Game Freak thought this was going to be the last Pokémon game, and they clearly poured their heart and soul into it. The day-night/weekday exclusive stuff, the radio, the fact you could visit Kanto. Not sure where all this gen 2 hate came from but it’s definitely from people who weren’t there on release, absolutely blown away by what Game Freak had pulled off.

@plasmakatana8291

Жыл бұрын

Heart & soul? Like Heart Gold/Soul Silver?

@richardlee4190

Жыл бұрын

The first 2 gens are my favorite, but I grew up on them so I might be biased. With that said, I dont get all the hate either

@nathandts3401

Жыл бұрын

I was there on release and I was the child equivalent of pissed off when there were suddenly more Pokémon after I caught them all in gen 1. Didn't touch Pokémon again until Go took over the planet

@richardlee4190

Жыл бұрын

@@nathandts3401 I always went back and played gen 1 and 2 over the last 20 plus years, even played gen 3 in the 2010s. But scarlet and violet are the first games I bought since gen 2

@DJ_Mooster

Жыл бұрын

I love Gen 2 but it does have it's problems to be fair

Crystal was my first Pokémon game. I played over 1k hours of it in my most-formative years. Good memories.

@ilovewubs96

2 ай бұрын

It was my first pokemon game too. Dope memories.

@robertwolfgan

2 ай бұрын

You sir are a gentleman and a true scholar.

@gradyjelly136

2 ай бұрын

It was mine too, then got a copy of yellow after.

@Swenthorian

2 ай бұрын

@@gradyjelly136 I bought Yellow, Red, and Blue together for $5 off some classmates who thought they were too old to still play Pokémon.

@BishalBDS1995

2 ай бұрын

My father bought the famous Pokemon Crystal when i was 9 or 10. I was so excited but could not get out of the house for weeks cause i did not see the damn fuckin door mat 🤣🤣 Being stuck in Mahogany town for almost 1/2 year, wasting my masterball on Rhydon, solo-ing the elite four and Red with Lugia only. The experience was truly magical

Crystal was the first game to have Pokémon with animated sprites

Gen 2 has the most memorable moment of any of the gameboy pokemon games. "You've taken your first step into Kanto." The music right there hits hard.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

So true - that line was mind blowing when I was younger

@infktiousvenom1061

2 ай бұрын

Gen z was 2000s buddy....

@infktiousvenom1061

2 ай бұрын

"Millenials" had the best games, your welcome.

@SECRETTOPVL-tv7bt

Ай бұрын

​@@infktiousvenom1061Dude this is pokemon bozo

For some reason pokemon Crystal gave me a feeling inside that I can't explain. The day and night cycle made me really feel like I was on an adventure and when I would stay up late to play it on the weekend I would get to experience the night!!!! So much fun!!!

@angelantoniomaciaspartida8535

Жыл бұрын

It is incredible the way Gamefreak took away the day-night cycle. The inmersion was just about right.

@janelantestaverde2018

Жыл бұрын

Very true.

@astral_nemesis

Жыл бұрын

Best way to put it just an indescribable feeling of really being on an adventure

@ys0098

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the update content are not really interesting or got bored back in the day ,people who had already travelled all johto and kanto in gold/silver and the company released the game again (with update and sprite but still same content)and had us travel once again.

@RoachCatJr

9 ай бұрын

u said u cant explain the feeling but then you explained the feeling

To this day, I STILL have had more hours logged in Pokémon Crystal than I have in any other video game.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

That’s amazing, I think I have more in gen 8 only because I was big into competitive lol

@jakemartin2356

Жыл бұрын

I wouldnt say out of all games ive played. But ive definitely put more time into crystal and gen 2 pokemon in general than any other pokemon gen by a long shot.

@dillonhensley313

Жыл бұрын

That battle tower though.

@FrankUnderwoood

Жыл бұрын

Me too! It's the only Pokemon game where I hit 999:99 in my old save file 😉

@TheOriginalJphyper

Жыл бұрын

@@FrankUnderwoood I reached 950-ish on my first save file before it corrupted due to the game crashing mid-save. I had just found my first non-Gyarados shiny, too...

Crystal is honestly my favourite game. After I bought Red, Yellow, Gold (even though I wanted Silver and Lugia more, but the store didn't have it 🙁) Crystal came along and I managed to play it for 350 or so hours. Completing the Pokédex, getting everything for my room, trading and battling with friends. What a time to be 10 years old 🥰

Gen 2 will always be my favorite! Peak Pokemon. I wish some of the younger fans could’ve experienced the Pokemon fever between the late 90’s-early 00’s. What a time to be alive.

Crystal was always the best version of the second gen games hands down!

@vulgervulcan6345

8 ай бұрын

It seems the 3rd is always the best in each generation

@victimizeakaboomsta8995

7 ай бұрын

@@vulgervulcan6345agree except with yellow… yellow was worse than red/blue. For all the other gens tho you’re absolutely right.

@SigilOfBaphomet

7 ай бұрын

@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Yellow was better than red/blue in every way though?

@ninjafrog6966

6 ай бұрын

@@vulgervulcan6345yes the final cash grab is always better than the first 2 cash grabs

@RISKIEZ

5 ай бұрын

@@victimizeakaboomsta8995Bro yellow had bug fixes and fixed the sprites

Dang, the music ALWAYS gets me. I miss being a kid listening to this, I replayed the hell out of Pokemon Crystal and have so much memories.

As a kid, the only thing I remember about Pokemon Crystal was the moving sprites.

Crystal has the best music in the entire series. There's this weird, ethereal vibe to almost every track. The Lake of Rage theme has always been my very favorite Pokemon theme of all.

@marinagaleotti

4 ай бұрын

Nah, Swsh music is much better imo.

@Dubsack

4 ай бұрын

​@@marinagaleottiis it from the crack? Cuz you gotta be smoking rocks to think that 😂

@marinagaleotti

4 ай бұрын

@@Dubsack sure, dude.

@skeletonjanitor

4 ай бұрын

@@marinagaleottiI respect your opinion but it is wrong.

@marinagaleotti

4 ай бұрын

@@skeletonjanitor its an opinion, it cant be wrong because its an opinion.

Crystal was the first game I bought with my own hard earned money. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

@aaronvaldez1551

4 ай бұрын

$15 at a local game store in case anyone was wondering.

I remember the first time I played and was like “what? It moved!” When a Pokémon appeared. No game will ever give me that feeling again.

So nostalgic. I love the beep boops of the first 2 gens. The way surf sounds in this game is just pure bliss.

Gen 2 has some of the best music all time in Pokemon history. The original Ecruteak City music and National Park music is iconic.

Not only that, but Entei and Raikou have their own shared theme when you find them in the wild, plus the odd egg you get from the daycare on your first visit which gives you a 14% chance of hatching a shiny baby pokemon!

@LeftInTheEnd

3 ай бұрын

Dude at 10 yrs old experiencing my first random encounter with the legendary dogs and hearing that piercing theme song, it sent chills throughout my body and that's when I knew how significant legendaries were.

@sjacqVO21

2 ай бұрын

dont forgot the dup glitch. that ish was nice

@FF-tp7qs

2 ай бұрын

You can also get an Dratini that knows Extremespeed if you pick the correct answers in the quiz in the Dragons Den

Definitely one of the most memorable soundtracks in gaming

Excluding the Mareep line entirely from Crystal was a crime, though

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

okay very true

@memeextreme1356

Жыл бұрын

But that is basically the only problem.

@ZorrotheArtist

Жыл бұрын

Man, fuck Mareep, thing is just a sheep wearing decorative ice cream cones on the side of it’s head. Thing is useless.

@jkid1134

Жыл бұрын

A necessary evil. EVERYBODY ran that damn sheep.

@slurmsmckenzie.

Жыл бұрын

😂

Anytime I see anything Pokémon Crystal related it just gives me this sense of nostalgia that I can’t replicate. Game is so under appreciated. Definitely one of those “you had to be there”. Not that you can’t replay it but when it was considered new. I’m just rambling but I love that game ❤

Let’s not forget about the snorlax animation, because if you play GSC Ubers or OU, you’re gonna see it a lot.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

TRUE

@todayidraw

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't it the one poking his own belly?

@skeetermania3202

8 ай бұрын

Since most matches are played on Showdown, the animations don’t play there.

“Sold horribly and doesn’t get talked about a lot” is a bigger stretch than if I stepped across the Grand Canyon. Sold almost as many copies as emerald and has a rerelease on 3ds and one coming to switch. On top of that crystal nostalgia is in its hay day right now being talked about more than ever since it’s release. Edit: coming to switch soon is an assumption on my part based on the fact they recently released the gbc emulator for switch. Could be wrong but I doubt Nintendo would pass up on the opportunity to charge people monthly to play a game they made 20 years ago.

@bluecheesewithwings2105

Жыл бұрын

These dudes will say 500k is low sales now a days bro

@percsie3072

Жыл бұрын

@@oldnosoul4183 how many copies did they sell though? What other game franchise can sell 7 million copies of a glorified update and that be considered poor sales? The point I’m making is that while they undersold compared to the initial releases 6-7 million copies is not “selling horribly”.

@percsie3072

Жыл бұрын

@@oldnosoul4183 you say “more people have played raid shadow legends” as if it isn’t a massively popular game in a country with over 10% of the worlds population. Poor metric. Edit: Looked it up, it’s been downloaded 62 million times. Red and blue sold half as many copies. Such an insanely terrible metric Im thinking you had to have just pulled that out your ass without looking anything up.

@ArtisChronicles

Жыл бұрын

​@@bluecheesewithwings2105 500k is low sales though. That can sink games these days.

@moritzmonaghan9421

Жыл бұрын

I cant find anything about it coming to switch. Are you sure it is? I'd love for you to be right but yeah. Doesn't look like it as far as I can tell

I remember wanting a pokemin crystal as kid like nothing else - the very game where pokemons started moving.

Crystal was the second pokemon game ive ever played, and i got to say it might be my favorite, you can see how much love was put into it from the start and to this day it is still impressive how much soul they've manage to squeeze into that tiny cartridge.

I only got the 3rd version of each game growing up. Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum were my childhood. I love this game so much

@JAPerror

Жыл бұрын

dang i had those games too, but only played platinum & emerald, i beat emerald but most my hours went into platinum as for the other two they were just sitting in my gba case

Pokemon Crystal is like my Favorite Pokemon game, so it's nice to see it get some attention!

I loved crystal more than gold and I remember seeing these animations for the first time. They may be simple, but at the time they were the coolest thing I'd ever seen

Crystal is one of my favorites for sure!

I never knew that Crystal sold terribly. But after hearing that, I now see why that was the game that came packaged with specific GBAs. And that's actually how I got my original copy. I had Silver for a couple years before I got Crystal and fell in love all over again with gen 2 shortly after starting up my next adventure through Johto. It's easily my favorite gen and game in the series, and the one video game I have so many amazing memories with. I wish I could go back and play it once more with a fresh mind.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

That’s amazing! I love hearing stories like this, crystal forever 💎

@percsie3072

Жыл бұрын

That’s mainly because it sold 6 million copies and did not sell terribly by any stretch of the imagination. It also has two rereleases on switch and 3ds. I’m really confused why people act like the definitive edition games sell poorly when they consistently sell around 5-10 million copies. Yes that’s not as much as the average main release but that’s an insane amount of sales for a glorified update. Imagine if any other game rereleased the same game with bug fixes and minor improvements and it sold half as many copies as the original release, who would consider that to have sold terribly?

@slutwagon4270

Жыл бұрын

Even had battle tower

@bomberwarren

Жыл бұрын

​@@percsie3072 on switch?

@TheLordKronos

Жыл бұрын

​​@@percsie3072ver heard of a game called Skyrim? (Didn't sell terribly with any of it's remasters/rerelease versions (and the bugs and glitches weren't even fixed))

I always loved crystal as a kid because of the cartridge color. It also gives me strong nostalgia.

I loved crystal. Something about 2 games in one really did it for me as a kid. I spent countless hours in emerald trying to figure out now to get back to Kanto or Johto until I realized that wasn't a thing

My childhood, the game that grew me as a pokemon trainer

I. Love. Crystal. I still have my cartridge here somewhere! That game's Battle Tower was exactly what I needed for endless entertainment! The sprites, the Suicune sidequest, and the tiny extra details gave me genuine joy that another game didn't replicate until HG/SS. (Looking at you, Pokeathalon.)

@ArtisChronicles

Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna try to complete the battle tower on the 3DS version. Never got to with the physical game.

@foxbear60

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtisChronicles - Please let me know how you did! I struggled with anything past Lv 20 floor. I remember my Lv 10 team still: Jolteon, Raichu, Vaporeon (Gold Berry). As long as Raichu stayed alive to Body Slam Blissey, I could handle most of the rest!

National Park is one of my favorite tracks from GSC

I loved Crystal as a kid. That gen was my favorite for sure

Leer's violent eye beams gives me life.

This game was phenomenal if you also had the first Gen games and could trade. Playing crystal with first Gen pokemon was so cool.

This is actually my first pkm game. Love it to heart. Surprised me alot that it actually sold terribly.

@lukefinco8320

Жыл бұрын

It sold great, this dude is just a weirdo. Everyone i knew had an copy of crystal.

@Stormtrooper-oc4vn

Жыл бұрын

​@@lukefinco8320 he meant to say because the third game always sells worse then the 2 main titles. Yellow didn't sell as much as pokemon blue and red. That's why pokemon stopped making them instead they are making sequels now black 2 and ultra sun. But were they good?? Hell yeah

@thelegacyofgaming2928

Жыл бұрын

@@Stormtrooper-oc4vn Black 2/White 2 are not really 3rd games though, they are almost entirely new outside of being in the same region.

Forgot to mention that instead of catching 3 dogs with roar and run away, you have to only catch 2 now (1 with master ball), so basically 1 now

This is by waaaaaaay far my favorite Pokémon game. I remember playing it on my way home in the school bus. I’m actually playing it again.

It was such an integral part of my childhood… I never would’ve guessed it sold poorly.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

I think a big part of it was “third game” syndrome where a lot of people already had gold or silver so they didn’t buy crystal

@sirfailalotful

Жыл бұрын

@@slamgaming32 Funny, that is why I never got emerald.

@TheTimeFlyzShow

Жыл бұрын

@@slamgaming32 That doesnt make any sense. Its a different game.

@moritzmonaghan9421

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheTimeFlyzShow not overly. 95% identical. 5% slightly different.

@KingStr0ng

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheTimeFlyzShowIt's the same game with like 3 different additions. Not really worth an extra $40

Why are the sprite animations better quality than the 3D models we've had since X and Y?

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

Apparently Crystal was seen as the final Pokémon game at the time, so they included these time-intensive animations as a cool send-off! Crazy to think of that now that we’re 9 gens deep haha

@RudyGGames

Жыл бұрын

I'd say because sprite animations have them in a suspended pose that highlights their character. The 3D models don't do this, which makes them lifeless. The 3D models would need to have better default poses.

@NotCzech001

Жыл бұрын

​@@slamgaming32 no, pokemon gold and silver were, they made crystal while ruby and saphire were in development

@ashtonbaptiste1024

Жыл бұрын

Because 2001

@rokkumanex2293

Жыл бұрын

Because you'll buy the game regardless

It was so cool to be there for it all.

Gen 2 is my favorite. I got my save battery replaced on my childhood silver and completed the full dex at age 35. Childhood dream complete.

I bought it off the eshop before it does. Just started playing today; you're so right! This whole game is so charming it's amazing!

@ZachCremisiSky

Жыл бұрын

I have all 6 gen 1 and gen 2 games so i can have fun

This was my favorite gbc Pokémon game. I remember playing gen 1 when I was a kid and being so into the game, then g/s came out and I was like okay..nice. But then crystal..I remember being a kid and picking up my gameboy copy at a local Walmart and being so amazed when the sprites moved. Still my favorite original gameboy color game of all time.

I can literally listen to gen 2 sound track all day. Looking at those sprites and heating those songs is cathartic almost

I love crystal. My home room teacher bought it for me for Christmas. Glad I found this because it reminded me of it.

Pokemon Crystal was the very first Pokemon Game I finished with no help from my older brother. This game was an absolute blast when I was in 6th grade, and I absolutely steamrolled by Whitney and Claire. I remember my final team in that game was Typhlosion, Magmar, Fearow, shiny Gyarados, Jolteon, and the Trade Machop I got in Goldenrod AFTER I beat Whitney.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

That's amazing! We all had that shiny gyarados on our first teams lol, too good to pass up

Crystal were my favorite since the First moment I saw the animations. You forgot to mention the story. It's the First game with a legendary storyline (and my favorite part: It does not involve the end of the world) And I can't reinforce how beautiful this soundtrack is.

@thelegacyofgaming2928

Жыл бұрын

Definitely happy there's no uber villain like in the future gens after this. Just feels like an adventure game

@Ddotsun

2 ай бұрын

what about the white background i think that ruiined it dragon quest on snes had backgrounds come on now guys

Still my favorite game out of the entire series to this day. Time to listen to a Pokemon Crystal music compilation to bring back the nostalgia.

Still have my cartridge copy from my youth. And recently picked up a Japanese copy and the digital copy before the 3ds eShop closed. Such a good game

As one of the few people that owned an original copy of Crystal as a child, yes, Crystal was the best of the 3 games from gen 2

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool, I got crystal second hand when I was a little older and loved it

@obamaijdo

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's good but no mareep

@lukefinco8320

Жыл бұрын

​@@obamaijdo yeah but u can get pichu early I think, to make up for lack of electric type

@obamaijdo

Жыл бұрын

@@lukefinco8320 Pichu sucks in any medium, smash bros and pokemon GSC

@lukefinco8320

Жыл бұрын

@@obamaijdo raichu isn't, raichu is better than ampharos for late game.

crystal was my first pokemon game and the first video game i have ever played when i was a kid at 8 years old, still to this day, i think crystal has the best sprites for every pokemon that was available back then at least.

Just finished beating ASH on Mount Silver…. The nostalgia was insane. The grind was worth it. The feeling is something only someone completing the game can experience. Truly an incredible game.

@LozanoMotoRacing

5 ай бұрын

It’s Red but yes 🙌🏼

Glad my parents gifted me crystal as a kid. Still my favorite all time Pokemon game.

Being the special edition version of Gold/Silver, the generation many think is the peak of Pokémon, DUH. Good thing I still have my original copy.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

I’m jealous, I still have my copy of blue but my crystal was lost to time 😔

@LITTLE1994

Жыл бұрын

​​@@slamgaming32 I'm sorry to hear that. Getting original copies of the Gen 1 and 2 games are VERY difficult these days.

Despite all of it's shortcomings, Pokemon Crystal will always be a favorite of mine. It was my first ever pokemon game, and is forever the game that introduced me to my favorite pokemon of all time. I have way too many good memories with this game to put it down ❤

I remember seeing the sprites move at a demo playthrough at target and seeing the Pokemon move that I was just so blown away

Gold, silver and crystal are my first ever games and I still play them to this day I’m glad I picked them up again before the E shop closed

all the pokemon sprites are made with juste three colors, and they managed to give them light and shadow effect. brilliant

@thelegacyofgaming2928

Жыл бұрын

Wow, just realized the 3 color thing. Though some look like 4

My godfather bought me Crystal for Christmas so we did our part. The best thing about it was being able to teach Flamethrower for the first time

Finding the dogs was the funnest and nerve racking part. Knowing you couldn’t just save and find them again.

back when they made pokemon games with love on their minds instead of money

I love this game so much I once emulated some enhanced version and then my save got messed up in blackthorn so I just played through again, probably my favorite pokemon game because of the art, music, and fun early game (past cherrygrove)

I wish mareep peas in crystal

ive loved crystal since i was a child and it will always have a special place in my heart

Johto's bike theme is my favorite. Gets stuck in my head all the time. For the past 23 years.

Do that many people not like crystal? One of my favorites.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

I saw too many C and D tierings on Pokémon game tier lists and was spurred into action lol

@ontoshere

Жыл бұрын

@@slamgaming32 damn that's actually crazy. Gen 2 is insanely good. There's a reason the remakes were loved so much. Gens 2-4 are all equally arguable to be peak for me.

@user-pp6pr5fg8w

Жыл бұрын

Because it sucks. The level curve is horrible, you spend half of your time grinding, the story is garbage and the pseudo-open world ruins any kind of level progression

@ontoshere

Жыл бұрын

@@user-pp6pr5fg8w why is the level curve bad? I've hardly had to go out of my way to grind. And the story does suck. That's true but it's more about the essence of Pokemon for me, it's a really good sweet point imo for the number of Pokemon, legendaries, etc. But to each their own. I've never thought of story when it comes to Pokemon. They all are pretty garbage.

@StickCannon

Жыл бұрын

​​@@user-pp6pr5fg8w the story doesnt necessarily define the whole game, most npcs are interesting to interact with and the gym leaders were an actual challenge unlike pokemon today. Level progression is perfect actually since the game is really huge and it keeps you from over-leveling your pokemon just enough so you have to keep facing challenges.

What a fantastic game. The sprites in Crystal are unrivalled and unmatched, as well as the attacks. When you get hit by a Cross Chop, you feel the instensity, something that the newer games lack.

Gengar laughing is so lit

Gengar doing a little twerk 😂😂😂

It was the first Pokemon to game to offer you the gender option for your character! That itself is such a milestone

Crystal was my first Pokémon game, I'll never EVER forget it~!!!💙💙💙 I love Suicune so much; it's an absolutely beautiful legendary.

This was my first pokemon game ever and remains my favorite. An absolute classic that will never be topped.

I grew up with Crystal and still own a copy to this day, but not once did I notice Hitmontop's eyebrows. I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw it because it just looked hilarious to me, like there's an implication he's waiting for you to catch

I felt like all real pkmn fans knew that crystal was the best gb pkmn game. Some of the sprite animations are incredible spinning hitmontop should've been a mainstay

Crystal is still my all time favorite Pokémon game, for nostalgia reasons, yes. But all the little details and the immersion back in the day make it so much more special

Ratata is so great i feel blessed every time i see it and how perfectly fits with its cry

Can't believe I was 7 when this came out. I almost started crying when the music started playing. The days of having no responsibilities.

2nd gen had the best music. The dark thumping beats while battling were amazing.

This was quite a fun game to play through, 22 years ago, even as a 10-year old, and it was a blast to get through!

The gengar started twerking 😂

This is my absolute favorite Pokémon game of all time. The music in national park was so relaxing.

This is why gen 5 is my fav so much character in the sprite work and its animations as well as its dynamic posing

just played through this for the first time recently (played Silver when this gen came out) and i LOVED the sprite movements. i had no idea they did this.

@slamgaming32

Жыл бұрын

They’re so charming!

I remember being 9-10 years old using dial up internet looking for new Pokemon because rumors at recess at school was that a new Pokemon game was coming out. The 90s and early 2000s were so simple

Crystal was my first Pokémon game so I’m always going to remember it fondly…

The Newbarktown theme is my childhood anthem.

When i play crystal for the first time i love the animations it really make them alive.

I never owned gold or silver, but I did own Crystal. As my entry into Gen 2 it defined a gold standard of Pokemon games that i still adhere to to this day. It's fantastic now, just as it was back then.

I loooooved Crystal, it was one of my favourites when it came out and still is today.

I still have my old pokemon crystal cartridge in a shoebox somewhere but sadly it doesn't work anymore. Growing up i had yellow, silver, crystal and sapphire, and crystal was by far the game i spent the most time playing. Thanks for the nostalgia

Pokemon Crystal was the best childhood game and still holds up today (playing on my analogue pocket) ❤️

''Back in my day, no sprites were animated!''

The sprite for Sandshrew is probably my favorite. It rubs it's eyes/face in the cutest way!! Not to mention it's the first time you can chose your gender, which is awesome.

Hitmontop's little spin🥹💓

A Lugia named Artemis is genuinely adorable

I never played crystal as a kid but I always thought suicune was soooo badass. Eventually I was able to buy a Japanese copy of Pokémon crystal from this cool anime/game store in Japan!!

I will never stop replaying the Pokemon games.