I Played EVERY Pokemon Game in ONE video...

I played every Pokemon game in this video! From Red and Blue, to Sword and Shield, and Legends Arceus! Only main series of course, from the gameboy to the Nintendo Switch, then we will be ranking them!
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[@Ironcydeus]

The thing about X & Y that isn't talked about enough is how much they brought to the table for competitive battles. They made EV training a complete breeze, shiny hunting became easier with the help of horde battles and the shiny charm, not to mention breeding became a passive thing with literally just circling around Lumiose Tower until the eggs hatched. The 3 star restaurant battles were also a nice addition for training up your competitive mons and earning a whole whack of money. Also, Fairy types LOL

[@randomstranger9306]

Game Freak has very much been trying to make competitive more accessible since Gen 6. Is Gen 7, while Super Training was removed, the Poke Pelago replaced it as an easier way to EV train, and Hyper Training was added to make it easier to get perfect IVs, even while retaining hidden power types. Then in Sword and Shield we got Poke Jobs replacing Poke Pelago, the retention of Hyper Training, and even mints to change a pokemon's nature. Combined with candies that make it incredibly easy to level up, almost no grinding at all is required to get competitively viable pokemon in Sword and Shield compared to previous games.

[@Ironcydeus]

@@randomstranger9306 which is a bit ironic considering anything goes in competitive now. Oh, you trained up a perfect IV mon that you like ? Sucks, here's the 50th Ultra Beast in a row

[@brianh794]

I totally agree. Gen 6 made breeding and competitive battling a lot more accessible, that’s when I was finally able to get into all that stuff

[@Ironcydeus]

@@brianh794 oh for sure ! It was the first game that I actually strived to complete the dex. I actually really liked how a lot of the sprites looked in 3D. The amount of shinies I accidentally stumbled upon while egg hatching and EV training was really fun too

[@ZodiacMeteor]

They brought more to competitive battling, unfortunately for everyone that more included Mega Kangaskhan.

[@BaronVonBonBon]

I really respect and agree with a lot of these takes, but seeing Ultra Sun and Moon in F tier while Lets go was in C really made my stomach turn.

[@gub__gub]

same lol

[@oa_swift3694]

And x and y being worse than sword and shield

[@_ericfish7]

Same with BDSP being B tier

[@jamie36]

@@oa_swift3694 i actually agree with that one. I enjoyed sword and shield way more than x & y and depending on how you look at it, it's about which game you had the most fun with. And I have over 200+ hours in sword while in my y game I only have like 60 hours till I got bored

[@BaronVonBonBon]

@@oa_swift3694 This may sound like the typical pokemon fan reply, but I have warmed up a bit to S&SH recently. They're still one of my least favorite entries, but I did enjoy my time with them. I would say that they were better than X and Y to me, but that's just me. I really did not like X and Y at all.

[@Tatianna1143]

I really liked how you transitioned between games. Cool idea that shows how the graphics change from game to game.

[@brysonolivarez9178]

I love X and Y! Adding fairy type, CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION!, 3D models, playing with your Pokémon, the huge array of different Pokémon you can get- making every run through different, easy shiny hunting, etc. This game is so good, the story needs help- but overall this is my top game! I’ve played through it so many times by doing a bunch of mono-runs and dressing my character as if they were a gym leader for that type. It is so fun ❤️

[@ccruz619]

It really needed the z version. But yes x and y are my favorite Pokémon games :)

[@brysonolivarez9178]

@@ccruz619 oh yeah for sure, especially with Zygarde getting new forms; I feel like it’s the perfect opportunity tho to make a Legends: Zygarde- could you imagine a boss fight against its 100% form!!!

[@RaWasabi]

I’ve replayed XY a lot of times as well. Mainly because you see a huge variety of Pokémon from the start, so building a team with a bunch of different mons is really easy.

[@louiesharpe]

the story was so good but it really needed Z to tie it all up

[@toonlonk]

i’ve always felt that xy would be some of the most fun games in the series to replay if only they weren’t so piss-easy. above all else, that’s the most glaring flaw holding them back. also inb4 “you can turn off the exp share” the level curve gets out of whack incredibly quick if you do that. the game clearly isn’t built around not having the exp share on

[@TheFlamingTurkey]

For me, Emerald will be in S Tier along with B2 and Platinum. Emerald is what really got me into pokemon, and I spent well over 20,000 hours on that game shiny hunting, and breeding for the battle frontier.

[@tollevkvendbo]

@@crystalblue5093 20k hours is over 800 days straight, i think he might be capping😂

[@TheFlamingTurkey]

@@tollevkvendbo 800 days is 2 years, my dude. I played 2 years worth of a game over the course of 18 years, so yeah.. It isn't even all that impossible when you think of it.

[@TheFlamingTurkey]

@@crystalblue5093 I only got 9 before my battery ran dry. The battery basically kicked the bucket back in 2013. I don't trust myself to change the battery.

[@casmithh]

@@TheFlamingTurkey what does battery running dry have to do with shinies tho?

[@TheFlamingTurkey]

@@casmithh I often used the berry glitch to see whether the eggs I had were going to be shiny or not so I didn't have to waste so much of my time going around hatching eggs. But with the internal battery being dead, I can't do that any more.

[@JCMir98]

There's a mistake in the final tier-list. You ranked Legends Arceus as "a solid A tier pokémon game", but it shows up as B tier in the final list.

[@DaraCloud]

Same for emerald

[@The_MEMEphis]

cool catching mechanics but that's it

[@ItsLynch1]

It’s his final thoughts on the matter. The end tier list is just what he thought about them after finishing the initial video, not a mistake

[@MiBrCo4177]

I've gotta get started on Arceus. Everything I've wanted in a Pokemon game since childhood.

[@dragonzzzpawzzz]

*GASP* HE LIED! PAPASEA LIED!

[@TheAlexpie123]

I fully agree about FireRed and LeafGreen being the best way to play though Kanto. It's the right blend of updated graphics, while keeping with the story. Plus the catching method was kind of... meh being the Let's Go method

[@rogue1248]

yup, i think FRLG is still the better way to explore Kanto.

[@lanehodnett8222]

The addition of an extensive after game that’s almost its whole region with Pokémon and items that you don’t even see before beating the elite four is what has me coming back to these time and again

[@aidenbrock9341]

I know the HGSS have a huge leveling problem but it’s still by far my favorite Pokémon game. I really like the idea of being able to go back to the kanto region and having a huge post game experience.

[@obambagaming1467]

The pokemon you can encounter, exspecially around the 7. and 8. Gym, are pretty underwhelming in general. Atleast most of the Gym Leaders are easy since their teams are often really shit. So grinding is atleast a bit less of a trouble. Also there are not enough Jotho Pokemon in Jotho, let it be wild Pokemon, trainer Pokemon or even Gym Leaders. The Jotho Region relies too much on Kanto Pokemon. The Kanto postgame sounds really good at first, but it's quite empty which is the main problem with the Kanto Region in HGSS. Atleast the postgame is much better in HGSS than it was in GSC. For me the second Generation isn't like a "true" full Generation, due to many reasons. If the first Gen is 1.0, Gen 2 is more something like 1.5 instead of 2.0.

[@tylersmith3533]

@@obambagaming1467 Massively agree with most of this. The lack of Johto pokemon on the Johto Gym Leader teams is always shocking to me. I feel like they wanted to use Gen "2" as a tack on to Gen 1, leaving Gen 1 as the definitive gen, which is why it relied so heavily on those pokemon, and even HGSS going back to Kanto for the post game. My favourite part about HGSS was going back to Kanto, and I think a lot of people have the same thing. I also believe that because that's the end game of it, people remember HGSS much more fondly because that's the last bit that they played.

[@dundee6402]

@@obambagaming1467 Gen 2 still brought the most new mechanics to the series: two new types, breeding, shinies, hold items, friendship, the special split, day/night cycles, rebattles, battle facility, move tutors, and so many QoL improvements. So saying it's "Generation 1.5" is complete bullshit especially since seeing how Red & Blue have aged much more poorly compared to Gold and Silver. Gen 5 in comparison almost brought nothing of worth mechanically and even dropped features from Gen 4. Now that was one gen you could scrap and nothing would have changed to the series. Unlike how gen 2 revamped and improved on gen 1 in a major way.

[@bigboom2438]

@@dundee6402 "the special split" You mean the Attack and Special Attack thing right? The Physical/Special split didn't happen until Gen IV.

[@dundee6402]

@@bigboom2438 No I'm talking about the special stat. In gen 1, special attack and defense are one and the same state which was very annoying since it made types like psychic even more OP. Gen 2 did us a favor by splitting it into two different stats just like the physical attack and defense, making the game far more balanced. When they say gen 1 was unbalanced, they really mean it!

[@iannguyen5725]

Wow, I cant wait to try playing pokemon ruby and sapphire. Having a dad is a completely foreign experience to me, as he is still on a 10 yr quest to find the milk. Sure hope I can find him again through a pokemon game!!!

[@Jewao]

Mine is also on a 16 years journey, you think they ever crossed paths?

[@iannguyen5725]

@@Jewao Aha! They must be playing co op!

[@NameNobody247]

they were play trios with my dad too

[@andipajeroking]

Try it, one of the better pokemon there. Or you can try emerald,, which is even better, while being the same game.

[@skinnymax]

I remember how ppl hated on Gen5. In retrospective, Gen5 is by far one of the best generations. There are so many things to explore and I really love the legendary Pokémon. The music is fucking awesome and there are really cool side quests that kept me on screen for hours.

[@Twerpt]

I've only done gen 3 and 7. I only heard of the bad things in Unova when I first heard of pokemon. But I was only told bad things and nothing about the story and music.

[@andrewrodriguez9429]

They moved way too fast with gen 5 they could’ve gave us 1 more game

[@McDoinky]

Love gen 5 Hate its starters

[@ericleblanc9295]

I mostly agree with your list. The only thing I disagree with would be USUM. I would definitely rank them in A tier. I just had such a great time with that game :)

[@oa_swift3694]

I agree I actually really liked gen 7

[@ChicagoMel23]

Same

[@whisperingwooper1763]

Same!

[@rolldens1950]

He talked about the postgame of GSC/HGSS and FRLG, but didn't talk about Team Rainbow Rocket Postgame in USUM?

[@tylersmith3533]

@@rolldens1950 I think a really big part of it (it was for me, and I've heard lots of friends say the same) was that SM was such a slog to get through, and USUM was... just the same slog for very little real change. You could breeze the game with basically the same team from SM, very little difference in the way the whole thing plays out. I, personally, didn't even make it to the endgame of USUM, I completed the main story and was so burnt out by the end that I put it down and just... never picked it up again. I just couldn't do it.

[@TrayJD]

I agree with most of this list except ultra sun and ultra moon I can understand sun and moon being the least favorite but it certainly added a lot more than X and Y did, given it was the new generation. With ultra adding more to it, making in my opinion, the better *"sun and moon experience"* , i feel like its not giving credit where credit is due. Regional pokemon (even though mostly kanto) mega evolutions, the surfing and dimension traveling mechanic, ash Greninja, and ultra necrozma, on top of being able to still play with every single pokemon up to that time, with no limitations? And we're already looking at more than sword and shield. With the downside being team rainbow rocket but hey at least we got a more interesting post game, and a battle tree where we could fight previous rivals and 2-3 champions WITH their battle themes! 👌🏾💙

[@skullcruncher7218]

Dang. The only thing that made me raise my eyebrows was Gen 7 in F tier. I honestly consider Gen 7 top 3. I genuinely a lot the game offer. From the Pokémon, story, music, and the trials. The latter I was strongly against but once experiencing them first hand, they ended up being fun for me.

[@yellowtheyellow]

Adore that it's a pokemon game with real boss pokemon. Only one until Legends Arceus

[@theoaremevano3227]

I don't play handhelds, so I didn't pay much attention to Pokemon after playing the first one, but much later on, I started at least watching LPs, and the one that actually got me to think about maybe getting a Pokemon game again one day was Sun and Moon. It was the first time I'd ever seen them takes some solid jabs at changing some of the formulaic elements the previous games just couldn't seem to get rid of, even Black and White which did shed a decent number of conventions.

[@Swaxeman]

USUM are my favorite games in the series

[@yeetskeet3]

I agree bro. The shit that gen 7 gets just make me want to act up

[@chriswentz5197]

​@@yeetskeet3 i think they are so hated because "haha silly alola forms suck,also Fire fighting is unoriginal!!!"like if Fire fighting bothers you then congrats only playing through kanto,Jothto and Kalos only because by god

[@TheWarlordShogun]

13:56 I consider the start of modern Pokemon games to be XY. The models made for these games have been reused through Sword and Shield. The exp share being a key item and share exp to the entire team. Turning away from sprites and towards 3D. The addition of the fairy type. The difficulty being easier. Battle gimmicks. And probably more but that's what I can come up with off the top of my head. Fantastic video as always! I love these kinds of videos! Keep em coming.

[@brandonm8901]

One small thing, in Gen V the EXP share gives exp to the whole party as well

[@sb6196]

@@brandonm8901 no it doesn't I don't know why people think this I definitely remember having two exp shares in either black and white or black and white 2.

[@oa_swift3694]

@@sb6196 yep two exp shares in black 2

[@TheWarlordShogun]

You can get multiple exp shares in gen 5...but they are still held items. It turned into a key item in gen 6 and shares exp with the entire party.

[@otozinclus3593]

The models are not only used in SDSH, but also in the other gen 8 games (BDSP, PLA) and even gen9 and will propably lat for more gens. Sadly they are also one of the reasons the game run so shitty with terrible graphics, since they had the stupid idea to spam these very high detailed 3d models all over the overworld

[@BrianAV]

I will say that X&Y are my favorite Pokemon games. I know the big flaws of it very, very well, and I look forward to a remake that does it justice in like 20 years. But I will say that it did something interesting for me that I can't completely explain. Playing it made me feel like I was playing Pokemon for the first time. I had started with Yellow way back when, and something about X&Y gave me the exact same feeling. So it holds a special place for that little miracle.

[@samsamtherising]

Really funny how you mentioned Sea about Heart Gold and Soul Silver being one of the first games you started to realise about EV Training (and all that jazz)! It was the same for me (aged 13/14), I remember noticing when looking at one of my 'Mon's stats how one of the Stat Bars were slightly Blue and the other Red, it wasn't in Platinum and I was like...why is it like this, I looked up and found out how Natures were a thing!

[@marsella527]

I'm a Poke-boomer and will always defend gens 1 and 2, but your channel got me to appreciate gen 5 a whole lot more

[@thomasc9248]

*Genwunner you mean

[@leargamma4912]

Pokestar studios is the best

[@gunnadahun]

HGSS’s biggest issue is that they want you to grind on level 20’s for the whole game even when the gyms are around level 40. That paired with the incredibly slow battle system leads to a very grind-heavy game. This should have been the first thing they fixed from the originals.

[@unknownuser494]

Especially with red battle because his pokemon in 80 level while blue battle pokemon are 60 level which you fight earlier also the problem most of johto mons are post game exclusive

[@otozinclus3593]

@@unknownuser494 Luckiely the AI is trash through, so a lvl53 Dragonite and a jumpluff are enough to defeat him. And for the Champ you just need any electric mon + Mamoswine

[@jaredr4907]

Thats what I loved about HGSS though the grind. They are by far my favorite pokemon games.

[@dundee6402]

@@unknownuser494 "Most johto mons are post game" this is false. Available before post-game: Furret, Noctowl, Ledian, Ariados, Crobat, Igglybuff, Togetic, Lanturn, Xatu, Ampharos, Azumarill, Sudowoodo, Unown, Jumpluff, Aipom, Belossom, Sunflora, Quagsire, Politoad, Espeon, Umbreon, Slowking, Girafarig, Forretress, Dunsparce, Gligar, Granbull, Qwilfish, Steelix, Scizor, Shuckle, Heracross, Sneasel, Ursaring, Piloswine, Corsola, Delibird, Mantine, Scarmory, Kingdra, Donphan, Stantler, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Smoochum, Magby, Miltank, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia Post-game: Pichu, Cleffa, Misdreavus, Magcargo, Murkrow, Octillery, Porygon2, Houndoom, Blissey, Elekid, Tyranitar

[@andipajeroking]

Because tHe pacinG jump from johto tO KANTO is a bit off, in my opinion. They could have done so much more with kanto content, it could have been the greatest title, 2 in 1.

[@Keydicken]

Platinum was my first Pokémon game ever, so it obviously has a special place in my heart. Pokemon taught me how to read, so that's another reason it's special to me

[@mariak5096]

I think SM/USUM are more for people who enjoy story and character in a Pokemon game. Its character arcs and dynamics are one of the best in the series, with how it mostly focuses on a dysfunctional family, against the backdrop of a sci-fi, interdimensional travel story (Lillie is genuinely one of my favorite characters in the entire franchise). Also the fact that said sci-fi spacey story is set in by far the most traditional and old-fashioned region is just a fun contrast. The trial system was a fresh take on the formula that added a feeling of distinct culture to the Alola region that none of the other regions quite have. Even if the trials themselves are kinda hit and miss, they show originality (not to mention each captain’s personality shines through how they structure their trial), and the Totem boss fights make up for it. For me personally, all that stuff way outshines things like Festival Plaza (I’ve never cared about online connectivity in my life lol) and Z-moves being lackluster. I just care about how well the game can invest me in its world and characters during a playthrough. That’s why gen 7 is one of my favorites, right up there with gen 5 and 3. But like I said, that’s for someone like me who enjoys story and character over mechanics. Different priorities lead to different opinions 🤷🏻‍♀ …Also, the Alola games have Team Skull in them. We can at least agree that Team Skull is awesome, right? 😆

[@nathan38938]

not only that, but these games actually changed the pokemon format with having boss fights instead of gyms and not just reusing the same format as the previous 20 million pokemon games. Also great music, amazing world, great characters and evil team with actual depth, usum having a the highest difficulty out of all new gen pokemon(3d games I mean), I think these games are underrated and appreciated

[@icenmeteor3489]

I don't have much praise to give the gen 7 games aside from the new pokemon designs, but to me they deserve at least a B just for being the games that finally put HMs to rest, getting rid of a mechanic that has been despised since the very start. Also the bottle cap thing was cool, though the right way of doing that is to just get rid of IVs completely just like Legends Arceus, hopefully they keep that change the new generation.

[@rogue1248]

really? then where we supposed to get the grits besides releasing mons?

[@owo2362]

Wait what- people don’t like hm’s? And- what’s wrong with IVs?

[@icenmeteor3489]

@@owo2362 HMs forced you to always make room for a flyer, a surfer and an HM slave for junk like cut or rock smash. No more HMs means you are free to have whatetver pokemon you want with whatever moves you want on your team without having to worry about not being able to get past a small rock in a cave. IVs are just a pain for anyone into breeding and legit competitive play, hence why most people either play comp in showdown or hack perfect IV pokes. No more IVs= Legit comp players don't have to spend hours trying to eugenics the perfect pokemon and there's less reasons for hackers to do their thing too.

[@youtubebannedme]

@@owo2362 let's say rock smash, you need that one particular HM to destroy the rock, why? is there any trick to destroy a rock? if i can teach my machoke a physical attack move, why can't i use that?

[@owo2362]

@@icenmeteor3489 whilst i suppose ivs could be annoying for comp, i’ve never really had an issue with hms at all, i almost always have a water type on my team as surf is generally a good move to have in battle and you normally get flying types right near the start that you can just slap fly on and not damage their move set too much, as for the others, they’re sometimes annoying but never anything bad. Maybe it’s just the careless way i play through the games. Perhaps it would be better if there were multiple moves that have the same effect so you still had most of the choice of what your team had but calling other pokemon to use hm moves was eh to me

[@nilsoles.vuttudal6129]

How can you not like sun and moon. I absolutely love the pokemon and z moves are super cool!

[@nkirukalazz-onyenobi36]

Yeah😎

[@peterrealar2.067]

Because the handholding is AWFUL! It takes away the fun from the game. Also the mandatory cutscenes are a menace in multiple playthroughs.

[@NPCFanatic]

One thing i will say is that the emerald episode at the end of oras was probably the best thing they did to an ending post game.

[@ix_ysf_ix5470]

True

[@Ironwill3004]

I’m working on collecting all of these right now; I’m just now finished with Gen 4! Update: the games were fake, and I got scammed :/

[@somechupacabrawithinternet8866]

wish i ad hgss cause never had them

[@brdelta]

@@somechupacabrawithinternet8866 have you ever played? Or just not owned

[@somechupacabrawithinternet8866]

@@brdelta didn't play hgss and never had it ): everyone is over here is enjoying it but me ):

[@innocuous373]

@@somechupacabrawithinternet8866 you can always enjoy it on the 7 seas , if you know what I mean

[@somechupacabrawithinternet8866]

@@innocuous373 7 seas?

[@LunarWingCloud]

Been playing since Red and Blue way back in 1999, I do gotta say, they definitely nailed it with FireRed/LeafGreen, it definitely is the best way to play the Kanto story. The Sevii Islands is such great additional content for a game.

[@Raylightsen]

Red is my fav game, but i love leafgreen. Those remakes are super good.

[@Slacker420]

I’m disappointed you don’t have full access to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet already and have not already played through them I expect more from you 😂

[@arumea5418]

Since gen 5 is my favorite, the realization that the next remake on the block will be black and white has me sooo excited and I'm looking at a horizon far beyond scarlet and violet already.

[@mikeoangelo]

Same!

[@Frost-ux8jx]

As a gen 4 fan.. be careful being excited gor your gens remakes lol. I waited years for … bdsp

[@glitchystaticz]

i have alotta faith for it since gen 5 as a whole was really experimental so maybe they could be the remakes to start a bunch of new trends

[@leargamma4912]

I'm scared of them screwing up black and white...

[@ZzShy]

USUM are low key one of the best games in the series, especially for challenge runs because they have a HUGE Pokedex with tons of options and are actually pretty difficult because they give so many trainers fully EV trained teams with good IVs and movesets. Sure, its super hand holding in the beginning and has way too many cutscenes, but especially if you do something else while playing, like watching KZbin, you can distract yourself during the constant talking and then the only major downside of the games are pretty much irrelevant.

[@otozinclus3593]

If a gane is so boring you need to watch youtube, it may not be the best game. USUM arent bad, but I really wouldnt call them the best either

[@MarceloZ2]

Why woule people do that when Sun and Moon's story is pretty good? I would say it's the third best in the series, behind Platinum and Black/White. If you don't like story... Then there's not much of a reason to play Sun and Moon.

[@Night_Tac]

@@MarceloZ2 Platinum story is much worse

[@Night_Tac]

@@otozinclus3593 I do that for all gams

[@silverbolt9439]

That's when you know the game blows if you can't keep your full attention On it, that or people might have the attention span of a fruit fly. 😂

[@RossSpeirs]

Emerald was an improvement over Ruby and Sapphire in every way except for the heartbreak of less rare candies from zigzagoon pickup

[@PeruvianPotato]

Eh, not a fan of the redesigns for Brendan and May

[@jacobjohnson3492]

X and Y are my favorite pokemon games...

[@KaSuNo-Standoff2]

same im playing it rn and having sooo much fun

[@yellowfellow7246]

Man, I remember when Ruby and Saphire came out. Coming from Crystal as a lil kid, my mind was blown by the character's reflection in water. And you could leave foot prints on sand!

[@krmiistudios2479]

GSC's Gameplay and Graphics will always be my favourite, I just wish that later games can allow the feature to play in that style.

[@obambagaming1467]

For me they also have the most nostalgic graphics

[@DamBaker95]

5:16 20 years old i felt that, i remember my dad buying me Pokémon sapphire at a local store because i got good grades in elementary school. Times have changed a lot since then

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Yes, I'm so happy to hear some appreciation for ORAS! I get that not getting some of the Emerald stuff was a letdown, but I loved how they remade and expanded upon the world and lore of the Pokémon games. Edit: No mention of how Gen 7 removed HMs? 😢

[@Tails97]

I love ORAS too, it was the first Pokémon game I played for real (I had already played some like Yellow and X, but I didn't understand that much about the game), it was the first one I completed the National Pokédex and it's the one I have the most hours played

[@tylersmith3533]

ORAS is, in my opinion, the single best Pokemon game they've released. I genuinely played all the way through it non-stop on release, and it's held a special place in my heart ever since. Since then, I've never found another game that quite lit the same fire under me. I know a lot of people have a lot of opinions on Mega's, but it was the best of the mechanics that they've had since - Mega's > No mechanic > Frenzy > Z-Moves > Dynamax

[@Tails97]

@@tylersmith3533 I love Mega Evolution too. Z-Move is bland and I don't find Dynamax that interesting. But Mega Evolution is the best modern mechanic it's ever had and I don't think it should have been removed (I'm a casual player, so I can't say which mechanics performed better in competitive or if they break it in any way, but as a casual player I really love Mega)

[@tayloi2]

made me laugh when you said "probably no one's all-time favorite pokemon game" bcuz X is one of my fav games of all time lmaoooo

[@icedpickles9868]

This list is great, only disagreement is gen 7, may be the nostalgia talking but USUM are getting no justice in F tier, also no HMs and a naturally harder game gotta give it some worth

[@PaPaSea]

Accidentally put Legends Arceus in the wrong tier for the graphic, oops make sure to like and subscribe or else you'll never catch a shiny pokemon again

[@ame-chan579]

Had you ever tried Pokemon *Green* ? It's _It's a whole new experience_

[@pikahetti]

great video, have a great day

[@strangedudee]

Bold of you to assume I've caught I shiny before in the first place Still liking the video though

[@genkaiba15]

Bruce: Oh noooooo~*

[@willnolan6091]

I'll just load up a new gen 2 game

[@MalevolentMinun]

That transition from using Fly in ORAS and landing with Ride Charizard in SuMo was just 👌

[@Voraii]

xy is my favorite LOL idky, I guess where it feels so chill. I just wished it had a bit more to the story( but after sun and moon im kind of glad), but its my favorite. Only reason is because the story ends halfway and zygarde was used. ORAS was good too. Thing I hate about Sun and Moon and USun UMoon... is that... the cutscenes and dialogue take way too long. And I enjoy replaying pokemon games.. gen 7 is so hard to replay. ;w; i have to dedicate hours just to cutscenes and i hate it.. T w T if they added a skip that would have solved everything for me XDDD

[@Pokeman0070]

When talking about Legends: Arceus, you gave it an “A” Rating, but when showing the full tier list at the end, it was in the “B” section

[@nathanielmikeemileusvandaa8914]

same for emerald

[@decayingfairy3996]

Oh my god that exploration of Mauville got me so nostalgic... My copy of Omega Ruby broke a few years ago when the copper things on the back broke off and got bent but I still love that experience so much as it was my first Pokémon adventure and it stayed with me for years, helping me connect with so many people and get into the series

[@MekasUrn]

This was a great idea and I loved how your presented each game. This did make me feel old, being I started on RBY but this also filled me with nostalgia.

[@Chrysanthemumsie]

Ha ha! I live to prove you wrong. My favorite game is actually Y! As a mostly casual player (who started with diamond when it came out), the easier game mechanics make it easier to replay! Something I really enjoy with games. Also, it was the first generation to implement character customization, something else really fun for me as a player. Also? Yvetal’s just really cool

[@freqathletics]

An opinion I’ve always had was that Gen 5 had the best music of any generation as a whole

[@AxelWedstar411]

My copy of SoulSilver is the oldest Pokémon game I've kept hold of. I'm a big fan of all things Johto and while I'm fairly confident '22 will be the year TPC finally stops relying on gen 1 nearly exclusively for it's nostalgia appeal and starts showing a similar bias towards gen II, I doubt any game will ever dethrone HGSS as the definitive Johto experience.

[@Kyubi2345]

Don't ever sell it!!!

[@Agent719]

Hello. XY are my favorite pokemon games. Or, they were at least. I haven't played them since ORAS came out, so I can't really compare them to more recent titles to be sure. But I definitely put more hours into them than any other game in the series, except maybe the original ones.

[@RiftFishing]

Interesting tiers! Having played the series for over 20 years, when Sun and Moon released I thought they were some of the best games in the series. Likewise, I remember liking Black and White and B2W2 a lot while a lot of the commentary around the time they were released was the opposite, none of my friends were interested in them at all. I also really liked Sword and Shield despite everyone telling me I should hate them. It's funny how everyone's tastes differ and everyone's opinions are different. Some peoples favorites are my least favorite and vice versa, I think it's just important to remember that everyone's opinion is valid and we grow as a community by respecting others than trying to tear them down.

[@jeddysteve8330]

I felt like gen 7 as a whole were very well made. I think the vibe of the region was incredibly pretty, probably the best tropical region in pokemon. I see a lot of people disliking the trails, but I felt like they complimented the vibe of the region a lot better then gyms would have. Trails definitely would not be a mainstay, but changing up the formula for a game or two was definitely nice. It allowed game freak to play around with new ideas, which most likely lead to a lot of the mechanics Legends processed. The only real issues I can agree on with those games are the festival plaza and the hand holding. Festival plaza was definitely unneeded, especially considering they already had a perfectly fine online system in gen 6. The hand holding also was pretty bad towards the beginning of the game for sure, but it does get better towards the end of the second island. Other then that though, gen 7 brought regional variants, eliminated HMs, great starters, pretty region, likable characters, good story, fun post game; not sure what there is to hate about it.

[@Chaco_The_Chocolate_Lab]

I was a kid when Gen 1 came out. I played Gen 1 and Gen 2 a ton. Then I kind of grew out of Pokemon for a while. X and Y were the games that got me back into Pokemon when I was older, and I've been playing them all ever since. So for that reason, Gen 6 is way up on the list for me.

[@rjplays4]

Good rankings all around imo. sorry I missed yesterdays stream hoping to catch the next one!

[@MaverickZ3r0]

The more I replay older games the more I conclude that Gen 5 is best gen. It just holds up so well. Also, infinite use TMs may be one of my favourite mechanics. I do also love Gen 7 though...

[@maggieschroeder1377]

Gen 7 in D and F tier hurts my heart. I love you Alola!

[@Vexiarla]

I recently got back into pokemon again and Ive been loving your channel! Hearing "most of you guys probably started playing with ruby and sapphire" makes me feel very old lol. I begged my parents as a kid for red or blue and they always said no, until my birthday the next year when they surprised me with Yellow. I stopped playing after Diamond and Pearl and last month started playing all the pokemon games I missed in order. My favourite game growing up was Sapphire and I got a huge kick out of playing Alpha Sapphire and being able to catch Deoxys. I still remember begging my parents to drive me over the border to Seattle to go to the event to get Deoxys. Now Im up to lets go pikachu and it's wild to see how far pokemon has come. Playing lets go pikachu when my first game was yellow is incredibly nostalgic and I'm loving Pokemon so much again.

[@sevenan]

I had finished Pearl as a child,then White. I only recently played Soul Silver and Platinum. All Pokémon games are unique

[@cycled9073]

The transitions between regions were really good

[@xKingJJx]

I agree with almost every single ranking and reasoning on this list, THANK YOU, this was such an enjoyable watch

[@voideddreamer2637]

i love this channel, its cool to find other people love nostalgic pokemon

[@Jono1874]

I've only played the 8-bit games then dropped the series for well over a decade. I then played Pokemon Y and it was nuts. I had a lot of fun with it.

[@hambla5034]

The flying transitions in this video are so nice and satisfying and such a smart way of transitioning

[@TriniTron.]

X&y are my fave because they gave me Sylveon ❤️

[@OrangeGeemer]

Best overview of the pokemon games on KZbin, congrats :)

[@oshawottschamber1937]

Pokemon black and white and ots part 2 was the best. It makes my childhood look amazing and I cried so many times to its nostalgic music

[@gerbentime4175]

With pokemon Violet and Scarlet being open world, I expect the player to be able to Skyrim the hell out of it.

[@amaze2173]

Awesome video! I’m really looking foreword to seeing what changes come next with Gen 9. Maybe get megas back? New regional forms, And a expansion on Legends Arceus gameplay.

[@lelieakiha]

The fact that this video is exactly 29 minutes long is making me very happy

[@WhtAbtBob10]

Technically the trend of battle gimmicks started with Gen V and triple and rotation battles.

[@MrRyanCock]

technically gen 3 with double battles since they're sort of a gimmick in the main series games (not counting competitive)

[@Matty002]

@@MrRyanCock iirc there arent even many double battles in the games, so it actually feels gimmicky ironically

[@WhtAbtBob10]

@@MrRyanCock I agree to an extent. You can still do double battles. You can't really do triple or rotation battles in later generations.

[@rerega3177]

Its because very few people used the triple or rotation battle mechanics and id imagine having 3 trainers standing next to each would look a bit weird. Unlike Mega's where most people liked them but because they started breaking the game power wise they got rid of em cough cough mega rayquaza. And z moves imo were just kinda lame and gigantimax was just Mega's but big.

[@psychopat4402]

@@rerega3177 if that was the case they would’ve just banned mega rayquaza from competitive…….they didn’t have to remove mega evolution entirely because of 1 Pokémon🤣. Obviously they removed it for another reason.

[@abhiram12b21]

This video gave me a lot of nostalgia and I remember most of my teams From this games. My fav main series game is black 2 and white 2.

[@Keshkup]

Oh I love that transition from bw to bw2 with fly!

[@mesadrums375]

"Now onto Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, which bring into the era that i think many of you started with" Me whos old and started with blue: **Cries**

[@disturbedrebirth]

Something cool about yellow was that you could get all starters in game.

[@makikomaaki]

I agreed with most of this--even (and maybe especially) SWSH, but putting Sun Moon or USUM under Lets Go is just.....erm. I WAS disappointed that USUM didn't turn out to be like BW2, but the ultra wormholes were...something. I really wished they expanded some more on the Ultra Recon Squad, they were my favorite in terms of design and had so much to work with.

[@martinthomas2520]

Man, nothing will ever top Pokemon RSE for me, timeless masterpieces ❤

[@Chronal-Rend]

>PapaSea says Arceus is A tier >Final tier list has it at the bottom of B

[@miltostitos6959]

I think the X & Y have a really good story, plus it has my fav pokemon yveltal :) so it's S for me

[@chespinsupremacy]

Its S for me too. No questions

[@Gavman2105]

It physically pained me when he said that XY was probably no-one's favorite Pokemon game of all time. And putting it right next to RBY??? Why?? How are they The thing about X and Y is that they actually added things that everyone just looks past because "ez game bad it trash ew megas beginning of the end eww" Bro, these games introduces 3D models, and while that's a mixed bag for many, it would have happened eventually, and they did as much as they could with the models in XY as they could for the first 3DS pokemon game, like Pokemon-Amie and the PR videos! The added Fairy type brought some much-needed balance to Dragon and Dark types, while also giving Steel and Poison more offensive uses! And while it may not be the general consensus, Mega evolutions are probably the best "gimmick" we've seen from the franchise since the beginning of the 3DS era. They actually had lore importance, and opened up the path to explain why remake games are possible, without rewriting the events of the original releases! They had the potential to balance weaker Pokemon to be usable, which we did see in Mawile and Sableye, but the idea was abandoned too soon. While it does have its faults, X and Y are a wonderful generation, with an amazing soundtrack, great lore implications (that, while not as immediately impactful like in gen 5, are more meaningful to the series as a whole), true character customization, and so much more. The sad part is, the games were actually meant to be so much more, but they got pared down to make it in time for the first-ever international release date. I look with anticipation for the day that their remakes are released, because then the Kalos region will get the treatment it deserves.

[@Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeert]

Cool story bro

[@Zortomm]

I always say that my favorite is Gold, but that's the nostalgia talking because that was my first pokemon game. This video made me realize how much I played and loved the gen 3 remakes. I remember the chills I felt at the rolling credits, at that moment I realized how much this franchise means to me. I never replayed alpha sapphire because I never wanted to lose all the breeding hours I invested in for battling (the competitive scene of that time was at its prime imo). Maybe it's time to replay it?

[@ZEE-mu2ng]

Totally agreed with your Pokémon tier list

[@elwaldo8877]

I was mis lead I thought you were going to play every pokemon game including the non main line games like all the mystery dungeon, coliseum, xd and so on. It would be cool to see you do a video for those games one day

[@courtneys.7113]

it's kind of funny to me how most poketubers i see don't really like p:la that much and prefer the older regular games. lots of love for the gameboy games from poketubers. and i also see a lot of poketubers who actually pretty decently like sword and shield. lol so i feel so weird when i'm sitting over here with my wild takes like: X and Y are one of my favorite games, i played through sword once and never touched it again i was so incredibly underwhelmed, and legends arceus is The Best pokemon game to date. so seeing the reveal for scarlet and violet looking as though it will be a blend between the two styles has me HYPED. scarlet and violet might become my new favorite pokemon games once they come out. i've held on to the nostalgia of platinum for a long time but legends arceus was really what i wanted from pokemon and all i need are improvements on that structure to be a lifetime fan. but every tier list of the games i see is wildly different so i guess it's a much more personal thing that decides a Good Pokemon Game for someone

[@mariowalker9048]

Really most poketubers were praising it to no end

[@tybracadabra6321]

Love the SA2B letter grades and sound effect lol

[@cursedspirit9]

The fact this guy says *do you all hear those trumpets?* everytime he brings up hoenn 😂😂

[@lumi3951]

After playing them all, my favs are XY whereas Gen 4 are pretty much the ones I dislike most lol.

[@Stormlywing]

unless you count the GTS Trade system

[@z0mgwtfbbqftwlawl]

Your tier lists shows Arceus as B tier when you said it was a solid A in the video

[@PaPaSea]

oops, I must have dragged it to the wrong tier by accident

[@SugarEthnoherpetological]

Platinum is my favorite and it just keeps growing with all the new patches such as following pokemon, Renegade version, the upcoming gen 5graphics patch, etc!

[@UltraPoyoColt]

Great job!! I love pokemon! It’s awesome!

[@ryanparrott6866]

Always interesting to hear another person's perspective. Definitely agree with D/P/P being near top, and Gen 1 being C tier. Otherwise I have a few minor changes lol but agree to disagree, right? Love the content, keep up the great work!

[@moon4236]

Personally my least favourite pokemon games are the let's go games but I'm not sure why. Maybe is the catching mechanisc which I hate along with the fact that is only gen 1 pokemon and I've never been that fond of a lot of gen 1 pokemon and the fact that they feel more simple. They are not bad games but I didn't enjoy them to the point that I didn't even finish them.

[@owenmattes7619]

Great video! You made some great points. One thing though-it might just be nostalgia but gen 6 is my favorite generation or pokemon

[@FrostWasAbductedYT]

"and you actually have a dad in this game which isnt very commo- i felt that😔

[@samsamtherising]

My Pokémon Tier List: S Tier: BW2, HGSS, Platinum (So much to do and extra content in these games even after the Post Game! My safe files are always 250+ hours, most stuff is completed and will have a full box with EV trained and a mix of LV100s and 50s!) A Tier: FRLG, Emerald, BW (I enjoy these games and have come back to play numerous times, more so FRLG & Emerald than BW! However, BW is such a nice game to play and with these games I tend to have a team of 6 fully trained!) B Tier: Legends, XY, ORAS, SWSH (+DLC), Crystal, BDSP (Legends has been a good game and I feel I need more time with it, XY felt like DP without Platinum, they definitely needed a 3rd version or a sequel series like BW2 but understandable with BW2 sales not enticing Game Freak, ORAS was missing such a big thing without the Battle Frontier for me, it's the reason Emerald has made me play it more, SWSH were good but not worth £80 haha, Crystal I enjoyed a lot but HGSS are what I play for Johto, BDSP is worst that Platinum but better than DP... although it's almost C-Tier for me?) C Tier: DP, RS, RBY, GS, SM, Let's Go (All have superior versions to play instead of these, except SM who's follow-up was just as bad LOL) D Tier: USUM (I can still play this game and would play this over SM but had so much more potential and felt wasted for what could have been! To me, it would be like playing Black and White again but the focus is about Kyreum, definitely needed BW2 treatment!) F Tier: Scarlett and Violet (JK!) 🤣🤣🤣

[@animelovegaming1796]

You should make an updated version after Scarlet & Violet come out.

[@kartikeyakavia8253]

7:01 Red literally flew all over from Kanto to Hoenn 😂😂 poor charizard's back must be killing him. Although that was actually kinda smart.

[@colinkeane9070]

12:39 I remember getting those. I still have all 3 in Pokémon home today!

[@gabrielprotti]

Just improving the algorithm, regards

[@nuquicharlesyaelq.8584]

We can all agree that gen 3 and 5 are the best pokemon games of all time

[@drippymario2830]

Fun fact: Archie and maxie mean well, as they were unaware of their deeds being evil. they state this in emerald when the player saves the region.

[@zuthalsoraniz6764]

Platinum also, very importantly, fixed the regional dex. Only two fire-type lines available in D/P pre-national dex, and one of those is a starter.

[@vulk7183]

Ppl always say that but Sinnoh is the northernmost region, why SHOULD there live many fire Pokémon? It's a cold region with a rustic feel to it, there was much thought put into Sinnoh's running theme Fire PkMn don't make a lot of sense in Sinnoh, you can't just throw some random Pokémon all over into a region where they don't fit Sinnoh just felt whole and complete, like Hoenn Hoenn - southernmost and tropical Sinnoh - northernmost and rustic Complete opposites but perfectly describable regions! Johto and Kanto... hmmm... Grassy? Grassy routes and towns? Is that what the theme was there? At least Sinnoh has some running theme and thought behind it

[@darkninjafirefox]

I had a pretty crappy day at work so coming home to such a quality video really made my day better, and I mean that. My let's go pikachu/even theory is that the games take place in the pokemon world where Red and Blue are famous trainers and they signed on to a licensed wish fulfillment game about their stories where the player gets a turn defeating team rocket and becoming champion.

[@AnimeLover4Life3395]

I miss mega evolutions

[@Clenvy]

I watched this two months ago and just watched it again now. I didn’t realize it was the same video and that the title had just changed - it worked. You fooled me. Nice video still. 😂

[@PaPaSea]

I often run tests with 2 different thumbnails and titles then stick with which one performed better

[@rechtrecht]

That Gen1 Nostalgia is why i gave my sister my copy of Let's go evee. She liked pokémon as if was only of the few anime being aired and even watched the first movie in cinema - but she and my mum were way too poor to afford a gameboy and games back then. So now, almost 20 years later she could experience a pokémon game for the first time. She loved it- would always send me updates on her teams or questions regarding the games