What is so interesting about 2D Pokemon was the only way is UP mentality. Each generation just improved what worked and fixed what didn't. Gen 1 didn't have breeding and the friendship mechanic but Gen 2 did. Gen 2 didn't have a competitive formula or a battling system that was enjoyable but Gen 3 did. Gen 3 didn't have a solid story or interesting characters but Gen 4 did. Gen 4 didn't perfect the story and the graphics of Pokemon, but Gen 5 did. Each continued to build on top of each other until they fully perfected it.
yet there downgrades between gens as well, day/night cycles removed from 3 and after implementing moving sprites in both 2 and 3 not in 4 straight away.
Gen 3 had a solid story what are you talking about? The big difference between gen 3 and 4 was the improved competitive with the physical/special split and better move pools. And sure gen 4 story is awesome but it’s not like gen 3’s wasn’t
@@Thunder93ita Gen 3's story wasn't great. There was a story element that went absolutely nowhere in both Team Aqua and Team Magma's schemes. Gen 4 almost succeeded in the end with Cyrus awakening the power of the legendaries before the Lake Trio intervened. Gen 3 had us climbing a tower to tell the green snake god to calm the two other idiots down and they leave. And what does Archie & Maxie do? They just stand there like nothing happened. Their whole plot was nothing but a major inconvenience that amounted to nothing likein Gen 2 and Gen 1. Gen 4 had something where it was close to something since Team Galactic was somewhat consistent in their presence.
1. Pokémon Black 2 2. Pokemon HG/SS 3. Pokémon Platinum 4. Pokémon Emerald 5. Pokemon Black 6. Pokemon FR/LG Even though I grew up on Gen 2 and played Gen 1 a few times they’re too old at this point to be considered.
Your list is good. Here’s mine. Been playing since the Gen 1 craze. 1. BW2 2. BW 3. HGSS 4. Crystal 5. Platinum (Sinnoh is my least favorite region/Pokedex options) 6. Emerald 7. FRLG 8. RBY
In defense of HGSS: I think it may be the most misunderstood pokemon game. The reason why it's not as good on replay as we remember is because we tend to rush a replay and these games where specifically made to be played slowly over a long period of time like Animal Crossing for example. There is so much daily/weekly stuff to do and with all the rare candies, the pokewalker, etc. there is no big reason to grind.
1. Pokémon Black/White 2 2. Pokémon Platinum 3. Pokémon Emerald 4. Pokemon HG/SS 5. Pokemon Black/White 6. Pokemon FR/LG 7. Pokemon Crystal 8. Pokemon Yellow I think one point about Black and White that isn't mentioned much but is actually crazy is how late their evolutions ended up. I play my Pokémon games mostly as hardcore Nuzlockes with level caps, and except Excadrill so much of the Unova dex evolves at so high levels that you have to wait until 7th or 8th Gym to get a good member (in the most extreme cases of Volcarona and Hydreigon, you wouldn't even get them) that it definitely felt the White Nuzlock I did was so annoying compared to White 2. In that sense I think the pure Unova dex is kind of bad, while the extended dex of White 2 brings so much more variety to the table it's funnier and more pleasant to run. Also thank you sooooooo much for exposing how empty Kanto is in Gen 2 games lmao.
Gen 1 IS the best version because it is pick up and play. Each gen after got heavier and heavier with the walls of text. Gen 1 you can just start a new game, play through it and there are a lot of paths you can take to get through it. Later gens became much more restrictive about the order you do things and very linear, and you started needing special button combos to delete an old save file because gamefreak wanted you to just play on one save file forever. I love the feeling of starting a fresh adventure from scratch and trying a different team or different strategy to playing through. Gen 1 is a classic for a reason
I'll always love HGSS, might #2 game for me, but nostalgia plays a huge role. I like that more ppl are coming to terms with how heavily flawed johto is. The level curve is just so painful, which funily enough wasnt that bad in gen 2 due to stat exp. In terms of BW, lowkey story is a little overrated. Team plasma trying to make you think differently about the relationship with pokemon didnt make me feel like my views were challenged due to how obviously evil they look, act, and talk lmao. Like oh yeah, some medieval cult who steal and hurt pokemon are definitely a group who's ideals i should defintely consider. Still its super fun and i apprecieate the effort, and at the end of the day its a kids game, so ig i shouldnt judge the story too harshly lol
I agree with most of the list, but I think my list will show where the disagreement is 😂 1) Platinum 2) B2W2 3) Soul Silver 4) BW 5) Emerald 6) FireRed 7)Crystal 8) RBY B2W2 is objectively the best but I can’t put anything but Platinum at 1. It’s very personal but it is the game I think of when I hear “Pokemon”
I honestly don’t get the hype on BW2. I think BW told a more engaging story and the qol updates weren’t so major to negate wanting to play the first one. PWT slaps hard tho, so for that contributing to your ranking I’ll allow it 😂
I find myself agreeing a lot here. I personally don't dislike any 2D pokemon game, but the graphics of Gen 1 and 2 actually hurt my eyes and as such I almost never go back to playing them and the limited inventory was annoying. I would personally put HGSS a lot higher because of the adventure I felt by walking with my pokemon. The leveling probelm is something I never realised nor had a problem with. I only noticed it when fighting Red but I felt that being so cool rather then a flaw😅
Yeahhhh I was having a bit of a mental battle figuring out if I should place HGSS higher. I ended up putting it where I did because of the consistency of the higher games
Cool video! The problem with black and white for me is the Pokémon designs. For me they are the worst in the entire series and it kinda sucks some of the enjoyment out of the game for me. I still really like Black and White though.
Love the video. If I were to rank it differently I would have as such. 1. Black 2 2. Platinum 3. Emerald 4. Black ~3 and 4 could switch though. I like them evenly. 5.HGSS I didn’t play any of the kanto games and I honestly don’t really like the kanto region/pokemon.
i agree with hgss it was always the best one in my mind but when i replayed it some months ago the grinding was a bitch especially now when i really dont have the same amount of free time as i did as a kid. this was a controversial list but i respect it!
Now THATS WHAT IAM HERE FOR THE NERD OF ALL NERDZ LIKE ME. DAMN that being said for obviously sarcasm jokes but aside iam a huge fan of any content related to the games at all thank you what a cool video my guy. Your amazing! I vibed with it
If you gonna replay gen 4 I highly recommend an emulator, Im replaying Platinum and SS but they so faking SLOOOOOOW and THE GRIND IS REAL. Gen 5 is good tho’
Id rank them pretty similarly, except id flip BW and BW2 and id put Platinum above HGSS. As a kid i wouldve put HGSS as the second best without thinking, it has pokemons following you, beautiful world, amazing soundtrack and SO MUCH content. As an adult tho...meh. This game can be so frustrating. The pokemon selection is kinda weak and often times its just Kanto with a few new faces, the gym leaders are all awful (4 of them have 0 johto pokemons and the other 4 only has 1) the story is probably one of the weakest (except for Silver, he is cool) and the leveling is terrible. Not to mention the worst part of the post game...they copied the battle frontier from Platinum...why ? That being said i still love HGSS, hell im playing the japanese version of soul silver as im writing this and i still enjoy it a lot.
@@marksammie830 Which is a somewhat fair criticism since these games have some of the worst encounter rates BUT that practically does nothing when the levels of the random pokemons are way too low. For example, ive just left Goldenrod city on my playthrough, my highest level pokemon is level 23, the smallest is level 18 and most of the random encounters are like 10-12. Doing 10-15 random battles just to level up is a huge waste of time, and this gets worse and worse the higher your level is. The second half of the game is the worst, once you reach kanto, pokemons range between lvl 2 to 40, at this place yours should be around 50, maybe mid 40s...that is just insane.
@@JacobCruise Apologies, I confused it with the previous 2D pokemon game, great video thought, great pacing and the rankings arent influenced by personal bias. Keep the good stuff up
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What is so interesting about 2D Pokemon was the only way is UP mentality. Each generation just improved what worked and fixed what didn't. Gen 1 didn't have breeding and the friendship mechanic but Gen 2 did. Gen 2 didn't have a competitive formula or a battling system that was enjoyable but Gen 3 did. Gen 3 didn't have a solid story or interesting characters but Gen 4 did. Gen 4 didn't perfect the story and the graphics of Pokemon, but Gen 5 did. Each continued to build on top of each other until they fully perfected it.
@@Brianycus spot on
yet there downgrades between gens as well, day/night cycles removed from 3 and after implementing moving sprites in both 2 and 3 not in 4 straight away.
I honestly loved the story of gen 3 though ☺️
Gen 3 had a solid story what are you talking about? The big difference between gen 3 and 4 was the improved competitive with the physical/special split and better move pools. And sure gen 4 story is awesome but it’s not like gen 3’s wasn’t
@@Thunder93ita Gen 3's story wasn't great. There was a story element that went absolutely nowhere in both Team Aqua and Team Magma's schemes. Gen 4 almost succeeded in the end with Cyrus awakening the power of the legendaries before the Lake Trio intervened. Gen 3 had us climbing a tower to tell the green snake god to calm the two other idiots down and they leave. And what does Archie & Maxie do? They just stand there like nothing happened. Their whole plot was nothing but a major inconvenience that amounted to nothing likein Gen 2 and Gen 1. Gen 4 had something where it was close to something since Team Galactic was somewhat consistent in their presence.
DS era was peak Pokemon
Pretty much. 3DS was overall good but you could see the downfall. Switch era wasn’t good imo. Aside from Legends Arceus I don’t like the games.
@@jesuspernia8031 Facts and the shit part is I was too late to bring all my pokemon from all games to GEN 3
1. Pokémon Black 2
2. Pokemon HG/SS
3. Pokémon Platinum
4. Pokémon Emerald
5. Pokemon Black
6. Pokemon FR/LG
Even though I grew up on Gen 2 and played Gen 1 a few times they’re too old at this point to be considered.
Solid
I got the exact same 🤝
I put Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, and HGSS (Japanese version) as my favorites. I do agree those games deserve the extra fun gameplay features.
then again for a bizarre reason mareep was removed from crystal, a step down for me.
@@marksammie830I stopped my playthrough of Crystal right before the elite 4 because I found out you couldn’t get Mareep
12. Red/Blue
11. Yellow
10. Diamond/Pearl
9. Ruby/Sapphire
8. Yellow
7. Black2/White2
6. Platinum
5. Emerald
4. FireRed/LeafGreen
3. Crystal
2. HeartGold/SoulSilver
1. Black/White
Your list is good. Here’s mine. Been playing since the Gen 1 craze.
1. BW2
2. BW
3. HGSS
4. Crystal
5. Platinum (Sinnoh is my least favorite region/Pokedex options)
6. Emerald
7. FRLG
8. RBY
In defense of HGSS: I think it may be the most misunderstood pokemon game. The reason why it's not as good on replay as we remember is because we tend to rush a replay and these games where specifically made to be played slowly over a long period of time like Animal Crossing for example. There is so much daily/weekly stuff to do and with all the rare candies, the pokewalker, etc. there is no big reason to grind.
1. Platinum
2. Emerald
3. BW/BW2
4. HGSS
5. Crystal
6. FRLG
7. RBY
1. Pokémon Black/White 2
2. Pokémon Platinum
3. Pokémon Emerald
4. Pokemon HG/SS
5. Pokemon Black/White
6. Pokemon FR/LG
7. Pokemon Crystal
8. Pokemon Yellow
I think one point about Black and White that isn't mentioned much but is actually crazy is how late their evolutions ended up.
I play my Pokémon games mostly as hardcore Nuzlockes with level caps, and except Excadrill so much of the Unova dex evolves at so high levels that you have to wait until 7th or 8th Gym to get a good member (in the most extreme cases of Volcarona and Hydreigon, you wouldn't even get them) that it definitely felt the White Nuzlock I did was so annoying compared to White 2. In that sense I think the pure Unova dex is kind of bad, while the extended dex of White 2 brings so much more variety to the table it's funnier and more pleasant to run.
Also thank you sooooooo much for exposing how empty Kanto is in Gen 2 games lmao.
Gen 2 and its remakes are the BEST!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Platinum not at 1st, but also that low is crazy
Platinum is the worst Pokémon game I've played NGL
It just wasn't fun
@@oipropqewetrue it’s my worst Pokemon 2D game it’s terrible imo
aged a billion years on you saying Pokémon emerald came out before you were born
@@hikaru4866 LOL
Same I was 11 when I got it in 2005 in USA
Gen 1 IS the best version because it is pick up and play. Each gen after got heavier and heavier with the walls of text. Gen 1 you can just start a new game, play through it and there are a lot of paths you can take to get through it. Later gens became much more restrictive about the order you do things and very linear, and you started needing special button combos to delete an old save file because gamefreak wanted you to just play on one save file forever. I love the feeling of starting a fresh adventure from scratch and trying a different team or different strategy to playing through. Gen 1 is a classic for a reason
Soul Silver, Emerald,B2, and Fire Red, and Diamond are my favorite pokemon games, been playing since the 2nd gen!
1. HGSS
2. BW2
3-4. Platinum/BW1
5. Emerald
6. FRLG (still the best way to play Gen 1 fuck the let’s go games)
7. Crystal
8. RBY
Definitely agree that Gen 4 has way too much nostalgia protection (HG/SS, Platinum)
Platinum is my favorite but replaying it now i realize its way too tedious without the fast forward option on most emulators
objectively perfect ranking
Platinum is my favorite, but I actually wouldnt rank it first. Black and White 2 are objectively the best one imo
Yup. My favorite is probably Black or HeartGold. But BW2 is so refined
I agree Gen 1 is the worst 2d Pokemon games. Yes black 2 and white 2 are the best 2 d games
I'll always love HGSS, might #2 game for me, but nostalgia plays a huge role. I like that more ppl are coming to terms with how heavily flawed johto is. The level curve is just so painful, which funily enough wasnt that bad in gen 2 due to stat exp.
In terms of BW, lowkey story is a little overrated. Team plasma trying to make you think differently about the relationship with pokemon didnt make me feel like my views were challenged due to how obviously evil they look, act, and talk lmao. Like oh yeah, some medieval cult who steal and hurt pokemon are definitely a group who's ideals i should defintely consider. Still its super fun and i apprecieate the effort, and at the end of the day its a kids game, so ig i shouldnt judge the story too harshly lol
The only game I would respect someone putting above HGSS is B2W2.
@@danielgloyd4529 literally me 🗣
I agree with most of the list, but I think my list will show where the disagreement is 😂
1) Platinum
2) B2W2
3) Soul Silver
4) BW
5) Emerald
6) FireRed
7)Crystal
8) RBY
B2W2 is objectively the best but I can’t put anything but Platinum at 1. It’s very personal but it is the game I think of when I hear “Pokemon”
I honestly don’t get the hype on BW2. I think BW told a more engaging story and the qol updates weren’t so major to negate wanting to play the first one. PWT slaps hard tho, so for that contributing to your ranking I’ll allow it 😂
I'm trying to find the name of the pokemon game which I used to play after coming from my school
It was on facebook
Someone help me out here
i have no idea someone help bro
i completely agree with the list but i would put
1)BW2
2)Emerald
3)Platinum
Great takes! The HGSS love is very good. Emerald too is nice!
I find myself agreeing a lot here. I personally don't dislike any 2D pokemon game, but the graphics of Gen 1 and 2 actually hurt my eyes and as such I almost never go back to playing them and the limited inventory was annoying.
I would personally put HGSS a lot higher because of the adventure I felt by walking with my pokemon. The leveling probelm is something I never realised nor had a problem with. I only noticed it when fighting Red but I felt that being so cool rather then a flaw😅
Yeahhhh I was having a bit of a mental battle figuring out if I should place HGSS higher. I ended up putting it where I did because of the consistency of the higher games
@JacobCruise to each their own😁 I just appriciate your reasoning and honesty. Keep it up🤩
following pokemon nowhere near make up for every massive gamebreaking flaw hgss has lol
Cool video! The problem with black and white for me is the Pokémon designs. For me they are the worst in the entire series and it kinda sucks some of the enjoyment out of the game for me. I still really like Black and White though.
Love the video. If I were to rank it differently I would have as such.
1. Black 2
2. Platinum
3. Emerald
4. Black
~3 and 4 could switch though. I like them evenly.
5.HGSS
I didn’t play any of the kanto games and I honestly don’t really like the kanto region/pokemon.
I played the sequal Unova games first. It was unique.
i agree with hgss it was always the best one in my mind but when i replayed it some months ago the grinding was a bitch especially now when i really dont have the same amount of free time as i did as a kid. this was a controversial list but i respect it!
How can you talk about HG / SS without mentioning the following pokemon mechanic?
Great vid though, greetings from Eastern Island (:
@@rafael_luzon i did mention it I think. If not it was in the crystal section. Thank you though!
Now THATS WHAT IAM HERE FOR THE NERD OF ALL NERDZ LIKE ME. DAMN that being said for obviously sarcasm jokes but aside iam a huge fan of any content related to the games at all thank you what a cool video my guy. Your amazing! I vibed with it
Thanks!!
If you gonna replay gen 4 I highly recommend an emulator, Im replaying Platinum and SS but they so faking SLOOOOOOW and THE GRIND IS REAL. Gen 5 is good tho’
Sameee
recommanding DS emulation is crazy
Id rank them pretty similarly, except id flip BW and BW2 and id put Platinum above HGSS. As a kid i wouldve put HGSS as the second best without thinking, it has pokemons following you, beautiful world, amazing soundtrack and SO MUCH content. As an adult tho...meh. This game can be so frustrating. The pokemon selection is kinda weak and often times its just Kanto with a few new faces, the gym leaders are all awful (4 of them have 0 johto pokemons and the other 4 only has 1) the story is probably one of the weakest (except for Silver, he is cool) and the leveling is terrible. Not to mention the worst part of the post game...they copied the battle frontier from Platinum...why ?
That being said i still love HGSS, hell im playing the japanese version of soul silver as im writing this and i still enjoy it a lot.
i'm curious about your comment on the leveling, i was watching someone play gold a d they complained about running into constant battles.
@@marksammie830 Which is a somewhat fair criticism since these games have some of the worst encounter rates BUT that practically does nothing when the levels of the random pokemons are way too low. For example, ive just left Goldenrod city on my playthrough, my highest level pokemon is level 23, the smallest is level 18 and most of the random encounters are like 10-12. Doing 10-15 random battles just to level up is a huge waste of time, and this gets worse and worse the higher your level is. The second half of the game is the worst, once you reach kanto, pokemons range between lvl 2 to 40, at this place yours should be around 50, maybe mid 40s...that is just insane.
Bruh shinooh is like bottom tier
@@oipropqewe Diamond and Pearl ? kind of. Platinum ? Fuck no.
@@yagokain4189 i'm doing a gold nuzlocke and suffered no issue so far, before the second gym my team are 12=14.
leafgreen is my favorite 😭
whyd u gotta do it so dirty 😭
(im not actually upset)
I love those games!
@@JacobCruise smh says the one that put it as the third worst *sobbing*
/j
Is this a repost, I swear I saw this video before
@@realdiardopro Nope! This is a brand new vid
@@JacobCruise Apologies, I confused it with the previous 2D pokemon game, great video thought, great pacing and the rankings arent influenced by personal bias. Keep the good stuff up
@@realdiardopro thanks!
My rank same as your rank
Showing my age, but i cant get over how terrible the pokemon designs are after the first couple generations
they’re really not bad at all.
Bad take tbh