Not to mention Gen 4 was when Pokémon started getting actually viable movesets instead of needing to scrap the bottom of the moveset barrel to piece together a decent moveset + Hidden Power.
@@generalsynnacle23 some pokemon still have that problem like Empoleon who learns 3 good different special moves (Surf, Flash Cannon and Ice Beam) and Hidden Power bcz there is no other option left
@@theamazingspooderman2697 Hidden Power was snapped out of existence since Gen 8. Besides, Empoleon got Roost in Gen 9, and immediate healing will always be a good option for a fourth move slot.
Not having a limited bag space is so much better. I remember in gen 3 how I constantly had to leave some items in the box, just to get more space for new items.
An improvement I liked in Legends Arceus was that you could finally evolve trade evolution pokemon with items instead of having to trade. It’s too bad they didn’t bring it back in Scarlet/Violet
2:50 in BDSP move relearning has an accidental upgrade. In-game you need heart scales but with the Home upgrade to change moves in-app, the heart scales are no longer needed. It was funny when I realized this.
Playing through Gen 2 again has made me remember this. It’s even worse in Gen 1, cause Bill won’t call you to tell you to switch your boxes. You’ll just get a “lol no” message when you try to through a Poke Ball.
One improvement that I was relieved to get came in Gen 2. Back in Gen 1, there was no indicator in a wild battle if you had ever captured a specific wild Pokemon (which I remember aggravating me one day in the Safari Zone as I encountered a Venonat). Gen 2 onwards, hasn't been a problem since.
I was disappointed when they didn't add the frostbite status in Scarlet and Violet it could've worked well with dealing with special attackers like the Mewtwo Tera raid battle.
As a competitive player, I really appreciate the in-game counters during battle for how many turns are remaining for the effects of certain moves, weather, terrain, tailwind etc. Back then, you just have to count manually or guess. Its hard to keep track of everything while youre trying to strategize as you battle especially when so many things can happen in doubles. Tailwind Weather Terrain Taunt Encore Etc... Im so glad I can see how many turns are left by just pressing Y then selecting the pokemon/field. (BDSP removed this feature which is so fuckin dumb.) Also thanks to new features, no matter how bad the nature IVs and etc of a shiny, you can now make your shiny into a perfectly competitive viable Pokemon. Its amazing!
One that I believe people don’t appreciate nearly as much as they Should Is critical captures. Gone are the days of the super long drawn out battles where you easily burn through over 20 to 30 Poke balls trying to catch something with a low Capture rate. And Legendary’s were way worse because you would need tons of HP restoring items And pray that it doesn’t kill itself through struggle.
I have an headcanon that when a new pokemon game relaesed with some convenience, the reason of this upgrade actually because the tecnology of pokemon world is developing in time like the real world. this idea helps to pokemon world feels more alive
The Box Link being in LGPE and BDSP, which take place at the same time as the originals, kind of messes with that theory. Of course, by that logic the graphical user interface for the PC boxes shouldn't be in the Kanto games since it didn't exist until Lanette upgraded Bill's system, but I'm glad it is.
My favorite improvement from this amazing franchise is just the many growths and changes that have effect each games for the better and this video shows greatly Hope you all have a great day
Move Relearner was available in Generation 2... as a reward for completing Gym Leader Castle in Stadium 2. And pretty sure only one Pokemon that was in your setup could use it each time, so yeah (though you didn't have to bring it to the battle at all, as long as it was one of the 6).
It is so frustrating that the gym leaders and other s/v paths dont scale with how many you have completed, so you could actually do the game in any order
thats the case with other openworld games too like the Soul games where if u take a different path that u weren't supposed to take, the enemies will appear much stronger but if u go back to the initial spot after upgrading and then choose the path u were intended to choose, the enemies will be much weaker
@@theamazingspooderman2697It shouldn't be the case with Pokemon, though. Its difficulty should be based on their type specialization, not levels. You can't say 'Elden Ring did it' and just copy it
@@defectivesickle5643 True. But I think you point is written in reverse. Because pokemon gym battles are traditionally based on the level of their pokemon. Which dictates how difficult it'll be. Types don't always insinuate challenge. Think about how often the first gyms are effortless to conquer. Their levels. But your idea is right tho, just got mixed up in the delivery. XD.
Another one - You went from having no way of knowing that the PC Box was full before trying to catch one and it failing, to Bill telling you that you needed to change it, to a caught Pokémon being deposited in the first available slot.
I wish you could toggle the exp share to only target selected pokemon or maybe have a in game setting that stops you from levelling past the gym leaders pokemon like in some roms
2:53 There’s an easy way to get the scales: fishing spots with Luvdisc (50% chance to hold a scale) and a Compound Eye lead (increases chance that wild Luvdisc has a scale) which knows Thief/Covet. Alternatively a Sticky Hold/Suction Cups lead if fishing fails too many times (guarantees fishing encounter).
I also think legendary is responding after you kill them is a HUGE improvement! I remember losing a legendary to struggle, because I forgot to save before encountering it. Now, even if it dies, it will just respawn in front of you, or after you leave and re-enter the area.
Which is why having both TMs and TRs was the perfect middle-ground, albeit not executed as well as it could have been. They could have made TRs more common in-game during the story, then saved TMs with unlimited use for post-game battle facilities/raids.
Recently bred a few pokemon in the older games in order to complete my Home pokedex, and was amazed at how much slower it felt compared to picnic breeding in Scarlet and Violet.
I seriously must be doing something wrong with picnics, cuz it always takes me 20-30 minutes to get one egg while you easily get an egg a minute in older games.
I am disappointed you didn't mention anything about USUM in your third version improvement list. Right off the bat, you could've said something about how they are the first games to introduce completely new Pokémon in the middle of a generation (a trend that all generations going forward would follow), or, easier still, the increase in general difficulty compared to the games they are based on, and even among the previous third versions. When you have a pair of Pokémon games that Nuzlockers unanimously agree is the hardest to do a challenge run in, then it's safe to say that the increased difficulty is very noticeable.
while some of these things (exp. share, IV's) are much more efficient and make gameplay easier now, there is something to be said about the grind from before. it was magical
Regarding the gym leaders, I would love to see them doing what Pokémon Origins showed more or less. Having a team based on the amount of badges. That way you could still battle Grusha first with his level 15-17 or whatever Pokémon. We saw that Brock had stored 4 other Pokémon in Origins
I personally think it was a better being forced to sometimes fight trainers it can teach you to problem solve in some situations like maybe how to get around him also about the PC I liked it when you had to travel to get to a pc because then you get to explore more even if it’s a town you’ve already been too
My thoughts exactly. You had to think about team composition while you were in the safety of a pokemon centre and forced to commit to it until you reached the next pokemon centre. If you did this poorly, you'd have a difficult journey and at some point have to decide between braving on and risking running into trainers and pokemon, or taking a longer but safer retreat along a path you just cleared behind you. Not only was this a pleasant challenge, it also taught players about long term decision making, which is applicable to real life. Unfortunately, any semblance of challenge in pokemon games is increasingly becoming self-imposed and worst of all, the fans seem to like it that way.
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Oh, the hours wasted in Pokemon Red when trying to find a certain pokemon in the pc and not remembering the box it was in. Having to open each box one at a time, and every single time having to go through "Do you want to save the game?...... saving now will overwrite your previous save file, are you certain?", only to find out the pokemon isn't in that box, so you then have to close the pc and try again several more times until you find the pokemon you wanted. It took so long.
I think it would be a really cool idea if all of the status ailments halved your stats. Burn for Attack, Paralysis for Speed, Frostbite for Special Attack, Sleep/Drowsy for Defense, and Poison (Not toxic poison) for Special Defense.
I'm rather surprised to see someone praising the new EXP Share system, with how many people really hate it because of it making the game too easy. I've not played much of S/V, myself; due to hardly having the time, of course; but I will have to see if I can adapt to and mitigate the overleveling problem.
people are complaining about it even tho its supposed to used for a different reason, if u saw Pokemon Origins u would notice that Red kept switching different pokemons from time to time in his team before gym battles and all that, that's what the exp share function is for, so players can build a new team without limitations of grinding levels on newly caught pokemon etc.
Over leveling is a player made problem. You can literally switch out team members if they are leveling up too much and you can avoid wild encounters and trainers, so players can literally avoid the problem altogether if they choose to. I love it because it makes it so much easier to keep a team around the same levels and makes leveling much, much faster. Besides, Pokémon is geared towards children and new players who are generally not very good at the game compared to veteran and collective players, so of course they’re going to make it accessible and easy for them to be able to play and beat without overwhelming challenge, so additions like the experience share make it easier for those players too.
no one actually hate the multi exp. what we hate is sword and sheild removing the ability to turn it off.... like can I just play the game the way I want!
Also, the Fairy type made Poison and Steel not totally useless on offense. Poison used to only work on Grass and had no ability to deal 4x damage. Steel only was super effective on Ice and Rock...which also lost to Fighting, making it utterly redundant on offense. Not anymore!
Honestly, the remember moves mechanic is probably my favorite thing in S/V. It pairs so well with the open world nature of the game and I hope it never goes back.
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I wish banette gets some love. While gengar was the quick special attacker, banette could've been a tricky bulky physical attacker. It got a mega but still wasn't good enough in competitive bar the unreliable prankster ability. Really hope they change something about it. For me it's the best ghost pokemon design wise, could be ghost dark too that would really help it
most of the time its nitpicks too and they act like previous games were perfect, for example consider DP and BDSP, BDSP is better than DP in every single way but people still say DP is superior for some reason, I can finish the entier BDSP game before a lvl 100 Blissey's health in DP would be reduced to 0
@@theamazingspooderman2697 True. I continued my BD save this week after not playing it after a year and it oddly felt really fun after playing Violet and Legends Arceus. The only part that annoyed me was going between the lakes, since I didn't have fly at that point and it was tedious. But aside from that small nit-pick, the game was actually really fun and the first time I bit a Sinnoh game. The elite four was also really difficult since I was under levelled and decided to do it without held-items. I had to battle Cynthia 3 times and only barely beat her. The games unfortunately get a bad wrap since I don't think it was exactly what some fans wanted or expected and then decided to ignore a lot of the positives, such as the difficulty.
As a gen 4 guy, who only played gen 5 and 6 after (gen 6 also maaaaaaany years after it came out), I feel older than I really am in hearing of all these changes.
Except in scarlet/violet, they are pretty awful. I loved customizing my character to go online, so I was pretty disappointed when I wasn’t able to do that in the newest games.
So I’m only 18. The Pokémon games that I played as a kid and give me the most nostalgia are Black and White, ORAS, and X and Y. Those games don’t feel that old but it’s crazy watching this video and seeing just how many of these changes were implemented later on, and that I didn’t grow up with. I had to deal with HMs, going to the Pokémon center to use the PC, using the move reminder, only random encounters, grinding to level up, etc. Even though I’m not that old of a fan all things considered.
One of my personal favorites is the automatic prompt to use another Repel after the last one's effects wear off, which started in BW2! I remember being awestruck when I saw that being a thing
I think some people would agree that some of these improvements have a bad side too.. There is a charm in having something done harder or slower.. or simply in the old games, thats why Im replaying Heartgold right now
As someone who actually didn't hate random encounters, the ! icon that appeared in the grass in Sword and Shield was a huge improvement. Instead of just running up and down until the encounter happens, you actually SEEK the pokemon out. Or you could avoid them if you wanted to... when the annoying overworld pokemon weren't constantly swarming around you. Now we have only overworld Pokemon and they pop in and out of reality constantly, making me wish we had just kept the random encounters, or have them spawn out of bushes or something.
1:48 hot take but i actually really like HMs. I thought they were a nice way to have the player and their pokemon feel more like an actual team, overcoming a variety of obstacles that isn't exclusively battles. the only problem was that HMs for the most part seemed to be on the weaker side which i always felt was unnecessary. i think HMs should be worth keeping on your team's movesets, so cut and rock smash imo should definitely be stronger now dont get me wrong, i UNDERSTAND why most people dont like HMs, but for me personally, i'd rather have HMs over ride pokemon, since otherwise, i feel like my team can be more of a glorified battle army rather than an actual TEAM, and that honestly does kind of break the immersion for me a little bit when it comes the team aspect. just make the HMs actually decently useful moves, and make being able to remove them easier (i'd recommend have the move deleter in every pokemon center for those who wanna remove HMs) TL;DR, - i feel that HMs, and field moves in general, were a genuinely good idea that i think should've probably been kept with better execution. that way you can have the player and their pokemon feel less like a general and his soldiers. i dont want ride pokemon again nor do i want the HMs to be handled by pokemon i dont already own
I mean, a rom hack am playing right now solve all the problems with HMs: The way they work there is that you don't need to teach them to use their Field effect, all you have to do is get them and then you can simply activate them by simply interacting with the obstacle they would overcome (Cut, Strength, Surf, Waterfall) or select them in the menu under the Pokemon Paty screen (Flash, Fly).
A change I liked in Pokémon Sword and Shield was being able to add a Pokémon I catches to my party instead of them immediately being put in one of my boxes.
Asking if you wanted to spray another repel after the one you sprayed has been used up wqs an immense help in B2W2 onward. Not to mention that repels have become a thing of the past with over world encounters!
Tbh the best part about having more pokeballs is better color coordination lmao, I never care about whether a ball has a higher catch rate or not. I would still use luxury balls on luxrays
No, since gen 8 the clothing options have only been getting MORE LIMITED. With Scarlet and Violet being the worst of them all. I feel like we’re going back to gen 1 customization
“Since gen 8” So… for one game they got restricted Also scarlet and violet has the best hair/face customization of the entire series, its a shame clothes are so restricted but other than that its amazing
@@dubiousdeliquite6641 “for one game” Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Legends Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pear, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and I forgot Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are technically gen 7 but they were released on Switch. And I don’t care for face customization, the thing you’re going to watch more often and more clearly are your clothes. Don’t get me wrong, I think face customization is a step in the right direction, but removing clothes customization is not a fair trade off. I’d 100% rather have clothes and no face customization than having face customization with the same clothes.
@@imprincesswolfy2565 sword and shield and legends arceus all had amazing customization, not sure what youre going on about there, and brilliant diamond and pearl are remakes like oras, the remakes dont add customization to the games. And im the opposite, for me being able to change the face and hair of my character are way more important than changing their outfit because that what makes them more of their own character rather than just the same mannequin in different clothes. Im also just fine with it because I like the reasoning being that its a school uniform so you wear it when doing the school activity of the treasure hunt. If next gen is like thid again THEN ill be more annoyed with it, but as a one off thing I think it fits the story and region nicely
some of this stuff made me realise why some old people hate the fact younger generations have it easier, because i was thinking the same things about younger generations of pokemon (my first and favourite game was pikemon X, not exactly old but old enough to remember HMs)
Remember the good ol' days of finding a rare or legendary pokemon, getting it to the red, then going to throw a poke ball only to be told your box was full and you can't catch any more pokemon? Fond memories....
@@BichTede it was actually extremely easy for a 9 year old in 1998 with no home internet to find a legendary unexpectedly in their first playthrough. Unless your parents got you a strategy guide or something, you were playing blind
@@BichTede Besides, he was mking mention of how in the old games you had to manually change boxes, otherwise, when they got full the game would simply make it so you couldn't catch anymore till you swapped boxes.
The pc thing is my favorite. I remember the anime. Ash caught a seventh pokemon and Brock said he just has to press a little white button on his Pokédex to swap em. This was after he “battled” and caught krabby. In KANTO. I was so annoyed as a kid that we didn’t have this alleged ability and it was that way until gen 8
God, I keep checking replies on comments to see what people think about it, but then I just see the stupid “you won something” bot I’ve reported it like 5 times now gr
The physical/special split is probably my favorite improvement. It made a lot of Pokemon more usable.
Not to mention Gen 4 was when Pokémon started getting actually viable movesets instead of needing to scrap the bottom of the moveset barrel to piece together a decent moveset + Hidden Power.
@@generalsynnacle23 some pokemon still have that problem like Empoleon who learns 3 good different special moves (Surf, Flash Cannon and Ice Beam) and Hidden Power bcz there is no other option left
@@theamazingspooderman2697 Hidden Power was snapped out of existence since Gen 8. Besides, Empoleon got Roost in Gen 9, and immediate healing will always be a good option for a fourth move slot.
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Not having a limited bag space is so much better. I remember in gen 3 how I constantly had to leave some items in the box, just to get more space for new items.
I still think the Soaring in ORAS was such a good idea and I wish it became a standard for flying in pokemon games
Oh yes. Soaring. I loved it. So sad it got removed again
I’m suprised you didn’t mention poisoned Pokémon taking damage while you walked in the overworld. That screwed me over so many times
It was fun honestly
Antidotes were the cheapest item you could buy in those games, that's on you.
@@BioniclesaurKing4t2it was still annoying 😅 (when just chilling and not doing a NL)
@@GameurBlaisespecially when doing a nuzlock
That was a great feature made poison types more threatening
The fact that the last game with HM is almost 10 years ago makes me feel old
An improvement I liked in Legends Arceus was that you could finally evolve trade evolution pokemon with items instead of having to trade. It’s too bad they didn’t bring it back in Scarlet/Violet
At least we can get them through raids.
I get that Game Freak wants to encourage trading, but making the Linking Cord a post-game item would be a good compromise.
I hate trading evolutions especially because you have to pay for online so it makes it even harder
Or you could…y’know…just have friends.
that would ruin Satoshi's vision for Pokemon
2:50 in BDSP move relearning has an accidental upgrade. In-game you need heart scales but with the Home upgrade to change moves in-app, the heart scales are no longer needed. It was funny when I realized this.
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@@IsleofPigsStudios same
You only need Heart Scales for the first ten times, IIRC. After that, the Move Reminder works for free.
Not having to save to change my pokemon boxes is one of my favorite lesser known changes
Playing through Gen 2 again has made me remember this. It’s even worse in Gen 1, cause Bill won’t call you to tell you to switch your boxes. You’ll just get a “lol no” message when you try to through a Poke Ball.
One improvement that I was relieved to get came in Gen 2. Back in Gen 1, there was no indicator in a wild battle if you had ever captured a specific wild Pokemon (which I remember aggravating me one day in the Safari Zone as I encountered a Venonat). Gen 2 onwards, hasn't been a problem since.
I was disappointed when they didn't add the frostbite status in Scarlet and Violet it could've worked well with dealing with special attackers like the Mewtwo Tera raid battle.
As a competitive player, I really appreciate the in-game counters during battle for how many turns are remaining for the effects of certain moves, weather, terrain, tailwind etc.
Back then, you just have to count manually or guess. Its hard to keep track of everything while youre trying to strategize as you battle especially when so many things can happen in doubles.
Tailwind
Weather
Terrain
Taunt
Encore
Etc...
Im so glad I can see how many turns are left by just pressing Y then selecting the pokemon/field.
(BDSP removed this feature which is so fuckin dumb.)
Also thanks to new features, no matter how bad the nature IVs and etc of a shiny, you can now make your shiny into a perfectly competitive viable Pokemon. Its amazing!
One that I believe people don’t appreciate nearly as much as they Should Is critical captures.
Gone are the days of the super long drawn out battles where you easily burn through over 20 to 30 Poke balls trying to catch something with a low Capture rate.
And Legendary’s were way worse because you would need tons of HP restoring items And pray that it doesn’t kill itself through struggle.
I have an headcanon that when a new pokemon game relaesed with some convenience, the reason of this upgrade actually because the tecnology of pokemon world is developing in time like the real world. this idea helps to pokemon world feels more alive
Very interesting headcanon & probably a canonical one.
The Box Link being in LGPE and BDSP, which take place at the same time as the originals, kind of messes with that theory. Of course, by that logic the graphical user interface for the PC boxes shouldn't be in the Kanto games since it didn't exist until Lanette upgraded Bill's system, but I'm glad it is.
@@rjd-kh8etYou could honestly chalk this up to multiverse differences, since the multiverse has been a thing in Pokémon for a while now lol
The Box Link was in BDSP even though that's not an alternate universe, though. @@JimmyTVu
6:00 Agreed. I regularly use Quick Balls. I love them. The colors are also amazing
My favorite improvement from this amazing franchise is just the many growths and changes that have effect each games for the better and this video shows greatly
Hope you all have a great day
Move Relearner was available in Generation 2... as a reward for completing Gym Leader Castle in Stadium 2. And pretty sure only one Pokemon that was in your setup could use it each time, so yeah (though you didn't have to bring it to the battle at all, as long as it was one of the 6).
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It is so frustrating that the gym leaders and other s/v paths dont scale with how many you have completed, so you could actually do the game in any order
thats the case with other openworld games too like the Soul games where if u take a different path that u weren't supposed to take, the enemies will appear much stronger but if u go back to the initial spot after upgrading and then choose the path u were intended to choose, the enemies will be much weaker
@@theamazingspooderman2697It shouldn't be the case with Pokemon, though. Its difficulty should be based on their type specialization, not levels. You can't say 'Elden Ring did it' and just copy it
@@defectivesickle5643tbf this is their first time open world game (and no, PLA doesn't count)
@@theamazingspooderman2697 big difference is you could survive in those areas if you are good enough, that is not possible in Pokemon
@@defectivesickle5643 True. But I think you point is written in reverse. Because pokemon gym battles are traditionally based on the level of their pokemon. Which dictates how difficult it'll be. Types don't always insinuate challenge. Think about how often the first gyms are effortless to conquer. Their levels. But your idea is right tho, just got mixed up in the delivery. XD.
Another one - You went from having no way of knowing that the PC Box was full before trying to catch one and it failing, to Bill telling you that you needed to change it, to a caught Pokémon being deposited in the first available slot.
I wish you could toggle the exp share to only target selected pokemon or maybe have a in game setting that stops you from levelling past the gym leaders pokemon like in some roms
Yeah or just the ability to turn it off like in gen 7 and 8
@@GameurBlaisInsane idea.
@@GameurBlais*6 and 7
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2:53 There’s an easy way to get the scales: fishing spots with Luvdisc (50% chance to hold a scale) and a Compound Eye lead (increases chance that wild Luvdisc has a scale) which knows Thief/Covet.
Alternatively a Sticky Hold/Suction Cups lead if fishing fails too many times (guarantees fishing encounter).
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This is how I got my 2 shiny Luvdisc, chain-fishing for heart scales in ORAS
I also think legendary is responding after you kill them is a HUGE improvement! I remember losing a legendary to struggle, because I forgot to save before encountering it. Now, even if it dies, it will just respawn in front of you, or after you leave and re-enter the area.
I will say having every tm only once made your playthrough more strategic, which I do like, but still, it's so much more convenient now.
Ah yes, everyone's favorite strategy of saving it in case you would need it for later and end up never using it
@@Legendary-st9of exactly. Unless you plan your entire team and all the movesets ahead, which might not be fun for everyone.
Which is why having both TMs and TRs was the perfect middle-ground, albeit not executed as well as it could have been.
They could have made TRs more common in-game during the story, then saved TMs with unlimited use for post-game battle facilities/raids.
Recently bred a few pokemon in the older games in order to complete my Home pokedex, and was amazed at how much slower it felt compared to picnic breeding in Scarlet and Violet.
I seriously must be doing something wrong with picnics, cuz it always takes me 20-30 minutes to get one egg while you easily get an egg a minute in older games.
@@youtube-kit9450 are you using the sandwich recipe egg powers? With them you can get dozens in a short period.
Personally, I wish they didn't make it so we could choose whenever to battle trainers. I liked the forced encounter if we weren't sneaky enough
i like the improvement of the audio
I am disappointed you didn't mention anything about USUM in your third version improvement list.
Right off the bat, you could've said something about how they are the first games to introduce completely new Pokémon in the middle of a generation (a trend that all generations going forward would follow), or, easier still, the increase in general difficulty compared to the games they are based on, and even among the previous third versions. When you have a pair of Pokémon games that Nuzlockers unanimously agree is the hardest to do a challenge run in, then it's safe to say that the increased difficulty is very noticeable.
No audio?
That’s a problem on your end
while some of these things (exp. share, IV's) are much more efficient and make gameplay easier now, there is something to be said about the grind from before. it was magical
Regarding the gym leaders, I would love to see them doing what Pokémon Origins showed more or less. Having a team based on the amount of badges. That way you could still battle Grusha first with his level 15-17 or whatever Pokémon. We saw that Brock had stored 4 other Pokémon in Origins
I personally think it was a better being forced to sometimes fight trainers it can teach you to problem solve in some situations like maybe how to get around him also about the PC I liked it when you had to travel to get to a pc because then you get to explore more even if it’s a town you’ve already been too
My thoughts exactly. You had to think about team composition while you were in the safety of a pokemon centre and forced to commit to it until you reached the next pokemon centre.
If you did this poorly, you'd have a difficult journey and at some point have to decide between braving on and risking running into trainers and pokemon, or taking a longer but safer retreat along a path you just cleared behind you.
Not only was this a pleasant challenge, it also taught players about long term decision making, which is applicable to real life.
Unfortunately, any semblance of challenge in pokemon games is increasingly becoming self-imposed and worst of all, the fans seem to like it that way.
many nice improvements. we can hope for more though.
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9:01 There was a time in Fire Red I fought a trainer's level 7 caterpie with a level 57 Moltres 💀
This guy is the definition of quality over quantity
@@Dalsonbut there is audio?
It got reuploaded
Surely your comment wouldn’t have been there if it was a reupload
Idk how it works it may have been a youtube bug but when it first released there was no audio
Flygon was supposed to get a mega back in ORAS but the devs couldn’t think of a design for it
His and Mr.Beast's video uploading schedule is the same lol. Btw great video I really liked it.
Oh, the hours wasted in Pokemon Red when trying to find a certain pokemon in the pc and not remembering the box it was in. Having to open each box one at a time, and every single time having to go through "Do you want to save the game?...... saving now will overwrite your previous save file, are you certain?", only to find out the pokemon isn't in that box, so you then have to close the pc and try again several more times until you find the pokemon you wanted. It took so long.
It's easy to forget just how far we've come
I think it would be a really cool idea if all of the status ailments halved your stats. Burn for Attack, Paralysis for Speed, Frostbite for Special Attack, Sleep/Drowsy for Defense, and Poison (Not toxic poison) for Special Defense.
the distortion world was a pain in the ass to explore
finally someone said it!!!
I love how Pikachu broke out immediately.
Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :)
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Title of the video: Improvements.
Me: *sees the new Exp Share being mentioned.* Hold up...
I'm rather surprised to see someone praising the new EXP Share system, with how many people really hate it because of it making the game too easy. I've not played much of S/V, myself; due to hardly having the time, of course; but I will have to see if I can adapt to and mitigate the overleveling problem.
people are complaining about it even tho its supposed to used for a different reason, if u saw Pokemon Origins u would notice that Red kept switching different pokemons from time to time in his team before gym battles and all that, that's what the exp share function is for, so players can build a new team without limitations of grinding levels on newly caught pokemon etc.
Over leveling is a player made problem. You can literally switch out team members if they are leveling up too much and you can avoid wild encounters and trainers, so players can literally avoid the problem altogether if they choose to. I love it because it makes it so much easier to keep a team around the same levels and makes leveling much, much faster. Besides, Pokémon is geared towards children and new players who are generally not very good at the game compared to veteran and collective players, so of course they’re going to make it accessible and easy for them to be able to play and beat without overwhelming challenge, so additions like the experience share make it easier for those players too.
no one actually hate the multi exp. what we hate is sword and sheild removing the ability to turn it off.... like can I just play the game the way I want!
why would you want to keep it off? less time needed to lvl up grind is more time that can be allocated towards wifi battles, the real challenge
#1 Biggest Improvement: Pokemon Showdown
(I know it’s not an official game,but it’s so convenient)
Also, the Fairy type made Poison and Steel not totally useless on offense. Poison used to only work on Grass and had no ability to deal 4x damage. Steel only was super effective on Ice and Rock...which also lost to Fighting, making it utterly redundant on offense. Not anymore!
I'm not that into Pokémon mainline games anymore, but man did this video give me nostalgia of the older games!
Honestly, the remember moves mechanic is probably my favorite thing in S/V. It pairs so well with the open world nature of the game and I hope it never goes back.
The move is called Feint, with the same pronunciation as faint.
I like the use of Forest Maze off the grid
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I wish banette gets some love. While gengar was the quick special attacker, banette could've been a tricky bulky physical attacker. It got a mega but still wasn't good enough in competitive bar the unreliable prankster ability. Really hope they change something about it. For me it's the best ghost pokemon design wise, could be ghost dark too that would really help it
Throughout the entirety of Brilliant Diamond I don’t think I even realised that the could customise your character until someone pointed it out to me
they showcased it in the trailers tho
Not gonna lie, I don’t really look at trailer’s because I prefer to be surprised at things
NO WAY!
I appreciate this positivity. I'm so tired of people calling the new Pokémon games bad.
most of the time its nitpicks too and they act like previous games were perfect, for example consider DP and BDSP, BDSP is better than DP in every single way but people still say DP is superior for some reason, I can finish the entier BDSP game before a lvl 100 Blissey's health in DP would be reduced to 0
The newer games wouldn't be recieving so much hate if GameFreak actually took the time to make them good.
@@kingofcrap4414 But they are good games.
@@theamazingspooderman2697 True. I continued my BD save this week after not playing it after a year and it oddly felt really fun after playing Violet and Legends Arceus. The only part that annoyed me was going between the lakes, since I didn't have fly at that point and it was tedious. But aside from that small nit-pick, the game was actually really fun and the first time I bit a Sinnoh game. The elite four was also really difficult since I was under levelled and decided to do it without held-items. I had to battle Cynthia 3 times and only barely beat her.
The games unfortunately get a bad wrap since I don't think it was exactly what some fans wanted or expected and then decided to ignore a lot of the positives, such as the difficulty.
@@theamazingspooderman2697 true!
Even with all the improvements, we still have so many people hacking mons, like all the people at Worlds. It’s ridiculous! Keep it up Aura!
Those people are just lazy at this point, completely unwilling to put ANY effort into their teambuilding. Sad.
@@miikaroos3809because why not
As a gen 4 guy, who only played gen 5 and 6 after (gen 6 also maaaaaaany years after it came out), I feel older than I really am in hearing of all these changes.
"If you want to throw a Pokèball, this is how long it would take-"
*2 Unskippable ADS start*
The pc was probably the most horrible thing to use in gen 1, glad they made it more usable throughout the years
The clothing styles definitely is getting better and I’m glad that it is
Except in scarlet/violet, they are pretty awful. I loved customizing my character to go online, so I was pretty disappointed when I wasn’t able to do that in the newest games.
@@madelineconner9069 Okay
Omg you still make videos. I just back into pokemon recently and I remember seeing your videos like 6 or 7 years ago.
this video is pure nostalgia like I've never seen before.
So I’m only 18. The Pokémon games that I played as a kid and give me the most nostalgia are Black and White, ORAS, and X and Y. Those games don’t feel that old but it’s crazy watching this video and seeing just how many of these changes were implemented later on, and that I didn’t grow up with. I had to deal with HMs, going to the Pokémon center to use the PC, using the move reminder, only random encounters, grinding to level up, etc. Even though I’m not that old of a fan all things considered.
so early the video has no audio lol
One of my personal favorites is the automatic prompt to use another Repel after the last one's effects wear off, which started in BW2! I remember being awestruck when I saw that being a thing
I think some people would agree that some of these improvements have a bad side too..
There is a charm in having something done harder or slower.. or simply in the old games, thats why Im replaying Heartgold right now
Despite the limitations of Gen 3, I’d argue the leap from 2 to 3 was as big as any change. Still the only 60 FPS games in the franchise
As someone who actually didn't hate random encounters, the ! icon that appeared in the grass in Sword and Shield was a huge improvement. Instead of just running up and down until the encounter happens, you actually SEEK the pokemon out. Or you could avoid them if you wanted to... when the annoying overworld pokemon weren't constantly swarming around you.
Now we have only overworld Pokemon and they pop in and out of reality constantly, making me wish we had just kept the random encounters, or have them spawn out of bushes or something.
X Y had the best new feature ever - The Looker Missions🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
1:48 hot take but i actually really like HMs. I thought they were a nice way to have the player and their pokemon feel more like an actual team, overcoming a variety of obstacles that isn't exclusively battles. the only problem was that HMs for the most part seemed to be on the weaker side which i always felt was unnecessary. i think HMs should be worth keeping on your team's movesets, so cut and rock smash imo should definitely be stronger
now dont get me wrong, i UNDERSTAND why most people dont like HMs, but for me personally, i'd rather have HMs over ride pokemon, since otherwise, i feel like my team can be more of a glorified battle army rather than an actual TEAM, and that honestly does kind of break the immersion for me a little bit when it comes the team aspect. just make the HMs actually decently useful moves, and make being able to remove them easier (i'd recommend have the move deleter in every pokemon center for those who wanna remove HMs)
TL;DR, - i feel that HMs, and field moves in general, were a genuinely good idea that i think should've probably been kept with better execution. that way you can have the player and their pokemon feel less like a general and his soldiers. i dont want ride pokemon again nor do i want the HMs to be handled by pokemon i dont already own
I mean, a rom hack am playing right now solve all the problems with HMs: The way they work there is that you don't need to teach them to use their Field effect, all you have to do is get them and then you can simply activate them by simply interacting with the obstacle they would overcome (Cut, Strength, Surf, Waterfall) or select them in the menu under the Pokemon Paty screen (Flash, Fly).
my exact thinking, I don't like HM being on forgettable move, but I love having my pokémon helping me in the overworld
Now we need 20 biggest downgrades
Number One: Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
They're not that much...
@@BichTede I haven’t played any prior Sinnoh game, but BDSP was PAINFUL. Especially Maylene’s Lucario (Coming from someone who chose Piplup)
@@IsleofPigsStudios BDSP is literally better than DP tho and u losing to Lucario means the game is good
@@theamazingspooderman2697 I haven’t played DP but if that is true then DP must really suck.
If I had a dollar for everytime someone thinks Flygon deserves a mega evolution....
Well, you would definitely notice.
Biggest improvement: Having Every Starter in a Generation again (Even if it’s only with DLC, and the only gap was Gen 8)
Report any replies that say “You won something” (Until it gets removed) it is a scam. Not real.
@@IsleofPigsStudiosyeah, they’re SO annoying!! I think “oh what do people have to say about this comment” and then the scam bot god damn
I hate the EXP share! I can't turn it off, I hate it. I can "bond" with each of my Pokémon, when I train them up.
A change I liked in Pokémon Sword and Shield was being able to add a Pokémon I catches to my party instead of them immediately being put in one of my boxes.
Asking if you wanted to spray another repel after the one you sprayed has been used up wqs an immense help in B2W2 onward.
Not to mention that repels have become a thing of the past with over world encounters!
I still have no idea what the premier ball does. I’m still not convinced it’s not just a reskin with no effects.
It is literally a reskin with no effects.
You just get them when you buy 10 balls at once, which is what makes them useful.
@@santa5628 thank you for confirming that. It’s been eating away at me for a decade.
"buy 10 get 1 free"
Anyone else getting no audio?
Yup
Refresh video?
Now there audio
@@theghost00It came back lol
@@johmami4825 It’s a RUclips bug.
9:25 stantler actually Is very powerful in gen 2 NU
Yes it is NU and gen 2 NU specifically is hilariously underpowered, but still noteworthy
Alex think we wouldn’t notice that mega symbol but I definitely agree. Flygon was a mainstay on my Emerald play through. It needs a mega
Tfw you realize that 90% of the music in the background of his videos is from Battle Revolution alone. Amazing tastes good sir. 👌
Tbh the best part about having more pokeballs is better color coordination lmao, I never care about whether a ball has a higher catch rate or not. I would still use luxury balls on luxrays
Great video, Alex!
you did not mention item pockets in #11!
that was so wonderful for keeping things organized
I like the improved, more difficult league in BDSP.
No, since gen 8 the clothing options have only been getting MORE LIMITED.
With Scarlet and Violet being the worst of them all.
I feel like we’re going back to gen 1 customization
“Since gen 8”
So… for one game they got restricted
Also scarlet and violet has the best hair/face customization of the entire series, its a shame clothes are so restricted but other than that its amazing
@@dubiousdeliquite6641 “for one game”
Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Legends Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pear, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and I forgot Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are technically gen 7 but they were released on Switch.
And I don’t care for face customization, the thing you’re going to watch more often and more clearly are your clothes.
Don’t get me wrong, I think face customization is a step in the right direction, but removing clothes customization is not a fair trade off.
I’d 100% rather have clothes and no face customization than having face customization with the same clothes.
@@imprincesswolfy2565 sword and shield and legends arceus all had amazing customization, not sure what youre going on about there, and brilliant diamond and pearl are remakes like oras, the remakes dont add customization to the games. And im the opposite, for me being able to change the face and hair of my character are way more important than changing their outfit because that what makes them more of their own character rather than just the same mannequin in different clothes. Im also just fine with it because I like the reasoning being that its a school uniform so you wear it when doing the school activity of the treasure hunt. If next gen is like thid again THEN ill be more annoyed with it, but as a one off thing I think it fits the story and region nicely
I just started playing Pokémon like since 2022
switching Pokemon out at a moment's notice was all the way back in Gen I, but only in the anime and forgotten after it was mentioned.
My first game was Pearl and Sinnoh has an absurd amount of needed hms
some of this stuff made me realise why some old people hate the fact younger generations have it easier, because i was thinking the same things about younger generations of pokemon (my first and favourite game was pikemon X, not exactly old but old enough to remember HMs)
USUM gave us the Ultra Warp Ride (for those shiny hunters out there), plenty of sidequests, the Rainbow Rocket Episode and Mantine Surf btw
Yes.
Frostbite is so much better than Freeze. We need it.
And we also need an equivalent to Intimidate that lowers Special Attack.
Remember the good ol' days of finding a rare or legendary pokemon, getting it to the red, then going to throw a poke ball only to be told your box was full and you can't catch any more pokemon? Fond memories....
Finding a legendary? Is it like unexpected encounter or what? I mean you SHOULD know if you're going to face a legendary.
@@BichTede it was actually extremely easy for a 9 year old in 1998 with no home internet to find a legendary unexpectedly in their first playthrough. Unless your parents got you a strategy guide or something, you were playing blind
@@BichTede Besides, he was mking mention of how in the old games you had to manually change boxes, otherwise, when they got full the game would simply make it so you couldn't catch anymore till you swapped boxes.
The pc thing is my favorite. I remember the anime. Ash caught a seventh pokemon and Brock said he just has to press a little white button on his Pokédex to swap em. This was after he “battled” and caught krabby. In KANTO. I was so annoyed as a kid that we didn’t have this alleged ability and it was that way until gen 8
You should change your title to "20 Changes That Made AuraGuardian Less Impatient"
THE KING IS HERE
1:11 WELL ACKCHYUALLY that change happened in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, which are part of Generation VII.
BD/SP's league rematches were something else...(I know the gym leaders borrowed their Survival Area teams from Platinum, but still.)
8:02 Too bad none of the gym leaders scale to your level, basically making you have to fight them in order anyways
God, I keep checking replies on comments to see what people think about it, but then I just see the stupid “you won something” bot
I’ve reported it like 5 times now gr
13:33 I want to see that feature in Gen 10.
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