Pokemon X & Y in Retrospect

[@carstan62]

Let's be honest here. The roller blades were the best thing about these games, but that's NOT an insult.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

I loved those Roller Blades. Completely forgot they existed like 80% of the game (mind you that is largely due to being hilariously over-leveled the whole time because I would always grind expecting a difficulty spike that never came.)

[@whiskeysour1179]

Saw them while watching the gameplay, suddenly remembered how much fun they were and felt a big wave of nostalgia

[@DoubleTime53]

I never really got to use the roller blades because I can't use the Dowsing Machine with them, and I liked combing every map dry for all the items.

[@WWEWomen-g2d]

Also the clothes are superior

[@whiskeysour1179]

@@WWEWomen-g2d I've been missing the clothes from xy ever since

[@michaellovegrove9467]

24:08 “I’m sorry. There’s a blackout. You can’t go any farther...” *literally every building has light coming through the windows*

[@nah2601]

And npcs walk past him without being stopped

[@houndofculann1793]

In B/W there's one roadblock where the guy says "there is something ahead, and the road is closed". I actually laughed at the audacity of not even coming up with a reason =D

[@michaellovegrove9467]

HoundofCulann haha. That’s funny

[@SGT676]

Also what so scary about a black out to make it he a reason to block my way? Did power lines trip over or something?

[@悪臭-p9p]

The blackout thing is my biggest gripe with these games. Just have the road closed due to an accident or something ffs

[@hazelhen5401]

The one thing that REALLY gripped me in this game, and then completely let me down, was AZ. There's this like 9ft tall GIANT of a HOMELESS BUM who likes FAIRIES. 3000 YEARS AGO, was a KING. He tried to NECROMANCY HIS POKEMON, and when he THOUGHT it didn't work he OBLITERATED EVERYTHING HE HAD EVER KNOWN OR LOVED. But it did work. When she woke up she was so disgusted by how violently he had lashed out in grief that she ran away from him. He has been chasing after her ever since, both of them cursed with immortality. So that's fucking rad, right? I'm not imagining how RAD that is??? Old-man-king-hobo-giant-flower-dude. Sleeps on park benches and is very sad and yet still quite regal. Dirty boy likes flowers. What a novel concept for a pokemon character! Adding some poke-magic to the humans! He was mysterious and strange in the glimpses you got of him, and then there was that cool slideshow with sad music - lovely. This guy is going to play a major role in the story, right? Maybe as a figurehead of the BRAND NEW fairy type? Maybe he will be a significant end-game element? Say some wise words? He should know A LOT about history - if he were alive in our world he was born 1000 years before JESUS supposedly lived - so he could say some cool stuff. Or maybe not. Maybe he is more the "some things are better left in the past." type. In any case he seems perfect material for a fan favourite - maybe even a sad movie. He doesn't do shit all And his Floette just comes back to him at the end. Why? " He has learned to love battling pokemon again"? "He finally got rid of his last tie to his guilt - the key"? If the little shits gonna torture him for so long only to come back to such flimsy bullshit it makes me want to swat her out of the air. Tiny twat. I still love him. I just wish X/Y had a better story that could have utilized him more.

[@yoshimeier3060]

Youre rigth. And it really seems to me, like there were much more ideas for Post Game and in general in X/Y. The Powerplant, The giant pink crystal and ,of course, AZ. Well probably time issues. Thats what we get in modern times and release schedules. Even Blizzard isnt how it used to be apparantly.

[@andresmarrero8666]

Don't forget how the used the literal embodiments of life and death as batteries and nothing more.

[@mtgleam8723]

Yeah XY had incredible lore but the presentation wasn't top notch. I WILL SAY THOUGH, it gets shit on a lot more than it deserves. Lysandre isn't really any worse than Cyrus, possibly better as a character, and Archie and Maxie have laughable goals. Story-wise, XY aren't that different from any other Pokemon story except for Gen 7 and Gen 5. The rivals are a joke though.

[@mtgleam8723]

@@yoshimeier3060 Hopefully if they remake XY in 20 years they release one game and make it Pokemon Z.

[@Caroling_Caroli]

@@mtgleam8723 Hopefully within 10 years but if they do remake it in 20 years, they should add "I'm an adult, so give me an actual challenge" mode cuz I'm tired of purposely using weak moves just so that the NPCs can actually fight back a bit

[@carstan62]

It's worth noting that the Trainer customization was MUCH better if you played as a girl.

[@Akubyo]

You can say that about pretty much any game with customization

[@carstan62]

@@Akubyo I wouldn't say that about SWSH, but yeah a lot of games are like that.

[@Akubyo]

@@carstan62 I should've specified games in general instead of Pokémon games, since you said trainer customization >.< While I agree that girl customization isn't MUCH better than boy customization in SwSh, they still have more options to choose from as well as better looking ones. But that second part is subjective,.soooo :)

[@nvrmltice]

Why would you play as a dirty dude instead of a cute girl anyway

[@Akubyo]

@@nvrmltice What kinda extreme feminist point is that? XD

[@Tom-vx7qh]

The 3d models were unexpressive, but so were the early sprites, the sprites were refined over time, but the models are completely new. The problem is that nothing has changed since x and y except graphical upgrades.

[@GD-ep5fl]

You saying Red/Blue Golbat is not expressive?

[@dashmasterboss8251]

malamar badass

[@JRCody-ds3ec]

The sprites in B2W2 were the best IMO

[@Htiy]

J.R Cody 🚫 🧢

[@kirin1230]

But the models were future proofed so they wouldn't have to remake them. Also, gamefreak actually has a huge library of very expressive sprite animations, they just chose not to use them. I'm not defending them, but I cannot stress enough they HAVE SO MANY GOOD POSES that they chose not to use. If anyone's interested I recommend Distant Kingdoms video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqWsZqejrNekmM0 They have better expressive idle animations, walking and run animations, play animations. Most have never been used aside from in Pokemon amie and camp. They have animations for moves like double kick, they have all the assets they need. I have no idea why they chose not to use them.

[@KevinEontrainer381]

Imagine having the Exp.Share permanently on.. Oh wait

[@slickl9608]

SWSH expérience all is much better imo so it's not really a problem

[@phantomblue2798]

That hit me hard.

[@mistake1197]

@@slickl9608 well x and y ain't a high bar to clear.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@slickl9608 it is for me. Lol. I struggle finding motivation to go back into it knowing that my pokemon can take out gym leader pokemon with even ineffective moves and without getting to that power by actually winning. They just leeched off one another. Currently playing B2W2 instead. Lol

[@Sekooma]

@@slickl9608 It's boring. You can only ever use one mon and still have 5 high levels in the back, despite never having used them. It takes away their individual developement. One of the most fun things in past games for me was leveling a freshly caught pokemon, getting comfortable with it and experiencing it's growth. Not anymore, use another one for a while and the rest have grown 4 lvls outta nowhere. It's convenient if you don't care but whyy is it forced?

[@mesadrums375]

“Why not a mega skuntank?” A man of class I see. I’d love to see megas come back for gen 4 remakes so Luxray can get the dark/electric typing he deserves

[@cyxx414]

yEs exactly

[@tommyortega7796]

@@Dreamydr like garchomp Wait

[@JRCody-ds3ec]

Leaving Megas behind in favor of Z-moves and the big things in Sword and Shield was a big mistake

[@brendan1871]

@@Dreamydr I don't know why I ended up going so hard into refuting your claim, but here we are. Electric has 1 weakness and 3 resistances and is pretty much checkmated by any Ground type. Luxray has thus far proved to be a pretty meh NU/PU-tier Pokemon in Smogon tiers. On the other hand, Dark/Electric has 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances, and 1 immunity (just about balances out, but as an offensive Pokemon its defensive typing is not as important anyway), gives it a good secondary STAB that can at least _hit_ Ground types (Dark+Electric STAB is also only resisted by 24 Pokemon total, most of which are not hugely relevant/currently existent rip), and Dark type gives it immunity to Prankster status. Plus, a Mega evolution gives it a net 100 BST boost which could easily overcompensate for any detriments of the type/ability changes, even if that were the case. Finally, Morpeko is currently the sole representative of the interesting type combo, and Luxray looks mean and has a black mane/fur. QED Luxray deserves a mega evolution.

[@ajdinspahic9828]

Watch it become Electric/Dragon LOL Mega Staraptor should just be the lead singer of MCR

[@AfroSmash]

Looking forward to disagreeing with the Black and White video

[@MelodyTCG]

Same...I love seeing hate towards my favorite games

[@slickl9608]

Hey it's that dude from Twitter who wants to get with Cinnipie

[@adamthechao9519]

Oh My GaWd WhY dId ThEy MaKe A gArBaGe PoKeMoN?!

[@mattflub]

@@adamthechao9519 also the garbage plot.

[@kirin1230]

@@mattflub I can't tell if you're being sarcastic because gen 5 had the best plot imo

[@crazyeeveelady3636]

I'd love to see Kalos get the Breath of the Wild treatment one day. It would look absolutely gorgeous

[@dl_shank]

I never thought of that, geez that would look amazing

[@Ronaldoisboss]

Or any region

[@cortomaltese5206]

Imagine what could be done with lumiose city

[@mattblaster2378]

Nimbasa city

[@changyang1498]

@@Ronaldoisboss Ehhhh, kalos looks better than every other gen before...maybe shinoh can compete since I like the mountainy look but kalos is one of the better looking places.

[@georgehall9679]

They really could’ve made mega evolutions worth it. When I first got it, I thought you had to had max friendship to mega evolve. I thought if that because the anime put so much emphasis on the friendship part.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

That’s only for ash greninja

[@pedromonteiro2248]

This friendship shit was just for ash Greninja

[@yaelvacacenteno1382]

@@pedromonteiro2248 No because on the anime they always said about how you need a connection with your Pokémon

[@The_Court_Poet]

I 100% agree. It gives you a point to use Pokémon amie and it just makes sense. You have to be connected and involved with your Pokémon to evolve it. Ash Greninja was a special case and isn’t actually mega evolution. It’s called the bond phenomenon. And even when ash Greninja was put in sun and moon, you didn’t actually need friendship with it to use the ability. I think beyond Pokémon amie that other ways of boosting friendship or a bond would have been good too. How many battles you’ve won with the Pokémon should matter before they can mega evolve. How long have they been in the party etc. It would have made it so much better.

[@captain_buggles]

I guess multiple people missed the thing where in the anime, korrina's lucario would go berserk when it megas until she improved her bond with it.

[@75adog]

lumiose city is bigger than wyndon. I was disappointed with Wyndon in sword and shield. To think a city based on London would be a lot bigger. When I unlocked Lumiose in its entirety i would get lost sometimes. Gamefreak is getting lazy.

[@dedenne1341]

Agreed. There’s so much of wyndon that we just can’t even access...

[@Killer1984able]

I love the concept of Lumiouse but I fucking hated maneuvering through it xD

[@75adog]

@@Killer1984able it was the first of its time on the 3ds if it gets a re-release on the switch with an actual postgame it will be better.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

You sure about that? Wyndon looks pretty freaking big on the Galar map and when I see people playing SwSh. I'd even argue that Castelia City was bigger than Lumiose compared to your character's size (it was more impressive and better presented at least).

[@c0mpu73rguy]

@Neato If that was the case, I probably would remember them better. I don't. I do remember nearly every place, if not all places, in Unova and most places in Alola, I can kinda picture how Galar looks from what I've seen of the game (but the only town I do remember well is Motorstoke) and that is not the case for Kalos. I vaguely remember Lumiose and even then, I think I'm mixing it up with that town from the 5th movie since for some reason I always imagine Lumiose as a town with a lot of alleys and canals (it also makes me feel weird since I liked the 5th movie but hated pokemon X). And watching this video confirmed it, I didn't recall any place I saw in there and probably will forget about it again in a few hours. TL:DR No, I don't think Kalos does its towns better... Talking. I do too much of that. EDIT: Oh I almost forgot, the NPCs are one thing, but what about the size? Are you sure Wyndon isn't a tad bigger?

[@slickl9608]

I've said it once and I'll say it again, Pokemon X and Y are beautiful games. They have the best art and the best tone. Being the first 3D games held them back. I'd love a world where they came out in the Black and White engine, or the Sword and Shield engine.

[@kwayke9]

The national dex held it back badly too. Wish TPCi didn't get greedy in 2002 and actually did the right choice by keeping it within gen 2

[@C3l3bi1]

@@kwayke9 wut? gen 2 literally had the entire pokedex it just didnt have backwards compatability with the old consoles.

[@benschiemer]

Kwayke im confused, what do you mean by this

[@c0mpu73rguy]

@@benschiemer He means to keep the National dex a gen 2 thing and do it like SwSh from gen 3 onward. Which is stupid, why would you want to ask for even less content?

[@c0mpu73rguy]

The one and only These people are an anomaly. They say that they’d rather have quality over quantity but I don’t see that either in SwSh, with its n64 trees (and I’m pretty sure they were better looking in Zelda 64) and its robotic animations (compared to Stadium). The only qualities I’d give swsh would be the music and new mons (but since I refuse to play this game, I’m pretty sure GF found a way to mess up that too somehow).

[@slickl9608]

I think that people forget what makes traversing a 3D environment so engaging. I thought roller skating was the first natural evolution of movement in Pokemon but instead we got awful movement mechanics of ORAS and then only run of the mill movement in the next games

[@c0mpu73rguy]

So you prefer imprecise/slippery controls over... normal controls?

[@pyromasteralex]

@@c0mpu73rguy But you had the option to use normal controls with the D pad, i found the roller skates to be fun and fast and didnt really have an issue with over shooting.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

pyro master alex The Dpad controls were very very stiff and didn’t let you go off the grid. We had the worst of both worlds in these games, slippery and unprecise or stiff and akward. ORAS didn’t had that problem since it didn’t had the roller blades. And SuMo found another use for the Dpad which was redundant in ORAS so it was even better.

[@pyromasteralex]

@@c0mpu73rguy True the D-pad was pretty stiff, oras had bikes at least, i remember wasting so many hours in OG saphire just mastering the mach bike.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

pyro master alex Oh yeah, those were fun times. But for some reason I never managed to beat the record on the bike track. That was annoying.

[@中华民国万岁-c4g]

Lysandre: "ha ha fight me" *defeated* Lysandre: "ugh, I'm going to hide upstairs and you'll fight my healed pokemon again." *defeated* Lysandre: "ugh fight my healed pokemon again on route 4 or something.

[@IAMMechakirby1]

I think this game's biggest crime is it's wasted potential, It had the ingredients to be one of the greats but ultimately came out just ''Eh''.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Pokemon "Eh" and "Why"

[@cortomaltese5206]

One thing I liked about the story was the fact that team flare members felt like they trully belonged to a fascist organization. They were losers who were told by someone they were special (and probably hated mankind) and worship the guy who gave them purpose. When team flare disappears, you can find a guy trying to still make it alive. Ngl, this(and some of their funny dialogues) are why team flare is the best pokemon team. Plus, Lysandre.

[@triggeredcat120]

@@MK_ULTRA420 Taking place in a Canada based region called Acadia.

[@JimmyBanGames]

idk, I felt like gen 6 as a whole is one of the best we've seen. especially compared to sun/moon and onwards. S&M looked garbage compared to the art style of gen 6

[@TuesdaysArt]

Exactly! As someone who has always been interested in other paths that aren't just becoming Champion, I think the friend characters had a lot of potential. Making Tierno a Contest Champion and Trevor a Pokémon researcher would have been amazing-if you have to introduce a battle, maybe have Tierno say that he wants to show you how beautiful his Pokémon moves or have Trevor say that he wants to study how certain Pokémon moves work. It'd feel out of character if their Pokémon were at the same level as yours; maybe crafting teams for them with Pokémon that don't show up often and have moves that aren't common would make things less boring?

[@RalphNC09]

Honestly I want to see more subjective reviews. Art is an entirely by-the-individual type of thing, and I want to hear what a game/book/ etc did for a PERSON rather than what it did for a medium.

[@merlotpapi4930]

What in the fuck are you talking about lmao every single review you ever see is subjective. There is no objective truth to entertainment. This is just a salty Pokemon fan speaking to the choir of other older Reddit Pokemon fans that love to complain about everything.

[@ummelofilo9642]

@@merlotpapi4930 You say >There is no objective truth to entertainment I ask: Is that objectively true?

[@ummelofilo9642]

@@merlotpapi4930 Buy product, consume product, then get excited for next product. Don't ask questions. Complaint is Crime, Complacency is Virtue. You're pathetic...

[@merlotpapi4930]

@@ummelofilo9642 You got so mad at my response you doubleposted. And then you called me "pathetic" like I give a fuck about your character assessment, especially after you posted all that cringe lmao jump off a bridge

[@chaoscontroller316]

I think your main problems with X and Y are that they're unfinished. Something about them feel like Game Freak had to scramble to make everything work, most likely due to the P.S.S. system and all that stat balancing. That along with OR/AS gave Kalos no proper time to shine, which is probably why Game Freak took an extra year to make Sun and Moon.

[@oyeh8908]

And yet Sun and Moon were just as unfinished, lol

[@chaoscontroller316]

@@oyeh8908 What parts of them make you think so?

[@oyeh8908]

ChaosController316 Left and right you can find areas that were just left unfinished and Game Freak themselves said they were so rushed for time that island trials were added at the last moment during the debug phase.

[@chaoscontroller316]

@@oyeh8908 Wait really? They made the island trials out of time constraints?

[@oyeh8908]

ChaosController316 I’m not sure if they were originally planning to add gyms, but I do know that the trials were created at the last minute.

[@malicekerendu3574]

I really liked x and y, but the game lasted less than 10 hours wich is terrible for jrpg standards. But It's definitly still better than 40 hours of cutscenes

[@kwayke9]

Almost every single Pokémon game is terrible by JRPG standards so... (only time they tried was BW1 lol). It's just not their goal I feel like

[@anachronist420]

I liked them too (unpopular opinion: They are my favorite editions, closely followed by ORAS, lol). It's just sad that they somehow lacked post-story and even some things in the main story. I hope that they'll remake them and that they will be better.

[@brodyhetzel8565]

Dadax mine has lasted so long... I’m like 15 hrs in and I haven’t even battled the 3rd gym

[@geo1504]

Dadax for some reason it took me 2 years to complete

[@malicekerendu3574]

@@brodyhetzel8565 You must be having a lot of fun with game and wish you more

[@Leto85]

X and Y were the last famed with a national pokedex. That alone makes them great games in comparison. And that might be kinda sad.

[@dogscott7881]

I love x and y. I’m a casual player to the max and I find these games to be really fun and comforting, and honestly because it’s so easy I can experiment with interesting teams and play with Pokémon I want to play with instead of ones that are “best” for the gyms/your rival/the champion. Although I wouldn’t call x/y perfect I find them to be nice stress relief.

[@jacobstone4070]

"Does anyone remember this part of the game?" *runs towards elevator* Me: YUUUUUUUPPPP

[@obiwankenobi6871]

Pokémon Platinum was the game I grew up with and holds a special place in my heart Pokémon Omega Ruby is the one I enjoyed immensely when I got back Pokémon Y however, is my favorite, it’s just very beautiful to me for whatever reason that may be and is the one in currently using

[@johannesseyfried7933]

What about Black and White?

[@kingbowser4542]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Ah yes, another Black and White fan. They are everywhere and will judge anyone who doesn't consider it the best Pokémon game. I'm guessing it's because it's a DS game.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@kingbowser4542 No, I'm not. The first Pokémon Game I played was Sword and Shield. I was just asking out of curiosity because I have heard that many People liked it.

[@changyang1498]

Johannes Seyfried Lmao, dont worry buddy, I got ya. Black and white were awesome games that tried something different. That’s about it. They were just good games.

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Black and white ar garbage. The ones who like black and white are those that started with it and those people are 16-20 years old now so they are more on the internet than other age groups. That's why you mostly hear the gen 5 praise. Literally anyone else who didn't start with it don't think it's the best gen. Quite the opposite really. As someone who started from OG red and blue I think gen 5 is a bad gen and the games are garbage

[@maxg2335]

"How to introduce mega evolution without Kanto pandering" Well... the game already does that by forcing you into a battle with Korrina's Lucario with a mega stone and then literally hands you the Lucario... I'd say they already introduced mega evolution pretty well without Kanto pandering.

[@thats4thebirds]

Max G uhmmmmmm you’re given a gen 1 starter then their Mega lol One of which gets 2??

[@maxg2335]

@@thats4thebirds Why are you telling me this?

[@En-112]

Max G bruh the only Pokémon to get two mega forms are Kanto pokemon

[@thats4thebirds]

Max G because there is OBVIOUS Kanto pandering lmao. You’re given the kanto starter before you’re ever close to being gifted lucario.

[@maxg2335]

@@thats4thebirds Sounds like you both completely misunderstood my initial comment

[@ghiri3769]

I'm really glad more people are coming to like X and Y. They were the first steps into 3D and I think it's a really cutesy game in general. Wish we got a third edition but the two we got are still fun

[@brya9681]

Because that's how low people's standards are now. This game is considered good now lol

[@oscarcarter9981]

@@brya9681 nope, the "real" hardcore pokemon fans are just a bunch of whiney babies who can't comprehend that their circlejerk isn't the only objective truth

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@brya9681 Only OG red and blue, gen 2 and 3 and HG SS are good games. Everything else is garbage. I don't even consider it Pokemon

[@changyang1498]

I don't know why but X and Y was like the only game where I felt like I was going on a journey around the region. I don't know why but I don't really have connections to previous region's towns and stuff. I can't remember most towns in older generations. It's one of the reason why I want a remake of X and Y. Just image running through Kalos with a free camera and HD graphics. Honestly though, If they do remake X and Y or make a pokemon Z then they don't really have to fix much. Fix the difficulty, pacing, characters, and the story a bit. The team building is great in this game. Honestly, every other game makes you wait like 3 gyms before you get interesting pokemon and that's just annoying.

[@domdomwom]

chang yang I agree.

[@michaeljames6737]

I agree but there are memorable places in older games

[@changyang1498]

michael james I can’t really remember them all that much honestly. The only reasons I remember some is because I had to grind in those area or they’re the some of the first areas. To this day I still forget that hoen has a tall grass section because I just breezes through that area. I also can’t for the life of me remember the later half of shinnoh.

[@brya9681]

That's insane. Its so linear filled with go here or go there with nothing that evokes that this is a world that people live in

[@changyang1498]

@@brya9681 Neither do the other pokemon games. Actually black and white did it pretty well honestly. Especially the city.

I love XY, but they could definitively have been quite better. I'd have loved to have some things, but I think the best way to pull it is with a list: -Exp. Share could have been "broken" at first by only giving experience to the last member of the party and then the professor or someone "fixes" it in the postgame or before the E4. -Serena/Calem becomes your serious rival and don't "ask" you for battles, they simply challenge you unwarned like Silver and Blue did. The other three are still your "friends" and challenge you to some battles here and there, but they also have other functioons: Tierno checks your Super Training skills and gives you new rewards or levels, and in postgame he becomes a move tutor; Shauna checks your Amie care and gives you more accesories and higher level minigames, and in postgame she increases your Pokemon's happiness and affection; and Trevor gives you Pokedex reviews. He offers you rare TMs or items by completing a certain amount of pages, and in postgame he talks you about swarms or increases chances of finding hidden ability Pokemon in the wild. -The Kanto starter is a postgame exclusive after fighting the professor; this way, they do an actual nostalgic easter egg and your new starter feels like a reward and not a free boost. Mega Charizard X gets replaced with Mega Flygon. -You get to use Mega Lucario, but only once; it then can be rematched in the postgame in order to obtain its Mega Stone. -More trainers get access to Mega Evolution like Ace Trainers, Veterans, every Elite 4 member, and Gym Leaders on their rematches; Lysandre on his final battle uses a machine that forces his entire team to Mega Evolve. -Southern Kalos features an actual Safari Zone. -Unova Musketeers become Kalos' trio (it makes more sense; besides, they already have the genies) OPTIONAL, but very appreciated: -The Z update gives you access to a new mini region in Southern Kalos where you can catch more Pokemon (those which are exclusive to Mirage Islands in ORAS), contests, some secret bases, and compatibility with ORAS Mega Stones. Tierno becomes your Secret Base rival, Shauna your contest rival, and Trevor helps you find new Mega Stones. -There's a new episode like Looker's where you have to stop Team Flare from obtaining the second Zygarde and fusing it with the other one. -There's a new Battle Factory clone, Amie minigame, and Super Training set of levels if you want. I feel those changes would make XY pretty amazing games. There would still be some flaws like the pacing after the 3rd gym and how AZ was used, but the games overall would feel way more complete and interesting.

[@simeonwashington9995]

I really love of the idea of having more southward expansion in Kalos! Also, I really like your idea of making the friends feel more a part of the adventure instead of just being there.

[@lexezlao]

maybe the postgame could also add more cities in southern kalos (no marseille? monaco? toulouse? get out of here)

[@noahmugan354]

I feel like we can't blame X&Y for the introduction of gimmicks being dropped, as it only introduced a new mechanic. The blame should fall on later games like Sun and Moon, as they were the ones that actually started the trend of ditching cool mechanics.

[@lexezlao]

at least in sun&mon the new mechanics were explorative (super powerboosted moves? heck yeah, alien pokemon from other dimensions? heck yeah) in gen 8 we got what... big pokemon? big mega-pokemon, big z-moves?

[@DaAssMan]

I respect a lot of your points here and with the sun and moon video, but one thing did catch me off guard. You said that you liked Team Flare more than any other team because (in your correction) the world doesn't treat them as a real threat and they aren't big on reconstructing or just straight up destroying the world. I have to strongly disagree on you there, due to Lysandre (The leader of Team Flare) quite literally saying his goal was to "Destroy this ugly world and build a new beautiful one" (paraphrasing) and waking up Xerneas/Yveltal for that exact purpose and his team just going along with those goals, or just being left in the dark about them like team Galactic grunts. You also said that you disliked Team Skull of Alola because they were just goofy, but they were the legitmate "team" that everyone in the setting of Alola just didn't take seriously at all, which explains their charm. It's of course alright to like Team Flare even though i'll never understand it, but I just had to point out a bit of the contradictions for your reasons. There was another point about Sun and Moon not giving more character customization options that I also had to mildly disagree with, as not only could I finally be a character with the same skin tone as my own (dark brown) but it also gave way to special type of ways you could throw your pokeball in the beginning of a battle, along with actually just having more clothing options (ridiculously more with females) also HAIRSTYLES! Of course I only point them out to further discussion, not just to be "that guy"... wow that really sounds like something that "that guy" would say lol.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

I miss Gen 4's Pokeball decals. I had to catch everything in X version with a premiere ball because bringing them out was too boring otherwise.

[@DaAssMan]

Haruhiro Grimgar those were awesome, really enjoyed them during my Pearl rerun, I don't know why they keep getting rid of all these wonderful customization options.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@@DaAssMan 1. Its a Nintendo I.P., they are absolutely atrocious with letting the player customize their experience or giving any real settings. It would be like asking to change BotW to run at 720p while docked so the framrate stays stable or to have salmon run open more often for people who have lives. 2. Gamefreak apparently doesn't establish between experiments and features which is why fun stuff like that is scrapped :P

[@keybladesrus]

I hated the customization in gen 7 and 8. I have yet to put together any outfits in either gen that I genuinely like. All I've been able to do is settle for something that's just okay. Meanwhile, in gen 6, I had multiple outfits that I loved. Yeah, the game could have used some more skin tones, but as far as clothing options go, XY were the peak.

[@frogchip6484]

Team Skull just felt like a generic bad guy team that has no real motivation except being assholes to literally everybody. The reason they won't make a good Team like they did in previous games is because of how safe they have to be now.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

Laverre City is your favorite in the region, both due to its unique visuals and wonderful theme? You are also a man of culture, I see. I literally hatched any eggs I raised in Laverre because I liked it so much. No, it's not weird.

[@slickl9608]

It is not.

[@plazmatic2664]

I'll be honest now..I really do love mega evo's. Especially on pokemon like beedrill and mawile....I miss them. I want forgotten pokemon to come back.

[@PrismTheKid]

"Sun and Moon retroactively made X and Y better" That's like saying being kicked in the chest feels better comparatively after you just got kicked in the nads

[@mello_2586]

Still true though

[@randombloke165]

Mello_ No it’s not. X and Y are still garbage.

[@mello_2586]

@@randombloke165 yeah idk I had more fun with x and y. Idk and idc if that's a wrong opinion. The second time making the same mistakes will always be worse than the first. Doesn't make the first good, for example, imagine if x and y were like gen 1 with free form routing, and kept all the scenery, and then after elite 4 you could go to the sinnoh region or something. It would be so much better. There was a lot of missed opportunity, but I still think it was better than sun and moon, being the first game with exp after catching the Pokemon if memory serves me right, lmk if it doesn't.

[@randombloke165]

Mello_ I disagree. The first time and second time making a mistake are the same. It’s annoying that they didn’t fix the mistakes, but it doesn’t somehow make the first time any better. For me though, Kalos was just really boring. Sun and moon were at least interesting enough for me to continue until the end. I haven’t beaten X and Y to this day because I always lose all interest half way through. I think one time I almost got to the elite four, but still, I couldn’t pull through until the end.

[@mello_2586]

@@randombloke165 good point maybe I should replay them. When I played it a bit ago I enjoyed it and the scenery, while underdeveloped, kept me interested. It's all about what you prefer. I couldn't get through sun and moon, I had the same issues you had with x and y. I do like the alola pokemon though, pretty sick.

[@poejavelski148]

I just recently played through Y with the experience share off and the mode on Set. Although still not hard, it at least forced me to strategize and sometimes do multiple battles against gym leaders. I think they should have had 2 different exp. shares, the classic one for the adventure, and the new one that you unlock after beating the game in order to make EV training way easier.

[@rosieo5875]

The main thing I liked about Lysandre was the fact that he purposefully ingratiated himself with the Prof - it makes so much sense for an antagonist to try to get close to the region's source of pokemon knowledge/rare pokemon that I don't know why more villains haven't done it?

[@SlimeBlueMS]

Ingratiated... I learned a new word today :)

[@kadabraguy9846]

Gotta say, it's nice to see some Gen 6 love around here. Gen 6 is my 2nd favourite generation (after Gen 3, which was my first gen), and I know it's definitely not a lot of people's favourites. And while I agree with what was said in this video, you neglected to mention the most important aspect of Gen 6: There's a T-Rex Pokemon Objective best region 10/10

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

But Gen 4 had one as well...

[@slickl9608]

@@haruhirogrimgar6047 rampardos has doo doo defenses

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@@slickl9608 Doesn't change that he resembled a T-rex, even though I am pretty sure he is based on a different species in general. Everyone just calls it a T-rex.

[@carstan62]

If I ever see anyone call rampardos a t-rex Pokemon I will slap them.

[@kadabraguy9846]

@@haruhirogrimgar6047 Rampardos was actually based on an herbivore dinosaur, Pachycephalosaurus. The dome on their heads is theorized to have been used in mating. Sure, the arms were small, but the head shape was all wrong, in both that the jaw was too small and the dome that T-Rex simply didn't have

[@megmoore8681]

Claiming the Kanto starters function as a Mega Evolution tutorial is a bit silly considering the Lucario you get given serves that purpose as well.

[@Edvinno99]

But team flares goal is litteraly to destroy the world and rebuild it into there own and game treats it's like a big deal over the course of the game, so I don't realy get why you think they are refreashing. Team skull in that sense is a little bit more original since they are more gofy for the most part and aren't supposed to be taken to seriously.

[@christofu148]

you need Grammarly or something

[@PrismTheKid]

team skull was also a bait and switch for the aether foundation which was the true evil team of the game, an idea they tried to reuse in Sword/Shield but since that game was only 40% done we got one short tower sequence that made no sense and then got dropped entirely when the game remembered there were 0 stakes

[@changyang1498]

Most team flare members are just there for the fashion. Almost none of them really cared about lysander's plans

[@JRCody-ds3ec]

@@PrismTheKid I feel like team Skull was just meant to be obnoxious

[@groudonor12]

Tbh, I felt they were ripoffs from both Team Cipher and Team Rocket.

[@alejandroalba7010]

Fudj: I really like the pokemon designs Also Fudj: *pulls up Quilladin on screen*

[@TuesdaysArt]

Quilladin and Chesnaught look hideous to me

[@arnaul_de_lapras5853]

X/Y Pokemon's designs are simply the best ones, there's a Lot of taste on their creation, they feel so clean so poluted. Kalos is also the pretiest region (with Galar i gess)

[@WWEWomen-g2d]

This generation had the best clothing system, the variety is so ❤️❤️❤️

[@keybladesrus]

It's insane that XY's clothing options have yet to be surpassed. How did they peak on their first attempt and then fail to live up to it every time afterward? Gen 8 has more clothing slots, making it more customizable, but that doesn't mean much if I don't like any of the options... Letting you actually see a hairstyle before paying for it is a huge improvement, though, so I'll give gen 8 that.

[@WWEWomen-g2d]

@@keybladesrus I know right? We don't even wear most of the wardrobe in Gen 7 here in Hawaii

[@milk-yv1eg]

all of gen 6’s options potions were ugly. out of all the games where we could customize our character gen 6 was the only one I didn’t change my outfit

[@TuesdaysArt]

There's kinda a disparity between the boy clothing options and girl clothing options.

[@galaxydragon8755]

Sometimes I wonder if Pokemon z came out gen 6 would of been remembered in a better light.

[@lolitareyart]

I feel one of the best games that made consistency possible where hoen and sinnoh. Especially sinnoh, every single route and place in sinnoh feels they are from the same region, meanwhile being really memorable. Even to the music they all sound very diferent while having the same feel and instruments in all. The places all seem you know kidna cold, european region. Even Sunyshore which is like on the ocean and its the warmest city in the game feels like it wouldnt be something as tropical as alola. Sinnoh is a mountainous, cold, and very old region, and every place feels like that even when having unique things that make them stand out. Snowpoint and hearthome give off the same vibe while still being unique, one being a solitary, snowy place in the edge of the world, while the other a heartwarming city that is the center and heart of sinnoh, but they both still feel sinnoh. Plus the music, omg the music, you can tell which song is which and from what place it is from, but you can still hear a piano medley of sinnoh songs and they blend so well together that they feel like just one long song

[@SauteedaKapi]

I honestly think the chibi/small style needs to be brought back. It looks so much better and feels better. It also allows gamefreak to make the environments more vast

[@teeganblu]

i agree !! i love the chibi style

[@simeonwashington9995]

Definitely! When they moved to the regular scale models, I knew/had a feeling it was going to limit how much we are able to explore.

[@wrex1285]

Yeah the overworld chibis turning into full scaled, not badly animated characters felt more natural for the games

[@ribbodile6225]

I fully agree, the full-bodies should've stayed in the cinematic cut-scenes like in Gen 6 ( p.s. I've never thought about the difference that 3d chibi vs. 3d full-body had on the region's environment layout up until now and it gives some food for thought).

[@hollyk11]

I agree! That’s the main reason I love X/Y and ORAS

[@mattwhelan13]

X and Y are not easy BECAUSE of the Exp Share, that's such a surface level analysis it's unbelievable. The game is easy because the levels of enemy trainers are too low and the elite 4 don't even have full teams of 6. Having the exp share makes it so much more satisfying to plan out a team and get access to some cool moves because your levels will be higher, instead of not being able to access the full potential of some of your pokemon before the champion battle because it doesn't have 4 half decent moves. When I got back into pokemon in my late teens (I hadn't played since red about 15 years before) I played Soul Silver first, arguably the best game in the franchise and loved it, then I played Y and I really enjoyed it until I got to the E4 when I was disapointed by the lack of full teams. My next game was black and I absolutley hated it.

[@Άρης7]

How can you hate Pokemon Black bro?

[@The_Court_Poet]

I think you’re right in some ways. Looking back on the game, I had a hard time because it was my first Pokémon game. But almost every gym leader and important fight was missing moves on their Pokémon or a full team. So I don’t think the exp share was completely balanced but it did fit the game mostly. It’s just that the gym battles and such were far too easy.

[@lanadelreyisgay]

black is *LITERALLY* the best pokemon game to ever exist. white 2 is a close second. gen 5 overall was immaculate

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

I agree, first game was diamond and I could never beat it because I basically only used my starter. If there was an exp. share I probably would have been able to beat it.

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Man, I couldn’t agree more with you! I hated Black/White as well!

[@PixelizedGaming]

sad how wyndon has 1/3 the population of lumiose city despite london having 4 times paris's population in real life

[@RWAsur]

I'm confused how this game gets criticized for several minutes on their post game event content, but not Sword and Shield...

[@silverbro13]

Maybe because this came out way before Sword and Shield came out?

[@tc6103]

Monster of Analysis what does SM have anything to do with this comment

[@silverbro13]

@@tc6103 I meant Sword and Shield oops

[@kingbowser4542]

But Sword and Shield gets criticized all the time about the post game

[@gamblingmocchi]

Monster of Analysis More reason to criticise S&S, they didn't improve after 6 years.

[@laurazepam69]

I guess I'm pretty alone with this, but Gen 6 is by far my favorite Pokémon game. Haven't played SS tho and don't intend to.

[@clodaghb2701]

same it was my first pokemon game and i have to love it

[@albertthepeacock8020]

Good HG/SS are overhyped games that get too much praise

[@malik11811]

@@albertthepeacock8020 He was probably referring to sword and shield dawg, chill

[@FlorianFlorian573]

Albert The Peacock lol no they were actually really good. All the praise they get is warranted.

[@sandgrunge]

i think ultra sun and moon are underrated, if those were the only gen 7 games they would get alot more love, last game ever to have them all

[@deekoei]

I absolutely love X and Y, and I don't even really know why. It might be the beautiful region. It might be the amazing dex. It might be how much I loved the anime. But all I know is that they're amazing.

[@hypercam4475]

Could cover OR AS? We'd get to hear your thoughts on the remake. How faithful is it? What about Megas? Does it feel like the other 3ds games?

[@AlphaladZXA]

At this rate I hope he talks about all gens just cause, its enjoyable hearing what he has to say. Glad these videos are finally skyrocketing in views after the smash ultimate video too.

[@keybladesrus]

I always had a soft spot for XY. I had gotten rid of my DS in gen 4, so it had been a while since I had a system that could actually play a new Pokemon game. I did play BW/BW2 on an emulator, but my computer was really old and weak, so it wasn't exactly a great experience, and any multiplayer features were impossible. While I never lost my love for Pokemon, my interest was definitely waning a bit during that time. When I played through the game, I thought it was pretty decent. Kalos was an okay region, the huge dex ensured there was an unusual amount of variety throughout the game (much better than every trainer in the beginning having the same regional rodent), and the story, while bad, had some interesting things going for it and was relatively unintrusive compared to SuMo. But most importantly, it made raising competitive Pokemon so much easier and more accessible, and the PSS was amazing. Getting into online battles not only rekindled my love of the franchise, but made it stronger than ever before. I spent hundreds of hours of breeding and raising Pokemon and battling random passerby. Unfortunately, I hated the online features of gen 7 and 8, so my love of online battling died after 6. There is something in this video I don't agree with, though. First off, I liked Mega Evolution. I really liked it. What I disagree with is holding Mega Evolution against gen 6 for "what it represents", that being single-gen gimmicks that aren't continued later. I don't think that's fair. I think that should be held against those later gens that didn't continue pushing that feature forward. It's not XY's fault that GF dropped Megas for Z-Moves in the next gen. At least gen 7 still allowed Megas to exist. It's definitely not XY's fault that gen 8 dropped the mechanic completely. I consider that a flaw of gens 7 and 8, not 6. Also, fuck Z-Moves and Dynamax, I hate them. Megas were awesome, Z-Moves and Dynamax suck. tl;dr: I have a bias towards Gen 6, and Megas being a one-gen gimmick should be held against the gens that didn't continue to support it, not the gen that started it.

[@michaeljames6737]

True I agree with everything you said the gmax are just wanna be megas and none of them look cool the only ones that look cool in my opinion was gmax charizard and gmax machamp others I either forgot or didn't look cool and how come lucario doesn't have one

[@BelleTheMagazine]

I agree with you on the mega pokemon but, dynamax pokemon are better on a gameplay mechanic side because it makes you think when to use it instead of just sending it in on the first turn and just sweep. This is more apparent in double battles like leon in the battle tower and in competitive. Z-moves are god awful though

[@keybladesrus]

@@BelleTheMagazine I can't speak for doubles. I stick with singles. I also can't speak for competitive balance, as I never got super into that. I just bred and raised Pokemon I liked, and used them online. All I can say is that I loved Megas, but I have not enjoyed Dynamax or Gigantamax. I can't fully put my finger on the difference, but one issue that turns me away from Dynamax is that it hijacks your moves and turns them all into Z-Moves, which I hated. Also, I know a lot of people didn't like how centralizing Megas were, but personally, I enjoyed picking a Mega and building my team around them. I guess that's still a thing with Gmax, but it just doesn't feel the same to me.

[@TuesdaysArt]

I like the Mega Designs better than the Dynamax designs...it honestly made me like I missed out by not playing Gen 6 for the longest time.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I HARD disagree about the sprites being better than the models. One of the biggest reasons I liked x/y so much is because of the massive leap with the 3d models. They just look so much better to me without question.

[@justatypicalyoutuber8402]

Sad to see you prefer lifeless realism rather than energetic fiction.

[@spiicypotato]

@@justatypicalyoutuber8402 The problem isn’t the models, it’s the animation.

[@keizaronstesticularcancer4608]

I think Gyarados was a great choice for a Mega because like many older Pokémon it became near irrelevant in the meta due to the "power creep" of Gens 4 and 5. It was still a solid UU Pokémon but the Mega made it at the very least usable for OU and a decent choice for VGC.

[@slickl9608]

Tbh I liked how Megas combated power creep. The reduced dex in SwSw accomplishes the same goal imo.

[@aspiringwayfarer]

One thing I hated about X and Y was the unfinished parts of it - virtually no post game, the other entrance to the power plant did nothing (but looked like it would unlock later..), the weird ghost girl near the elevator like you showed, the train station that went nowhere... it definitely felt like there should have been a Z game to answer these things. And I loved megas, as broken as they were, and was sad that they were just a one generation gimmick.

[@SurrealKeenan]

best part of XY was when I was allowed to leave lucario standing on that tower and never see it again

[@Ylurple]

hahaha when you mentioned the gap between the first and second gyms, there was definitely a lot of confusion and panic in the tumblr pokemon community. everyone was like "where's the second gym wtf??" likewise on tumblr i remember lots of people saying "how do I take off these roller skates?" and "where the HELL am i in this giant city??"

[@thechessfish]

“At the end of the game you fight a lamp” I’m dead

[@needsbread6368]

i have a soft spot for x and y because it really helped and motivated me to learn to read. i miss u flare the delphox

[@brokenscart7989]

I played this a couple of years ago and I literally cannot recall a damn thing about it, other than that there were a lot of annoying friends.

[@RantRadio]

Regardless of what the majority says, X&Y were still pretty decent games. Unfinished games? Maybe But any pokemon game that gives you Two starters is a good idea in my eyes. The designs were the best I've seen since Hoenn. I've always said we don't need another 100 pokemon.. 30-60 will do just fine. And then.... There's the PPS.. A Gawd Send. Hello Wonder Trade.

[@Got-Raider-Camus]

I enjoyed the models and the idea that i could get the starters. It was fun to me using the older gens.

[@bladeplays6425]

I always loved the exp share. It felt like a natural progression in the series. Unfortunately, almost no one realized the potential for playing in a new way. The way I saw it: Gen 1: I leveled only my starter really high, while all other pokes were mid/low level. In hindsight I hated playing that way. But back in the day training all 6 evenly was soo difficult. Next Gens: I trained all of my 6 main party pokes evenly! In hindsight I hated how if I fell in love with 3-4 new pokemon (besides the 6 I trained), adding them to my party and training them was soo difficult. Gen 6 and above: I trained all of my 6 pokes. When one of them started being very high level, I put them in the box and pulled out a new fave pokemon I met in the wild. In the end I ended up with a team of like 15-20 pokemon properly raised! That way, I could choose my fave 6 for the Pokemon League. I love being finally able to incorporate new pokes besides my 6 main without having to grind a ton. Unfortunately, everyone stuck to only 6 pokes, and thus the game was too easy, just like Gen 1 was easy when you only raised one pokemon to very high levels.

[@TuesdaysArt]

That's exactly how I feel!

[@leons.kennedy5353]

Fudj: "Change the experience share, just change it!" Gamefreak: Sure thing, buddy! *Forces EXP Share onto everybody with no option to turn it off.*

[@mectainea5575]

I feel that the disconnect with Kalos’s locations may also be due to the removal of seasons which made areas feel static and inconsistent as you say when put next together like the first couple of routes has a spring like aesthetic, the city with the fairy gym and the routes after has an autumn look for some reason and the area around the 8th gym is straight up winter like the fuck (its even more jarring when going backwards from say snowbell to lavare city. I feel that XYs location would of benefited more from keeping the season mechanic that Black and White introduced as it would of helped make the locations feel consistent but also retain the locals identity and even add more interesting visuals when revisiting previous locations in different seasons in 3D. Also I do like the attempt of balancing the type chart though it would of been nice if Ice got some kind of defensive buff (like seriously ice is long overdue for a buff).

[@whiskeysour1179]

I'd rather keep the exp. Share as it is in XY and just balance the enemy pokemon to be strong enough to compare. The new exp share cuts down on grind and I don't want to see that go

[@robertharris6092]

Make it available post game. Or at least upgrade it.

[@ryanstaiger1712]

X and Y had fun elements tho, I felt like Sun and Moon was empty somehow. I think the gym leaders is probably what I liked more about X and Y, plus mega evolutions were new and people liked them. Z moves were kind of dumb and didn’t make sense

[@frogchip6484]

X and Y was my first Pokémon game. Yes, I'm very late to the franchise. However, I really, REALLY enjoyed this game as a kid. Since Pokemon was new to me, everything was so cool and amazing, the Kanto starters being handed to you on a silver platter was fine by me because I never had the chance to get them in earlier games. The 3D sprites blew me away, as I wasn't aware of the charm that the earlier designs had in other pkmn games. The Super Training (EV training) also felt so rewarding. Grinding that football game out meant that once you attained the desired EVs, it felt so rewarding, knowing that you had a pokemon that was the cream of the crop and would beat any other versions of itself. The amount of tactics and strategy that EV training made was mind blowing to me at the time. By acknowledging the competitive community (unlike another safe, above average nintendo game I know about), players can now EV train and know for sure whether or not they're making progress, and don't have to look up a guide to know how to do it. My friends didn't EV train so I always used pokemon on their level (one of my friends used a moltres with 4 fire moves lol) Although there is very little to do in post-game, the battle maison, PSS and the GTS kept me playing. Overall, I really appreciate this reevaluated look on X and Y as I think it had a lot to offer, even now that I am fully aware of the entire series.

[@sylfixplayz2142]

Pokemon x and y is my favourite generation and I don't know why. I've just always loved it.

[@chupacadabra5161]

Eyyy, me too!

[@fearpocalypse8062]

I loved these games because I felt like it was the first game where they made training for online battles actually doable. I grew up playing these games and all my friends in HS got it. We all go into battling, breeding, trading, shiny hunting and stuff. The online features were amazing and I never felt more connected to other players in a Pokémon game.

[@wxo_5057]

I think these games are some of the best.. What brought you Mega’s? X and Y What brought you Pokémon of the Year 2020? X and Y What brought you 3D Pokémon? X and Y What brought you some of the best starters? X and Y

[@c0mpu73rguy]

What brought you bland 3d models? X and Y What brought you expandable gimmicks? X and Y What brought you winged pokemon forever stuck in their flying pose? X and Y

[@Tripping_Through]

I fucking loved character customization in X and Y, I spent hours on that

[@Seraph.G]

27:30 I feel like the customization options for the female protagonist were a lot better

[@distortion1222]

In terms of the Kanto starters. Lots of people have been complaining that you dont have access to these rare pokemon til post game, and it gives you the opportunity to play with them if you want

[@tiffanychen6691]

Gen 6 vs Gen 7 in my head: I would've bought Pokemon Z if it came out, but I did not bother with USUM

[@LRXC1]

Another great video! Legit I almost forgot to comment because I was about to start watching the BW episode. I’ve never played XY, but found it interesting that it seemed like the game sped up after gym 3, and I wonder if it’s because they felt rushed in making it? And also just wanted to say I find a lot of your outtakes really funny, like the “Am I about to battle lilo and stitch” part was hilarious, keep up the good work your content is fire

[@arbeen2k02]

I remember XY as the game whose trailer hyped me the most.

[@ellie8540]

as much as i’d love to see remakes of the old games for the switch, i also think that if GF revamped kalos without any rush, it could turn out absolutely gorgeous.

[@Darkfoot21]

I remember being offerd that Lucario in this game and I said no

[@pandaman1331]

After getting all nostalgic i started replaying every Pokemon Game from Gen 1 to Gen 6 and what I found is that all of them are rather easy. What people tend to negelect is that we are adults now and we therefore don't play like children anymore. When i frist started playing pokemon I palyed like a complete noob, which was a given since I was like 7 or 8 years old. For example, I used hydro pump and hyper beam on Garados and pretty much used hyper beam on every single pokemon since I had no idea about the special and attack split (I generally had no idead what the Stats ment xD). I didn't start bothering to learn the game mechanics before Gen 4, that's when I started playing Pokemon efficently, like caring about stats as well as the special and physical split of moves and I started using satus moves like sword dance, which suddenly made everything become very easy. As and adult you understand very well which Pokemon teams are best for which specific game and know very well which pokemon should be used with which ability and with which move and which hold item. Even as a young teenager i still didn't understand the correlation between abilities, moves and items. I for example used leftovers on Swellow instead of giving him a toxic or flame orb to activate his guts ability since i thought it didn't matter (and overestimating his defensive stats at the same time). You think i ever thought of using facade on it? No, Double Edge was cooler. Even when replaying Gen 2 a couple of month ago I found it way too easy since I knew how to handle it. Whitney with Miltank a Problem? No, just trade for the in-game machomp and catch yourself a Geodude and you are in for a rather easy win. Even without and exp share i found myself currently overleveld (without grinding) in Gen 1 since I never switched party memebers and only caught Pokemon I was going to use throughout the game (only certain Pokemon like mankey were used for certain gyms but dropped after I didn't need them anymore). This led to my Pokemon being overleveld at a certain point due to not having a full party before the 6th Gym. To conlude: If you want a Game for children to be difficult you will have to play like a child. That's exactly why people started doing Nuzlocke Challenges, to make a easy game more difficult. As I long ago stopped caring about the main story (let's be honest, it's very repetitiv) I only really cared about the gameplay and game mechanics as well as the quests. If we consider filling the Pokedex for the shiny charm, beating gyms and The Elite 4 as well as the post game contend I think X and Y did fairly well. What sets it apart from the preceeding generations were it's 3D graphics, which I found astounding at that time. My dream of being able to play a 3D Pokemon game with great animations finally came true which is the main reason i love X and Y. I also liked the exp. share which helped me fill the Dex. I overall liked X and Y as much as the previous generations but it's true that it got overshadowed by Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby (my up to date most favourite Pokemon games). But it overall was very great, I still love playing them over and over again. Sorry for the long post.

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Man, your comment is so true! Very accurate! Add to you perfect scanning of the question the fact that what helps to make Pokémon games easy is the system battle in shift mode! When you are allowed change Pokémon every time you defeat the one of opponent, the game turns a piece of cake! Well, the only thing I disagree with you is that I still believe that XY is a better game than ORAS!

[@pandaman1331]

@@pedromonteiro2248 I have to admit that I prefer ORAS over XY out of nostalgia because Ruby was the first ever Pokemon game I played on a console. You are certainly spot on with the shifting system, it makes the game way too easy. That's presicely why I mostly play Pokemon hacks or do challenges, they are to some degree challenging. Try a monotype challenge or a nuzlocke challenge. Escpacially nuzlockes can fuck you up mentally, I stopped mine halfway after all of my favorite Pokes died :( Another classic way of making it harder is to not switch Pokemon, always battle with your current one until it faints. Still to easy? Well how about not using any medicine items in battle? I even stopped using full Pokemon teams, I usally have 3 main fighers and the rest are just HM Slaves. Still to easy? How about a randomizer nuzlocke? There are many ways to make Pokemon more challenging but if you play it the regular way than it won't matter which Gen you play, as an adult they will all be too easy

[@armjustarm9985]

Pokemon Y is my favorite, 5 minutes in you have your starter and Dex, 1 hour in you have your first badge, meanwhile in alola 1hr in I beat Hau 2 times and I got my pokedex and the tutorial never ends until the 4th Island

[@user-pi7sj4wm8p]

I just realized in this video parts of the inner feather details on Fletchinder's model clip into the main body. I'd also like to add something about the 3d models. Game freak has used the exact same models for the following: X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Saphire Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Sword Shield It might have been fine for the first four games but no improvement [except a little increased shading details on a remote amount of the model textures in SwSh] have been made on the models.

[@CommanderChris66]

10:15 I was honestly angry when this happened I caught a Riolu, leveled it up, and it was awesome. At the time had never used a Lucario on my team before. When they straight up gave me the Lucario I was pissed. It’s like if you trained up the Charmander into a Charizard by that point and the game decided to give you a fucking Charmeleon. Makes no sense!

[@michaelandrews117]

Following grades for the vanilla release, original games of the corresponding generations: Gen 1: A Gen 2: A+ Gen 3: B+ Gen 4: C+ Gen 5: B+ Gen 6: C- Gen 7: D+ Gen 8: D+ These are for the sequel/third game releases: Yellow: A Crystal: A+ Emerald: A Platinum: A+ Black/White 2: A+ ... Ultra Sun/Moon: C

[@QuagFire101]

You know what? This vid changed my opinions on quite a few aspects of this game and now I can see the appeal for the game. I might need to Replay it soon, but by in large, this might be a new experience with the game.

[@insertnamehere658]

Navigating lumious city in x and y is harder than diantha

[@Canterburypilgram]

To be fully honest, Generation 6 was the last set of games I purchased. I was too disappointed to buy anything more after ORAS.

[@AchromaticChameleon]

I LOVE the Mega Evoloutions. It was introduced around the time when I got really interested in shiny pokemon and I made it my goal to get every single Pokemon who has a mega evoloution in its shiny form. That included playing older games and soft-resetting for Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Groudon and Kyogre. I eventually did get them all. AND THEN THEY PHASED OUT MEGA EVOLUTION. That's the one thing I can't forgive GF for lmfao Also, if Kalos is based off of France, instead of having a full on desert they should have put a sand dune by the ocean because Dune Du Pilat is a thing. Like, go through a forest type area and then on the other side is SSSAAANDDD

[@maxg2335]

Xerneas and Yveltal deserved better than what they got

[@TheWesinatorvids]

X and Y are my favorite Pokémon games. I’m happy to find someone who agrees that there’s a lot to like about them.

[@bottomtext5872]

Mega evolution was actually really nice, it should've followed with every generation. The way they made them just 1 gen throwaways is such a dumb decision.

[@fawkes3398]

I so wish mega evolution stuck around for atleast another generation or two. If only to flesh out and make megas even more interesting before moving in to something else

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

I have a strong opinion on the EXP Share but I’ve honestly not seen this view around the web much even though to me it feels so obvious. I DO strongly agree that XY were too easy, and the lack of challenge is a real problem. But I don’t think that’s the fault of the EXP Share. When I played through XY, I came to appreciate dragging around random Pokémon in my empty slots to even them up and evolve them without even using them directly, to the point where I ended up finishing the game with only four team members because I wanted to keep levelling up everything unevolved in my PC box. Levelling up all of my actual team members helped too, so the EXP Share was something I really appreciated. The problem was that it was optional, and the game’s level balance was built around not using the EXP Share, which was true for Sun/Moon too. This is why I’ve thought for a while that the EXP Share should NOT be optional, and instead, the game’s balance should be built around having it enabled. When Sword/Shield were revealed to be making the EXP Share mandatory, everyone kicked off, but I was chuffed. Apparently that game is still ridiculously easy, surprise surprise, but I hope we can get to a point where people don’t criticise the EXP Share itself, but instead criticise the games for not fully committing to their great concept. But anyway, cheers for giving XY a bit of praise, I really appreciate them for having easily the most varied Regional Dex for great team building options. XY hasn’t held up to the test of time that well, but it felt great at the time and I’d rather appreciate that. PPS I don’t really like Team Flare but your reasoning is precisely why I love The Deadly Six from Sonic Lost World, don’t @ me

[@Darkfoot21]

ever since iv'e started noticing this large spike in easyness (if that is a word) I've limited myself to a max of 1-3 pokemon in my party from beginning to end in each new game, to up the challenge I crave.

[@tvboxmimic7887]

@@Darkfoot21 Wouldn't limiting the number of pokemon in your party make the game easier? It's less pokemon to split the exp with so your team is higher level than normal.

[@Darkfoot21]

@@tvboxmimic7887 I think you are overestimating the overall exp that is granted throughout a playthrough. With just my Hawlucha and Linoone, we had countless wipe outs during gym battles especially mid-late game and trainer battles were no longer mash "A" to win. We had to be more tactical and take advantage of moves I would normally discard like harden, sand attack, etc. It lead to more memorable and clutch moments, creating a stronger bond with my pokemon

[@tvboxmimic7887]

@@Darkfoot21 It's possible, I just know when you have one pokemon, it gets grossly over leveled.

[@Wyllowisp]

"When I played through XY, I came to appreciate dragging around random Pokémon in my empty slots to even them up and evolve them without even using them directly." Yeah no. I don't see why a player should be rewarded by just dragging random Pokémon around without even using them. Why shouldn't you be challenged for evolving new mons. Being forced to actually use new mons in a battle makes it more enjoyable because you actually notice the mons strength , weaknesses, type advantage, move poll, etc. Dragging it around, evolving it without using it, and saying it was fun is the same to me as saying that getting shinies in Pokémon Lets Go is fun, its fun because its easy. You say the problem isn't the exp share, but it is, it absolutely is. You haven't explained why the new exp share should be used instead of the old system except that its convenient. There is no incentive of using other mons than your starter anymore, there is no point in learning to use new, weaker mons if your stronger mons can carry it to high level. If anything you demonstrated why the new EXP share made the games easier, despite the fact that you "enjoyed it". Ok, lets say a game is built around having it, you still haven't solved the problem of using weaker mons in an actual battle. If your stronger mons are defeated, your team will be able to beat the threat, even when you barely use them. The old system forced you to switch around because otherwise your other mons would be too weak. If one mon has the exp share, you would have had to use it in battle anyway to get double exp, and you start from an unreliable weak mon to a dependable strong mon, an experience you can't really have now because the game give an incentive for that. You CAN do it, but forcing yourself to do it vs having a system around it is not the same, just like forcing yourself to less than 6 mons because the game is too easy isn't the same as having an actual difficult game where you can use all 6 mons. You lack the new EXP share because of its "quality of life improvement" despite the fact that you don't even bond with new mons anymore, because there is no incentive to do it. I don't really care if you say that's not true. Because I don't see why a player should be able to evolve other mons "conveniently" aka easily. You can say its enjoyable, but that doesn't mean anything. Having evolved Pokémon in advance in the Battle Factory means I get to use strong mons without the hassle of growing them and catching them, but then you'd say "but they aren't yours" or "Pokémon is about catching and growing your own Pokémon" and then I'd say the new exp share doesn't give you any incentive to bond with your mon, because you don't even use them directly as you said. There would be no difference if they were in your PC.

[@lostdream8274]

the reason why I like Pokemon X&Y so much is not because of the gameplay, which was, like you said, pretty weak in comparison to previous generations, but because it's a really memorable and beautiful(?) game. The Kalos region might be my favourite Pokemon region to date, as it has a lot of beautiful and vast places to explore. Even after beating the Champ I enjoyed skating through the streets and alleys of Lumiose City, where I kept finding a lot of stuff I had previously missed. While, yes, Kalos doesn't make much sense geografically, it had really cool looking places in it and great soundtrack to make them really come to live. And like you said, the newly introduced Pokemon where few in number, but we're great design-wise and made sense for the region in a way. I don't know how to explain that, other than the Pokemon available in X&Y made sense for a region that's based on France and for the story that it introduced. I also really enjoyed the character costumization and the fact that the boutiques actually switched up their sortiment based on the day of the week, which made me revisit them often, so I could buy all their clothes. Mega-Evolutions and the fairy typing we're 2 of the best things X&Y introduced in my opinion. The fairy type became my favourite type, because of it's type advantages and weaknesses in battle and because there are a lot of really cool fairy type Pokemon, like Xerneas, which is my favourite legendary or Mimikyu, which is from Sun&Moon but still cool. The mega evolutions worked well for the gameplay, even though they gave you 2 great megas for free and early in the game. But they made battling more interesting for me and gave a new boost to Pokemon that needed one (and some that didn't). I think the reason why the mega evolution is barely ever talked about, is because it was a one-time event for the franchise. Sun&Moon was quick to abandon them and instead introduced something that was in no way adequate to the mega evolution. (On another note I really disliked Z-Moves bc they we're pretty useless and I never used them. Except for Mimikyus special move, just because it's called never-ending nightmare). In short X&Y did some things pretty well. It had a memorable region that felt whole in a way without making much sense. And the new mechanics it introduced added to the enjoyment of the game. But yes, X&Y suffer some losses, simply because they we're the easiest games so far.

[@rubykr]

I am a Gen 5 fan through and through but I have to say X and Y were amazing nuzlocke games just because every route had like 10 pokemon to find even from route 1. great variety compared to straight up rattata/pidgey parties most nuzlockes start with.

[@exeledusprince9165]

I like diantha. She understands that beauty isn't only relegated to appearance, but the Impact you make on others and the world.

[@audrey9561]

I actually think gen 6 is my favorite the newer generations. Maybe that’s because I actually played it when it was new, unlike gen 5 which I didn’t play until later on. I really didn’t enjoy b&w or s&m they just felt bland to me but maybe it’s just because I played gen 6 a lot more

[@pedromonteiro2248]

I think gen 5 bland too! And what bothers me is the awful unova Dex!

[@giogiosepicchannel5195]

I played X and Y a few months ago and it was the most boring game I ever played. The definition of bland. It's the only pokemon game I actually didn't finish in one or two weeks, and took months, since I thought it was awfully dumb and boring. The story is so shit and the game is so damn easy. Different experiences I guess

[@c0mpu73rguy]

And I found it awful and boring when I played it at the times, especially compared to Black and White. I couldn't even imagine how bad these games would feel if I discovered them now.

[@CHICKENmcNUGGIESMydude]

@@giogiosepicchannel5195 you never played it hahahahha cause eveything you said made no sense and sounds made up

[@apollojustice5338]

@@CHICKENmcNUGGIESMydude everything he said is true. X and Y's story was crap and the game was piss easy. And those are only 2 of the problems with it.

[@tomvanbeek925]

I believe kalos was the most beautiful region of the Pokemon world. Its the largest and most diverse, even larger them the games that followed. Its all 3d, and for me thats great. There is the character customization, the music is great and there is lots of colour. The Pokemon although few are also great designwise. Also the region is including later games the most populous region of all, there is a sense of life to it. The plot or mechanics may not be the best, but it is has beauty all around. I played it as a little kid so i never got the difficulty problem. However the immersion and adventure in this beautiful world is something i'll always remember.

[@kyubeyz_7062]

6:44 This is exactly how I feel about the removal of mega evolutions

[@Mienshao11]

The world/geography consistency thing: Hoenn literally had a desert and a rainforest back to back... in the center of an island. Playing a video game like pokemon allows for creative license, hence why Unova is based on manhattan, but obviously WAYYY bigger, because it has multiple cities, snow in the north, tropics in the south, etc. Kalos also took 'France' and made their own thing with it, which I appreciated. And yes, Alola was generally consistent, with a few dry or cold areas, and so it felt kind of boring

[@moonlightfenrir]

Mega-Mawile! One of the best Mega Pokemon. Mawile was one of my favourite Pokemon in gen 3. Also, the clothing options in X/Y is top tier (mostly for the female protagonist), way better than Sun/Moon (US/UM) and arguably better that Sword/Shield.

[@frogmouth2]

This is the most fair video about x and y I have seen. also if u ask me I think the game was supposed to be longer but instead they ended up spending a long time remodeling a 2D game into 3D so a lot of the content got cut probably. Such as the powerplant facilities

[@Diwasho]

Regarding the free Lucario that you get for no reason, what makes it even worse is that Riolu is readily catchable on one of the first routes. Why would they let you catch a Riolu if they were going to drop a Lucario on you soon after anyway? It shits all over the effort you invested into raising that Riolu if you made the mistake of adding it to your team in the beginning.

[@悪臭-p9p]

X and Y were absolutely the last ones I enjoyed. It felt like a low-key send off to gen one-ers. It's like the MGSV of Pokemon.