Next time when making a video like this plz consider giving timestamps. I tried my best, 21. Scarlet & violet 1:03 20. BDSP 1:39 19. let's go pikachu&evee 2:23 18. Sword & shield 3:04 17. Ultra sun & moon 3:45 16. Sun & moon 4:23 15. D&P 5:13 14. XY 6:14 13. Ruby & sapphire 7:37 12. Red & blue 8:34 11. Yellow 9:39 10. Omega ruby & alpha sapphire 10:46 9. Firered & leafgreen 11:40 8. BW 12:32 7. Legends arceus 13:36 6. Crystal 14:56 5. Gold&silver 16:12 4. BW2 17:19 3. Emerald 18:35 2. Platinum 19:37 1. Heartgold & soulsilver 20:34

@pokemontas8025

28 күн бұрын

💅Slay!

Never seen a list video before where the comment section is more interested in debating the bottom of the list and not the top 😂

@battlep0t

Ай бұрын

I think people generally are a bit more universal in their love for the Gen 1 - 5 games compared to the 3DS/Switch titles. I never really see heated discussion over whether someone prefers Ruby/Sapphire to Gold/Silver people seem to be able to put that down to personal preference. But I definitely see discussions get heated over the later games. 😅

@arturolopez7593

Ай бұрын

Well yeah because we all seem to agree that the top of the list is correct, but that the bottom of the list is a little wonky 😂😅

@haroldnecmann7040

Ай бұрын

​@@arturolopez7593sv is wonky games

@enthused7591

Ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely recency bias. Let's go and even Scarlet and Violet are excellent.

@chuckec

Ай бұрын

It’s just switch owners in denial. Pokemon on the Switch has proven to be a joke, and the sole exception, Legends, wasn’t actually that great either.

Anyone still suffer PTSD from Miltank’s rollout in Gold/Silver?

@NinjaKIngAce

Ай бұрын

If by PTSD, you mean it lives rent-free in my head, then yes

@juleeO6183

Ай бұрын

It was a great wake up call that you can't just rush the game with a slightly over leveled quilava

@RBGolbat

Ай бұрын

Nah, My Bro Geodude as my back every time.

@acuforia

Ай бұрын

Always. I recently replayed Gold for the first time since first playing as a kid in the 90's, and it still took me three tries to beat Whitney lol

@michaelfellner9822

Ай бұрын

@@acuforia same haha. got it on my 3ds some years ago, recently started playing it again and whitney is just a mess to deal with.

The switch era of mainline Pokemon games were so rough. Here’s hoping things improve with the Switch’s successor

@pokemigas6049

Ай бұрын

In terms of performance, for sure. But in terms of quality? It started rough but Arceus and Scarlet/Violet were the best games since gen 5 and showed that Game Freak still has the capability of making amazing games. The problem is that they have zero time to make them, unfortunately

@ViciousFirearms

Ай бұрын

Next pokemon games will literally have 5 fps with over 50,000+ bugs and glitches and blind pokemon fans will call it extremely innovative and the best pokemon game ever.

@klebyell

Ай бұрын

@@pokemigas6049 amazing and some good ideas but materialized badly are not the same thing.

@stevesteve0521

Ай бұрын

Performance wise scarlet and violet belongs in the worse, actual gameplay and content definitely not. I’m an old head, gen 2 will always be my favorite but I still appreciate the direction pokemon is heading it’s just I would like the games to actually look and perform good as well

@haroldnecmann7040

Ай бұрын

​@@stevesteve0521sv is the tip of the iceberg of how inept gamefreak is

I would rate pokemon Scarlet/Violet higher than bdsp and sw/sh. It may have technical difficulties, but the story, music and the well-detailed models of pokemon(especially the steel types) slaps

@AbdFattah

Ай бұрын

SwSh definitely trumps SV. For me it's because DA - one of the best way to get previous legendaries on Switch plus they are not shiny locked.

@Raphtor13

Ай бұрын

I agree S/V are far far better than SwSh. For me SwSh is down at the bottom and I really enjoyed S/V.

@mosquitopyjamas9048

Ай бұрын

Swish is better. Never played Bidetsp

@guitarhero38633

Ай бұрын

Pkmn SV clears SwSh by a mile

@lulukomadori9651

Ай бұрын

100% Agree, why are people forgetting that SWSH set that expectation and plummet, taking away mons, the timer, and has the worst animation/story despite being the first on the switch.

Sun/Moon ranking higher than US/UM is actually insane lol

@ajayredonkulus6628

Ай бұрын

US/UM just has so much more talking. Its a god damn chat simulator.

@slandergames9494

25 күн бұрын

I actually liked the story in sun and moon but I hated the rival with a passion and the enemy team was sooo ass. Plus most of the aloan Pokémon were mid to me

@Tethloach1

17 күн бұрын

Not really since I threw US/UM in the trash without playing any of them. Brand new copies 50$ each in the trash 2017

Black 2 and White 2 are the goats for me. The amount of content, game mechanics, and replayability stacked into these two games is insane.

@propheticrain-maker1486

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@MichaelSevilla97

Ай бұрын

exactly they're definitely even better than heartgold and soulsilver

@debatablefootballopinions

Ай бұрын

I’m playing white for the first time. Do you think i should play white 2 right after or is it not worth it? Is it a direct sequel story wise or what’s the whole deal behind it?

@propheticrain-maker1486

Ай бұрын

@@debatablefootballopinions most definitely. They are direct sequels and even though you are exploring Unova again the changes are drastic, it feels very unique and it’s interesting to explore the differences.

@ell1cs

15 күн бұрын

@@MichaelSevilla97can’t agree, heartgold soulsilver has pokewalker, pokeathelon, battle frontier (way more replayability than PWT), can catch the most amount of legendaries of any game up until that point, cross generation trading so you can literally have every legendary up until that point, 2 regions, gym leader rematches, pal park, all previous gen starters, non linear region design and I’m still missing loads. Only complaint is the level curve literally.

gamefreak should be embarrassed knowing the worst two mainline pokémon generations are both on nintendo’s current system. especially scarlet and violet. they’re just cynical.

@czar17_28

Ай бұрын

Honestly Scarlet and Violet aren’t the best, but by no means are they that bad. For a child’s game, the story is solid, especially Arven’s story which made people feel for the first time in a while. The animations could be better, but a lot of the Pokemon look absolutely amazing. Open world is a massive step for the franchise but no interiors is god awful. Not everyone struggled with massive bugs, glitches and FPS issues… Competitive is the best it’s been in 3 generations.

@carquest3748

Ай бұрын

Scarlet and Violet were some of my favorite pokemon games, team star was disappointing but the open world was sick

@MaxH0ward

Ай бұрын

Its so funny how wrong you are

@cwega2463

Ай бұрын

@@MaxH0wardhow am i wrong when it’s an opinion? also my clarification of why that’s my opinion is literally only based on facts from the games performance and content. and my opinion is like the most common opinion towards this game outside of pokémon die hards who defend anything game freak gives them.

@hidden_name7469

Ай бұрын

Based on this list doesn't mean anything haha

crystal under gold and silver is INSANE

@daniellavanier539

Ай бұрын

Not having Mareep honestly really brings it down

@eatereater6312

Ай бұрын

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

@thedoodoobrain8944

Ай бұрын

Crystal is my all time favorite but that is most likely nostalgia

@parkerbrandner9428

Ай бұрын

It’s actually probably cause most skipped Crystal after playing the originals. I had the same opinion until I actually play Crystal on the virtual console for 3ds

@thedoodoobrain8944

Ай бұрын

@@parkerbrandner9428 I got a second-hand copy in April 2005, it broke down eventually. A couple of years ago, I walked into the back of a thrift store and found a brand new, completely mint edition, in box. It sits on my shelf and I'm proud of it. One day I'll put a new battery in my crystal edition, and I'll boot up the ol' gameboy advance sp, and maybe, just maybe, I'll manage to get a lvl 100 of every starter again.

All I want are Heart Gold and Soul Silver HD-2D remakes😭

@Leo-pd4fc

Ай бұрын

Heartgold and Soulsilver also are Remakes itself, but I would love to see those on Switch as Let's Go Johto versions

@macewindu9100

Ай бұрын

@@Leo-pd4fc no,

@benm1889

Ай бұрын

This would be an instant pre order and I would very likely buy both. They’re so damn good!

@haroldnecmann7040

Ай бұрын

​@@Leo-pd4fclet's go games sucks

@Leo-pd4fc

Ай бұрын

@@haroldnecmann7040 but are better looking than BDSP or Scarlet and Violet in my opinion.

This video is going to upset A LOT of people Well, any ranking video about mainline Pokemon game is going to be.... complicated

@hieinh

Ай бұрын

Not upset but it is head scratching why BDSP is rated higher than Scarlet and Violet

@minislayer3241

Ай бұрын

@@hieinh Well, I can see why While I think that S/V should be at least higher than Sw/Sh, the game still has atrocious technical issues and they're tolerable only if you really really really love the rest of the game While BDSP is an overpriced disappointment and a waste of potential, it's still a fine game that's good for what it is - "faithful" recreation of Diamond and Pearl with quality of life improvements

@hieinh

Ай бұрын

@@minislayer3241 I guess. The list is good and I’m a Gen 2 person so.

@xavierramirez6194

Ай бұрын

This is actually the best list I’ve seen 😂

@tsukasahirragi1957

Ай бұрын

​@@hieinh I loved bdsp 😭

one of my biggest issue with the 3D games is that the models of the pokemon and people look incredibly robotic and soulless. While the sprite art was not the most expressive thing ever either, they just had so much personality to them.

@randomperson8991

Ай бұрын

I hella agree!!!

The community needs to put some respec on Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Sure they were cash grabs with not a lot of changes, but if Sun and Moon are good (which they are) then by default these games are good And yea Sun and Moon are great idc what anyone says, they are super fun and full of charm, great story, great vibes, great enemy team Gets more hate than it deserves

Can't believe Scarlet/Violet was rated lower than Sword/Shield. Performance issues aside, the game is so much better at its core

@majinpain5563

Ай бұрын

The game is actually good outside of the performance issues which are not so hard to see through anyways

@HeyoChris

Ай бұрын

I like it aside from the open world concept… Unless you look for it online, you’ll be fighting gyms and trainers with levels so far off from yours, which is so aggravating.

@Synostra

Ай бұрын

Definitely not

@trevorflake7854

Ай бұрын

I freaking agree!!!! The only game with full COOP game play!! I played the entire game with my son and we have freaking loads of fun!! No other Pokemon game out right now has that option other than the stupid fake coop on Pokemon lets go.

@zoonk1ng

Ай бұрын

agree

Need to thank Satoru Iwata for Kanto in the gen two games. RIP you legend

@HMMadsen

Ай бұрын

Did You Know Gaming actually proved that the story of Satoru Iwata freeing up space to allow Kanto in Gen 2 is actually false. Iwata helped GameFreak by developing an algorithm that allowed battles in Gen 2 to run faster, but he isn't responsible for putting Kanto in Gen 2

@pablofmc

Ай бұрын

​@@HMMadsen thank god this false rumor started to die out

@netweed09

Ай бұрын

@@HMMadsen Thank you. I mean, for sure everyone should Respect a Great and indeed We all loved Iwata. But one of the most disrespectful things is unchecked false information.

10:45 Amiga Ruby

@ironcheese4736

Ай бұрын

Alfa saphiya

@knightyknight2

Ай бұрын

Megger Evolutions

Soul Silver is the first game where I actually completed the national pokedex. I finished literally 1 day before Black came out, and it was so worth all the time and effort!

@thedoodoobrain8944

Ай бұрын

I finally finished the national dex for diamond a couple of years ago, I might just do the same on heartgold, shouldn't be too hard now I have all the mythic and legendaries

I think we're due for a reassessment of Sun/Moon. They're excellent and fun games

@Garde_Mystik

Ай бұрын

and the Ultra versions

Y’all crazy for ranking the Lets Go games BELOW the Sword/Shield games. The lets go games are mad fun. Yes they are very easy, but so fun and beautiful to look at. Also Crystal should be at number 2, let alone ABOVE gold and silver.

@Aronia55

Ай бұрын

I would be inclined to defend the Let's Go games if the 'postgame' wasn't so terrible. Otherwise yeah they turned out to be the most polished Switch pokemon games (not including Snap).

@juleeO6183

Ай бұрын

I didn't like the catching aspect of let's go. Sure it was fun the first few times, but got old fast, and there are no wild Pokemon battles because of that (with a few exceptions) Also while there certainly are things I don't like about SS, they have fantastic music So yeah SS>let's go

@propheticrain-maker1486

Ай бұрын

Agreed. I don’t see how Lets Go is so hated

@Adamtendo_player_1

Ай бұрын

It’s crazy that let’s go Pikachu is down there but then this is my bias talking. It’s the only Pokémon game I’ve played today but it will be a special one because it’s connected to the anime for me which I watched at the time when I wasn’t interested in Pokémon let’s go Pikachu. Everything was familiar to me because of the anime which helped me and also the game mechanics were great..

@LivinSober

Ай бұрын

@@Aronia55 honestly fair, the post game is pretty weak. I’m glad you can have rematches against the gym leaders, and you can battle Red. But I wish you could fight ALL the trainers in the region over and over again, since you can’t battle wild Pokemon.

USUM. I did like the extras after the main story. Like Ultra Necrozma. And battles of Team rocket .

I did enjoy that Sword/Shield gave you a gym experience in an actual stadium like the anime.

@lumine1623

27 күн бұрын

This!! I actually had a lot of fun in Shield bc it actually gave me the atmosphere that the gym challenge had always meant to feel

My favorite pokemon games are Crystal and SM. Crystal because of all of the lore for the legendary beasts and having all of Kanto. SM because of how unique it is with the trial system, Alolan forms, Z moves, and just some of my favorite Pokemon overall.

@tombobwilkinson

Ай бұрын

You have excellent taste

I actually loved Sun & Moon. The first game i 100%''ed after the first three. Loved the whole Hawaii setting. How the pokedex was devided over the islands. How the islands still had their island charm while still feeling different. LOVED the regional versions of the mons. The best story together with Black/White (closedly followed by scarlet/violet). Missed the gyms from time to time, but loved the idea that there was a new challenge every time and how they would fill that in (in most of the mainlines, gym 6-8 werent that interesting anymore). The GTS worked fantastic. The ''really rare pokemon'' such as feebas were still rare, but there was a slightly higher chance to get one which motivated me more to collect them all.

@pa5666

Ай бұрын

TOTALLY agre! Ultra Sun and Moon was amazing and almost the perfect game in my opinion!

The og ds era is unrivaled

@-locke-6051

Ай бұрын

Yeah, DS era Pokemon was incredible. Gen IV started with good games in Diamond and Pearl, but Platinum took those games to another level. Gen II remakes were peak Pokemon. Gen V used to be underrated, but in the recent times people have started to understand how great Black and White are. Their sequels are really, really good, too. Overall the best console for Pokemon. Easily.

@FTChomp9980

Ай бұрын

DS era is peak Platinum was my 1st entry into the franchise and Soulsilver is my favorite remake.

@lennycrew3

Ай бұрын

The only people that say this started with the DS era. Blinded by nostalgia. Diamond and Pearl are terrible.

@-locke-6051

Ай бұрын

@@lennycrew3 Terrible is a strong word. I wouldn't call them that, but yeah, those games had some issues. Luckily Platinum came and fixed a lot of things. It is the best Sinnoh game by far.

@rece5232

Ай бұрын

⁠@@lennycrew3that’s one out of like 4 games bro, plus they fixed everything in platinum stoopid ass and the other games were arguably the best games in the entire series so how is the ds era terrible?

As time goes on, rankings for some franchises tends to feel less important since somewhere in the future, the opinions of some games will change completely due to the context of a current game or the series itself. The Sonic franchise has definently taught me this the most. I wonder if we will eventually end up in a timeline where Pokemon fans will look back on some games more fondly or negatively.

I will hold firm that Generation 5 is the pinnacle of the series as of now. A massive Dex with amazing designs and many powerful staples, first moving battle art, some of the best themes and music, involved Gym Leaders, an amazing cast of Rivals, a solid villain Team, a solid competitive scene, a solid Sequel… 10 years ago, I would’ve been clowned on the Internet for saying that but recently the entire fandom seems to have switched up.

@cwega2463

Ай бұрын

which generation? 😭😭

@czar17_28

Ай бұрын

@@cwega2463 Lol 5, whoops.

@jaretco6423

Ай бұрын

I can agree. Not to mentioned it's so much faster & well paste compared to Gen. 4. Even HGSS suffers some of the slow downs.

@farishalims

Ай бұрын

​@@jaretco6423 i replayed both White 2 and Soulsilver at the same time and i remember being so annoyed at how slower the battles in Soulsilver were compared to White 2 😂

@jaretco6423

Ай бұрын

@farishalims Same. But Platinum is far worst though. At least HGSS made an few tweaks on the battle animation with the walking Pokemons being summoned. Which is something I do miss and love to see it return.

Just started watching the video and seeing Scarlet and Violet in last is already a travesty when BDSP literally exists. SV were the most fun recent Pokémon games (aside from Legends, obviously). Great story, great characters, an amazing open world to explore... People just placed it in last because of the bugs/glitches. They even updated models and textures for a lot of Pokémons instead of just using the same ones we've been seeing since XY.

Having heart gold and soul silver on top ranked by us is a sign of unity, proud of all of you.

Let's Go were awesome remakes!

No way, this is the real list 100%. I always say that SoulSilver is the best pokemon game ever made. The story is 100% perfect and the fights, music, everything is perfect. Thank you Sir for this ranking, it made my day and I wasn't expecting to see a video that ranks SoulSilver as #1 because all those stupid youtubers claim that they play pokemon and they're all liars and they just play 10minutes of it, not like us how spent hundereds of hours enjoying the real storyline and the game. Great job Sir you're a true honest content creator here in KZread. Edit: After watching the last part, I knew that this list was made by the fans not YOU sir, so this is normal and not shocking because Pokemon fans are the best. I was happy at first cuz I thought you did this list and as for all KZreadrs I've never seen none knows Pokemon for real. I'm sorry to say that but you're not different of them a bit. Great job fans for this epic list, you all made my day, so thank you. And for you Sir, please make your own content and don't steal other ideas (fans ideas), it's not ok and the fans must have more credit of your video.

Been playing one of older games on my phone now. Going to have to pick up Pokémon legends later this year.

Pokemon adventure red chapter is Underrated. It is what i wished pokemon was. First game that was actually quite dark

Bw2 was released well after the 3ds. Both japan and ww releases was in 2012 while 3ds came out in 2011.

@Poyomini

Ай бұрын

In fact, B2/W2 not only took your 3DS Wi-Fi settings directly, instead of using the seperate DS/DSi Wi-Fi settings for all other DS/DSi games on 3DS, but it also had direct connectivity with Pokémon Dream Radar, a 3DS only E-shop game. So these two seem to be the only DS games (to my knowledge) that were made with 3DS exclusive features.

I'm gonna say that Let's go Pikachu and Eevee are underrated. I can still go back to those games and have a good time. Especially since you can really have a diverse team due to the variety of Pokemon to get throughout the game!

@theshadow3286

Ай бұрын

Totally agree. They do exactly what they set out to do. Nice visuals and the Go-style catching works quite well. The best way to play through Kanto imo and the best Pokémon game on switch.

@bestbigbros1102

Ай бұрын

@@theshadow3286definitely the best Pokémon game on switch. This is my second play through since it first came out and I’m loving every minute of it as a die hard OG Pokémon fan

Soul Silver got me back into the series after I hadn't been playing the games since Gen 2. Definitely agree with this list, great video!

I actually think I agree with this list for the most part. I remember playing gold for the first time, and the in game clock allowing me to catch different pokemon based on whether it was day or night blew my mind. I loved it. And then heartgold came along, and really recaptured the excitement and wonder I felt as a kid.

Surprisingly close to how I would rank them. It's just that I would put Black/White 2 above Emerald and Platinum.

Obviously the reason Pokémon hasn't progressed as a series is because every game is just a diffrent version and there is no Pokémon 2.

I’m on my first playthrough of white 2 right now and OMG ITS INCREDIBLE

Pokemon Pinball on the GBA was a classic for me personally (I know it's not mainline)

Whoever compiled this list is nuts dude

My copy of Pokemon Platinum got stolen out of my DS that I left in my duffel bag at a soccer game and I'm still not over it 😭

The difficulty spike when it came to the battlefrontier or any post game battle facilities in the early days comes from the fact that we didn't have the sheer amount of customization that we have for a pokémon's competitive capabilities that we do now. The reason we're screaming for a new battle frontier is because the one time we had a chance to play it before we had no idea what we were doing. But now most of us remember that experience and could do it easily today with the things like mints, Ev and iv training.

Caveat: I didn't really play any of the DS/3DS games (and I doubt they'd be quite the same now anyways), but I think I would have ranked S/V higher. Yeah, the performance wasn't great, but I typically don't play switch games (or pokemon games) because they're notoriously good performers. I thought a lot of the parts of the story were much, much more interesting that almost all of the other pokemon games, and I like the new pokemon. I also think that terastalization is my favorite of the battle gimmicks so far (I did not like dynamax and didn't think mega evolution or z moves were broad enough). I do wish that the difficulty scaled based on the order you completed it (and also that the wild pokemon were a little more like Archeus), but for me at least those aren't deal-breakers. I totally get that a lot of people don't like it though, which is totally fair.

Say what you will about Scarlet and Violet (it's probably deserved); it's the first mainline Pokemon game since the 2nd gen that has a story I could actually care about.

@ManectricReturns

Ай бұрын

I haven't played Scarlet and Violet but I did watch a video of the story summarised and yeah it seemed pretty interesting I won't lie. If only they added some voice acting, more natural expression etc. to make it more engaging.

@preston_s.

Ай бұрын

@@ManectricReturns Agreed. Written dialogue has its place, but I think Pokemon would definitely benefit from voice acting.

@JD-fi4nk

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Scarlet and Violet are fantastic games that are mired down by a metric ton of bugs and performance issues. I still had fun with them.

@matgreen4789

Ай бұрын

With you man 👍 I think it is just ‘cool’ to hate on it, when actually it’s a good game.

@haroldnecmann7040

Ай бұрын

​@@matgreen4789"good games"😂

I've played Pokemon since the OG days with Red/Blue, and I can easily say that Scarlet/Violet are the most fun I've had since probably Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. I really don't understand the hate that S/V get. Yes it runs poorly, but that's more of a Switch problem than a Game Freak problem. The story is great, the concept is great, and I had zero issue with the over/under leveling. I mainly stuck to the inner circle and then worked my way out, so I was about on level each time.

@lloydirving6209

28 күн бұрын

How is it more of a switch problem than a Game Freak problem? have you seen the things monolith soft is able to do with the switch hardware?

@pokemontas8025

28 күн бұрын

The mon and gimmicks are really really bad tho

Who had the light attachments for game boy advance and color?

I would agree those some of these don't need any more remakes, but what I would like to see is one big collector's edition we can buy for the current/next gen system that either has each version currently unavailable on platforms, or two collections with one versions from each gen and you can trade with all the original functionality.

@Pokedex-Family

Ай бұрын

I was thinking something similar, like what final fantasy did with their pixel collection game on switch

@TacohandsPvP

Ай бұрын

@@Pokedex-Family yes, exactly!

Can we sit down and talk about how much content HG/SS really had? I mean we got -National Pokédex -Most of the Legendary Pokémon - walking with your Partner Pokémon -AN ENTIRE OTHER REGION -16 Gym Leaders -Pokémon Trainer Red -Trainer Rematches -Daily & Weekly Events - THE FREAKIN BATTLE FRONTIER -The PokéWalker -Wi-Fi Events (like the celebi event) JUST TO NAME A FEW

@netweed09

Ай бұрын

Well yes, it's a re-Make lol they really shouldn't count as the situation vs the base games will be obviously very different and Hindsight means they can add so much more. That said, the Original G/S were probably one of the Best games ever made. Thing is, I always dislike how they change the OG tunes in remakes to something always more jazzy.

Oh, SV gets a haaaard disagree from me here. Y'all (the audience voting on this list) are crazy. Not to ignore its very apparent problems - the technical problems in particular absolutely are eggregious and the balance is certainly a letdown with the open world in mind - but I really do think it's a genuinely good game in spite of that. The freedom of movement is honestly really liberating, controlling Kor/Mir-aidon feels uncharacteristically polished for the most part, I thought the more central characters were very compelling and memorable and the endgame is actually a series-wide standout without a doubt. Another more understated feature I really appreciate is adaptive music for areas and battles past the first routes. Having the area music transition into a battle version is so much nicer than the standard Wild Battle theme you hear at first cutting in with every battle. Furthermore, if we all complained so hard with Sword and Shield about things like model and animation quality (nobody can tell me we didn't collectively meme that to death), it needs to be acknowledged that these games actually pick up the pace a fair bit in this area by comparison. Personally I'd put it among the upper half of the video, but at the very least, Rock-bottom is wildly disproportional to its successes and failings. ...Sword and Shield on however... I know it's not that much higher, but I honestly struggle to see what it does well that SV doesn't... Sun/Moon are kinda middle of the pack for me, I think. I genuinely enjoyed my first playthrough of them, I thought it stuck the landing pretty well in most areas. ...But boy is it sorely unreplayable. Seriously, it's the kind of slog that's exponentionally harder to endure on a repeat playthrough than on the first. And that's a little bit sad. For XY, since it did not get mentioned, that game's highlight for me was always the PSS. Seriously, they created one of the best online connectivity features/mediums I've seen in a game, and then they just... killed it. I will never understand that. It was XY's best feature by a landslide. Legends Arceus is great. We need more Legends Arceus. I'd have put it even higher myself and I've got high hopes for Legends Z-A, too.

@Wavecheckfoo

Ай бұрын

Xy online went crazy it’s the only game I’ve really played online tbh

What's the song starting at 11:31???????

@Oscarsome

Ай бұрын

Ducktales moon theme

@DaniKuruKuru

Ай бұрын

@@Oscarsome THANK YOU

I just hope that Arceus isn’t the basis for every game moving forward. I think there’s something to be said about moving through dungeons, battling trainers, and just having a more passive style of gameplay. Gen 5 proved you can have a plenty fast paced turn based game. Was also the last Pokemon game that had any kind of challenge to it since there was no Exp Share.

you can clearly see the decline in quality in Gamefreaks pokemon games. I think almost more than half of the recent 3DS and switch games are bottom half ranked.

@sparkypack

Ай бұрын

It's sad state. I abandoned the bandwagon with the release of Sword & Shield.

@pokemigas6049

Ай бұрын

Scarlet and Violet (performance aside) and Legends Arceus are some of the best Pokemon games ever made. This held true before them but now? Nah. If Game Freak gets enough time to make their games (looking at you Pokemon Company), they can have another golden era like the DS. They have finally figured out the winning formula

@1992compactdisk

Ай бұрын

@@pokemigas6049 agree. i love legends. but for SV, gamefreak should've just waited for the next gen switch.

@nightwing2032

Ай бұрын

@@pokemigas6049 pokemon technically have a winning formula that most franchises and companies would want or dream of. Pokémon doesn’t really have to change their battle system. The turn based combat and somewhat of the legends system if they fix up the legends system like they did with the turn based system throughout the years. With natures and abilities in gen 3, the physical and special split in gen 4, the split of the special defense and defense stat in gen 2, the bottle caps for gen 7, changing natures and abilities in gen 8, and other things for the turn based system that they’ve had for years. I think all they need is to change how moves that boost stats are used in the animations and change how multi hit moves are used in the animations. Of course some of the changes in the types in pokemon as well throughout the generations and years.

@oyeh8908

Ай бұрын

@@pokemigas6049 It doesn't matter how much time Game Freak gets if they refuse to make the most of it. Deadlines (which they set themselves, by the way) aren't their biggest problem, but genuine lack of talent and passion.

I love so many of the pokemon games, but for me Gen 1 and 2 will always have a special place in my heart because I grew up with them.

Emerald is the best Pokémon game and here’s why: 1) Gen 3 is the best Pokémon games have ever looked! The sprites and pixel art looks phenomenal compared to the 3D stuff we have now. 2) The battle frontier is probably the best post game content out of all the games. Crazy good idea and wish they’d bring it back! 3) Gen 3 probably has the best line of starter Pokémon that are all equally as fun to play through with. 4) Rayquaza… enough said! 😅

I highkey enjoyed Brilliant Diamond :3 But I never got to play the OG one, so maybe that's why I enjoyed it. But I notice even the OG one is rated low here. I don't know why people are not liking it.

Still waiting on the gen 2 sprite review with jon, grab him from gvg and bring him back to do gen 2

@AbdFattah

Ай бұрын

sprite review? that seems like gvg's kind of videos.

The pokewalker was such a fun gimmick with Gen 4. I used mine so much. Here's to looking forward to Legends ZA.

I'm curious where colosseum and xd would have ranked if included

Just played og blue again the other day and it was the most fun I've had with pokemon in a long time.

I just bought soulsilver yesterday and I’m playing for the first time! I had original Gold when it first came out. Surprisingly soulsilver was ten bucks cheaper than heart gold. Maybe cuz it didn’t have the box.

Im so disappointed people think sword and shield is better then scarlet and violet, legends arceus. An opinion is an opinion i guess 😅

@User12347ejdj

Ай бұрын

You have to understand. A lot of Pokémon fans are mean spirited and boomers.

@user-zi8ui6yi7d

Ай бұрын

Sword and Shield + DLC is substantially better than scarlet violet. Base Sword Shield may not be better than scarlet violet. Shows how pathetic scarlet and violet are. First game to make me nauseous due to the terrible frame rates and constant flickering of lights and clipping graphics. Garbage game. Shameful for Nintendo, TPC, and GameFreak.

Where can I get that Gengar and Nidorino battle merch you have there in the back? 👀

my favorite mainline pokemon games are emerald, then hgss, and then b2w2 all cleared by pokemon conquest though

I've been playing all the games in order and I have to say... Black 2 kinda blows the others out of the water... It has the best routes (They're actually fun to explore and have interesting secrets to find) the battles are fast (looking at you gen 4) and the postgame... oh man the postgame is the best out of any game in the franchise. Also props to the story, it felt much more grand compsred to other games. It's still a pokemon story but I loved it regardless. Love black 2, I'd say it's the best in the franchise.

I honestly don’t really know what mine is they’re all pretty similar

Now that games can update and DLC I don’t see why there are multiple versions of a game I would love it if they just had an expansion that you could buy

I think another remake of RBY would be worth doing because of the physical/special split that happened after FRLG. In FRLG, Pokemon like Rapidash and Kingler can't really shine because they're physically strong but bound to special attack STAB moves.

Legends arceus is phenomenal.

Johto❤

I am so happy that HG&SS made it to #1 I shrugged off Pokémon as a kid, I played HG when it came out, I treasure my pokéwalkers, and never looked back When it comes to recent games, Arceus has to be my recent fave, love the new formula

Scarlet and Violet are the first imaginative and innovative entries since Black and White, they should be in the top half.

Who were the people responsible for putting Scarlet and Violet below BDSP? I just wanna talk

I would loveeee if the player characters eventually got a health bar in the Legends games.

Pokemon HG and SS are the best pokemon games ever and i wish Gamefreak will one day make a pokemon game that is as good, story wise, gameplay wise and quality wise. This was and will forever be peak pokemon game

imo let’s go is very underrated, they have amazing music and surprisingly good animation

Let’s be real scarlet and violet are leagues better than BDSP and even sword and shield

@veterangamer955

Ай бұрын

Disagree

the pokemon company should just alternate yearly between a big 3d game and a classic 2d game

So happy to see legends arceus so high on the list. Really loved it and cant wait for the next legends game.

Who ever put Gold/Silver above Crystal is crazy!!!!!!!

Can’t we all just agree that Carrots is the perfect nickname for OG Cyndaquil?

This list is about to be a blood bath

Absolute yes! I don't have an account on Nintendo Live but I love number 1 so much! I own the game in three versions simply because I wanted to play it in various languages again. ♡

Soulsilver was the first Pokemon game I decided to pick up after not playing since Pokemon Red. I haven’t really “connected” with a Pokemon since that game. I picked up Y, Sun AND Moon, Sword AND Shield, and Arceus. I did not complete any of these later games. Arceus was the one I did enjoy above the rest of them…but it got repetitive. I guess I technically did complete Let’s Go Pikachu

For me its pokemon legends arceus .

I'm really surprised that Scarlet and Violet were at the very bottom of the list. Like I knew Scarlet and Violet had some very mixed reception and plenty of issues but I didn't expect it to be at the bottom of the barrel.

@lordmolag45000

Ай бұрын

Because it isn't. The games have their issues, but being under BDSP and Sword and Shield is a sin towards humanity, especially since they're worse games in almost every regard.

@aintthatapotofeffluck8926

Ай бұрын

The performance issues are just too rough. They sour literally everything else about the game. Something being really really bad can legit ruin a whole game, even if it has good mechanics - Doesn’t matter if the performance being ass-bad makes me not wanna play the game lmao.

Growing up my brother and I had Pokémon platinum and Pokémon heart gold that we shared between the two of us and over time he took platinum and I took heart gold and so they have always held special places in my heart as the two of my childhood and as soon as I saw this I knew they would be the top of the list because they were both and still are spectacular

I wanna see Nintendo make their own rankings of the games

Scarlet/Violet has one of the best stories of any game. People just like to hate it because they can’t make their own opinions

I really do feel like a lot of these are on this list as high as they are because of nostalgia

@lugasalexander4852

Ай бұрын

That’s what I’ve been saying… this list is a nostalgia blind crap shoot

I know it won't happen but the Switch games are making me wish that there is a return to the top down 2d style game but with modern graphics and quality of life.

Surprised Violet/Scarlet and Sword/Shield are so low. I’d have Brilliant Diamond, and Sun/Moon bottom. I love how you get rid of random encounters cuz I can see and get what I want. No more buying 250 repels just to get through caves without getting stopped every other step -_-

HGSS being the top is an extremely hot take for me. Johto has such a large number of issues that the remake didn’t fix, like the intense level curve during the Kanto section, weird wild Pokémon placements, and the lack of new Pokémon representation early game, and no easy way to grind out levels to deal with the level curve mentioned previously. I understand the original GS were meant to be an extension of the Kanto games but the remake had the opportunity to change things since people were more familiar with Pokémon as a whole by that point. This placement feels like a lot of nostalgia rather than actually criticizing the game.

@spam9826

Ай бұрын

honestly, the only issue worth mentioning is the level curve. But i considered kanto to be postgame content, so like the battles were challenging in a sense too.

@jaretco6423

Ай бұрын

Yeah. I agree. I like HGSS. But man. But they did not fixed everything the remake could've done and combined of having the same engine as Gen. 4 has, it is almost unplayable for me. I would swapped HGSS and B2W2. But that's just me.

Legends arceus arceus should be lower imo, it’s a just felt like ‘task list: the game’. Open fields with nothing to explore and no points of interest. The only thing you do in that game is catch Pokémon over and over and over. That was never the reason why I personally played Pokémon games. The game had potential but it felt like they forgot about the rest of the game once they came up with a good catching mechanic.

@majamystic256

Ай бұрын

I feel like an outcast for saying this but I just didn't really like Legends Arceus that much, its one of few games I just didn't really feel like finishing

@droycon

Ай бұрын

@@majamystic256yeah, this game felt like an attempt to recreate botw while failing to understand what made it so good and ruining the traditional Pokémon formula in the process. Open worlds are about exploration but there is nothing interesting to explore in this game, no interesting structures to find and only one village to see. This game also has no interesting puzzles like previous Pokémon games or botw, just open fields where all you do is catch pokemon. Now I’ve also grown a bit tired of traditional Pokémon games and am very open for change, but one thing regular Pokémon games got right was the diversity of content: catching, battling, exploring, puzzling and all, but this game only has one of those. Basically, open world Pokemon has a TON of potential, but this ain’t it. Honestly I could go on an even bigger tangent but this comment is already long enough haha

FINALLY, a Pokémon tier list that I can agree with. As someone who grew up with Sapphire and Pearl (and spent his adolescence playing SS), while I'm a little bummed that they ranked rather low, hey, at least they did better than SV and S/S (I still weep for the missed potential of the latter). So imagine my elation when the top 3 included the remakes/third versions of my favorite Pokémon experiences, with HGSS being, in my opinion, the most complete Pokémon experiences (I know BW2 are rivals in that regard, but I'm not that fond of Gen V). Also, I'm glad that XY at least got some respect (they just needed a better story, less rivals and a little bit more content).

I had just started playing HeartGold and I was thinking "why wasn't it popping in this list" until well, I got to #1, glad I'm going to enjoy this game.

The scarlet violet hate is so forced

@callumarcher8111

Ай бұрын

Not really, it deserves all the criticism it gets

@lordmolag45000

Ай бұрын

​@callumarcher8111 Not really. If we're talking performance and visuals, then I'd agree with you. But if we're talking about the story, soundtrack, gameplay and Pokemon designs, then that's where I have to disagree.

@tothemax1517

Ай бұрын

@@lordmolag45000 exactly. If it were debugged, it would be one of the best Pokemon games of all time. Should they get criticism for the bugs? Absolutely. But to say it’s the worst Pokemon game of all time is so disingenuous.

@callumarcher8111

Ай бұрын

@@lordmolag45000 If we're talking how the game plays, it's still less good than Legends Arceus by a mile. If you remove all performance gripes (which is a weird exception that you should never make when judging a game), lets look at where it fails: The open world is mostly barren and no attempt was made at scaling, meaning its not truely open unless you're a masochist who wants to try beating the gyms in any order. Speaking of gyms, none of them are memorable for me. I couldn't tell you the name of ANY of the gym leaders nor the champion, they're entirely forgetable and Game Freak failed yet again to do anything interesting with the gym leader's teams (the best we've got so far is Raihan's weather team). The new Pokemon range wildly from great to utterly forgettable and pointless, even on a casual playthrough. The gimmick of this generation tries and fails to capture the impact of Mega Evolution much like Dyna/Gigantamax and Z-Moves and you can go through the whole game forgetting its even a thing for you to use. Now that I've walked all over Scarlet/Violet, I do have some high praise for the game: Area Zero is far and away some of the best post-game Pokemon has done in YEARS. Not only is the story great, but the area itself feels mysterious and alien, somewhere you absolutely shouldn't be going as a fresh trainer. Arven and Penny's storylines are probably the best storytelling in a Pokemon game since Black/White, but its quality also makes the barebones gym challenge story more apparent. TLDR; there are some high points, but the game is a disappointment by modern standards.

@haroldnecmann7040

Ай бұрын

Notice the word "if" used alot when someone tries to defend sv games​@@tothemax1517

1. B2/W2. 2. HG/SS(though very close to #1 3. Emerald 4. Crystal 5. Firered/Leaf Green 6. Legends Arceus/ LGE/LGP tied. Im a gen 1er, so none of these games are from only nostalgia. I recently have been replaying all of them again and I believe this is the right ranking. #6 is so underrated, They were both sooo much fun. And Lets go was so polished. B2/W2 felt like the most packed with great content, Polished, Good story by Pokemon's standards, Best 2D art by far, Just well done all around.

what is the diff with pokemon moon and ultra moon?

I wish the _Pokémon_ series had stuck with the top-down pixel art style, and saved the 3D style for spin-offs 🤙