Pokémon Facts That Sound Fake But Are Actually TRUE! #2

[@HoopsandHipHop]

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[@GladDestronger]

Well Star Wars USED to be great... and make tons of money. Until Disney turned it into huge steaming cowpie.

[@NeverMeltIce]

4:55 you missed an opportunity to say “and there’s Narrrrway that…”

[@Fluorite-Fox]

Narwade is unoriginal af

[@calciferblack2409]

​@@Fluorite-FoxI don't think it's supposed to be. Also, Geodude is a rock with arms.

[@AlmightyArceus]

Ultra Necrozma: “I can destroy galaxies with a thought, why won’t you DIE?!” Zorua: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Okeana_Aster]

Pokémon Scarlet is probably Pokémon Orange, considering Naranja Academy and the ties it has to the color Orange.

[@pokebreederrichard1200]

Pokémon orange was to be based on the orange islands

[@Okeana_Aster]

@@pokebreederrichard1200 No sh*t. But as Hoops said here, Now we have Pokémon Violet and Indigo in a way. But I'm pretty sure that the original ideas for these games weren't the Uva Academy, or Arven, nor the Indigo Academy, or Kieran...

[@liatrisblossomheart4013]

@@pokebreederrichard1200 and you think they had the entire paldeo region and blueberry academy planned back in the gameboy color days?

[@shelbybayer200]

​@@Okeana_Aster*Blueberry Academy Not Indigo Academy

[@Okeana_Aster]

@@shelbybayer200 Whoops right. Sorry that's how it's called in french.

[@melsbacksfriend]

Japanese doesn't have a native word for orange. They use オレンジ (Orenji, borrowed from English orange). That's why the first one surprised me.

[@Wandergirl108]

…How, exactly? They have native words for other colors, and orange is a color, that's literally a universal thing, so like…how did they ever not have a word for "the color you get when you mix red and yellow"? That doesn't make any sense!

[@onijester56]

@@Wandergirl108 The Japanese word for "Green", is Midori. This did not exist in Japanese until at the earliest like the 800's or very very late 700's AD. Of which the word originally referred to "fresh" things such as grass and trees. "木々は緑です", literally "The trees are green" INITIALLY meant the trees are ALIVE. Now, Japanese does have a phrase that could translate to "Orange" before the inclusion of Orange/Orenji as a loanword. That phrase is "炎色", "Flame-Color" with the kanji specifically for fire and the kanji specifically for color right next to each other.

[@Wandergirl108]

@@onijester56 Ah, I see…so they described colors using other words associated with them, before the West introduced the concept of identifying colors in a vacuum. That's kinda cool, actually…

[@onijester56]

​@@Wandergirl108 The cool thing is that the West did the same thing, for most of its history. If my etymology is correct, the word "White" is ultimately the modification of a root meaning "Bright" or "Shine". Likewise, "Red" in the western world historically has been applied to everything from purple things to pink things... which makes sense given that while its etymological root technically means "Red" it is the root from which we get the word "Rust". For most of the West's history "Red" and "Rust-Colored" were the same word. At some point, we decided to separate the two. Probably those ancient philosophers' fault. I blame Socrates, lol.

[@Mari-Schimmer]

​@@onijester56I'm guessing that's the same reason why pink is ピンク (pinku), no? I'm assuming it used to be "sakura色" before

[@oreomilky8398]

We technically do have the "Orange Academy" in Pokemon Scarlet, so maybe that's their nod to finish off the rainbow games!

[@HoopsandHipHop]

@@oreomilky8398 very good point!

[@Hero_of_Comedy]

Pokemon Orange? I guess we now know what inspired the Orange Island saga in the anime.

[@CrymsonNite]

Best roadblock? "Powers out" *lights on in the buildings past the officer*

[@patrickstar7270]

That used to piss me off so much especially when the npcs would walk straight passed the guy

[@ModernVintageTV0]

$99 Bil. This means Gamefreak can easily buy Nintendo's share of the franchise.

[@ieyke]

LOL No.

[@M_Alexander]

Yeah and then what? They'd have no oversight or publisher

[@herowither12354]

Except it's not just Gamefreak that made that money.

[@DJCosmicLatte]

Buddy, that number includes Nintendo's part of the revenue. Game Freak itself is probably actually the *least* profitable branch of TPC, cuz most of the revenue is in merch.

[@rainbowdragon168]

Imagine if Pokemon Orange was an actual game. It would be interesting to see how it would’ve turned out

[@brandibastian4193]

I am so mad we never got an orange

[@rainbowdragon168]

@@brandibastian4193 Maybe one day we could get it. Who knows?

[@elizabethazzinaro8457]

Yeah it would be. Love your KZbin name by the way! Rainbow Dragon is my absolute favorite Yu-Gi-Oh monster and Crystal Beasts are my absolute favorite deck!

[@rainbowdragon168]

@@elizabethazzinaro8457 Thank you

[@Tyler-q3k]

That is pretty crazy to think about, at least our favorite franchise is rich lol.

[@innerrhymes7454]

I felt so old when i heard "26 years later". Damn.

[@PikaDrewski]

I wanna point out, when you showed the back of the TOPPs card for PikaBlu/Marril. Something that I just noticed that Snubble was using Buru, the Japanese Name was used in it's place as well.

[@ieyke]

We didn't know the name for Snubble back then either. Ho-oh, Togepi, Marill, and Snubble have always been the most special and most important of the Gen 2 Pokemon, because they were introduced so far ahead of Gen 2 with virtually ZERO explanation, and that made them TRULY absolutely legendary, like Mew. ACTUAL mythical Pokemon with REAL WORLD myths and legends. I think I still have that card somewhere.

[@DJCosmicLatte]

I had the whole set, including the cards with name errors both before and after corrections. They also wrote "Donfan" on the Donphan battle scene.

[@DefectiveLotus]

In the original Kanto games, there's a biker you can fight in the Ocean above Cinnabar and he says "I look like what? A studded inner tub?! Get lost!" So, Red not only speaks, he insults people.

[@pi_xi]

1:50 The code of Pokémon Yellow shows that there was also a special Clefairy edition planned. Clefairy was even supposed to be the main mascot of the franchise and was Red's partner Pokémon in the original Pocket Monsters manga.

[@bimbaA]

Well you certainly knew it, with that pfp

[@GloomyFish]

going to have to remember that pyukumuku tip if i ever decide to replay usum also the poison zorua tip

[@RadzKiram]

Technically pokemon scarlet is Orange. Even the name of the school in scarlet means Orange.

[@M_Alexander]

Still, it's orange (fruit) not orange (color) which is anaranjado

[@narutotntfgaming5872]

My Movie Pokémon Card says Marill but I have a different one that says Buru instead of Snubble

[@chanextra]

I mean, pokemon scarlets main logo is in orange ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@onijester56]

In replying to someone else, Japanese lacks a distinct name for Orange other than the loanword "Orenji". Instead, the color if it must be written in pure kanji is "Hono-Iro", literally "Flame Color". Which is also the phrase used to describe the color recognized as Scarlet. (Like how Lemon and Banana and Sunflower are all types of Yellow... Orange and Scarlet are both types of Fire-Color.)

[@herowither12354]

There was also plans for a Pink version, alongside Yellow, with the starter being Clefairy.

[@joshmakeitrite]

that old drunk dude is literally a game-breaker

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

First fact... Actually, orange HAS made an actual depiction if you count Scarlet. The Academy is Naranja Academy, which translates to ORANGE Academy. So, as you're counting the Japanese exclusive Green, then you must count this as well.

[@M_Alexander]

It's worth noting that when translating "orange," naranja is the fruit and the color is anaranjado

[@GeniusTrainer720]

2:45 tbh I consider Scarlet more orange than a red

[@kyujee5360]

Yeah and the academy is literally orange

[@Aajer]

Scarlet is a hue of orange

[@skarmtsk]

“Red talks in the Pokemon games” oh, the damage retcons can do. Thanks, SuMo!

[@yost112ty]

The first roadblock would technically be oak stopping you from going into the tall grass.

[@Morgil27]

I forget the exact moment, but there's a point in FRLG where Blue/Rival calls Red/Player a chatterbox.

[@Dad_Shoes]

In Cerulean City, the rival gives you the Fame Checker item and jokingly calls you a chatterbox when he knows you don't talk.

[@Wandergirl108]

That bit about the Nidos being rabbits and that's why they evolve with a Moon Stone blew my mind. O.O

[@Hero_of_Comedy]

I came up with a Poison/Flying fakemon based on the cockatrice.

[@CaydinWolf]

7 original planned games with all the colors of the rainbow is what surprised me. Seeing and actual game called “Pokémon Orange Version” would have been interesting. Also 26 years later? Dang….

[@fiendnewsnetwork9639]

Poison/Flying being unique to Zubat family is absolutely wild. TBH I've been playing since Red/Blue and never used them until a recent ORAS playthrough (played alongside my 10 year old, was really fun), and used Zubat family and goodness it is it great. Def a new favorite!

[@NeverMeltIce]

3:56 Rumour has it that ‘the drunk guy’ blocking your path in Gen 1 was an inside joke for Masuda getting drunk and partying like crazy once they completed the game development (pre-launch). Prior to this, it was just a truck 🛻 blocking the way, and they moved the truck graphic to Vermillion City port. The same truck that fans thought Mew was hiding underneath via misleading rumour.

[@ArchAvian]

Pikablu is cute, but Kids WB’s closed captioning always said “Meryl” in the show & I will always follow suit.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

Me too I remember that as well 😂

[@corndoggate]

lol the power of the cutest and cuddliest sea cucumber that didn’t make it to gen 9 🥺💚 we got pinkurchin instead and I’m still salty lmao! Pyukumuku the alien destroyer next to Bewear 💚

[@danielstokes2127]

I thought of the Nidoran family also having some rat inspiration since they are poison type but the moon rabbit connection is really cool!

[@Fonz128]

Pokemon Violet with Mewtwo on the cover. That would be tight.

[@Frost-zj1pb]

Me waiting to hear a fact I haven’t before : “oh ya there’s the X accuracy for OHKO moves” Me: “holy crap I didn’t know about the level up difference helping the OHKO moves” This is officially the first video with these kinds of facts that I finally learned a new one

[@HoopsandHipHop]

@@Frost-zj1pb nice haha glad to hear it!! 😁

[@CarlosSRD]

Pokémon Orange for November 2026. Also funnily enough there's Naranja (spanish for Orange) Academy in Scarlet which we all know is paired with Violet & the Indigo DLC.

[@AnomalousNormie]

Red, Link, and Frisk... all considered to be silent/mute, all have proven they can/do talk.

[@guntherhemmrich9876]

Pokemon Orange Edition makes totally sense - remember in the Anime Ash travelling accross the Orange Islands (or how the were named in English), competing in Orange League. Back in the days this was somehow the sequel to his Kanto-journey, even before travelling to Jotho. And at least in regard to the German releases before we had Pokemon Gold and Silver released

[@shayne537]

When ever we all had Pokémon Sword & Shield, I was saying, “they should make a Pokémon Rose & Violet” but sure enough we got Scarlet & Violet. That sounded better tho. Close enough.

[@Adragos17]

Such a cool video! Thanks for doing this Hoops!

[@keturahwilson3366]

I actually did know about Red speaking in FireRed and LeafGreen. I thought that was cool and amusing that that was the only time he spoke that I knew of, until just now 😂

[@jpcsdutra]

The colors thing gets even worse. People have found out that there were inner listings for a "Pokémon Pink" to be released alongside Yellow (possibly Clefairy or Jigglypuff as the only starter, tho speculative) And that the working titles for Ruby and Sapphire were Crimson and Indigo. If you want even more, though spectulative too: Pokémon SwSh is rather obvious too. "SwSh" makes us think of Switch, but as the boxart legendaries are usually related to the game title "Cyan and Magenta" were right there. Add to Gen 9 with "Past and Future" and schools named "Orange and Grape", I think it's fairly safe to assume working titles internally would have been "Orange and Purple" before it turned into Scarlet and Violet. The thing with Nidoking and Queen is kiiiinda... well. It's right but it's also wrong. Wigglytuff and Azumarill share the exact same inspiration. It's clear by stage 1 that Nidoran do have some rodent inspirations, but I wouldn't say rabbit.

[@RoyArkon]

Now it makes perfect sense how Nidoking and Nidoqueen evolve via Moon Stone LOL. Also the 7 games fact is super crazy! I wonder how GF and Nintendo thought that they would spread all the Pokemon in all 7 games, that sounds like they planned to have way more than just 151, and I mean A LOT more.

[@lynternet]

i actually knew the thing about the nido line bc in PoGo there’s an easter event every year where they feature all the bunny pokemon and they’re included. fun fact!

[@jawllypop1750]

I actually knew the Nidos being rabbits for a long time. There is an artist called Bluebunny who used a Nidorina ss her pokesona that made me realize they were all rabbits.

[@BeantheSnom]

7:28 I actually used a Pyukumuku against Ultra Necrozma, although mostly because of a lack of planning and a Lv. 100 Thundurus I got from a Mystery Gift card couldn't do enough when it would actually listen to me

[@DarkBandicoot]

Kinda wild there hasn't been a Pkmn Orange still! You'd think they would want to capitalize of that, but... maybe not.

[@theunkirableone]

Maybe Ultra Necrozma is so insanely broken that it even broke its own AI

[@Vanessomatic]

>says you can beat necrozma without doing anything >still has to select multiple moves

[@BBMacsWorld]

I never noticed Zubat was the only poison flying type. That's actually really cool. Also hi! Been a long time! :)

[@dainbramage9508]

The Orange Islands in the anime might be a call back to the scrapped orange version

[@ManofGold24]

Hoops, hip hop and Pokémon are literally my 3 favorite things. 🥳

[@ChaoticKangaskhan]

Can we get a part 2 I'd listen to this for hours

[@snoopy1alpha]

1HKO-Moves in Gen one with X-Acc is actually the strategy that is used in Red's speedrun.

[@DJCosmicLatte]

Eternatus taking itself out against a bunch of Pyukumuku made me snort

[@rubirawrs]

i have to wait till next month but I am hype for Narwade to come join the plush army

[@zingbadxx]

In west australia we got the game in 1995 to test if it would sell. I was even asked questions about why i liked the game. I still have the cart!

[@TheImmolation]

Bros living the dream. I made a card game when I was younger. I had hundreds of cards made. Then someone stole them

[@flareinc7413]

Such a good series. More please ^^

[@SmartAlec86]

Pokemon Scarlet does have Naranja Academy, "Naranja" meaning "Orange" in Spanish. It may not be a full game or DLC Expansion. But could that count as realizing the color "orange" in the games? (Probably not, but it's a start.)

[@HoopsandHipHop]

@@SmartAlec86 it’s definitely a very good observation at the very least!!

[@tylerbush7047]

In the English version the guy who didn't have his coffee could possibly be drunk seeing as how coffee sometimes does help with hangovers. I just think they put it in the game because kids wouldn't know

[@jonahflores1147]

The ultra necrozma one reminded me of the shedinja you can use against Steven's Metagross in gen 3 and he can't hit it with any moves 😂

[@AnkanBob]

I am dancing for no reason Someday, I will disapear for no reason

[@GeminiSolrock]

I will argue that if Pokemon Violet is the 2022 title, and Pokemon Indigo is the Indigo Disk, then, Pokemon Orange is Scarlet!

[@dylanjwicklund92]

No orange would have been exactly like either Gen. One or Gen. 2. Or may have been completely different and been the orange Islands.

[@GeminiSolrock]

@@dylanjwicklund92 I said it because Scarlet has the theme of oranges :)

[@jaybeeme]

The first fact is the most believable... everyone knows this

[@Jibb3rs]

Anyone else just like.. one shot Necrozma because you're team was maxed and your Ace hadn't fainted since level 10? None of these metas matter 😅

[@SmartAlec86]

Oddly enough, the craziest fact I've heard in this is that Nidoking and Nidoqueen are based on rabbits.

[@Iarwain91]

Similarly to Ultra Necrozma I found a method online for psychic type gym in Emerald when you catch at least 4 Wobbuffets in Safari zone and just spam Destiny Bond fighting the gym leaders

[@lucasthompson6983]

Fire reds cartridge was basically orange :p

[@BeIlG]

I literally was underleveled and didn't heal up or know the ultra necrozma was coming but ended it with more health despite not using items. LITERALLY used my first mon sylveon that was under leveled. It was super easy.

[@everydayeverything8190]

I didn’t go to school for 20 years. I just need some gym leaders. No schools…

[@fordmustangkillerko]

Orange was paid homage through the orange islands in Kanto and Johto!!

[@darkside9020]

In gen one you also have to out speed as we'll as use an x accuracy, the strategy in the speed run is to give your nidoking an x speed and an x accuracy

[@D-Lo23]

When you realize that indigo and violet are basically the exact same color it kind of helps explain why they probably didn't release those two along with the first generation lol

[@JohnMartin-ll9cw]

This is something you may have missed, but the Japanese version of X & Y implies that one of the NPC trainers had a s*x change operation.

[@MoonMegs]

I did know that the Nidos were rabbit Pokemon, but not the other part about it being a moon rabbit and why it evolves with a moonstone.

[@Lupinemancer87]

You could argue that Pokemon Scarlet, even though it's red, is Pokemon Orange as the school is called Naranja Academy, which means Orange, the uniforms are all orange and it overall has an orange theme to it. Again, I know the name doesn't match, but that is why it can be argued.

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Passed out drunk guy is the obstacle? Sounds an awful lot like the downtown area in the city I thankfully don’t live in anymore

[@calciferblack2409]

Narwade looks sooo cute! 😭

[@NSUDemon14]

7:28 WHAT???

[@Satoriga]

iirc, for 1 hit KO in Gen 1 x acc works if u are faster. If you are slower u need to boost speed as well.

[@diretrip]

But what would orange have been?

[@SirKobrias]

I had those Topps cards

[@ClaireZhasa]

I mean, you could argue that scarlet is Pokemon orange because of Naranja academy

[@onceorbit92]

that zubat named “luis suarez” 💀

[@v3xx3r]

I think pokemon scarlet with the orange academy is pretty much the closest we will get to an orange version.

[@ThePawsitiveMind]

Wasn't the Orange Islands in a mainline game? Was the Sevii Islands supposed to be the orange islands? There for if either are true, than it has been represented

[@bdora48445]

Is that ashes mom on the cover of orange with Oak? My boy dogging ashes mom

[@dylaann]

3:29 SOULJA BOI FIGHTS SNORLAX?

[@Aajer]

Scarlet is a shade of red with a hue of orange so technically we got a Pokemon orange version

[@shakeyoulikehaiti]

I genuinely hope we get a Pokémon orange set in the orange islands. I just really want a crystal Onix lmao.

[@MazterP28]

Tyranitar with fissure?

[@Maxwell-237]

He's not even blocking the road!

[@rubenmoreno407]

Fun fact, Naranja Academy in Scarlet is Orange in Spanish.

[@Eiyaa90]

youre gonna do a 3rd entry? cause...i need more

[@Kanji101]

Yeah and in stories there’s often and King and Queen rabbit on the moon too

[@nebben6470]

All that revenue and they can't polish their games correctly. I'm hoping they'll do better in the Switch 2 era

[@toumabyakuya]

Eh, all their games were at least good.

[@madnessarcade7447]

There is more to the series then games alone each branch shares the money

[@madnessarcade7447]

People see Pokémon as a game or any other series that’s either good or bad but it’s not that it’s more than that Pokemon isn’t only games as a brand so stop treating it as if it’s just games when u say it’s dying cuz it’s not it’s more alive than ever It’s a culture and a lifestyle a living breathing world with a story and lore and characters We form parasocial relationships with these fictional animals because we love them so much and they have so much personality and backstory and it is a very customizable series it’s a perfect creative outlet 10:22 Pokémon team wasn’t experienced enough with switch hardware when they first started development for the game and they are a smaller team then most also the game was made during Covid so it had a decent amount of obstacles and it couldn’t be delayed because they have to abide by the merch and the anime and the tcg They have to be symbiotic with themselves When people criticize them these are things no one considers They have since likely gotten better they always learn as they go Also their budgets are always small 10:22 Pokémon team wasn’t experienced enough with switch hardware when they first started development for the game and they are a smaller team then most also the game was made during Covid so it had a decent amount of obstacles and it couldn’t be delayed because they have to abide by the merch and the anime and the tcg They have to be symbiotic with themselves When people criticize them these are things no one considers ​​⁠their dev time is 3-6 actually u just don’t feel it cuz they work on multiple projects simultaneously with the budget of a Disney channel movie around 15-20mil and they have to balance game release with the anime and the cards Everyone can say pokemon should be like Zelda or xenoblade but those games don’t have an anime and a tcg they have to abide by it’s like jenga Also they do make decisions dictated by the competitive scene And they may or may not share resources that part I’m unsure of Hot take: the point of Pokémon is to appeal to the widest audience possible and that there’s something for everyone from mainline to the anime to the spin offs Well maybe if people got into the other avenues of the franchise rather than solely the games u wouldn’t be disappointed Since the series was designed to be symbiotic with itself and to experience every avenue together for a complete experience U guys need to reevaluate ur priorities Visuals,frame rate,art style are irrelevant People are too focused on superficial nonsense ​​⁠let’s be real u didn’t get into the original games for the graphics And If u didn’t play games for the graphics as a kid then why would u play them for the graphics now Sorry u forgot what the point of Pokémon was to begin with Pokémon SV isn’t an unfinished game they just pull all the effort into the shit that ACTUALLY matters Pokémon is always meant to be an entry level jrpg maybe the people trying to hate on pokemon maybe they just aren’t into jrpgs If The lore was good The writing was good The music was good The vibes were good The messages were good The character designs were good That’s all you really need The series knows what it is and its niche(by niche I mean space) and what it wants to be and there’s nothing wrong with that and it doesn’t have to be anything else The mainstream audience doesn’t care about graphics or bugs or anything they just like to vibe People are just trying to make it something that is isn’t And something that doesn’t fit its style Maybe u don’t like Pokemon just aren’t into RPGs and that’s fine dont have to use that as an excuse to be toxic

[@madnessarcade7447]

If its not ur thing just move on imo They’re gonna do their own thing and be their own thing in their own way Pokémon is always meant to be an entry level jrpg maybe the people trying to hate on pokemon maybe they just aren’t into jrpgs If The lore was good The writing was good The music was good The vibes were good The messages were good The character designs were good That’s all you really need The series knows what it is and its niche(by niche I mean space) and what it wants to be and there’s nothing wrong with that and it doesn’t have to be anything else The mainstream audience doesn’t care about graphics or bugs or anything they just like to vibe People are just trying to make it something that is isn’t And something that doesn’t fit its style Maybe u don’t like Pokemon just aren’t into RPGs and that’s fine dont have to use that as an excuse to be toxic If its not ur thing just move on imo They’re gonna do their own thing and be their own thing in their own way Calling pokemon “lazy” is lazy they got more to do than most devs they make two games and have to be symbiotic with the rest of the series and all this other stuff They can’t delay the game they have a symbiotic release system The games are leashed to the anime,tcg,etc and the anime,tcg etc is leashed to the games Tpc is constantly playing a game of jenga trying to balance each of its branches The games are in development for 3-6 years we just don’t feel it because a lot of times they work on multiple generations at the same time they have two teams the games have a 15-20 million dollar budget They probably share resources Maybe about the sharing idk They have been working on Gen 10 for a few years now Visuals,frame rate,art style are irrelevant People are too focused on superficial nonsense If The lore was good The writing was good The music was good The vibes were good The messages were good The character designs were good That’s all you really need Can’t believe people still care about that frame stuff I’m sorry people got so lost and brainwashed by the superficialities of the industry you forgot what Pokémon was originally about And I know that the game isn’t perfect and that there’s issues Pokémon is a franchise where the theme is friendship is magic and meeting cute and cool unique monsters What the hell does graphics and performance have to do with those things? Nothing if you wanna criticize a franchise criticize it on whether or not it delivered on the messages and themes it promised Was friendship magic? Did you meet cute and cool unique creatures? Ok then it’s a good game Those are what’s important to Pokémon As the og theme said Pokémon is about Oh your my best friend in a world we must defend I will travel across the land searching far and wide each pokemon to understand the power that’s inside Our hearts so true our courage will pull us through you teach me and I teach you” That’s what it is about and that’s what it will always be about and if that’s what it continues to be about until the end Then that’s a strong enough ending for me Not sure what graphics and animation and performance has to do with that Performance graphics those things never Mattered You have to remember pokemon games have only been 3D since 2013 that’s pretty recent compared to other games like Zelda that have been 3D since the 90s and early 2000s so obviously they’re gonna be behind Mixed with the fact that They can’t delay the game because main console for only 5 years compared to Zelda since n64 The franchise was designed so that every aspect of it has a symbiotic relationship The games can’t release without the anime the merch and the manga and the manga the merch and the anime can’t release without the games And it’s about time you all understand that by now They are doing their best trying to balance the games with the tcg and the anime The Pokémon franchise is like a game of jenga If you move one thing it all falls apart They are doing the best they can sorry I’m the only one who appreciates that Unless you want them to hypothetically release the Gen 10 anime and then wait till the anime gets to Gen 15 to release the Gen 10 games they are still learning as they go so y’all gotta be patient and give them time to catch up Their partnership with take two they’ll apply what they learn back into Pokémon so that’s good You have to remember gamefreak are inexperienced with developing open world games so of course there will be some trial and error the more they work on and improve the game and do future games the better at it they’ll get Rome wasn’t built in a day we need to be patient Assuming we get more open world games NOT TO MENTION ScarVi’s development was probably screwed up by the pandemic Probably turned it upside down And before u say just delay the game They can’t delay the game The franchise was designed so that every aspect of it has a symbiotic relationship The games can’t release without the anime the merch and the manga and the manga the merch and the anime can’t release without the games And it’s about time you all understand that by now They are doing their best trying to balance the games with the tcg and the anime The Pokémon franchise is like a game of jenga If you move one thing it all falls apart They are doing the best they can sorry I’m the only one who appreciates that Unless you want them to hypothetically release the Gen 10 anime and then wait till the anime gets to Gen 15 to release the Gen 10 games ​​⁠it’s not outdated it’s rebellious and nonconformist The games aren’t rushed there is a schedule they abide by for symbiosis The games and the anime and tcg are all beholden to each other You can’t move one without ruining the groove Unless you one gen 10 game to come out years after the gen 10 anime and have it spoiled There is a symbiosis there When you watch the anime it makes u wanna play the game and vice versa so they are companion pieces designed to be experienced together for a complete experience They choose to live in their own bubble and be one of a kind and not imitate what everyone else does and they have my respect for that the og games bugs are looked back on as charming Give SV 20 years it’ll be the same Running shmunning I thought we all agreed that Nintendo’s strength is when they focus more on fun not graphics they aren’t Microsoft and Sony Idk why this mentality changes when it comes to Pokemon Sounds like hypocrisy to me

[@Grimlock2012]

Genuinely, how could you not know the Nidorans were based on rabbits? Just look at them lol

[@Double-X2-Points]

Dude pronounces literally CORRECTLY WITH ALL 4 SYLLABLES!? mindblown

[@Double-X2-Points]

You could add that as another fact that nobody seems to believe nowadays. Rip

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Luis Suarez on a pokemon that bites 💀

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I consider Pokemon Sun and Ultra Sun to be their Orange Version lol, close enough