The Depressing Modern State of Pokémon

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Published 2024-06-07
#1 Pokemon fan TheGlassHalfFull goes on a deep dive on the state of the mainline games and how this once beloved series turned into something so toxic and difficult to talk about.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Prologue
1:30 - Pokémon Let's GO Pikachu & Eevee
7:35 - Pokémon Sword & Shield
27:45 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
39:22 - Pokémon Legends Arceus
47:00 - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
1:04:28 - No Excuses For Gamefreak
1:09:13 - The Deterioration of being a Pokémon fan
1:15:19 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

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All Comments (21)
  • Which Pokémon game was your least favourite of the Switch Era and why is it BDSP?
  • @shuizaffre
    Moral of the story: ACTUALLY GIVE THE DEVELOPERS ENOUGH TIME AND RESOURCES TO MAKE A FINISHED GAME. No more of this "has to be out by holiday deadline" nonsense.
  • @CaptScrotes
    The worst part is, Nintendo will hunt down any fan games and mods that produce objectively better pokemon content.
  • @PinkC0bra
    The way me and my best friend both cheered for legends Z-A MOSTLY because it would take longer to release says it all...
  • @mishdornots
    life lesson : every big media brand will eventually have that "sonic 06" moment; the only different is brand recognition.
  • @YourLocalGoat_
    His hands the whole time: ✋🏻🖐🏻👌🏻✋🏻🖐🏻👌🏻✋🏻🖐🏻👌🏻✋🏻🖐🏻👌🏻
  • @foggy8298
    As a reminder, BDSP 1.0 version launched without a title screen and with a midi ost ripped directly from Diamond and Pearl
  • @mrcwillis6970
    I want to be excited for Z-A but… I just don’t see why I should be, it’s incredibly sad how the state of Pokemon games are. Glad there are more and more people releasing and talking about this, Pokemon fans deserve better.
  • @roxaszy984
    The dark type gum leader signing on the cutscene is really insane because back in Black and white 2, the 2ND gymleader is also singing, and YOU CAN HEAR LYRICS on the gym theme, THEY ALREADY DID SPEECH. not to mention team plasma Colress' theme with counting
  • @dragonlord6484
    I genuinely believe Sword and Shield were meant to be 3DS games but when Game Freak realized that it was gonna be on the Switch they threw the Wild Area together as fast as they could!
  • I’m honestly surprised you didn’t even mention that Leon dealt with all the random gigantimax pokemon off screen
  • @MatrixPlays
    Franchise died for most of us after Pokémon black and white. Not sure why, just feels like it was all downhill after that
  • @volterkeg
    I honestly wouldn't have cared that they reused animations if they didn't use the animations as an excuse for cutting content.
  • @redjack2629
    To be fair, while Koraidon and Miraidon have more character to them than any other legendaries, Cosmog DOES come close.
  • @TheDragonLegacy
    It's turning into a modern "Oh you want access to all the pokemon? Well here's 30 behind a paywall. We'll add more next quarter when we need more money."
  • @Pioxys
    It's crazy to see we're finally in the timeline where POKEMON AND THEIR FANS are in the same route as SONIC FANS. Both sides has incredibly rushed games that could have been great. While both sides having increasing love-hate for the franchise. Thanks Game Freak lol.
  • @frognuke
    why does he look like he keeps trying to throw dice at me
  • @oyeh8908
    I'd argue that deadlines are the least of Game Freak's problems. I recommend watching Cydonia's video, "The Worrying Testimonies of Those Who Worked at Game Freak" (He's an Italian Youtuber, but the video is fully subtitled in English). He does a very good job translating and analyzing employee reviews of Game Freak, and it paints a depressing picture of the studio's psychology and mismanagement. They genuinely lack talent and passion.
  • @witheesoul
    been boycotting the series since 2019 because of the most recent games. it frustrates me with how the pokemon company and nintendo treat the series that i love and care about so much. i really hope gamefreak will take a step in the right direction in gen 10