I Ranked EVERY Pokemon Game

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I ranked EVERY Pokemon game!
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[@WolfeyVGC]

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[@deltascheme2023]

No wolfy why

[@pokedreamsnl9411]

Hello

[@Extremelycoolguy77]

@@deltascheme2023 he must’ve gotten paid a ton of money so don’t act as if he just joined the path of satan

[@lilymuu]

@@deltascheme2023 honestly why not

[@kheireddineattala1281]

Unsubbed, youtuber has a human brain

[@eyeloop1618]

This guy really has balls to ask us to subscribe just right after he said he doesn't like the Johto and Hoenn remakes😂

[@zamboslambo5243]

When he also didn't even finish them😂

[@jayjayfabula8675]

Its the first and last time Im on this channel:D

[@rpgfanatic9719]

Put USUM bottom tier on this list when it has more changes than more than half this line up of definitive editions especially fucking crystal. Also SM had a game changing formula still somehow worse than let's go pikachu and eevee, then putting sword and shield up above anywhere is insulting, but putting them just above the hoenn and johto remakes is just sour. Then Puts red and green and remakes above all of that is just why? to please genwunners? Oh well that's one popular fanbase covered and then I guess all you need to do is just get the other half on your side and push up the entirety of gen 5 into the lead next to arceus and randomly all the original hoenn games because art style and battle frontier, but then places bw2 up all of those for no reason. USUM has a new improved story, bw2 has a few new characters in a plot that isn't all that interesting because it's just the same villain coming up with another scheme like some saturday morning cartoon character. USUM had exclusive Pokemon, crappy 1D characters doesn't beat that and USUM did have previous gen Pokemon that didn't show up before in the original games, and also new areas, sure your route is different, but that doesn't justify it being a better game, there's still tons of reused locations in BW and that for a fact doesn't make the originals stand up at all and sure as hell doesn't make bw2 a proper sequel. Even sequels that had reused content like Majora's mask still managed to make the game take place in a different world, this doesn't. Black tower and white tree are garbage because they're just a worse version of pyramid from emerald. Then says bw2 are good because post game. The post game checklist for bw2 is 9 categories, USUM has 17 categories of shit to do. This isn't a genuine list, whatsoever. And all of the problems with SM can be applied to the whole series. All Pokemon games are hand holdy, all of them are linear, they're extremely progressive style games, just because 7 was in a roundabout style with side areas and others had interconnecting paths or shortcuts doesn't change anything to the fact that they're all linear.

[@KJShinra]

Johto games are bad, the weird ass levels in that game completely ruin it

[@matrixmega8749]

@@jayjayfabula8675 fr

[@Patterrz]

The fact that The Pokemon Company got away with essentially selling the same game 4 times in one year with Gen 7 is hilarious. AnywayI love those games they're awesome

[@pymlol]

Dont forget that they did the same thing with Emerald, Crystal, Yellow and Platinum. All of them changed story and some pokemon you get in locations (yellow's starter, Houndoom line in platinum, etc)

[@markbolsakov6200]

PATTERRZ i am a big fan

[@XXnlcodXX]

Bruh, its litteraly their fucking model!? They are selling the same thing from the start l000l

[@yepyepp2263]

@@pymlol yeah but I think with the ultra’s people were expecting more of a sequel like B/W 2

[@funkymachine]

@@pymlol you'd expect a change by now

[@summerevening421]

"the less story a pokemln game has, the better" then youre really missing out on the mystery dungeon series

[@michacarrymc1129]

Pokemon never had a good story or much of it, in all their video games shows cared magazines whatever. It's made for kids and is very simple.

[@drippymario2830]

@@michacarrymc1129 Quote from pokemon company: "Pokemon is not for kids" Also, I dont think they would put some dude trying to kill everyone getting kidnapped by satan in a game for kids.

[@midir1326]

​@@drippymario2830 or the existence of Ghetsis.

[@drippymario2830]

@@midir1326 exactly

[@M_M386]

@@michacarrymc1129then you’re missing out on the mystery dungeon series

[@jacket6139]

I think nostalgia is not a negative, but rather a big part of why pokemon is so special. The time it came out, the craze, the age you were when you first experienced pokemon. It all added up to a franchise that will never be forgotten by diehard fans.

[@scalpingsnake]

Yeah I understand why he clarified by saying nostalgia will effect his decisions but I think if someone were to say they are ignoring nostalgia then I would doubt them to begin with. Isn't the whole point of ranking your favourite is by using your bias opinion? But yeah nostalgia lets you ignore a lot of problems that you aren't necessarily letting other games off for.

[@nasinnarcotics]

Pokemon is a series that in my opinion carries nostalgia no matter which game was your first. It’s just built to be that cozy and maintain that feeling of being a child again.

[@R-SXX]

Funny thing for me is, that I played a lot of the games from my child hood again - and for me, they are objectively better than the newer games, even the GameCube games. Emerald on the GBA for example: I really like the remake but the game is still super dope, from the music, spritework and actual challenge here and there. Colosseum and DX have even better attack animations and presentation than the new switch games, karmesin and purpur - and not to mention the level and world design. Nostalgia can be an issue, but people, the new games just suck compared to older ones.

[@nathanglynn7443]

Ruby was my first but I was there since the beginning (93 baby) My favourite games to play are pokemon red and pokemon silver. I'm not even worried about yellow or crystal lol. Those games make me happy as hell, getting an ipd modded dmg was a game changer and between that and my ps5 I have the best time. I don't even use my switch as it bores me

[@tylerrbh9769]

@@R-SXXthe old games are way better man

[@sandersanity714]

The "Still going" gimmick of the Blissey health bar in D/P was class. Top tier editing

[@risel56]

Jimmick*

[@SolstaceWinters]

My friends and I have always likened a Blissey being KO'd to a chicken with its head cut off. You give it a half-assed limp-wristed punch, then watch it run around in a panic as its HP ever-so-slowly... painfully slowly... goes down, until it inevitably tires itself out, lays down and takes the big sleep.

[@11---------]

@@risel56 i almost knee'd myself in the forehead when i heard that.

[@volbla]

Something i appreciate with X and Y is that they still use regular drawings for the trainer and gym leader portraits. The pokemon artstyle is so distinct. I don't think 3D can do it justice. Mixing the styles and playing to their individul strengths is the best of both worlds.

[@uberculex]

I actually really like the 3D trainer design in the newer games. I find the way they do eyes very charming.

[@DjayT.]

I agree and imo XY (and ORAS) are still the best 3d adaptations since the style and overworld sizes fit the best

[@malakimphoros2164]

@@uberculex They changed it in SV

[@keengoon116]

I agree! I did like the trainer png's. Although i preferred black and whites animated trainer sprites, they had a bit more life in them.

[@butcherofblaviken4000]

Yes i love the gym leader portrait

[@benm6847]

this is actually the wildest and most out of pocket list i have EVER watched. if i took a shot every time you said something i completely disagree with id have alcohol poisoning

[@rcbz1994]

Putting Sword and Shield above the Johto games is a crime lol

[@frozenIRL]

Its really not though.

[@marinagaleotti]

GS and HGSS are ovverated as fuck.

[@Shawn-tf4tm]

@@marinagaleotti Tell us you're a cringe little zoomer without telling us pls

[@marinagaleotti]

@@Shawn-tf4tm sorry if I have opinions.

[@marinagaleotti]

@@Shawn-tf4tm not liking something doesnt automatically mean I'm cringe. Also, yeah, I'm z, nostalgia filled Millenial.

[@assumingfrog7944]

Playing Emerald, Platinum, and Black/White 2 on release was really something else. Even as a kid growing up, you could tell those 3 games were something special. The fact that gens 3, 4, and 5 had back to back bangers makes looking at the current state of Pokemon legitimately pretty sad. I hope we get to see a game like at least one of those three again.

[@simpsonsfanatic777]

SwSh and Legends Arceus are at least as good as Emerald and Platinum imo

[@moke23]

@@simpsonsfanatic777 swsh are not

[@simpsonsfanatic777]

@@moke23 Hence the “imo”

[@supxrkicks560]

Legends Arceus is a really good game, so I am hopeful that Scarlet/Violet will be just as good.

[@ankitsaikumar6866]

@@supxrkicks560 yes but the wilds needed bit more mystery and organic life. The regi temple was deeply disappointing in LA

[@PKSparkxxDH]

The only game I want to argue is X&Y, because I know what that generation could have been if we had gotten "Z" to flesh out Zygarde's story, dive into the pokemon war, etc. But I realize that's making a generation better than what was actually given. I'll forever be annoyed that we didn't get Z.

[@Bill30006]

In the gigaleak from a while ago, it was shown that there were XY sequels in development but were scrapped for some reason. A lot of people believe that since sequels and remakes don't sell as well as the originals, they decided to move on. Kalos is now the only region with only 2 games (tied with swsh but those got DLC) and since DP fans have been given their remakes(sort of) could XY be next?

[@greater_nemo]

The cowards didn't want to start a war over whether it was called "Pokemon Zee" or "Pokemon Zed"

[@dakkath414]

@@Bill30006 We'll have to wait for black/white 3 before getting the gen 6 remakes

[@KrispyKitty66]

fr. Esp because they were my first pokemon games, i was so hyped for the supposed gen Z when i was 9 but we never got it

[@KrispyKitty66]

@@dakkath414 i realllllyyyy hope not i dont want them to mess with unova with the current state of pkmn games

[@zebracornking]

I know gen 5 praise isn't that new, but it's so satisfying to see it finally get the recognition it deserves after being hated so much upon release.

[@zackminoske731]

Facts that’s the Gen I grew up with and it’s nice to see even tho I vaguely remember watching Diamond and Pearl

[@soyboi8440]

Emerald is my favorite. The battle frontier was so good I actually spent so much hours trying to breed pokemon to get the best nature and IV's when I didn't even know about the competitive. Black2/White2 are definitely a 2nd for me tho. They actually had double and triple battles while roaming around before you beat the game. It was getting annoying in X and Y were they kept mentioning it but the only time I see it is in the boring battle frontier 😭

[@DrewX86]

Them skipping the battle frontier in the hoenn remakes pretty much made me drop Pokemon in general. Those blueprints you see in the postgame were they are going all "we will build something here some day maybe eventually" were the biggest middle finger to anyone who hoped for their inclusion too.

[@jordywoody14]

​@@DrewX86That made me so angry

[@tubabatu7107]

Wolfey, thanks for all your content!! The quality has seriously been going up every singly upload since you decided to refocus how often you upload and I am loving it!!

[@birdmanforever008]

Pokémon dugeons? The Pokémon game on game cube you said every Pokémon game

[@alerog745]

Love the new videos too but I also kind of miss the 40 mins chaotic unedited wideos

[@oliversmidt3065]

@@birdmanforever008 they are spinoffs he is only talking about main series games

[@rafaxpg]

It's so nice seeing B/W2 getting the deserved recognition. I had a blast with them, even during EV Training. I liked so much seeing it as a sequel and I actually enjoyed story. The rival had a different drive other than "I WANNA HUMILIATE THE MC" or "I WAS BORN WITH THE MOST SEVERE CASE OF HYPERACTIVITY KNOWN TO HUMANKIND".

[@KanohiVahi]

Hahahah I hate how true those descriptions are of the most rivals. Hugh was really something else and really surprised me positively. Even though he was bit hyper at times too he had an actual interesting backstory and it wasn't just them being hyper or wanting to beat you like you said. I also really liked that we got to see the development of Cheren and Bianca in BW2. It was that continuation that made those games so good.

[@dimitrioscharmpis8659]

no its by far the worst gen

[@Walrus5]

Even though Hugh is different, you barely ever fight him throughout the main story and literally all his lines are "tEaM plASMA sTolE mY SIstErs pURLoin". Its cool that he has a different motivation but it's really stupid that his motivation is literally his entire personality. I think Hugh is a terrible rival

[@CreamyPesto505]

@@dimitrioscharmpis8659 I'm all for a gen 5 hate party (the fucking pixels tho) but this is just objectively untrue. You can't look at oras, bdsp, or xy and really stand by that statement.

[@GweenOfTea]

@@CreamyPesto505 I think Gen 5 are great visually and fundamentally but I agree w this, theres hating the games which is totally fine, taste is incredibly subjective, but at some point you have to take an objective look and set bias aside that they are far from the worst games that gamefreak/tpc has put out. I also love Gen 6 and 7 but I don't argue w people like Wolfe or really anyone when they rank them so low because it's clear that they have so many flaws that I completely understand why people won't touch them

[@prodalumi]

bw/bw2 are probably the single best for the villians of the game. team plasma and their leader (ghetsis, the one who stays evil) have actual, realistic human motives. they're actually thought out villains and it's the only pokemon game where i don't mind that the premise is taking over the world.

[@theawesomefullone]

Black 2 was my favorite as well! I care a lot more about plot than a lot of pokefans, and bw and bw2 I think did a fantastic job, especially the sequels in showing the consequences of team plasmas actions in the first. I also loved the conveniences they added. Grinding didn't seem so bad when I could just battle a breeder over and over and also earn money, and the y button was so convenient. Little things like that made it so much better. I also love the pokemon in them and the music is fantastic.

[@GweenOfTea]

I'm so glad to see Gen 5 placed high, I was like, 11, when Gen 5 came out and I remember how all my online friends hated them so much wishing the series would be like Gen 3 again and I just remember kinda just quietly sitting there pretending not to love them. I'm glad they're finally getting the love they deserve even tho its been like this for a while, it's still nice to hear lmao

[@Faithworks.]

This is all new to me tbh, I did not know ppl hated the game

[@lanz228]

god i love the limited 3d used in this game, its so charming

[@songgbirdd]

@@lanz228 god i love the charming they used in this 3d game, its so limited

[@GweenOfTea]

@@Faithworks. yea back when it came out everyone hated specifically Black and White because of its Pokemon designs and the fact that you could only use Gen 5 mons I feel like Gen Wunners and Gen 1 - Gen 3 purists really became prominent during gen 5's initial release, it died down pretty quick I feel, in comparison to gen 8 hate

[@senerio2124]

@@Faithworks. People shat on gen 5 so much... it really felt like a turning point in the series' history because ever since every game has been subjected to massive amounts of criticism, not to say its unjustified in some cases. It was basically the same thing that happened when C418 created the new volume Beta soundtrack for Minecraft and everyone was shitting on it while today the tracks are just as beloved as the original ones.

[@Vassilinia]

Emerald's Battle Frontier truly was the best set of battle facilities in all of Pokémon.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

I only liked it for pyramid, the rest doesn't really hold more over what gen 4's frontier has to offer.

[@Gingerlion777]

Absolutely love the lets go art style. If it was a normal Pokémon game.. it would have been the ultimate first gen remake! Gorgeous graphics

[@Saihamm]

I AM SO PROUD I GET TO SEE B2W2 ON THE TOP OF YOUR TIER LIST ❤️❤️❤️ Oh man, I still remember the gut-wrenching method of capturing a Beldum since I killed it on my first encounter and I saw it as a cool addition to my team, and well it took me 3 hours since I didn't know about False Swipe plus it is my first pokemon game. Man, I wish I could salvage my old save.

[@alphaareus]

I’ve never been more liberated and proud to see B2W2 being in the spot it deserves to be

[@ashblackdragon6435]

true i love those games

[@zacmayes2802]

"I've never been more liberated" What did Team Plasma and Ghetsis do to you? Where is your trainer?

[@newtonnicholas4836]

Ikr … I thought I was weird to love them

[@alphaareus]

@@newtonnicholas4836 I did too, bro. I did too.

[@alphaareus]

@@zacmayes2802 idk man :((

[@Brianaxel44]

I like that even as a competitive player you appreciate the greatness of legends arceus despite it having no multiplayer

[@supersaiyansalamence]

Too much water is only a problem if there’s nothing to do in the water but I think Hoenn has plenty to do with the water and utilized it really well

[@theguyfromtheattic]

I will die peacefully when this guy will pronounce "gimmick" correctly.

[@Jared.Elliott]

And Kanto lmao

[@Necitero]

Seeing you saying Black 2 and White 2 being the best makes me so unbelievably happy. The games are AMAZING - I love the story, I love the new areas, I love the characters, the obtainable Pokémon, fun little features that got added and so on. Those games are my absolute favorites. I can actually 1:1 agree with S+ to everything including A-Tier on your list. Besides that, there are some things I do not agree with too much on the lower tiers, but this is such a wonderful list, tackling each game's strengths and weaknesses. Amazing vid, Wolfey :)

[@OnlyMichaelSparrow]

I literally agree!!

[@fireheart8878]

Black 2 was the first main series game I ever played, back in middle school. I still play it to this day. Based opinions.

[@ladybug1601]

Same, I spent over 300 hours, the vibe of it is just too good

[@shadowphoenix1310]

BW2 best game 100%

[@JoeFanik]

BW was able to give us a breath of fresh air by having the main story be exclusively Unova Pokemon and having one of the best stories in the Pokemon Series

[@hideathwing]

Gen 3 Sprites were genius and the pokemon looked really cool, gen 4 was slow but had hype Legendaries and had an especially difficult Champion fight which has burned itself into the poor souls of those opposing Cynthia till this day

[@colinjippie]

I 100% second this comment. Gen3 designs are top of the notch and gen4 legendaries/champion by far superior!

[@theofmino6180]

@@colinjippie agreed for both, I would add that Gen 5's personality in the pokemon and animations is top notch

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

Gen 4 is slow but it's an actual experience that stands alone well enough unlike the modern games

[@ThatOneWeirdFlex]

How do so many people struggle with Cynthia? I played the game when I was 10 and beat her without healing. I legit don't get how so many people struggle with her fight

[@theofmino6180]

@@ThatOneWeirdFlex It's because we didn't know her team when we played casually, and if you don't know about Garchomp, it's the first time you see that Mon. Also, you need either something with an ice move, your own Garchomp, or be at least five levels higher than it to beat it. I didn't know any of that when I was 10

[@TechnoTrainer]

Holy cow just getting to this video now and lol, you used my footage for Calyrex @ 14:15. That’s cool!

[@ltc814]

The hate for unova pokemon comes from the fact that they turned a garbage bag and an ice cream cone into pokemon.

[@grunkleg.3110]

Here's a little secret: the best Pokemon game is always just the one you're most nostalgic for, while the worst one is usually the one you've heard the internet complain about the most / watched the most video essays on

[@Dan55888]

Not really. BDSP is pretty objectively bad if you were in any way interested in a revived spin on gen 4 games. Nostalgia and people who cannot see what makes quality are the only ones who made that game not completely crash and burn worse

[@grunkleg.3110]

@@Dan55888 Do you know how many people complained about BDSP online and have made video essays on the game? They are the worst main series Pokemon games, don't get me wrong, but my rules still applies. Meanwhile base Diamond and Pearl are objectively bad games but are ranked above all of Gen 6 - 8 minus Arceus, Arceus being the only real exception to the rule

[@AliUguz]

I agree with you on the best Pokemon game. Fire red will always have a special place in my heart.

[@guilhermepalladino6316]

I Just played BW like last year and was one of the best gen for me. Even though I've been playing pokémon since 2000

[@rangerecho]

Not quite? I'm more nostalgic for Ruby, but Emerald is way better an I played it several years after, and White is way better than either and I hadn't played it until this year

[@coreysheehey9427]

The black and white games were such a good addition to the series

[@svarghesenoel2023]

Emerald and Platinum are two of the greatest games in the history of the franchise. The experience I had of playing these two games are exceptionally good. If you have any different opinions, you can dislike my comment, but my views will never change.

[@saintsaltine3909]

From the perspective of someone who plays non competitively, swsd and blwh2 were my favorites. I know Pokémon doesn’t always have the deepest stories or best narratives but these games have the most memorable characters ever. Plus the jump in graphics for swsh and blwh made it a lot more exciting personally. Even though I grew up with the start of Pokémon, I don’t have much value for that nostalgia minus the music. Still, I definitely agree with most of your rankings! Just gotta get around to playing arceus cause I’ve been too intimidated for some reason…thanks for making your videos and keeping it fair, interesting, and funny all at once!

[@default0118]

Putting actual people teams in the games is so sick, I love that about gen 5, also Alola is very cute, it deserves a higher spot

[@squidlytv]

Your list isn't his list.

[@pymlol]

@@squidlytv is it your list?

[@squidlytv]

@@pymlol I never played Alola so I don't have an opinion

[@squidlytv]

@@pymlol I never played Alola so I don't have an opinion

[@squidlytv]

@@pymlol I've only ever played Gen 4, 5, 8 games alongside PLA

[@attabooii]

I feel like I'm always surprised how differing people's priorities in what makes a good Pokemon game can be. With Wolfey it's totally understandable he ranked the Gen VII games so low be cause he loves the battling and hates the hand-holdy aspects. But as someone who loved the characters, the story, music, and the region/pokemon designs, SuMo were some of my favorite games! It is crazy how different opinions can be when it comes to what makes a good Pokemon game

[@commonviewer2488]

I liked the games, hate the business practices behind them. Not saying this as an insult, Ultra really could have been DLC. In the modern day, there's no reason for a third version to be released. With a handheld that could do online updates, and differences that took away nothing but Lusamine's villain arc, it could easily have been done. Fire Emblem did it. Ultra were only made separate games to double sales from people thinking they were largely different games.

[@attabooii]

@@commonviewer2488 I don't really like USUM either! And I definitely agree that Lusamine and Lillie's story lines were tragically cut for the Necrozma story. Which is why I specified that I like the original SuMo

[@grapplingvine1]

I really liked sun and moon. I was pretty invested in all the Lusamine shenanigans. And wondering what the totem pokemon is gonna be, I really liked that new curiosity element. Kinda sad to find you found the story bad but yeah we all have our takes.

[@dannysmi7162]

Yeah, the story in Sun and moon was good. But the ultra games ruined it.

[@Atchfam77]

The fact that Arceus was an INSTANT hit with the majority of the fanbase makes me so happy. As a standalone title I’m pretty sure its sales far surpass any singular game, and when you divide all the dual-release sales by two, it still outsold any singular version they’ve ever made. That gives me hope that we will see more Legends games in the future, hopefully for Unova and Johto soon, with Hoenn not far behind ❤

[@maximumbeans9310]

I love that you sum up LGPE with ‘they weren’t made for me and they made our community bigger - that’s great.’ That’s a mature mindset and I wish more of the community could be like that.

[@benfawefwaeffwaefawfdekk2080]

I wish he'd extend that to Sun and Moon though. X and Y were the baby games, Sun and Moon were story focused, something a lot of the community had been asking for again since Black and White. If people want to just play through for a mechanical experience of catching pokemon and battling thats fine but I wish he'd have seen that may also be appealing to a different audience, even as a mainline game

[@maximumbeans9310]

@@benfawefwaeffwaefawfdekk2080 Yeah, fair. I can see why you feel that way. I suppose the Let’s Go games get more of a pass for being outside the usual gameplay but your points totally valid.

[@TheSpartanS196]

@@benfawefwaeffwaefawfdekk2080 I find the story in XY way more interesting than the one in SM/USUM.

[@benfawefwaeffwaefawfdekk2080]

@@TheSpartanS196 disagree personally. I think the story on paper/the lore is interesting but for the most part you're just hanging out with your group. They dont really have any development so the story is a lot of filler with the occassional cool lore exposition imo

[@spacedaddy6181]

@@TheSpartanS196 Sorry but nah, XYs story is the worst in history, no logic at all and all characters are so badly written. The story actually gets better when AZ shows up but it's not complete because the lack of Z version I guess

[@neilvye3701]

I cannot state enough how much I love and adore black and white 2, they were my first Pokémon game and they remain my favorite all these years later

[@ElsaChan597]

I'm someone whose journeys began with Sapphire. B/W2? I bought on a god damn *whim* one day, when I was not that into Pokemon anymore and haven't even touched B/W. And my god it was one of the best whims I've ever been on. What a fantastic game.

[@chrisl3193]

@@ElsaChan597 I only ever got up to Diamond and pearl, starting with fire red and leaf green. At 25 years old this is the first bit of content that I've seen from black and white 2, too be honest I didn't even remember it existed. Whelp, time to buy it

[@thasnipa597]

@@chrisl3193 Good luck my dude, it’s very expensive but I have to say it’s worth it

[@woomynation]

Exactly the same for me, I started with b2w2 and it's what got me into the actual games in Pokémon, before I only matched the show and had some pokemon cards.

[@mikah439]

@@thasnipa597 honestly it might be worth it to try modding your 3ds, its not too hard and you can get all the eshop games free (not advocating for privacy, but b2w2 are ABSURDLY expensive)

[@lolspirit2617]

A huge smile went across my face as I face Cheren for my first badge in Black 2

[@mo_ahmed18]

lets go was such a fun interesting, non competitive pokemon experience, definitely couldve envisioned them make a spin off sort of series for new players and kids, while making the mainline series games more competitive and difficult, but as u said, the graphics were pretty great, and the following/riding mechanic was amazing. pokemon maintaining those graphics through the new games wouldve been sick

[@kiomori]

Honestly a good list! I’d personally rank Diamond/Pearl way lower, and HG/SS higher. But in my opinion a lot of it seemed pretty similar to what I’d say!

[@JayceCH.]

@@MaxiemumKarnage He has a point about the Dailies content.

[@adammorin2955]

@@MaxiemumKarnage the hgss was probably not a bait. Not going to lie replaying them i miss the gen 8 mechanic’s and fairy type to counter dragons and other types. The dailies and the general concept that kanto was only added so you can fight red. On top of the fact that the gym leaders were really meh. Id put sword and shield above it any day. I rather play sword and shield my entire life over Hgss because the modern conveniences are better imo.

[@trle964]

swsh should have been way lower. the story isnt good, the region is linear. its just not fun. only thing redeeming it is vgc.

[@adammorin2955]

@@trle964 honestly though i think gamefreak is shying away from story in pokemon. Scarlet and Violet looks and seems to have little to no story and if that’s the case i think eventually it will go back to being red and blue barely any story just fun things to do. Swsh doesn’t have a story tbh it’s mainly lore to the region and that’s kind of what i like about swsh. Dynimax raids and adventures were really fun but the ai ruined it and so the fun of them kinda were ruined as well. The wild area was planned to be open world from what i heard but I assume it was scraped due to the fact it was the first mainline game to be on switch and that’s a lot of work. If im honest swsh and gen 8 did a lot of things right and people won’t or see it. Except bdsp since it wasn’t technically gamefreak remaking the gen 4 games. People need to realize that most of the pokemon games are linear lmao. Especially the fact you have to fight gym battles in order. Then defeat evil team and then become champion. That gets old and gamefreak knows that tried to something different like in sun and moon but fell short. At least the wild area breaks up gyms 3 and 4 for a little bit. My main gripe about swsh was the characters they felt bland and uninteresting. Leon even was boring and had no personality to him, even though people seem to like him I don’t to be honest. The post game was meh but it was still very fun to fill the pokedex easier then any of the other games. I think people just hate gen 8 cause of the memes and the nostalgia of older gens which is blinding them.

[@icxcarnie]

@@adammorin2955 Are you kidding? This would mean that every game before gen 6 wouldnt rank as high as gen 8. The gym leaders are pretty easy (but, you're still complaining about the lack of dragon counters), but that's why there's the entirety of the Platinum battle frontier. Honestly I doubt you even played HGSS

[@studiobulby6440]

I personally really like sun and moon but I can see why others don't. The cutscenes can be really overwhelming at times and z moves aren't the greatest gimmick. The thing that really makes me like the games is the Alola region itself. I really just love the whole Island aesthetic and the music is also outstanding. I do have to admit a lot of this may be nostalgia talking because sun and moon were the second ever pokemon games I played and the first ones I beat.

[@Pikanyaasan]

As someone who’s played every game since Red/Blue, I agree Alola should be higher. Sure the cutscenes and linearity were a killer, but the region felt very different from everything before due to its culture and layout, it had a lot of great Pokémon designs, and it has some of my favorite battle music from the franchise, including the best champion theme. Totem Pokémon were also a fun challenge if you had EXP Share turned off. I can’t say the same for Ultra… USUM was so grating I didn’t make it past the second island.

[@Lazystu376]

@@Pikanyaasan I’m replaying Sun right now and I agree. I hate the long cut scenes but I never really pay attention to the story of any Pokémon game. I mainly like it because I actually black out sometimes at totems if Im not fully prepared. Don’t usually lose in Pokémon lol. I also really liked BDSP, partly because I can play it on my TV and I found a few shinies without trying but it’s also just a solid game

[@thenightlyassassinshilo1582]

​@@Pikanyaasanusum is my favorite

[@bulbapig441]

I hate sun and moon. Worst installment along with scarlet and violet

[@user-ql5uz8fj4h]

Tutorial... TUTORIAL!!!

[@LunDruid]

"They weren't made for me, and they made our community bigger. That's great." A wonderful sentiment that needs to be more common.

[@Evilriku13]

but do we reaaallly need a bigger community? Imo pokemon itself and its community is big enough. I know so many other games and franchises that are still dying that need more people to care about them. Infact, having more people just gives The Pokemon Company, Nintendo & GameFreak the opportunity to think that what they do and did since gen 6 is justified and that our standards are low as heck that they could give us the technical and graphics lows that are gen 9 (despite me liking the narrative and pokemon designs way more then gen 8, despite ironically both gens never being able to buy because I dont wanna support laziness in such a way).

[@padfoot2798]

My favorite games are B2W2, USUM, and SWSH. I love the Alola games a lot. Sun was my first game, and I really like the stuff that USUM added like mantine surfing and totem stickers and Ultra warp ride. I also like B2W2 for actually changing up the story compared to other enhanced versions. SWSH is great because of the graphics and the new pokemon.

[@jacobcannon8876]

I have been an X & Y defender for so long. People really underrate how important they were in moving along the speed and ease of raising a competitive team. Also, a great in-game online ladder system. Considering Sword & Shield made such an effort toward making competitive pokemon accessible, I feel like I've seen more people begin to at least point out that X & Y did this too! Also: your channel has grown so much and your videos are amazing in quality, truly--3 Michelin star Pokemon content!

[@scottthirlwall4345]

Such slept on games.

[@danielebowman]

Also, while the game story was poorly executed, the lore behind the game is actually intriguing and superb.

[@Cruzer108]

Exactly I love gen 6 its such an amazing time and enjoyable plus I love xerneas

[@NerdByAnyOtherName]

Pokemon X & Y were my first foray into taking Pokémon seriously. Super Training, the convenient daycare placement, berry farm, and the PSS made raising and playing with new teams incredibly easy and fun. I have fond memories of the Looker Missions post-game as well (Emma is one of my favorite Pokémon characters to date) and (hot take apparently) I actually really loved the roller skates.

[@alecbormia4523]

Problem is competitive Pokémon is such a small and niche part of the Pokémon fan base. So 95% of players won’t have and won’t care about those changes. So then you’re left with just base X and Y………. yeah

[@josephgaming9920]

another thing you didn't mention about B2W2 is the key system. it's a bit weird to use but it allows you to change black city and white forrest, change what regi you get, and most importantly adds in more difficulty options. the key system also allows you to link to a BW game and gives you cool things like your entire dress up case from that save file, new dialogue, and N's pokemon.

[@grunkleg.3110]

The difficulty options, at least Hard Mode, aren't coded properly. Enemy Pokemon may have higher levels, but they actually have the stats of if they were at lower levels

[@dratinithedagon7508]

Here’s the thing with the difficulty. You have to have it sent from specifically black 2. White 2 gives you easy mode. If you don’t have a completed black 2 like me, you can’t play challenge mode. It was a cool idea, but they should’ve made it available from the start

[@growasowa3444]

@@grunkleg.3110 according to bulbapedia, both easy and hard mode calc stats using normal mode, so this may have been intentional. Maybe. Given GF's record, it being an oversight is still a strong possibility.

[@KanohiVahi]

@@dratinithedagon7508 And also made it available for both version :( Hard mode is such a cool feature. If I knew from the start it is only available if you complete black 2 I would have probably played that game instead of White 2. Maybe I will speedrun Black 2 at some point just to get it but yea.. Should have made it available for both from the start

[@dratinithedagon7508]

@@KanohiVahi I played black 2. You have to send it from a different black 2. It won’t save if you restart the game.

[@ayrtontv6025]

Sooo… being a competitive Pokémon player ruins the games for you got it

[@blake7587]

Wolfey likes the easier Pokémon games is what he’s saying. Not the hard ones that require true gamer skills.

[@Moneyman187M]

Black and White 2 VGC was so hype, I remember watching Aaron missing all those will-o-wisps.

[@rainbowturtle]

There's a few facts that boosts both Black and White and Black 2 and White 2 imo is that being that there's a lot of interesting detail within the stories of these games. One of my personal favorite things in the entirety of Black and White is that N, no matter what text speed you have the game set to, always talks at the fastest possible text speed. It makes him feel like he knows what he believes in and knows what he wants to say before he even says it, and it makes his idealism feel more real, fleshing him out as a character a bit more without really doing much.

[@kazkatgamer6722]

my favorite aspect of B/W is that N's team is always pokemon you could catch around that area to further cement his goals and practice. On top of that Ghetis (how ever you spell his name) team is designed to be in total opposition to N's since he was just using N anyways. He had a counter for all N's pokemon.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

@@kazkatgamer6722 My favorite part about black and white is how gullible N is to believe and how moronic Ghetsis is to believe that crappy speeches and being a regional champion will suddenly make people stop being with Pokemon when the entire world is unhealthily addicted to and reliant on them.

[@fullreinhard]

I liked the morally… grey? Maybe beige?… story in B2W2. The bit about Pokeballs being an issue and hoping for a future where Pokemon and people could trust each other without the use of such an oppressive medium of interaction was interesting.

[@allainangcao28]

SW/SH I would say is the most beginner friendly entry point to competitive Pokemon due to how simple it was to assemble a great team due to the XP Candy farming. The older games are more nostalgic, bit more difficult, but had compelling strategies to beat the game and set the foundations of where the series is now.

[@YURTZYN42]

yeah SW/SH is a solid C tier. They have tons of problems, but they did somuch service to the competitive scene. I'm a genwunner, but my older bro got competitive cuz of sw/sh as he wasn't really a hardcore breeder like me.

[@DJSpocktimus]

I would like to personally thank Wolfe for validating my opinion that Johto is overrated

[@marcosservin7024]

I haven’t played Legends Arceus, but seeing that you placed it so high on the list and the fact that we seem to have a similar taste in Pokémon games makes me want to play it now

[@gabiruman]

Legends Arceus is the most fun I've had in a Pokemon game in more than 10 years, definitely give it a go.

[@nahmirp2385]

You should, even though gen 5 is by far my favorite I wasn’t at all surprised legends arceus was almost #1 over b2w2

[@TechnoForever21]

Best game after Emerald for me, give it a try, you'll have fun for sure

[@charliez077]

give it a go for sure. it is not perfect by any means, but it is easily the most refreshing change of the formula we've had since Gen 1.

[@ElysetheEevee]

I absolutely LOVE Legends. It's essentially what I've wanted for in a Pokemon game since '98 after I'd been into the franchise for a while. It's great. It almost feels too short in some ways, but otherwise it's so fun and engrossing. Shiny hunting is super fun, as well. The size difference between individuals is also awesome.

[@DarthShard]

How Wolfey feels about Diamond/Pearl is how I feel about HG/SS. I didn't notice the criticisms the first time through and only through the internet have I become aware of their flaws.

[@thefallenmyst]

My favorite games were pretty low on your list, but hey, that's the nature of subjective opinion. And some of those (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon) really grew on me, because although I didn't really like gen 7 at first, the nostalgia has kicked in enough that I'm enjoying playing through them again. Looking forward to digging back into X/Y afterward, because I really enjoyed them the first time (and not so much the second time, but it's been a while). Meanwhile, Black/White wasn't my favorite, but it did one thing really well that I haven't experienced in the rest of the series - I genuinely despised the villains and wanted to beat them for story reasons, rather than simply wanting to beat them because they were in my way. Plus, the battle music when fighting them is among my favorite in the series.

[@nobodies6853]

Your content has leveled up so much in the last year

[@EchoDrifter]

My top three are B2W2, Platinum, and Emerald. I haven't played Legends yet, but seeing how similar your ranking is makes me even more excited to give it a try!

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

It's really good n interesting The tutorial is actually somewhat necessary to understand the mechanics because they are very different

[@mogosa5674]

I have one for ya: pokemon battle frontier

[@tostitofrito]

i personally love getting lost in a city in pokemon like the fact that Lumiose is big enough for that to happen is dope

[@Martin-wi6cv]

but you dont get lost because its so big you get lost because the design is shit and there is no map

[@eek4382]

He has to be messing with us, there is no human who thinks that gible is pronounced guy-bowl and gimmick is pronounced “Jimmick”

[@AirO6]

I feel like having a good story is a add bonus that brings the game to life with the characters, the cool pokemon, and having a region to explore.

[@PanitaCrack]

Nahhh, Pokemon stories are lame

[@KevinXmusic]

I agree that USUM soured Gen 7 as a whole (although they have their good points. their difficulty and Rainbow Rocket were amazing), but I personally LOVE Sun and Moon. The characters, the story, the region, the ultra beasts, everything about it is so good. I agree the first island is kind of unbearable with it's pacing, but after that, I don't really mind the cutscenes at all. Really wish there was a way to skip or speed up cutscenes in this game though.

[@j0sem0ra1es3]

X and Y are iconic they changed the franchise forever. I really wanted them to make sequels to fill out the game.

[@GothJedi]

I was waiting for Z ngl

[@phatphungus6453]

@@GothJedi they were going to release it apparently but they couldn’t because I think the anime had finished and so they needed to add sun and moon. That’s why zygarde is in Sun and Moon.

[@saintsaltine3909]

Yeah they really should get a sequel like black and white 😭 I would love a game with an open world but more like exploring cities, towns, and other urban areas like assassins creed ya know. I love the wild areas n all but they are not doing as well graphically as the cities and towns are. Plus it would be a cool change in environment

[@fsatmreal]

X and Y are my personal favorite games, and they definitely deserved better.

[@pulped69dago91]

x and y desperately needed third version or sequel type like bw2. justice for best snake mon zygarde.

[@MrAndersonAFK]

I totally agree on cutscenes and dialogue. I'm doing a nuzlocke on violet right now and the worst part of losing on an attempt is knowing I have to get through 2 hours of dialogue/cutscenes in the beginning before I'm let loose on the game

[@dailyvids5900]

Thaaaaank youuuuuu for being honest with johto and didnt glamourize it because of nostalgia

[@StarwayBunny]

Sinnoh is glamourized because of nostalgia too. As I'm writing this comment, Im still waiting for Blissey's health to decrease.

[@spirofarmaku6772]

Yessss,sequels of Black and white getting the place they deserve,it will be my favorite pokemon game,PWT is a feature that should be in every game

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

@@barry101ish Quick question: I don't know how to download romhacks on computer. Do you think you could teach me how to do that? I want to at least see older generations, and revisit a few.

[@edgyanole9705]

That and the battle factory

[@X808ShadowFox]

I love how BDSP is it's own tier. Like, dear dang, it's like touching the abyss with that one honestly.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

It's bad when I sent my old man who hates video games this n he laughed his ass off at all the bugs and what was wrong with it

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

My first reaction is like this is worse than Gen 1 pokemon and IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY unlike Gen 1 who had bugs that were pretty cool n endearing Bdsp had annoying bugs that subtracted from the experience massively

[@johnisaguy3232]

@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 bdsp was just bad except for version 1.1.1 which was so buggy that it somehow could almost compare to gen 1 in that sense

[@Coatez2000]

@@johnisaguy3232 there was so many bugs you could get Shaymin, make any pokemon you want into a shiny. Alter stats, that menu glitching was wild and they took so long to fully fix it 😂

[@Ixm.y]

It’s not nostalgia it’s that the old Pokémon is simpler

[@prayagsuthar9856]

That's WILD!!! Getting to _be_ in a game...congrats!!! I gotta check that out in my copy of Black 2....

[@Johten]

Un-ironically our list is almost 1-1 lol Good Stuff Wolfe!

[@Skeloperch]

The outline of his is similar to mine, but I'd change a decent amount. Sword and Shield would be tied with BDSP as the worst since I'm not a Doubles player so it was terrible for me in every regard, and I'd definitely put G/S/C/HG/SS above all the 3D games, though still below all the other 2D games. Other than that it's about accurate.

[@Johten]

@@Skeloperch hey I am a doubles player and is still has sword and shield as low as you lol I despise dynamax.

[@andrewlarcom9554]

I love mega evolution, I really wish it would come back every year we get new Pokémon I keep wishing for megas

[@adammorin2955]

No megas were terrible horrible design flaws. They shouldn’t come back because 1. Vgc was a mess, 2. The type and abilities were broken and made everything easy which yet people want the pokemon games to be harder 3. They ruin some of the pokemon

[@VForceWave]

@@adammorin2955 I think having megas back would be fine if they took a restricted spot, you can only bring 1 mega anyways so you're always gonna bring the "best" ones so may as well make them restricted slots

[@andrewlarcom9554]

@@adammorin2955 i can see that, it was annoying some people would abuse certain megas for sure, i only used to do wifi battles on my DS lol

[@nilaminecrafter5364]

As someone who is playing Ruby as their first Pokemon game (I watched it on tv and compitition a lot along with watching wolfy) there is something about Ruby , it's just feels great. It isn't badly paced . Story is preety good and routes are not much confusing once u figure out stuff.

[@ehrenromblon5392]

Yay, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, the post game is exceptionally great. Black Tower/Tree Hollow, Pokestar Studios, Join Avenue, and my favorite, the PWT where you can have triple battle with 6 pokemon with all the gym leaders and champions from past generation. Most battle facilities only use 3 pokemon, 4 on doubles.

[@PapaBlizz]

Super proud of you Wolfey, the editing and overall quality of your videos now is fantastic. I know you worked hard to get to this point and, from a long time viewer, congrats man. Your awesome.

[@danielcm4237]

Games that I simply adore and could replay anytime: 1 - Black 2/White 2 2 - Emerald 3 - HeartGold/Soul Silver 4 - Platinum 5 - FireRed/LeafGreen 6 - Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire 7 - Black/White 8 - Ruby/Sapphire 9 - Diamond/Pearl Games that I like but have some problems in them: 10 - Pokémon Arceus 11 - X/Y 12 - Sun/Moon 13 - Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 14 - Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Games I detest: 15 - Sword/Shield + DLCs 16 - Sword/Shield Games I haven't played: Red/Blue, Yellow, Gold/Silver, Crystal, Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

[@nerdzareawesome9268]

Half of me gave me a standing ovation other half made me want to ball my eyes out

[@ylvasvielYT]

I remember myself as a kid waiting in line at a local tech store to buy a pokemon emerald game disc for my GBA-I was absolutely excited and it was indeed worth it. So much for my golden days; it's not just a part of my memory.

[@dfbrand0n120]

I can never get over Wolfey's pronouncement of certain words 😂

[@kitgodsey]

"jimmick" smacked me out of the video so bad I had to pause. Never heard it pronounced that way

[@SolstaceWinters]

Rustles my gimmies.

[@Gotenhanku]

I feel like he does it on purpose a lot of the time.

[@eleanorforrest9257]

guyble

[@paulmoore5392]

Thing is with Heart Gold and Soul Silver is that you don't really have to wait since you can adjust the internal clock and calendar to which whatever time and day you need. Sure, you have to save your game and get out of the game to do it, but you don't have to wait until the actual day and time to do those things

[@radaf4429]

But that's clearly not in the spirit of the way the game is designed. I also don't want to screw up my clock and have to change it back later. Why should features like this even be there? They add little depth when you consider how often I either don't recognize they're time events or I pass by the spot they're supposed to occur.

[@tinminator8905]

@@radaf4429 These games were meant to implement into your real life. You were meant to play a bit everyday, go on a walk with the pokewalker come back and do the next thing that gets unlocked for the day. The depth it adds is the feeling that you are not just playing a game but living with the game so to speak. Might sound stupid to some but to teenage me was really fun.

[@azrielkiba3349]

@@radaf4429 if you’re bitching about that “”spirit of the game”” in particular why wouldn’t you just change the system time?

[@hakanbrakankrakan]

@@tinminator8905 yep loved the pokewalker, pokemon go before it was cool

[@yerthebestaround9654]

@@radaf4429 welcome to roleplaying games, they expect you to roleplay

[@dbhlnn]

I absolutely love legends: arceus. I love almost all pokemon games (except sun and moon and bdsp) but legends: arceus is literally all I wanted since I was a little kid. it was a beautiful introduction into the origins of pokemon trainers and I genuinely hope they will continue the "Legends" series for notable main legendaries. I'm thinking something like "Pokemon Legends: Mew" for starters

[@jameevineyard4583]

Great content my friend. Didn't quite hit the million in 2022 though did we? Lol subbed

[@samueltaylor6421]

I have so much trouble ranking USUM. On my first playthrough, I literally couldn't finish. Sun was too fresh in my mind, and I got so bored I hit a wall. But on a more recent playthrough, it was amazing. There was still some tedium in the cut scenes, but the gameplay was amazing. Regardless, this is a great list, I appreciate your disclaimer about the subjectivity of these things, and thanks for the content :)

[@JOKONOLO]

I might be a bit younger than most here, but my first pokemon games were X and Y, and are still to this day my favorites after playing most games. Nostalgia plays a way bigger role than you may think, and for me it makes Gen 6 be the best for me

[@fsatmreal]

Same, X and Y is my childhood

[@chilroki]

X and Y were my first too but I got stuck on that hedge part after the bug gym and didn't know the map existed so I got like lvl 50 pokemon before 2nd gym and never made it past the bushes

[@israelthepenisbenderadensa8953]

Go do your algebra 1 homework man

[@charliedonavin7100]

That's awesome. I'm glad pokemon is still capturing new fans.

[@KingChaddi]

​@@fsatmrealhow old are you. Damn

[@theirongiants]

Pokémon Omega Ruby is my favorite Pokemon game of all time. Ruby was the first Pokemon game I ever played and I have a lot of nostalgia for it. Being able to go on this majestic adventure that I saw Ash and all these characters go through as well and assemble a team, face the challenges. It was pretty tiring but also pretty surreal. But, when I finished the game it was not as valuable to me anymore. All these Pokemons that ignited an interest in me were now just pieces of code. Every Pokemon game I played since felt the same. I was less excited but they were fun experiences with all these Pokémons. Then life went by, it's 2014. I'm in Film School, there's a lot of stress in life, You're becoming an adult, the responsibilities are compiling. I had very little free time but during the Winter we had a vacation. I heard that a remake of the first Pokémon game I ever played was out and I checked it out. It felt like a nostalgia trip seeing all this in a more dramatic and more visually appealing way. The game delivered the feels of the older games and had one of the best and most detailed stories in any Pokémon game. It was insane dude, I loved that so much. It just warms my heart that I was able to experience being a joyful kid again.

[@jackpyles9229]

Soul Silver was my first pokemon game and will always be my favorite. The whole multiple regions thing needs to come back somehow

[@boodstain]

Man I love the new formatting of your videos but I wish you would have a second channel or some videos in the old wideo format. Can’t wait to see Scarlet and Violet from you!

[@alexc2265]

🎶Real YouTubists… 🎶

[@sxewhil]

I miss OG Wolfe, I honestly kinda hate the scripted content

[@uberculex]

It really feels like I'm watching someone different then who I subscribed to.

[@sxewhil]

@@uberculex he went Hollywood on us

[@oe5638]

wolfey please read this

[@PlasmaBald]

USUM are in a really weird spot to me. In my personal opinion, the new content in those games was some of the best content mainline pokemon has ever had. Necrozma was a pokemon I didn’t care about at all after clearing all of Sun, but when I played Ultra Sun, it instantly became my favorite legendary. The thematics and storytelling behind it are incredible, and the fact that the game’s main villain is the box legendary is something else. It’s just such a shame that the rest of the game is just the same as the original.

[@kitgodsey]

agreed- if they had released the USUM games as the original SM, I think g7 would rank a lot higher on tier lists, even with how bad the tutorial is at the start. The storyline had that balance between cheery and sinister that BW did so well with, and Necrozma's opening of the wormholes makes sooo much more sense on why tf "aliens" are suddenly in this world

[@Walrus5]

I don't get why everyone complains about usum and then don't complain about pokemon yellow, crystal, emerald and platinum like tf

[@tehCostHD]

@@Walrus5 FR

[@Foolish_Spoon]

ultra moon was the first pokemon game i got, and i had and am still having a lot of fun with it, but there are definitely a huge number of drawbacks.

[@kitgodsey]

@@Walrus5 I think it's a bit complicated, ruling out nostalgia, of course. As "third games", USUM follows the typical formula, except the fact that they put out two copies instead of one. I also think the fact B2W2 were our latest "third game" releases, as Z was scrapped, put a bad taste in everyone's mouth that USUM didn't actually follow any sort of sequel route and instead was what felt like a UI update with not much else. In a 100% personal and not objective sense, this was the first "third game" I had to buy myself rather than get for christmas, bday, or using that holiday money. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. While Platinum is my preferred way to play gen 4, I still like D/P. I resold Sun/Moon immediately and loaned Ultra to my bro bc I needed space lol

[@nilessikking7790]

Gen 3 was and will always be my fav, but nostalgia definitely plays a huge part of that. But I love everything about them

[@annabelwessel7545]

Also hgss, at least didn't get super low as indeed best way to play through johto and the first time truly letting pokemon follow you (and the pokewalker was nice too that came along with it). They also had the pokeathlon which was pretty funny too

[@tweedybird1137]

Honestly your hgss pick was kinda based but you backed it up pretty well and I respect it!

[@yeet8036]

@@MaxiemumKarnage he's right and he's based

[@darienwest4748]

@@MaxiemumKarnage HGSS fans when the gyms have an actual level curve:

[@LOLquendoTV]

Hes 100% right I loved those games as a kid but replaying them recently? Holy crap is the level curve messed up. A full third of the game is a slog because of it.

[@rhadamanthys649]

@@MaxiemumKarnage Is this what they call the Johto copium?

[@lyger8742]

The editing has gone up to top tier. My favorite game in the series is Emerald. It's the game I've put the most hours into as a kid and an adult

[@FISH-_-1899]

It's good to see Unova finally getting the love it deserves in recent years. White was my first pokemon game when I was 6-ish when I played the first game and have very fond memories of my first pokemon game but coming back at 18 having finally gotten white 2 (so fucking expensive) it's a very new adventure but it is still Unova and has everything that made me fall in love with the series as a kid but still new enough for me to enjoy and seeing so much appreciation for what that game did has been so great after the years it was called the worst in the franchise

[@adav838]

I like the fact that there is so much area covered in water in RSE too. I think it is fun to explore. Plus I love the sea.

[@viniciusdomingosbras110]

As an Alola fan and supporter, I was saddened by the bad experience you had with the games, but I understand your point.

[@BloonBubble]

Man i adore BW2 so much. It's SUCH an amazing game and truly beautiful with the pixel graphics. Also i can't believe how similar this list to mine. I always hear people fawn over Emerald and Plat, BW2 truly need more love.

[@nishant9289]

16:12 WHY DOES THE OG EXEGGCUTE LOOK SO HILARIOUS??? 😂😂😂

[@marcnakashian523]

I have not played all of the games, but I’ve played most and did so only in the past three years. Without a doubt my favorite game was legends arceus. I was a big fan of Pokémon from the cards and other medias a while ago, and, being a kid of the 2000s minecraft was huge too. Legends arceus reminded me so much of a cleaner, improved, smoother, and just better pixlemon. I haven’t played black 2 yet, so keep that in mind. Emerald is my next favorite, followed by Scarlet.

[@onyx3939]

usum were some of my fav games personally, i loved how it was genuinly dificult at parts and the story had fun interesting charactetrs

[@jefferymuter4659]

Your list is super similar to mine, but I did highly enjoy ORAS. I was just happy to be playing Gen3 again on a new and improved system. Probably list it in B or A personally.

[@johnatere]

Agreed ORAS was honestly amazing

[@guyinthechat156]

And their soundtrack is just 👌👌👌

[@kanishka927]

Declaring that X and Y are better than Sun and Moon should be enough to put someone on a psych guard