i forced myself to play every pokemon mobile game...

[@pixality7902]

Pokemon duel was the best one. I was sad when it was discontinued. I didn't pay for anything except one time because i wanted to support the game. Just playing gave me a ton of figures to use. Even weaker figures could be used to great effect. Pokemon smile is great for those of us with adhd. It helps me remember to do it and get every surface. I loved Magikarp Jump too.

[@Fanu]

Actually there is a custom server for pokemon duel by kaeru team but it only has multiplayer right now

[@michaelw5633]

How do I get it

[@DynaTheCryo]

pokemon duel was fun

[@Fanu]

@@michaelw5633 kaeru team has a guide on their website

[@tryhunter50]

Nah that game was full of sweaty whales, the only fun part was playing with friends

[@little_finger]

"I played every pokemon mobile game" >leaves out the one mobile spinoff that I sunk the most hours into

[@RavCat]

Shuffle?

[@MissionaryGamingr]

yea.

[@MissionaryGamingr]

I’m still on level 80. I also lost a Pokémon from a 83% chance of catching it. That didn’t work. But a 49% chance did for another Pokémon.

[@savagealexiss]

i lovedddddddd shuffle on my 3ds that game has so many hours

[@eliseotenientegonzalez7704]

38 minutes wondering just to go down to the comments and see this... fuck

[@batatafrita2783]

About Unite. Yes, Pokemon Unite has a more hardcore playerbase, it's not the microtransactions, those are easy to never even get close to paying for stuff. It's more of the balancing, especially in normal matches, high ranking players will get in a match with someone from low ranks and it stops being fun for the person who doesn't know the game that well/doesn't play too often

[@argonptg]

I can't even remember the amount of times i (ultra) got matchmaked with someone from either veteran or expert i don't remember, and they're always using the worst held items possible, whilst the other team is filled with ultra/master rank, or just ppl who know how to play the game Yet after all this issues, I still love unite and will play it until it gets shutdown

[@batatafrita2783]

@@argonptg same, I love the game, but I can only play ranked and have fun when I reach master rank, other than that, I may end up fighting people with higher ranks or fight with people with lower ranks, which both sucks

[@disguisedcat_]

Very true. Idk if its just the player base being small or something but i sometimes struggle with rank matches because of the unfair matches

[@marshtomp8]

Trust me. It becomes a lot less fun for the high ranking player who has to hyper carry the players who don't know what they are doing and make terrible mistakes that cost them the entire match in the last 2 minutes. Over and over and OVER again. Not that it's their fault. Unite's ranking and matchmaking system ruin the game on an absolute fundamental level that makes it maddening to play. And getting to masters only makes this worse actually.

[@kyo4386]

Playing pokemon unite at "high" rank Master's 1400+ is just torture. Because Master rank itself feels more like the "normal" rank. Anyone that consistently plays ranked can achieve master rank and oh boy do I see some interesting players I get matched up with. Its even worse because you then have teammates who throw tantrums over the smallest things. Those said teammates also have the weakest mental ever and give up on 100% winnable games.

[@Slaccoon]

Magikarp Jump was wild. Over the span of like 2 or so years I actually ended up finishing it. Like, in terms of completing all leagues. Without spending any money on microtransactions at all you will not have enough currency by the end to have bought everything, unless you pay real money of course. the late game of this game is more repetetive than the base game itself, forcing you to replay the last league again and again, watching through the same 3 cutscenes for hours at a time, with the only thing ever changing being the magikarp you fish after completion lol

[@emoemofire]

I really liked Magikarp jump, mostly just collecting the different kinds of karp but it was a nice little mobile diversion

[@joshuagalvez8143]

the random encounters after training and stuff was very appealing to me

[@clothebrotato]

Personally i love the repetitive gameplay only because i have the attention span of a magikarp 😭😭

[@katztoffelbrei6780]

​@@clothebrotato I'm autistic and have ADHD and spend way too many hours at Magikarp Jump :D my autism likes the repetitive gameplay and my ADHD needs it while watching a movie or listening to somebody 😅

[@clothebrotato]

@@katztoffelbrei6780 REAL OMMGGGGGG

[@NiceAstronaut-]

Rest in peace Pokemon Duel. The best pokemon mobile game by far, and they just killed it for no good reason.

[@Greendogblue]

I was so excited when Duel came out because I loved the figure game and was sad when it went away. then i was sad when duel also went away...

[@WereWolfNights]

That one was a really good game. I'm so mad that there's not more games like that

[@kartorrent7496]

I thought Pocket Monsters T.V was pretty neat… :(

[@Zynnian]

I cannot describe the grief I felt when I saw it was gone

[@youtoozboi763]

Pokemon rumble rush: Do you think they remember us? Pokemon duel: Though faded memories of nostalgia.

[@MildlySpicedMcVities]

And they were two of the best 😭😭😭

[@pilot_aki]

You mean Pokémon Rumble Rush because World was on 3DS.

[@blepleb]

I REMEMBER RUMBLE RUSH OMG!! THAT WAS MY CHILDHOOD :(

[@geppro8178]

​@@pilot_aki no, a mobile version existed, until the game was removed from the app store and if u had it the game would show a text which says that this game is no longer playable. ( I got to play it and I lost a lot of things Bc of the game getting removed)

[@pilot_aki]

@@geppro8178 I used to have the mobile app too and I know for a fact that it was “Rumble Rush” and not “Rumble World” like the last 3DS entry.

[@DoctorSwellman]

Really sad that Pokemon Quest was abandoned outside of China. It honestly was a wonderful experience

[@Luke68028]

You mean china. It doesn’t get updates in Japan either.

[@DoctorSwellman]

@@Luke68028Ah thank you for the correction. I'll edit my original comment to match!

[@johnnyknadler1157]

Wait IT’S RECEIVING UPDATES IN CHINA?!

[@MusharnaMush]

​​@@johnnyknadler1157yep, has gen 2 pokemon, maybe gen 3 & 4 too, also a pvp mode

[@GweenOfTea]

If you have an iPhone, if you make a Chinese Apple ID (super easy, just need a Chinese address which can be any Chinese address), you can explore the Chinese version of the game! Though it may be a little hard if there’s no translations haha, I loved Pokemon quest too

[@minticedtea]

Pokemon Smile is also really good for people struggling with mental health. :3 I don't usually have issues with it as far as brushing your teeth, but it's nice.

[@dxrksxuls8]

I literally said to myself "I wonder if this would help me remember/want to brush my teeth" when he started talking about this. Might have to check it out. I have ADHD (forgetfulness) and depression (makes me just not want to)

[@melaniesmall6330]

Yeah it actually really helped me get into the habit of brushing my teeth a few years ago when it first dropped

[@momain5483]

Can confirm it absolutely helps me remember/want to take care of myself! Not only brush my teeth but helped me get into a solid morning/night routine as well. For sure recommend anyone who is forgetful or suffers from a mental hurdle (or both, hi its me I'm both) to give it a try :)

[@phantommontalbanoinc.447]

Imagine not being able to brush your teeth like a Normal human being

[@Velo-tk5mk]

@@phantommontalbanoinc.447ikr mental illness is truly awful

[@ivanzoneBR24]

You went to basically every pokemon game , except Pokemon Shuffle Mobile, the best Pokemon puzzle game ever. [Wow, over 1K likes? Thanks guys]

[@blaster36000]

I second this motion!

[@ursamajo.r]

Third!

[@mak_707]

THANK YOU! I was just waiting for this video to talk about it but I feel like I wasted my time and the video missed the opportunity to tell people about the best app game I've ever played!

[@mourgos1234]

LMAO isnt that pokemon's version of candy crush ?

[@torico7022]

Ah, I feel like Shuffle has so much potential for cool events. The game could've been great if they actually continued updating it, though event Pokemon reruns sure are a lot better than eos

[@Donobodude]

I loved Pokémon Duel before it was discontinued. It was really sad to see the “L, you can’t play this game anymore” message

[@HashiNuke]

I wanted to play it back then, and when I tried to play it, it's already discontinued.

[@jblc_xylo]

so true i loved it

[@peh-n2z]

somebony know if a game like pokemon duel exist ?

[@xXMkThunderXx]

I'm really sad it went away too, I thought it was so much fun... Although on its final days power creep was very real

[@ZeeCozyFox]

I'm still sad about it, it was my favorite

[@Axoleah]

Pokemon Sleep genuinely helped fix my sleeping schedule and body clock. I have pretty bad depression and waking up each morning can be tough, but the game really incentives you to go to sleep at regular times and rewards you with rarer Pokémon n stuff. to put it into perspective, when I started using the app I used to sleep at 4am and wake up at 1pm the next day. A few months later I now go to sleep at 10:30pm and wake up at around 9am. Idk what people are doing to make their phones overheat, its never happened with me. I just set it to sleep, put the phone face-down which makes the screen black while keeping the app running and have it lay next to me on the mattress. Only time it gets slightly warm is if a pillow falls on it or something.

[@spydar05]

I really wanted it to work for me to help with the Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, but the app just felt so clunky and slow and didn't help me wake up necessarily "rested". How does the game progress as you go along?

[@tiktoksuperfan]

🤣😆

[@starbitburst]

the pokedex 3d app was so monumental to me- all I'd do is sit there and create stories about all the b&w pokemon as I looked at them. I was very easy to entertain as a child with an extremely active imagination. I had no idea it was shut down though, so I always wondered why I could never find that app again.

[@felixhenson9926]

I had it too!

[@Lemuel928]

Until 3DS finally took it.

[@LeoTheDowl]

Pokémon Duel was my favorite mobile game for a while and I was so sad when I couldn’t play it anymore. The figure based system with the chess like movements were perfect for me.

[@koihime]

I love pokémon smile! I'm 21 and played it last year, only stopped because I caught all the pokémon, so I hope they add more in the future! The art style is adorable and it was a good way to motivate me to spend more time brushing my teeth. It also genuinelly helped me feel less miserable when I was going through a hard time, because I would play it at night and go to bed happy thinking about the cute pokémon I caugh.

[@m1zushi]

Yeah I also catched 'em all, so I created a new user with a diff Pokemon and my goal was to 100% pokedex with every pokemon (eevee, pikachu, main 3)

[@averagechannelname9969]

I might have to give it a shot, I've always struggled with being consistent about teeth brushing thanks to mental illness so like this could help!

[@DamekLeedt]

Did I miss the part where he spoke about Pokémon Shuffle? It was my favorite pokemon mobile game, I was looking forward to hearing him talk about it.

[@Haannaaahhh]

Yes was thinking that too!

[@rubygraves978]

I think it’s missing. Also had it in mind.

[@kirstenfischer3]

yeah i thought the same! loved it

[@Soulfire702]

it was on the 3ds originally!

[@MissionaryGamingr]

@@Soulfire702 yeah and it’s still on the App Store to this day. I tbh thought it wasn’t made by the Pokémon company but it was.

[@JoeVO24]

am glad you like masters, its honestly one of the best sources for lore and character interactions for those who love the worldbuilding and story, and its honestly still really polished

[@princeje07]

IMO and experience, Pokemon Go’s big win is building a community or a network on top of a very enjoyable game. ive been a player since 2016 and never stopped up to this day and it made an avenue for me to meet different people from all walks of life.. even my core group of players now are composed of professionals (a lawyer, a university professor, a politician to name a few). The inclusion of live/real events really made this mobile game stood out among the rest, it isn’t a perfect game (and yes, i also despise the recent plethora of paid add ons) but it’s the company of friends and acquaintances that makes me continue playing

[@caitlynmcmunn]

Pokemon Duel was actually excellent. I only found out it was discontinued through this video :( You could get good figures fairly easily because I remember getting Lugia and using him literally always, and I never paid for anything. It had a solid element of strategy and I remember luring the other player into traps many a time.

[@itranscendencei7964]

You're not missing out on anything with Unite. I played regularly for a little over a year before I just couldn't do it anymore. Microtransactions aren't even the issue. You can VERY easily get your held items to the optimal level. It's the SBMM, the way they have ranked setup, and the lack of consequences. Balance is also a big issue at times, but the 3 I named have been an issue since day 1. PokemonGO is about the constant never ending grind to get the perfect Pokemon for various situations, as far as the gameplay is concerned. The real draw though is the sense of community. I ran my local scene for about 3 years by organizing raids everyday and events for everyone to get together. Even the devs want this to be what the game is for. To bring people together IRL. If you don't at least have 1 other person to enjoy the game with and "compete" with, then it really isn't all that fun. I can't play anymore due to an accident, but I most certainly would if I could. Niantic is a headache to deal with, but it was worth it to get to enjoy catching Pokemon with my best friends while making new ones.

[@andpeggy3987]

Yeah, I love Pokémon Go! It's incentive to get outside and meet other people in my local community. Back in the summer of 2020/2021 I would actively play and the local group of players would meet at various raid sites and work together. I didn't have a car at the time so I would ride my bike and it got me outside and socializing in a very rough time lol

[@loreleiloriestone9179]

Pokemon Sleep is amazing! The way the gameplay elements encourage you to actually commit to your sleep schedule is great.

[@felixhenson9926]

Yeah i'm fully addicted and it's absolutely improved my sleep,

[@jplveiga]

I couldn't get hooked, didn't suit the way Im addicted to using the phone right when I wake up, isn't healthy for my productivity lol

[@Greendogblue]

it was fun at first but after like 8 months it is an exhausting chore more than anything. probably going to quit soon

[@ChickenKing17]

Tbf i have never got any sleep issue but gosh i love Pokemon Sleep such an underrated game

[@ApolloK]

I'm a long-term Pokémon Masters EX player, and honestly, it's the most genuinely free-to-play friendly gatcha I've ever played, though... the UI is a lot, especially in Japanese. It's a bit less crowded in English, but... not by much...

[@TotallyCluelessGamer]

The company that made it ran one of the more free to play friendly Final Fantasy gachas before Masters took off, so that makes sense.

[@SilentRealm6677]

that game is nothing but a unplayable disaster how you can say it when devs are killing it slowly

[@nailinthefashion]

​@@SilentRealm6677maybe if you're obsessed and want all the pairs maxed out, to beat all the content immediately. I have my favourites and am building out more meta picks after only a few days lol. Dragonite, Mew, Alolan Raichu, Salgaleo, just need a few more dragons and fairies.

[@Dystnine]

I use Sleep. Only sounds it picks up is my very chatty cat.

[@ThedHomie]

Well, I’m a huge Pokémon Go fan. The reasons that I stood with the game ever since 2016 is because of 3 simple reasons: 1) I’m also a huge Pokémon main series fan, I’ve played through every Pokémon region from Gen 5 and onward 2) I enjoy collecting and registering mons to my Pokédex. Whenever I look through my Pokémon collection, I have that sense of accomplishment and seeing how far I’ve come since I’ve started in 2016 3) Getting loads and loads of shinies and maybe even getting lucky enough to find some rare mons. It’s a simply just an adrenaline boost

[@Fatal_Prism]

"Did you know there's a pokemon game where you can date?" Me: WHERE- "Oh but it doesn't exist" Me: SON OF A BI- *Cries in Simp*

[@ayior]

I mean, Masters gets kinda close to that with the Lounge :D

[@clemente3966]

There always are some fangames you know. I even remember about one with the visual novel style, in a school setting, and of course the characters have been aged up a bit and designed in that style to get simps. I think Moopsten might have made videos about it at some point, not sure though.

[@ikram1572]

@@clemente3966 It stopped development unfortunately. I heard someone else took over but I don't if that's true.

[@katfrog1]

Please get help

[@georgebudder6896]

​@@clemente3966 try pokemon academy life forever

[@kirinotosaki9004]

You forgot one. Pokemon Shuffle. Very very obscure. It look even more like Candy Crush than Cafe Remix. No it's literally candy crush, level progression and gameplay and all.

[@DIRTkat_ofc]

The gameplay is very different from candy crush, the only "power-up" you can use during the puzzle is mega evolution, IF it's even worth using

[@Greendogblue]

shuffle is not "very very obscure" lmao relax

[@AdamTheJaiden-er]

This game had so much potential, I wish they continued updating it by adding USUM Pokemon, 8, legends and 9th gens pokémon

[@-THE_META]

Rocket Elijah: I'm a Halo KZbinr. Pokemon: "I'm about to change this man's whole career."

[@David_the_Psalmist]

Now he's Team Rocket Elijah.

[@-THE_META]

@@David_the_Psalmist He should actually change his handle to that.

[@BubbleLitten]

Something very tragic about pokemon duel was that they made it a LOT worse over its lifespan with the microtransactions. Back when the game first launched you could save up and buy pretty powerful figures and experiment with upgrades yourself, and it was a very forgiving game in terms of experimentation. Later on the power creep on newer figures got really rough, mix that with the fact that it became WAY harder to get the currencies needed for newer figures *AND* they increased the price on getting new figures too. Turning it into almost a necessity to spend real life money. It was scummy as hell and a complete turn around on the games design just to get more money. That was 100% a huge reason into why it died so fast.

[@xXMkThunderXx]

I know! The early days were really fun, and it felt pretty balanced! Then ultrabeasts arrived to the game and it was basically impossible to win without any of the new figures

[@Dunkdun]

In Pokemon Go there is a story infact multiple stories known as "Special Research" also there a raids that you can do with friends and random people just like that first trailer with mewtwo but even on the higher tier raids the most people nowadays that do them are like 6 - 8 people.

[@JorjoGiovanna]

Yeah the thing about Pokémon go is that it’s pretty much a hardcore collectors game. you want to get all the shinies but you also want to get them with really high stats since they can’t be changed like in the mainline games, and it’s really dependent on where you live and if you have a community of other players. if you don’t live in big town/city or have any other players then you’re pretty much screwed over and can’t really do much

[@Gentvein]

God bless your soul for uploading right as I finish making my food so I can be an I pad kid for the next few minutes

[@jaceybella1267]

The fact that Cafe Remix isn't a cooking game made me so mad when I tried it. I thought it was gonna be a cooking game, not a puzzle game :(

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

I really like Marnie from sword and shield she’s my favorite rival character ever and May is my favorite hero character ever I’m a boy but I accidentally chose to play a girl in battle revolution

[@Oranges2124]

That would’ve been so cool :(

[@jaceybella1267]

@@JordanS-ww4eu maybe you replied to the wrong comment? But that's okay. Also you don't HAVE to play as a guy if you're a guy. All the Pokémon boys have just depressingly boring and repetitive designs, meanwhile the girls are consistently cute. And I'd rather look at a cutie for all the hours I spend playing a game lol

[@SpoinkStan244]

I find it disgraceful that you didn't mentioned pokemon shuffle, being probably one of the best mobile games even if it's a bit more underwhelming than it's 3ds counterpart

[@campomambo]

I found shuffle was way more fun than Cafe. I got bored of Cafe pretty quick

[@SpoinkStan244]

@@campomambo understandable

[@namtellectjoonal7230]

As somebody who has trouble keeping up a sleep schedule, Pokemon Sleep actually motivates me to go to sleep earlier so I can catch more Pokemon lol It probably won't work for everyone, but it helps in my case

[@reirei4803]

It used to help for me but i went back to my bad sleep schedule again after i started interning

[@musicinmymind623]

I loved Magikarp Jump while I had it, honestly so much fun and such a weird silly distraction as a clicker game. The aesthetic is so endearing even though I do wish there was some more actual interaction.

[@augustbenedict]

Interesting thing about Pokemon Quest, there is a separate Chinese port that is still being updated (I think they’ve added Pokemon up to Galar now). It also has PvP, bosses, and player customization. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the game was licensed to a different company in China but GameFreak just gave up on the global one, so it stopped being updated.

[@lazywabbit-zm8wg]

Fun fact: In Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Isle of Armor, you can find Mustard playing Pokémon Quest on his Nintendo Switch!

[@Idkwhuttoputherenoeee]

Mustard

[@chickage5717]

Mustard

[@WhimzyInteractive]

The Pokémon sleep meta is actually very in depth. I’ve never had the phone heat problem. It auto darkens like Pokémon go does

[@torico7022]

Let me tell you, Camp Pokemon was insane fun, the perfect game to get me in the summer mood, I used to replay it every summer. I can confidently say that Playhouse was NOT a good successor and I was bored within 30 minutes of starting

[@hoshouu]

You have no idea how much I was itching for you to mention one of my favorite Pokémon mobile games, and I was about to be SO DEVASTATED if you happened to forget it… but you didn’t! Pokémon Duel is and always will be one of my absolute favorite Pokémon mobile games ever. I have screenshots dating back to 2019 before the game shut down of me playing and it was such a fun game for me to pass time, as I downloaded it just as a distraction-but let me tell you when I got insanely into it. The game itself managed to make Larvesta (of all Pokémon) one of my favorites LOL! I’ll never forget how sad I was once the game was shut down. Great video!

[@Alex_Silverpen]

Pokemon Masters EX has one of my favorite things just hidden in plain sight. In the Johto Games, Pokemon Champion Lance has his Dragonite use Hyper Beam on an actual human, a Black Belt trainer class. In Masters EX, it was discovered that there's a Black Belt who talks about working in Mahogany town (where this took place) and that he's been afraid of dragon-types ever since. As a massive Pokemon fan who has basically all the Pokemon Apps still available for download.... it's a bit sad that I haven't played them all (still haven't started Masters EX). I remember I did have Pokemon Duel, it was real fun. Magikarp Jump is fun, and I use Pokemon Smile to help me brush my teeth b/c AuDHD makes that hard. And Pokemon Sleep is what I use every night, I've gotten quite a few shinies through it.

[@clemente3966]

Fun fact: There's even a medal if you beat a blackbelt's mon with Hyper Beam. There are a few units that can use it now, but when the medal got added, only Lance and Dragonite could use it. And the medal is depicting a dragonite during the Beam at the head of a blackbelt. AND the name of the medal is Dragonite, use Hyper Beam! Honestly, you should start now. Because there's a log un bonus of 10 tickets, each giving a 10 pull on a banner with a lot of limited units (even the rarest ones) and the number of 5 stars is big enough so that you'd often get one. Plus the gems as another log in bonus for the 4.5 anniversary.

[@kimannposs]

One that no one ever talks about is Pokemon Shuffle, idk if you can still download it or anything but it's still on my phone to this day. It's a simple puzzle game that plays into mega evolution, I never see anyone talk about it but I personally find it really fun! Simple yet engaging and though it has micro transactions its not at all in your face about it. I believe it was released on the 3DS as well! Also this might be wrong but I think Pokemon picross was on mobile devices at some point? I know it was on 3DS but I think they cross released it like they have a handful of other Pokemon mobile games

[@saigeblu4896]

I got recommended Pokemon Shuffle on my app store a couple of months ago, and me and my boyfriend have been playing it since, I had no idea it had been around for so long! The Special Stages still change on certain dates so I assumed it wasn't abandoned, but apparently in 2018 they did a final update and those stages are set on a cycle that repeats until 2037

[@Beesiess]

thank you so much for resurfacing my memory of camp pokemon. i genuinely forgot about it but i loved it as a kid. i remember just playing it to watch the movie clips it had in the stupid tent thing

[@alderblanco2362]

I recently beat Magikarp Jump, and honestly, you have to love Magikarp if you're going to finish that game. It is pretty shallow and casual, very low maintenance, but there's a beautiful little story there between you and all of your little virtual fish, being so good at jumping. Yeah, it's not flashy and dangerous like pokemon battling, but it doesn't mean it's not impressive for a so called "useless" fish to jump so high! I certainly can't jump that high. It was a fun, sweet little game, and I'm glad I was able to finish it, especially without paying money lol

[@8Bit_Studio]

The thing is these games are good. most of them...

[@MusicComet]

They're about as good as mobile games can get, which certainly isn't that great.

[@ShinyLegend729]

Pokemon duel will always have a special place in my heart, that game was amazing and I wish they would keep supporting it

[@faelyn_jpg]

I think the hump with getting into Pokémon Go is realising that the main gameplay loop IS catching Pokémon. You need to catch heaps to power up the ones you want to keep, catch to get stardust/candy for that, catch to keep getting Pokémon for the things you want to do. Best if you enjoy doing PvP (which is pretty garbage compared to main line games) or if you enjoy collecting them all. If you don’t enjoy catching lots of Pokémon it’s probably not the game for you… which niantic would make it more interesting to play more actively.

[@KnufWons]

I love catching ‘em all… I just hate the intense eugenics lol

[@megaspacewaffles]

Pokemon Masters is PEAK

[@Lemuel928]

It tells the entire Pokémon Games’ history in a nutshell.

[@SaiyanX5]

Best music in the series as well

[@HerooftheWild]

It's the best game, lore-wise

[@megaspacewaffles]

@@HerooftheWild it’s also quite fun

[@Kammi_dt]

Nah it’s definitely cafe mix

[@GabrielBorica]

One thing i quite like about pokemon go is hunting for shinnies, since there are events like community day and others where the chances of finding one is quite high. If you get a friend to play one of this events with you, you can in the end trade the shiny with an old pokemon (like from 2016 or before) and it guarantees that it will become a lucky pokemon (lucky pokemon is a whole can of worms, but the simple part is that it rerolls it's iv for a high value, maybe even perfect ivs). After that, you can send some of this pokemon to pokemon home, and from there, you can place them in a lot of mainline games, which in my opinion is a quite fun way for shiny farming.

[@owlbot9636]

The idea that some people think your phone can catch fire if you sleep with it is utterly ridiculous. Its not possible unless your phone was defective in the manufacturing to begin with. If that is the case, you have MUCH bigger problems then worrying about if you should sleep with it.

[@TheBananaSlime]

Im a bit disappointed you gave up on Pokemon Sleep so fast. It’s actually an entire game, behind the initial appearance of being a sleep tracker. In my opinion, its one of the most well-thought-out and mechanically-deep pokemon games weve had in a long time. It is a criminally underrated game.

[@EricchiYukia]

True

[@Char_0205]

Absolutely true

[@FamitsuMagazine]

bro forgot the peak of pokemon mobile games (pokemon shuffle play pokemon shuffle its not updated anymore but its still very good

[@YourNerdyGamer]

Camp Pokémon was my CHILDHOOD... I am now depressed I had all of the pokemon and probably collected each of them 3 times over, at the minimum. It was a amazing game and I will miss it.

[@flatwoodsdaemon]

I'll always have a bit of love for Pokemon Smile because it got me brushing my teeth again after a major depressive slump.

[@ShakuraKazuki]

Pokemon go is perfect for collecting. If you aren't a big collector at heart, if may not be for you. It's also a good distraction for a short phases of boredom. It gets you out of the house and you meet people. I've met SO MANY people through this game and I keep seeing some of them regularly through the weekly raid hours or other events. Meeting someone for an evening to trade some Pokemon is fun and there's also the PVP league if you like to play competitive. There are many goals you can give yourself, like, getting a max IV mon of each type, a living dex, collect all the shinys or some crazy goals like having a shiny legendary of each type and form. But you really need to do either pvp or raids to have a reason to max out and pursue stronger Pokemon. Because, if you want to power up your Pokemon, you need Stardust which means you need to catch a ton of Pokemon. So you just keep catching. getting more and getting better.

[@HappyWheelsRocks]

Personally, around 2 years ago I had my Pokémon Go resurgence and I’ve been playing the game consistently ever since. For a while, I never really played avidly because it got pretty boring pretty quickly. What got me back into it was playing with my friends and getting really competitive with all the mons we could find! This past weekend there was an event in LA that we got to participate in and it was a great reminder of how much I love the game cause we got to meet a bunch of really cool people who also loved Pokémon! I’m the first to say that the game is far from perfect, but there’s something really fun and special about getting to play with people who are as into it as you are.

[@KindaBlorp]

As someone who just recently got back into Pokemon go, the fun for me at least is just having something to do when I’m on a walk or on a break at work. It’s not a game with a “goal” imo, it just enhances sorta mundane things. And the option to put your shinies or good Pokemon into a main line game is really cool too and is usually in the back of my mind when you fully evolve a charzard or something like that. And getting to hatch eggs which are pretty much loot boxes from walking a lot like I do at work is always a plus lol (Also Pikmin bloom is awesome. A lot more hands off and is pretty much a fun step tracker. If you walk a lot it’s fun to send your Pikmin on a expedition and coming back to to pull some Pikmin or plant some flowers)

[@WhimzyInteractive]

Pokémon sleep is actually SO fun and such a master class of systems design

[@miniPilot-us7rr]

Pokémon duel was SO good, still have it downloaded on my phone

[@leviramirez3135]

Lucky I want to own it

[@vvirtualecho6938]

I think the part about Pokémon go that’s still appealing is the collection of it. Like I’ve been playing pikmin bloom pretty consistently for the past couple months cause it’s basically Pokémon go and the main thing that keeps me coming back is how many pikmin types there are to collect and i feel like that’d be the same for go

[@Ana.Forlin]

I still play Pokemon Go. I'm actually a daily, active, free-to-play player. I min-max on are there to continue playing this way. I see Pokemon go as a great way to bridge the gap to complete my dex and to get easy shinies for the mainline games.

[@KDSCGaming]

Fun fact: Magikarp Jump had a specialized episode in Pokemon Journeys. Its when Go& caught some XXXL^2 Magikarp then a follow up episode, the Jump contest was there.

[@clemente3966]

"some XXXL^2 Magikarp" You will put respect on the name of the Lord of the Lake. (In case you didn't know, it is a thing in Platinum where you can find in the Resort Area some water in which there's a Magikarp of every level, from 1 to 100 included, the level 100 one being the Lord of the Lake.)

[@KDSCGaming]

@@clemente3966 The tremendous size resemble its Godlike capabilities, I've heard. As the wonderful Creature's size Shows its Loyal Power, *Our* Diglets don't share this prestigious count.

[@Gatorboy5678]

R.I.P Pokémon TV. Literally free and you could watch most if not all the episodes. “Oh,” I thought “I have Amazon Prime I can watch it on there!” Little did I know they removed it from Prime. Now I am anime-less and alone. 😔 (I don’t know why I made this so dramatic 😂)

[@TheLordTash]

It's worth noting, and a LOT of people miss this, that being able to buy item enhancers in Pokemon Unite with real money wasn't intended. At launch, Item Enhancers were locked to only being buyable with the in-game currency (you can see it at 18:21, where every item except Item Enhancers has a price in both coupons and gems). The problem was that when you try to use an item you have zero of, a menu pops up saying "would you like to buy more?" People noticed pretty quickly that they forgot to remove the "buy with gems" option from that menu. So they were stuck in a state where they'd have give back a lot of money if they actually fixed the bug. Instead, they just added a New Player reward where everyone who starts playing gets 300 free Item Enhancers (enough to max out a full loadout of three items, so new players aren't gimped).

[@Colorado-Coyote]

Sadly, you never got to play Pokémon Duel which was the best pokemon phone game ever released. I miss it so much.

[@CalyrexTheDipster]

there’s some easter eggs in the magikarp game, there’s a reference to a movie I think on a tv and you can also catch a non magikarp or a garados

[@mypaldracunyan1223]

What about Pokemon Shuffle? I know it was on the 3DS, but it's on mobile devices. I thought you would mention this one lol

[@TheLucarioProject]

10:42 The rabbit hole goes deep, once you get into the end game or when certain events pop up this game has the potential to become a stressful nightmare. Also the gacha mechanic is what makes you bankrupt in this game & it's notoriously unfriendly towards new players with how many limited time run event pokemon have come and gone having only showed up once or twice over the course of 3 years.

[@SuperStarStudiosPlush]

YES, HE MADE THE VIDEO!!! MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!! (Magikarp Jump was a big part of my childhood, for some inexplicable reason)

[@Bobreallywantsfriends]

haha lol same I loved that game as a smol child for some reason lmao

[@GweenOfTea]

Yall are making me feel old saying you were small kids when the game came out 😭 I was 18

[@alexaliss8233]

"I don't really think there's any more depth to Pokemon Sleep" *glances at Pokemon Sleep players pouring over spreadsheets, creating discord communities, and min-maxing the game to all hell*

[@jonasdepril8181]

I'm sorry but am I missing something here? The title is 'i forced myself to play every pokemon mobile game...' but then you go on to ramble about games you haven't actually played?

[@gwennorthcutt421]

there are some story elements in pokemon go now with diff reseach quests where npcs will talk to you, but pokego is still most popular for collecting, its events, and of course playing with others! there are so many events now, i always have an excuse to go for a walk! ive even made friends with some neighbors and we play together sometimes. :) like when we raided for hisuian decidueye as a group

[@Rony_GuacaRony]

Pokémon camp was my favourite mobile game, no joke. For like 2 years. Or something, I was addicted to this shit

[@tristan8050]

As someone who doesnt own any switch or consoles that support pokemon, i often find myself leaning towards pokemon go or pokemon unite.. I think these two are the best, pokemon go for collecting pokemon and giving you somewhat of a reason to go out more, and pokemon unite giving you that battle aspect. Even tho it isnt like the original games

[@olliewalker2]

I loved Pokémon Duel so much, I was so sad when it got removed

[@RedySetDare]

For pokemon sleep it tells you in the app that you need to turn your phone upside down so the display turns off and you're supposed to keep it plugged in. this is to avoid any issues with your phone overheating, battery drain, and it dying. you also dont keep it next to you on the pillow. you're supposed to keep it near you on you BED as it likely tracks your breathing and movement and pillows wont allow for that. personally pokemon sleep has been helpful for me as someone who constantly struggles with sleep. it's actually gotten me to sleep at decent times and has been helpful in tracking when i sleep talk/walk. it's less of a game and more of a help app with a pokemon theme

[@sycam0r]

Played all games? I didn’t saw no gameplay ... 😑

[@adamwalpole9399]

Pokemon Shuffle was the best one in my opinion. It was like a good mix of Pokemon Cafe Remix and Disney Emoji Blitz

[@jonolivier9126]

I still have Duel downloaded on my Kindle Fire 7 that I haven't touched in like 8 years, never had the heart to delete it after all the hours I put into it. Never finished the campaign because I didn't really understand how it worked and therefore sucked at it, but it was still a hell of a lot of fun. Same with Pokémon Camp and Playhouse, just a set of dumb fun for 9 y/o me to mess around on but I got my mileage out of them all the same. Still half malding that Quest doesn't get updated outside of China, of all the Pokémon mobile games, it and Go had the most foreseeable longevity yet Quest just kinda had the plug pulled and died unceremoniously.

[@HyperfixationWizard]

The main reason I play Pokémon GO still is because the game has an absolutely insane shiny rate of 1/500 *as it's standard rate,* meaning it can go lower during events like GO Fest and speaking of the events, they are on another level, sometimes adding shiny mythical Pokémon that you can then transfer to the mainline games.

[@HyperfixationWizard]

Basically, imagine seeing a shiny Fennekin in an ultra ball, and it's not hacked in. If you told me that back in the X and Y days, I would not believe you, yet here I am with one I got while casually walking across my college campus trying to get to the cafeteria.

[@BlueAxolotl-tu5lw]

you should check out the pokemon tcg pocket game now

[@ProfessorWaifu]

30:57 That Feraligatr though.... So many jokes...

[@polterghost_]

You forgot Pokemon Shuffle

[@amandaananda9029]

I learned the hard way you can't play Pokemon Smile with an electric toothbrush, unless of course you're okay cleaning your mirror every time. :/

[@wooperfan584]

This is gonna be really chaotic lol

[@F2PAlius]

Magikarp Jump I think was the inspiration for an episode in Pokemon Journeys.. well half-episode. Where Goh teaches his magikarp to jump high. which it does.. and didn't come back down for days.

[@auroraschweitzer8970]

Off-topic, but I’m waiting for new leaf video I will wait five years. I don’t care how long it takes.🤣

[@RocketElijah]

It will come…eventually

[@itisliamhfjone22]

eventually is the key world@@RocketElijah

[@johnnyknadler1157]

It will be when he’s on his deathbed and even then it still won’t be pit

[@auroraschweitzer8970]

@@RocketElijah I will wait until the eventually comes

[@Not_Deb]

Magikarp Jump was actually a really fun game when I was a kid...I used to be sooo invested

[@mateopanza9350]

Tbh, pokemon TCG pocket is just better pokemon TCG live now

[@emerald10808]

Pokémon Masters is definitely one of the best apps for long time fans. They’ll have events that call back to older mainline games, you get to see characters that never interact in canon meet for the first time, and they do two anniversaries with free gifts every year! Some fun interactions I remember: 1. Gladion and Lisa become friends over their shared love of dramatic posing 2. Petrel reminds his murkrow to not mess up their plan like he did in Gold and Silver 3. WE GET TO SEE RED TALK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER There are so much more fun little experiences, it is great to

[@GianfrancoLaRotta]

Good Video!! 0:13

[@ashniverse]

I got really mad that Pokémon duel was taken down. I remembered waiting for it patiently to come back as they said it would have on Jan 1st of 2019.

[@Werggi]

I’ve played Pokemon Go since it’s launch in 2016! I did have some breaks in 2017-2018 though. On top of catchin em all, my personal dumb quest is to gild gym badges, I’m currently at 400+ unique gyms! PoGo has helped me a lot with my anxiety. The best thing about it to me is the community (my small-ish city in Finland has a super active player base). I’ve met and befriended some really cool & diverse people I would have never met without playing PoGo. Also the fact that it makes me go out a lot is a huge plus 😁

[@cronical246]

Pokemon XY: French Af Japan: Ah yes, perfect to teach English in France

[@phantomask]

the essence of pokemon Go for me is the PVP side of it. You join the never ending events in the game to hopefully build yourself PVP ready pokemon and rank up as much as you can.

[@luceharrietf]

I would love to see some more Pokémon content from you!! I know that I personally have moved more into playing Pokémon / watching Pokémon YT content, now that Animal Crossing new content has been....well absent. So I know that I'd love to see you doing some stuff on Pokémon, just in your style/editing way. This is obviously just my opinion though, please keep doing whatever makes YOU happy, whatever sustains your channel & fulfils you, as thats the most important thing. But just wanted to say that I'd def support you doing some more Pokémon/Non-Animal Crossing content. Great video though! 🌟

[@Ilikeflowers22]

I like Pokémon go, i played it in 2016, 2020 and 2023. The thing is, i live in the middle of nowhere, so there's no Pokéstops or gyms or anything really. Also no internet, which is great. I always download it when i go travelling to bigger cities/ other countries to visit their Pokéstops etc. It's very nice looking back on my account like that, because it tells you where/ when a Pokémon was caught and it reminds me of my travels :)

[@thebigfatsoman2002]

pokemon rumble rush was great for those of us who really liked the pokemon rumble series, but it took away the one thing that made it hella fun, the co-op multiplayer with friends. it just kinda became another grind game that get real repettitive real quick. Atleast when u played with friends u had more fun

[@Sauceboi26]

There is now a competitive scene in pokemon go. Its alright but it has different leagues with different CP caps so its fun to make different teams for different leagues

[@toohopeful160]

One game you didn't mention is Pokemon Shuffle. It released on the 3DS app store and was later brought over to mobile. It's apparently a successor to Pokemon Battle Trozei, but I just know it as the oriiginal Pokemon Candy Crush clone before Cafe Mix came out. It was a funky little puzzle game, and even used the concept of Mega Evolutions in its mechanics. I think there weren't any content updates after Sun and Moon released but the game is still available I'm pretty sure.

[@mintykiwi]

8:01 this was made by select button, who also made survive mola mola and huntcook- both of which are certified bangers, and magikarp jump's art style is really similar to huntcook's ngl

[@Suezcronos]

As a masters ex player I am a bit sad it's still not very well received / widely accepted by the mainstream. It brings back trainers from past gens and allows interactions between trainers who never meet before and bring new character development for all of them. And the music is a banger. The gameplay is pretty good. And there's a new Photo mode now where you can take photos of your favourite trainers, it's awesome!