"The Most Underrated Parts of Every Pokemon Generation" video is out! - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpeDeJSQytrMkok.html

"Hoenn has too much water" *Team Aqua disagrees*

Ron: Sinnoh is Slow Me: Flashback to a Video of Heracross using Close Combat on a lvl 100 Blissey

Sun and moon would go up like 2 points if when starting the game you could just choose "I've played Pokemon before" and cut the handholding like 75%

I wouldn’t have had a problem with Hoenn and it’s water if the water had more Pokémon’s then 4 same water types.

I feel like a lot of Sword and Shield's problems could have easily been fixed if the game wasn't so rushed

I like how Jynx, Pelliper, Simisear, and Greedent are chilling on that thumbnail without noticing or caring about which kind of thumbnail is describing their video.

I can’t believe Escavalier was shown during “low quality Pokémon” of Gen 5

"Defog the worst hm ever" Flash: Bonjour

i feel like the one thing the new pokemon games should do is have settings to change the difficulty of the game

I feel the two biggest sins the Pokémon franchise ever committed: 1. No walking Pokémon in the main games after HG/SS 2. No Pokémon Z in Gen VI

"The slow pace" shows regigigas. Oh I see what you did there.

My biggest complaint about Galar: They dangle this very interesting story of Galar's past right in your face but never let you dive in deeper into the very interesting lore and force you to continue the Gym challenge. I know that taking on the Gyms are a huge part of Pokemon, but felt much more optional than in Galar. Heck, even in the beginning of the games, taking on the Gym challenge is treated more as a suggestion. However, in Sword and Shield, you're practically forced into it. I would have much prefer to investigate the lore of Galar than take on the Gym challenge as it seemed so much more interesting and fun.

This just goes to show that every Pokémon game has its flaws, no matter how much you enjoy them. Nowadays I see a lot of people saying only good things about one game and only bad things about another

I love how positive Ron is, and I find his voice relaxing

Lysandre was such a cool character, and they just killed him off like that

I have to wonder about Gen 8's "Tell, don't show" approach to its plot for pretty much the whole game not making the list. Every time something cool or interesting happens it is immediately pushed aside with some NPC being all "Focus on your gym challenge, I'll handle this!", and any time someone actually does something the screen turns black while it happens. The most frustrating moment to me, is when you beat Marnie's Brother, head out of town and see the straight path back toward Raihan's Gym and think "I can probably take that shortcut now and have a more interesting return trip since it's a place I've never been through before". Then you hear there's a Dynamax Pokemon going crazy along that path so you rush in literally seconds after Leon but are blocked by a crowd. So you have to take a flying taxi or backtrack pointlessly through multiple routes, and your reward? You get to hear people talking about how cool it was when Leon beat it into submission rather than seeing any semblance of a fight. Then you get to the big showdown with Eternatus and what do you know, the box legendaries show up and completely dominate the fight for you. Sure Gens 1 and 2 have little in the way of plot, but at least they're honest about it and don't constantly string you along with empty promises that something interesting is finally happening.

Finally someone talks about Johto level curve, I hate the level curve so much.

I hate Tierno so damn much. He has one personality trait: dance.

"Black and white may feel a little bit alien" no it feels a bit *ultra beasts*

One opinion to the Gen 5 (Unova) : I LOVE the fact that you unlock the "older" pokemon from the earlier games only after the main story. It was SO cool to encounter only new pokemon throughout the whole maingame. They should've done this in every game. I didn't like Gen 5 this much but this fact was soooo good.

14:19 Lillie: I am the one who is sick of you, Mother! Player: Wowee this place is really nice and is that best girl lusamine, this place is just keeps better and better Lillie.

X&Y could have been soooo good, like itvwas so close. It kinda hurts...

One of my issues with Sinnoh is the extreme lack of Fire types. Which, I'm not a huge fire type guy; however, it's hard to go with when the fire type elite four member only has 2 of their 5 pokemon be a fire type. and that's including the fire starter to make his team.

I’m dead at the “pokestar studios is a flaw” it’s like 10 seconds and then you never ever have to do it again

The intro picture: kalm The intro music: EHJSJSNSJSJSKSOAOA

6:35 I swear that gengar was gonna eat me if it didnt stop expanding

I remarked with a friend that it was a bit odd that the escape rope became a key item in Galar when there were no complex dungeons that you might need an escape rope from. I do like that the fly analog was an early game unlock

I... actually liked the Rivals in X and Y... And here's pretty much a whole freakin' page as to why! "Gen 6 was a generation where I hid myself from as much pre-release information as possible. I wanted it to take me by surprise and I wanted it to feel special. When I finally set foot in the Kalos Region, it was a fresh and clean slate. The only things I knew were how to battle and the prior Pokémon I'd met. That's it. Almost instantly, the game introduces you to these few characters that at first you think won't go very far beyond the typical rival archetype of showing up after every gym or so and challenging you to a battle once in a while. But slowly as the game starts and you eventually meet the professor, he gives you some advice: "Be the best Trainer you can be! At the same time, remember to have fun traveling with your Pokémon!" When you put the thought into it, it's easy to see that every one of the friends/rivals takes that to heart and holds that advice very closely to their hearts. After that point alone, they don't try to battle you unless they want to. There's a singular battle circumstance after that and barring Serena/Calem who actually holds an interest in battling, they don't seek you out to battle you until after the story events involving Xerneas/Yveltal are solved (which is 6 badges later). For them, it was never about being the best at battling or being super amazing at contests or anything like that. The advice they were given was "Be the best you that you can be." So instead of aiming to be the best battler or anything else, they just focus on their personal interests and try to be helpful to other people or Pokémon when they can. They have plenty of doubts about their own abilities and at achieving their dreams but they're always willing to help out if they can. The reason that I like this so much is that you effectively become their beacon of confidence. Much like them, you're just doing your own thing but you also inspire them all with your actions. Team Flare scares them and yet Trevor, the meekest of the whole group, is the one that instantly stands up to them just because you're there supporting him. You have his back and he's gonna do his best to not let you down. If that's not a testament to the friendship that you share then I don't know what is. X and Y may not be the best games mechanically or from a story standpoint. But they REALLY knew what they were doing when they wrote the most important characters for the plot. They knew what they were doing when they wrote some of the minor characters as well. Pokémon X and Y are games that I'll never forget because they're the first Pokémon games that felt ALIVE to me. I'm glad I had the chance to play them."

Genwunners: Everything in gen 2 onwards

I personally love Unova'mons, most of my favourites are from Unova. Snivy, Munna, Swoobat, Reshiram, Litwick, joltik, all the plant and bug pokemon from the forest... hell I even like the apes(monkey is the only Chinese zodiac with Yin and Yang in balance/black&white so fitting!) And Ramoth and Hydreigon as Godzilla easter eggs?! Hell yeah!

I don't like how in gen 5 they introduced the "higher the level your pokemon is the less exp you get" mechanic.

Kanto: aw I got the most bland routes and locations? Galar: Sure you do.... *hides behind wild area*

(Sees Pelipper and Greedent in the thumbnail) Me: "Odd, why am I sweating from my eyes?"

With the way they handled Galar, I’d rather not have a Sinnoh remake. Imagine those complex routes being turned to straight paths.

8:26 * Sad competetive noises *

My biggest problem with gen 5 (at least in B&W) was that you had to face a rival before and after every gym. I always thought rival battles were special because you faced them only a few times. But Cheren and Bianca challenge you constantly. I hated that aspect

I'd take generic caves and dungeons over a single underground path disguised as a cave any day

Kalos is still my favorite region purely because of aesthetic and the Pokedex. Yeah the game might be easy, all Pokemon games are easy after playing them for over 20 years, but at least I will be happy to be there because the region and themes are so pretty. The biggest problem in any game for me was Sun and Moon's lack of freedom. Even in games like Unova or Kalos which are linear the stopping points are fewer and farther between, never had I felt as much like I was on a track as when I was in Alola. However my least favorite games are Sword and Shield, I have only played through once and I haven't even bothered to get the DLC. It's not that I am through with Pokemon I am doing a new playthrough of Crystal on my 3DS, I just don't like Galar.

"I think the definitive version of Kanto is the remakes" Yes

When he said team galactic was a low tier team, my heart sank. 😔

"People say that Gen 5 Is the worst gen however, I disagree!"

4:53: EXACTLY the reason why I can barely remember anything about Johto. It literally just felt like Kanto's DLC pack. :( (PSA: JOHTO STILL HAS IT'S POSITIVES, IF YOU LIKE JOHTO, THAT IS AWESOME!)

I'm calling bullshit on Unova having "lower quality mons", most of the dex is made up of REALLY good designs. Even the "lesser" designs are pretty cool, like try and tell me that Basculin is worse than Finneon or Luvdisc.

day 2 of suggesting this: ron! i have a suggestion for a pokemon video. if you have the time, why not draw your adventures with your partner pokemons? like maybe a scenery where you and avery the breloom catch a pokemon; or the many stories you’ve yet to tell with the breloom. something like that that helped you form bonds with your favorite pokémans. maybe a drawing where you and zangoose defeat noland. draw it in a more expressive scene that’s not limited to the game’s visual.

You know messed up when someone's able to point out more flaws in your current gen than in your past ones.

EVERYTHING you just said about Johto is what I’ve been saying for years. Johto is just Kanto V.2, and that’s a FACT, and the leveling is totally garbage. I love them still, but they’re by far my least favorite games in the series.

gen 5 was my first gen so it was always weird finding old pokemon in the beginnings of the next games. idk how i would feel if I ended up playing gen 4 or 3 first and having to wait but i've always wanted a game with an all new cast of pokemon so I could re-experience that feeling from my childhood, you can hardly jump into games spoiler free these days let alone being able to learn and discover things on your own. Looking at gamefreak now though it's hard to imagine them putting so much effort in. i justified pokestar studios as probably being really appealing to japanese fans or something but ffs i dont think they like it either

17:23 I've been saying that for so long! I don't transfer my pokemon forward often, but I still didn't like the removal of the national dex. SM/USUM was better in this regard, where the national dex was gone but pokemon still existed and could be transferred into the games. The fact they did nothing to calm the fans down and actually seemed to double down on their choice was incredibly, INCREDIBLY dumb. Some fans might have overreacted, but GameFreak failed hard for doing nothing for damage control.

The worst part of every Pokemon game *No difficulty setting!!!*

For the sin of Pokestar Studios we were given "would you like to use another repel?" A deal I will take.

"Defog is the worst HM" Competitive players : no its not >:(

*i n t e r e s t i n g*

I remember one time I wanted to play through black 2 without deleting my old save file, meaning I'd have to keep my DS on and not save the game. But then when you reach pokestar studios you HAVE to save the game, meaning I couldn't continue my playthrough without deleting my save

Super well made video!! i’ll be sure to watch some others. keep up the great work!

The high evolution levels of a lot of the Pokémon is definitely my favorite favorite thing about Gen 5. Otherwise, aside from some bad Pokémon among a lot of good ones, I think the games are great. Also Gen 7 is overhated.

"People dont like alola because you can't go anywhere without someone battling you" So... you mean like doing the thing that pokemon is about? EDIT: this is a joke

Hey Ron, just want to say thanks for making me smile ever day 😄

Ron! I missed out on the video the day of release, just wanted to wish you a happy birthday! I'm a huge fan, and I love your vids. Thanks for making this limbo nicer

Great point about Jhoto having such limited access to new mons, I think this was one of my favorite parts about new games and a big part to why gen5 has always been my favorite.

Hot Take: If Pokémon Z was ever made, Gen 6 would be a top three generation

"Even though other locations are beautiful" he said as the game is chocking on itself trying to keep a consistent framerate

"We don't know who the ghost girl is" Oh, we all know who she is and where you can find her. ;)

This analysis is perfect, we see eye to eye! Thanks! 💕

As soon as you started talking about Sinnoh and heard the music, I started to cry....

ngl I can easily agree with everything you have said. You are a very positive person, and the flaws that you mentioned are the ones that I experience too, I really like someone who has good explanations for all the things they say, and Ron does it very well.

The true flaw of Hoenn is NOT ENOUGH WATER

I quite like team galactic, but I can see how they would be a con considering how great some other teams are.

I have a very important memory relating with my mom and Pokémon diamond… … But that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna call the game ungodly slow lol.

Does anyone really dislike Ron. He is one of the nicest KZfaqrs EVER!

I really like the positivity in all regions, even if some have more problems than others. Also, I think Hoenn and Unova are the best regions, with the best games being RSE, and then BW and B2W2, with HGSS as a close third.

So lack of plot is a problem for Johto but not Kanto?

My opinions: Gen 1: Games are broken and are pretty much held together by glue and string. Gen 2: Most of the bosses (gym leaders, elite four, team rocket admins, etc) are underwhelming and kind of easy. Gen 3: Too much required HM usage. Gen 4: Diamond and Pearl are way too slow. Gen 5: Worst anime seasons. Gen 6: Megas were too broken in the main game since barely any NPCs used them. Gen 7: Too many cutscenes and the games somehow felt slower then Diamond and pearl. Probably the most bored I’ve ever felt playing Pokemon. Gen 8: Haven’t played since Gen 7 kind of burned me out. From what I’ve seen the biggest problem I’d probably have is them still using the same models and animations for old Pokemon. Don’t have anything against the models but seeing the same ones for 3 straight gens would just be annoying.

I’d argue alola has a lot of exploration. I understand not liking hand holding but after the game let’s you loose there are a lot of place to explore that are off the beaten path. I could understand the argument tho

This is very high quality videos. Continue 👌🏼😁

Hearing anything negative about gen2 hurts me!! Yeah, gen 2 can sometimes feel like an expansion pack to gen 1, but at the time it was supposed to!! One thing I will totally agree on though is the level curve is absolute bs.

I think the main problem with Gen 8 is Sonia telling you more about Galar’s history at every turn.

I think the need for HMs are the most annoying thing in these games.

Kanto Remakes Johto Remakes Hoenn Remakes Sinnoh: Next is our turn. YESS! Kanto Remakes Sinnoh:👁👄👁 Gamefreak: We are gonna pretend we didn’t see that

11:04 OMG so true! I found myself totally overwhelmed when I finished the game with my pkmn in the lvl 50s and the suddenly BAM! All pkmn in the grassland and from trainers are level freaking EIGHTY!

1:29 WHAAAAT? I didn’t know Master Balls could miss in gen 1! EDIT: 10:53 Also, Chandelure, I am using a Litwick I got from Island Scan in USUM but I am getting tired because now that the opponents Pokémon are at least evolved and maybe fully evolved, he can’t do as well as before! I really wish Litwick could at least evolve into Lampent at a lower level... (and yes Chandelure is one of my favorite Pokémon)

I forgot today was a Saturday, so this was a pleasant surprise!

Happy birthday Ron!!! 🎊🎂🎁🎉🎈

I loved how you had to come with the pokesstar in bw2, a feature I hated but didn't even remember because the games were so good

Huh, PokeStar Studios was one of my favorite parts of B2/W2, so I'm surprised to hear that so many think of it as a flaw.

Actually the "minor" RSE and ORAS flaws you mentioned were a pretty huge deal to me. I loved my original Pokemon Yellow team with all my heart and transferred it over to Johto postgame. When RSE rolled around I was super excited to do the same thing again and I just couldn't. It kind of hurts me to this day since, if it hadn't happened my battery on my silver version running dry wouldn't have been such an issue. To make matters worse, it made it very hard to near-impossible to get access to old-gen mons. You spent so much time carefully completing your Dex, you were so proud of it and then it just fell into a shallow grave. It made me seriously dislike the third gen for years. Concerning ORAS, I loooved the Battle Frontier in Emerald. And I was absolutelz certain it would return. Honestly, it was the main reason I bought OR in the first place. Upon finding out its gone, I didnt even finish the game. To this day, it is, alongside Ultra Sun, the only Pokemon Edition I've never completed.

Loved this video, the criticisms felt very measured. I feel like a lot of people get hyperbolic when they describe flaws with Pokemon games. In truth, I think your favorite Pokemon game is mostly a function of what place you were at in life when you played it.

Master Balls never failed in Gen I under normal circumstances, only through glitches. The 1/256 chance only occurred for 100% accurate moves, if I'm not mistaken.

It was hard sitting here and listen to a valid reason why Gen 4 is so hard to get through.. yet it’s still my fav😍

I think Hoen is actually pretty slow too, even in the remakes, and X and Y, while very replayable, have very forgettable characters, and no matter how many times I play it I never remember most of them, and sun and moon are amazing but all the town cut sciens are horrible

This was a very enjoyable video to watch, and actually helped me pin down why Kanto is one of my personal least favorite regions. I enjoy vibrant areas, and Kantos lack of them is a flaw I didn't immediately see. Thanks!

Black 2 is indeed amazing. I haven't finished it yet due to life happening, but I'm going to retake it soon

In terms of programming, it seems to be that it’s almost a miracle gen 1 works. Idk, just everyone gives off that’s it’s barely held together by the seams

Sun and moon were my first games in the series. Incineroar was my first Pokémon and is my favorite. I liked sun and moon a lot from the hype building up to playing FFA wit friends. Am I mad that you pointed out flaws in the game? No. Cuz you can’t truly appreciate anything without accepting the faults. I just wish people didn’t hate the game as much but it’s fine ig, maybe if they ever remake them they can cut down on a lot of stuff or something idk...I just love Alolan a lot

X and Y don’t become more fun without the exp share. It becomes a grind fest.

Getting rid of the National Dex was going to happen eventually as there's almost 1000 Pokémon now and coding each one in is more difficult than just taking their models and dropping them in as you have to code in their animations, their move pool, their cries, pretty much everything that revolves around every Pokémon

The worst part of every gen is: Long, non-skippable cutscenes (props to you Alola)

"pushing the limits next time" gives me hope fro Gen4 remakes

It's funny, that most of the ,,worst parts'' of Sinnoh actually enhanced my experience, since they made the calm region more atmospheric. The Team Galactic Grunts might be an exception though, since most of them are very uninformed about the true goals, while still following them obediently. However Zyrus, the designs of the commanders and the plans Team Galactic at all followed were that interesting to me, that this team is still my favourite.

The Dusclops using seismic toss on Charizard triggered me harder than i thought it would