Ranking EVERY Mainline Pokémon Game From Worst to Best

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[@rachadlendar4918]

This dude really put sword and shield above gen 5 💀

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Bro just insulted one of the epic Pokemon games ever. BW has best environment great music and atmosphere and visuals. Each town has that warm feeling and has a vibe. Gym leaders are awesome they give u a worthy battle. Elite 4 are epic like the moment u step in get ready for amazing experience. Great story line even post game is awesome.

[@SonicGamerLP]

And above HGSS 🤯😭! They are literally the perfect Pokémon games!

[@DarkCastleBoy]

@@SonicGamerLP HGSS is a Great Pokemon Game Johto just feels so warm and comfy it is actually based on real japanese place so it has such a lovely vibe of japanese culture

[@alittlebitofeverythingyt7394]

Whilst Sun was my first ever Pokemon game, putting it ABOVE USUM is just criminal. The remakes / sequels / enhanced versions had so many better features than SM, and the story was probably just a little bit better. ALSO FUCKING TEAM RAINBOW ROCKET THAT SHIT IS SUCH A SICK IDEA- I also adore X and Y, they also made up my childhood. The anime definitely made up for some lost content we could’ve got in Z, so I’m at least satisfied with that.

[@dangerbuffrocky]

Tram Rainbow Rocket went crazy. And it's the fact that you could see the issue spreading to so many things that I think made the story more engaging.

[@idonthaveadblocker-q3j]

bro like usum that low is crazy atleat top 10 imo

[@sammustafa5491]

Man this comment made me feel old as yellow version is my first game😅😢

[@imjexzy8946]

Emerald, HGSS or platinum are easily better than all switch games

[@imjexzy8946]

And B2W2

[@PMar797]

BW2, Platinum and Emerald are peak Pokemon

[@lilweedle6013]

UsUM, HGSS, B2W2 Pokemon Platinum all are Peak pokemon games 🗿

[@PMar797]

@@lilweedle6013 HGSS are mid and overrated, they're far from peak lmao

[@lilweedle6013]

@PMar797 tbh not really a Big Fan of HGSS so not rlly gonna give a reaction to you disrespecting it. I'm a UsUm and B2W2 fan (for 3DS Games) so Ye

[@MidasCooks]

USUM should be higher than SM because they are like whole ass enhanced versions

[@g0567]

Sword and Shield are waaaaaaay too high

[@Nagotan]

I think sword and shield are some of the best

[@PiereLovesRed7316]

That Gym Leader theme song tho

[@Nagotan]

@@PiereLovesRed7316 🔥🔥

[@Kavewolf1989]

The dlcs helped it a lot. Stand alone it should definitely be a few spots lower

[@brodster684]

@@NagotanSword and Shield are deadass the worst games in the franchise what💀

[@kjeldkaj]

Pokemon SV does not deserve #2, even if you dismiss the constant framerate issues, there is almost no content except catching pokemon. There is no battle tower, no exciting landmarks, no building-entry, no fun NPCs, almost no lore (except area zero), and the environment and cities just looks bad.

[@jimmyjabs7849]

It’s the only game I think I put down as soon as I finished it, just picked it up again to do the post and will do dlc but it’s pretty dull

[@liamtherobot9656]

You just have no taste. they are amazing games stay trapped in Kanto💀

[@Jake-cc1hs]

scarlet and violet are terrible pokemon games. people who favorite them are definitely not right in the head

[@amineramdan2856]

@@Jake-cc1hs I'm sorry but i don't recall you being the arbiter of quality, people liking a game you don't like means they aren't right in their heads now? At least it's nowhere near as bad as Legends Arceus (an actual terrible and boring game), you should at least learn what a subjective opinion means rather than saying "meh these people aren't right in their heads because they like a game i don't like" that's literally just a terrible argument

[@Jake-cc1hs]

@@amineramdan2856 u are a very sick sick man. its okay to like dog shit games, but you should at least acknowledge you have bad taste

[@jnut1246]

My personal favorites are black and white, black 2 and white 2, sun and moon, ultra sun and ultra moon, and Legends arceus, and scarlet and violet would be there if they didn't have the performance issues. I also really like x and y and omega ruby and alpha sapphire. Also, I really don't think sword and shield should be top half let alone top 5, but everyone has different tastes I guess.

[@wowwar2]

same, it is hard to rank pokemon games cuz everyone has different criteria. Like some people prefer stories and characters while others just care about replayability and nuzlockes

[@Lionelmessiisthegoat192]

If you took legends arceus and scarlet/violet I would agree 1000%

[@noahleon9650]

Have a single game past Gen 5 in the top half other than ORAS is honestly a crime

[@Partysanta69]

Oras sucked ass bro

[@lewisclark9931]

Legends absolutely deserves to be up there

[@thewarrior8497]

XY and USUM are amazing

[@Aidiot565]

@@thewarrior8497to ez besides certain fights

[@thewarrior8497]

@@Aidiot565 the whole franchise is easy lmao that point has always been stupid

[@pikachuscoobydoo9507]

Im actually surprised at how high Pokemon Scarlet and Violet made it but it does make sense i enjoyed the open world gameplay and challenging the gyms in whatever order i wanted and ive been playing Pokemon violet non stop since the indigo disk dlc was released im also excited for the free epilogue that we're getting next month

[@Kavewolf1989]

With as crappy some of the issues were, I had more fun playing it then I have playing a mainline Pokemon game since black and white.

[@mikesalazar6447]

Game was waaaaaaaaayyyyy to easy

[@NielsJericho96]

​@@mikesalazar6447ngl, but all games are way to easy since gen 6. Even gen 4 and 5 are not that hard.

[@user-sx1ov1bu2w]

just thinking about pokemon emerald makes me instant happy

[@shadowmarauder6033]

The only part I don’t agree with is SV & SWSH being above the Unova games. Other than that, excellent list with great reasoning!

[@mlpfanboy1701]

X and y are way too low and sword and shield are way too high.

[@Edrayyy]

I think sv is the best pokemon game i have ever played, the storyline, the graphic and controls, overall it's the best!

[@vytis47]

the graphics? They are the worst yet... I love the open world catching system (tho it sucks compared to legends arceus) but graphics aren't even opinion based, it's objectively blurry and not good.@@Edrayyy

[@Edrayyy]

@@vytis47 haha maybe I don’t play computer games, and the best graphic I have ever played is just switch, that’s why I think it’s fine for me.

[@vytis47]

so compared to the release prior legends arceus, or any of the previous pokemon games you think it's an improvement??@@Edrayyy

[@huntercoleman4050]

Sun and Moon being lower than Sword and shield? That's some bull crap right there And on top of that they disrespected Hau Man this channel is stupid sometimes

[@austinbatton4849]

You virgins are so weird lol

[@RazHolly]

Sun and Moon are awful! Unless you just like to watch an anime on your 3DS. So many cinematics!

[@huntercoleman4050]

@@RazHolly bro Sun and Moon is easily one of the best games in the franchise if not the best and ultra sun and moon are even betterm way better than anything we've had recently

[@huntercoleman4050]

@aleebee_ Y'all just hating on Sun and Moon for being the best out of the franchise

[@CockroachTheFoul]

@@RazHolly yeah man, sun and moon would've been good if they just had subway surfers or family guy playing on the bottom screen...

[@LionsEatNoobs]

I dont think any Pokémon game is bad, they all have their own charm. That being said, I personally rank X and Y a bit higher. It took a while for me to warm up to it, but I can put it up there as one of the Pokémon games I would gladly replay over and over again l

[@julesrules7297]

I love X, too.

[@purpleclaws202]

​@@julesrules7297because it's too easy

[@thrildmedia8798]

I just wish I could take off the dang skates!

[@edwardhill7297]

One thing I love about them is the HUGE regional dex. Yes most people have 2 starters, lucario and lapras on their first team. But you could replay these games 10 times with a unique balanced team every run. Maybe not the most substance but some of the most replayable for a simple pokemon fix

[@purpleclaws202]

@@edwardhill7297 the games were too easy and too boring.

[@RazHolly]

“Remember when they said these were gonna be faithful remakes of Diamond and Pearl? Well, they were wrong…” Proceeds to say that they were the originals with extras and “a new coat of paint.” Or as one would say, FAITHFUL REMAKES!

[@ArcticZH]

He said they weren't wrong and that he says why it was a faithful remake and it was bad because it didn't have any aspects from platinum

[@Laz3rCat95]

Glad to finally see someone not hating on Scarlet/Violet for once.

[@wikiuser92]

Tell me about it. It's so tiresome to see the loud minority roasting them so hard.

[@maryannmcconnell1049]

Yeah i hate seeing them get trashed on. Aside from some performance issues they might be the best!

[@graphicplaysofcofc6958]

its good and addicting for your first time playing but after reseting the game just doesnt hit the same and eventually gets boring

[@wikiuser92]

@@graphicplaysofcofc6958 I never reset my game. I value my past teams too much to do that.

[@Kyle_MJ]

HGSS should have been #1, Platinum #2, and BW2 #3. Scarlet/Violet and Sword/Shield should have been WAAAY lower.

[@PMar797]

#1 is BW2, Platinum and Emerald are interchangeable between 2 and 3 HGSS is the most overrated game in the franchise and strictly mid

[@liamtherobot9656]

No, sword and shield are incredibly great games

[@lazywabbit-zm8wg]

@@liamtherobot9656 Objective: SURVIVE (I’m counting on ya, man.)

[@kimseokwin5534]

Scarlet and Violet have any problem outside graphic issue?? Let’s be real it’s the best pokemon game probably ever. Gen 3,4,5 r great but let threw out the nostalgic gen 9 is much better, open world with 3 paths of story lines not even close.

[@lightning2279]

@@PMar797 Your confusing HGSS with BW2. The gen 5 games are very overrated.

[@ssgtblackmamba7991]

"Guys guys, I know this car is missing 2 tires and there is a hole in the floor the size of a grown man. But don't hyper focus on that because if you just look past these shortcomings it really is an amazing vehicle and is worth the 40k they're asking for it." That's what it sounds like when people defend broken ass games....

[@argenfargen]

I really didnt care about the bugs, what i cant believe no one was mad about is the ad for the SV expantion EVERY TIME i opens my bag, that was the dumbest ugliest thing i have ever seen in a pokemon game, and is seriously hard to forgive.

[@guillaume9839]

very funny hihihihihihi

[@adamrochester1]

So emerald vs platinum what do you pick I haven’t played Pokémon since 2003 I have orginal red blue yelllw Crystal sapphire and ruby

[@akilcharles3473]

For me personally I love Sun & Moon but more for Ultra Sun & Moon, the island vibe reminds me of my home in Trinidad and the idea of regional variants is what make this game so great. What's more are the side games like Mantine surfing & a version of Pokemon snap where you take pictures of Pokemon in their habitat. I would agree on the progression of the whole sets of dialouge and some other aspects of this game but frankly don't mind for their are some I genuinely like finding out of some of the characters and some funny lines, as well as some of the characters who again do agree Hau is a bit obnoxious but he is nice guy who means well and at the very least has a full team than Gladion did in the final Champion match. It also helps that he was amazing in the anime which shows more of his personality in contrast to the game.

[@charlieboyd4431]

The long starting point gave me a bad taste and I put it down before I left the first island. It was a game I will always forget about.

[@akilcharles3473]

@@charlieboyd4431 Most MMO RPG games tend to drag on dialogue as much often but I don't mind it too much, Sun & Moon from what I heard was a but more heavy on this but I didn't play those games(yet). But hey to each thier own I suppose, I still quite enjoy it.

[@Moulton_Lava]

I love how the treners, have pokemon on there arms and shoulders like a pet bird. Even though Pikachu's probably really heavy, will make your arm fall asleep instantly

[@DaedStarr]

S&V were by far the worst I played in 2 decades. They were disappointing all around. There's pretty much no content, even with the DLC. The are NOT GREAT GAMES. All the Switch games should also get HUGE downmarks for always on EXP share. You complained about X&Y being too easy, but ALL the Switch games are Far easier.

[@liamtherobot9656]

There’s actually some pretty good stuff in there you just have no taste

[@amineramdan2856]

You lost credibility the moment you said SV is worse than Legends Arceus

[@lightning2279]

@@liamtherobot9656 No there isn't. Most of the pokemon games for the switch are hot garbage.

[@Moonlight40471]

@@liamtherobot9656literally from gen 6 and onwards are shite like what?

[@andecidreweye]

I totally agree with Pokemon Legends Arceus being the best, but I feel like Scarlet and Violet was rated WAY too high

[@carloslabrador1432]

no is sword and shield is too hight

[@andecidreweye]

@@carloslabrador1432 agreed

[@liamtherobot9656]

Both games are perfect where they are in the video

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@liamtherobot9656no there not majority of lists have those mid switch games behind the gen 3-5 games 🤡✌️

[@sunbrodaveftw6131]

I think the bugs/glitches in the original red/blue made the games that much better. You essentially can catch any pokemon you want without having to trade, granted from what ive seen it's limited per playthrough.

[@reviewer945]

I think Black 2 and White 2 and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon should be higher. If you look at them without the originals they are some of the best games.

[@dangerbuffrocky]

Ultra Sun and Moon were my first 3D Pokémon games, and I can say that as someone who poured hours into playing them that they are so much more than just a rehashed Sun and Moon.

[@charlieboyd4431]

I agree with B/W 2 they were my first game and it was amazing. But ultra moon I touched it once and never touched it again. Can’t get passed the long intro of text walls

[@reviewer945]

@@charlieboyd4431 I will admit those are really annoying but once you get through them the game is almost as good as Gen 5 and somehow these games are the hardest games since the Gen 5 games (except maybe BDSP). I suggest you give them a second chance.

[@charlieboyd4431]

@@reviewer945 i think bdsp was actually good games

[@reviewer945]

@@charlieboyd4431 I never said they weren't (but I'm done with them if Pokemon Home ever becomes unavailable) but they are harder then other games with no grinding (if only because you have to complete the Pokedex) and that's what makes them and the Ultra Games great.

[@NoahThorson-i4q]

Ultra sun is my favorite Pokemon game idk why everyone ranks it so low

[@Arastat1]

Only part where I don't agree is Crystal. Should have been detached from gold and silver in the ranking and put some places higher imo

[@Mattyman1987]

So... Pokemon Z is now offically real.

[@mysteriousgamer8941]

For me, these are the best in order (1 version per gen, remakes are allowed too) 👇. 17. Brilliant Diamind & Shining Pearl version 16. Lets go Evee & Lets go Pikachu version 15. Sword & Shield version 14. X & Y version 13. Legends Arceus version 12. Scarlet & Violet version 11. Sun & Moon version 10. Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon version 9. Black & White version 8. Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 7. Red, blue & yellow version 6. Gold, silver & crystal version 5. Black & White 2 version 4. Platinum version 3. Firered & leafgreen version 2. Emerald version 1. Heartgold & soulsilver version

[@lyje0214]

Switch fire red/leaf green and platinum and I agree damn near 100% my top three Pokémon games is HG/SS, Emerald and Platinum in no particular order

[@lilweedle6013]

USUM are to low. And HGSS are to high but ye most of this is agreeable

[@wikiuser92]

ORAS is better than Emerald.

[@StefanyKristeaabigail]

Don't forget to Fighting type good to evil🥊 Good: Zamazenta Grey: Hitmon family Evil: Marshadow

[@Scitch-et4vk]

Imagine putting sword and shield above black 2 and white 2 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonahdengler3858]

I guess BDSP wasn’t as good as I thought it was. The lack of Move Tutors really annoyed me! 😒 How dare you put USUM that low, though! 🤨

[@Connowot387]

It’s only use is that Contest Ribbon for the Ribbon Masters, which I need to start on but don’t have GCN or Emerald.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I agree

[@andecidreweye]

No offense, but BDSP was probably the worst Pokémon game ever

[@jonahdengler3858]

@@Connowot387 Well, I don’t do contests, sorry. I did them in Omega Ruby, but not in Shining Pearl.

[@jonahdengler3858]

@@andecidreweye That’s what I’m saying. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Cultural-zp5mw]

My personal top five list: 1. Pokemon Black and White 2. Pokemon Heartgold and Soul Silver 3. Pokemon Platinum 4. Pokemon Emerald 5. Pokemon Black and White 2

[@MichaelSevilla97]

so true same here the gen 3-5 game are peak pokemon games no doubt

[@bw8382]

Are you saying the absence of dark and steel was a bug/glitch? They didn't exist in Gen 1

[@jonahdengler3858]

My only complaint about Legends: Arceus is the limits of the Pokémon’s movepools.

[@nikaoharbour6962]

Not having a good consistent special water move or physical ground move for garchomp and Gliscor was terrible ... but the game was so fun it overrode that

[@carminecdinoproductions]

This is the perfect Christmas gift for us Pokémon fans!

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Heartgold and Soul silver is the GOAT Johto just hits different ♥️

[@Strictly_Jake]

X and Y are amazing. I always thought so. Story was not a slog. Competitive was way more accessible. Megas were the raddest

[@kjeldkaj]

Saw BDSP first -> Like Saw RBY, FRLG, RS early -> remove like

[@dannyreynolds2022]

List was made by someone who isn’t over the age of 20 lol

[@BGID7]

I'm convinced this guy genuinely doesn't like Pokémon

[@PiereLovesRed7316]

Do Scarlet and Violet DLC Good to Evil Good: Director Cyrano Neutral: Carmine Evil: Kieran

[@_Nightday_]

This is the most controversial pokemon list

[@tickdracy2275]

I understand that these types of RANKINGS can be subjective, but I also understand when a RANKING is straight up doodoo. This kinda reminds me of the time ESPN ranked Kobe Bryant the 80th best active player years back.

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

To be honest, I love Pokémon Y, both versions of Pokémon Moon & Pokémon Violet.

[@franciscoalmeida9019]

Bad taste

[@lazywabbit-zm8wg]

@@franciscoalmeida9019Please let this man have an opinion.

[@lilweedle6013]

​@@franciscoalmeida9019just because someone doesn't Have Gen 5 as one of there favs doesn't mean they have bad taste 💀💀💀

[@BeefCake_97]

Great video u make a lot of good points for all the games my only problem is the order the rankings themselves like dp, swsh, even SV to a degree being ranked way to high those games should prob be in mid rankings(I love SV I do but I can't justify the bugginess and performance issues)

[@BeefCake_97]

There's also the ultra games being ranked criminally low like the only thing the ultra games do worse then sm is that the story is worse. But even with the worse story I consider them to be some of the best games be default

[@seandaniels7938]

Weak cop out placing dbsp so low but diamond and pearl high it's the same game lmfao

[@jacobfast1425]

It's cause it's a remake that did zero to be better than the original. Every other remake had some kind of improvements made to it but bdsp were just copy pasted games

[@ShimmeryKaylaAce]

Merry Christmas! 🎅

[@jasonvoorhees5518]

Gen Z really like their degenerate versions of Pokémon, I played all the newer Pokemon games and the Pokémon designs are cringe honest to god I have no idea what they were thinking over there, it feels as if they are just pumping out new Pokémons without putting soul or logic behind it. What made the first gens also better is because they had a Pokémon TV series running along with it together with movies, I remember getting a mewtwo card from going to the cinema, and the designs back then actually made sense. And these layers they added come on, adding crystalisation, ''mega'' evolutions (lol) and shiny pokémon all on top on all these already poor designs, oof man big L. It looks to me they were clueless and wanted to milk out a franchise so they just came up with random shit. Wish we would just get earlier gen remakes, real remakes.

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

Sword and shield are terrible games

[@liamtherobot9656]

No, they are pretty good games but mostly because I grew up with them

[@PhoePhan123]

Honestly I would replace Ultra Sun and Moon with Sword and Shield any day. In my opinion SAS rips off the Ultra games with the "Darkest Day", idea. Plus they were too easy compared to them. The totems and some of the kahuna battles were really hard to get through, especially the Necrozma battle. I had to take a month away from the game because of how raged I was. Gave me time to come up with plenty of more strategies and look up type advantages because I didn't understand it at the time.

[@willmark7032]

Ong bro, just started playing UM and totem Araquanid/Alolan Marowak had me fuming 😤

[@marcusyates3044]

Which Pokémon Would the Avengers Have?

[@AceAureus]

Agislash=Capitain America Armorouge=Iron Man Shiny Machamp=The hulk Tinkaton=Thor Spidops=Spider man

[@Cool70sfreak]

Scarlet and Violet? At number 2? Above Unova? You're kidding me right? Even AFTER both DLCs, I wouldn't put it over even Gen 3 or Gen 4 (which are both highlights of the series to me, not to mention ORAS), but over any of the entries of the best region in the series? This is a sick joke, right? I'm not the only one throwing out this sentiment either as I can see from the comments.

[@mdselmer4249]

The fact that SWSH and SV made top 5 makes this list a joke.

[@pogethedoge]

I will not listen to complaints about ultra sun and moon (although he's absolutely right) Also Scarlet and violet is bad. It's better than sword and shield, but not by a ton. The main issue i have is that the open world is so empty, especially without DLC. My top 3 is very nostalgia based, but ultra sun and moon, Omega Ruby and alpha Sapphire, and then emerald (cuz it's oras with more content)

[@allandenis1038]

No way BW is below SS or SV. Gen5 was the peak of pokemon games. Had the best story (not a childish boring story). A great soundtrack and environment. Had characters who are not "Smiling and jumping" every single time. Had brand new 150 Pokemons and triple battles. XY generation started to ruin Pokemons. They went from Pocket Monsters to fashionable pets. SM was a torture to finish because the characters were ways Smiling, Laughing, Jumping every single time. SS was similar to SM but with that Giant boring thing. SV had the worst character design I've ever seen in my life. The Gym leaders were so weird I would never take them seriously. Pokemon was serious until BW and BW2. After that, I don't know what happened. And saying the games that came after are better is a tremendous lack of notion. Just think... evolution of games would naturally give the resources the modern games have. Open World, Polished visuals etc... So why consider this when comparing games? Considering we are years ahead of gen5 and we got no serious Pokemon game with a real story is really painful. The people tell SS and SV are good just because of graphics/open world/modern mechanics. But they are not good games, just cash grab.

[@TheDorianTube]

First spot taken by a lesser PalWorld? 💀 Should've been Scarlet/Violet or X/Y

[@dmaxwell910901]

Scarlet and Violet are trash lmao.

[@lytron_tv]

Awful ranking. This is my top 10: 1) Fire Red/Leaf Green 2) Yellow 3) Emerald 4) Crystal 5) Heartgold/Soulsilver 6) Black/White 7) Platinum 8) Black/White 2 9) Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire 10) Ultrasun/Ultramoon

[@Maho3942]

Fat disagree with usum and sv ranking. Usum is more playable than xy or red/blue, and ruby sapphire. As for sv, I know it's the first "open world" pokemon game but you technically can't go where you want cause level scaling doesn't exist, and the performance, graphical issues, and frequent crashes make it unplayable. Sv should be lower

[@carloslabrador1432]

el definitamente dijo que no obsesiones con los graficos y rendimiento de escarlata y purpura

[@amineramdan2856]

You lied when you said SV is unplayable and the graphics being bad doesn't mean much when most of the other 3D Pokemon games have terrible graphics, if anything SV have better graphics than any pokemon games we saw so far, you also didn't even complain about Legends Arceus being number 1 which already says a lot

[@CockroachTheFoul]

@@amineramdan2856 of course the graphics would be worse in S/M, it came out 7 years ago and was made for the 3DS. it was a miracle it looked as good as it did.

[@amineramdan2856]

@@CockroachTheFoul I'm talking about 3D pokemon games when it comes to switch, I'm obviously not going to include the 3DS

[@CockroachTheFoul]

@@amineramdan2856 im sorry, i swear to god i thought you said s/m. this is why you read things slowly lol

[@petahultimatemegasupermega7443]

Pokemon ultra moon and sun shouldnt be worse becuase they can br dlcs becuase they add more to the story

[@danielol1362]

Nah ain't no way sword and shield, and scarlet and violet are that high

[@generallegath974]

Emerald (seriously, RS are not different enough to justify the nine-space gap), SwSh, SV, and PLA are all ranked too high. PLA is decent but the world is too barren and not enough content outside of simply catching pokemon to justify it being THE best game in the franchise.

[@morm2173]

Heartgold and souls Silver were the best I ever played but what I like about Arceus is it'd very different

[@brandonromero3332]

I liked that he showed love to Scarlet and Violet. Great games with an amazing Pokédex. Recent updates have fixed all the minor bugs that people cried about too

[@fr0steh]

A genuine question what kind of bugs did Violet have cuz I've replayed it 2 times and never encountered any except 3 times fps drops which I didn't mind overall.

[@WildTsareena]

My favourite is arceus

[@ralphy0103]

Bro has gen 8 & 9 ranked WAY to high 😂

[@joopvanhedel1372]

necrozma is a cool pokemon but the story of Lillie and her family is much better so the ultra games are worse than the original

[@ShimmeryKaylaAce]

I recently finished Pokémon Scarlet! 🌟 I really love this Pokémon game! 💙

[@Zoular]

1:25 that's Hoenn Elite Four

[@maryannmcconnell1049]

I dont care what anyone says i agree with the whole list! And you may say "BUT SV AND SWORD AMD SHIELD ARE TOO HIGH" and to that i dont care. I love Sword and Shield. It may be nostalgia but it was one of my 1st games. I love the characters and the story may not make too much sense but i enjoy it enough. They might be easy but it can still be challenging! Especially if you nuzlocke! As for SV like he said if we look past the performance its amazing! The story is some of the best in any game,the charecters are very memerable, and the fact they gave new sprites to pokemon like charizard and mewtwo who are more intimidating. The dlc added soooo much and the DLC is where the mythical event for Pecharunt is and that event is very cool. I like the new pokemon and the i really like all the starters. Except Quakquavell maybe. I really like Skeledirge and Meowscarada. Other than that i think Platinum could have been above Emerald

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

This sure is a list. I disagree with most of the placements personally, but everyone has their own opinions

[@Tchado1000]

Finally someone who gets it ! YES ! Legends Arecus is the best main game

[@andecidreweye]

Agreed 100%

[@charlieboyd4431]

I don’t consider that a main line game

[@UnlikeRelic]

I love how all yall put BDSP at the bottom then refuse to put Gen 4 right by it. I started with Gen one had never ever went back and played Gen 4 after I beat it. And it was literally just as dogshit as the remakes were. Amazing sound track and platinum is good but not Gen 4

[@BananaR777]

With BDSP it wasn't ICLA fault that those games turn into a crap fest, that blame goes to the higher up at GF and TPCi. I saw some concept arts for bdsp and they look like a modern pokemon with a legends sryle to it. Think of s/v but done right, ICLA I think was the ones that made the art but was ruin by again the higher ups of said companies which can't manage or lead anything right.

[@BananaR777]

Ik people say that the grby post game is shallow but you got to remember pokemon stadium, that be worry of a post game to themm

[@andreblueboy6019]

Well y’all, gamefreak had finally done it with a new legends game!

[@lucideirune1635]

Worst to best Pokemon Games for shiny hunting legendary Pokemon F all shiny locked- XD, PLA SV SM XY E- legendary Pokémon can run away or only 1 shiny worth hunting LGPE BDSP D- Legendaries but not the box art USUM, ORAS, SWSH, BW, B2W2, Col C- using IVs to shiny hunt RBY B- great games to shiny hunt: RS, GS, DP, FRLG A- Can hunt exclusive shiny mythical Pokémon- Platinum, Emerald, Crystal, Go

[@ph1alexadams196]

You don't have to use the joycons to catch pokemon in let's go you can use the system itself to catch

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

I agree with Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being at the very bottom. While not bad games, they were just awful remakes and I think SuperBearNeo elaborated excellently why. Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee looked like something I'd have a soft spot for on paper, but the games are clearly made for 4 year old's due to how overly simplistic and easy they were. X&Y I simply did not like very much. While not bad, they felt painfully average and all the starters that aren't Froakie/Greninja line were underpowered. It stings to see Red, Blue, & Yellow so low on the list given my nostalgia for the originals including their respective remakes. And even Ultra Sun & Moon I heard a lot of great things about them. I may be behind after Gen 6, but Gen 7 looked like it made huge improvements over Gen 6 in every way. Props that Gen 2 got the love; there is a lot of mixed reactions even though there are quite a few criticisms such as unbalanced starters and all the gyms trying to be as anti-grass as possible. But it's the first to evolve and have an epic post game to travel to Kanto. Gen 3 is also good, but remakes better than the regular Ruby & Sapphire with Emerald trumping them all indeed. I have a hot take or at least it appears to be a hot take nowadays. But I was not the biggest fan of Gen 5. I will give credit they were trying something new given how difficult Gen 4 being the biggest and most lore heavy yet Pokemon was. And the lore was going to be impossible to top. Taking a step backwards to focus solely on new Pokemon and capture the feel of nostalgia Gen 1 was known for. But at the same time, I would have liked having some originals in the mix. Also, the three starter Pokemon line up was also a mess. Snivy/Serpierior line up looked the coolest even if they were way underpowered gameplay wise. Tepig threw me off by appearance, but Emboar was quite good. Though Oshawatt/Samurott was the real best. Also, the villians have been getting less interesting IMO; all these Team Rocket knock offs seemed to each get more bland than the last. And yes, Platinum was easily the best DS mainline Pokemon game and IMO the best one combat mechanic wise. As for Gen 8 and 9, I know I did not like their remakes. But Sword & Shield did look interesting even though my friends did not like it. The 3D world exploration and really well balanced starter Pokemon all really payed off. Scarlett and Violet also started as messes, but after the improved patches, the over world mechanics and being able to fly all over the place was an improvement. I'm curiously interested to play those now, but Legends Arceus, now that's what I'd call the true best mainline Pokemon title at least for the new generation. It went back to Gen 4's lore and how big and expansive that was while also making use of the modern quality mechanics.

[@liamcoleman9929]

I feel like you were saying ultra sun and ultra moon were better than the original s+m. I feel like maybe you should have put usum right above the originals and then said something about how a lot of people didn’t like that there wasn’t much content added. That doesn’t change the fact that they are better games tho.

[@serenav8029]

I enjoyed all Pokemon games i have played from Leaf green & Fire Red some of my faves are X&Y and D&P i enjoyed the remakes BD&SP, S&V are very fun along with SW&SH and S&M were refreshing

[@scdaryl]

Scarlet/violet are best because dlc allows you to catch ALL starters

[@Venialbartender]

I hated the ds online trading when i was a teenager. No i just want you to trade me a kadabra ,no im not going to give you a level 100 starter . I dont think i was ever able to trade. Lol

[@idonthaveadblocker-q3j]

this has to be the worst list known to man he gave awful reasons for everything

[@josehf999]

bro.... put scarlet and violet on top 3 is a crime, they are worse then BDSP, let´s go pikachu and eevee, X/Y and others..... ( bdsp have no reason also to be on the the last position, because is the same shit as the pearl and diamond original, no reason to that)

[@dyland4496]

This top 3 tho.. trash. HG-SS best then emerald.

[@CaTZ_poland]

Pokemon legends z-a - what about me ?

[@DJLdailyGamingiosgamin]

have u even played these games wtf is this list

[@Frightmarelordofthenightmares]

Water Type Pokemon Good To Evil!

[@masonplacher7096]

Bug type Pokémon good to evil.

[@CarsonGriffin-h7t]

Meowths deeds good to evil

[@ThankYou2NE1]

Platinum will always be the best for me

[@SaucyDangles]

Ruby and Fire Red are by far the best

[@armoredmetagross]

pokemon scarlet and violet dlc characters good to evil (not in order) good- florian and juliana, ogerpon, crispin, lacey, amarys, perrin, cyrano grey area- carmine, drayton, ms briar evil- kieran, loyal three, pecharunt

[@liamtherobot9656]

No Florian and Juliana are evil

[@goddessbettyd5614]

Victor and Valentino Characters: Good to Evil- Good 😇- 1st🥇: Sal 2nd🥈: Rey and Reyna 3rd🥉: Chata 4th: Reynaldo and Reynalda 5th: Alma 5th: Guillermo 6th: Xipe 7th: Valentino 8th: Cacao 9th: Isabella 10th: Gustavo 11th: Rosita 12th: Cupcake Man 13th: Cristina 14th: Xochi 15th: Huitzi 16th: Don Jalapeño Grey Area😟- 17th: Amabel 18th: Miguelito 19th: Pineapple 20th: Victor 21th: Andres 22th: Teo 23th: Achi 24th: Baker 25th: Lupe 26th: Lords of Ghost Town 27th: Dolores Del Rey 28th: Tula 29th: Carlene Bad to Evil 😈- 30th: Mic and Hun 31st: Maria Teresa 32th: Huehue 33th: Javier 34th🥉: Tzitzimime 35th🥈: Tez Last🥇: Coyolxauhqui

[@racheldereje3592]

No estás orgulloso de ser un completo patán por nada.

[@darkgames97]

I reaaally think you just have played the switch games and maybe emerald was your childhood game but no other game in the series which is fine, since there is no way you rank those so high

[@Otpf2008]

Black 2 and white 2 should have been higher than number 8

[@elbarto5056]

Let’s go is my guilty pleasure game

[@gystylesthehighest950]

Black & White and Black & White 2

[@ronnyday6294]

Not gonna do all but my top 3 are 1: Legends Arceus 2: Heart Gold/Soul Silver 3: X/Y