Pokemon Crystal Retrospective

Gen 2 is everyone's favorite pokemon game, so let's take a look back at it. Also credit to redqueen for the Gameboy Color overlay forums.libretr...

[@Mudkipf4n]

Can you make a retrospective on gen 5 next

[@alphaleafgaming747]

That's definitely at the top of my list for the future alongside gen 8 and 1. But I'll definitely plan on maybe doing gen 5 now the next time I'm in a Pokemon mood. Also, thanks for watching

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Make a retrospective on digimon battle spirit one and two

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Well, here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKliZejpKagja8

[@oogaboog7920]

Just finished binge watching the retrospectives while high, please make more

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Thank you! I intend to make more in the future.

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKliZejpKagja8si=GOAeBR7wo5pWLOHm

[@oogaboog7920]

@@alphaleafgaming747 the return of a god

[@cayder7485]

@@alphaleafgaming747this popped up in my recommended at a great time i as well am high and enjoy retrospectives so thank you for you work brother

[@jmoy8203]

Literally doing this right now. If you were there when these games first released...MIND BLOWING! Breeding Pokemon, Daycare, Then to play thru the original Kanto when you beat the game?! THEN BATTLE RED?! I'm telling you! I still can't think of just a moment in time that beats this as a kid! Haha sorry, I'm high! 😂

[@picblick]

Remember Alph? He's back! In Pokémon form!

[@Crescent_Audio]

😂😂

[@Shawnzy1]

I’m playing crystal’s currently , and it def holds up . I love it

[@alphaleafgaming747]

I wish you the best of luck!

[@Shawnzy1]

@@alphaleafgaming747 I’m about to fight Whitney .

[@sjacqVO21]

@@Shawnzy1hows it going or how did it go?

[@Shawnzy1]

@@sjacqVO21 it’s so good . I wish that I would’ve downloaded the newest version . But man it’s such a good romhack

[@jamaalpete9238]

Yo, to this day, there is not an oh crap moment that matches the feelings felt when he throws out that lvl 81 Pikachu lol

[@marcocaru]

Arguably the best Pokemon game ever made.

[@MIBxSpartan]

Agree! These games get so much hate nowadays but they are an absolute gym if you play them the way your meant to.

[@maskguyfromsailormoon]

This is 1b, only because the emerald battle frontier was literally SOOOO good. Those tournaments are what they looked like in the pokemon movie intros, shits were turnt

[@WarVeteran213]

Screams in mareep and girafarig

[@LRSNRCNG309]

"This games starters were ok." Just casually calling the best starters ok

[@LuffyGrogu]

They’re the worst set of starters

[@Grosvenor77]

I love the weekly cycle. That makes it more exciting. I want more of that.

[@sethfulton7011]

“idk how he was able to [steal a starter pokemon],” Alpha LeafGaming says while the one open window Silver clearly went through is staring him in the face

[@swagbear9965]

Great video! I would like to add that Xatu is actually very good in this game, but not until after the Elite 4. Then you can teach him psychic and giga drain. I have gotten him on like 4 different playthroughs and he becomes an absolute versatile machine with the moveset of fly, giga drain, psychic, and confuse ray.

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Well, I should have done some more research I guess, lol.

[@swagbear9965]

@@alphaleafgaming747 lol i just dont want you to miss out

[@MrSaturn.]

hey i heard your doing a q & a! can i ask some stuff? (no pressure) 1. what is your fav game or game series? 2. what video are you most proud of? 3. what are the origins of the channel? 4. face reavel plz

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Dont worry, you're fine and it looks like the Q and A is going to win the poll so I'll respond to them in the video.

[@MrSaturn.]

thanks!

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Are face reveals getting that popular?!

[@MrSaturn.]

@@nathanericschwabenland88888 maybe

[@Oamiano]

Damn, been looking forward to this. Never checked your sub count you should definitely have more with this video quality!

[@rayclam8079]

The battle tower was awesome. The best early gen pokemon game for sure.

[@wangchung2157]

If you ever get a chance play an original Crystal cartridge on a N64 transfer pak with Pokemon Stadium 2, thats how I do and its my favorite way to play any pokemon game

[@insertnamehere2746]

"Lance is not Champion material" Dawg he is LITERALLY the Indigo League and Silver Conference champion in the anime, what are you talking about 💀 On top of that he's the #4 in the Gen 1 elite 4, already knocking on the door of being Champion if not for Red and Blue.

[@alphaleafgaming747]

It's been like two years since I made this video so and I made the whole thing in under two weeks, so I don't really remember what my thought process for certain things were. But I think I was trying to say that it felt like a letdown to have a champion that used to be an elite four member instead of a new champion. That and his fight isn't as cool as Blues or Cynthia's. Other than that, I don't really remember.

[@insertnamehere2746]

@@alphaleafgaming747 but, he is still a NEW champion since he wasnt the champion before. And I don't think Cynthia's fight is all that good, for christ's sake Arbok and Golbat are on her team, not exactly the most intimidating assets

[@coltonwatmough9651]

There is a way to almost guarantee that you run into the roaming legendaries. Also, mean look paired with a sleep inducing move are essential to increasing your odds of catching them. With Raikou, just use your master ball.

[@darwinespinoza3440]

As a kid I always wondered what happened to the 3rd starter that wasn’t chosen. I always thought that either you could obtain the starters down the road through the in game journey or there would be a second rival. These ideas eventually were implemented years later but I really wish you were able to get that leftover starter.

[@Khaab93]

Gen 2 was the best. Love the nostalgic sprite

[@nickl9317]

Put eevee at daycare and have an egg. New eevee will have double the happiness. From there make it fight super crappy ponemon and abuse soda cool/lemonade all the time. Walk around. You can get a lvl6 espeon relatively fast.

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Ive been playing it on my 3ds

[@alphaleafgaming747]

It's too bad that the eshop will shutting down here soon, it's a great port.

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Lucky you I missed out severely

[@barneyjuniorYT]

Most Sequels are AMAZING!! That doesn't apply for Cars 2 but uh I LOVE THESE GAMES

[@alphaleafgaming747]

Couldn't agree with you more there! I remember watching it in theaters with my sisters and aunt and I got bored halfway through because I didn't care about the spy stuff.

[@barneyjuniorYT]

Same I just wanted to see some cool cars go vroom vroom

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

My favorite sequel is revenge of sith

[@Jadee22]

Missed potential for Nesspeon 🤣🤣

[@alphaleafgaming747]

That may be the best name for a Pokemon I have ever heard.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I think Pokémon golder put it best “Ha! Normal type piece of cake” “Yeah… Rollout” Buff Miltank ruins gold “*cough* the hell was that”

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Did you people on the internet know that early in this games development they were going to name it Pokémon platinum but it got changed due to fear of not being good enough

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

No music slaps harder than route 26 in Pokémon generation two aka johto

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Know what is weird I beat Pokémon gold in real life but not Pokémon crystal

[@bengalboypaco3140]

I miss this game so muhc

[@somesalmon5694]

For a sharper picture on 3ds vc hold select when launching the game. Sad nintendo added the dark filter to vc games, gotta homebrew the 3ds and inject the game yourself to avoid that sadly

[@Vemon.]

Hey, starting to watch the video, and actually they changed his name in remakes. In Manga and originals his name is still Gold.

[@isadorasrealm]

I’ve never heard the name Typhlosion pronounced like explosion.

[@solidwegy61]

Pokémon Silver has a special bittersweet place in my heart. It was the second pokemon game my dad got me with a yellow Gameboy Color on autumn when I was 11. That same winter we flew to Illinois to visit my dad and hearing the national park theme reminded me of it cause when I entered the park I heard my parents tell each other they're divorcing. This game was my crutch, my security blanket and it helped me during tough times in my childhood. Now that I have my 13 year old son he wants to play my childhood games (red, blue, yellow, silver, gold, cristal) so I'm opening the vault and we're gonna play all the way up to ultra sun and ultra moon cause his first was sword while I took shield, he played violent and I took Scarlett (fitting if you ask me)

[@insertnamehere2746]

That's a sad story man. But good on you for being a good father to your kid by sharing your games and experience with him.