7 Bizarre Pokemon Spin-Offs We’ll Have to Convince You Are Real

Wait, why are Pokemon in my chicken nuggets? These seven extremely weird Pokemon spin-offs defy all explanation, but like heroes we will try.
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[@outsidextra]

There's little logic behind these extremely odd Pokemon spin-offs. Can you think of any other undeniably odd Pokemon games? Shout in the comments if so! -OX

[@Serrifin]

Poképark and coliseum were pretty odd, but fun. But the weirdest thing is the lack of Pokémon Conquest 2!

[@RecyllandHyde]

Wasn’t there a Pokemon typing game for the DS that came with an actual Keyboard? Or is that just a figment of my imagination?

[@jksrageplay7851]

Pokémon champion island. It’s a hybrid board game/dvd game that me and my family played all the time when we were kids

[@tsubasamangadragon]

@@RecyllandHydeYou didn't dream that up I have that game the keyboard was with bluetooth so you could use it for other thing if you need a keyboard for something.

[@marhawkman303]

I personally suspect that any one who's been to the Lake of Rage knows why Magikarp have mandatory retirement ages....

[@maxvel0city906]

The fact that Luke actually used the Pokémon tooth cleaning app, shows team OX's commitment to researching the games in these lists.👍😂

[@SarimDeLaurec]

His expression during the use of that app is just priceless.

[@SaitoLogan]

@@SarimDeLaurec that “Take that Children” though :)))) Luke has suffered way too much. Someone hugs Luke now :)))

[@gothmissstress]

I laughed really hard at his facial expressions, so funny

[@robodogmech]

Ngl, his expression when taking photos of him with the hat reminded me of mark Zuckerberg

[@TheGamerGoy]

I had this on my phone for a bit, just to see what it was like.

[@nithin143ash]

Luke playing the brushing game looks like he lost a bet and had to play that. The fact that he named his magicarps andy and mike is an evidence to that.

[@ihaveagun22]

I accept this a cannon

[@deathbykonami5487]

No the bet was probably for Magicarp Jump, mostly to get Luke to listen to and talk about that insufferable theme tune again

[@zanite8650]

Presh Mems, but its just a 10 second still of Luke with the Squirtle looking like he regrets certain choices.

[@LoJo]

...not just Mike, but Mike 1 AND 2.

[@JasonZakrajsek]

@@ihaveagun22 *canon

[@jamesroocie9564]

I love how the footage of Luke playing pkmn smile doesn’t show him smile once.

[@Advent04Children]

The dead eyes say it all. XD

[@gentlemandog4985]

18:56 "Funny thing is that if you tap your Magikarp enough when it's level 20 or higher, you can accidently make it's everstone break, causing it to evolve into Gyarados, which counts as a game over.

[@rydrake9509]

XD sounds hilarious

[@melvinkachere8782]

In 1000 years, I would never have imagined watching Luke brush his teeth to be so funny🤣🤣🤣

[@lokijarson2201]

Complete with a 1000-yard stare.

[@Check_Comunitytab]

He just looks so disappointed in himself

[@marhawkman303]

@@Check_Comunitytab maybe the frozen candy bar was some sort of penance? They're designed to be served at room temperature for a reason O_O'

[@timothyoswald8618]

Funny, it's everything I imagined...

[@cramirez3855]

In a 1000 years, your neighborhood will look vaguely the same. Except the laundromat will be painted a more opaque colour

[@jennifermckay5585]

The deadpan expression on Luke's face is amazing

[@flurglhinge3051]

12:25 I really hope when Luke's child one day asks what he does for a living, he shows them this video.

[@aardbei54]

This, or the "I am a normal adult man" bit

[@duanegee7636]

the joy on Luke’s face while playing the toothbrush game was simply great

[@psydocthepsyduck8382]

This just in… “Have yourself a great day!” Back to you, Meowth

[@someguy1ification]

Andy: "Mike 2, nooooo!" Something you want to say about your co-workers?

[@gothmissstress]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sinteleon]

But what happened to Mike 1? :O :O :O

[@someguy1ification]

@@sinteleon I fear it could only have been a murder most fowl.

[@JollyJa5on]

Pokemon Conquest is pretty fun and has a lot of content with a couple dozen semi-unique campaigns after you beat the initial one. The warlords you recruit carryover their pokemon through all the campaigns as well, so each one is a sort of new game plus. It's a little easy but that also makes it a good introduction to the tactical rpg genre.

[@AriettaTheWild17]

Yes it was, I’d mostly played RTS before I got into playing handhelds and it looked interesting enough in the store and it wasn’t something that I got bored with and went back to just reading before getting a new game, remember playing it a lot. Before the internet was a weird time, just picking interesting looking games the two time a year you went to the city since you had no way of knowing 🤔

[@Psysium]

Who signed off on those TCG animations? I need to thank them personally for all my future nightmares.

[@ka-mai]

You can't, they all left. The Earth, I mean.

[@marhawkman303]

I think it was a misguided attempt to make (crappy) 3-d models look like the animations in the anime. Except that the anime uses forced perspective tricks, and you can't do those in 3-d.

[@rivetsquid8887]

Feels like early franchise. Back in the day when a kids property blew up over night, the merchandising was not extensively vetted and all over the place. Could you imagine a pokemon musical abandoning dozens of props in a random Canadian theater nowadays? That's just the kind of world the late 90s/early aughts was lol

[@mathsalot8099]

"How much is Pokemon worth to date? About a third more than Star Wars has made since 1977." Excuse me while I try to collect the melted remains of my brain from off the floor.

[@laurafrakinroslin]

No, no, that tracks

[@Weird_dude265]

Pokemon probably makes way more money in terms of game sales and merch than SW does in movies and merch. It makes sense.

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

@@Weird_dude265 the right to Pikachu are worth 60 million dollars alone

[@Weird_dude265]

@@koalafromtomorrow5656 Pikachu's net worth is probably more than that. I'd argue Pikachu is in the top 20 most recognizable characters of all time.

[@theredheadwiththread1275]

@@Weird_dude265 Maybe they mean if you wanna use Pikachu on something (licensed fabrics and other products) you have to pay $60 million to use its likeness?

[@bandon41]

"hey you, pikachu", if there was ever a game to yell at this was it

[@deadersurvival4716]

Literally. And the N64 mic was garbage, so be prepared to scream for Butterfree to pick up a food item, have pikachu throw it away, just to get another item you don't want him to have, and give that to Butterfree instead as your TV, microphone, N64, and pikachu all go hurtling toward the far wall of your room, screaming something about this being the "billionth" time that's happened, and it being a billion too many.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

That is not so bizarre. It just didn't work properly.

[@jameswilcox511]

Magikarp Jump came out when I had moved to a new place and was deeply depressed and that dumb little game kept me going some days when I couldn't muster up the energy to get out of bed. I love that game.

[@bryonyperecat5954]

To be honest, Pokemon Cafe Mix has been doing that for me for the last year.

[@melbapeach162]

I had a similar experience except it was that most of my friends had moved away that year to go to college and I’d been left behind, I have such fondness for that game for being my little distraction during that time

[@elli_senfsaat]

It is a weird game, yes. But it's also funny and wholesome. I especially liked all the mysteries you could unlock, like the ghost girl or Shiny Magicarp and Ditto

[@AriettaTheWild17]

I had something similar with that, and naming my Magikarp strange things was fun. Still have it on my phone, apparently poor old I Don’t Know was still alive 🤔 Who won? It’s I Don’t Know!!

[@thejason755]

The soul-less look on lukes face really made this one for me.

[@bustinarant]

Why in the _hell_ should they have all the fun?

[@SirElchior]

That my friend is the look of a man that's been blessed with parenthood.

[@thejason755]

@@SirElchior as a parent myself i should have known

[@majdramadan8404]

At 3:21, we can see the Nazgûl attempting to lull Meowth into a false sense of security.

[@Mattno.777]

Duskull*

[@majdramadan8404]

@@Mattno.777 It’s a Lotr joke.

[@Mattno.777]

@@majdramadan8404 oh

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Was so excited to see this in my feed, because I knew that my beloved Conquest would be here. Fun fact, the Fire Emblem devs had a similar idea, and were going to approach Game Freak with it, when Conquest was announced. That's how the Fire Emblem Shin Megami Tensen crossover came into existence.

[@Mo-Joe99]

A fire emblem and Pokémon crossover would have been AMAZING!!!!!

[@michellewilt4479]

@@Mo-Joe99 I mean there is still time, there hasn't been any follow ups to the Conquest game that I know of.

[@jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805]

Too bad Atlus couldn't come up with a crossover strategy game and went on to make Tokyo Mirage Sessions.

[@medusathedecepticon]

That sounds so cool!

[@AriettaTheWild17]

I had no idea that it was a crossover but I loved Conquest since it was a strategy game, but I only knew of it from seeing it in the store and going I’m buying that one it looks interesting 😲 since I’d also played a lot of Pokémon by then 😆

[@Rocky123698745]

The dead-eyed shot of Luke brushing his teeth and trying on pokehats was hilarious

[@nathanjmartucci7849]

No Luke, you're wrong! Ash's Butterfree went on to live a long and happy life with it's dearest love! Nothing bad ever happened to it again! *Sobs uncontrollably*

[@ddjsoyenby]

yes the japanese version is a minstranslation.

[@marhawkman303]

@@ddjsoyenby hunh, what?

[@TheGhostclimber]

Yeah!!! He is very happy at the Happy Farm upstate!

[@nejishadow]

Official true now, his butterfree is safe and sound!!

[@Michael_Lindell]

Q: Why so many Spin-Offs? A: Pokémoney!

[@blakereichenbach]

Ellen: a snorlax-sized ice berg Avalugg: am I a joke to you?

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

Hey You, Pikachu! for the N64 comes to mind. As best I can remember the premise was Professor Oak had created a translator that converted human speech into Pokemon speech and hired you as an assistant to test it out. The way the game actually worked was you tried to get a random wild Pikachu to pay attention to you long enough that you could become friends with it. Or, rather, how it was supposed to work. The built in mic on the N64 controller didn't work very well. So here you've got a kid given a new Pokemon game in which they can befriend a Pikachu by talking to it only to find themselves literally screaming into the controller's mic trying to get the bloody game to register the audio input. Fun times!

[@CandidOrphan]

I remember the 10th Anniversary Perdue Farms promotional game discs, oddly enough. I'm pretty sure I got the "Seek & Find" disc when it was still going on. Don't know what happened to it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it got thrown out.

[@ChiiRayne]

That first entry unlocked a DEEP memory from my childhood I had long since forgotten. Well done

[@gamehunter88]

Every time a list video like this comes out I wonder 2 things: how many of these games do they have first hand experience with and which of them was it?

[@plipster1]

I thought Pokémon Channel was Pokémon Coliseum, a game I enjoyed round a friends and didn't want to admit to my Mother who bought the thing it was the wrong game.

[@Ceece20]

Luke definitely had the Pokémon Toothbrush app already loaded. Calling it now.

[@sirfrunky]

either they haven't remembered that Voltorb could also end your poor Magikarp, in Magikarp Jump, or they repressed those memories.

[@SupersuMC]

Or they haven't gotten there yet. I haven't, so thanks for the spoilers.

[@MsKornkitty]

First of all that PC card game was actual nightmare fuel, so thanks for that. Second, Luke playing Pokemon Smile was the funniest thing I've seen in a while. And last, I'm always surprised by how many Pokemon spin offs there are that are actually good. Pokemon Ranger is underrated. :)

[@MsKornkitty]

I just remembered that Pokemon pinball was a thing. So many hours, happily wasted!

[@elli_senfsaat]

Oh my, Pokemon Link anyone? That was some strange fun lol

[@medusathedecepticon]

Pokemon Ranger and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue are so precious along with Pokemon Conquest and Detective Pikachu

[@nathanwylie3382]

I love pokemon rumble SO MUCH! It's gotta be one of my favorite spin-offs, not just from the pokemon franchise but any franchise.

[@vickydeangelis2859]

Same here! I was so excited to find a mobile version of it years later too!

[@moonsmusume]

@@vickydeangelis2859 Fun fact there was actually a tcg/tabletop version of it as well! It was released as a weird promo set using the in game models and has its own tokens and stuff. I sold the cards earlier this year but I still have all the, well, cardboard pieces for the actual game.

[@donaldgow6673]

That gemstone-based into really... threw me for a Loupe

[@CantankerousDave]

Sometimes you get the carat, sometimes you get the stick.

[@madalice5134]

Boo to both of you! Boooo! 😆Love it, but as an OX fan I am contractually obligated to boo puns.

[@Kevin-gg2bl]

Just saying, looking at the anime and all the weird contest/sports/whatever types things they do..... A Magikarp jump village seems perfectly in line with the universe

[@Weird_dude265]

There was actually a Magikarp jump contest episode in the most recent season of the anime. Ash and Goh's jumped so far up that they thought it was dead for a few days.

[@madanotap6492]

Surprised you didn’t mention the fact that pokemon rumble got THREE sequels

[@hadesbutmortal]

As someone who owns Pokémon Rumble Blast I can confirm the sequels don’t get any less strange

[@gamedifficulty_4230]

19:05 And that was Mike 2! We don’t even TALK about what happened to Mike 1

[@LoJo]

I wonder if he got the guilt-inducing speech from the mayor both times, blaming the trainer for ostensibly random events.

[@Kentrc11]

Just looked up what happens when Rattata wins the Battle Royale in Pokemon Rumble - Nothing. You just play the story as programmed lol

[@trevorpacelli8056]

Sounds like the mainline Pokémon games when you complete the pokedex.

[@patdo777]

I remember playing pokemon conquest, it was actually good. I had a lot of fun with that game.

[@EruptingInferno]

I myself may have played a bit too much of it, nearly 100% the game with most if not the entirety of the roster having perfect pokemon links.

[@MC-yt1uv]

Pokemon Conquest was great. I would actually be more excited about a Conquest sequel than a sequel to the main games.

[@jellysharkbat]

It sounds amazing

[@rjfrost7090]

Same. I loved battling against Nobunaga and his two dark dragons for uncontested rule over the lands and a wish from God. It was like Dragon Ball Z, but with more bloodshed. ...Wait.

[@masmurdermonkey9233]

Yeah it was an excellent game

[@Tom-ef1mz]

The original pokemon TCG game was great! I could finally afford to build a playable deck!

[@Faranya]

Yeah, I remember playing it quite a lot as a kid. It was a good time, and much cheaper to get into overall.

[@noahjimison4603]

Such a surprisingly fun game, and a killer ost to boot.

[@WindriderDelta]

It even got a sequel that's really good! Unfortunately it was Japan-only, but fan-translated ROMs exist online!

[@cubansupreme]

@@noahjimison4603 One of my favorite GBC games of all time. The OST for the game is still awesome to this day. I even put its OST up there with the Gold, Silver, and Crystal Pokemon GBC games IMO.

[@Hunted0LessShirt]

It was excellent, with JUST little enough challenge and replayability to get me back into current TCG every couple years.

[@yugoprowers]

I remember when I was a teenager playing Pokemon Blue, catching a Magikarp, and trying to level it up to see what it would become. After a long time when I finally got a Gyarados, it quickly became the main pokemon I used. So worth it... Well till you later find out about rare candies, and the MissingNo glitch.

[@newb13fy]

Now that I know it exists, I think the world is ready for a new Pokemon Channel. And YES I want to see Sobble starring in a soap opera.

[@Giran_0]

Psyduck and Meowth had a news show that would have been an interesting comedy show

[@piyam5948]

Thank you Luke for your serious reporter face revealing the tech flaws of Pokémon smile. It was a true joy.

[@MidBoss666]

I actually knew almost all of these, except the 3 anniverssary ones ^^ Pokemon Conquest, as surprising as the crossover might be, is actually a really amazing game. Also, Pokemon Ranger games would fit here, they were a novelty at the time of release, but almost nobody remembers them now.

[@karlo.with.a.k281]

I love Conquest !! It gives you the Emblem feel on Pokemon

[@TitusRedwind]

Pokemon Channel was a big part of my childhood. I love it from the bottom of my heart.

[@MsKornkitty]

I vaguely recall buying that game because it was the only way to get a legendary you could transfer to your handheld. I want to say it was Jirachi. I was a grown ass adult already, but it was a weirdly soothing one to have on in the background while I did other stuff. Pikachu felt like a TV obsessed virtual pet.

[@TitusRedwind]

@@MsKornkitty I really enjoyed the quizzes and card collecting aspect. I wasn't even aware you could get a legendary with it.

[@patience1926]

You know naming those magikarps after Andy and Mike was absolutely hilarious. Also Mike2 NOOO…. Wait what happened to Mike1?

[@VampireoftheSnpw]

Ahh Pokemon Channel, that brings back memories. I loved being able to just peacefully sit with Pikachu when I wanted to be away from my mum and dad fighting or my sister bullying me. It was just a calm, charming little game. Also it gave you a free Jirachi for your Pokemon game.

[@aquaintsound]

Magikarp jump is weird but oddly satisfying, except when you first start and don't know that you can make choices that KILL your Magikarp

[@doggiewolfclaw]

Ah! I had that PC card game when I was a kid! You could even print off accessories to play IRL like a Pokemon coin design that you would glue to both sides of a nickel for coin flips. And the disc looked like a Pokeball, thought it was the coolest thing.

[@Artificer1911]

Pokemon Conquest is one of my favorite pokemon games. It's a good tactics game, but it doesn't have the same depth that Disgaea has (which was also available on the DC at the time) so it didn't hold my attention quite as well. I was pretty close to finishing it, though, last I played.

[@intergalactic92]

Frig, you're right, there are a few moments in the day where I don’t think about pokemon! I had better download that tooth brushing app fast!

[@phillipminer3554]

6:47 “Pikachu is tipped over. Touch Pikachu and you can befriend it.” Sounds like a typical night at a pub.

[@ijustslamonthekeyboardandm6476]

The “I love you Andy!” text in the back gives me strength I wish a Pikachu could love me the way that Pikachu loves him

[@jmace2424]

So that’s what Prof Oak has been doing with all the Pokémon we’ve sent him over the years!

[@Serrifin]

Yes! Finally the video I was waiting for! Pokémon Conquest was legit!

[@MasterXiggy]

It was really good but just very one note with the objectives but the finale and plot was amazing enough to pull through it

[@Serrifin]

@@MasterXiggy true, it can take a while to get the true ending which is annoying, but it can be fun to resource manage. The problem the game has is that it’s incredibly punishing if you make a mistake and don’t have an a, b, and sometimes even c and d teams to make up for it. But training units costs time, money, and/or effort on your part. Perfect bonds help to make up for this, but they can take a while to find.

[@Miking008]

I loved that game. I put a bunch of hours into it, printed out online guides, and kept notes of my own of which perfect bonds I had, which conditions I needed to meet to unlock this or that, etc. I keep planning on playing it again if I can find the time.

[@1Thunderfire]

@@Miking008 I had a list of the mission passwords though I can't seem to find them. I should have put the list in the case. 😑

[@tino9718]

I LOST it at Luke's brushing selfies, hilarious. ;D

[@Ikcatcher]

I was half expecting Mystery Dungeon to be on here, if it were I would’ve thrown fists

[@SkipTheKip]

Any Pokemon Mystery Dungeon makes their way here and I'll go pitchforks and torches

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hello there, Ikcatcher.

[@MizzNox]

Luke pretending to brush his teeth to trick the game has strong Mark from Peep Show energy

[@JT_Lich]

Even if KZbin keeps working out for literal decades for them, Ellen is still going to get a jeweller's eyepiece just cause. Edit: nvm she apparently already has one XD

[@deadersurvival4716]

Petition to get OXtra to play "The Room" series, so that Ellen has an excuse to wear it more.

[@johnathanpowell6128]

You mock, but as a parent, Pokemon Smile was a free to download miracle.

[@jordanleighton6893]

13:58 No thoughts behind those dead eyes lmao

[@doomcool7960]

When I was a kid my brother never let me play his Pokémon fire red he gave me this other Pokémon game and said it was the next best thing it was Pokémon pinball.

[@Zoso14892]

I was starting to wonder if I imagined that game. Did it have a really weird, big cartridge for the gameboy? I think I know where my old copy is come to think of it, along with my old yellow, silver and crystal.

[@doomcool7960]

@@Zoso14892 No it was the advance version cartridge cause this was when pokemon advance came out

[@Zoso14892]

@@doomcool7960 ooh maybe I had an older one.

[@doomcool7960]

@@Zoso14892 It has been a while so I could be wrong but I remember dusclops being the villian or something

[@Zoso14892]

@@doomcool7960 ah, nah definitely a different one. This was back in generation 1 or 2.

[@Dunseith27]

Pokémon conquest was really fun and a nice twist on the usual games

[@Amrean15]

Oh my gosh!! I remember having Pokemon Channel as a kid and not having the LEAST bit of a clue as to how to actually play the game lol. Glad to find out there was actually a story in there

[@Arcadio89]

8:55 "You're nothing like me, Julie!" 🤣 Damn, those kids have the joker smile...

[@spikes_johnson]

Magikarp Jump reminds me a lot of another mobile game called Survive Mola Mola about the life of a sunfish. You interact with it in different ways and it's meant to teach about how fragile a sunfish is and how easily it can die.

[@KirbyCom]

They're actually by the same people! They also have a restaurant simulator called Hunt Cook. There's some pretty distinct style simularities

[@rickimaru915]

Even though it was pretty popular, now has a sequel and it’s personally my favourite Pokemon game, Pokemon Snap is still a pretty odd game. Taking photos of Pokemon is not particularly strange but the fact that mechanically, Pokemon Snap is an on-rails shooter, with light puzzle elements, makes it pretty weird

[@whocares9033]

That was my thought exactly 🤣

[@someinternetweirdo6953]

I don't care if I've been watching this channel for YEARS... you will not convince me that "Magikarp Jump" is real.

[@ddjsoyenby]

or pokemon channel..........a guy who gives superpowered monsters to ch1ldr3n to compete in a c0ckf1ght1ng ring has way too good of decision skills to do that.

[@rileytimes]

"They have to stop hiring that magician" made me lose it. Hilarious. Great work.

[@jesssealey6552]

The sneaky burn on andy and mike by naming a magikarp in magikarp jump after them. Nice 😀 lol "Mike 2"

[@thejason755]

I actually liked magikarp jump, and even i thought that was hilarious

[@thejason755]

I might actually get back into it tbqh

[@Stephen-Fox]

...Is that a new chair?

[@Serrifin]

Wait a minute…

[@kaalanightshade6841]

My favorite spinoff series is ranger. So much humor in those games its amazing. I'm sad they haven't made another in a while

[@sonicsora22]

Pokémon Conquest is surprisingly fun, and I find myself still revisiting it every now and then. My only gripe would be that if you want to evolve a Pokémon, get ready for an insane amount of grinding.

[@joeschmo3844]

No mention of Pokémon Snap? A game about invading the privacy of ordinary Pokémon living their lives and document it all like some kind of Pokérazzi

[@Ruben-to9yk]

Might've made the list if Pokemon New Snap wasn't released 4 months ago.

[@retrogamernes3121]

I think they talked about it on a previous Pokemon list that included hey you Pikachu and Pokemon Conquest

[@shycat5028]

That's not weird, though, it's a thing that people do in their real lives.

[@Lozfan5]

I completed the entire game of Pokemon Channel. Just to get the Jirachi.

[@Daisuke14]

Same. And then to rewatch the movie shorts without trying to use the vcr and alert my parents to how many times I watched them.

[@thewinterbuck]

Pokemon Conquest is legit one of my most favorite pokemon games every. Criminally underrated. Super duper fun!

[@NocturnalDecay]

Pokemon Rumble's models are blessed. Look at those little polygonal friends

[@sebastianwlodarczyk]

They are lovely- would look great as papercraft models:)

[@gigaman5850]

Surprised the mystery dungeons series , the dungeons crawlers where literally become the pokemon

[@Malsypoo]

Better than mainline games don't @ me bro

[@MulletSensei]

@@Malsypoo the mystery dungeon games have OSTs that put most games to absolute shame. For spinoffs, the music did not have to go that hard but Pokemon only went and bloody did it

[@TrafficJamByCam]

My younger brother and I played the crap out of Pokémon Rumble’s free demo!

[@konthewondercow811]

Pokemon Conquest was honestly one of the best pokemon games I've ever played. I felt so attached to the partner pokemon and the challenge was real! You had to get each general's matching pokemon in order to max out their stats and some of them were actually pretty tough to get! The art was pretty dang cool too. Might need to whip it out to play again! 10/10

[@hiimpercy]

Oh, I howled at this. Bonus points for the sad, quavering 'oh noooo' when biting the Snickers. Well done.

[@ghostderazgriz]

Ok... yes, Pokemon channel is objectively a bad game. It was still my jam for an, in hindsight, embarrassing amount of time, but it was soooo goooood.

[@silversalamence10]

I'm also embarrassed to admit I also liked elements f Channel, but that's ok, I got a Jirachi out of it.

[@Amaranthyne]

Actually, it looked kind of fun. I definitely would have liked it as a kid.

[@GageisME333]

It wasssss

[@Weird_dude265]

What other news stories did psyduck and meowth report?

[@ghostderazgriz]

@@Weird_dude265 Ah jeeze man it's been an entire generation since. I think Meowth reported that Evee is fluffy. Psyduck reported an invasion of Tediursa; it was chaotic but also soooooo cute. Meowth found a random box on a mountain, confirmed the sealed box was indeed an unopened box. News worthy stuff.

[@stephengasaway3624]

Seriously, the reintroduction of off-camera gags is almost as heart-warming as the return of show of the weekend

[@haydennoble9253]

“Pikachu’s cheers got through to Andy.” 😆

[@leeshajoi]

The last game makes sense if you understand the mythology behind Magikarp. There's a Chinese folktale about a carp leaping up a giant waterfall and being rewarded for its efforts by being transformed into a dragon.

[@howlouttonight]

You gave me such a blast from the past talking about the PC Pokemon Play It. I had forgotten what it looked like but hearing that voice brought years of memories back.

[@Sayrden]

5:33 I thought I knew a fair bit of British slang, but "absolutely hatstand" is a new one for me.

[@Zenlore6499]

The visual of a Magikarp just smacking into a punching bag is glorious. Also, getting caught by a vicious pigeon. That too.

[@bradenjuengel9104]

Strolling along, looking at cute Pokemon and the various *pokemon play it appears* OH NO WHAT IS THAT ITS NOT HUMAN AAAAAH

[@lhmj]

The refrigerated snickers bar MURDERED me. 🤣

[@Hensynslose]

The jump part of magikarp jump is like the least important part. It's all about building the best pond to see your fish bros and feeding them treats

[@MissAyamiStroud]

I absolutely loved Pokemon Channel when I was little, I can't even express how much I loved that game lol

[@kingcaz1990]

Luke looks so enthused using Pokemon Smile

[@Alsebra]

To be fair, Team Rocket Blast Off! (one of the Perdue games) has notes of my favorite part of the Earthworm Jim games...you're given a marshmallow (I think) to bounce whatever Peter Puppy was tossing out of a window to safety (they may have been dogs or other animals) and, if you mess up too many times (the critters popped messily if they hit the ground), Peter rages out (as he was wont to do) and savages Jim. Great fun, that.

[@PalZer0]

The main thing Pokemon Channel had going for it is that you could get a Jirachi for your Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire game.

[@puffpuffadder]

Seeing that intro for "Pokemon Play It" was a hit of nostalgia I didn't know I needed ... that lady was creepier than I remember

[@Minty-ish]

Lil magnifying glass!

[@burrito4332]

13:32 Luke's joyless expression encased by pokeball lids is big 2021 energy. Solidarity, Luke.

[@MinniMaster]

Pokemon Conquest is legitimately the best spinoff in anything ever and it's an absolute crime that it never got a sequel

[@GageisME333]

Dude you already had me at the first one, so much nostalgia, i loved that game almost as much as the prequel

[@TheFoxfiend]

I still have trouble believing that I spent time on Magikarp Jump. Even got to the point where in a single sitting I consistently got through a whole generation of Magikarp, usually ending it off with fishing up the next Magikarp and telling myself that I should put it up and accomplish something for real.