A Pokémon Expert Introduces Me to Amazing Pokémon Music

[@truegreen7]

Showing people Pokemon music is my passion so thank you for having me. There were other themes I had queued up, but we didn’t have time. (Like Giratina/ The Team Star Suite) Feel free to suggest them in his upcoming Pokemon Music Suggestion stream. And just to clarify, Toby fox didn’t compose Terapagos’ theme. I was mostly talking about the motif that is featured first in the Tera Raid (which he composed and arranged) and throughout the Area Zero themes he composed. (but didn’t arrange)

[@SeyrenSamin]

Commenting on this so it gets top comment

[@BuffSushi]

Yesss!! I loved this collab and it was so enjoyable! But ahh I wish u could of put some Mystery Dungeon musics in there but it was still really fun!

[@KeifersIsAwesome]

You are a fellow Hoenn fan, so I know you're gonna rep well. XD

[@benjaminghailane9452]

Idk if Marco already reacted to Cynthia's theme from Diamond/Perl since it is so well known already

[@ribbitcoffee-x-tea7723]

Please get bro to listen to HG/SS Frontier Brain Battle OST and N's Final battle theme I dead mix drum and bass into these tracks shits just good music

[@cs82271]

One thing he forgot to mention about gen 5 is that there are several dynamic tracks that add/remove instruments based on your actions. Like drums for when you're running vs not, and different sounds for the different seasons. And in places like Opelucid city, there are street performers that add their instruments if you go near them. Or even better, Village Bridge can have the entire village add to the theme and they only add their part when you speak to them.

[@okquren]

I want the village bridge song reaction SO BAD

[@captaindanger13]

YO THAT’S EPIC

[@ThatSneakman]

I can never forget the Village Bridge song. Gen 5 was something else.

[@TheKiddo2468]

The music also slows and is pitched down every time you go down a level in a cave

[@Infindox]

Yeah I was surprised that it wasn't mentioned to him.

[@Scalloops]

my dude you have stumbled upon, whether intentional or not, a literally infinite well of content for the rest of time. This type of content will be eternally popular to video game fans

[@TallulahBangkok]

This whole video is TG7: [catjam] Marco: [taking notes]

[@swordsmancs]

Marco’s studying while TG7 is procrastinating

[@GalletasCh]

@@swordsmancs O_O Chill man

[@zanpakutoman4225]

Class project groups be like:

[@calicothecappuccinogurl9874]

I'm very happy that Truegreen was the one here for the pokemon one cuz its so darn rare to see artists getting to collab with people outside of other artists which has many reasons but I think one of the big ones is that people just gravitate towards the competative players cuz of their screen time

[@TheCayDawg]

It helps that he's always been open about his love for the music of these games and makes content about them semi-often.

[@Raizearche]

Chairman Rose's battle theme comes to mind as an incredible villain theme I've used in my irl tabletop games and nobody was the wiser that it came from pokemon of all things

[@BJGvideos]

I wasn't expecting the dorky chairman with the beach shorts to have a gothic opera battle theme

[@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884]

@@BJGvideosit goes hard 😅

[@BJGvideos]

@@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884 I love the fan-made vocal version too even though they mispronounce Eternatus

[@Armatu5]

It's a great theme, wasted on a terrible villain lol

[@misirtere9836]

Probably because he did NOT earn it in the slightest

[@realdogking]

Almost dropped my phone when I saw the thumbnail. Seeing two creators you enjoy collaborating with each other is such a great feeling

[@AshtonMonitor]

It’s so interesting seeing someone react to Slumbering Weald without having played the game. For context, the first time you hear it in game it cuts straight to the wolves on loop in a dark, Misty forest where you have trouble seeing the background. The howl is the FIRST thing you hear on entry at that point, so it becomes so ingrained and iconic in the players’ perception of the theme, so much so I was confused when I didn’t hear them first thing when the actual track started. To me, those howls ARE the Slumbering Weald and not hearing the wolves is as off putting as hearing them probably was for you.

[@hvitloksbrod]

3:54 If you happen to listen to Southern Vietnamese wedding music, you can see the vibe from this song. We immediately recognize this while listening to it hahaha

[@Jessica_Kirk]

*toothless dancing intensifies*

[@caseylp7121]

As a half-Vietnamese myself (mom is from southern Vietnam) I can confirm

[@bwomph]

my parents are cambodian, so I’ve heard music similar to this at parties. i never realized it was based on traditional southeast asian music, but it makes sense now.

[@skytheidiott]

59:41 I actually have a different take on what the heavy breathing represents To give some context, the battle is against an AI replica of the original professor. This AI *wants* the player to win against them. However, they cannot simply forfeit the battle as their base programming cannot allow it, despite the AI's own desire to not fight. In the original song, the part just before the heavy breathing is hopeful, almost as if the AI is letting us know that we can do this, just push on through! Compared to the frantic nature of the other parts of the song, this instills the player with a sense of hope that things will turn out alright. Maybe the AI can wrestle back control? **Then 2;37 of the original song comes in** The music cuts out abrubtly for half a second before two rising notes play, almost like a boot up chime. Suddenly, the drums come back in a long with something else. Something that sounds like breathing... **Heavy, frantic, hyperventilated breathing.** The hopeful motif has passed and in its place is the AI being taken over by its own programming. The AI tries to fight it, breathing hard as it does, but to no avail. Eventually, the Area Zero motif starts playing again and the battle continues...

[@BJGvideos]

Yes! Someone understands! The AI is desperate for you to win and the music makes it seems like they're cheering for you from within their prison, but can only do so for a brief moment until the security program takes over again

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

"I'm sorry, children... this is too much for you. *YOU MUST RUN!"*

[@BJGvideos]

@@shinigamimiroku3723 God that was a distressing scene. In between the sudden tone shifts, Arven's confrontation being so violently interrupted, and the AI undergoing the closest this series has come to body horror, it really was very much a new direction

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

@BJGvideos Absolutely. It might be the first time in any Pokémon game I was legitimately distressed. I also suffer from claustrophobia, so the idea of my body being sealed in a crystalline structure sets off major alarm bells in my brain. It's a good thing the A.I. doesn't have that to deal with...

[@BJGvideos]

@shinigamimiroku3723 Not a physical brain sure but they were terrified too

[@blackchacha000]

Back when I listened to Marco’s video about Pokémon music and saw that he answered to Truegreen’s comment I really hoped that this would actually happen and it did ! I’m so glad ^^ A bit disappointed that there weren’t many tracks from generation 4 as it’s my favourite but I still very much enjoyed it. Made me want to start a new save on Black and Shield. Thanks to the both of you :)

[@Luca_BR143]

I think that N's theme is a must when it comes to Pokémon music just because of how emotional heavy that soundtrack is.

[@Broomer52]

Pokémon is a fan of Portmanteau and Necrozma can be understood as meaning “Dead Light” or “Lights Corpse” Naturally befitting its name, it eats stars. So yeah this is very much a battle with a god

[@fireradfieritis8953]

Necrozma is also based off of celestial bodies such as black dwarves, black holes, and neutron stars which are all... You know... Dead stars.

[@bakatemplargaming2430]

​@@fireradfieritis8953a black hole isn't a dead star.... a black hole is a mass of matter that imploded upon itself and ripping the fabric of space-time, which is why it "eats" you are being pulled into it by its gravitational force and your date, your matter/energy-matter gets pushed to its outer area forming a ring of spaghettified matter-data waiting to get turned into energy-matter

[@Kris-p5n]

Not only that, but Ultra Necrozma was it's original form and it had its light drained by the inhabitants of Ultramegaopolis.

[@ChespinCraft]

Pokémon itself is a portmanteau of pocket monster lol

[@colincat6293]

Ever since I saw Truegreen7's comment ive been waiting for this IM SO HAPPY THIS FINALLY HAPPENED MY TWO FAVORITE CREATORS THIS IS THE BEST DAY

[@-Burb]

32:30 Riding mega Rayquaza to space to blow up an asteroid and battle Deoxys has to be the coolest part of the Pokemon game series overall, absolutely loved ORAS.

[@Okeana_Aster]

​@@-Burb I just realized something though... Shouldn't the asteroid be bigger ? It's like... twice the size of Mega Rayquaza, but they kept saying it was so huge that it would end their civilization entirely. Its actual in-game size seems kinda underwhelming, and not like it could end all life on Earth, especially not with Earth in the background being so extremely huge compared to it.

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

​​@@Okeana_AsterYou'd be surprised how destructive an asteroid can be. Not judt via mass but also speed. And the game couldve been interpreting the "world" as the "region". World doesnt always mean planet.

[@Okeana_Aster]

@@Good_Hot_Chocolate Okay the region maybe I can believe that. But no I'm pretty sure they say the asteroid is even bigger than the one from when Rayquaza first Mega Evolved, and that the entire planet is at risk.

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

@@Okeana_Aster Id have to go back tbh. I cant remember off the top of my head. But Im sure even if it is a bit small that is was likely intentional. Though a big asteroid would be cooler.

[@Okeana_Aster]

@@Good_Hot_Chocolate It was probably intentional due to hardware limitations. But I admit I haven't been paying much attention either. When I went back to the Delta episode, I was completely focused on learning about Zinnia's character, and man she's such a deep character, probably one of the deepest in the entire franchise. It's a shame people don't pay much attention to her.

[@captaindanger13]

Ah, this is how I find out the toothless dancing meme’s song was from Pokemon. Also, Marco’s face during that song😂. Edit: Wait Marco doesn’t know the toothless meme and wasn’t making that face from recognizing it?! LMAO

[@lewc7389]

zero lab battle is prob my favorite pokemon song ever, it goes unbelievably hard, toby really went all out

[@koagz]

Same. An epic final battle song with a very cinematic resolution with the mix of cutscenes and gameplay. Right after I beat, I said to myself that felt like a movie. It all came together amazingly.

[@LuizenL]

I know you've done similar things in the past, but this in particular was a very cool switch-up from the usual format. Instead of you showing someone the music, having someone else show you the way was very cool. If you'd ever want to do sonic music again, this would be nice. But would love to see you do that with any franchise you are looking to blind react to.

[@MarcoMeatball]

have a video for sonic 2 with a sonic 2 super fan coming next week actually.

[@derekstryder2281]

@@MarcoMeatball Yo, Sonic 2 GameGear representation??? Jk, but Sonic 2 has a really good soundtrack especially for a game from the early 1990s.

[@ShadowKaiserin]

It'll never stop being funny to me how much Toby Fox's fingerprints are all over the Area Zero tracks. His sound is so distinct, it's impossible to miss.

[@IceFireofVoid]

It goes beyond the music too. That entire fight felt incredibly Undertale. Especially how you have to figure out on your own that you're supposed to use the legendary in a menu that isn't even highlighted because it was caught in the professor's ball. Very reminiscent of ending the Sans fight by pushing the combat box over to the fight button.

[@Lahiss]

He was pleasant surprise in SwSh Battle Tower and his work in SV is great. I hope he keeps working in Pokémon.

[@Stratelier]

24:00 - Marco, without giving away the full context of the Ultra Necrozma battle ... you NAILED it. Necrozma starts the battle with +1 buff to every stat making it hit harder (and take less damage) than it would normally. If you think your team is prepared ... no. They're _not._

[@LynnLyns]

That's why that beast is basically the choke point for many players in hard runs with self imposed rules. Is your team capable of managing U.Necrozma or have some answers for him in your box? Yes? alright, continue. No? Alright, go back.

[@somerandomgamer8504]

Zoroark stonks go up

[@gabrielsofta944]

Disguising a Zoroark as a Toxicroak is basically an instant win button. It'll keep wasting its turns trying to Photon Geyser a Dark type.

[@Stratelier]

@@gabrielsofta944 Disguised Zoroark actually failed to work in my playthorugh as Necrozma used (I think) Smart Strike instead of Photon Geyser. I eventually survived that battle, combo of paralysis (for speed) and Snarling its Sp.Atk down to survivable levels.

[@gabrielsofta944]

@@Stratelier Damn, Necrozma got smart

[@TriStain69]

I'm so glad Ron is here to nerd out about leitmotifs between related themes for me, that's always one of the things I wish I could gush about whenever someone reacts to these kinds of themes

[@immortalkoopah3138]

ngl I love how ultra necrozma's entire theme is just a fusion between the solgaleo/lunala theme and the dusk mane/dawn wings necrozma theme and it being it's own thing

[@FSAPOJake]

That Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald music brings out the emotions in me like no other Pokemon music does. Hoenn really was special. And I adore the way you described Hoenn's surf theme.

It wasn't RSE, but ORAS, which is arguably an inferior version.

[@justanotherLunny]

Agreed, Gen 3 soundtrack is absolutely fantastic.

[@InfernoTune727]

11:59 Tears in my eyes. Oh my god. I haven't heard this ever since 2014. Something just woke up.

Eh, it is just the muffled remake one.

[@LodestarLogado]

So happy to see this collaboration - you two seem like a perfect fit to do exactly something like this, awesome video.

[@statboosts279]

Ive always loved ultra necrozma theme, it feels like you're being confronted with something truly otherworldly but undeniably beautiful and powerful

[@Shiny_Registeel]

One of the coolest videos you’ve done! Please keep having content creators of games on when doing these videos! It adds so much for the context!

[@robertomartins1329]

Ultra Necrozma theme is the DS saying goodbye to the world with a big bang! By far the best battle theme of Pokemon games.

[@FuzHammer]

The Marcoverse expands once-more

[@gektoast4968]

He will conquer all

[@willtg4508]

There's gotta be a part 2, I feel like I've been waiting this whole time for this video

[@AR-bj5et]

Not a crossover i ever expected but a welcome one! Speaking of, we've been sorely lacking in Ron's music rankings lately, where did those go so suddenly?

[@LuckyBones77]

I think he’s done every gen at this point? The video covering Scarlet/Violet includes both of the DLCs, so until he’s got new material, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Sailor11Sedna]

Has he covered side games? Mystery Dungeon, Conquest, Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness.

[@nickwatic]

Go Ichinose arranged many of the tracks that Toby Fox gave the motifs of

[@owenbridgers]

More like GOAT Ichinose imo

[@Melonposting]

More like Toby GOAT(mom)

[@MattTOB618]

In fact, if I recall correctly, Toby Fox was surprised that his Academy motif got used so much.

[@nicolenowotnik7121]

the thing i love about area zero's music and the vibes the music gives, is that it feels like we don't belong there. like it's too pure and natural of a place, and human activity there is corrupting towards it.

[@whaleborne1308]

52:40 I'm so glad the side head bop is universal for this part

[@EGCN26]

19:28 *flashback to my underleveled incineroar defeating necrozma because of the power of friendship*

[@samyb4566]

In my case, my Incineroar tanked the power gem attack with the power of friendship, then we used the Z-move Mallicious Moonsault and we were able to take it down in one hit.

[@randomgameplay8350]

@@samyb4566wait… isnt incineroar part dark and is therefore immune to photon geyser?

[@samyb4566]

@@randomgameplay8350 Oh right. I was going to say Power Gem. Sorry for the confusion.

[@mikrokosmochi]

Heh in my case dedenne was the only one who could somehow tank necrozma hits 😭

[@IceFireofVoid]

Me playing the game blind, with a party that happened to have 2 ghost types and a Volcarona, absolutely stomping this fight and not realizing anyone found it hard until weeks later

[@berrgp64]

I guess this isn't that unexpected after also seeing Truegreen7's requests for Jesse's Auditorium, but the thumbnail still caught me off guard!

[@Risankun]

The Route 209 theme gave me goosebumps....so many memories

[@hipote12]

gen five deserves its own video imo... and it has a lot

[@Arthion]

The tragic part about Necrozma is that the people of its dimension were the ones who hurt it to the point it turned into its depleted crystal form as a result of their greed trying to harvest more of its power. They are the reason it is broken in the first place and seeks out light to devour just to be whole again even if it's just momentarily. It's basically a dead star/black hole turning back into a star if only briefly. It's also implied it has so little power left it can barely stay concious most of the time, you need to donate some power to it to reawaken it if you want to catch it after your battle with it since it's that depleted after it.

[@frisuh1664]

One of my favorite hobbies is listening to musicians explain me why I like the beeps and boops of my most loved songs so much. This video was a blast to watch!

[@erukizan]

hearing route 209 from the remake made me teary eyed the first time i heard it, i love sinnoh

[@nashdiy8570]

GlitchxCity has some incredible remixes. If there is a sequel to this video I think it’d be fun to include some of the community’s remixes.

[@SuperbBird54]

Agreed. Onefin’s “dark matter suite” that uses themes from super mystery dungeon is one of my favorites songs of all time

[@zigzag321go]

Yeah. Personally my favorite remix is Qumu's Cynthia battle, but I always enjoy a GlitchxCity theme when I encounter it in the wild

[@alcanzamesecoso]

Bliitzit's Arceus unofficial theme is outstanding

[@Thunder55Turbo]

PokeRemixStudio's Arceus fan theme should be in the Hall of Fame. That shit made you think you truly were fighting GOD.

[@Gyaradosage]

Also Zame’s “battle! iron crystal”, aka “Iron Bundle’s battle theme”

[@Akira-2001]

Please do another collection of pokemon music together, you two are my favorite youtubers and it brings me so much joy seeing you guys enjoy the franchise of music i love so much!

[@KeifersIsAwesome]

I am an absolute nobody, but I adore pokemon and straight up want to just chat with you about pokemon music. there's so much to say. ^.^ I could talk forever about Necrozma and how incredible his role in the story and lore is.

[@thend4427]

So do thousands of other people stand in line 😂

[@KeifersIsAwesome]

@@thend4427 I think the only string I have to my bow on this is that I recently made a version of Necrozma's theme myself. XD

[@makodolphus7810]

There's definitely a lot of narrative context they both rely on, but the credits themes for the Black/White games and BW2 still hit INCREDIBLY hard too. Definitely worth a listen, even if its best after watching or playing through the games!

[@philk5456]

Would've loved to hear some way older tracks and, if we're reaching this far into Scarlet and Violet, Penny's battle theme! Tower battle theme from gen 8 would've been a great choice as well. But there's only so much time in a day, so it's understandable if some tracks are missing! Pokémon music is so amazing and continues to evolve.

[@elderking2549]

the selection of tracks was great, but I think what I enjoyed most is both of you wholeheartedly just enjoying the music

[@RainbowAceOfSpades]

So glad this video got made! I wanted more videos about pokemon music on this channel and this delivers. I feel like pokemon music sometimes gets overlooked and underappreciated due to how ppopular and casual Pokemon can be. Thank you! A great unexpected collab too.

[@chriskoloski32]

Its always funny how easily pokemon fans can recognize toby foxs songs because they don't sound like traditional pokemon

[@SkeletalSpyro]

If there's a part 2 I'd love for The Legendary Quartet/Treasures of Ruin theme to be included! I think there'd be a lot to analyze, and it's a personal favorite track of mine :]

[@CaramelAshe]

Pokemon is one of my favorite franchises and a big part of that is because every single one of these tracks I can turn on, sit back, and they make me smile. They can consistently carry me away to another time and place.

[@Dannycantsleep]

I opened KZbin and my fav musician related CC now is seeing my all time fav franchise songs, a wonderful way to start (I can't wait to see Marco listening to Zacian and Zamazenta vs Eternatus/ Vs Zacian and Zamazenta and Giratina theme in Platinum or Legends of Arceus)

[@MarcoMeatball]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Chelarino]

i was literally JUST rewatching the first video and stumbled over the comment again, wondering if and when the collab would ever come out what timing and what a selection too, good job ron

[@Adrian-ze9ud]

Next time you should listen to Kieran's themes. They are a lot, but it's important to listen to them all. I'll tell you the order: -Kieran's encounter theme. -Kieran's first battle theme. -Kieran's anger. -Kieran final battle theme (Teal Mask) -Kieran's new theme. -Champion Kieran battle theme. And if you wanted to, you could listen to Kieran's Terapagos theme, which would happen right before Terapagos's battle theme, though it's not really connected to the rest of Kieran's themes. I know they are a lot, but it's seriously worth it, you can feel the evolution of the character with the music. Three of them are just encounter themes, they are pretty short anyways.

[@starsilverinfinity]

A bit late but better than never! Im so glad I came back after a long day to this - listening to both of you go on about the music is amazing. Maybee its cause of how special Pokemon is to me, (one of my first ever franchises to play), but it felt so nice seeing the whole game music thing do its magic for Pokemon especially, with how you got the vibe and some of the context by just listening and talking a little. Loved this Collab! Speaking of which, I like how TrueGreen pointeed out that Necrozma's orchestral section feels like its soul, because in its other themes its very much used as an indicator for how its feeling. In Its Ultra theme it sounds proud, envigored, if abit unsure of what may happen next, but oh boy its other themes really remind you that this is a crystalline dragon diety which is not very happy. The Area Zero Suite section was also perfect, blending how the environment and battle music in the games can compliment one another. TrueGreen showing both in this video was a real good touch cause Pokemon is as much about its mystical environments and audiovisual story telling as it is about its charming creatures and characters and the battles they participate in. Also, I want to point out that Pokemon battle themes sounding like they tell you about the creature/person and their situation is very intentional from a lore and gameplay perspective - Pokemon battles are treated like conversations in a way, abit like how other anime will say two characters duking it out in their best talents (cooking, arts, and yes music) is a way of communicating. You can go as farr as to figure out bits of a persons story from the Pokemon and moves they use even, like a cold hearted villain with a Pokemon that only evolves when you love it, or a friendly and kind companion who uses Pokemon known for their duplicity. In the end I just want to say thanks cause this rocked!

[@barghest3681]

OH MY GOD I was so excited to see Ron in this thumbnail!! And I instantly knew Slumbering Weald was gonna make it on this list lol. Stellar collab

[@hellschatt]

It's interesting that he showd mostly the modern tracks and not the older ones that are considered iconic. I guess they are musically less interesting. Happy to see the area 0 lab battle theme but disappointed that he didn't show the crazy legendary battle theme from gen 5.

[@hacksmash]

I was thinking the same thing, I would've loved to se more pre gen 6 stuff

[@goli8699]

That was a really nice selection of pieces and I'm definitely looking forward to the stream, wether I'm actually gonna be there or not lol

[@gatr2897]

I don't like Ultra Necrozmas theme as much as other people but it's still really special. USUM was something of an anniversary game, I think it fell on the 20th anniversary of the series or something? So the climax here was definently really unique and grand. In terms of the gameplay, Ultra Necrozma is just absurdly strong, like there are tons of super powerful legendary Pokemon with stats that are higher across the board but Ultra Necrozma is like engineered to be immune to any kind of brute force, it's not a glass cannon by any means but its offensive stats and its speed make it impossible to get even a single word in, and it has a near perfect moveset that ensures it has super effective damage on nearly anything you put in front of it. I've seen people go into this fight blind on like a self imposed challenge run, like a nuzlocke where if your Pokemon faints it dies and you can't use it anymore, and they just get wiped because they don't expect it. I replayed this game recently and my strategy was to bring in a bulky Pokemon to use Trick Room, which reverses the turn order making slow Pokemon go first, and then brought in the strongest attack I had, I think it still took 3 Pokemon just to beat the one tho lol. Also there's a vocal cover of this song on KZbin I rly like, I can't help but sing it to myself even when I'm listening to the normal version lol. Deoxys' battle in ORAS is sort of a victory lap at the end of the game. You ascend into space on Rayquazas back and successfully destroy the life threatening meteor, but oops, there was a Pokemon in there! Deoxys is pretty strong but it absolutely can't hold a candle to Rayquaza, that fact stays consistent, but it is still pretty freaky. It can change the shape of its body to be fast or harder hitting or tankier, and it can regenerate from grievous injury, like in the movie it gets atomized by Rayquaza and in a web short it gets half of its torso blown off by it. In the original games it honestly served a similar role as Necrozma, being a ceremonious end cap on an era of the series, it's just as much a Kantonian Pokemon as a Hoennian one honestly. Raid battles in Scarlet and Violet can get super hard. They did a bunch of limited time events for special Pokemon in raids and some of them were so hard that the community had to come together each time to come up with a strategy, usually involving a very specific group of Pokemon, and even then it's not easy and you need to adapt to what happens. I've felt so much dread while listening to this theme lol, it's really really fun tho, those events are very in the spirit of Pokemon which is a social game at its core in addition to being an RPG. God I would love Marco to hear the whole suite Slumbering Weald is associated with, for me personally I like it even more than the whole Area Zero collection. Also I like Truegreens answer for why ScVi is controversial but I'd like to provide my answer in regards to Sword and Shield. Up until SwSh, every older Pokemon ever was technically *coded* into every game, on top of the new Pokemon added, and you can transfer your old Pokemon up to the new games and keep journeying with them, I personally have a Victini from Black and White who is I believe 12 or 13 years old now. But for SwSh they decided that the workload of coding every Pokemon in each time was too much so they narrowed it down to about 400 at launch compared to the 800+ at the time, in favor of having more time to make *new* content. Every Pokemon is someone's favorite, the concept of your bond with your favorite Pokemon is such a core aspect of the series for many people so that's just a hard pill to swallow, and on top of that SwSh didn't have that much content to it. The presentation of the gym challenge is very cool but the game is especially easy in a game where difficulty would have served the narrative well, and many people also complain the story wasn't as well realized as it could've been. It's just kinda mid, but I still like it personally. The exp share debate is stupid, it's purely quality of life, and I agree with them making it the standard. Sun Moon and Ultra Sun Ultra Moon I think feel the most appropriately balanced if you wanna use the exp share. Black and White unfortunately has the old exp share so you might have to tough some grinding out, but if you stream it chat can keep you company for sure. Black and White are my recommendation, but SM, USUM, SwSh or maybe BDSP are all good starting points I think. Just keep in mind that BDSP is kinda the odd one out of this list, it's more of an exploration game than a story game, but it does have some cool hidden lore. Actually Let's Go would be great too, that game was sort of meant as an onboarding point for people from Pokemon GO, I think it's an amazing game in its own right too.

[@MaoSeraphine]

You should check the Team Star themes (Grunt, Boss and Penny), I love that the lore is Giacomo (team star boss) composed these themes and they are actually playing them on their big speakers during the battle.

[@d_btk]

Was hoping for more gen 4-5 classics rather than just the very new games. Love seeing Marco react to Pokemon regardless though.

[@ErjaB]

OMG the ORAS surf theme was so joyful and fun it literally made me cry what is happening help 😭 I love it!

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

I understand!

[@orleanswarrior1834]

Truegreen the king of networking

[@KayaniAso]

In the nicest way possible to say this, I fell asleep to this as both of you had gentle voices and the music combined made it so it was very chill and relaxing. I've been having trouble sleeping and this helped me fall asleep before even the third track started playing haha

[@ashleewilliams599]

I would love to see his reaction to music from Pokémon colosseum and XD gale of darkness. They have some cool tracks.

[@hacksmash]

ohhh once marco listens to Phenac city, such a beautiful song

[@ashleewilliams599]

I love Phenac city’s theme, but I have to say that my favorite would have to be Pyrite town. You don’t expect the jazzy sound that it comes with. It’s different than what you normally hear on a Pokémon game.

[@IceFireofVoid]

I listen to so many songs on that soundtrack all the time. The vibes are immaculate. We need another game in this style.

[@nickwatic]

Go Ichinose and Rei Murayama are the composers credited for "Battle! (Terapagos)

[@ValianceGames]

AHHH WHAT A FIRE LIST OF TRACKS!!!! Truegreen you are a true connoisseur! You did so good explaining the tracks, too! And I loved the reactions from both of you. Being able to hear all the Scarlet/Violet tracks with the context really let me hear the leitmotifs from every song come together. Marco did so good guessing the theming behind the songs too. I'm super happy to hear Trugreen run through the fact that people genuinely, GENUINELY hated (and still hate) Black and White. I still say that Black and White 2 are genuinely the peak, but Heart Gold and Soul Silver, alongside Emerald and Fire Red/Leaf Green are absolutely contenders, and I wouldn't argue with anyone if they picked those over it But Gen 5 has finally been getting some real love, and that's so cool, man I'm early in, but I'm excited to see the rest of this

[@hacksmash]

what are you talking about? gen 5 is loved nowadays

[@lulufortytwo3884]

A lot of people are complaining about the usage of more recent gens but I think that has more to do with what Truegreen was trying to achieve with this video, which is really capitalizing on each other's strengths to make it a proper collab. Recognizing the leitmotifs throughout one game and having someone who knows the story to expand or clarify what was going on. Marco mentioned had a long list of pokemon songs from his community in the first video (I'm sure the Ghetsis song is in the future). For me, I really love Undella Town's 2 different themes, but might not have as much to say other than, ISN'T THIS NEAT?!? Marco and Truegreen could review that and have much more to say, but I don't think it would be as interesting compared to what this video was.

[@ValianceGames]

@@hacksmash No no just about how bad it USED to be hated. My point is that I'm happy it's been getting love over the last few years, because I thought it deserved it all along, you know?

[@ValianceGames]

@@lulufortytwo3884 I gotta agree overall. It's the cover usage of leitmotifs to tell the story that spells Toby Fox too.

[@gilagal777]

Oh my god it's the crossover of the century!!! I love Ron's content, this is such a cool collab!

[@MyGawd-]

I hope next time you do this it has a lot more Gen 5 music, it's got some really cool dynamic tracks

[@FaolanHart]

I love this so much. You not having much experience with Pokemon only makes it better, as you'll appreciate the songs on their own without the context of the games & community around them. "Its a delight to be on the water" "ha, I'm glad you think so" lol that was great. One thing you'll love about Black & White is that while exploring, you can find NPCs that add more to the music you're listening to. So you'll run into a pianist who'll add a piano melody to the area's music.

[@colausbra]

Pokemon XD and Colosseum need representation here, literally the best music composed for any of the games.

[@ElectricVan]

I NEED another video like this covering the team star music, some of my favorite themes in the whole series. Anyways awesome video!

[@CraigOrangeSoda]

8:54 WOAH, Rare Glitched Marco Missingmarco

[@kitfox1399]

I’m so glad you and Truegreen got to talk Pokemon so much in this! It looks like the two of you hd a lot of fun going through the Pokemon music together. If you’d like, I think you’d very much enjoy the character of Kieran, the character who resents you that Truegreen talks about in the Terapagos battle theme. He has a few themes throughout the game since he goes through a pretty big arc throughout the whole DLC, from being your friend to resenting you to trying to make things right once again. I honestly think you’d really like listening to his development and arc through the different music themes associated with him!

[@bloodclaw123]

I love seeing people hear new music, especially pokemon music, for the first time. It's all so good... If I had to make one single suggestion for a pokemon theme for you to listen to again, one that I believe is one of the most emotional songs in the world, I'd suggest "Don't Ever Forget" from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The explorers series. It is indescribable, as is music from those games as a whole.

[@Seblak]

Black&White was the most creative gen of its time. The "soft-reset" to the dex and the changes in mechanics and story made the fan of its time hate it at first.

[@BJGvideos]

Fans LOVED gen five idk where the lie comes from that it was hated

[@bro-what-25]

​@@BJGvideos me when I lie: Seriously, where were you during the early 2010's?

[@BJGvideos]

@bro-what-25 I was a mod on Bulbagarden. I saw it with my own eyes. The posts are still there, you're free to see them.

[@Boarbatrice]

@@BJGvideosFans love it now, but when they were released it was panned. I remember a fake trailer on KZbin that ended with “and watch the games you love… go to absolute crap.”

[@BJGvideos]

@Boarbatrice I remember them being WILDLY popular when they released so I have to wonder where all of you were hanging out that they were supposedly hated

[@ribbitcoffee-x-tea7723]

5:50 which I love cause the gym leader/mayor seems so serious! yet this is the city he's developed, it feels fun & full of life despite this texan businessman running the whole thing which booms "family man" to that regard.

[@sicklyaura]

I feel like one that should be covered at some point is the Tapu Guardian theme. Glad to see more pokemon music here though

[@turtlemuffin8481]

Man i really wanna see Marco react to more Gen 7 S/M US/UM tracks like Guzma's and Gladion's theme

[@darkluxgames2347]

What a crossover! Man this video is awesome to watch and listen to!

[@MAGNETICDOGZ]

Omg I love both you guys' channels!!! Amazing to see you two collabing on a video :D

[@Barley768]

Yesss been waiting for this since you mentioned it was going to be recorded in a live stream

[@JacobVibeTurtle]

Love this, one track I think that would be great if you listened to entirely is Arceus' battle theme in Pokemon Legends Arceus. It's a longer one as it goes through 5 or so different phases. No one really sheds much light on it, maybe because it's not the most pleasing tracks of all time, but with how you guess the context of tracks, and read inbetween the lines, I feel like you would absolutely be the person who could appreciate it, and probably try understand the context without actually knowing the context of the theme or its significance 😁

[@BlightVonDrake]

21:10 "This really feels like a battle against god itself." On point yet again Marco

[@northphantom3351]

I recommend penny’s theme guzma’s theme and lances theme

[@Justice-jm2cc]

This is so chill, love it

[@chest2904]

OMG I never thought of it like Truegreen7. Not making a "favourite pokemon music" playlist but multiple playlists for different areas/places. I'm so gonna now do a city playlist, forest playlist and many more. 🎶 Also I have to listen to more pokemon music on it's own, not just when playing the game. Bc then I'm more focused on gameplay and can't fully enjoy the music and the feeling it creates. Especially the Area Zero music hits totally different if you focus on really listening to the melody.

[@mixxling]

Love this collab! It was great seeing the contrast between how a music lover who hasn't played the games and a games expert experience the music of Pokemon.

[@rbxq]

I would watch a part two of this video. Pokemon music is a real gem.

[@Tripledeluxer]

You cant just hit me with route 209 like that. I had this on in the background of my work and instantly got a little emotional I dont know why this theme means so much to me but its singlehandedly kept me going through some really tough times, tells me it will all be okay

[@spacedude2522]

Can't believe Emotion from Black and White wasn't in this. Banger video, though!

[@siragon756]

I saw that video in my subscription feed, let out an audible "oh" and jumped on it as fast as humanly possible The two goats collab is real !

[@itsnotpan.]

I have been waiting for this one!

[@who_16]

man ive been listening to slumbering weald so much this past month W pull

[@Cinder36]

Awesome video! So glad you guys could come together. I hope this happens with more franchises, honestly. Could become a whole series! Also, definitely check out Sword and Shield if you liked the music. Looking back (especially after Gen 9), I love that game despite its faults.

[@wacobjilson1558]

Id recomend either of the museums from ORAS or the Soaring themes both night and day in ORAS. They are absolutely beautiful pieces of music that I feel go under appreciated

[@milagrosborges4913]

I started my Pokémon journey like 4 years algo, I was a Digimon girl and didn't like Pokémon, but my boyfriend loves it and asked me to play nuzlocke with him so I tried, and I became obsessed with Pokémon 😂

[@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884]

Nice

[@beckhampang191]

Digimon girl 😂😂 glad you love both.

[@Chris_Pickaxe]

The crossover of the century! I got so excited when I saw the thumbnail

[@dubhog]

YOOOOOOOOOO That is such an awesome collab bro

[@ninjaemilee]

I was not expecting this collab, but I am here for it! I've been binging a lot of Ron's videos lately and these two together are great 💚