Did you play the Looker quest back when these games first came out?? Or did you completely miss it like me, LOL? Also, I forgot to mention that twilight also takes place from 4-5am in the game! Pretty neat :D
i scroll down to leave a comment about how i never knew looker was in the game and then see this LOL what blows my mind is that the quest story seemed familiar and then i realized it was a Pokemon Generations episode!
One thing I loved being a kid was not looking everything up and just randomly stumbling upon stuff like zygarde, the sudden rush of joy you feel finding stuff was different.
Slight correction: Emma didn't break through the Essentia Suit; Xerosic intentionally shut it down, freeing her from its control, because it was causing too much strain on her mind and spirit. That's part of why he ends up turning himself in, and why I feel he's one of the most criminally underrated villains in all of Pokemon
I think the biggest problem with the XY post game is that minus only ONE town being unlocked for the regional Battle Mansion and the Friend Safari, is that the actual "story" is completely *optional.* There's no prompt or indication in the game that indicates you should go back to Lumiose City to meet Looker, so you could either activate it by accident, or go through MULTIPLE playthroughs not knowing it exists. I know because I'm one of those people. I'll never forget when I saw this section of the game in the Generations specials and I immediately went, "there was a post game story?!"
@@partyarlieOMG I just realised you look like real life Serena Btw easiest way to access that boutique shop is to buy a bunch of premier balls in the Pokéball specific shop in lumious To check how stylish you are you can also go to the stones shop and talk with the old dad who sells the megastones of the starter you didn't pick At first because you are not stylish he sells the megastones at 1 million but becoming super stylish after buying premier balls or the various stuff you did He sells it at 10k
Pokémon Fans: The new games don't have any cool secrets anymore! I remember how excited I was when I figured out the puzzle to get the Regis when I was a kid. Also Pokémon Fans: *complaining that the X and Y post game plot it too hidden* It's not even particularly difficult to stumble across???? You just have to walk around Lumiose City a bit and why wouldn't you be doing that already?
I'd never watched any of your videos before this but I am a HUGE fan of this specific postgame, my friends know me for how much I love Looker, Emma, and Mimi (and Anabel in Sun & Moon's postgame, which I highly recommend!). I heard about this video and was a bit nervous about watching it at first for whatever reason. I think sometimes loving something so much makes you more critical of how other people view it. But I decided to go ahead and watch your video and I am SO glad I did!!! I agree with all of your points, this is such a lovely and underrated postgame and it's such a shame that Gamefreak made it something the player has to go out of their way to unlock... And truly, Xerosic should've just gotten a hobby!!!!! Anyways, I'm really glad that you made this video, I've seen more people talking about the XY postgame since it was uploaded and I really hope more and more people decide to go back and play it. It deserves so much more appreciation!!!!
The quickest way to actually raise your style in Lumiose is to use bargain power in one of the item boutiques. You get style for every purchase, so by mashing the purchase of 1 ball at a time, you can rack up a BUNCHA style quickly
x&y will always have a special place in my heart, there's just so much to do in kalos, let alone lumiose city. so even if plza is only in lumiose i doubt it'll be starved for content. (personally i think plza will be gamefreak's attempt at a ff7 remake-inspired game since ff7r was all within one giant city) anyway, i still remember doing the looker quests when this was new, and i didn't have a guidebook for x&y so i was pleasantly surprised to see looker return and in 3d! he was the best part of platinum for me and i was so happy he was in unova's postgame, so it really was like seeing an old friend. also emma is so sweet, such a great character with a fascinating arc through the looker plot. sad she's only in this game of the main series games, but at least she made a grand return in masters ex. here's hoping she's in plza!
Pokemon X was always my favorite game I loved the story, battles and especially the mega evolutions but I never realised that this was even in the post game of pokemon X and Y, thank you Arlie for showing it to me, it makes me want to rush to pull out my old nintendo 3ds and finally finish the nuzlocke I started almost a year afo on it just so I can finally fully expeirence the game I love. It'll be great to re-visit and fully explore the best city in all of pokemon again (in my opinion) (the lumiose music also slaps though and I have had it stuck in my head since I was a child). Epic video Arlie, keep up the great work! 👍
X and Y post game has always been something I enjoy. It’s simple, and while there are other post games, these are some of my favorite ones to play through
Gen 6 holds a special place in my heart. I can remember in the UK the retailer started selling it a day early, and it was really the first Pokemon game I got with my own money (every other game from gen 1-5 were mainly presents for xmas etc) ORAS being up there as one of my favourites too, can't wait to revisit Kalos and hopefully be more satisfied with how they handle it this time
I learned a lot about the X and Y postgame! I never really played the postgame in Kalos when I was younger because that boutique destroyed any self confidence I had LMAO. All the postgame experience I had was getting Mega Stones for online battles and grinding BP at the Battle Maison lol. Side note: I’m also so curious if Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be a (launch?) title for the Switch 2 since we have seen zero gameplay of it thus far. I don't remember any Pokémon game in the past that didn’t have at least some gameplay in the announcement trailer and/or waited this long to show us what the game looks like. I'm probably completely wrong, but I was always curious if Game Freak was purposely waiting until after Nintendo made a formal announcement about the next console to show what the game looks like?
Pokemon Y was my first ever Pokemon game and I put max hours into that game just trying to buy all the clothes, items and also have all level 100 Pokemon and never even knew about the post game and somehow I only had 1 shiny that was a Meowstic that I found out was shiny after I beat the game I had it in my box just from trying to complete the dex so I didn’t pay attention to the colors as I was just focusing on missing Pokemon. Honestly I had a lot of fun playing it and as someone who couldn’t afford the omega ruby and Alpha Sapphire I continued playing it till the servers shutdown. I have a switch now and s and v gen 9 is my second generation of Pokemon games I’ve played and it just doesn’t have the same feeling as Y did plus the customization was just simply better
i always tried to preach that x and y was absolutely worth its salt because there was so much that was overlooked or undervalued, but people never really gave it a chance to shine. it was my first gaming experience, ever, and it makes me happy that people are looking deeper into to the wonderful additions the 3DS brought to pokémon, despite the internet features being shut down. (even if it took a new kalos based game to bring that love back..) anyway, great video!
I loved the post-game! I was like 12 ish when the game came out and with the Looker/Emma stuff I pretended to be a detective and had an irl notebook and all😭I also pretended to be a part-timer at that hotel in Lumiose that allowed u to do tasks lmao
The only postgame I do is shiny hunting, and X and Y are not great for that. Other than breeding and chain fishing the only shiny hunting method is Poke Radar, but there are very few routes in Kalos that have big enough grass patches to easily Radar hunt. It's almost as if adding Poke Radar to the games was an afterthought, unlike the Sinnoh games, in which nearly every route has a large grass patch suitable for Radar hunting.
Excellent video, partyarlie 👏✌️ I think they needed to add more things in the Post-Game of Pokémon X/Y but yes, the Post-Game it has is entertaining, it is not bad.
Glad to see XY get some more attention, I spent so much time in the post-game at the Battle Chateau just battling over and over again in order to try out all the new Megas
I wasn't a fan of battling towers or the battle masion in this game. But I loved the battle chateau for some reason. It didn't feel as limited or that i had to worry about evs/ ivs for my pokemon. Maybe I'll play x again even though i finished both the main and post game content as well as getting my fashion level 100%
X&Y is the last pokemon post-game that I enjoyed and spent hours completing it. I hope that we can reach the level of postgame that we got in Black and White 2 one day though!
I remember starting the looker quest back in the day and then forgetting what he said and not knowing where to go and then just giving up and not completing it. After seeing this video I think I’ll go back and play it tho, it actually seems a lot better than I expected
It's been so long since I played Y, i may whip out my old copy and see if I ever played this. Looker is familiar to me, but also I know he's a reoccurring character so it's hard to remember haha. But I will say I'm the same with pokemon post game, usually I'll do a little bit but never finish it. The only post game I've ever really completely engaged with was Legends Arceus but I think that's because I got to meet Arceus... every other pokemon post game just doesnt really match up to the hype of the elite 4 and whatever main story line you're following in the game. great video arlie!!!
Hot take: The post-game story of X/Y is more creative/engaging than the main story. Frankly it's more creative/engaging than a LOT of the mainline game's main stories. 100% agree that the Looker quest (I did get it the first time I did my playthrough of X, but I think I knew that it was present from online spoilers beforehand) does not get talked about enough. Maybe I'm completely off-base/missing some part of the discussion, but it feels like unless post-game includes a whole new region a la Gold/Silver/HeartGold/SoulSilver (not counting DLC stories), the post game doesn't get talked about, or if it does, it's only to complain that they should have given us a new region in the post game (I DO distinctly remember people complaining about Hoenn not being accessible from X/Y). If that's the case... Fandom, get over yourself. Yes, it was cool when we got basically a second region in those games, but it's pretty clear that they're not doing it again, so stop wishing for it, and enjoy what you have without needing to compare it to what you got that one time.
This was the first Pokemon game where I spent a good portion in the post game (like hundreds of hours) because this was the game that got me into competitive battling. 3DS friends with good Friend Safari Pokemon were loved back then too, and the first time I started interacting with people online to get their codes to build my team.
The Looker Chapter of pokemon x and y is never talked about and I think it was really good! Thank you for covering it and giving it some promotion before legends za!
I was very struck on my original playthrough by the emotion present in the story with Looker and Emma, it felt like an oddly soulful inclusion for something that wasn't part of the main story. maybe says more about the way they communicate what the player has access to, but I promise it's all worth a look. awesome video arlie
Until we get more info, I’m staying convinced that Legends Z-A is set in the future. The style of the trailer felt so futuristic, and there’s nothing saying Legends games strictly have to take place in the past, we’ve only had the one so far. Could be an interesting formulaic shake up if we go to the future next!
I can't lie, I didn't come across my favorite Pokémon until Gen 6. Noivern will always be my favorite little guy. And I can't lie the only post game content I did were the daily post game battles you have with Calem/Serena in Kilioude City😅😅
X and Y were games I missed out on, I was so burnt out on pokemon when they came out from playing black and white 2 SO much. I didn't get back into Pokemon until Ultra sun and moon. I haven't even played with Megas xD
I do remember playing Looker's Quest back in the days. So underatered and wholesome. I was so surprised when I found out you could get Emma's helmet in SV. Thinking back at it, I think it might have been a hint that the next game would be gen 6 since I'm pretty sure you also can get the Aqua and Magma helmets from ORAS in SV
arlie, thank you for making this video, simply for proving why a game taking place in purely lumiose city has potential! I'm so excited for PLZA and to see people try to undermine that excitement with no evidence is very frustrating
I'm so so excited for Legends ZA. X and Y are very important and nostalgic for me, and something I was always so excited about back in the day was the potential for Pokémon Z. It's so awesome that we're finally seeing a return to Kalos, I think it's genuinely one of my favourite Pokémon regions and I can't wait to see what it has in store for us. But please Pokémon company... Don't make the battle system bad like it was in Arceus I'm begging you
My theory is X&Y post game made up for the fact that this game didn’t have a third game or a remake like black 2 and white 2 or sun and moon. Honestly, it’s one of my favorites of the games. Great video.
Saw this video when it released and decided to pick up XY again, not played the game since they released ages ago and I never did the Looker content, english isn't my native language and I got lost on getting the five tickets back then as a kid. Doing the Looker mission in 2024 was quite fun, I did find the story to be a bit messy, but I honestly liked it way better then the main story before becoming the champion (AZ's story good, not team flare). Looking for all the mega stones was kind of fun, though I find it a bit dull to only be able to look for them between 8-9pm. The rest of the postgame is a bit boring to me, the battle maison just isn't as fun to do as the battlefrontier in Emerald & Platinium. The legendaries are also quite underwhelming, catching Metwo is okay, Zygarde's entire role of Kalos is for whatever reason purely in the XYZ anime and Sun & Moon for some odd reason, it's just sitting in a cave doing nothing and having a random kanto bird roamer is also not fun. Not entirely done with playing through Kalos again, but started replaying ORAS again, then will do USUM while waiting for Legends ZA. Quite excited to see Kalos again with a new story.
I did do the Looker stuff after beating X back in the day and like you I said no to the Kanto birds roaming legendaries are not fun. I enjoyed and fully invested my time in the Lokker stuff really good.
Hey Gamers, I found the channel through the Paper Mario TTYD remake streams and enjoyed the journey and overall vibes with the chat! 🎉 I guess if you're not into post-game usually, probably you're not going to revisit PM TTYD? There's a lot of post-game there too
@partyarlie Yes the post-game is quite expansive and quite enjoyable, I actually just finished it myself the other day! 😁 There's probably another few hours worth of streaming just from post-game alone, even beyond the pit of 100 trials! Stumbling across your TTYD streams actually helped me get through some rough days with the fun and light-hearted vibe of the chat 🐈 so thank you and the channel community for that! 🐱
One weird thing about the XY post game story is that its divided up into chapters that will not start (after the first one) until your leave the alley right outside the agency that you end up in after each completed chapter. Like why doesn't it just automatically go to the next chapter? I saw a theory which tried to explain this occurrence by claiming the post game story was meant to originally occur during the main story as Lumiose city is in the center Kalos and you return multiple times to the city during your main adventure. A new chapter would then unlock on each return to the city. This would also explain the passage of time that seems to pass between each chapter as your character would be traveling the region. This theory seems plausible but either way its a shame your not directed to this post game story once you become champion
yes!!! i found that so weird! i remember when i finished the first chapter i left the looker bureau and nothing happened and I was so puzzled. I kept going in and out of the building, lol! Super weird that you have to just leave the alley, I definitely think it should just go straight into the next chapter, haha.
It's pretty much with these game where the post-games of the Pokemon games became pretty barebones, sometimes outright unfinished (Battle Frontier coming soon message in ORAS is just insulting now). Actually now that I think about it, wasn't there some train or something in X/Y that suggested there would be post-game/a third game and nothing came out of that? lol Unsure if HeartGold/SoulSilver falls under the few games you have done post-game in but definitely recommend that one if not, a lot of the other sprite games are more battle oriented so might not be your cup of tea, outside the usual legendary Pokemon catching. Guess DPP has a good mix of other content that isn't just battles with NPCs
Another great video and you’re right! I didn’t know it was this deep tbh I never got this far now I kind of want to. Very good content cause nobody does talk about it tbh, tbh if you just buy pokeballs in the poke mart you can get style up quicker
Kalos felt like France. Galar did a mediocre job with England. Paldea is a disaster mostly because of Mesagoza and Area Zero. Maybe the new game based on Lumiose will be even more inspired by famous Paris locations and have even more of them or way more detailed. It's considered one of the prettiest cities in the world by most people, after all. It would be nice to have a bigger Lumiose Tower with the huge park around it and able to be seen from anywhere.
Currently working on the mahoosive quest of completing the national dex (without mythicals) and currently on the third playthrough of X&Y for the final Kanto bird and then gotta play Alpha Sapphire twice for all the starters😵💫
Zygarde is on the level of ??? that I didn't know of its exsistence until sun/moon 🙃 i remember playing a lot of the maison to get my ranking higher, but never getting this post game. Might have to go back to my copy of X..
Really wish kalos was done a bit better the first time around. Really love some of the pokemon designs like heliolisk and the box art legendaries but it was just made so poorly. Overleveled way too quickly, being stopped for a friend battle every 3 seconds and even not showcasing their own pokemon a lot of the time and instead going for the Kanto mons. Hopefully za does it some justice
Did you play the Looker quest back when these games first came out?? Or did you completely miss it like me, LOL? Also, I forgot to mention that twilight also takes place from 4-5am in the game! Pretty neat :D
Holy Sh*it my community post comment was right look at it.
As for me, I'm currently replaying Pokémon Y on my 3ds, but I never played the looker quest before.
Now im gonna have to try Looker quest on my recently played copy of X!
It was also really cool to be hired by looker to catch the Ultra Beasts in Gen 7, and the prize was one MILLION Pokedollars!⚡️
i scroll down to leave a comment about how i never knew looker was in the game and then see this LOL
what blows my mind is that the quest story seemed familiar and then i realized it was a Pokemon Generations episode!
One thing I loved being a kid was not looking everything up and just randomly stumbling upon stuff like zygarde, the sudden rush of joy you feel finding stuff was different.
You can still choose to just not look stuff up if you want to be surprised
7:05 Fun fact that helmet is available in Pokémon s/v in the postgame of the indigo disk dlc.
Slight correction: Emma didn't break through the Essentia Suit; Xerosic intentionally shut it down, freeing her from its control, because it was causing too much strain on her mind and spirit. That's part of why he ends up turning himself in, and why I feel he's one of the most criminally underrated villains in all of Pokemon
I think the biggest problem with the XY post game is that minus only ONE town being unlocked for the regional Battle Mansion and the Friend Safari, is that the actual "story" is completely *optional.* There's no prompt or indication in the game that indicates you should go back to Lumiose City to meet Looker, so you could either activate it by accident, or go through MULTIPLE playthroughs not knowing it exists.
I know because I'm one of those people. I'll never forget when I saw this section of the game in the Generations specials and I immediately went, "there was a post game story?!"
same!! I had NO idea until I recently looked it up-- I think a lot of people probably missed out on it!
@@partyarlieI hope ZA fixes this, even if it clearly won't be the same game we know.
When i found it i was legit just a bored kid exploring lumiose lol. I was like "wait is that.. looker what are you doing here".
@@partyarlieOMG I just realised you look like real life Serena
Btw easiest way to access that boutique shop is to buy a bunch of premier balls in the Pokéball specific shop in lumious
To check how stylish you are you can also go to the stones shop and talk with the old dad who sells the megastones of the starter you didn't pick
At first because you are not stylish he sells the megastones at 1 million but becoming super stylish after buying premier balls or the various stuff you did
He sells it at 10k
Pokémon Fans: The new games don't have any cool secrets anymore! I remember how excited I was when I figured out the puzzle to get the Regis when I was a kid.
Also Pokémon Fans: *complaining that the X and Y post game plot it too hidden*
It's not even particularly difficult to stumble across???? You just have to walk around Lumiose City a bit and why wouldn't you be doing that already?
I swear X and Y post game is so much better than people realise
Exactly!
@@Nomartzz XY in general much more peak than people realise
It's still a downgrade from the 3rd versions, Remakes & even FRLG,BW,SM have better post game content
@@e94youtube sm postgame goes hard tho
@@Krypric3648 It was the worst postgame since Ruby and Sapphire, a GBA game.
I'd never watched any of your videos before this but I am a HUGE fan of this specific postgame, my friends know me for how much I love Looker, Emma, and Mimi (and Anabel in Sun & Moon's postgame, which I highly recommend!). I heard about this video and was a bit nervous about watching it at first for whatever reason. I think sometimes loving something so much makes you more critical of how other people view it. But I decided to go ahead and watch your video and I am SO glad I did!!!
I agree with all of your points, this is such a lovely and underrated postgame and it's such a shame that Gamefreak made it something the player has to go out of their way to unlock... And truly, Xerosic should've just gotten a hobby!!!!! Anyways, I'm really glad that you made this video, I've seen more people talking about the XY postgame since it was uploaded and I really hope more and more people decide to go back and play it. It deserves so much more appreciation!!!!
The quickest way to actually raise your style in Lumiose is to use bargain power in one of the item boutiques. You get style for every purchase, so by mashing the purchase of 1 ball at a time, you can rack up a BUNCHA style quickly
I love the X&Y post game story.
Still remember how cool it was playing it
I really really hope that they add something like the Paris Catacombs, some enormous dungeon with lots of stuff to discover
x&y will always have a special place in my heart, there's just so much to do in kalos, let alone lumiose city. so even if plza is only in lumiose i doubt it'll be starved for content. (personally i think plza will be gamefreak's attempt at a ff7 remake-inspired game since ff7r was all within one giant city)
anyway, i still remember doing the looker quests when this was new, and i didn't have a guidebook for x&y so i was pleasantly surprised to see looker return and in 3d! he was the best part of platinum for me and i was so happy he was in unova's postgame, so it really was like seeing an old friend.
also emma is so sweet, such a great character with a fascinating arc through the looker plot. sad she's only in this game of the main series games, but at least she made a grand return in masters ex. here's hoping she's in plza!
I had no idea the post game was so expansive, I need to continue my X/Y playthrough now! Also the art at the end of the video is so cute omg
Pokemon X was always my favorite game I loved the story, battles and especially the mega evolutions but I never realised that this was even in the post game of pokemon X and Y, thank you Arlie for showing it to me, it makes me want to rush to pull out my old nintendo 3ds and finally finish the nuzlocke I started almost a year afo on it just so I can finally fully expeirence the game I love. It'll be great to re-visit and fully explore the best city in all of pokemon again (in my opinion) (the lumiose music also slaps though and I have had it stuck in my head since I was a child). Epic video Arlie, keep up the great work! 👍
X and Y post game has always been something I enjoy. It’s simple, and while there are other post games, these are some of my favorite ones to play through
"Most violent thing in a Pokemon game" did you forget about the time Lance actually DRAGON PULSED A HUMAN????
You mean in gen 2? He used hyper beam lmao
Even though his -illegal- Dragonite just... pushed the man.
@@IronSquirtleOG You forgot about the team Plasma grunt KICKING a Munna for its dream mist.
Or normal gameplay in legends lol
Gen 6 holds a special place in my heart. I can remember in the UK the retailer started selling it a day early, and it was really the first Pokemon game I got with my own money (every other game from gen 1-5 were mainly presents for xmas etc) ORAS being up there as one of my favourites too, can't wait to revisit Kalos and hopefully be more satisfied with how they handle it this time
As the world’s biggest Croagunk fan, this quest makes me sad because it heavily implies Looker’s Croagunk died
I learned a lot about the X and Y postgame! I never really played the postgame in Kalos when I was younger because that boutique destroyed any self confidence I had LMAO. All the postgame experience I had was getting Mega Stones for online battles and grinding BP at the Battle Maison lol.
Side note: I’m also so curious if Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be a (launch?) title for the Switch 2 since we have seen zero gameplay of it thus far. I don't remember any Pokémon game in the past that didn’t have at least some gameplay in the announcement trailer and/or waited this long to show us what the game looks like. I'm probably completely wrong, but I was always curious if Game Freak was purposely waiting until after Nintendo made a formal announcement about the next console to show what the game looks like?
The latest ones didn't have footage I. The first announcement trailer
Shhh, let them take their time, we don't want a repeat of the Scarlet and Violet controversy
Pokémon X/Y was the first game I played. (I was a late bloomer for Pokémon) so it has a lot of nostalgia for me and I love it
Same
Pokemon Y was my first ever Pokemon game and I put max hours into that game just trying to buy all the clothes, items and also have all level 100 Pokemon and never even knew about the post game and somehow I only had 1 shiny that was a Meowstic that I found out was shiny after I beat the game I had it in my box just from trying to complete the dex so I didn’t pay attention to the colors as I was just focusing on missing Pokemon. Honestly I had a lot of fun playing it and as someone who couldn’t afford the omega ruby and Alpha Sapphire I continued playing it till the servers shutdown. I have a switch now and s and v gen 9 is my second generation of Pokemon games I’ve played and it just doesn’t have the same feeling as Y did plus the customization was just simply better
i always tried to preach that x and y was absolutely worth its salt because there was so much that was overlooked or undervalued, but people never really gave it a chance to shine. it was my first gaming experience, ever, and it makes me happy that people are looking deeper into to the wonderful additions the 3DS brought to pokémon, despite the internet features being shut down. (even if it took a new kalos based game to bring that love back..) anyway, great video!
I loved the post-game! I was like 12 ish when the game came out and with the Looker/Emma stuff I pretended to be a detective and had an irl notebook and all😭I also pretended to be a part-timer at that hotel in Lumiose that allowed u to do tasks lmao
I remember SO little of this from playing as a kid lol, you've officially convinced me to revisit X&Y!!! 😌
The thing I miss the most about this gen are the Triple Battles, the only kind of battles I was actually good at :(
the x&y fit goes hard
The only postgame I do is shiny hunting, and X and Y are not great for that. Other than breeding and chain fishing the only shiny hunting method is Poke Radar, but there are very few routes in Kalos that have big enough grass patches to easily Radar hunt. It's almost as if adding Poke Radar to the games was an afterthought, unlike the Sinnoh games, in which nearly every route has a large grass patch suitable for Radar hunting.
Excellent video, partyarlie 👏✌️ I think they needed to add more things in the Post-Game of Pokémon X/Y but yes, the Post-Game it has is entertaining, it is not bad.
Ayy saw the previous x video lets see how good this one is
Amazing, never knew the post game stuff existed! Defo looking forward to ZA
The last time i picked up my game, i jumped into the friend safari just to remember what it is, and got a 2nd encounter shiny Bergmite!
I didn't know the post game story existed for a long time either but it ended up becoming one of my favourite postgames once I finally did play it!
Was not expecting an arlie vid today
Glad to see XY get some more attention, I spent so much time in the post-game at the Battle Chateau just battling over and over again in order to try out all the new Megas
As an XY fan I’m so glad to see someone talk about the post game it was so much fun when it played it back in the day
It was crazy when the Looker showed up in the post game of ORAS too
I wasn't a fan of battling towers or the battle masion in this game. But I loved the battle chateau for some reason. It didn't feel as limited or that i had to worry about evs/ ivs for my pokemon. Maybe I'll play x again even though i finished both the main and post game content as well as getting my fashion level 100%
The Looker missions are peak!
X&Y is the last pokemon post-game that I enjoyed and spent hours completing it. I hope that we can reach the level of postgame that we got in Black and White 2 one day though!
Troo
The ORAS Delta Episodes were pretty cool aswell! Would recommend
yess! I also didn’t do that until a few years ago- completely skipped it when I was younger. So good and the music goes so hard!
omg thats the mask from scarvi in the indigo disc!
I remember starting the looker quest back in the day and then forgetting what he said and not knowing where to go and then just giving up and not completing it. After seeing this video I think I’ll go back and play it tho, it actually seems a lot better than I expected
xy post game is so underrated with looker and emma, i hope emma shows up in za or future games
It's been so long since I played Y, i may whip out my old copy and see if I ever played this. Looker is familiar to me, but also I know he's a reoccurring character so it's hard to remember haha. But I will say I'm the same with pokemon post game, usually I'll do a little bit but never finish it. The only post game I've ever really completely engaged with was Legends Arceus but I think that's because I got to meet Arceus... every other pokemon post game just doesnt really match up to the hype of the elite 4 and whatever main story line you're following in the game.
great video arlie!!!
Hot take: The post-game story of X/Y is more creative/engaging than the main story. Frankly it's more creative/engaging than a LOT of the mainline game's main stories.
100% agree that the Looker quest (I did get it the first time I did my playthrough of X, but I think I knew that it was present from online spoilers beforehand) does not get talked about enough. Maybe I'm completely off-base/missing some part of the discussion, but it feels like unless post-game includes a whole new region a la Gold/Silver/HeartGold/SoulSilver (not counting DLC stories), the post game doesn't get talked about, or if it does, it's only to complain that they should have given us a new region in the post game (I DO distinctly remember people complaining about Hoenn not being accessible from X/Y). If that's the case... Fandom, get over yourself. Yes, it was cool when we got basically a second region in those games, but it's pretty clear that they're not doing it again, so stop wishing for it, and enjoy what you have without needing to compare it to what you got that one time.
The boutique was the first thing i tried to get in to post game in xy ngl
This was the first Pokemon game where I spent a good portion in the post game (like hundreds of hours) because this was the game that got me into competitive battling. 3DS friends with good Friend Safari Pokemon were loved back then too, and the first time I started interacting with people online to get their codes to build my team.
The Looker Chapter of pokemon x and y is never talked about and I think it was really good! Thank you for covering it and giving it some promotion before legends za!
I was very struck on my original playthrough by the emotion present in the story with Looker and Emma, it felt like an oddly soulful inclusion for something that wasn't part of the main story. maybe says more about the way they communicate what the player has access to, but I promise it's all worth a look. awesome video arlie
Until we get more info, I’m staying convinced that Legends Z-A is set in the future. The style of the trailer felt so futuristic, and there’s nothing saying Legends games strictly have to take place in the past, we’ve only had the one so far. Could be an interesting formulaic shake up if we go to the future next!
*After watching this video my belief that XY has the worst post game has only been reaffirmed*
I can't lie, I didn't come across my favorite Pokémon until Gen 6. Noivern will always be my favorite little guy. And I can't lie the only post game content I did were the daily post game battles you have with Calem/Serena in Kilioude City😅😅
X and Y were games I missed out on, I was so burnt out on pokemon when they came out from playing black and white 2 SO much.
I didn't get back into Pokemon until Ultra sun and moon. I haven't even played with Megas xD
I do remember playing Looker's Quest back in the days. So underatered and wholesome.
I was so surprised when I found out you could get Emma's helmet in SV. Thinking back at it, I think it might have been a hint that the next game would be gen 6 since I'm pretty sure you also can get the Aqua and Magma helmets from ORAS in SV
Whaaaat - Ive had no idea that much content was postgame! Ill check it out soon, after my starter froakie shines :D
arlie, thank you for making this video, simply for proving why a game taking place in purely lumiose city has potential! I'm so excited for PLZA and to see people try to undermine that excitement with no evidence is very frustrating
When the 3ds was shutting down, i got all the other copies of pokemon games i didn't have. Looking forward to getting back to trying Pokemon X
I'm so so excited for Legends ZA. X and Y are very important and nostalgic for me, and something I was always so excited about back in the day was the potential for Pokémon Z. It's so awesome that we're finally seeing a return to Kalos, I think it's genuinely one of my favourite Pokémon regions and I can't wait to see what it has in store for us.
But please Pokémon company... Don't make the battle system bad like it was in Arceus I'm begging you
Mystery Dungeon postgame is peak if you like Mystery Dungeon, they’re always very fleshed out with dungeons and extra plot.
My theory is X&Y post game made up for the fact that this game didn’t have a third game or a remake like black 2 and white 2 or sun and moon. Honestly, it’s one of my favorites of the games. Great video.
Saw this video when it released and decided to pick up XY again, not played the game since they released ages ago and I never did the Looker content, english isn't my native language and I got lost on getting the five tickets back then as a kid. Doing the Looker mission in 2024 was quite fun, I did find the story to be a bit messy, but I honestly liked it way better then the main story before becoming the champion (AZ's story good, not team flare). Looking for all the mega stones was kind of fun, though I find it a bit dull to only be able to look for them between 8-9pm.
The rest of the postgame is a bit boring to me, the battle maison just isn't as fun to do as the battlefrontier in Emerald & Platinium. The legendaries are also quite underwhelming, catching Metwo is okay, Zygarde's entire role of Kalos is for whatever reason purely in the XYZ anime and Sun & Moon for some odd reason, it's just sitting in a cave doing nothing and having a random kanto bird roamer is also not fun. Not entirely done with playing through Kalos again, but started replaying ORAS again, then will do USUM while waiting for Legends ZA. Quite excited to see Kalos again with a new story.
I did do the Looker stuff after beating X back in the day and like you I said no to the Kanto birds roaming legendaries are not fun. I enjoyed and fully invested my time in the Lokker stuff really good.
Never been a post game person either but this is making me reconsider!
Ty for the push to replay X and Y
Have been mad sick and if I’m stuck in bed, I might as well revisit Kalos
"I guess people who dress filthy talk filthy, too!" Whoa relax, ma'am!
Hey Gamers, I found the channel through the Paper Mario TTYD remake streams and enjoyed the journey and overall vibes with the chat! 🎉 I guess if you're not into post-game usually, probably you're not going to revisit PM TTYD? There's a lot of post-game there too
I think I might! Really enjoyed that game and I've heard good things about the post game c: I know I want to try the pit of 100 trials eventually!
@partyarlie Yes the post-game is quite expansive and quite enjoyable, I actually just finished it myself the other day! 😁 There's probably another few hours worth of streaming just from post-game alone, even beyond the pit of 100 trials! Stumbling across your TTYD streams actually helped me get through some rough days with the fun and light-hearted vibe of the chat 🐈 so thank you and the channel community for that! 🐱
Z-A is strictly Lumiose City right? Some people were let down but an entire game dedicated to an urban setting is really cool.
I’m with you Arlie I can’t wait for legends za! I have so many ideas of what they might do and just wish they would give us an update soon
Great video!! Relatively long time watcher (though first time commenting), and hope you keep making content for a long time to come 😊
One weird thing about the XY post game story is that its divided up into chapters that will not start (after the first one) until your leave the alley right outside the agency that you end up in after each completed chapter. Like why doesn't it just automatically go to the next chapter?
I saw a theory which tried to explain this occurrence by claiming the post game story was meant to originally occur during the main story as Lumiose city is in the center Kalos and you return multiple times to the city during your main adventure. A new chapter would then unlock on each return to the city. This would also explain the passage of time that seems to pass between each chapter as your character would be traveling the region.
This theory seems plausible but either way its a shame your not directed to this post game story once you become champion
yes!!! i found that so weird! i remember when i finished the first chapter i left the looker bureau and nothing happened and I was so puzzled. I kept going in and out of the building, lol! Super weird that you have to just leave the alley, I definitely think it should just go straight into the next chapter, haha.
My guy Looker in the thumbnail, the hero Kalos needed 😂
It's pretty much with these game where the post-games of the Pokemon games became pretty barebones, sometimes outright unfinished (Battle Frontier coming soon message in ORAS is just insulting now). Actually now that I think about it, wasn't there some train or something in X/Y that suggested there would be post-game/a third game and nothing came out of that? lol
Unsure if HeartGold/SoulSilver falls under the few games you have done post-game in but definitely recommend that one if not, a lot of the other sprite games are more battle oriented so might not be your cup of tea, outside the usual legendary Pokemon catching. Guess DPP has a good mix of other content that isn't just battles with NPCs
I just finished the regional dex for this game! So excited I gave it a shot and now waiting for legends
I've got to play some of these that I missed sometime. I just play yellow on my Gameboy colour these days.
Another great video and you’re right! I didn’t know it was this deep tbh I never got this far now I kind of want to. Very good content cause nobody does talk about it tbh, tbh if you just buy pokeballs in the poke mart you can get style up quicker
But the birds aren't roaming in this. Not the way you would think. It's so easy to catch them in this game
Kalos felt like France. Galar did a mediocre job with England. Paldea is a disaster mostly because of Mesagoza and Area Zero.
Maybe the new game based on Lumiose will be even more inspired by famous Paris locations and have even more of them or way more detailed. It's considered one of the prettiest cities in the world by most people, after all. It would be nice to have a bigger Lumiose Tower with the huge park around it and able to be seen from anywhere.
Wow I probably never activated that post game story.
Always glad to see some Pokemon XY love. Really excited to see what Z-A has to offer :)
x and y are the best pokemon games
Currently working on the mahoosive quest of completing the national dex (without mythicals) and currently on the third playthrough of X&Y for the final Kanto bird and then gotta play Alpha Sapphire twice for all the starters😵💫
we all know that the real legend(s za) here is PARTY ARLIE
just realized Lumiouse Gang hair color matchs with team Skull Grunts from Alola...
what if at worlds they're like "since we're in hawaii, we're forgetting ZA and making legends alola instead"
i would scream
Legends marshadow would be kind of cool
another mainline game is gonna be announced in the next pokemon direct for november
"It's giving duck"
Arlie is finally stylish enough after all these years. 😂
X&Y are Goated, btw great commentary( Looker is a W) 😇
Looker was a true gigachad
I didn't even know there was a post game, because the main game was just not satisfying so I just dropped the game after the Elite 4.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE THE POKEMON XY POSTGAME (clearly)
Emerald was, and still is, the best pokemon game when it comes to postgame.
as a child i always wanted to have that Suit that Emma had xd
I *definitely* did not do the postgame in XY. what the HELL lmao
ArleenParteen is so back ❤
i have close to no clue what's happening, but good vibez 😌
babe wake up Partyarlie posted 🔥🔥
The announcement was February? It feels like a few weeks ago, I’m so hyped!!
I miss xy. Cant wait for the new games
Zygarde is on the level of ??? that I didn't know of its exsistence until sun/moon 🙃 i remember playing a lot of the maison to get my ranking higher, but never getting this post game. Might have to go back to my copy of X..
Really wish kalos was done a bit better the first time around. Really love some of the pokemon designs like heliolisk and the box art legendaries but it was just made so poorly. Overleveled way too quickly, being stopped for a friend battle every 3 seconds and even not showcasing their own pokemon a lot of the time and instead going for the Kanto mons. Hopefully za does it some justice
You're one of the best PokéTubers.