>Pokémon is a video game staple, a commercial juggernaut that earns more money from merchandising alone than most small countries earn from taxing their entire populations. In fact, if Nintendo went bankrupt tomorrow, and were forced to sell everything asset and intellectual property apart from Pokémon, they’d still make enough money to sustain themselves as a relatively sized independent studio.
>For whatever reason, people just can’t seem to get enough of Pokémon; they absolutely adore the ugly little things, and they’ll empty their wallets all over Nintendo’s face just to show their appreciation. They’ll pay subscription fees for online storage, they’ll pay full price for two separate versions of the same game, and they’ll defend Pokémon tooth and nail against any perceived threat, which in this case happens to be legitimate criticism.
>You see, nothing’s perfect, least of all Pokémon. From not having developed in any meaningful way in over two decades, to generally being a chore to play sometimes, Pokémon has always been something of a flawed experience. It’s a beloved franchise with many positive qualities to which I will (no doubt) soon be informed, but that doesn't mean it should be considered beyond reproach.
>As we've all gotten older, many of us have found ourselves inexplicably distanced from the Pokémon universe. Here are the thirteen biggest reasons why…
13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
>Some people don’t care about finishing games, truly finishing them. The tantalising prospect of crossing every last T, and dotting that final, elusive I, doesn't interest them in the slightest. Whether a game says 76% or 100%; to them, it’s all the same thing. It just doesn't bother them, the thought of a game being left ultimately unfinished, abandoned utterly incomplete. In fact, they've probably already moved on to their next conquest, without even a second thought for those wretched games left unrealised, deserted in their wake.
>Some of us, however, do care about this sort thing. In fact, we fixate over it; it keeps us up at night, tossing and turning in our sleep.
>For us, it can be difficult walking away from a game that still has something left to offer, that still has secrets yet to be revealed, items yet to be uncovered, promises yet to be delivered upon. And Pokémon isn’t exactly making things any easier for us.
>There are currently 720 of the bloody things, spread across dozens of games and multiple gaming systems. At this point, it'd be easier to pick every blade of grass from your back garden with a pair of chopsticks than it would be to conceivably catch every last Pokémon. Especially considering the fact that many of them are only attainable through special events, or through trading with others players, which grows increasingly more difficult for those of us in our mid-twenties, who have no friends. *cough*
Cool blog.
12. You Can Beat The Entire Game With Your Starter
>There are several misconceptions surrounding the Pokémon series, and the following is perhaps the most perpetuated myth of all time: that you need a well-balanced, comprehensive team comprised of a variety of different Pokémon in order to succeed. In truth, you can beat every last game using only your starter, and doing so will makes the games considerably easier to boot.
>Just keep levelling, and never switch to another member of your party. In fact, don't even bother catching anything else you come across. Eventually, your chosen starter will outmatch anything the game can possible throw at you. You’ll absolutely demolish anything that dares cross your path, including every last one of those pesky Gym leaders.
>It’s that simple, and it requires very little effort; in fact, it’s quicker and easier than training an entire team. Just focus on one guy, and use him for everything. With the help of a few dozen potions, this method will make short work of the Elite Four, and anyone else crazy enough to challenge you.
>It’s pretty much a fool-proof tactic, providing you choose either Bulbasaur or Squirtle, seeing as how Charmander will find itself KO’d at even the suggestion of water.
>>26217202
>>26217234
If you don't like it, don't play it.
Otherwise fuck off.
1. The Formula Hasn't Evolved In Over Two Decades
>In most cases, reinvention is the key to prolonged commercial success. The reason musicians like David Bowie and The Beatles enjoyed such sustained relevancy throughout their careers was because they reinvented themselves so often, adapting with the times and evolving themselves to meet the demands of the market. As in most cases, every rule has an exception, and in this case the exception is Pokémon, which has stubbornly avoided any semblance of meaningful development for well over two decades.
>Pokémon today is exactly the same game that it was back in 1996. It’s prettier, and comes with a few extra bells and whistles, but it’s essentially the same thing, repackaged and re-released over and over again. The combat hasn’t changed, the basic story hasn’t changed, and though there have been a handful of bizarre gimmicks over the years to distract our attention, the series has never demonstrated a conscious desire to re-imagine itself. It’s perfectly happy the way it is, and given its continued success, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.
>For many, this reality isn’t such a bad thing, given that they love the series and wouldn’t want it to develop into something unrecognisable. However, seeing as how Pokémon is now entering its seventh generation, is something completely new and different really too much to ask for?
11. The Games Are Always Structured The Same Way
>As you read these words, someone has already gone to the comments section and posted, ‘don’t fix what ain’t broken’. Unfortunately, while Pokémon certainly isn’t broken, it is becoming noticeably stale. It’s the very same thing we all fell in love with, only now it's stagnating due to a lack innovation, and it’s starting to smell like someone left the fridge door open.
>You’re a boy/girl, given your very own Pokémon at a tender age, and sent out into the world to fend for yourself. Along the way, you’ll collect Gym badges, you’ll foil the nefarious plans of some sinister organisation (that’s basically always Team Rocket), and eventually you’ll face off against the Elite Four, succeeding them to become the new champion.
>Each game adds something, but it’s rarely ever enough.
>Pokémon has told the same story approximately three billion times, each time varying the formula just enough to somewhat validate the new instalment. After almost two decades, it’s essentially become a routine to the point that fans are just replaying the older games instead of forking out for the newer ones because they're essentially the exact same experience.
Nice blog.
>>26217257
>>26217251
This is clearly some cringe inducing clickbait being posted here for our collective disgust.
Dont take it out on OP
>>26217202
>>26217234
>>26217254
>>26217267
>>26217275
Do you expect me to read all this shit?
>>26217202
>>26217234
>>26217254
>>26217267
>>26217275
>>26217286
Why not? He's the one posting it.
10. It's Not Terribly Complex
>I’m sure playing the games online is immeasurably fulfilling and unimaginably rewarding, but the single player mode is lacking in any tactical complexity. You engage someone in battle, and tap A repeatedly, using your favourite move continuously, until that person goes away.
>When you run out of PP, you swap to your second favourite move. At no point will you even think about using ‘Leer’, or ‘Tailwhip’, because those moves barely have any effect. You’ll always be on the offensive, and the battles themselves will always come down to whoever has the biggest number next to their name.
>Don’t get me wrong, not every RPG has to be as complex and nuanced as Baldur’s Gate 2, but some strategy wouldn’t go amiss. It would give the gameplay some much needed depth, plus it would help the games themselves feel less repetitive.
>I’m not suggesting a huge overhaul here, but something needs to be done to energise the combat system. I mean, how many of us groan audibly every time we’re caught in the long grass? Well, there’s a reason for that: the battles just aren’t dynamic, and they don’t engage the player in any meaningful way. Instead, the series should adopt a system comparable to that of Paper Mario, a system which incorporates rhythm and timing in order to create a better sense of immersion. At least that would be something.
13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
12. You Can Beat The Entire Game With Your Starter
11. The Games Are Always Structured The Same Way
10. It's Not Terribly Complex
9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
8. The New Pokémon Designs Suck
7. The Old Pokémon Designs Suck
6. Grinding In The Tall Grass Was Never Fun
5. There Are Too Many Legendary Pokémon
4. The Countless Gimmicks...
3. The Spin Off Games Are Mostly Terrible
2. HMs Are A Waste Of Time
1. The Formula Hasn't Evolved In Over Two Decades
>words
9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
>As previously suggested, Pokémon is an incredibly simple game, a game which can be reduced almost entirely to a single button. It’s about who has the highest levelled Pokémon, not about who uses their Pokémon the most effectively, or the most strategically. As a result, the games can often feel quite shallow, and their simplicity negates any sense of real challenge.
>When was the last time a Gym leader really gave you any trouble? In fact, when was the last time you found yourself genuinely stumped by anything in a Pokémon game? The only thing really preventing you from bulldozing your way through the entire experience are the arbitrary roadblocks the game thrusts in front of you to stretch out the experience.
>Anyone else think it’s strange how often the Gym leader is absent from the actual Gym? It’s almost like the game knows you’d pulverise him/her in a matter of milliseconds, so it’s contriving a means to keep you otherwise occupied. In fact, it’s almost like it’s wasting your time rather than actually challenging your skills.
>>26217296
I miss when the quality of baits were greater.
Nowadays shitposters don't even make an effort to make good baits.
>Basically always Team Rocket.
>Literally twice.
>Kek.
>>26217305
It's still posting..
Also fuck you. With the wake of the Internet and Wi-fi, catching them all is a breeze even without injection.
>>26217292
All you need is >>26217309 the rest is just fluff
8. The New Pokémon Designs Suck
>Like many people, I still get excited about the release of a new Pokémon game. That may be hard to believe considering the nature of this list, but it’s true. The series has an intrinsic appeal, and it’s always been good at getting people hyped, which is probably one of the reasons it’s done so well for itself over the years. A new Pokémon game is like an event; it’s all anyone talks about, and it never fails to deliver exactly what is expected of it.
>With that said, there’s one thing that never fails to kill the excitement surrounding a new release: the new Pokémon designs. I mean, I know I'm not the first person to suggests that they’re getting noticeably worse, but, they're getting noticeably worse. Last generation alone, we were introduced to Bunnelby, Binacle, and Klefki, which was literally a pair of keys with eyes. Yeah. How long did it take to come up with that one?
>It’s hard to get excited about the prospect of catching Pokémon when the Pokémon themselves all look like rejected Garbage Pail Kids. It seems long gone are the days of Blastoise, Gengar, and my personal favourite, Dragonite. Now all we get are keys and ice-cream Pokémon, as well bastardised mega-evolutions that feel like personalised assaults on our childhoods.
7. The Old Pokémon Designs Suck
>In fairness, looking back retrospectively, many of the older Pokémon designs are also fairly atrocious. I mean, Exeggcute was literally a bunch of eggs, and it evolved into Exeggutor, which was a weird pineapple monster with three heads and no arms. So, I’m willing to admit that the Pokémon themselves have always been a fairly mixed bag.
>Muk was fairly terrible too, as were Magnemite, Jynx, Mr. Mime, and Voltorb. Porygon alone might be the single worst thing to ever come out of the series, and do you remember Seel? It was a just a seal, an idiotic white seal, lying on its stomach with its gross tongue sticking out its stupid mouth. I mean, it was literally a seal, clearly designed by someone right before lunch, never revised because who cares, it's a seal.
6. Grinding In The Tall Grass Was Never Fun
>Grinding in games is never fun. It’s just an arbitrary chore included to falsify a sense of actual accomplishment, a thing to prolong an otherwise shallow experience. If Pokémon was a more tactical game, it wouldn’t even be necessary; the challenge could come from devising different strategies depending on your situation, playing off your opponent’s weaknesses.
>Instead, Pokémon games are about numbers, specifically, they’re about having a bigger number than your opponent, which means having to endure plenty of mandatory grinding. It’s practically the only way to get ahead. Towards the end of the game, you’ll swear that the entire thing just consists of standing around in the tall grass, defeating the same plethora of infinitely respawning Pokémon, again and again, and again, until your eyes fall out and you crumble to dust in the middle of your living room.
can u give link to the article you got these facts from
>>26217343
Hey guys. I heard game freak is releasing this new pokemon named "Shuckle".
>>26217343
>>26217356
This list was obviously made by someone who is not a fan of Pokémon.
5. There Are Too Many Legendary Pokémon
>There are well over thirty legendary Pokémon. Now, I understand that ‘legendary’ doesn’t necessarily denote exclusivity, or inimitability, but a world consisting of over thirty ultimate lifeforms seems just a little overindulgent. Besides, does anyone really buy these games for the legendary Pokémon? They’re usually the least interesting aspect, partly due to the fact that there are so bloody many of them, devaluing their inclusion in the first place.
>Yet every time a new generation is announced, a new batch of legendaries are unveiled, and quickly slapped on every scrap of promotional material Nintendo can get their hands on.
>Personally, the starters have always been a bigger selling point for me; they’re usually featured more prominently in the story, and we spend the most time in their company. So, why exactly should we care about the legendaries? There are so many now, it's not like they're anything special.
>>26217369
http://whatculture.com/gaming/13-things-nobody-wants-to-admit-about-pok%C3%A9mon
>>26217309
>13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
Wrong
>12. You Can Beat The Entire Game With Your Starter
Everybody admits that
>11. The Games Are Always Structured The Same Way
Everybody admits that
>10. It's Not Terribly Complex
Wrong
>9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
Everybody admits that
>8. The New Pokémon Designs Suck
Wrong
>7. The Old Pokémon Designs Suck
Wrong
>6. Grinding In The Tall Grass Was Never Fun
Everybody admits that
>5. There Are Too Many Legendary Pokémon
Across all the games combined? Not really.
>4. The Countless Gimmicks...
Variety is bad now?
>3. The Spin Off Games Are Mostly Terrible
Wrong
>2. HMs Are A Waste Of Time
Everybody admits that
>1. The Formula Hasn't Evolved In Over Two Decades
Wrong
The entire list can mostly be summarized as "single player is easy and I'm going to pretend I'm the first person to admit that"
4. The Countless Gimmicks...
>Considering how adamantly opposed Pokémon has been towards the concept of reinvention, it sure has indulged itself over the years in many bizarre gimmicks. Pokémon Yellow itself was essentially just a blatant attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the animé, and there have since been a number of strange, fruitless stunts that failed to leave a lasting impression.
>Does anyone remember the Pokéwalker, for instance? It was essentially a pedometer which was bundled alongside Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver, which gave players the option of recording their steps throughout the day. You could also catch Pokémon on the device and transfer them back to your DS, which is exactly as counterproductive as it sounds. I mean, why would anyone choose to play a secondary device instead of their handheld, considering the fact that both options are entirely portable? It makes no bloody sense.
>Besides that, Game Freak have incorporated a vast number of ineffectual gimmicks over the years, like the Pokéathlon Stadium, which was added to Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver, which did nothing besides introduce a whole host of repetitive minigames. Pokémon-Amie might be the most recent offender, a feature in Pokémon X/Y that involves developing stronger relationships with Pokémon through sustained petting, which is just as awful as it sounds.
Literal clickbait copy and paste>>26217392
>>26217397
and yet someone is getting paid to write all those words
3. The Spin Off Games Are Mostly Terrible
>While Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Snap! are beloved classics in their own right, the same cannot be said for Pokémon Dash, or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, or PokéPark, or Pokémon Puzzle League, or Pokémon Rumble, or a whole host of others.
>The truth is, Pokémon has missed the mark more than once when it comes to spin off titles. In fact, while the series has arguably produced more failures than successes, the vast majority of these games were just utterly unremarkable, seemingly content with total mediocrity, competing with one another to see which could be forgotten the fastest.
>It’s a shame, but Nintendo have never seemed interested in seriously expanding Pokémon beyond the main series. As these spin-off games demonstrate, the company seem perfectly content with just capitalising on brand recognition, eagerly slapping Pokémon on everything from Pinball to Tetris Attack in order to make a quick buck.
2. HMs Are A Waste Of Time
>Many video games utilise power-ups, either to create a sense of gradual progression, or to regulate player movements. In Metroidvania games for instance, power-ups are often used as a means to obstruct players, preventing them from advancing until they have acquired whatever upgrade the game has specified. This is also very much the case with Pokémon, which uses HMs (Hidden Machines) as a form of power-up, and as a means to structure the experience.
>It makes sense, and it’s perhaps the most organic way to regulate a game. In Pokémon however, HMs are utterly useless. They have a function, and that function must be performed before the player can advance, but then you’re stuck with them. Once taught, HMs can’t be forgotten, which means your chosen Pokémon has to carry them around for the rest of the game, permanently restricted to a mere three serviceable moves.
>HMs are just baggage. There must be a better way to restrict players than by continuously lumping them with ineffectual abilities, like ‘Rock Smash’, ‘Strength’, and ‘Flash’. I mean, what good are they in the heat of battle?
so what buzzfeed or kotaku article are you copying this from
>>26217422
Spread it across 13 pages and put ads on each page and it's clickbaity enough to make money
>>26217438
>Surf
>Fly
>Waterfall
>useless
Confirmed garbage
>>26217423
>Pokémon Puzzle League
>bad
>calls it "Pokemon slapped on Tetris Attack"
>fails to realize "Tetris Attack" is the Mario franchise AND the Tetris name slapped onto Panel de Pon
Pokemons are awesome but the games are shit and it won't get any better because people love to have the same shitty experiance over and over again. Only time i feel
excited is when i catch a pokemon i like and name it. But people watch the anime and they will surely play the fuck out of the game. So why change it? why try to make it better?
>>26217423
>the same cannot be said for Mystery Dungeon/Puzzle League/Rumble
Who the actual fuck wrote this garbage?
>>26217438
And number 1 was posted here >>26217267
>>26217423
Oh this fucker went too far.
Obviously hasn't played any of the spin offs if they think the nostalgia spin offs are great and PMD, puzzle league, pinball, and Ranger aren't
All these idiots bitching about how Pokemon games are bad and are all the same just turn around and buy the newest version anyway, invalidating their own opinions.
>>26217234
MODS
>>26217423
This feminist did NOT just diss my Puzzle League.
Why the fuck did you relay this steaming pile of opinions on us OP?
>>26217309
>13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
Git gud
>12. You Can Beat The Entire Game With Your Starter
And I can beat (and it's actually easier) to beat Fire Emblem Awakening with just Chrom. Nice bait.
>11. The Games Are Always Structured The Same Way
You have spinoffs to play if you get tired of their mainline games. Plus people don't like changes. Just look at Paper Mario.
>10. It's Not Terribly Complex
What did you expect of a game purposely designed as a babby's first RPG?
>9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
They're at least right in this point, they should offer more difficulty options. But see above.
>8. The New Pokémon Designs Suck
Subjective.
>7. The Old Pokémon Designs Suck
Subjective.
>6. Grinding In The Tall Grass Was Never Fun
The game is more fun if you don't grind at all. At least I didn't beat any wild Pokemon for experience at all in Black/White.
>5. There Are Too Many Legendary Pokémon
They're right in this. I miss the "adventures of a normal boy" style of game, rather than "savior of the world", Final-Fantasy esque adventures.
>4. The Countless Gimmicks...
If just they don't remove them when they release a new game...
>3. The Spin Off Games Are Mostly Terrible
You haven't played any, haven't you?I even found the first Mystery Dungeon better than all the Mainline games I've played so far.
>2. HMs Are A Waste Of Time
Right in this. They should implement exploration and overworld progress with other methods.
>1. The Formula Hasn't Evolved In Over Two Decades
Same as 11, with the double of text.
In synthesis, just a poorly made clickbait expecting teenagers from Facebook to bash against.
i'm pretty sure that writer is just trying to troll people
>>26217202
3 things op doesnt want to admit about himself
1. Hes a giant faggot
2. Hes a lying faggot
3. Hes an unintelligent faggot
O whats that op, you deny these accusations? Of course you do thats why i named my post
>3 things op doesnt want to admit about himself
Because your denial makes me correct.
i am upset ree!
>>26217423
KYS asap
Most of the spinoffs are better than the mainline games.
>>26217564
dumb frog
>>26217202
>>26217499
>Hey, write a listicle about pokemon for our website.
>But I haven't played pokemon since Gold
>Just read internet comments by disgruntled man-children from the 90s and you'll get a good idea of what the franchise is like
>O-Ok.
And thus it was born
>>26217564
heck-kek /spoler xD /spoiler
>>26217202
>if Nintendo went bankrupt tomorrow, and were forced to sell everything asset and intellectual property apart from Pokémon, they’d still make enough money to sustain themselves as a relatively sized independent studio.
But Nintendo only has part share of Pokemon. As in, it can only be on the machines they want it to be on.
>>26217438
That image on this one has nothing to do with the content of the complaint. A Knocked out Roserade does not equal HM angst. disappointment.
>>26217405
>Hates the Pokewalker
>Hates Pokeathalon
>Hates Pokemon-Amie
>Hates fun
What is this guy's fucking problem?
None of these are the reason for me. I'll tell what my reason is.
Gameplay and Story Segregation.
This game is not about what it claims to be. All the inconsistencies can be traced back to this one matter, and it runs straight to the core premise itself. No matter what, pokemon are objects, not friends, no matter what anyone claims. They refuse to fix this matter, too. This is the greatest insult of all. It's brainless.
>>26217267
>>26217275
These are the same thing.
>>26217651
https://twitter.com/lorridock/status/729315241578926080
>>26217653
Kill yourself Errant Signal
>>26217672
This man has no interest in the series whatsoever and took it upon himself to shit on as many things he thinks are problems.
>>26217653
This. So much this. Either make ALL Pokémon able to sustain themeselves against stronger smogon shit or cut this friendship always wins bullshit.
>relying on heavily opinionated subjective points and things most people who play the series have already acknowledged or don't really care about that much to make an argument
Well this is pretty dumb. Why'd you even post this OP. It isn't particularly enlightening or anything.
>>26217202
inb4 a rant on how Pokemon should become a real time battling MMORPG with muh originul 151 only
And not one mention of the top quality Waifus that can be obtained from Pokemon. Clearly, the author is no true grown-ass pokemon fan, but a mere impostor! Between Shuckle being a new pokemon, and Team Rocket showing up "Pretty much always", it is clear no actual familiarity to pokemon exists.
>>26217653
Fucking this. All the "Pokemon are our friends" premise go down to the drain once you practice eugenics to get a Pokemon with maxed 5IV or 6IV, egg moves or some other things.
I for once would love a mainline game where you can empathize and feel, at least, your starter Pokemon as another character rather than a fighting cock. That's why I like the Mystery Dungeon games so much.A manchild can dream.
>>26217476
To be fair, Surf/Waterfall are redundant unless you can divide them between two party members, you'd be best off just having the one that matches your best stat.
>>26217727
I don't think it was ever stated that friendship always wins except maybe in the anime. It's acknowledged that not all Pokemon going to be good at battling. Now some other worthwhile goal besides battling would be a good idea, but obviously its difficult to give both of those things attention, so they just stick to flavor npcs and other things for that part.
>>26217356
>talking shit about porygon
now you fucked up
>>26217755
me on the left
>>26217423
>people who don't know about the thing their talking about are allowed to write this much about it and post it on the internet
Well at least most people will be able to see how stupid it is.
>>26217653
YES THIS!
N was right all along. We never actually proved that we could have a bond with our pokemon, the story just forced that at the last second and ruined a good story.
They even have things like breeding, friendliness and trading already implemented but refuse to have them do anything to depict pokemon as having agency.
Fucking pokemon yellow peaked in this regard with Pikachu having a grumpy face. That's fucking depressing.
How arrogant does someone have to be to write something like this?
>>26217856
angry much?
>>26217451
That's the secret, anon. It's both.
I guess, fuck if I know.
>>26217368
Maybe if the fag making this list bothered making a team instead of just using his starter, he wouldn't have to fucking grind in the tall grass. Christ, even Johto had the phone system to rematch trainers if you were willing to wait or look up what time to call them for a rematch. I feel like whatever neckbeard writing from home in his piss-stained underwear wrote this only played the first game and only when he was young. This is bizarrely contrived complaint when he could have made the way more legit complaint "the games are way too easy".
>>26217423
>mystery dungeon is a bad spinoff
Yeah, must be why the games keep getting sequels and the most recent actually got fucking television advertising on Adult Swim and Comedy Central. What obviously forgotten games.
>>26217343
They always resort to Vanillite as a bad design when there are far worse to choose from
>>26217499
>i havent played since gold
>i didn't even like gold i only like 3 pokemon from gen 1
>but writing this clickbait nets me a few hundred bucks
I hear bleach is a tasty drink for authors of clickbait
>>26217254
Literally only in gens 1-4.
>>26217202
What is this, a Cracked article?
>still liking pokemon in the current year
>>26217423
>the same cannot be said for Pokémon Dash, or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
>talking shit about PMD
Oh no he didn't
>>26218252
>lumping pmd in with dash
He's probably never even played anything past Gold/Silver
>>26217234
Except I've actually done this solely through GTS tricks.
>>26217343
All right. Now I'm triggered.
>>26218133
Gen 5-6 can easily be beaten with the water starter, memes aside
>>26218659
>puts up shitty ditto
>puts "6IV HA" in description
>works every time
I am going to hell
>>26217934
If you solo, you don't have to grind as much.
>>26217234
I actually finished the Pokedex for the very first time in my X version a few years ago. It was incredible convenient because all I had to do was catch basically everything I saw and use the GTS for most of the rest.
>>26217384
>if you don't like every single aspect of something you're not a fan
Can we stop this meme?
>>26217356
>Magnemite
>bad
>>26217423
>Mystery Dungeon
>Bad
Shit taste aside, has this guy even played a game since Red/Blue?
>>26218781
>Shit taste aside, has this guy even played a game since Red/Blue?
yesyellow
>>26218752
This guy doesn't seem to like anything that actually exists in the series.
>>26217388
>does anyone really buy these games for the legendary Pokémon?
Yes. One of the main reasons i picked up Pokémon again after 15 years was for Meloetta.
13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Get Anything Out of Clickbait
12. You Can Make Just as Much Ad Revenue With Your Clickbait
11. The Clickbait is Always Structured The Same Way
10. Clickbait's Not Terribly Complex
9. Clickbait Articles Offer Zero Information
8. The Clickbait Article Designs Suck
7. The Clickbait Topic Designs Suck
6. Buzzfeed's Racebaiting Was Never Fun
5. There Are Too Many Clickbait Websites
4. The Countless Comment Shitstorms...
3. The Clickbait Writers Are Mostly Terrible
2. Clickbait Is A Waste Of Time
1. The Clickbait Formula Hasn't Evolved In Its Entire Existence
>>26218894
Would an article calling out clickbait be clickbait in and of itself?
>>26218894
10/10 would click this bait
I farted
>>26217254
>>There are several misconceptions surrounding the Pokémon series, and the following is perhaps the most perpetuated myth of all time: that you need a well-balanced, comprehensive team comprised of a variety of different Pokémon in order to succeed. In truth, you can beat every last game using only your starter, and doing so will makes the games considerably easier to boot.
This one hit me hard.
Fuck it, pic related is my opinion on Gen 1. I gathered all that while doing a Catch 'em All run, I might do Gen 2 sometime. Does it get any better? I don't mean to start a gen war or anything, just genuine curiosity.
>>26217234
meh
>>26217254
True, but idk how they could prevent this
>>26217267
>>26217275
Agreed
>>26217305
If it were up to me, I'd scrap the turn based battles and go 100% real time. It would make more sense lore wise anyway.
>>26217319
Agreed. Gen 6 was especially bad and I don't expect S&M to be any different.
>>26217356
Nah man
>>26217368
Agreed
>>26217388
I don't really care about legendaries but I wish they stopped using them on box arts.
>>26217405
That's a Nintendo thing; not exclusive to Pokemon. I agree that it's shit though.
>>26217423
Some people like them I guess.
>>26217438
Have to disagree here. They add to the immersion. It also feels way better to unlock new areas with a new HM than how they did it in gen 5-6.
>>26218133
I could beat B/W even without evolving my Snivy.
>>26219218
>point 2
I've been playing the VC version of Yellow and I just noticed this. It mostly happens in caves/water though but its still kind of weird.
>>26217356
>shitting on pokemon designs
A reminder to get a load of this
>>26217275
It's clickbait, but it's also right.
>>26217327
>basically
I think what the Buzzfeed author is trying to say, is that it's always an Evil Team that may as well be Team Rocket.
>>26219420
Justin, I'm tired of your bullshit.
>>26217275
I mean i wish there was a game where i didn't have to drop everything to fight a 2 hour long gauntlet of weak grunts but still
>>26217234
Between ORAS and XY it's never been easier to get everything.
>>26217234
Catching them all was at its hardest in gen 3, and has only gotten more possible since then, even with more pokemon.
>minimum of like 5 games for gen 3
>2 on the gamecube too
>>26217234
Now if I remember correctly, isn't a requirement for being here completing the pokedex, which isn't a fucking hard task. GTFO
>>26217234
>dozens of games
You can get the entire Pokedex in Gen VI alone. You're an idiot.
>>26219528
>minimum of like 5 games for gen 3
Wrong. I don't know where this myth comes from. Here's what you need for gen 3:
Leaf Green (I think it's the only one with Slowbro or something, but here's where you get the gen 1s)
Colosseum and Gale of Darkness (Gen 2 + gaps)
Emerald (you need to play the game like 2 fucking times to cover deepsea scale and tooth though, same goes for Latios and shit).
Ok... it's 4 games minimum... I guess you weren't wrong, but still, gen 3 isn't as tough as people make it out to be.
>>26217234
>13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
Wrong, I've just done it. It takes like a week on and off.
>>26217368
>I don't know what strategy is
>>26217356
>Porygon alone might be the single worst thing to ever come out of the serie
Okay.
You triggered me.
GET YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF OUR BOARD
>>26219947
Maybe it's not 5, but still, minimum requirements are
>GBA, $100 or so when gen 3 was current
>GCN, $200
>GBA/GCN link cable, probably was like $10-$15
>Colo/Gale/Leafgreen/Emerald, that's about $180 if you got those all new on release
That's nearly $500, and that's assuming you can just trade evolve through the GBA/GCN link cable, and use the gamecube games as a "bridge" to trade all the pokemon onto one game. Say what you will, it's a fuckton of work and the most expensive gen to complete upon releasenot to mention impossible at the start of gen 3
>>26217388
>ultimate lifeforms
They're just gods.
Like the Greek ones.
>>26217438
I don't mind HMs but I feel they could be better implemented like having multiple moves have the same effect like Slash being able to cut down a bush too. Or have pokemon being able to do it on their own without needing a move like Scyther being able to cut down any bush regardless of moveset or Lapras always being able to surf you around.
>>26217319
9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
Just play games like HGSS or BW2 - challenge mode with "Set" selected instead of "Shift" and play like a Karenfag (you know, using your favorites).
It's harder, not impossible, but if you want extreme harder games play HackRoms.
And I can't defend Gen 6.
>>26217234
>which grows increasingly more difficult for those of us in our mid-twenties, who have no friends. *cough*
I feel sorry for this shitty faggot.
Must be hard being a loser. I completed every pokédex in every gen and have a lot of good friends. This guy didn't manage to do neither of those things.
>>26217254
welcome to grinding and jrpgs.
I won't even bother with the other points, this was written by a retard.
This is the fucking longest tl;dr ever.
Is it just the typical lol pokemon is dumb or is there anything else to this fucking bible of text?
>>26220754
It's just OP being retarded.
>>26217234
>720
Fuckin scrub lmao
>>26217309
I bet this guy downloads Pokemon Go on day one.
>>26220754
>the game is too easy when you grind, and that's boring too. Also all the games are the same ecept for the stuff that's different, but I don't like that stuff. And all the Pokemon are dumb.
>>26217397
You'd be surprised, some people actually think the games before XY weren't just as easy.
>All this fucking bait
>>26217499
That's true though. They're shallow games with a pokemon skin plastered onto them
>>26221972
I CAN'T SMOGON, I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!
I have a theory about these new game "journalists". They aren't talented enough to be actual respected writers, so they're forced into writing shitty articles like this, but they gotta put that failed english degree to use! So they write wordy pretentious bullshit like this & pretend they'll ever be anything more than useless clickbait writers.
>>26222117
That's not a theoy.
It's common sense.
>>26222095
? quoting the wrong person?
>>26217234
So I'm supposed to feel sorry for this faggot for not having any friends who can help him fulfill his OCD tendencies? Really now
The article OP is copypasting this from, if anyone is interested:
https://archive.is/kFanc
>>26219218
>points 3, 4 and 8
You can't say the game's mind-numbingly easy (which it is) and then say the difficulty curve's bullshit (which it isn't). Gym Leaders are supposed to have high level Pokemon that are equipped with each leader's gimmick move. That's what is supposed to make them challenging. You're paying too much attention to the numerical values of their levels. If they're suddenly higher than you, so what? The game's still easy, it's just an attempt made by the devs to put an obstacle in your way that you can either take down strategically or just brute force with your overleveled starter or otherwise level grinded team. One or the other, anon.
>>26217319
>>26217368
>zero challenge
>grinding isn't fun
WHICH IS IT, MOTHERFUCKER
WHICH IS IT
>>26218894
thank you for making this post so I didn't have to
>>26217234
What are you, a Cracked writer?
According to my opinions, the one who wrote this is wrong.
Ree.
>>26217234
>He doesn't want to catch 'em all
Somebody ban this rule-breaker
Besides, it's not even that hard anymore now that we've got the GTS
>>26217267
>However, seeing as how Pokémon is now entering its seventh generation,
6.5 fags rekt again
>>26217234
>13. It's Actually Fairly Impossible To Catch 'Em All
Kinda true but it has become easier with the time. Probably what turn people off is the huge number more than the difficulty.
>>26217254
>12. You Can Beat The Entire Game With Your Starter
Yeah, it's been the same since RBY.
>>26217275
>11. The Games Are Always Structured The Same Way
This is definitely something they should have changed a long time ago but I guess they're too afraid of making mistakes so they resort to the same formula making the game monotonous except for autists. We were getting somewhere when they added Battle Frontier in Emerald and Pokeathlon in HGSS but they didn't expand on those and even removed BF.
>>26217305
>10. It's Not Terribly Complex
With Gen II, it was looking great and even with Gen III abilities and Gen IV physical/special split. But that's it. The worse thing they could have done was done in Gen VI with powercreep.
>>26217319
>9. The Games Offer Zero Challenge
This has gotten worse.
>>26217343
>8. The New Pokémon Designs Suck
Totally evident and I agree.
>>26217356
>7. The Old Pokémon Designs Suck
There were always a few shitty designs though not as bad as now.
>>26217368
>6. Grinding In The Tall Grass Was Never Fun
True.
>>26217388
>5. There Are Too Many Legendary Pokémon
It went to the dogs after Gen II.
>>26217405
>4. The Countless Gimmicks...
Adding 1 and removing 2 is what makes Game Freak so specially retarded.
>>26217423
>3. The Spin Off Games Are Mostly Terrible
The only spin offs I played were Snap and Stadium 1 and 2. Snap was bellow average, Stadiums were godlike.
>>26217438
>2. HMs Are A Waste Of Time
True.
>>26217267
>1. The Formula Hasn't Evolved In Over Two Decades
Probably the worst of them all. And they could have done so many things. This clearly shows that by not having the genius from RBY/GSC anymore they have to keep doing the same thing and expect retards to buy the same game every 2 years.
>>26217234
I've catched them all in every generation stopped reading your bait replies and I hope everybody else does.
>>26224992
>catched
You skipped school to make sure you caught them all, didn't you?
>>26217234
>Especially considering the fact that many of them are only attainable through special events, or through trading with others players, which grows increasingly more difficult for those of us in our mid-twenties, who have no friends. *cough*
As someone who isn't exaggerating in the slightest when I say I have literally zero friends, I had no problem "catching 'em all". Why do retards act like you have to be BFFs with someone for them to want to trade with you? Half the "special events" are Wi-Fi events you can download without even getting out of bed, and the rest you can easily obtain by trading the aforementioned Wi-Fi events to someone who missed them, because there's always some moron who goes out of their way to acquire multiple Gamestop serial codes but somehow can't be bothered to download a Wi-Fi event in the entire month it's running. It never fails. That's how I got Mew and Darkrai and how I'll get the rest of the Gamestop Mythicals, by trading the ones I did get to people who didn't, people who aren't my friends in any way, shape, or form. I have what you want, you have what I want, we trade. Having friends has nothing to do with it.
>b-but they might scam you
You can see what they're trading you and choose not to approve it, so this is pretty much a non-issue. At worst you get a shitty hack, in which case you just try again, if you stockpile Wi-Fi events like I do you should have no problem finding at least one legit trade before you burn through all of them. And in the entire time /vp/ has existed I haven't been scammed once (to my knowledge, obviously flawless hacks exist to be fair), this whole "if I trade with strangers they'll steal my pogeymanz" thing is bullshit that almost never happens, especially here where the tripfag autists in /wfg/ wouldn't dare risk their precious e-cred on a Djiboutian woodworking image board just to jew some neckbeard out of a few zeros and ones. Imagine that.
>>26217343
>Klefki, which was literally a pair of keys with eyes
>>26225388
full version of the "it's not nostalgia" image?
Pokefags just got BTFOed! Embrace the truth losers, your precious franchise is shitty and stale. Now go back to arguing about owls, you wastes of space.
Yeah, most of this is the same shit I hear on /vp/ every day. I'm not even
>the same cannot be said for Pokémon Dash, or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Okay, I'm mad. Good bait.
>>26217653
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcz2vHLqtNw
>>26225413
kek
>>26223605
>You can't say the game's mind-numbingly easy (which it is) and then say the difficulty curve's bullshit (which it isn't).
Except I can? The Pokemon that non-leaders (or wild Pokemon) use are often very underleveled but the Pokemon that the leaders use are often overleveled. That is a bullshit difficulty curve. Maybe I should be more clear. Yes the game is piss easy under most circumstances, so I'll agree that the difficulty is low, but the gradient of the curve is still bullshit, their shouldn't be a huge difficulty spike in gyms.
My point about the wild Pokemon plays into this a lot - if you were to build a team with an attempt to focus on type advantage (which again, is very difficult to do as you have no way of knowing if or when a Pokemon is actually going to learn some moves of its own type), there's a good chance that you could just get plain and simply wrecked by a gym, purely because you don't have the levels to handle it.
> Gym Leaders are supposed to have high level Pokemon
Again, I understand that, it's their level relative to everything else that bothers me.
> you can either take down strategically
Refer back to point 3. The distribution of moves in Gen 1 is poor enough that I'd wager that anyone who can take down a gym with any type advantage that didn't come from their starter is either just lucky, or caught a Pokemon that looked right and grinded it up until it hit a level where it gets a good move. The strategic method is just plain and simply suboptimal, and sometimes guide-requiring.
http://whatculture.com/gaming/13-things-nobody-wants-to-admit-about-pokémon
>walloftext.jpeg x infinity
Pokémon is an institution where you put people in and leave them there
>>26225413
I was just about to tell OP the following: "THE FUCK YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT? We're talking about OWLS and shit, and you're all talking about some stupid clickbait list that we don't give a FUCK about!" but you just beat me to the punch...sort of.
>>26217234
Fucking what? I'm working on a LIVING dex and I'm 80% done at like 100 hours into it. If I just wanted a normal full dex I'd have been done ages ago.
>>26218858
what episode is this from?
>assmad autists did 153 replies on clickbait article repost
this board is beyond salvation, literally the only semi-non bait complaint is about catching them all (which IS technically impossible since some mons are handouts only, inb4 handouts=catching).
>>26217254
I can do this in a fuckton of rpgs
I only play gen 1 and 2 because muh nostalgia anything past 3 is a waste of time because we are adults now.
>>26228969
>adults
Please, I bet half this board is underaged.
>>26228969
Please kill yourself
>>26233608
>>26235231
Odd, these two posts are in perfect agreement.
