in the series, which I got when my little sis got Shield. I loved it instantly, and it's one of the few mainstream games I can say I've not 100 percented, but at least beaten. Legends: Arceus was an impulse buy and my only digital Pokemon game. I do very much enjoy it and have gotten fairly far. However, there are a few things I visually struggle with in the game, so it's below Sword and Violet. As for Violet, that's taking all my attention right now. Unfortunately, I put it down for awhile after I got it, but I've been playing it like mad for the last couple weeks. I love that with the gym challenges, titans, and Team Star every type of pokemon is represented and gives me a LOT more to do. However, even I have noticed some of the visual issues, like lighting differing depending on camera angle when in shade and some pop-in/tearing. However, that's not dampened my enthusiasm/enjoyment of the game at all. Also, I have a special, silly fondness for Violet and Scarlet because they happened to be released the same day my poodle had SIX puppies ... like a whole Pokemon team, LOL! I also found her spirit pokemon in form of Pawmi/Pawmo, LOL! WOW! That was LONG! TL:DR -- In short, having entered the fandom late in the game, I'm very pleased and having a great time with Pokemon games on Switch!

[@shaunkennedy174]

Good to hear everyone seems to like Scarlet/Violet; I’m probably buying that one after I finish Brilliant Diamond. Honestly I wanna get Scarlet and Legends lol. I’m not sure about buying sword/shield yet, I don’t know if I should worry about playing them before Scarlet or what

[@GameSethMatch98]

As someone who never played gen IV originally I would say Brilliant Diamond has given me that experience while not requiring a huge time sink. Enjoying it a lot

[@seamarie3111]

I never could play handhelds before the Switch, since the screens are too small and there was no zoom, so missed out on all pre-Switch Pokemon. I love BDSP for filling part of that void.

[@frostbite3820]

Platinum was my first game, then I played white. After white I fell off with pokemon. Then when I got a switch I had a lot of nostalgia for gen 4 and honestly I couldn't be happier going back to it. Maybe I'll give the gen 5 remake a go whenever they make that , but really I just wanted 1 more ride through gen 4 with a fresh coat of paint and that's exactly what I got.

[@shaunkennedy174]

I played Platinum as a kid and I’m still enjoying Brilliant Diamond. I kinda understand why people shit all over BDSP but at the same time, not really. They are remakes of the OG Diamond and Pearl and they serve to satisfy fans who just wanna play classic, traditional Pokémon. I got Brilliant Diamond with my switch OLED and I’m having a good time with it, I’ll probably play Legends next or possibly Scarlet but BDSP are perfectly fine.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

My Personal Ranking: 1. Rescue Team DX 2. New Pokémon Snap 3. Legends: Arceus 4. Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 5. Pokkén Tournament DX 6. Scarlet & Violet 7. Sword & Shield 8. Detective Pikachu Returns 9. Unite 10: Café Remix 11: Quest BDSP: "And then there's me!" Me: "No, there's coral, there's rocks, there's Wailmer poo... and THEN there's you."

[@jimmymackinnon8474]

Nice Shark Tale reference.

[@shaunkennedy174]

I don’t see why everyone just immediately throws BDSP in the trash can, I mean I get why they’re not the best Pokémon games on switch but they are literally just OG Pokémon games with a new coat of paint. I guess I can see why you’d hate them if your a new Pokémon fan who’s only ever played the newer games but they definitely satisfy the itch if you like traditional Pokémon gameplay

[@Gabriel_Vieira22]

Solid list

[@coltdeedede]

My hottest take of the Switch Era Pokémon is that Pokémon Let’s Go has the best art direction the series has seen with Mizutani’s character designs and soft painterly aesthetics. If you disagree I strongly encourage you to look at the concept art and the characters designs - I would love to see Johto return in this style (maybe not so Pokémon Go infused but more so artistically). The designs in Scarlett/Violet and Sword/Shield are great too but they don’t infuse with the rest of the world at all, the environment designs don’t match the love seen in the character designs and it’s a shame these mainline titles aren’t given more time to cook.

[@shaydeez]

Totally agree

[@Bobbe1994]

Could not agree more

[@bottledducky9610]

I would kill for a johto remake with the lets go artstyle

[@Bobbe1994]

@@bottledducky9610 Yeah same! Would love if they took a look at cut content and maybe made it work as well

[@TheGoldenNostril]

All Mid

[@sirmel11]

Nah, you're wrong.

[@MisterZebra42]

New Pokemon Snap is so unbelievably good. It’s my go-to game to pull out when I don’t have anything else to play because there’s somehow still stuff in there I’ve never seen. It also sets an impossibly high standard for the rest of the franchise and, not gonna lie, is probably a big part of why I haven’t bought any Pokemon games except Arceus since.

[@denycast]

Same😀👍

[@redlion145]

Interesting take. I can understand the high standard part, because the quality is certainly there with Snap. But it's such a different play style to a mainline Pokémon game, I don't think that much of Snap can be translated to a Sword/Shield or Diamond/Pearl type game. Agreed on Arceus being a step in the right direction though. I still think they're leaving a lot on the table with Arceus, graphics wise, sound wise (no voice acting in 2023?) and even gameplay wise. The questing in Arceus got more than a little repetitive.

[@DanBlabbers]

Pokémon snap being the number 1 games!?!?!?! You’ve got to be shitting me. One of the greatest thing about Pokémon games are the battle mechanics

[@riccardomosena4162]

​@@DanBlabbersspeak for yourself u_u it's also a reason why ranger is one of the most loved spin offs, and there are no battles there either

[@ruoshulian4343]

Yeah I'm never into pokemon battles. I love collecting and finishing pokedex so snap is perfect when u see how pokemon live their lives

[@amirgarcia547]

I already knew that Pokémon Legends Arceus would be the highest of the mainline games, since it’s by far the most unique and impressive Pokémon game on Switch. I made, it made catching tons of fun due to being able to interact with Pokémon on the overworld with lite Monster Hunter mechanics, actually having a notable amount of difficulty with the addition of Alpha Pokémon and the fierce and ferocious Noble Pokémon boss fights, and just being able to run around in and explore these sizable overworlds was a ton of fun. To this day, I still wish Pokémon Co. supported it more, instead of tossing out ScarVi in the same year when it clearly needed more time in the oven. I can only hope we get another game in a similar style in the future (perhaps Legends Kyurem?), and it’s safe to say that despite not being marketed as such like with BD/SP, this was the actual Sinnoh remake all along.

[@crunchyblend8809]

Best - Pokemon sword and shield. Never got bored once and it was so fun the whole way through. Worst - Scarlet and violet. Got bored multiple times and the open world is badly design.

[@Wesgarbarwil1420]

I stopped playing scarlet and violet about halfway through. The technical issues really ruined it for me. I haven't played it after the patch was released though so may give it another go at some point

[@playboicorgi]

Scarlet & Violet should've been lower tbh, I know a lot of people hated on Pokemon Lets GO but I thought it was actually pretty unique and for a Kanto remake it was definitely cool the way you could ride and fly the Pokemon and the way they treated Pikachu/Eevee and let you put clothes on them too and stuff. I just wish they added a lot more post-game content and maybe let you cross into other regional stuff

[@BensyBens]

my opinion on every pokemon game on switch Pokken DX - Best Spin-Off on the console Lets Go - worst remake (gen 7 is by far the worst) Quest - a mobile game but made by game freak Sw/Sh - alright but rushed just because nintendo love money, DLCS are good PMD DX - not a fan of the mystery dungeon games New Snap - best looking game on the console Cafe ReMix - this shity game made by the same developers that made Colosseum & XD, its just made me sad because i rather play those gamecube games UNITE - don't care about MOBA games BDSP - i dislike the original gen 4 games and i think the remakes are much better than the original D&P (they not better than Platinum) and even better than Lets Go but as remakes i rather play ORAS or FRLG or HGSS. PLA - the best pokemon game on the console and honestly the best main game in the franchise since ORAS on the 3DS. SV - didn't play it yet, not planing to buy until they gonna finish the game with the DLCS NSO TCG - classic

[@sirmel11]

I imagine the next DLC will come out late this year or early next year.

[@scottymclaren3582]

I just want Pokémon Red, Blue, Green and Yellow….. is it too much to ask?

[@RealSuperTV]

I just started playing Legends Arceus a few days ago, and man this is the best pokemon game since Conquest.

[@JackVGM]

As someone that loves Gen 4 especially Platinum BDSP just makes me sad, I completely agree with everything you said about it 😅and I actually rate Let's Go fairly highly as a remake, I completely agree that its the best looking Pokemon game on Switch (other than Mystery Dungeon maybe) and it sucks that they didnt do a fully orchestrated soundtrack for BDSP like they did for Let's Go

[@klop4228]

I do think they're better games than SwSh, but only because those are worse lol.

[@matheusg.3508]

I think the was the remakes of BDSP, that made me jump out of this sinking ship... Gen 4 was probably my favorite generation, and to see it being treated that badly was the turning point for me... I'm still waiting for a Gen 4 remake, because this one doesn't count... Platinum is a better remaster than BDSP hahaha

[@PERCYJACKSONA]

@@klop4228I enjoyed SwSh quite a bit- tho maybe its cuz it was my first pokemon game n the first time ya play it hits different

[@klop4228]

@@PERCYJACKSONA Yeah, I can see enjoying them as your first Pokémon games. For me, having played every Pokémon game before it (except XY), it's just a Pokémon game stripped of everything I like in the series. Well, except the Pokémon themselves.

[@billybobbobson3797]

​@klop4228 this is such a bog standard take that literally everyone says this. It's literally everything they remember. What's funny to me is ppl shit on bdsp but love Gen 4. The reality is you enjoyed platinum. Bdsp was a carbon copy of DP. Literally down to a T but only a few they added.

[@wawztzta8296]

i cant in good faith rate any of these games above a 6. GameFreak needs to step it up I used to love them but I basically boycott them at this point

[@SuperDrunkdragon]

More like Poopymon

[@sirmel11]

Have you played them?

[@benhmedia]

New Pokémon Snap quickly became one of my favorite games of all time and I'm so happy to see others love it, as well. It's so sad how Pokémon games rarely look this good but it makes me appreciate this all the more.

[@10640404]

I personally don’t understand the appeal. I like battling and collecting Pokémon much better. But I’m someone who has no interest in photography in general. I barely take pictures in real life either.

[@benhmedia]

@@10640404 It’s a very specific type of gameplay, so I can understand why it won’t be everyone’s cup of Sinistea. I enjoy collecting and battling Pokémon too, I just love NPS for pretty much all the reasons Jon listed: It’s Pokémon acting like animals in their natural habitat, it’s Pokémon in the best graphics they’ve ever been in, and I personally find it enjoyable to go back and try and beat my previous high scores. Also I’m a videographer so maybe that helps :)

[@marcoalonsomartinezguzman6369]

I love pokemon snap as well, I was so excited when it came out. I don't particularly like photography, so that's not my deal with this game. The thing I love about our is that it has so many angles (pun intended). You may look at it as a railroad-shooter, but nice enough for kids. Also, each stage is so vibrating on its own; they can either be so chilling or terrifying. It's just a great mix

[@TangerineTux]

@@10640404 I enjoy photography in real life _but_ I also don’t understand the appeal of a video game version where the environments and Pokémon have already been modelled for you.

[@PastPerspectives3]

@@10640404if you played the original on the NES in the 90s you would get the hype. Pokémon Snap was the shit

[@lr4164]

The Pokemon Switch generation is definitely the worst from a 1st party point of view.

[@sirmel11]

What does that mean? Arceus and Scarlet/Violet have some of the best stories in the series.

[@lr4164]

@@sirmel11 In terms of quality. Majority of the Pokemon games (bar Arceus) have been poor.

[@JEANS__]

i find legends arcues really unfun (borrowed it)

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

Switch Legends Arceus and New Pokemon Snap and you have my list. PLA was so amazing and I really really hope we get more games like that in the future.

[@GazHD]

I hated s/v and the dlc if you know you know but I loved arcuuuuuusssss. The beat way to explain arceus is it's monster hunter world Pokémon. If they kept the textures from arceus in s/v I'd probs love it but he's right about the textures

[@AwshomeHat]

I just want more Legends games

[@GoldStorm07]

Johto or Hoenn would be a dream game for me.

[@Faust_YT]

I'vd played the mainline games and Arceus so far is on top because it's the only game so far that lets you actually "catch them all" without any of the gimmicks of trading. And is what Pokemon should have been years ago, open world.

[@firecraft7032]

I want legends jotho or legends sinjoh like there is no other. God I love that game. I love how smooth the game runs, and how the expanded the world of pokemon feel in the past.

[@Mr.Water3]

It would be legends celebi not the region idk why people keep saying that

[@jakethehuman23]

Legends Arceus is set in the sinnoh region…

[@Blastoisebo122]

@@jakethehuman23sinjoh is johto, not sinnoh

[@TangerineTux]

@@Mr.Water3 Because I would rather emphasise the specific part I would be excited about (a Legends-like game in Johto) than speculate about what its exact title would be. We don’t know that the scenario would necessarily be similar or that Celebi would be the one to take the role that Arceus has in the first installment.

[@rekc_bcq4816]

As much as I’m very upset by how BDSP was pretty much an after thought for Game Freak, I’m still happy it exists. Having the original Sinnoh on a modern console is very nice. These games are still good, it’s just because Diamond and Pearl were already good. Is it my favorite? No. Would I prefer to play Platinum? Totally. But BDSP gets at least some credit in my eyes.

[@redlion145]

I agree with this. From the strength of the source games, BDSP gets a lot of credit from me. But it would have to run better, perhaps look better, and include Platinum content to top a list like this.

[@jeremiahgreen5632]

I don't really think the original DP was good and it might be worse than BDSP, the slow system and lacking story really killed it for me tbh

[@wreckitreedy5645]

It’s the closest thing we might get to having any of the older Pokemon games on the switch

[@CoolHilcieni]

as someone who played the original diamond and pearl games, i liked the remakes. i think the argument is gonna be about faithful vs changing too much and honestly i think that's where most of the hate is coming from. i genuinely liked it since i could play through these games again but with updated graphics and gameplay features.

[@shaunkennedy174]

Me too. Im addicted to old school Pokémon gameplay so BDSP really scratched the itch for me. Those games exist purely for that purpose, so I don’t understand why they get absolutely trashed by everyone. They serve their purpose. If you don’t like BDSP’s gameplay, then you need to play the new mainline games instead. Simple as that

[@cyberdrache8416]

13 reasons why BDSP are the WORST remakes of all time: 1. Faithfulness: Unlike other remakes, BDSP literally copy/pastes 90% of diamond/pearl(2006). You cannot copy almost everything from a 2006 game.. (Remember its a remake not a remaster!). Almost everything is copied: All dialogs, the storyline, the chibi art style, the national dex, old pokemon encounters and even the Poketch were copy & pasted to this game. Pokemon games have been improved in the past years and had many quality of life changes like 3D art style, overworld Pokemon encounters and reusable TMs. None of these changes were adapted to the game which is just sad. This game is too faithful and faithful sounds more like a excuse for lazyness. 2. Not-Platinum-Based: So they copy & pasted 90% from the old Sinnoh game but not based on Platinum? Diamond & Pearl had several weaknesses and Platinum fixed many of them and included many Quality of Life changes. Here are some Platinum improvements over Diamond/Pearl: It extends the storyline with additional content, new dialogs, new characters like Charon and a new map Distortion world (loved it). The rival was a bit too weak in Diamond/Pearl which was fixed in Plat. The Poketch has a reverse Button. It has the battle frontier. And finally: the Sinnoh dex which was baaad in Dia/Pearl was fixed. The bad sinnoh dex in dia/pearl has only very few Fire Pokemon (very weird). Gym leaders were forced to use weird mons in the main game like Electric gym leader using Octillery or IceType gym leader using Medicham (WTF? Despite Sinnoh having enough Ice/Electric mons) and also many sinnoh mons were restricted to the postgame. Thats means many of the favourite sinnoh mons cannot be used in your team for the main story. But Platinum fixed this issue and created a NEW sinnoh dex which fixed all these issues which made the main story like a sinnoh game. ALL of these great changes of Platinum where NOT included in BDSP. This means BDSP uses the OLD sinnoh dex, OLD dialogs, OLD storyline, NO new character like Charon, NO distortion world and NO battle frontier. That makes BDSP a worse Sinnoh remake than Platinum which was released in 2008. (Imagine a 2008 DS game of the same Region beats you in ALL aspects. WTF) 3. EXP-Share & Friendship-System: One of the most hated features is the EXP-Share system which often leads to WAY more exp than in the past games. In my opinion, the EXP-Share is not too bad. BUT diamond/pearl were not designed to be played with the new EXP-Share system. So if you include an EXP-Share system, you have to increase all levels of the pokemon (from opponent). But they didnt which makes the difficulty of this game too easy.Basically, my whole team was too oveleveled. And the friendship-system is the worst luck-based system i ever saw. A feature that increases the Critical hit-chance,removes paralysis, lets me dodge 100% accurate moves and even lets me survive moves with 1HP. WTF did you smoke gamefreak? And the worst is that, you cannot make any of these optional. Because of that many players who love to do a nuzzlock in Sinnoh, prefer the old DS games. 4. No Innovation: This game not only copy & pastes the majority of its content, it adds nothing new to the game. Lets review some good remakes: HeartGold/SoulSilver (HG/SS) were Gen 2 remakes and included some storyline from Crystal and added many new stuff like the pokeathlon, battle frontier (from sinnoh), gen 1 map/storyline, a complete national dex and the pokewalker. HG/SS were not copy & pasted, but actually remade the game and added good new stuff. Also Alpha ruby&omega saphire (ORAS) have new changes like new art-style , new designs for Team magma/aqua, new Mega-forms, new Primal forms, changes to dialogs and storyline and the complete national dex. BDSP on the other hand does not provide any kind of major change in the game which makes this game really boring. It does have a new Underground which has overworld pokemon, but that is nothing special for 2022 and the ramanas park was neat but nothing too exciting. 5. Underground/Super-Contest: The old underground allowed to create your own living room with furnitures and set traps to troll friends online. Both were removed for a statue system which is really boring. Collecting statues and the effects of the statues are really disapointing. The Super-Contest used to be a fun-mode where you had many different options and varities and had to have good reflexes to do the correct moves at the correct time. Now all you have to do is Press A at the correct time and use 1 attack. That makes this mode so boring and disapointing. I mean, was it really that hard to let the player press like 4 different buttons instead of just 'A'?? 6. Art-Style: Many of us expected a modern review of Sinnoh in a 3D human like Art-style. But they decided to go for the Chibi-Art-Style. Everyone has different tastes but in my opinion the Chibi-Art-Style ruins many serious moments of the story line of this game, especially vs team galactic. It feels like all the emotions of the characters were removed. The reason why it was used in Diamond/Pearl was because of the limited hardware. In my opinion the Chibi-Art-Style waas the wrong decision and does not suit a switch game at all. 7. Only Gen 4: BDSP has a national dex which includes the pokemon from Gen 1-4 which is basically the same as Diamond/Pearl. As a player who would have loved to see at least some Pokemon from Gen 5-8 in Sinnoh, i am very disappointed. At least some Pokemon post Gen4, or some new forms or at least add Sylveon in this game. Not even mega-forms were included in this game. The fact that 95% of the megas are from Gen1-4 and the underground being the perfect place to grind the mega-stones, makes this decision even more disapointing. The reason why diamond/pearl was limited to Gen 1-4 was because there werent any other new pokemon. The reason why BDSP limited the game to Gen 1-4 is because of lazyness.. 8. PVP: On of the worst things in this game is everything arround PVP. The worst disrespect a main series pokemon game can get, is when GameFreak calls that all the competitive tournaments including the world championship will not take place in BDSP (WTF?). Unlike Sword/Shield, you have no option to search for PVP matches which makes it way harder to find battles. But the worst thing is the grind for a PvP team: TMs are not reusable (WHY?!). For some important TMs like Earthquake, you have to grind for 80BP (WTF. Thats a lot of Grind). Also you cannot catch pokemon with hidden abilities except those from poke radar. To get the hidden ability you have to grind for the ability patch for 200BP (WTF. Grind competitive to create a competitive. Nice system). By putting important PVP items behind such ridiculously high grind walls, it makes creating a PVP team disgusting. 9. Events: The events were also copy & pasted from Diamond/Pearl. Same Shaymin event, same Darkrai event. And other events are only accesible if you bought other main series pokemon game (Why..). And finally some garbage "events" which include some useless statues. Meanwhile, the 3 year old SW/SH getting better and innovative events like new PVP cups/tournaments and some legendary shinies. In my opinion the events in BDSP are disapointing. 10. Bugs/Glitches: Holy Moly! This game had so many bugs and glitches! You dont even need hacks, when the game itself has to many glitches. Many of them where completely broken. Many Pokemon clone glitches and item dupe glitches ruined the game. You could even get infinity money, create your own shinies (WTF), make your pokemon 6IV and let any Pokemon learn any move. I used to be in a discord for trading in BDSP and because of the glitches, the trade market was only about getting shiny 6IVs etc. Not to forget to mention the soft locks which made you restart the whole game which can happen for example in the ice gym. Usually every games has a few bugs. But this one had too many and too many game breaking glitches. A very hyped game like this shouldnt be developed by a 3rd party company.. But Gamefreak had other plans.. 11. Controls: The controls of this game feel weird and uncomfortable. Characters move in a grid which looks so weird during the storyline. The pokemon who follow me often block me in a bad way. The underground has many inivisible walls which makes moving in some rooms horrible. And finally the control with the cycle are the worst. The cycle in pokemon games are a beloved feature but in this game.. It feels so uncomfortable moving with the cycle, I sometimes even prefer walking. 12. Standards: A 2021 game should adapt the standards from the latest games (Sword 2019). The BDSP-standard isnt nearly as good as Sword/Shield. Many items, many attack moves, renewable TMs, dynamax, new pokemon, old moves without heart scales, more customization,max Raids or ranked battle stadium. None of the mentioned were adapted into this game -> BIG Downgrade for 2021 pokemon standards! 13. Price: Dia/pearl/Platinum: 40$ and Copy/Paste BDSP with Bugs:60$ -> Bruh.. Conclusion: It feels like GameFreak didnt want to do a Sinnoh remake but wanted to milk some money by releasing the highly demanded Sinnoh remake. The fact that, they hired a 3rd party company who never developed a major game, only supports this theory. Not forget to mention that, BDSP had a giant day one patch which was essential to enjoy the game. The fact that they released Legends Arceus almost 1-2 months after BDSP release also supports the theory, that they didnt care at all for this remake. Because of the release of Legends Arceus, the hiring of ILCA, the amount of glitches, the boring events, the exclusion of VGC, the 0 Innovation in this game and the fact that the majority of the game is copy & paste of a 2006 game (Dia/Pearl) which is worse than a 2008 Game (Platinum), makes this game the worst remake of all time in my opinion.

[@islamthegamer5418]

You described violet perfectly It’s a fun mess Just below it is sword and above it is arceus for me Eevee is no4 Pearl is 5 as mainline rankings And I also liked quest a lot

[@g10viwho70]

Violet over sword and arceus? naahhh

[@TangerineTux]

@@g10viwho70 “above [violet] is arceus” i.e. their ranking is: - Arceus - Violet - Sword - Eevee - Pearl

[@superdave9]

Not so good vibes with the Pokemon community and lists 😂

[@iSkyzzzzz]

Remember that even the top 3 are just 5/10 games

[@LittleLexi24]

Pokémon Legends Arceus & New Pokémon Snap are at least 7.5/10 games.

[@FuDiggity]

To be fair, its very hard to replicate the draw distance technology from the PS1. Yall gotta be nicer to Gamefreak.

[@alexcallender]

Understandable. They're just a small Indie dev team after all.

[@sirmel11]

It's weird people are so mad over that stuff.

[@alexcallender]

@@sirmel11 It's weird how sycophants like you happily lap up whatever rushed, unfinished slop GF tosses on your plate. I'm not mad about Pokémon regressing and massively failing to live up to its potential (just disappointed), but it does irritate me when people make excuses for the sleaze and incompetence, or pretend like there are no issues at all.

[@Dataiconroy]

@@sirmel11no people just want a basic level of quality instead of being sheep that just accept anything GF hands out lmfao

[@sirmel11]

People are sheep because they don't agree with your thoughts?@@Dataiconroy

[@54hman]

Violet being above sword and shield is a bad take , personally the game didn't advance in any metric , and the graphics and Pokemon designs were made by elementary students

[@haisex3]

I really fucking hope the next mainline pokemon games performance isn’t as shit as Scarlet and Violet. We don’t need any more sub 20fps games lol

[@sirmel11]

The story was great. The game wasn't that bad.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

Pokemon Snap 2 better be at the top. Edit: you got lucky this time. I think this list fair but I'd have S/V waaaaay lower. Those games genuinely stunk imo.

[@SJT9791]

I hated the performance and bugs of Scarlet and Violet.

[@sirmel11]

Did you have those issues or did you see them online?

[@OHKOKyle]

@@sirmel11i still have them! & the games bad fps is still causing me migraines! Woohoo!

[@sirmel11]

I've never heard of anyone getting headaches from the game but I'm sorry to hear that.@@OHKOKyle

[@ErnestSheptalo]

I kinda liked BDSP 😮

[@lechataucafe]

New Pokémon Snap getting its due!!! Yes!!! Love that game to death

[@ShayanQ]

Okay snap at the top is just dumb, looks like you only priortise graphics. Not a great look bud

[@sleepy_shivers]

The free-to-play stuff has to fill up the bottom, because that business model ruins most games that roll with it

[@sleepy_shivers]

Cafe Mix would be great if it was a $10-15 game like Battle Trozei or something

[@sirmel11]

Lmao, have you played them or are you just saying that?

[@HandheldGamer1991]

They have no right being this high given how many bugs and patches it takes for them to run,yeah run because even afyer all of the patches the games still run like crap! Mystery dungeon,snap and pokken are the best pokemon switch games and maybe arceus the rest is crap!

[@JasonDS64]

Sword and Shield are always going to be the absolute worst for me. It's the game that forever tainted my love of my favorite series.

[@sirmel11]

That's weird.

[@JasonDS64]

@@sirmel11I absolutely hated the games so not sure how that's weird.

[@sirmel11]

@@JasonDS64 It ruined the series for you? That's insane.

[@JasonDS64]

@@sirmel11 That's how bad it was 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@angrymikko]

How dare you put quest last! It has the best music right after let’s gos.

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

Swordshield and scarletviolet feel like 3ds games with 1 or 2 steps better graphics. Pokemon has become a franchise where you say "the next one they'll nail" but they never do

[@lol-ih1tl]

On the next system, most other franchises are going to have above PS4 quality graphics while Pokemon is going to look like what the other first party franchises on Switch looked like.

[@alexcallender]

I unironically think SV look worse than the 3DS games.

[@YustinJ420]

@@alexcallender yeah I agree, scarlet and violet looked rough and in a way empty

[@memedwin1438]

what 3ds games are you guys playing???

[@sirmel11]

What do the graphics have to do with your enjoyment? The games look fine.

[@MajoraZ]

I play Pokken competitively and do community outreach, so I figured i'd explain more about the game and what makes it good for both Pokemon fans, fighting game players, and i'll list useful resources for people interested in learning more. TL;DR I think it does a really good job adapting Pokemon moves with references to the main series games, as well as giving each Pokemon a personality through their animations;, and from a fighting game perspective, the game is extremely well balanced, has a lot of playstyle variety and room for player expression, and has a big emphasis on neutral play as well as fundamentals and adaptation due to some of it's unique mechanics. As I said, firstly, the game does an amazing job fleshing out normal pokemon moves into very well animated attacks and sequences: A lot of people wish the mainline titles had better animations, and I think this can scratch that itch: You see things like Suicuine using it's trendrils for attacks, or Chandfelure unfurling it's arms, and blatoise dynamically pulling it's limbs into it's shell or firing water out of them like a jetpack to move around. This is all often done in a way so in a way that calls back to the official games: Mewtwo's Hyper beam, for example, has a long recovery (or "endlag" if you're a Smash player) period where he catches his breath afterward to mimic the 1 turn recovery period the mainline games have. Chandelure's hex is adapted into a command grab that does more damage the more debuffs the enemy had, mirroring it doing more damage to status'd enemies in the main games. There's even callbacks to pokedex entries and the anime: Gardevoir's super here fires a black hole like in her dex entries, while Lucario's bone rush appears as it does in the anime, for example. Even the stages have a lot of neat details and references: one of my favorites is that the mirror in the Haunted House stage sometimes flashes and you can see Giratina and the Distortion World inside of it! By extension, this also means each Pokemon has a super distinct personality expressed through their animations, which also fills in different fighting game archetypes: Sceptile is animated and characterized like a Ninja, and fittingly has leech side and seed bomb traps, leaf blade acts like a iaijutsu katana slash, he can use a substitute wooden log, he has leaf shurikens he can throw out that float in midair as space control moves, and leaf storm is an anti-air command grab that leads into an izuna drop, all of which are common move types for Ninjas in fighting games, and gives him a mid range lockdown toolkit where he limits the enemies mobility with his traps and shuriken, can catch the enemy at a distance as they're navigating around those hazards with leaf blade or giga drain (a variable range command grab), and if they try to jump you can go for leaf storm. Some other fun examples is that Weavile tries to act edgy and cool, but secretly is really cute and will laugh or dance around and then try to hide it. Scizor is animated like a mecha, with some of his intro animations calling back to the classic gundam launch sequence, he gets jet boosters out of his wings in his run/hover stance, can charge up hiw claws like cannons, etc. This discussion of character archetypes segues nicely into talking about Pokken as an actual fighting game! To be clear, Pokken IS a competitive, traditional fighter: Characters have completely unique movelists with different inputs (though most of them are just a direction and a button, there's no quarter circles and the like, which keeps them approachable when starting out), there is an attack height system (tho it works differently from in most FG's), you have things like cancels, just-frames (moves getting better when timed just right), even street fighter IV focus attacks and FADC, concepts like oki (the mindgames around when a player is getting back up), footsies, corner pressure, etc is all still applicable, and so on. As a fighting game, as I said, the game is very well balanced: For a long time, the community never bothered with making tier lists, simply because it wasn't needed, and while people do have them and we've made a few community voted lists, overall tiers aren't a major part of the scene: Even characters widely agreed to be in the bottom 5 or bottom 3 in the game like Blastoise or Empoleon or Blaziken still show up in the top 8's of major events and tournaments with some frequency, while other low tier characters like Gardevoir, Suicuine, Charizard, etc show up very, very often: Almost the entire cast is viable even at high levels of play. Playing each character also feels very unique as well: This is, of course, something every good fighting game does well, but Pokken especially gives it's characters a lot of wildly different tools that make the fundamental gameplan and options each character has totally distinct, even compared to other great fighting games. There's also enough versatility in their movesets and options that two high level players using the same character often use them in totally different ways (Player expression), something added by the game's phase shift mechanic, which i'll touch on below. Characters also have distinct mechanics and systems: This can be as basic as Weavile's fastfall or Charizard's double jump, moedrate complexity abilities like Braixen's ability to support/assist cancel and build her support gauge and having stacks of enhancements; or as complex as, say, Darkrai, whose moveset actually allows for full combos even inside the 3d field phase and his normals place traps, and can enter a special buffed install state if he enters the 2d/duel phase with a specific move,. Or Aegislash, who is a stance character that changes his entire moveset to be zoning based and gains super armor in his shield form, but also gains more buffs which enable extra just-frames in his sword form the more he switches between stances, alongside having a unique parry. Pokken's most unique gameplay elements are it's phase shift mechanic and the way it handles attack heights, which both add depth, but in a way arguably helps approachability, as long as you know how they work (sadly, the game never explains either well): Firstly, wheras in other games, height exists as a way for an offensive player to bypass and punish blocking to open up a defensive player by sweeping a standing enemy or using an overhead or a crouching one, In Pokken blocking is height universal, and attack heights are used to allow moves to bypass and punish each other, even during their active frames. This means that height is most often a tool to get a reversal: For a defensive player to predict or react to what the offensive player is doing, and to turn the tables and then start a combo or break back to a neutral state (the state of the match when niether player is under pressure and both are trying to get a hit in). This means less time is spent with one player stuck in the corner, and there's more chances for both players to act. This also means there's not quite as much to keep track of when blocking as a new player, but there ARE still height mixups (If Player 1 expects Player 2 will use a move on X height, P1 can go for a move on Y height to punish it, but P2 can predict P1 knows that and go for a move of Z height instead, etc) As far as phase shifting: People obviously already know that Pokken switches between a 2d and a 3d phase, but 2d to 3d shifts actually happens based on a hidden guage/meter, the PSP guage, which fills up the more successful hits land: Different moves add more or less points. On the flip side, 3d to 2d shifts happen off of any heavy hit or most specials. What this means is that on a basic level, it acts as a system to prevent infinite combos in the 2d phase, and knocks you back to the 3d phase, resetting the state of the match back to a neutral situation where neither player is pressuring the other (with some exceptions). But it also means that at a high level of play (New players, don't worry about this!), players can actually manipulate when shifts occur based on altering up their combo routes and move choices: If you're just going for high damage, you'll want to alter your combos to end right on the shift so the shift doesn't interupt it before your high damage ender (sorta like how you'd change your combo route based on the scaling of what your starter was, except Pokken has that, PLUS you're changing it based on what the PSP guage value is WHEN you landed your starter). But you can also do things like go for a weaker or less safe combo that builds less PSP to keep the enemy in the corner under pressure longer, or as a combo reset; or you can go for a combo that shifts faster if YOU want to get back to the 3d phase either due to the matchup or to escape pressure if you convert off a reversal, or if you simply want the health regen/meter causing a shift brings. Some moves also reduce or reset the PSP guage, so there's a resource management aspect as well As you can see, both of those systems do a lot to allow the match to return to and to emphasize the "neutral state" of the game, when niether player is locked down and both are trying to get a hit in, and also to promote wider use of moves beyond just what does optimal damage. All that said, if the game seems cool or that explanation made it sound interesting, I hope people check the game out! You can find more competitive resources on the game's supercombo page, while the main community disk0rd can be found just by googling that chat service plus pokken: it's still active, as is the game's online, even if it's not as big a scene as some other fighting games. It runs some regular online tournaments, as do other community figures like Devlin, Shadow_MewtwoX, as well as one by Road to Greatness, etc.

[@neogalactic1195]

Brother why did you write an essay for video that wasn't even specifically analyzing pokken

[@sonickhable]

I ain't reading all that but i like your passion

[@TheClawIsTheLaw]

I ain’t reading all that. I’m happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.

[@TFish115]

Definitely the longest comment I’ve ever seen on KZbin

[@northernlightz5319]

Give this man a Pulitzer Prize!

[@tricksterkitsune]

I found the main line switch games to be really disappointing, I’ve found them to be pretty boring and think they would have been better delayed or on a better system.

[@gianlucasabatini2817]

Genuinely curious why you didn’t wait literally a week (okay maybe a bit more to fully digest it) to include Detective Pikachu? I mean I wouldn’t expect it to place very high regardless but it would’ve been neat:)

[@Thundervolt888]

I’m offended that you compared garbage coco melon to pokemon bdsp 😂

[@timeatsyou6250]

For me Sword/Shield where better than Scarlet/Violet. The new games where really bad graphically and performance whise. Shield felt like the right move, mix between old and new mechanics.

[@semafreak]

10:49 "But the tech, the engine powering these games are not growing alongside it" Ah yes the potato hardware that was outdated even when the switch released.

[@Vindisk]

Legends should be #1 imo. Snap doesn’t have that replay value

[@DryBones271]

you should have waited until Detective PIkachu before doing this video.

[@JomaXZ]

Not disagreeing on the Mystery Dungeon placement, but when I say that Mystery Dungeon is one of my favorite games, I'm usually not talking about the first one...

[@Hundo_Mo]

Id say Arceus is #1. But I don’t disagree with the rest of this list.

[@sirmel11]

I agree with Arceus being at number 1.

[@kylerromig7564]

it’s not good when a game where you take pictures is the best game on the switch. It’s a great game and many others on the list are great too but im still wanting more from modern day pokémon games

[@jkjack0742]

Honestly forgot about unite and quest until i was reminded of this. Even if i didn't enjoy scarlet/violet, at least it had something going for it. Also hot take, despite the strange time let's go pikachu/eevee released in, i think it's a better remake than bdsp. It had some neat ideas that carried over to the main games. The spinoffs i felt carried pokemon the hardest this gen. Mystery dungeon dx is my favorite, along with legends and new pokémon snap.

[@adam145]

Yeah, I fell off of mainline Pokemon games really hard and spinoffs are the only ones that interest me. Mystery Dungeon DX is one of the best Switch games for me. Tons of content, a bit of challenge and post-game that literally gives you more stuff than the story mode. I would seriously pay 60$ for a brand new title.

[@flynnryder6113]

SV would be my worst rated games on switch. They just run so bad it ruins all the good in the games and it feels like on the raids and competitive battling they took a step back all together.

[@leov91]

As a photographer myself, snap made my childhood and adult self happy together. What beautiful little game. I don’t play pokemon anymore but that game reminded me why I loved it in the first place

[@SerenaWisdom]

I picked up Snap when I waited for Tears of the Kingdom and now I'm 400+ hours in (while 120 on totk). Truly a great game, can't wait for the next Snap!

[@SurferKroky]

Wow 😮 that much content in snap ?!

[@SerenaWisdom]

@@SurferKroky Depends. Around 100 hours of content if you play casually, but a lot more if you want good scores!

[@shelleyl9368]

@@SurferKrokyI once spent 6 hours trying to get a perfect photo of Whooper sitting on Tropius’ head as they’re flying over a cliff 🤣🤣🤣 the content is definitely there, especially if you’re aiming to be the very best! Lol

[@SurferKroky]

Lmao 😂 I bloody hope you got the shot !!​@@shelleyl9368

[@TheTalmon18]

Scarlet/Violet’s graphics and visuals are just too abysmal for me to rank it above any other “mainline” switch game. BDSP is leagues beyond SV. Every battle was dreadful. Usually, one of the best parts in every game is the battling. And every single second of it in SV was absolutely terrible. For mains: SV

[@MDGamestation]

The only switch Pokemon games I played were Pokken Tournament and Legends. Legends was the first mainline Pokemon game I have played and loved. I do hope we get more Legend-type games in the future

[@a.x.x8184]

Legends Arceus ain’t it yeah it’s good, but it’s boring af way to quickly especially with no online features. I prefer tradionral remakes. To think BdSp wouldn’t have to exist if they remade Sinnoh in gen 8s engine like it was supposed to smh.

[@sowsow6677]

I don't know why people expect pokemon to be a triple A game, because it has never been that way, but Legends Arceus was the best game in my opinion

[@NintenRob]

The let's go games has a lot of high quality content. But for me, it is completely butched by the wild Pokémon mechanic. Having to play that stupid minigame is absolutely infuriating. Thats why I'd rank it at the bottom of the games I've played

[@guacoman817]

Let’s go and areceus still the best ones unfortunately, bc they’re not technically mainline they’re spin-offs based of mainline

[@jodyanthony]

Legends Arceus is my favorite pokemon game ever, and I’ve been playing since blue.

[@666slateran666]

Console pokemon was a mistake

[@SuperMarioSwagger]

the best game on the switch being a spin off made by another company is honestly the funniest shit ever, modern pokemon is such in a sad state

[@sirmel11]

I definitely don't think it's the best game. It's better to form your own opinions. It didn't look that good.

[@SuperMarioSwagger]

@@sirmel11 it is, but i'm talking about the opinion of the video. Modern pokemon is in such a pathdtic state people can genuinely argue that a spin off is better than the mainline game on the console, it's a common opinion

[@sirmel11]

@@SuperMarioSwagger Eh, the Mystery Dungeon games are good.

[@TheQuackinator]

to me: 1. PLA 2. ScVi 3. SwSh 4. Let's Go 5. BDSP 6. Quest (could've probably been 4th if they continued to update it and removed the energy system) Everything else: Not played enough. I'd like to see more games like PMD where the player gets to experience the Pokémon's POV, but I don't feel like I'd enjoy the games once the dungeons get too long.

[@maxwell2428]

No, just no. Scarlet and violet does not deserve to be that high. It's barely a functioning game

[@sirmel11]

It deserves to be high. Have you played it? What issues did you have that ruined your game? The story was great.

[@AREAlhero]

"Barely a functioning game" has joined the phrasebook of words and phrases with 0 meaning anymore

[@Astro-M0]

Bro put a photo game at #1. What an absolute disappointment of a human being 💀💀

[@shaydeez]

Pokémon let’s go is phenomenal. I cried when I played it the first time. It made me buy a switch. Seeing red & blue in 2018 graphics is something I never thought I would experience. Incredible.

[@bohannon2692]

You cried over a video game😂

[@TheRyzenfall]

You cried when WHAT??? 💀

[@johnblack3204]

My ranking 11. Pokemon Quest 10. Pokemon Cafe 9. Unite 8. Pokken DX 7. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 6. Mystery Dungeon 5. Let's Go 4. Sword and Shield 3. New Pokemon Snap 2. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 1. Legends Arceus

[@adrianleonce455]

The only Pokemon Switch games i played are Legends and Violet. And I ended up loving both. They are the most fun I had with Pokemon in a while. For Legends, I enjoyed the exploration, tough battles and filling the Pokedex. For Violet, I enjoyed the story/characters, immense freedom with exploring & tackling story objectives, and some quality of life stuff. Plus, I'm enjoying my time with the Teal Mask DLC.

[@sirmel11]

They're both great games!

[@ziemniaczek172]

​@@sirmel11Yeah they are good but sv had so much more potential and felt so rushed like i would rather Wait for 2 or even more years but get a completed game

[@fadirilastname4528]

Which one would you suggest to a new player and have the bugs and glitches in violet been mostly fixed?

[@sirmel11]

Bro, you gotta ignore what people say online. The game plays fine. For a new player, maybe Sword and Shield? I don't love the story. Scarlet and Violet has a better story. Legends Arceus also has a better story. But for your first game, I'd say Sword and Shield. @@fadirilastname4528

[@themothreborn]

i kno at least one person who still to this day plays pokemon quest so theres gotta b Something to it we're not seeing

[@vstampde8066]

RIP pokemon games ☠️

[@AngryAnimeFan2]

My long thoughts. what made the BDSP most boring was the removal of the TM Unlimited. Had that existed the game would have been more enjoyable to me. I wish the mystery dungeon could have become easier. Pokemon Lets play Eeve/Pikachu was to me a mockery of the pokemon series by having the Go system in. Glad Eeve got recognized as Offical Mascot but even TO THIS DAY. it hasent gotten a SINGLE NEW EEVELUTION. Pokemon games may become boring for many but all i demanded was at least an Eevelution of every type before I leave it. and we clearly wont get it. Sword and Shield worked for me. Just disapointed in the plain type of the Starters. Pokken was good, but its a shame it cannot be created with more pokemons or just used in a spinoff material. Scarlett and Violets tech issues was to much even for me, and I only play pokemon for the new pokemon. still I played it a lot. Pokemon Legends were too tough but it was good. I just lamnet that getting thoose new evoltions is no longer possible since tehy are tech exctinct. We got a hard pokemon game and it was too hard. Snap....no comment, just urgh.

[@darudesandstrom1067]

It’s a shame to see what this franchise has become in the switch era. I’ve almost lost faith, I just hope they’ve listened to the critiques from the last 5 years and they make improvements in the next console

[@wootmasterzorsx]

At least as far as remakes are concerned, I’ll take a boring remake with sensible button controls that gives me the option for Pokémon that existed after Kanto over the remake that has a divisive control scheme that rigidly sticks to Kanto’s roster exclusively lest the pristine, perfect region of Kanto be TAINTED by those SINFUL ABOMINATIONS known as… Pokemon that are from Gen 2 onwards. Like, I had zero interest in Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee entirely because I heard enough accounts of the controls making them not fun to play, whereas I’m totally okay with a boring, safe to its own detriment BDSP because… at least I can click the A button and throw a Pokeball, no wonky motion controls required. And Yellow was my first Pokémon game ever, that could’ve been a slam dunk nostalgia bait for me! As for my ranking for what I played- Legends Arceus > Scarlet and Violet > Sword and Shield > BDSP. Not super into spin off games, admittedly, as far as Pokémon is concerned.

[@RJH755]

I can honestly say Legends Arceus is only Pokemon game on Switch I've enjoyed, though I did appreciate New Snap despite it not being my thing

[@tyzilla358]

Scarlet and Violet playing and looking so bad has absolutely nothing to do with the "tech or switch's hardware". It has to do with how they coded the game. They failed to evolve and actually put in effort despite having basically an unlimited budget. Because all you people who have kept buying all the garbage games over the years. You have only given them further incentive to be lazy and put out garbage. Because you will buy it regardless. So you people who keep buying the games do not have the right to complain about the state of the games. Considering you are just as much part of the problem as Game Freak is.

[@DanielAnimationproductions]

Great ranking Jon! Happy to see Pokken in the top 4. 😁

[@bio2189]

My ranking of the ones I played is probably: 1. Legends Arceus 2. Shield (+ DLC) 3. Scarlet 4. New Pokémon Snap 5. Let's Go Pikachu! 6. Pokémon Quest 7. Pokémon Café Remix