forgotten Pokemon spin offs from the mid to late 2000's...

From games like pokemon dash, pokemon trozei, and pokemon ranger, to games like pokemon battle revolution for the wii, or pokepark, what happened to these series? Anyone else remember my pokemon ranch?
0:00 Intro
1:13 Pokemon Ranch
4:48 Pokemon Ranger Series
12:42 Pokepark Wii and Pokepark Wonders Beyond
15:54 Pokemon Colluseum and XD Gale Of Darkness
19:26 Pokemon Battle Revolution
24:04 Trozei, Dash, Pinball Ruby Sapphire
25:15 Pokemon Conquest
26:36 Casual Fans...

[@wisemeowster]

Pokepark fans appearing from thin air whenever the series is mentioned for 5 seconds in any video:

[@causeitrhymes]

Here

[@sapphanimates]

heya

[@xBunniesHeartx]

pokepark is genuinely my favorite entry of ANY pokemon game :')

[@wisemeowster]

@@xBunniesHeartx Fully agree!

[@ashadowwalker]

I get way too excited whenever I see it being mentioned cause it genuinely felt like a "I found it through a friend of a friend's dog's babysitter" lol

[@justjayyandere2144]

us pokepark fans never forget, we always come back lurking till someone mentions it

[@decayshadarkmoore6700]

all 20 of us cheering in unison the second the word pokepark is said in any capacity

[@ethanlittlejohn2536]

r/PokePark is a haven

[@snowstorm5867]

​@decayshadarkmoore6700 real

[@dmlppspringtraplover]

Same

[@wisemeowster]

@@ethanlittlejohn2536 Just wait till you find out theres a discord

[@awesomeocelot7475]

Pokèpark 2 is WAAAYY better than the first game. Like the world feels more like an actual Pokémon society, there’s an actual antagonist and but stakes, you can play as 4 different Pokémon. One of my favorite pokemon games!

[@-Vanova-]

Yes! Not mention the music all over wish park goes hard. I enjoy the space theme from that area, as well as the dance minigame theme. I also just think the darkrai castle was really cool! It keeps a lot of the core mechanics from the original pokepark, but gives it more of a story imo.

[@awesomeocelot7475]

@@-Vanova- exactly!

[@lukebytes5366]

The only thing I didn't like was how mini games and friends were handled. I know violating your controller isn't a popular mechanic, but the old mini games gave a real incentive to befriend and use every Pokemon. Them helping out in battle is cool but is extremely limited by power creep.

[@o7_AP]

My main gripe with Pokepark 2 is that in the mini games you can only play as the 4 heroes where the first game let you play as tons of different Pokémon in the mini games

[@piplupfan32]

miss the spinoffs so bad but these terrible apps have taken their place ):

[@Pomalec]

Hop off pokémon masters ex if you don't mind the gacha element it is a good fanservice game

[@noellebartley]

Pokemon Ranch was my shit for months, it was my gift from my dad while I was sick with the flu as a kid

[@JackOfManyGames]

I remember playing it when I was younger, I had no idea that it was like a tie-in type of thing. I just remember goofy little pixel Pokémon doing goofy things. Honestly that's why I don't understand why we can't see a remake of that game as its own standalone thing where you just kind of play with Pokémon. It could even be like a free download thing so they don't have to worry about losing money.

[@porgman3764]

W dad

[@decayshadarkmoore6700]

you will literally never understand how much i love pokepark and pokemon conquest id literally cry my eyes out if gamefreak ever even so much as uttered their name ever again that's how low the bar and desperation have become.

[@Ferdoe]

Pokemon rumble is so forgotten a video about forgotten spin-offs didnt have it.

[@decayshadarkmoore6700]

seeing the like 5 seconds of rumble footage only for its name to never even be said :_)

[@aidanrzeszuto4402]

And it’s the best spin off

[@martinbat1164]

Haha, I enjoyed finding a random legendary. Though it was sad they became too weak when I levelled up world difficulty.

[@harryfamm]

That game was soooo good man

[@ParrotGab]

FR THATS MY FAV SPIN OFF

[@COFFEEWSUGA]

You don't need to play Pokepark one to understand Pokepark 2, but if you intend to play both anyway, I suggest starting with the first one. Pokepark 2 has a wildly different vibe and system, and in my opinion is more fun than the first, but the first also has its merits and I wouldn't want its fun to be spoiled by its sequel. Please play them! They're incredible. edit/// i think it's a CRIME that you don't mention PBR's iconic soundtrack. I hear the colosseum music being reused in youtube videos ALL the time! And all of the tracks are AWESOME.

[@ianparmley1566]

imo part of Pokemon Conquest's appeal comes from the side stories you unlock after completing the main storyline! You can input codes to encounter specific pokemon, and you can try to get each character their best-match pokemon.

[@MikeGonzTot]

I remember I spent so much time finding each perfect link for all the warriors😂

[@stingrayplays1633]

The pokemon Rangers games we're probably my favorite spin-off. 10/10 for all 3 for me

[@sonnyman4545]

Pokepark 2 was part of my childhood, I always wanted battle revolution but never got it till I was older

[@Elissabat13]

I cherish my pokemon Ranger ❤ I wish it got a Remake on switch

[@KoopaKid660]

I loved Pokemon Ranger, and I got a Manaphy at the end too.

[@FizzyK-45]

The Pokemon Ranger series is still my favorite pokemon spinoff series to this day, I used to play Shadows of Almia all the time when I was a kid, I loved the story, the music, etc, heck, I even love it even more than all the Mystery Dungeon games. Definitely an underrated series. 😅

[@houraisheperd9721]

“Pokemon did decide to dip their toes into something more adult themed-“ Pokémon Mystery Du- “Pokémon Colosseum!” Pokémon Colosseum!

[@cooljay027]

Pokemon conquest I miss you

[@amesstarline5482]

Fun fact! The Mario Party DS minigame, Goomba Wrangler, has similar gameplay to the Ranger games- and the French name for it is even called "Goomba Ranger".

[@genosroootbeer]

Finally, someone that remembers Pokemon conquest! I love that game so much. I got it on my birthday when I was like 5 or 6 so I barely knew how to play it, but I had a great time anyways :) I go back to it now and then and I'm so glad to have it. It's actually a crossover between Pokemon and another series called Nobunaga's Ambition and the gameplay is heavily inspired from that series down to the conquering/territory gaining and battle system.

[@Multi-Waves_Sketchbook]

It's suuuuuch a thick game I was befuddled to find that the story was just the beginning It should almost give you a subtle heads up to give your favorite characters Pokemon they like so you don't have to risk losing so much progress if you fail Also the amount of research you need to do to find pokemon, to evolve pokemon and to understand how perfect links work amazes me. Luckily we were entering the large Internet age. I question how fun it would be without any info outside of the game

[@Nyoomster]

Its actually a crossover between Pokemon and Samurai Warriors! Look at their designs, almost identical just Pokemon-ified :D

[@raleo7466]

POKEPARK APPRECIATIONG LESSGOOOOOO!!!!

[@discoyeti]

I love Pokemon Conquest. I wish the pokemon company would try polishing the game and making a new Gen version

[@Angel_Flash]

I remember My Pokemon Ranch because I used to play it every morning before going to school. My old best friend from elementary school transferred some of his pokemon onto my ranch over a decade ago and they're stuck there forever now because he moved to a different country.

[@zyzer5899]

Pokepark was a really solid game and I loved the Pokemon ranger games great childhood memories

[@BeIlG]

also x and y had a good amount of hype behind them compared to the bottoming out of black and white. It was finally the jump to 3d which was crazy, memes of being able to sit was insane. Also megas were a huge thing.

[@spinceiling7442]

Yeah I would say 2013 was prob the most hype I had seen for Pokemon in general audiences since Gen 2

[@lpfan4491]

I genuinely miss the older Pokemon games. Park, Ranger and Rumble have just kinda...vanished in recent years. The only pillar that remains is Mystery Dungeon.

[@snippedsoul4843]

Absolutely start with PokePark 1! You'll appreciate Pokepark 2 and what they changed a whole lot more!! I'd love to see a playthrough with commentary with either though!!

[@megumi5524]

I WAS OBSESSED WITH POKEPARK I LOVED LOVED IT. Made me appreciate Pokémon so much more e

[@Wiltingboy]

I recently filled my pokemon ranch with 1000 pokemon to get a mew. Was definitely a fun project! Helped feed my love for pokemon diamond and I basically ended up 100%ing the game in my venture.

[@johnsmith2875]

As someone who got really into Pokémon conquest… you haven’t even seen 1% of it lol. You have to beat the prologue story to get into the rest of the game

[@pickedceasar1216]

This is the first I’m hearing of people not liking Pokemon Ranch. Everyone loved it from what I remember

[@CheeryCinccino]

The spinoffs deserve sooo much more love than they get

[@dreiiora]

pokepark is so heat i love it (and yes i was summoned from the cursed realm to comment on this video)

[@MifaWasTaken]

God i love this era. Pokepark is a pretty neat mini game collection. Ranger is genuienly a cool series. Xd gale of darkness and colosseum are beloved with a super unique catching mechanic.

[@LittleDemonInside]

Aw, Pokemon Conquest is one of my favorite spin-off pokemon titles. Hearing you didn't like it is disappointing, but you have to really be into RTS in order to get into it, so I understand it being rather niche.

[@gothdamnitb9858]

It’s so funny when people say NO ONE talks about poke park because I see someone in the community begging/predicting/wishing for a new poke park game at least 2 times a week lmaoo 😭😭 like yea sure no one

[@BrickTelevision]

as a big fire emblem and final fantasy tactics fan, pokemon conquest is genuinely one of my favorite spin offs! its not really a genre that lends itself to easily adapt what makes Pokemon "Pokemon" but for a tactics game with a pokemon skin its a lot of fun!

[@lagoongames]

Fun fact: Pokemon Dash had Munchlax in it before it was officially added to the series in gen 4. It was also in the gen 3 anime. Purty cool

[@KoopaKid660]

Didn't XD have Bonsly? Also there was a Pokemon Ranger movie with Manaphy and Phione during Gen 3.

[@F1areon]

@@KoopaKid660 yep, XD had cameos from Bonsly AND Munchlax

[@lagoongames]

@@F1areon Oh dang I didn't know that! Super cool

[@johnnyknadler1157]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team games also had Pokémon from Gen 4

[@aira4739]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team has 5 pokemons form Gen 4. Those are Weavile, Bonsly, Mime Jr., Lucario, and Munchlax

[@wisemeowster]

POKEPARK MENTION

[@apperusenpai]

When I bought my 3DS used off eBay in around 2014, it came with a copy of Guardian Signs. I didn't touch it a single time until probably around 2020 or so. And honestly I really wish the Ranger series got more love now. I didn't get to play it when it came out and wrote it off as a child's game, but it's truly one of the most charming and intriguing side series they've ever cooked up for the franchise.

[@BJGvideos]

Well they're all child's games but that doesn't make them not cool or fun

[@thedorkyturtle]

I love Pokémon ranch, I miss it so much

[@thedorkyturtle]

okay, I miss all of these

[@owenw.1643]

pokemon spinoffs my beloved!!! pokepark meant a lot to me

[@asif0921]

POKEPARKKKKK

[@asif0921]

AND POKEMON BATTLE REVOLUTIONNNNN

[@lumiepop5049]

POKEPARK MENTIONED ‼️‼️‼️‼️ WHAT THE FUCK IS A TRILOGY 🗣️🔥🔥😎🤔🤓🤮⁉️⁉️⁉️ (I am very sad)

[@decayshadarkmoore6700]

no its ok maybe if all 20 of us come together and believe hard enough they'll bring it back! (collective coping)

[@ethanlittlejohn2536]

​@@decayshadarkmoore6700 r/PokePark

[@sophie427]

we’re so lucky that the 1999 pokémon snap got remade! it is unironically one of my favorite games

[@TeeTop_]

New Pokemon Snap isn't a remake.

[@cosmicgem7775]

Amazing video!! PokePark Wii was the first Pokemon game I ever played and after recently replaying it, I can say it’s my favorite game in the series!! You’ve earned my sub!

[@pbmander3949]

I've never played any spinoffs, but I kinda wish I had Pkmn Ranch. Those little chonky models are so charming

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Pokémon Rumble, my beloved.

[@ChloroDude]

shortly into the video i heard life will change in the pokemon soundfont and i was so confused because i didn't realize why it was so familiar at first

[@kprojectskurt]

I love My Pokemon Ranch, still play it from time to time

[@ducky19991]

The third Ranger game was my very first introduction to Pokémon as a kid. I enjoyed it

[@awesomeocelot7475]

I hated how in Pokémon dash you could only play as Pikachu and not any of the other Pokémon you raced against…

[@ThunderMS34]

Love the Pokepark games and Battle Revolution. They really outta make a remake of those

[@patrickthehenchman2679]

Truth be told, PokePark was actually my first Pokemon game, so despite imagining going back to it now with the awkward Wii remote controls, I still have very fond positive memories of it. And I know TPC is disgusted by the very concept of just giving people what they want, but man, I just really want a new PokePark game so much. Whether it be another sequel, a remake/port of the first two games, or maybe even a different approach to a 3D collectathon platformer with Pokemon, I just want it back ;w;

[@martinbat1164]

Pokepark is the only Pokémon game I genuinely enjoyed doing a 100% completion run.

[@Grimkeeper17]

Battle Revolution was cool yet very disappointing as it didn't improve quite enough from the stadium games.

[@Upsedriss]

guardian signs had some pretty fun character and worldbuilding ideas. shoutout to my guy Hocus and the bop that is the Sky Fortress theme.

[@RainbowStarberry]

I would recommend starting with Pokepark 2. In my opinion the first one didn't really have much to do.

[@adistantwail8419]

I love gens 3-5, but I will forever place Colosseum and XD on a pedestal above the others. The gritty world, the rpg focused story, the spin on the gameplay, the incredible music... something about it all hits insanely hard for me.

[@FabBrigade]

Miror B. has the best theme.

[@TeeTop_]

Yep. They (especially XD) were among my favorite games in my childhood.

[@sorcerousfang]

Pokemon Colosseum hit me at just the right time. I love that game. For something made by a studio that didn't know anything about Pokemon, they made a gem. Game Freak will likely never let another company explore the Orre region again, but I really hope they remaster the game one day.

[@AdeptArcanist]

I want you to know that seeing wii/DS era spinoffs listed as forgotten ancient spinoffs made me instantly age into dust like that one scene in an Indiana Jones movie. :P

[@djdjdijon]

Pokemon Ranch was ahead of its time, Ranch and BR on the Wii is what I still Expect from 3d Pokemon

[@Regithegamer]

I remember seeing all these spinoffs and being sad that I couldn't afford most of them back at the time. At least I got to play Pokemon Ranch, Battle Revolution, Coliseum, and played the DS ones on my flashcart.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

The library I used to volunteer for had a monthly Pokémon day. I used to bring my DSs so the kids could play Battle Revolution.

[@AStupidID]

Pokemon Conquest is amazing imo. Also Pokemon TCG GBC is another amazing spin-off.

[@crocsrock3551]

Gotta love the Persona 5 music in the background😂

[@acathosh]

I think i enjoy both ranger and mystery dungeon more than the mainline games. Absolute bangers

[@BeIlG]

pokemon in 96 was bigger than pokemon go. When it came out it became like an overnight sensation. Thus those games sold better than any other pokemon games. It got so big that people thought all anime was pokemon and even handheld gaming being considered pokemon. Could you imagine if pokemon go cost $75 per person to play to still hit the tens of millions in sales? It was peak and has never gotten close to that. Through those days thery were in the macys day parade which was one of the biggest honors back in the day

[@jacobesterson]

Yeah the graph in the video is wack and not based on any real data. Pokémania was at it's peak in the 90s, it's where the term originated after all. Edit: On top of that we have the weird idea that Pokémon was more popular in the sword/shield era compared to the GBA era, you only need to look at sales figures to realise how wrong this is. The mainline GBA Pokémon games add up to 35,280,000 sales while sword/shield sits at 26,000,000 - still almost ten million behind the whole GBA line. To my surprise though, the DS line actually surpasses both at a total of 40,330,000 sales between Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Black/White and X/Y are when the series really started seeing a decline in sales, until Pokémon Go undeniably exploded. I guess if you count the entire Switch era as one sales figure the graph makes more sense?

[@majesticespeon3126]

Pokemon ranger was the bomb back in the day 😊

[@Saraspunda]

My first ranger game was guardian signs and i absolutely love it. I even got a holographic bookmark from my school that featured entei and his call sign, which was and still is sick af

[@willguine2689]

I love both PokeParks and PokePark 2 is the reason why Oshawott is my favorite starter. I love his characterization in that game so much!

[@chibimango5028]

*crying* YOHRE NEVER FORGOTTEN POKEMON BATTLE REVOLUTION

[@user-km1cx6po5h]

I feel I was one of the very few people who’s played Pokemon Dash. As a kid, I did enjoy a new concept being made with Pokemon, especially with the DS touch screen feature being used. I wish Pikachu wasn’t the only Pokemon playable in that game

[@damianporter942]

a lot of people remember these you guys just played these games very young and there's a weird gap of a few years between the ages that people enjoyed these. ask people 10 years older than you about these.

[@johnsmith2875]

I had a hyper fixation on the Pokémon spin offs when they were all coming out so they are very special to me :,)

[@shirehorse7]

I still remember Pokemon Dash and I will admit the game could've had potential if they just allowed you to choose other pokemon than just playing as Pikachu. They could've even made a sequel where new pokemon were added and some other mechanics like using attacks to stun racers or increase your speed over time

[@Reddrick4615]

Pokemon conquest was my childhood.

[@takumidoutou4412]

26:33 Skill issue I'm afraid

[@MirandaTheInkling34]

I had Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs on my DSi, that game was VERY FUN and is a part of my childhood, i miss playing it i also had Pokemon Conquest, in my opinion it was a unique spin off and its a good classic game that was also part of my childhood :]

[@Tripledeluxer]

As a kid i had a subscription to the pokemon magazine, and they advertised pokemon ranch a bunch. I never got the chance to play it (due to being a broke kid and not having my own ds until later) but i remember being very desperate to try it.

[@icedteadermant]

pokémon battle revolution is my spin off shit, i love it (and i've had and liked pokepark 2 since 2015 when i got it at christmas)

[@wikiuser92]

Ranger relied heavily on the stylus. It's not coming back.

[@AveryAnarchy]

I played Pokepark co-op with a friend as a teenager and I think it really made the experience for us. I feel it was made to be a co-op game for sure. wouldn't have enjoyed it as much otherwise. the story was "simple" because iirc isn't Pokepark based off that one cute little story where Pikachu and all the other Pokemon friends go to a park and it featured no trainers or humans the entire thing it was just all Pokemon interacting and playing together? being kids? I thought the "simple" dialogue and plot was very much on purpose to go with that childlike theme and it fit so well. It still blows my mind how many people missed these games. People know about pretty much every other spin off but have never heard of Pokepark. I'd genuinely love to see a reboot of it on modern hardware that isn't plagued by bad motion controls with a harder push on the co-op experience. Maybe even an online mode where someone each plays as all the different characters. Such wasted potential that one

[@deatharsenal6311]

Pokemon Rumble was always my favorite spinoff game :3

[@cloudkitsune17]

I know I dropped off of Pokemon around the time Ruby/Sapphire came out, and didn't come back until Diamond/Pearl. But man, I looooved the PokePark series. Never really cared for most of the Stadium/battle focused-games outside the mini-games, though I do remember having fun with Stadium 1+2 with my cousins when we'd pick our team while the other wasn't looking, so it was always a surprise on what we were up against.

[@Adam_Adam_Adam]

Pokepark was so much fun when I was younger

[@bertensap5533]

I've played a few of the games mentioned. For Pokémon Ranger, I bought Almia a few years after it released and fell in love with it rather quickly. I've beaten the game at least like 10 times at this point, even trying to beat it without saving once. Later I did Guardian Signs, which despite having only played it once I may like even more than Almia. As for the OG Ranger... I was used to the improved catching mechanics so going back to the older ones was ... not a good experience. I believe I bought Poképark like 2 years after its release, and it definitely has a very child friendly story. While the game itself is definitely fine, I'd almost call it kindergarten-esque in the way that it's essentially "Oh no the world is having owies and you need to fix it by becoming friends with eeeeeeeeveryone". As for the second one, that one was a lot darker (Without spoiling too much, at one point there's a black hole and multiple characters get sucked in) and while I liked the different characters, there were a LOT less minigames which is what made the first one so fun to play. Did have a couple of post-game bosses in the 2 B&W Box legendaries though, that I beat with good ol' Oshawott (I swear, despite Oshawott trying to be pretty serious in this game it's fucking adorable). As for Dash, I'm a big racing fan so the idea of a Pokémon Racing game was a cool one. But wow it missed the mark. The controls are pretty shit, Pikachu is faster than any other pokémon by design so it's really easy, apart from the later tracks where it becomes a "where the fuck do I go" type of game. Not to mention it's extremely short.

[@Dinosaursof]

Conquest is one of my favorites, for sure. I’m also a big fan of Mystery Dungeon.

[@Satanic0verl0rd]

POKEPARK FANS RISE UP!

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

I only remember Pokepark 2 because Nintendo chose to advertise that instead of Rhythm Heaven Fever

[@a.bdioro5302]

It physically agonizes me to see my favorite Wii game getting slandered like this

[@wisemeowster]

which?

[@daltondragon]

pokepark is the first pokémon game i’ve played,, pokepeak

[@lostinaroom5551]

Oh, it’s so cute. I remember when I was 5 I got Pokémon and I couldn’t read it either. I think it was ruby

[@bobalinx8762]

Oh, how can I forget…

[@shortfusd]

My main problem with the ranger games was how inaccessibility. I got alot of hand strain playing those games. I can't imagine this being a good time for someone with carpal tunnel especially

[@patriciaposthumus6684]

I would love to see Pokemon Colaseium and Pokemon XD brought over to the Switch. I loved both of those fames.

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

YES MORE POKEMON

[@Maxusdadream]

I would argue that Pokemon Ranger is not simplistic as conveyed. It’s has its own complexities. The elements from assist Pokemon in the overworld and in capture mode. Also play Pokepark 1 then two. Don’t skip around.

[@jannetlouis103]

Haven’t forgotten PBR. Honestly, the best Stadium game ever. I still play it every now and then with my Platinum. REALLY wish they kept it going for each generation or at least every other gen. Like come on, who didn’t like the Stadium games? The animtions, models and especially the announcer are too much fun! 🤩

[@blayruniverse4682]

My brothers and i enjoyed the heck out of pokemon dash and pokemon trozei

[@litplay41]

Pokémon Battle Revolution was my first Pokémon game when I was little I loved it but I also raged a lot to

[@jtgaming3105]

IMO Colosseum & Gale of Darkness are still my favorite pokemon games I got immediately on release.

[@lyinginertia]

Cool to see Luke on this channel