Evolution of Pokémon Games 1996 to 2022

[@amoorphis]

I remember being taken away from my abusive mother as a kid, and Pokémon Red was my escape. My happiness. My friends when I had nobody. My Pokémon were my friends, because I was made fun of in school also. I didn’t have anyone but these little guys. I’m 29 now, and I have my own house, making amazing money, and I live alone. I have braces to fix my insecurity of my teeth, the thing I was made fun of the most in school, but nobody cared to get my teeth fixed. I dealt with so much abuse as a kid, into my teenage years. I have a Switch, and I’ve been playing Pokémon for a long time. It’s so nice to know these little guys were there for me at my worst. Now at my best, I’ve never embraced something so much. They’re still my friends today as they were 15-20 years ago. Man I’m crying.

[@lightup6751]

Dude. I’m so sorry for what you had to go through.
But I am so happy that you overcame everything and made the life you deserve.
Can we chat for a bit?
I don’t talk to anyone that grew up on Pokemon anymore.
Pokemon Red and the TV series was my childhood as well.
Did you watch the anime too?

[@amoorphis]

@@lightup6751 I did. Thank you man. Sure we can talk!

[@iluvshawty]

Amazing Story! Sorry That Happened To You Man. Your Early Years Were Rough, But Atleast You Had Something To Make You Happy During Your Worst Times. I Wish The Best For You Moving On & Hope You Never Lose Love For Pokemon!

[@VictorMedeiros2310]

Man u r a champion, keep it up! Even bad things happened to u, don’t let it ruin your day even if it is bad memories

[@lj1393]

Your strong my bro. Your cool as hell! 😅

[@zefirnaya6238]

I did not expect to cry my eyes out coming into this but here I am, sobbing, reliving all the memories I’ve made over the years with Pokémon. Time to replay them all

[@muadz6629]

It's 2022, I'm 25 years old and I just started playing the original Red for the first time on my GBA SP. There's so much to catch up on, but I'm honestly having a blast. My Pokémon veteran friend has been helping me develop a decent team. I can't wait to play the other ones!

[@the6thbladebreaker681]

dont you mean firered

[@pikle8989]

ah ruby

[@khairulhazimsulaiman2740]

sp isnt the original , the original is in black & white pixel

[@bobathywaffe7056]

@@khairulhazimsulaiman2740 🤦‍♂️ sp is backwards compatible with gb

[@skywalker420tx7]

Im on Dimond rn i hope i can catch up to the rest of the world

[@toastofcinder3547]

I have very few memories of being a kid, but I will never forget going into Argos with my mum and getting Pokémon Red for the first time when it came out, put it in my translucent purple GBC and I’ve not stopped playing it since, I still play fire red regularly, what a childhood.

[@pokechallengeruns]

What a ride! Gen 1 will always have a special place in my heart.

[@o1syt]

Same

[@reneolagueortiz8646]

Memories of nostalgia when I was a kid

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

true!

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@MillenniumVT_Official
1996: Correct.
2022: Incorrect.

[@ikenji6861]

1996 - 2004 ... best time of my life❤️

[@gabrielcarvalho5008]

Agree 😢

[@FerneneAmour]

me too, me too ♡

[@gameraddict981]

Pokemon Trainer since Fire Red!

[@NotScared]

Pokemon Trainer since Pokemon X

[@romeovisalmos8370]

Fucking same

[@romeovisalmos8370]

But I'm still playing for red

[@SSJ491]

Pokémon Red and Blue is where I started from my childhood years in the late 1990s.

[@Scented876]

Blue!

[@1518bert]

Red, Gold, Ultra Sun, Let's Go Pikachu, and not soon enough...Scarlet/Violet. What a journey 🥲

[@adam_a923]

Man, the nostalgia hit hard from 1998-2009.

[@Darth_Raider_]

Fr

[@MegaVSable]

X&Y is so underrated it was a big transition from ds to 3ds and they nailed it

[@kitty32000]

Im currently 23 and I’ve been playing Pokémon since Diamond & Pearl, I’ve later on played the previous games before it and it’s definitely nice to hear the old GB music.
I love these games soo much, they’re such an important thing to my childhood.

[@yourname9881]

I just turned 30 😔 but I feel young still. Now it's all work and responsibilities. But I still play every now and then. I got brilliant diamond right now. Grew up with yellow version at 7 years old. Damn time flies.

[@myarmfell0ff]

I'm turning 30 in May. My first was Blue, which I still love to play.
I also had Yellow which blew my mind.
Whenever I need to escape adult life though, it's always Sapphire for me. I used to get lost in Hoenn ❤️

[@dfd7376]

Nearly 29 and been playing since yellow version. Just finished Pokémon scarlet, it’s all good I’m with you bro 😂

[@HysteriaXHF]

31 years old now and I've played everyone of them. Love the games.

[@mhnoni]

I've never had the chance to play any Pokemon games, which one should I play? I've only watched and loved the original classic Pokemon anime 1997. and yesterday I tried the TCG 2023 game but I would like to play a better game.

[@HysteriaXHF]

@nnoni4262 You could play fire red or leaf green. If you want a remaster basically of older ones or play pokemon yellow if you want a nice old school one.

[@mhnoni]

@@HysteriaXHF I see, thanks a lot. I will try the fire red,
One last question, what is the best modern pokemon game that has nice gameplay and maybe old Pokemon too?

[@mhnoni]

And I forgot to ask, what is the difference between FireRed and leaf green?

[@HysteriaXHF]

@@mhnoni Diamond and pearl, if you want to branch out after that do x and Y and then transverse into the newer open world ones. But I always love the old ones the most cause they were my childhood.

[@jaysonbautista1288]

We have every console of nintendo from 1996 (nintendo gameboy) upto 2022 (nintendo switch) and i have played the game from pokemon blue (japanese version) and i am still happy playing pokemon upto these days for 25yrs. Its amazing to see the evolution of the game from a black and white game to more like a virtual game play experience. I hope nintendo will not stop producing pokemon games so my children and i can play with these amazing games.

[@Neko-san]

Imagine having played every single one of these on their respective consoles.

[@mrsirbubblegum726]

Ugh thank you for this video. This has been such a lovely stroll down memory lane! And free entrance!! Your a hero!

[@OpenSurprise]

thanks for watching!

[@sarahfields288]

I do enjoy the memories that old Gameboy music brings back 😊

[@iamsphericus2663]

that first gen jingle took me back took me back. A part of me thought i could go back and play all the games i missed, after seeing how many have been released since Pokemon Gold that wont be happening.

[@dancrawford6029]

I'm from the UK and I was visiting momence Illnois in the USA in December 2001 where my parents and uncle and aunt took me, my sister and two cousins to toys r us and we were allowed to choose our Christmas presents, so I chose pokemon Crystal and a big stereo speaker and screen magnifying accessory, amazing memories, I remember showing the kids at school my USA Crystal cartridge i still have it!

[@humblelion1277]

Excellent compilation, this was very detailed and informative

[@LightStreak567]

Strange story. Back in the days when Red and Blue were new, sometime after I learned there is a Pokemon anime show, I had a dream that I was playing a 3D Pokemon game. No, it wasn't Pokemon Stadium, I was playing a Pokemon game on a handheld system with N64-like graphics in my dream. Looking back at that dream now, I strongly believe that I saw a brief vision of future me playing Pokemon X, Moon or UltraSun or Sword.

[@Wolfiix18]

Im 27 yes old and can’t stop playing all Pokémon games even the old ones and can’t stop watching the anime and movies , and believe or not when I heard the journey of ash gonna end I cried , I grew up with Pokémon I have so many memories with this IP

[@parenthecoltsenr]

FINALLY A GOOD GAMES EVOLUTION VIDEO

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

right? This is actually my favorite evolution games video

[@fred6o]

Let's appreciate how he skipped 50% of the pokemon games

[@billyg28]

Man I remember the original one. Had Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Crystal. Just picked up Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The remake plus is fun!

[@brianodonnell4496]

1990's: Pretty good.
2022: Nope?

[@Laz3rCat95]

Love seeing the consoles evolve with the games.

[@brandongarner5571]

I really need the last 7 Pokémon video games so I can complete my collection.

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

which generations?

[@jimdim2222]

I'm just now not only realizing how messed up my perception of when these games came out is, but also my perception of time itself. I swear it feels like gens 5-9 came out like rapid fire, after I got to high school I missed out on everything lol

[@Vixiebabe]

I have played Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, then I stopped during college, I continued playing with Let'sGoEevee, playing Legends of Arceus at the moment, and now excited forScarlet/Violet 🥰

[@bobathywaffe7056]

You missed some of the best games

[@Vixiebabe]

@@bobathywaffe7056 I have priorities

[@bobathywaffe7056]

@@Vixiebabe good point

[@crimsonlm9912]

You should end up playing Pokemon X/Y and sun/moon sometime there amazing

[@Vixiebabe]

@@crimsonlm9912 I'm planning to play them in my phone through emulators when I have the time

[@lightingrod5907]

Diamond and Pearl is when i fell in love with Pokémon. I remember getting it for i think my birthday when they came out.

[@svenfruiti494]

I'm currently playing gen 1- gen 3 ...but I initially grew up with gen 4 (pearl,platin)..and god, the emotions when I hear the soundtracks.

[@GrafDaaku]

The spinoff titles are missing like Pokémon Pinball.

[@noirelectrique8782]

I played the 1st pokemon games in 98 until the 3rd gen :) I love them and maybe even more crystal which a unique atmosphere

[@final4008]

I’m 23 and I’m barely playing Pokémon red for the first time ever I remember a friend gave me a Pokémon game for the gameboy & I was so dumb and young I didn’t understand the point of the game and never got into it lmao here I am years later and barely realize what the hype was really about truly an amazing game especially for it’s time it was ahead of the game

[@whitee123]

My official first game was Emerald, but since my older brother had Blue and Gold, I played those too. But imo Gen5 had the most enjoyable games 🤌🏼

[@SAHEL_141]

Pokemon X And Y Are my memories 😢

[@collectorofkillers]

We’ll never be able to enjoy Pokemon Yellow and Crystal and Emerald in the way when we played it for the first time.

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

I agree.

[@ariaelle499]

2021 somehow reverted back to the classic style

[@panchagurung6171]

Pokemon trainer since when I was born....

[@hshsjsjsj506]

I started playing Pokémon back when I was 12 pokemon crystal is my first Pokémon game 🤧 that's is so nostalgia to me it's bring me so much excitement everytime I discovered new places and town.

[@JavierMelgarJr]

Never had the opportunity to play the original ones, but I started playing with Pokémon Fire Red. I still play it on MyBoy. I remember playing back then in 2006. I still can't get the Pokedex completed, but I'll do it someday, all legal.

[@myarmfell0ff]

Leaf Green was my first preorder I ever made. I was lucky enough to have had Blue, Yellow, Silver and Sapphire before it.
I saved my allowance and birthday money for Leaf Green as soon as I saw it in the Pokémon World Magazine 🤣😅

[@droidsavior8985]

Do try playing firered omega, its a mod of fire red where all 300+ pokemon are available in the wild and some other changes.

[@ariaelle499]

@@droidsavior8985 fr? That's so cooll

[@arydimitri3100]

Ahh.. Emerald is my favorite 👍

[@corrupteddodo8965]

He got the Vanoss thumbnail

[@lokibau]

i've played only gen 1 and 2 games back then and loved evry second of them, now i've returned with violet and omg what a mess

[@sonny145]

So much experience with all of this games

[@henrysk3tchez]

I'm on a Saga of playing all of Pokémon Games in my 3DS/Switch (and despite I love Pokémon don't even know if that's worth it) although, by far, definitely it's apex is in Pokémon Black, and Pokémon Legends Arceus, both games where they decided to be a little more daring, which for me resulted in a major sucess. The history is a lot more interesting, with more background, and gaming design in general seems a lot more caring. Awesome.

[@realanimalshorts]

Very nice editing!

[@nope-zdvcz99]

see this video make me wanna play pokemon previous gen again :))

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

play!!! you can even play it on a ti-84+ calculator (I put gold there lol)

[@dirtmodjunkie1wgc]

Platinum, HGSS, B/W2 were my favorites

[@applescruff88]

It all started with Red for me. Following that I also played Yellow, Silver, Crystal, and Sapphire on the handhelds. My brother had the other ones up to that point, and we played the Pokemon Stadium games and Pokemon Colosseum. I got back into Pokemon this year playing SoulSilver and Black on an emulator. Went out and bought Brilliant Diamond, Sword, and a Switch lol. I turn 34 this week and hoping to receive Let's Go Eevee and Arceus. :) Looking to get Violet once it's patched. Maybe someday I'll go back to the emulator and play the gens I skipped.

[@xGshikamaru]

We're roughly the same age, I relate to that, I started with red/blue with my bro, then got gold/silver, we also got Stadium and Snap on the N64. I played ruby on an emulator at the time, but the experience isn't quite the same if you're playing alone in front of a computer screen. Then a few years later I met my wife and I played diamond/pearl with her and her kid. I'm kind of nostalgic of this period, when pokemon go came out I was very fond of the game but the emphasis was mostly about capturing pokemons, there wasn't a story element to it which I was missing and it didn't stick, plus it ate the phone battery very quickly and then you couldn't even hatch your eggs while going for a run cause they put a very low speed limit. If I were to play Pokemon these days I would need some kind of augmented reality like pokemon go but also a storyline to it and a way to integrate in the busy life of a grown up adult, it's kind of tough isn't it?

[@castoutnchill1785]

i only played blue version back in 1998 and it was the first video game i ever completed. i was 14 years old at the time. im 38 now crazy

[@Y0V0BANGZ]

I really played all games up until Platinum. Even have the original copies still

[@katesmith851]

Been playing since 1999☺️

[@benvids]

As a kid, Pokémon Blue gave me an adventure through a fictional Japan. I made it to Japan this year with my brother and we had our own adventure. I felt 6 years old again. The distillation of Japan into that tiny cartridge is very impressive.

[@alexlama2590]

My first pokémon game was Pearl, I loved that game and have played all the games after that, including pokémon scarlet 🥰

[@colinbrantcampbell8423]

Incredible timeline thank you for sharing!!!

[@TieuBanh-xg2ox]

With all the respect for these memories with Pokemon Red and Diamond, I can proudly say thank, that you helped me see the world with extra 3-diops glasses haha. Just love the game so much!

[@user-ql9we6mt8z]

Red and Blue version i put so much hours in then came yellow silver and gold. Those were all great but my pokemon journey ended after and moved on. Watching this amazed me how much the game grew and glad to see it. I just bought all seasons of pokemon tv show so im goin to binge and catch up what ive missed all these years. I still have all those games to this day still too. Lol

[@just_a_jellyfish9472]

I want to play them all so badly
I watched it more than 5 times just to get them in my mind

[@GoonieLord]

I remember back in early 98 as a young boy of 7 seeing Pokémon on the back of Lunchables before the games or TV showed aired. Got Yellow on Christmas of 99 at 9 years old been playing every gen 1-9 game in order 22 years 36 games going on 23 on December 25th. Unfortunately these newer gen games are burning me out and I've been going back to playing older gen games for that classic feel

[@SSJ491]

My young brother and I played Pokémon games from 1998 started with Pokémon Red and Blue versions on the Nintendo GameBoy Color handheld system from my childhood years through Pokémon Brilliant Diamond version on the Nintendo Switch handheld system in 2021 during my adulthood years.

[@Cruxis_Angel]

Same. I play gen 1-4 almost every other year. Gen 5 is when the series started to get iffy with me but was still good. 3DS was meh and switch era has been yikes for me.

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

In short, I'm old. (Started during Ruby Saphire Emerald and played LeafGreen and FireRed too) GBA v1 and I had the red and black DS

[@Eplo1]

ayy me too

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

@@Eplo1 Hello there fellow third generation veteran poke trainer!

[@andrewchatmon]

Can’t be that old I started with the original 3 that came out lol

[@ThunderGenesis]

Sun and Moon is where my passion for this series was severely damaged; the loss of Mega Evolution for a far worse gimmick, the Ultra Beasts, and abolishing the in-game National Dex were just too many hits at once.

[@Soulfide]

I cant believe how much its changed from me playing pokemon red in the 90s on my gameboy pocket. 😂 when i saw the red editions and lets go Evee/Pikachu it was def a nod to that classic series I grew up with. The last one I ever played was silver edition 😂. Waking up to watch the pokemon show on saturday mornings and walking around the neighborhood taking my binder full of pokemon cards will forever be a part of my childhood.

[@ichiroutakami4189]

I played blue then silver, sapphire, leaf green, then X, omega ruby, sun and moon...
I missed few games..

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

I missed gen 4567 so we're in the same boat here lol

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@MillenniumVT_Official Generations 1-3 were way better.

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

@@brianodonnell4496 I loved gen 3 so I'm glad that they're known as the better ones

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@MillenniumVT_Official Generations 1-2 too?

[@ultimaedits]

Hi! Can i use some part of the video for a Pokemon "video essay"? (i´ll give creddits to your chanel obviously)

[@stewartsutton9866]

They all bring back all good memories but the best ones were the ones on the Nintendo 64 with pokemon snap and pokemon stadium so glad they remade snap on the switch tho

[@Leafy17]

In 27 years we went from 2D animation on a black and white screen to a 3D open world masterpiece. Amazing.

[@kennethflaming8606]

Open world masterpiece lmaooo hell no

[@anthony22861]

My first Pokémon game was Pokémon Black. I first played that game in 2013, when I was 9 years old. Man, brings me back so many memories!

[@sabikaftahee6351]

Best review with gen details and gameplay, thank you so much.

[@shadowdarkness2860]

tempted to get a switch lite for violet/scarlet

[@tacticalmattress]

I started on Gen 1 but I have way more fond memories of Gen 2 - 4. Goldenage of Pokemon. Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum. Best games easily. FireRed was good too, and HG/SS.

[@tribalpyrotechnicsforrando2621]

My favorite pokèmon game is Sapphire (GBA) all the way , I prefer Sapphire details than Ruby ones , Ruby second place. Emerald? Just no , it's like a copy with some story modifications I don't like and added content , I played Emerald on an emulator and I stopped playing after a while , I keep playing Ruby&Sapphire on GBA , Emerald I felt like it was not authentic and was an alternative fake copy , I felt the sensation Ruby/Sapphire are the true ones , while Emerald is a fake. Emerald was done just to hope to sell copies with less effort in game realization , in fact it was much less bought than Ruby and Sapphire which are the most bought in the franchise , also in Emerald there is the Battle Frontier and there is a competition where you have to reach the top of a building by blindly choosing among ways with different outcomes and if you take the nasty way your pokèmon is poisoned by the referee (or whoever it is that jrk) even before the battle. Basically you have to let them poison your pokèmon without opposing resistance , that's something mischievous I would never do , I refused to compete there just for that , I was so disappointed that I quit the game , the other buildings were ok but I did not like some of those modes , I mean , a battle is a battle , pokèmon VS pokèmon , 1 vs 1 (or 2 vs 2 at max) , fair and square , no strange limitations , no strange stuff , that's the way I see it , then it's subjective. In Emerald there is one bug which allows the player to clone pokèmon , that means you can have maxed teams with ease , I also watched explanations about Emerald having places where you risk to get stuck forever and to be forced to restart the game since the very beginning if you save in the wrong moment , finally there are too many stranger pokèmon species in Emerald , so I did not feel the pokèdex as authentic anymore. I can say I played Emerald , but in Sapphire I did it all and , most importatly , l lived it! And so I do.

[@alexfuentes5662]

Pokemon trainer since Ruby and Gold, but Emerald and Platinum were my favorite in the whole series :')

[@crazyjedi7407]

Watching this makes me feel so old, my first pokemon game was pearl i was 12 years old

[@AlijoGaming]

This is awesome😍

[@brianodonnell4496]

1996: This is cool.
2022: No way.

[@wulffiana9355]

Pokemon Trainer since Ruby and Sapphire

[@jdagreatecho]

Can’t wait for Scarlett and violet

[@dajonspooker5728]

Sinnoh Region was the first Region in my Life which I have seen ever
Pokemon Soul Silver was My First Game From where I have started playing Pokemon Games
Pokemon Fire Red was the first Game which I have completed Officially

[@SSJ491]

Pokémon Red and blue versions were the very first Pokémon games/anime videogames that my young brother and I had played back then when we were kids in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was fun, hard, and challenging.

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@SSJ491 What if, Generation V had a remake?

[@lightningbenderhugo]

Been a trainer since red, blue and green 😁

[@gay_satan666]

My first was heart gold, i was 9 when i got it on my DS lite

[@dtvaganza]

Pokeplayer since Red and Blue at 9 years old, now i'm 31 and still playin. Guess its my first love

[@bluetenpollen]

oh i loved these games i was never able to play them as a child because my family didnt have enough money to buy the consoles and i would always look at them in the stores and watch gameplays on my moms phone... later when my mom got a little laptop i was finally able to play some pokemon games on an emulator on the laptop! emerald was my very first pokemon game that i've played and i alsp got to play pokemon black and y- which i always found the most interesting - on my ex boyfriends nintendo ds. now that i have my own job i bought a switch and tried legends arceus, played shield and am currently playing shining pearl too but i really like the old games sooo much more. it's a pity i couldn't play most of them.

[@RookieGamerz-3110]

U can play all of them now also if u want

[@bigiron1990]

I still remember waking up the day after my birthday when I turned six with my new gameboy sp with fire red still playing battle music. I played it straight to I fell asleep.

[@arlissmith876]

Man seeing pokemon soulsilver brings back memories, I never finished it sadly and I never knew saving was a thing as when I played it was much younger and dumber, but man, thinking back to it, it was an epic game, I never even knew what pokemon was till I played it, sadly I can’t play it anymore till I get a new DS, as my old one suddenly stopped working one day.
But hey, in the future, one day I’ll play it again

[@righthandstep5]

Pokemon trainer since Pokémon Blue

[@Pokemon_3150]

17:38
"What is the title of this song?"
"Who is singing?"

[@Mr-Double-S]

Pokemon red is my childhood I couldn't stay a day without playing Pokemon red

[@Cloud971]

Great video and long life to DesMuMe. 😎

[@sarahfields288]

Omg who remembers having to buy batteries every few days? Lol

[@frisk3326]

Now there is pokemmon scarlet and pokemon violet

[@Iron_Kong]

Pokémon trainer since Pokémon Blue/Red/Yellow

[@megatdaniel5400]

I dont have console, started know about emulator on 2015, GameBoy emulator. Pokemon emerald, and then upgrade to Drastic emulator NDS... Right now im playing 3ds Pokemon Ultra Sun on Citra emulator android... Its so fun

[@jasonxxl1462]

I played the first Gen games a little bit, but my fondest memories are of playing Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2 on the Nintendo 64

[@Abdullah-yr1ct]

Pokemons : Yellow,ruby,Saphire,Emerald,Gold and pokemon rangers will be my all time favorite pokemons i finished forever

[@TTarSmashMod-mk8iv]

Wow I can't believe this video showed all five generations of Pokémon.
Too many fangames after that.

[@arturobenavides7549]

Emerald, Platinum, Heartgold, and Black 2 are the best Pokémon games imo

[@Gills-jc8km]

Pokémon Master since Pokémon Yellow

[@TheSavageBountyHunter]

Only nostalgia I get is from gen 1
Everything else is and will always be new to me ..

[@chaosjt225]

Honestly the let’s go version was amazing I can fly on any poke and have different ones follow

[@senseironingaming6074]

Pokémon Crystal was not released in 2002, The Japan release date December 14th, 2000, North America July 29th 2001. Also Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire was released in US March 19 2003 , Pokémon Emerald US release May 1st 2005