Klagmar's Top VGM #4,513 - Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness - Krabby Klub

[@JoshRyuu]

I really appreciated these games' willingness to experiment with the Pokemon formula, and lament TPCI didn't keep this side series alive, not even in spirit. We got a bit of a focus on double battles in the Indigo Disk DLC, and we got a bit of the darker vibes of the Pokemon world in Legends: Arceus, but I always liked how the GameCube games combined these two elements, giving a unique experience that explores the rougher side of the Pokemon world and shakes up the gameplay by focusing on the often ignored double battle system. I wish another game like that would eventually pop up. The Krabby Klub theme stands out to me even ton this day because they had no reason to give this random place its own jazzy theme. But they did, and it's details like that that end up sticking in players' minds and make them remember otherwise forgettable locations.

[@MrMusicAndWatch]

Wow, I completely forgot this song existed! It's too bad the console Pokemon games these days didn't take more inspiration from these GameCube titles. Or at the very least, continue this spin-off series alongside the main series.

[@Klagmar]

I’ve uploaded a few tracks from Pokémon Colosseum, so it’s time to give its sequel some attention. I think both of these games are some of the franchise’s black sheep, but I always appreciate when Nintendo is willing to let other developers try something different with Pokémon and the darker tone is refreshing. This jazzy theme is certainly as catchy as anything from the main games!

[@kcbreadroll]

Thanks for the upload! (This is KCKaiser, albeit on an alternate account, I’m a breadroll now). Pokémon Colosseum and XD were in fact not developed by Gamefreak, they were developed by Genius Sonority, which is probably why they were so refreshing to play. Sadly Genius Sonority was never again given the development of an ambitious story based Pokémon game, instead they did smaller projects such as Pokemon Battle Revolution, that one Pokemon typing game, Pokemon Shuffle and now Pokemon Cafe Remix. I don’t play much Pokemon nowadays but I feel like it’s been a bit of a tradition for me to occasionally pop in and recommend a Pokemon song. How about “An Eternal Prison” from X/Y? It plays during a sudden flashback/exposition scene, covering surprisingly dark topics for a mainline game. I feel like X/Y’s story was a bit of a mess, but that one scene was quite effective .

[@Klagmar]

@@kcbreadroll Thanks for the correction! I updated my comment to be more accurate. And thanks for the great suggestion! Added it to my queue :)