Pokémon, the game series I love but don’t play enough. The anime series I’ve watched some of and don’t remember most of besides the movies i rewatched a bunch as a kid. The card game I never played correctly. But over all, something that makes me happy.
@@sheevpalpatine81 in jr school I made my own pkmn card game with gum leaders and all and it was the dumbest BC I gave my friends a mew with the base moves of earthquake and zap cannon(made the movesets myself) and it was boring
"I love any Pokémon games with dragons on the cover" The pokemon on the cover: not dragons *sees the games where both pokemon are actually dragons on the cover*: "yeah I think I'll pass"
Misty does probably love Ash, she just doesn't canonically accept it. I freaked when you talked about misty's song, i still listen to it from time to time.
Well yeah she legit tells Ash in one episode that they’re gonna someday marry each other and the original ending of the anime was grown up Ash and Misty with their kid, it was just cut cause it was a big money maker for them
@@iamjayrts25 yup that moment was funny and cute at the same time, also it kind of felt like they were leaning for a kiss when misty was leaving the trio but they got interrupted by Brock. Also she says in her mind "I finally know how you feel about me ash ketchum."
I feel as if we need JaidenAnimations to help Foot finish Ruby and then record the experience, she is the chosen one to help this boy be the very best.
As a fellow Pokemon fan I never even cared about the mainline games growing up. I only liked watching the Anime, and only played a handful of spin-offs. But decided to have Pokemon Sword and Shield be my first mainline game and have been loving it ever since! I currently have over 3K hours put into it! Also looking forward to Legends Arceus!
“Of all the mainline Pokémon games I played literally half were the same game” you understand that of all the mainline Pokémon games half are the same game?
He's talking about how he pretty much played Red 3 times or atleast Gen 1/Kanto games. sure, each game is about a 10 year old (or slightly older) becoming the best, beating Gyms and then the Elite Four and stopping a band of evil dowers. but each one has different themes, locations and characters to experience. Hell, i could say the same for Mario games but people don't whine about thise.
@@crcoghill Nah, I think you kinda missed OnlyItsMeReid's point bro. He's talking about the fact that for every generation of Pokemon, they release two mainline games that are exactly the same (Red and Blue, Gold and Silver, Sword and Shield, etc) with just some minor differences (way more minor than the differences between Red and FireRed). So, by definition, literally at least half of the mainline Pokemon games are copies of another mainline Pokemon game (more than half actually, since every generation has a third game that's also the same as the first two: Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, etc).
"I love pokemon but not for main games but for the general idea." Thats pretty much it. EDIT: Seems some got the wrong idea when I wrote this, which I get, since its kinda vague. When I said "that pretty much it" that was really in general, as in tons of people only really love pokemom for the idea and not the actual games, similar to Sonic.
I can guarantee you that 90% of pokemon fans love pokemon for the main games and not just the concept my guy. Sonic and pokemon are two different things.
The sad, frustrating thing about the games is that you cannot finish them on your own. Yes, you can finish the story, and yes, you can beat the league, but it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to complete the pokedex, even playing with other people at the same time, if you do not live in the areas where Nintendo releases the unique pokemon, like Mew back in the days of Red (you have to live in fricking Japan to even get him).
@@arkgenesis8811 Well yes, the newer games were easier since you can trade online AND Legendary and Mythical Pokemon were given out more often and with codes instead of having to go to VERY SPECIFIC places lol. Those old games it was much harder.
It is actually wild that I have only ever finished a couple Pokemon games, yet own like 5 of them. That sort of weird blind hope that we'll re-find that magic in each generation is what has kept the series alive more than actual fun games. I'm not saying they *aren't* fun. But that quality doesn't really matter when they are guaranteed millions of nostalgia sales
I prefer a similar challenge that doesnt require me to get rid of pokemon that faint... Pretend youre a gym leader; youve got one type and only use mons of that type from when you can get at least two mons of that type. Want a real challenge, choose a type like bug or ice which are notoriously weak types (usually tho from gen to gen it does vary a bit); or go real hard mode and choose normal heh. Exceptions can be allowed based on what ya feel is okay; like I allowed myself to use that one scorpion bug even after it evolved and lost bug type. I didnt even end up using the mon, but I allowed myself the choice heh. Tho that was also kinda easy mode at the start as I had a frend trade me two eggs so I cud from the start have both Snom and the firebug snake whose name im blankin on heh. Finding out the elite four included two types that were super strong against my team tho rly made up for that xD
@@kendallcuddles And? The persons statement is prty clear... Playin a nuzlocke run is how to get interestd enuf to truly finish a game for once. Esp given a nuzlocke run can have an ending that doesnt involve reachin the elite four and winnin heh.
@@SylviaRustyFae OP quoted about never finishing a game then naming Nuzlocke as if that is a Pokémon game. What OP should have said was "if you want a reason to finish, try a Nuzlocke run." OP wasn't clear at all.
Honestly one of the best ways to fall in love again with pokemon is NOT the mainline series of games the best games In the series are the spin-off. Pokemon ranger is very cool and has a very fun light story Pokemon mystery dungeon is probably the best spin-off of series of games in terms of story gameplay characters and a lot more Pokemon conquest Is fun for fans of strategy rpgs and Japanese culture Pokepark is a cool minigames collection And there are others which I never played or heard
Dude, you like what you like. If you don’t LOVE Pokémon anymore that’s ok. You do what you love and you’ll be happy! Also, I’m excited to see how your Ruby experience is going to go. I hope you enjoy it. At least a little bit! (Hoenn is my favorite btw!)
I have a strange relationship with Pokémon, as in I love everything about it EXCEPT the gameplay. I like the designs of the Pokémon and the humans, I like the regions, I LOVE the soundtracks, especially those from Diamond and Pearl onward, I like the stories (when they have one), and I enjoy watching things like Pokémon Generations and Twilight Wings. It’s just that the gameplay is just really dull to me, much like most turn-based RPGs.
I believe that you would do well playing legends Arceus it has much more of an adventure game with hiding in the grass using items to lure Pokemon and minimal fighting if you really want to.
This was me to a tee, I love Pokemon, but as an idea. I never super got into the main series games like my brother did, dropping off the entire IP from gen 5, only picking up the IP again until now. I've wondered for years why I loved all of the Spin-off titles, Mystery Dungeon, Ranger, Conquest, Pokepark, Rumble, all of it, but never the main line games. Only a few months ago, I realized, I don't want to be a Pokemon trainer. It just doesn't interest me. I'd rather imagine everything else I could do in the Pokemon world, without being a trainer. I still claim I'm a fan, despite never finishing a single main-line Pokemon game.
I relate, i WANT to like it but its just not an rpg thats that good in my opinion (it's too shallow in gameplay and the stories arn't that good). I'd rather play something like persona, digimon or final fantasy. But i'd always have memories of enjoying rumble blast and mystery dungeon unlike the mainline.
@@theluminousone5883 I read your comment and was just about to recommend Persona but you mentioned it yourself. Don't sleep on the Shin Megami Tensai series, either. It's the original 'creature collecting' series that started it all and Persona is a spin off.
@@sausagesausage i beat Smt4. And own the other 3ds games. (I actually perfer it to persona because i dont really like the life-sim elements) I just didnt want to mention it because it would seem "edgy" or possibly too niche. but what i like about smt is that it has basically everything pokemon lacked for me. -theres a sense of both difficulty in the gameplay and Stakes in the story (and the bad guys arnt these incompetent crooks) -the battle system isnt generic and requires you to think about passing turns, using criticals/weaknesses, buffs and debuffs etc (meanwhile in pokemon you can just use your starter and exp share for most of the game.) -its one of the only creature collection games that hasnt fallen to the wayside and is a darker take on the genre. And many other things. Including the fact that the games and the other spinoffs are more varied than pokemon and the fact that atlus cares about the end product because unlike pokemon they arn't seemingly to big to fail. (Smt4:Apocalypse and Tms:FE are the exeptions.) Thanks though!
I think one part of Pokémon that you’d enjoy is the Adventures manga, a pretty underrated aspect of the series overall. It takes a much darker approach to the series while still having the same Pokémon vibe the main series has. It’s great for audiences that are a bit older and want a new perspective to Pokémon
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 Yeah, That's the thing, even as a fan it can get really repetitive and its something that you either quickly love, or quickly hate. If you're using things like emulators or mods you could try and use cheats to "Skip the dungeon crawling"
@@theluminousone5883 Plus the game can be kinda unforgiving with death, taking away half of your items if you die, so you better hope you're the right level or have enough items for when the game forces you to go through potentially multiple dungeons back to back so you can't necessarily go back and grind. Just my personal experience though.
@@superlombax1561 Yeah, I saved scummed for my entire playthrough of explorers of time, and even then most of the time I was only saved by starting as treecko and having absorb/Mega drain alongside tons of reviver and blast seeds. Though the partner is extremely suicidal and always wastes through reviver seeds.
My interest in the franchise died due to timing. I had just caught all 150 pokemon in Red/Blue (Mew doesn't count), and was very disappointed by getting a reward of some lame certificate in the game. MERE DAYS after that I saw a commercial going on about new Pokemon to catch in the upcoming Gen 2. All I could think to myself is that it was never going to end and wasn't worth the trouble anymore. I was certainly right to assume it was never going to end :p
My first Pokemon game was Yellow. Having watched the anime, I used to be super excited to turn on my Purple Gameboy and go on adventures with my very own Pikachu. I even had a stuffed Pikachu plush that I adored.
FOAFY: "If I don't, whatever, you don't control me" ME: Yeah, but we control your sub count 🥲 Kidding though. You do you man 😂You still rock regardless
I saw that game on th shelf. I wanted to try it out so baaad. But I hated the Wii so much x.x I practically skipped the Wii for the wiiu, and forgot to get it.
Diamond and Pearl was a falling away point for a lot of fans, honestly. But you can be a Pokemon fan without playing the main games. My nieces started out with the TCG and plushies, but have since moved up to the core games. As for you, if playing the main games is really something you want to do, I suggest you do as follows: 1: When possible, play the region's 3rd game or a remake to better enjoy the new region. This is so you can benefit from new story elements, features, or in the case of Kanto, playing the remake means you don't have to worry about your box being full and being unable to catch anymore Pokemon. However, there are some distinct differences between Ruby and Omega Ruby, so I don't blame you for using playing the original. 2: For Black and White, you have to play their respective sequel. This is because the sequel to Black has White's box Legendary. There are other reasons as well, but that's the one that matters to me. 3: Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon are better than Sun & Moon. The only reason to get Sun & Moon is for Zygarde. 4: Don't play alone. Most of the fun from the early days of Pokemon came from trades and battles between friends. And as one final note, if you plan to play the physical games, keep in mind that the batteries in the cartridges may need to be replaced. The games are old, after all. Ones with an internal clock have their batteries die much faster as well. By the way, you should look into modding that smashed Game Boy if all that's wrong with it is the screen.
@Rafa7034 Notice I said "a falling away point", implying that there were multiple times that Game Freak lost a chunk of their audience. A number of people also fell away before Gen 3. I didn't even know the GBA games were out until I saw it on a shelf. I bought Sapphire, which is odd because I was a day 1 buyer of Pokemon Silver and a Pokemon Pikachu 2. I still play the games because I enjoy training Pokemon. I miss trading and battling friends, but I think things are finally close enough that I can at least try to battle friends online.
I miss the old pokemon songs, especially the tracks from Pokemon Kareokemon, nowadays the localization doesnt even rlly bother to do a hit anime theme, smh
FOAF: I'm going to beat Pokémon Ruby Steven Stone: *cackling in the distance* (also I recommend Omega Ruby because there's a new post-game story where you can catch Rayquaza)
I loved that album too. Listened to it religiously. And loved Pokemon from an early age but dropped off after gold and silver. I still follow them but haven't really played them since x and y. Thank you for continuing to make videos I appreciate your content greatly. Oh I forgot my dad got me and my sister into the card game when it first came out. Haven't really got into them at all since.
Just because somebody objects to criticism (not specifically talking about the topic at hand, I don’t even disagree with it) doesn’t mean they think the thing they like is perfect. “Criticism = hatred” is not the result of “toxic fandoms” (which don’t exist), it’s part of capitalist culture that indoctrinates us from youth and encourages blind loyalty. Also, be sympathetic to people who are afraid to criticize what they like, it may be something with a special meaning that they don’t want to let go of.
@@diamondminer5459 he didn't finish even ONE of the games! He only played the first ones as a kid and couldn't complete it ( i don't blame him because i had the same problem. I couldn't read english so i could play until before the 8th gym as a kid but thats beside the point.) And retrying it as a adult but only just playing a little bit of the newer gens (after gen 5) and not even trying to finish it. His opinion is invalid until he completes at least one of them in my opinion
I’m with him. I stopped after fire red and leaf green. The game mechanics got to crazy for me and I was getting older (back then being a nerd wasn’t cool). Now as a full grown adult I’m loving going back and playing all the games and I’m more invested in the TCG than ever
You saying that misty liking ash wasn’t canon, tells me that you don’t remember the episode where she chose to support ash over a guy that she thought was a perfect person to date, confirming that she realized her affection to ash. And the dude doesn’t finds out at all. The guys that wanted to date misty then loses the battle and says that ash is a lucky man for having misty and ash is just dumbfounded. This shit stayed with me and was like “wait, what does that mean? What!?”
Oddly enough the main Pokémon games is the only part of the series i still get excited about. I haven’t followed the anime since the end of diamond and pearl series and the side games were interesting up until the wii . It’s great to hear the thought of other players of the series. Keep up the great videos.
YEAAAHH POKEMON SNAP, I'm so amazed, litterly two weeks ago I told my friends that it was my first pokemon game and they didn't knew it and thaught I was crazy for not playing the main games. But I guess I'm not crazy at all :)
I never really collected the cards, the only card I really remember was a kinda rare card I found on a playground floor. My friend told me that is was super rare, and maybe even worth £100 (I'm British), when I got home and researched it, it was worth about 8 quid, and it was damaged, so about £3. I still have it taped to my door.
I feel you FoaF, I too have never been able to finish a pokemon game. Though in my defence, I did make it to the pokemon league in pokemon emerald, but for the life of me I could never beat the champion. That guy's grass and water types straight up nuked my team with their poison attacks, even when I had the big legendary Rayuquaza on my team! (I'm really sad they never did a remake of the middle of the road games like emerald or crystal because those are the ones with legendaries I actually want.) I think one reason I'm so off and on with these monster catching/battle games myself is the character designs. That's probably why I've been more invested with the Nexomon series that was made by an indie developer; they just have cooler looking monsters. I'll admit, there are still a handful of pokemon I will always find cool, (Sceptile fan for life!) but Nexomon just has a bigger cool to uncool ratio than pokemon does nowadays. Plus the parents and friends of your playable character are way more fleshed out and actually have sever impact on the plot itself; and there's also a crime fighting team of super sentai lookalikes.
6:05 ACKHCHUALLY, I clearly remember that they liking each other romantically but not confessing their feelings was something that was teased very often in the show, and while not explicitly stated, it was very clear that Misty was infatuated with Ash. So...
Remember that flashback ( or I guess flashforward?) That was supposed to be In the first pokemon movie where it basically confirms that Ash and Misty got married and had a kid The frick was that?
@@mr.redguard6702 From what I could find, granted I don't have the sources at this time, canonically the series was supposed to end after red and blue. Indigo league was the one and only season for Pokemon. After the huge success, they decided to milk the series for another 25 years so Misty and Ash getting married was retconned away.
The frist time I played pokemon, I was in like 5th or 6th grade and started with diamond pearl and heart gold soul silver. Yet my faviorte pokemom game is saphire (on my brothers game boy)
I love how I don't even need the music or sound effects put into it the video, I can just look at the images and instantly it plays in my head... God they were great games back in the day. Anyone else?
This strikes incredibly close to home. Gen 3 was the last gen i played/cared about as a kid, and i basically didn't think about pokemon again until the 20th anniversary/sun and moon hype train pulled up. It was realy weird rediscovering this thing that I know i super loved as a kid, but somehow completely forgot about. Im glad i did, Iove it again but it also makes me feel a little weird/sad thinking about how many other things or people that were important to me once have I also forgotten about? If i could have forgotten something as big as pokemon, who knows what else might have slipped away.
I've always preferred the Pokémon themselves, rather than the games, although sometimes I went through phases of loving the games the the exclusion of everything else.
This is a really great video, I found myself relating to your thoughts quite a bit actually. I am a huge fan of Pokémon and love the main games, but they were never the focus. It could be nostalgia now (I don’t think I’ll ever have nostalgia for swsh) but I don’t honestly know why I love Pokémon. I guess it’s just Pokémon itself.
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Pokémon, the game series I love but don’t play enough. The anime series I’ve watched some of and don’t remember most of besides the movies i rewatched a bunch as a kid. The card game I never played correctly. But over all, something that makes me happy.
Did anyone play the card game correctly?
That exactly how I feel also!
@@sheevpalpatine81 no
@@sheevpalpatine81 Yep tournaments won a couple 1st and 2nd places. Back when Darkrai was super OP before that too TCG changed a lot.
@@sheevpalpatine81 in jr school I made my own pkmn card game with gum leaders and all and it was the dumbest BC I gave my friends a mew with the base moves of earthquake and zap cannon(made the movesets myself) and it was boring
So about that earlier title “Confessions Of A Pokemon Fan”.
glad im not the only one who knew
Thank you for reminding me
Idk why he changed it lol
@@DarthRaichu same
I thought I was crazy
That is genuinely the most hilarious way to fall out of Pokemon, I love that
Agreed
Feel bad for gamefreak
@CP D2191 they probably gonna ended up the same way
Ikr lmao
Yeah lol
i used to call him "Ash Ketchup"
Pokémon Ash Ketchup and Pokémon Misty Mayonnaise
Tom Ato and his friends Ann Chovy and Caesar Salad
This reminds of Johnny Test
No wonder Pikachu likes Ash so much.
Same
I don’t care what anyone says. Team Rocket’s song “Double Trouble” on the 2BA Master soundtrack, still slaps
YES
YESSS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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"I love any Pokémon games with dragons on the cover"
The pokemon on the cover: not dragons
*sees the games where both pokemon are actually dragons on the cover*: "yeah I think I'll pass"
Tbf Dialga and Palkia look as much as Dragons as Groudon does. Which means not a lot .
I am sure that many people never realized what Ketchum meant.
Since I'm Mexican, when growing up I thought Ketchum was just a random pun on Ketchup
Ketchum. Ketch-um. Catch-em
Catchem all
Wow
Is that really what it means
mindblown...
@@gloomy_nightflower7007 ash Kaughtem
“Somethings are just there and you can’t get rid of it”
*Among us*
amogus
Well it’s dieing
Its been dying but it may still exist and live on with a better reputation than say fortnite?
in pokemon we call it amoonguss
@Skate Spots DO NOT SPEAK OF THAT GAME
Nothing is more inescapable than Cynthia
*King of the hill scene comes on*
@@DarkRizzard69 footofaferret
Ha
@MarsKid f o f y
“Trapinch”
Misty does probably love Ash, she just doesn't canonically accept it. I freaked when you talked about misty's song, i still listen to it from time to time.
Well yeah she legit tells Ash in one episode that they’re gonna someday marry each other and the original ending of the anime was grown up Ash and Misty with their kid, it was just cut cause it was a big money maker for them
@@iamjayrts25 yup that moment was funny and cute at the same time, also it kind of felt like they were leaning for a kiss when misty was leaving the trio but they got interrupted by Brock. Also she says in her mind "I finally know how you feel about me ash ketchum."
Kind of like Serena better for Ash. But I do like Misty just seems like a sister.
@@aBatwoman misty seems kind of better for ash's personality, ash never reciprocated with anything when it comes to serena's romantic feelings.
I would argue, as an amourshipper, but I won't get into a shipping war off a youtube comment
No matter what people say about the new or old games we can all agree the music slaps for every gen
especially gen V 🤞🙄
@@GUGATWP thats a Weird way of Saying Gen III but ok
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 i mean gen 5 piss off❤️
@@GUGATWP oooooh i get it Gen 6
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 I think you meant gen 4 but w/e
fun fact, the lapras in snap gets closer the more pictures you take of it
"How are they gonna make Pokemon work on the Nintendo DS"
Pokemon Ranger: Am I a joke to you?
In all seriousness though, Pokemon Ranger Slaps
Theres also mystery dungeon with its dual screens and the mapping
Since he likes the franchise as a whole but not the mainline games as games, maybe he'd enjoy the other spinoffs such as Ranger and PMD?
Touch the Bidoof
@@autobotstarscream765 he didn't even play any of them so i find his opinion invalid
@@humanoidfrog4645 How do you mean?
I feel as if we need JaidenAnimations to help Foot finish Ruby and then record the experience, she is the chosen one to help this boy be the very best.
yes
Heck have her help Ilymations with Pokemon Diamond while we’re at it.
Like no one ever was
@@MizuHime07 flashbacks to pt nuzlocke
its foafy, please don't say foot XD
As a fellow Pokemon fan I never even cared about the mainline games growing up. I only liked watching the Anime, and only played a handful of spin-offs. But decided to have Pokemon Sword and Shield be my first mainline game and have been loving it ever since! I currently have over 3K hours put into it! Also looking forward to Legends Arceus!
“Of all the mainline Pokémon games I played literally half were the same game” you understand that of all the mainline Pokémon games half are the same game?
He's talking about how he pretty much played Red 3 times or atleast Gen 1/Kanto games. sure, each game is about a 10 year old (or slightly older) becoming the best, beating Gyms and then the Elite Four and stopping a band of evil dowers. but each one has different themes, locations and characters to experience. Hell, i could say the same for Mario games but people don't whine about thise.
@@crcoghill couldn’t agree more
@@crcoghill Nah, I think you kinda missed OnlyItsMeReid's point bro. He's talking about the fact that for every generation of Pokemon, they release two mainline games that are exactly the same (Red and Blue, Gold and Silver, Sword and Shield, etc) with just some minor differences (way more minor than the differences between Red and FireRed). So, by definition, literally at least half of the mainline Pokemon games are copies of another mainline Pokemon game (more than half actually, since every generation has a third game that's also the same as the first two: Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, etc).
OVER half. Remember Pokemon yellow. Oh yeah and remakes
@@jamesedward3619 oh, took me a minute to get that
"I love pokemon but not for main games but for the general idea."
Thats pretty much it.
EDIT: Seems some got the wrong idea when I wrote this, which I get, since its kinda vague. When I said "that pretty much it" that was really in general, as in tons of people only really love pokemom for the idea and not the actual games, similar to Sonic.
That is basically all this video about
@@piranhalettuce lmao no
You have 3 replies and no one misunderstood lmao
I can guarantee you that 90% of pokemon fans love pokemon for the main games and not just the concept my guy. Sonic and pokemon are two different things.
Tons of people like the idea, but not the games? The sales say otherwise.
The sad, frustrating thing about the games is that you cannot finish them on your own. Yes, you can finish the story, and yes, you can beat the league, but it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to complete the pokedex, even playing with other people at the same time, if you do not live in the areas where Nintendo releases the unique pokemon, like Mew back in the days of Red (you have to live in fricking Japan to even get him).
Thats why you use action replays. Yes, its cheating but id let it slide as its something unobtainable.
@@Restarterzero Action replays? what's that?
@@daniel_rossy_explica Something that hacks a game and allows you to use cheats. For example, infinite master balls.
I have a friend who finished the pokedex of I think Pokemon Black, near solo
@@arkgenesis8811 Well yes, the newer games were easier since you can trade online AND Legendary and Mythical Pokemon were given out more often and with codes instead of having to go to VERY SPECIFIC places lol. Those old games it was much harder.
I like zigzagoon as well you probably could have guessed that though
Make a Pokémon Part two
Floafy: I didn’t care that much about treecko
MandJTV: loads shotgun with religious intent
I think you mean "malicious intent"
Hey you stole my profile let pic
@@mrrod6973 oh sorry
@@onlyinflorida4280 i changed it anyway
Ok, cool.
"How will they have touch screen gimmicks in Pokemon?"
* Glances at Pokemon Ranger *
Yeah, IDK man
CIRCLES!!!!
Touch the bidoof.
Touch the Bidoof.
Touch the Bidoof.
Touch the Bidoof.
It is actually wild that I have only ever finished a couple Pokemon games, yet own like 5 of them. That sort of weird blind hope that we'll re-find that magic in each generation is what has kept the series alive more than actual fun games. I'm not saying they *aren't* fun. But that quality doesn't really matter when they are guaranteed millions of nostalgia sales
"I've never finished a pokemon game"
Nuz-Locke. Nuz-Locke. Nuz-Locke. NUZ. LOCKE.
I prefer a similar challenge that doesnt require me to get rid of pokemon that faint...
Pretend youre a gym leader; youve got one type and only use mons of that type from when you can get at least two mons of that type.
Want a real challenge, choose a type like bug or ice which are notoriously weak types (usually tho from gen to gen it does vary a bit); or go real hard mode and choose normal heh.
Exceptions can be allowed based on what ya feel is okay; like I allowed myself to use that one scorpion bug even after it evolved and lost bug type. I didnt even end up using the mon, but I allowed myself the choice heh.
Tho that was also kinda easy mode at the start as I had a frend trade me two eggs so I cud from the start have both Snom and the firebug snake whose name im blankin on heh.
Finding out the elite four included two types that were super strong against my team tho rly made up for that xD
Nuzlocke isn't a game. It's a self-imposed challenge.
@@kendallcuddles And? The persons statement is prty clear... Playin a nuzlocke run is how to get interestd enuf to truly finish a game for once. Esp given a nuzlocke run can have an ending that doesnt involve reachin the elite four and winnin heh.
@@SylviaRustyFae
OP quoted about never finishing a game then naming Nuzlocke as if that is a Pokémon game. What OP should have said was "if you want a reason to finish, try a Nuzlocke run."
OP wasn't clear at all.
@@kendallcuddles 38 upvotes say othrwise
Proud to be a part of Team Rocket
Good
If Kim Jong un was leader of Team Rocket, Team Rocket would be indestructible
Team Rocket is blasting a rocket into America
Honestly one of the best ways to fall in love again with pokemon is NOT the mainline series of games the best games In the series are the spin-off.
Pokemon ranger is very cool and has a very fun light story
Pokemon mystery dungeon is probably the best spin-off of series of games in terms of story gameplay characters and a lot more
Pokemon conquest Is fun for fans of strategy rpgs and Japanese culture
Pokepark is a cool minigames collection
And there are others which I never played or heard
Pokemon coliseum and xd gale of darkness
Dude, you like what you like. If you don’t LOVE Pokémon anymore that’s ok. You do what you love and you’ll be happy! Also, I’m excited to see how your Ruby experience is going to go. I hope you enjoy it. At least a little bit! (Hoenn is my favorite btw!)
Only early people remember when this was called confessions of a Pokémon fan
I have a strange relationship with Pokémon, as in I love everything about it EXCEPT the gameplay. I like the designs of the Pokémon and the humans, I like the regions, I LOVE the soundtracks, especially those from Diamond and Pearl onward, I like the stories (when they have one), and I enjoy watching things like Pokémon Generations and Twilight Wings. It’s just that the gameplay is just really dull to me, much like most turn-based RPGs.
I believe that you would do well playing legends Arceus it has much more of an adventure game with hiding in the grass using items to lure Pokemon and minimal fighting if you really want to.
When I was around 5 years old I thought it was "Ash Ketchup" XD
lol! It really sounds like it.
This was me to a tee, I love Pokemon, but as an idea. I never super got into the main series games like my brother did, dropping off the entire IP from gen 5, only picking up the IP again until now. I've wondered for years why I loved all of the Spin-off titles, Mystery Dungeon, Ranger, Conquest, Pokepark, Rumble, all of it, but never the main line games. Only a few months ago, I realized, I don't want to be a Pokemon trainer. It just doesn't interest me. I'd rather imagine everything else I could do in the Pokemon world, without being a trainer. I still claim I'm a fan, despite never finishing a single main-line Pokemon game.
I relate, i WANT to like it but its just not an rpg thats that good in my opinion (it's too shallow in gameplay and the stories arn't that good).
I'd rather play something like persona, digimon or final fantasy.
But i'd always have memories of enjoying rumble blast and mystery dungeon unlike the mainline.
@@theluminousone5883 And that's perfectly alright! we all have opinions and no one deserved to be attacked for their own.
@@theluminousone5883 I read your comment and was just about to recommend Persona but you mentioned it yourself.
Don't sleep on the Shin Megami Tensai series, either. It's the original 'creature collecting' series that started it all and Persona is a spin off.
@@sausagesausage i beat Smt4. And own the other 3ds games. (I actually perfer it to persona because i dont really like the life-sim elements)
I just didnt want to mention it because it would seem "edgy" or possibly too niche.
but what i like about smt is that it has basically everything pokemon lacked for me.
-theres a sense of both difficulty in the gameplay and Stakes in the story (and the bad guys arnt these incompetent crooks)
-the battle system isnt generic and requires you to think about passing turns, using criticals/weaknesses, buffs and debuffs etc (meanwhile in pokemon you can just use your starter and exp share for most of the game.)
-its one of the only creature collection games that hasnt fallen to the wayside and is a darker take on the genre.
And many other things. Including the fact that the games and the other spinoffs are more varied than pokemon and the fact that atlus cares about the end product because unlike pokemon they arn't seemingly to big to fail. (Smt4:Apocalypse and Tms:FE are the exeptions.)
Thanks though!
@@theluminousone5883 Agreed with everything here. Excellent series and can't wait for SMT V
I think one part of Pokémon that you’d enjoy is the Adventures manga, a pretty underrated aspect of the series overall. It takes a much darker approach to the series while still having the same Pokémon vibe the main series has. It’s great for audiences that are a bit older and want a new perspective to Pokémon
Omg, Pokémon Adventures is _WILD!!!_ I honestly like it better than the official media....
You stopped caring when they started putting actual dragons on the cover lol.
Lol that is true. Dang, talk about unlucky.
I'm so glad you brought up Misty's song to prove that wasn't some fever dream I had nobody I know ever seems to know what I'm talking about 😂
"to this day i have never finished a single pokemon game" OH MY GOD SAME
*Pokémon media is made*
"Is this canon?"
"Well yes, but actually no."
I would suggest playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. The story is so amazing, and beautiful!
Though as a fellow fan you either love the repetitive dungeon crawler, or hate it.
@@theluminousone5883 Personally im in a Middle Ground, Love the Story, Soundtrack and Characters, But i hate the Dungeon Crawling aspect
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 Yeah, That's the thing, even as a fan it can get really repetitive and its something that you either quickly love, or quickly hate.
If you're using things like emulators or mods you could try and use cheats to "Skip the dungeon crawling"
@@theluminousone5883 Plus the game can be kinda unforgiving with death, taking away half of your items if you die, so you better hope you're the right level or have enough items for when the game forces you to go through potentially multiple dungeons back to back so you can't necessarily go back and grind.
Just my personal experience though.
@@superlombax1561 Yeah, I saved scummed for my entire playthrough of explorers of time, and even then most of the time I was only saved by starting as treecko and having absorb/Mega drain alongside tons of reviver and blast seeds.
Though the partner is extremely suicidal and always wastes through reviver seeds.
My interest in the franchise died due to timing. I had just caught all 150 pokemon in Red/Blue (Mew doesn't count), and was very disappointed by getting a reward of some lame certificate in the game. MERE DAYS after that I saw a commercial going on about new Pokemon to catch in the upcoming Gen 2. All I could think to myself is that it was never going to end and wasn't worth the trouble anymore. I was certainly right to assume it was never going to end :p
My first Pokemon game was Yellow. Having watched the anime, I used to be super excited to turn on my Purple Gameboy and go on adventures with my very own Pikachu. I even had a stuffed Pikachu plush that I adored.
The nostalgia is strong with this one
FOAFY: "If I don't, whatever, you don't control me"
ME: Yeah, but we control your sub count 🥲
Kidding though. You do you man 😂You still rock regardless
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I literally went on a huge pokemon recconecting today after being caught up in school for 4months
And I was just watching a brief history on pokemon this morning.
I haven’t met anyone else that has ever heard of poke park Wii. It’s my childhood
I remember getting that game for Christmas when I was younger, although I don’t remember the gameplay much.
Used to Love that game as a Kid
Finally, someone else who remembers and loves this game. I am just so nostalgic for the poke park series
I saw that game on th shelf. I wanted to try it out so baaad. But I hated the Wii so much x.x I practically skipped the Wii for the wiiu, and forgot to get it.
And then there's me, who has also never completed a mainline Pokemon game but still plays Pokemon Masters religiously every day for some reason.
wait- ash Ketchum?? You’re telling me his name isn’t ash ketchup?! :0 *MY COUSINS LIED TO ME-*
LMAO
EVEN I DIDNT REALISE THE “gotta ketchum all” UNTIL NOW
Diamond and Pearl was a falling away point for a lot of fans, honestly. But you can be a Pokemon fan without playing the main games. My nieces started out with the TCG and plushies, but have since moved up to the core games.
As for you, if playing the main games is really something you want to do, I suggest you do as follows:
1: When possible, play the region's 3rd game or a remake to better enjoy the new region. This is so you can benefit from new story elements, features, or in the case of Kanto, playing the remake means you don't have to worry about your box being full and being unable to catch anymore Pokemon. However, there are some distinct differences between Ruby and Omega Ruby, so I don't blame you for using playing the original.
2: For Black and White, you have to play their respective sequel. This is because the sequel to Black has White's box Legendary. There are other reasons as well, but that's the one that matters to me.
3: Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon are better than Sun & Moon. The only reason to get Sun & Moon is for Zygarde.
4: Don't play alone. Most of the fun from the early days of Pokemon came from trades and battles between friends.
And as one final note, if you plan to play the physical games, keep in mind that the batteries in the cartridges may need to be replaced. The games are old, after all. Ones with an internal clock have their batteries die much faster as well.
By the way, you should look into modding that smashed Game Boy if all that's wrong with it is the screen.
@Rafa7034 Notice I said "a falling away point", implying that there were multiple times that Game Freak lost a chunk of their audience. A number of people also fell away before Gen 3. I didn't even know the GBA games were out until I saw it on a shelf. I bought Sapphire, which is odd because I was a day 1 buyer of Pokemon Silver and a Pokemon Pikachu 2.
I still play the games because I enjoy training Pokemon. I miss trading and battling friends, but I think things are finally close enough that I can at least try to battle friends online.
FootofaFerret: I didn't care much about Treeko.
*Sad Michael Noises*
*Cries in Sceptile*
Mandjtv is triggered
He's probably gonna watch this later
i am so happy how one of my favorite youtuber talks about my favorite franchise
Amazing! A fellow Journeys watcher. Hello Goh profile pic.
@@WhaleofaT1me hi roblox profile pic
Want to help me change it? I’ve been meaning to for quite a while
@@WhaleofaT1me u need to change ur google mail profile pic to change ur youtube photo too, or u need youtube studio
@@trainer_ids Nah, I know how, just need to know what to change it into!
I miss the old pokemon songs, especially the tracks from Pokemon Kareokemon, nowadays the localization doesnt even rlly bother to do a hit anime theme, smh
FOAF: I'm going to beat Pokémon Ruby
Steven Stone: *cackling in the distance*
(also I recommend Omega Ruby because there's a new post-game story where you can catch Rayquaza)
You can catch rayquaza in ruby too
@@silvertipstudio9622 he probably meant deoxys
*Title: "Why I gave up"*
*Foafy: 😆*
Quick correction, I’m pretty sure the kid in the red, blue and yellow games is named Red not Ash
Don't you be talkin' shit about my boy Satoshi.
@@Eyevou in english he is red
@@BAVR28 I'm about to blow your mind. You ready?
His name is also Red in Japanese.
@@Eyevou cool
Now this, ladies and gentlemen, is relatable.
YES BABY FOAFY PUCKED MUDKIP!!! respect
6:56, same. Ruby was my childhood pokemon game. I'm actually playing it now while watching this video.
I stopped playing after ruby too and now I'm going back and replaying everything I missed
I loved that album too.
Listened to it religiously.
And loved Pokemon from an early age but dropped off after gold and silver.
I still follow them but haven't really played them since x and y.
Thank you for continuing to make videos I appreciate your content greatly.
Oh I forgot my dad got me and my sister into the card game when it first came out.
Haven't really got into them at all since.
Ironically, last night I was watching Pokemon Journeys
Wow FOAFY I din't realise that Ketchum was Catch'um all either i was just focusing in the games,toys and the show still awesome though 2:44 to 3:00
Gen 3 is my personal favorite. It is grossly underrated.
Gen 3 is also my favorite
How is it underrated, everyone loves it.
How is gen 3 underrated... It has a remake and somehow survived the gen 8 dex cut
@@snowcatapeller I’m specifically talking the plot, most of the characters, Swampert, that kind of stuff.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT ASHS LAST NAME UNTIL NOW?!?! Geez, I'm an idiot. 😂😂
Bet ash holds an everstone so that prevents him from ever aging
Agree
Yes
Lol maybe
Footofaferret: *makes this video*
RUclips:*this is a good video to put an ad for Pokemon GO*
I used to think ash’s last name was ketchup.
This is how much people agree with me
👇
😂😂😂 That’s true
“Because my brain is just an empty, crumpled up water bottle” I spit lmao
Literally every Pokefan watching this rn: WUT
Not me, I’m kinda with him.
Just because somebody objects to criticism (not specifically talking about the topic at hand, I don’t even disagree with it) doesn’t mean they think the thing they like is perfect. “Criticism = hatred” is not the result of “toxic fandoms” (which don’t exist), it’s part of capitalist culture that indoctrinates us from youth and encourages blind loyalty. Also, be sympathetic to people who are afraid to criticize what they like, it may be something with a special meaning that they don’t want to let go of.
@@diamondminer5459 he didn't finish even ONE of the games! He only played the first ones as a kid and couldn't complete it ( i don't blame him because i had the same problem. I couldn't read english so i could play until before the 8th gym as a kid but thats beside the point.) And retrying it as a adult but only just playing a little bit of the newer gens (after gen 5) and not even trying to finish it. His opinion is invalid until he completes at least one of them in my opinion
I’m with him. I stopped after fire red and leaf green. The game mechanics got to crazy for me and I was getting older (back then being a nerd wasn’t cool). Now as a full grown adult I’m loving going back and playing all the games and I’m more invested in the TCG than ever
Daimond and pearl was my favorite main pokemon game and my first game ever. I'm sooooo glad they are getting a remake.
You saying that misty liking ash wasn’t canon, tells me that you don’t remember the episode where she chose to support ash over a guy that she thought was a perfect person to date, confirming that she realized her affection to ash. And the dude doesn’t finds out at all. The guys that wanted to date misty then loses the battle and says that ash is a lucky man for having misty and ash is just dumbfounded. This shit stayed with me and was like “wait, what does that mean? What!?”
Asitty confirmed
Oddly enough the main Pokémon games is the only part of the series i still get excited about. I haven’t followed the anime since the end of diamond and pearl series and the side games were interesting up until the wii . It’s great to hear the thought of other players of the series. Keep up the great videos.
YEAAAHH POKEMON SNAP, I'm so amazed, litterly two weeks ago I told my friends that it was my first pokemon game and they didn't knew it and thaught I was crazy for not playing the main games. But I guess I'm not crazy at all :)
12:25
I have that same pikachu-
its amazing how that batteries in that thing still work for a toy that old
Only OGs remember when this video was called “confessions of a Pokémon fan”
I never really collected the cards, the only card I really remember was a kinda rare card I found on a playground floor. My friend told me that is was super rare, and maybe even worth £100 (I'm British), when I got home and researched it, it was worth about 8 quid, and it was damaged, so about £3. I still have it taped to my door.
Petition for fotafoferret to bring back a brief history
I feel you FoaF, I too have never been able to finish a pokemon game. Though in my defence, I did make it to the pokemon league in pokemon emerald, but for the life of me I could never beat the champion. That guy's grass and water types straight up nuked my team with their poison attacks, even when I had the big legendary Rayuquaza on my team! (I'm really sad they never did a remake of the middle of the road games like emerald or crystal because those are the ones with legendaries I actually want.)
I think one reason I'm so off and on with these monster catching/battle games myself is the character designs. That's probably why I've been more invested with the Nexomon series that was made by an indie developer; they just have cooler looking monsters. I'll admit, there are still a handful of pokemon I will always find cool, (Sceptile fan for life!) but Nexomon just has a bigger cool to uncool ratio than pokemon does nowadays. Plus the parents and friends of your playable character are way more fleshed out and actually have sever impact on the plot itself; and there's also a crime fighting team of super sentai lookalikes.
when I was a kid I honestly thought that ash's last name was ketchup
2:45
Foafy:Am I the only one that realised that!?
The community:...
[Jaiden will remember that]...
My brain is too, an empty crumpled up water bottle.
You my friend, have gained yourself a sub.
Bruh thank you for helping me realize the truth about ash’s last name no joke
"Pokémon why I stopped carring"
Meanwhile me starving for another batch of Pokémon Journeys episodes to release on Netflix in my country.
Im wearing the brief history socks as im watching this right now.
6:05
ACKHCHUALLY, I clearly remember that they liking each other romantically but not confessing their feelings was something that was teased very often in the show, and while not explicitly stated, it was very clear that Misty was infatuated with Ash. So...
Remember that flashback ( or I guess flashforward?) That was supposed to be In the first pokemon movie where it basically confirms that Ash and Misty got married and had a kid
The frick was that?
@@mr.redguard6702 From what I could find, granted I don't have the sources at this time, canonically the series was supposed to end after red and blue. Indigo league was the one and only season for Pokemon. After the huge success, they decided to milk the series for another 25 years so Misty and Ash getting married was retconned away.
@@mr.redguard6702 But wasn’t it confirmed that it wasn’t Misty?
@@FalseLi3s But wasn’t it confirmed that it wasn’t Misty
@@FalseLi3s it's not milking if it's the natural course of the story
2:46 I just realized that yesterday at my cousins birthday party
The frist time I played pokemon, I was in like 5th or 6th grade and started with diamond pearl and heart gold soul silver. Yet my faviorte pokemom game is saphire (on my brothers game boy)
I love the “confession” videos! I hope you can make lots more.
Only true veterans will know this was originally called "Confessions of a Pokemon Fan"
2:55 ikr, or not everyone noticed. first time i heard that i thought "ketchup"
I remember a few episodes of the anime and that's it.
I love how I don't even need the music or sound effects put into it the video, I can just look at the images and instantly it plays in my head... God they were great games back in the day. Anyone else?
Team rocket blasting off at the speed of light
Surrender now our prepare to fight
*MEEEeOWtH THATs RIGHt*
This strikes incredibly close to home. Gen 3 was the last gen i played/cared about as a kid, and i basically didn't think about pokemon again until the 20th anniversary/sun and moon hype train pulled up.
It was realy weird rediscovering this thing that I know i super loved as a kid, but somehow completely forgot about. Im glad i did, Iove it again but it also makes me feel a little weird/sad thinking about how many other things or people that were important to me once have I also forgotten about? If i could have forgotten something as big as pokemon, who knows what else might have slipped away.
I've always preferred the Pokémon themselves, rather than the games, although sometimes I went through phases of loving the games the the exclusion of everything else.
This is a really great video, I found myself relating to your thoughts quite a bit actually. I am a huge fan of Pokémon and love the main games, but they were never the focus. It could be nostalgia now (I don’t think I’ll ever have nostalgia for swsh) but I don’t honestly know why I love Pokémon. I guess it’s just Pokémon itself.
This dude reads my mind when I like something he makes a video lol
2:45 omg I just realized this when you pointed it out...........
Pokemon was the first show i ever watched, and the first game i had for the switch. I really love it tho. And I still watch the anime.
When i played pokemon red when i was a kid i got lost in seafoam and never came back
Only beasts know that the main star of Pokémon was supposed to be clefairy and that was supposed to be ash’s starter
Ya then they said pikachu's cuter and we can sell better plushie
@@idksomerandomguyontheinter2875 yep