minor correction- Pokemon G/S was not the planned final game. that came from a misunderstood translated talk a few years back. the person being interviewed worked with Pokemon on their ad/promotion work in Japan and was thinking Pokemon wouldn't be a big thing and thusly their contract would be final with G/S. there was 0 talk about G/S being the final Pokemon games, in fact, Pokemon devs said they had many more ideas for future games and products during G/S!
Also I think Pokeblocks from Hoenn/Gen 3 should have been mentioned! R/S/E tried to make Pokeblocks pretty neat and useful in the Pokemon Safari and with the Contests. Poffins are also similar to Pokeblocks but lack certain effects, and so on with the feed-able food in other games. ..Pokemon Safari might have been a neat thing to add in too, a spot you could catch rare pokemon exclusive to the area and not by the normal standards of a battle. G/S/C lacked one, R/S/E had one, ect.
correction : you are wrong since they only continued to gen 3 only because the franchise did well in the west. The only mistaken translation is that gen 1 took 6 years while it took 6 months only and everyone was making fun of him releasing it by the end of gb classic while gb color was about to be released soon.
Good call!! I definitely meant to include updates to how shinies worked throughout, but it somehow got away from me 🥲 Thanks for watching and the support, appreciate you!! 👍😁
Kalos was actually the game to introduce rideable Pokémon with the Skiddo farm, Ryhorn walking over pointy rocks, and the mamoswine to get through the snow
That's technically true, but that was only for very specific areas rather than acting as a replacement for HMs like they became starting in Gen 7 (except for Let's Go). Still, he really could've worded that part better in multiple ways.
I remember how much of a trip it was to “beat” Silver Version only to learn that I’d now be transported to Kanto for another few weeks/months of original gameplay
You missed one of the best quality of life changes! In gen 3 you could just press the A button when facing a boulder, tree, or water and you'll be prompted on whether you want to use Strength, Cut, or Surf. No more having to pause the game go into the pokemon menu, select the right pokemon and select the HM it just automatically recognized which HM could be used in the space you were facing.
Something probably worth adding is the changes to the exp formula. The formula in gen 5 was altered to scale based level differences with the opponent and user pokemon. This mean it is easier to catch up lower level pokemon and harder to power level one pokemon. Gen 6 went back to the gen 1-4 formula only with a few methods to boost gains. Every generation since gen 6 has a new scaled exp formula that is basically the gen 5 formula only for the first time trainer pokemon no longer give 50% more exp.
Gen 2 also introduced a better backpack with the division of health items, pokeballs, key items., etc. Also the SELECT button as well to use the bike or rods
@@jantoxennot always. If you used a level up hack, it was cancer. That is, something like "gain 1500 experience for defeating any pokemon," you have to sit there for like 48 seconds to watch that bar keep increasing if you started with a level 5 pokeman.
Yeah it is pretty odd too lol. The news of Legends: Z-A came well after I was done recording for this video, but we got that to look forward too!! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Can't believe you didn't mention the best part of gen 7. Which was completely getting rid of the dependency on HM's in Alola. Something that will hopefully stick around forever.
Even though... The ability to finally switch pokemon in and out of the lineup to and from boxes on the fly kinda negated the inconvenience of having "HM slave" pokemon in itself.
@@En4cer2K9 It would've still been inconvenient to need to swap in and out so many extra times. Plus, some of us don't use HM slaves and find it annoying how we have to waste a move slot on some Pokémon for Cut and Strength, which also can't just be replaced with a TM on the fly like any other move can be.
You forgot about how the Lets Go games introduced the portable PC Boxes that were later implemented and refined into Gens 8 & 9. For going the need to go to Pokémon center in order to swap out or just store Pokémon. No you just have to bring it up in the menu or in the party menu, depending on the game.
For the playthrough that’s really nice to have but it needs to get locked in the E4. Obviously you can impose a block on yourself, but the game should do it.
Gen 2 added roamers and headbutt trees. Added the C-gear? Gen 2 added dolls and decorations that gen 3 built upon with the secret bases. Pokéahalon and the gold crown in gen 4. Gn 4 added honey trees. Gen 4 added the Poketch and PokéRadar. Wifi events. Gen 4 gave players the ability to view their stats, such as Pokémon fished or caught. Gen 5 removed ribbons as collectibles. Wonder trading in gen 6. And the touch screen UI, I can't remember the name of it in general. ORAS added legendary worm holes and riding Latios/Latias. ORAS added Dex nav. Gen 7 added Battle Royal, (not sure of you mentioned that), overworld wild encounters, Poképelago. If I got any of these wrong, or some were mentioned in the video; I'm sure I'll hear about it.
Gen I had an unused type called Bird. Gen II introduced the ??? type and removed mandatory saving to access boxes. Gen III gave Pokemon their own minisprites that are used in the party and boxes, and had two Pokemon from the next generation in Pokemon XD. Gen IV corrected the capitalization of things other than Pokemon. Gen V removed the ??? type, made the Elite Four playable in any order, had difficulty settings, and got rid of the annoying low-HP beeping. Gen VI had roller skating and certain characters have models. Gen VII gave Pokemon walking models, had battle models for every character, and had trainers present in the battle scene. Gen VIII added access to boxes without a PC and had no excuse not to scale the models. Gen IX remade and added texture to the models, and merged the battle scene with the over world.
Good God I feel so overwhelmed. I think it's amazing to see how far Pokemon has come all the way from gen 1. Definitely makes me feel old considering when I was a kid I started with watching the very first episode. Jezz
Loved the video, good job. I think a good detail is that in gen 4 you can change deoxys form in the same game. As int gen 3 it was tied to the version your playing. Gen 6 also included cosplay Pikachu
Sword and Shield also removed CO-OP Battle tower... that was the killer for me, i use to play with my wife about 20 hours a week since ORAS (when we started dating)
In gen 5, in some routes percussions get added and the music speeds up a bit if you're running; if I'm not mistaken, it's the only generation where you can talk to some npcs to add new instruments to the music. Also, B/W had the battle subway, the entralink, the pokemon musical, were the first games where several areas were entirely different between games, and were the first games which let you battle the elite four in any order. B2/W2 also added the customizable join avenue, Pokewood, hidden grottos, the white treehollow/black tower, and had a secret area visitable only after completing the regional dex.
This is a video I will save and come back to over the coming years when i start a new generation! Because i have never played anything past Gen 3... but I will get to it eventually! I aim to fully beat each game and complete the pokedex in all 3 versions of a Gen, before I move forward. Great video!
i thought i was watching a big youtuber i havent heard of before, the way your video is edited and the presentation, way of talking, etc. is all very, uh, "advanced", like, i thought im watching a youtuber with like at least 20k subs or something. very nicely put together video man, you earned that sub
Gen 3 introduced Berry farming alongside 60 new berries. Gen 4 improved the concept with items to control yield and growth. Gen 6 expanded things further with plant Mutations. Gen 8 removed the feature altogether. Also, secret bases were alive (somewhat) for two more generations. Gen 5 had bases at one point, it allowed players around the world to visit your base, water your berries and exchange items. It was tied to the Dream World service though, so when that got shut off, Gen 5 completely lost bases AND berry plants. Gen 6 gave us a powered up version of Hoenn's bases with the online features of the PSS and the flag collection of Gen 4. But they've been MIA ever since. This video does a great job showing how the franchise progressed. The amount of features and mechanics that they put into these games is crazy, but it's sad when one of the ones you enjoyed gets axed eventually.
you know, you're really giving me some deja vu talking about the dream world, i kind of forgot about that!! Thanks for watching and for the info! Appreciate it!!
When I was a kid I didn't understand how Pokemon generations worked. I started with Pokemon Pearl, and I didn't really know about other games. When they introduced gen 5, I thought they were replacing all the pokemon and I was so mad about it for a while. By the time I actually played the games I got over this, which.. considering they didn't have any older pokemon until the post game, you'd think that belief would have persisted
Just came across your video, absolutely amazing. You earned a sub and like. I’m 30 and have been playing Pokémon since day 1 with red and blue and I’m addicted to now for like 5 years to pokemon videos and pokemon facts etc.. this video is worthy of millions of views well done
Didn't mention Legends: Arceus (Gen VIII) - 6 new pokemon, new Hisui region (past form of Kalos), 16 regional variations of existing pokemon, 24 new moves, no abilities at all. Also, instead of moving from town to town there is only Jubilife Village and a bunch of other stuff
yeeeaah I've gotten that comment a bunch, I think i just decided early on that I wasn't gonna do it because it's so different form every other game in the core series. But in hindsight i probably should've done it lol. oh well! Thanks for watching I appreciate it!!!
yeeeaah I've gotten that comment a bunch, I think i just decided early on that I wasn't gonna do it because it's so different form every other game in the core series. But in hindsight i probably should've done it lol. oh well! Thanks for watching I appreciate it!!!
@@JoeyParksHerewell now we know Legends will be its own spin-off series within the main series. I’ve heard from many people that they consider PLA a main series game (including me).
One thing I feel you forgot to mention about Gen 5 is that it's the only Gen in which the Evil Team isn't defeated BEFORE the Elite Four. I think worth mentioning, since I don't remember other Gens having done this. (Rainbow Rocket doesn't count, since not part of main story)
Firstly this is a fantastically made video, can't believe you're at less than 1k subs. As someone who has only played gens 2-4 I was looking to see if any of the newer games are worth playing. There's definitely some interesting features but I think I just like the nostalgia of the older games.
I think it’s somewhat unanimously agreed that Pokémon kind of started falling off after gen 5 ishhh, that’s my opinion anyway for sure lol. But give any of the newer games a try if you’d like! You might love them! Also thank you for the kind praises homie, I appreciate it a lot!! 😁😁
Wait, what??? This guy only has 800 subs. I honestly thought he was one of those million sub Pokemon bros that TH-cam seems to be recommending me lately. Keep it up, Joey Parks! You going places at this rate
One of my favorite gimmicks from Gen 2 was Mystery Gift. You can connect 2 GBC’s via IR and receive an item. Additionally, after getting access to Kanto, a trainer appears in the basement of a house in Viridian City with a copy of the team you connected with. Beating up my little brothers team without him feeling bad felt so good
Great video, I've been looking for a while for a video that explained all the changes from gen to gen in pokemon games, so thank you! One change you didn't mention (I don't remember if it happened in gen 2 or 3, though) is the pc/box system: before, they could store up to 20 pokemon, but when they got full you had to go to a pokemon center and manually change the box. If the box was full, you couldn't catch more pokemons until you changed it to a new one (and the game didn't notify you about this, so eventually you found out your box was full when you were about to catch a pokemon, it happened to me with articuno in yellow). But now the pc box changes automatically if one is full, so it's waaaay more convenient.
Gen 6 is also the first generation you can change your outfit and buy clothes to customize your appearance. Wanted to bring it up since the video implies the customization options were just limited to the character creator. Gen 6 also changed the base power of several moves, nerfed weather creating effecting, and was the first Gen to go back and buff old mons base stats (for several mons, not just Pikachu) Edit: Also benches! Which I only want to mention because I remember it being memably hype in the build up to XY
Accumula Town music is one of my favorite tracks in pokemon. i away have feel like clapping to the beat, it's crazy that every game when released i know where i was in life
Follow up video with all the comment-corrections would be fun! Or even a Q&A from all these comments? This video was so good. Thank you for making this ♥️
Yeah, I'm definitely considering doing a part 2 to this video with all of the information i've gotten in the comments lol! Also thanks for you kind words and for watching!! Appreciate you!!
My man, this has been one hell of a video, top job. Only a small number of things missed out of the insane amount of things added and removed, this has been very impressive to see documented
Yooo! Thank you man!! Yeah this video has definitely been the most work I’ve put in on a single video, so I’m glad people are diggin it. Makes it all worth. Thanks for watching!! 😁
@@JoeyParksHere keep doing stuff like this and you'll get a lot more attention in no time. Something like how moves changed between gens could be really interesting
Don't know if this was mentioned here somewhere - Gen. 8 removed friendship, so moves like Return became obsolete. Edit: Like I said, Return (and Frustration) was indeed removed in gen. 8, but I was mistaken about friendship. Friendship is still around, and still way too complex a mechanic for what it's used for (the latter statement is more of an opinion, lol). Sorry.
@@Billbobs678 Oh yeah, you're right. I'm not really into Pokemon, so it makes sense I'd make mistakes. I knew gen. 8 removed the moves Return and Frustration, both of which use friendship to determine their base attack. Couple that with something else I'd heard and probably misunderstood about changes to friendship in gen. 8, and I had come to a wrong conclusion. I'll edit my original comment.
16:27 Oh I wish you mentioned Voltorb flip. I had way more fun playing Voltorb flip than ever playing any slot machine and any pokémon game before it. And I love the music there too was so good.
11:53 This is incorrect. Some Pokémon such as Breloom or Machamp gained an additional ability in Generation 4, but Pokémon have been able to have 2 abilities since the inception of abilities in Generation 3. The only time a Pokémon's number of available abilities expanded was when hidden abilities were introduced in Generation 5.
I understand the confusion in how I worded this, but I said: "Many pokemon were able to have 1 of 2 different abilities, as they only had 1 available in gen 3." That is to say, many pokemon that only had 1 ability in gen 3 got access to an alternative ability. Not to say that Pokemon being able to have 2 abilities was created this gen. I could have been more clear haha! Thanks for watching!
Could tell this took a ton of work. Great stuff, thanks. I’m finding that never made it past ruby/sapph / fired/leafgreen. So, all you recapped DS+ was a Great look at what I’ve missed.
@rowanrawlz1871 I won't play a new gen where my pokemon can't keep it's moveset from a past generation, can't mega if I built it for that purpose, can't use a z-move when a spent time building an entire movement based on that, or possibly can't use the mon at all as it's just not in the game. Then you tell me it's performance is shit, and cost more? Nah I'm good.
Rest in peace "PokeRap GS" , you are already forgotten ;-; I will always remember your weird inclusion as a free music video hidden on the pokemon movie 3 soundtrack CD when put in a PC.
Funny you say Counter-Clockwise then turn the map clockwise, was a bit confused, but nothing bad happened so it's fine :D Anyway, awesome video, thought you were a way bigger channel already!
There's also the Speed Mechanic change in Gen 8 where Tailwind and sudden weather effects (switching a Pokemon in with Drought for example) are applied instantaneously instead of the next turn
My favorite change in gen 6 is that when you're in a wild battle npcs don't move so if you're trying to avoid an npc while you're in tall grass the don't move
Love this video. As the person who last played the Black & White version. I hope that they would create a game that has no new Pokémon but add up all the features from previous generations of games compiled into 1 game. That's the dream.
Gen 5: low hp: ambulance sound Last gin leader's pokemon: epic song Wild spots: find gen (in caves), wild rare pokemons Plaza: build your own shop and upgrade it, to hatch eggs faster, improve pokemon's evs, buy rare itens... Nimbasa's training arena: everyday you can fight and get some itens with trainers to level up faster. New gin mechanics/puzzles: new animations and challenges with 3d effects Gen 5 is one of my favourites (gen 2 is pure nostalgic)
the thing i loved about the first games is when i got a color the games was already coded to show said color of said game, like gamefreak back then developed and was thinking about the future of the game moving to the new platform, amazing.
One of my favorite added features is the possibility to surf, cut, etc by just pressing A, without having to go to the Pokémon menu and select the Pokémon with the HM in question
20:54 bringing in fairy type I believe was one of the best things they had ever done in the series. Sometimes it really felt like dragon type was just way too overpowered because they only had weaknesses to dragon and ice. And then on top of that they made the fairy type have weaknesses to steal and poison which in turn made other types the steel and poison types more useful. Poison pokémon honestly suck really bad and there wasn't very much that they were super effective against but making them super effective against the dragon killers that are fairy type was a very smart move. Steel type being super effective against fairy also made so much sense because what steel type was great at was the fact that they took reduced damage from a lot of other attacks but they weren't super effective against very many other types. Very type really helped balance the game more. It is kind of weird how some pokémon who were never fairy type before ended up being fairy type but it does make sense they would do that so that more pokémon would be fairy type instead just only new ones.
Gen 2 was like the pinnacle of changes. Not to mention as a kid, it was one of the pokemon game in gameboy franchise that provides a lot for one game. You get the day and night thing where pokemon spawn differs, you got the pokegear to battle certain trainers again that the trainers pokemon also get stronger, new pokemon, new type advatages, the headbutt thing, the hardest gym leader ( we all know who it was lol) then after you finished the game, you get a new gameplus of kanto. A whole city again.
28:30 a couple things you forgot from Gen 7: 1) the Rotom Dex which includes a camera, Roto Lotto that gives you buffs, as well as replacing the town map. Attached to the camera and photo spots is the Photo club 2) in ultra sun and ultra moon, you could collect totem stickers across the islands to eventually obtain Totem size Pokémon from Samson Oak. However, only the Totems that are from SM can transfer into Bank due to a glitch.
Great video my dude, 2 little pointers I wanted to add. 1) You should include how every new generation had a new way to evolve a pokemon. 2) You referenced pokemon go and how they added new mons, and I think you should references Legends Arceus because they also added new mons to the mix. Now with a question for you. Have you played every main series game?
Thanks for watching and your kind words!! So yeah I didnt talk about Legends arceus, but the new pokemon/moves are included in the final counts... it was a big project okay lol. I actually have not played every mainline game! I've kept up with them pretty closely, but I have not played Sword/Shield of Scarlet/Violet! That was part of the reason why I wanted to do this video, catch up on/research them :)
The Gold & Silver remakes demonstrated how big of a deal the Gen 4 Physical/Special split was, especially for the types based around it - Ghost, Dark and Psychic. Morty, Karen and Sabrina's attacks respectively hit like a truck compared to the original.
Bro got plank from ed, edd and eddy as his mic stand
LMAOOO
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“Adios to Kalos, and aloha to Alola.”
That was smooth.
I'm glad someone appreciated it lol Thanks for watching!! Appreciate you!
Should’ve been ADIEU but yeah
@@violetsparkles5453 that doesn’t sound as good and you know it
Yess
BUT WHERE IS THE BEST POKEMON GAME, OMEGA RUBY?
Gen 3 also added running shoes
Good call!
And Gen 4 letting you run inside was missed
And natures, since only abilities got mentioned.
@@ejokurirulezz9:02 he did mention it
Plus ACRO/MACH bikes!
minor correction- Pokemon G/S was not the planned final game. that came from a misunderstood translated talk a few years back. the person being interviewed worked with Pokemon on their ad/promotion work in Japan and was thinking Pokemon wouldn't be a big thing and thusly their contract would be final with G/S. there was 0 talk about G/S being the final Pokemon games, in fact, Pokemon devs said they had many more ideas for future games and products during G/S!
Also I think Pokeblocks from Hoenn/Gen 3 should have been mentioned! R/S/E tried to make Pokeblocks pretty neat and useful in the Pokemon Safari and with the Contests. Poffins are also similar to Pokeblocks but lack certain effects, and so on with the feed-able food in other games.
..Pokemon Safari might have been a neat thing to add in too, a spot you could catch rare pokemon exclusive to the area and not by the normal standards of a battle. G/S/C lacked one, R/S/E had one, ect.
Good info!! 👍
Agreed I seen this info as well
correction : you are wrong since they only continued to gen 3 only because the franchise did well in the west. The only mistaken translation is that gen 1 took 6 years while it took 6 months only and everyone was making fun of him releasing it by the end of gb classic while gb color was about to be released soon.
@@ejokurirulezzthis is the correct information.
Gen 6 also had the change of shiny odds going from 1/8192 to 1/4096
Good call!! I definitely meant to include updates to how shinies worked throughout, but it somehow got away from me 🥲
Thanks for watching and the support, appreciate you!! 👍😁
shinies are irrelevant. ugly rubbish. no human cares
@@JoeyParksHereyooooo make a video about everything that has changed between the fifa games for april fools
Kalos was actually the game to introduce rideable Pokémon with the Skiddo farm, Ryhorn walking over pointy rocks, and the mamoswine to get through the snow
Good call! Thanks for watching!
That's technically true, but that was only for very specific areas rather than acting as a replacement for HMs like they became starting in Gen 7 (except for Let's Go). Still, he really could've worded that part better in multiple ways.
I remember how much of a trip it was to “beat” Silver Version only to learn that I’d now be transported to Kanto for another few weeks/months of original gameplay
Right?? Was so dope. Thanks for watching!! 😁
You missed one of the best quality of life changes! In gen 3 you could just press the A button when facing a boulder, tree, or water and you'll be prompted on whether you want to use Strength, Cut, or Surf. No more having to pause the game go into the pokemon menu, select the right pokemon and select the HM it just automatically recognized which HM could be used in the space you were facing.
That was such a life saver being added these kids will never know even HMs being very hidden in gen 1
True, that is a great change!! Thanks for watching!
Gen 2 actually added that!
@@quintonsellars6462 and here I was still using the pause menu out of habit in gen 2!
Gen 3 also adds 10 spaces in boxes and you can catch pokemon without the need to switch the box when full
Something probably worth adding is the changes to the exp formula. The formula in gen 5 was altered to scale based level differences with the opponent and user pokemon. This mean it is easier to catch up lower level pokemon and harder to power level one pokemon. Gen 6 went back to the gen 1-4 formula only with a few methods to boost gains. Every generation since gen 6 has a new scaled exp formula that is basically the gen 5 formula only for the first time trainer pokemon no longer give 50% more exp.
Good information!! Thanks for the correction and for watching 😁 appreciate the support!
Gen 2 also introduced a better backpack with the division of health items, pokeballs, key items., etc. Also the SELECT button as well to use the bike or rods
Not to be that guy, but you forgot the most important change in gen 2... they added exp bars
AHH how’d I miss that haha!! Thanks for the addition! And for watching, appreciate you! 😁
This was such a awsome add :F
@@jantoxennot always. If you used a level up hack, it was cancer. That is, something like "gain 1500 experience for defeating any pokemon," you have to sit there for like 48 seconds to watch that bar keep increasing if you started with a level 5 pokeman.
@ so true this
Man it's a shame Pokemon Z never came out, it would've been a LEGEND amongst the other games
Yeah it is pretty odd too lol. The news of Legends: Z-A came well after I was done recording for this video, but we got that to look forward too!!
Thanks for watching!! 😁
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I see what you did there. Lol.
I’m supposed this is top comment
@@JoeyParksHereYeah, your comment that "Mega Evolutions were never seen again" aged very badly.
16:10 you forgot about the ability to record sound for Chatot’s cry with the DS mic- and the subsequent use of it to cuss at people in battle 😂
LOL I'll have to look into this! Thanks for watching!!
Dang I didn't know this
Can't believe you didn't mention the best part of gen 7. Which was completely getting rid of the dependency on HM's in Alola. Something that will hopefully stick around forever.
True, true good call! Thanks for watching and the info!! Appreciate it!
Well, he mentioned the Ride Pokémon. He just didn't spell out that they replaced the HMs.
Even though... The ability to finally switch pokemon in and out of the lineup to and from boxes on the fly kinda negated the inconvenience of having "HM slave" pokemon in itself.
@@En4cer2K9 It would've still been inconvenient to need to swap in and out so many extra times.
Plus, some of us don't use HM slaves and find it annoying how we have to waste a move slot on some Pokémon for Cut and Strength, which also can't just be replaced with a TM on the fly like any other move can be.
Was gonna mention hms in remakes, then I learned that they call wild pokemon to use them
You forgot about how the Lets Go games introduced the portable PC Boxes that were later implemented and refined into Gens 8 & 9. For going the need to go to Pokémon center in order to swap out or just store Pokémon. No you just have to bring it up in the menu or in the party menu, depending on the game.
Ahhh good call and good info!! Thanks for the addendum! Appreciate the support 😁👍
For the playthrough that’s really nice to have but it needs to get locked in the E4.
Obviously you can impose a block on yourself, but the game should do it.
The fact you pronounced Hawai’i properly makes me proud 🥹
i got you goat, thanks for watching! Glad you're here!!
Gen 2 added roamers and headbutt trees. Added the C-gear?
Gen 2 added dolls and decorations that gen 3 built upon with the secret bases.
Pokéahalon and the gold crown in gen 4. Gn 4 added honey trees. Gen 4 added the Poketch and PokéRadar. Wifi events. Gen 4 gave players the ability to view their stats, such as Pokémon fished or caught.
Gen 5 removed ribbons as collectibles.
Wonder trading in gen 6. And the touch screen UI, I can't remember the name of it in general.
ORAS added legendary worm holes and riding Latios/Latias. ORAS added Dex nav.
Gen 7 added Battle Royal, (not sure of you mentioned that), overworld wild encounters, Poképelago.
If I got any of these wrong, or some were mentioned in the video; I'm sure I'll hear about it.
Thanks for the additional info!! Appreciate it! Part 2 may be on the horizon tbh haha.. thanks for watching! appreciate it!!
Gen I had an unused type called Bird. Gen II introduced the ??? type and removed mandatory saving to access boxes. Gen III gave Pokemon their own minisprites that are used in the party and boxes, and had two Pokemon from the next generation in Pokemon XD. Gen IV corrected the capitalization of things other than Pokemon. Gen V removed the ??? type, made the Elite Four playable in any order, had difficulty settings, and got rid of the annoying low-HP beeping. Gen VI had roller skating and certain characters have models. Gen VII gave Pokemon walking models, had battle models for every character, and had trainers present in the battle scene. Gen VIII added access to boxes without a PC and had no excuse not to scale the models. Gen IX remade and added texture to the models, and merged the battle scene with the over world.
Also, the devices; Gen II had Poké Gear, Gen III the PokéNav, Gen IV the Pokétch, and Rotom devices since Gen VII.
Good info!! Thank you! and thanks for watching!!
Big fan of the professional tone in this documentary. I appreciate this kind of comprehensive and to-the-point content. You earned a sub.
Thank you so much for the kind words and support homie!! Much appreciated! 😁
Agreed! Another new sub for the same reasons ^-^
Good God I feel so overwhelmed. I think it's amazing to see how far Pokemon has come all the way from gen 1. Definitely makes me feel old considering when I was a kid I started with watching the very first episode. Jezz
Lots of changes!! Thanks for watching!
1:00 They made a rap for the Johto Pokémon too.
Also the "OG Rap" did NOT include all 151 Pokemon, since Mew was kept a secret back then. Same goes for Celebi in the "Johto Rap".
Hoenn too
This may be your best work yet Joey. I didn’t even know all the changes between each game. Simply amazin!
Thank you so much, I got u goat!! 🐐
Loved the video, good job. I think a good detail is that in gen 4 you can change deoxys form in the same game. As int gen 3 it was tied to the version your playing. Gen 6 also included cosplay Pikachu
Good information!! Thanks for that! And for watching and enjoying; appreciate you homie! 😁
Sword and Shield also removed CO-OP Battle tower... that was the killer for me, i use to play with my wife about 20 hours a week since ORAS (when we started dating)
I never played sw/sh lol 😭 but that’s cool bonding with the gf 😁
Dang that sucks. I jumped from gen 4 to gen 9 (and didn’t even finish scarlet) but I love co op battles
As a Gen 1 veteran, Pokemon indeed changed a lot from my childhood.
So many changes…
In gen 5, in some routes percussions get added and the music speeds up a bit if you're running; if I'm not mistaken, it's the only generation where you can talk to some npcs to add new instruments to the music. Also, B/W had the battle subway, the entralink, the pokemon musical, were the first games where several areas were entirely different between games, and were the first games which let you battle the elite four in any order. B2/W2 also added the customizable join avenue, Pokewood, hidden grottos, the white treehollow/black tower, and had a secret area visitable only after completing the regional dex.
the amount of effort you did for this video is insane i need more people to see this
Ayyy thank you homie I appreciate that!! Thanks for watching too!
This is a video I will save and come back to over the coming years when i start a new generation!
Because i have never played anything past Gen 3... but I will get to it eventually!
I aim to fully beat each game and complete the pokedex in all 3 versions of a Gen, before I move forward.
Great video!
Sounds like you have quite the journey ahead! Thanks for watching 🫡
How does this only have 13 views?? Really enjoyed this video :)
Yooo I appreciate that for real!! Thanks so much for watching!!
51K now.
You missed a big change from gen 1 to gen 2: color.
i thought i was watching a big youtuber i havent heard of before, the way your video is edited and the presentation, way of talking, etc. is all very, uh, "advanced", like, i thought im watching a youtuber with like at least 20k subs or something. very nicely put together video man, you earned that sub
Yoooo thank you so much for the kind words homie!! It means a lot to me, glad to have you here!! 😁
Gen 2 started the trend of box legendaries with gen 3 starting version exclusive legendaries
Good call!!
Thanks for watching and the comment!! Appreciate it! 😁
Also Gen 3 made Legendary encounters mandatory. Heart Gold and Soul Silver even changed the box legendary from optional to mandatory.
Between the release of Japanese red and green and the international red and blue, Blizzards freeze chance was lowered from 30% to 10%
True! Good info, thanks for that! And for watching, appreciate it!
Does that mean you’re at a disadvantage when battling a Japanese player?
Good vid. Even better mic setup. Youre going places kid.
Ayyy thanks bud, appreciate you!!
this man sure parks
Gen 3 introduced Berry farming alongside 60 new berries. Gen 4 improved the concept with items to control yield and growth. Gen 6 expanded things further with plant Mutations. Gen 8 removed the feature altogether.
Also, secret bases were alive (somewhat) for two more generations. Gen 5 had bases at one point, it allowed players around the world to visit your base, water your berries and exchange items. It was tied to the Dream World service though, so when that got shut off, Gen 5 completely lost bases AND berry plants. Gen 6 gave us a powered up version of Hoenn's bases with the online features of the PSS and the flag collection of Gen 4. But they've been MIA ever since.
This video does a great job showing how the franchise progressed. The amount of features and mechanics that they put into these games is crazy, but it's sad when one of the ones you enjoyed gets axed eventually.
you know, you're really giving me some deja vu talking about the dream world, i kind of forgot about that!! Thanks for watching and for the info! Appreciate it!!
When I was a kid I didn't understand how Pokemon generations worked. I started with Pokemon Pearl, and I didn't really know about other games. When they introduced gen 5, I thought they were replacing all the pokemon and I was so mad about it for a while. By the time I actually played the games I got over this, which.. considering they didn't have any older pokemon until the post game, you'd think that belief would have persisted
Yea gen 5 waste only Gen that did that. Gen 3 came really close tho. Gen 4 felt massively different than 1 and 2
Had to comment on the macgyvered mic setup. Love seeing creators make do, rather than make an excuse to buy unnecessary equipment. Solid!
Ayyy appreciate the love!!
Thanks for watching! 😁
Just came across your video, absolutely amazing. You earned a sub and like. I’m 30 and have been playing Pokémon since day 1 with red and blue and I’m addicted to now for like 5 years to pokemon videos and pokemon facts etc.. this video is worthy of millions of views well done
Yoooo!! That makes me happy to hear and thank you so much for the kind words homie! Happy you’re here 😁
I'm gonna be honest. How this bro only has a tad over 1k subs with this many views is a crime. Gotta throw a sub for a really dope video. It's earned
Thank you so much bro!! Glad you enjoyed!
Didn't mention Legends: Arceus (Gen VIII) - 6 new pokemon, new Hisui region (past form of Kalos), 16 regional variations of existing pokemon, 24 new moves, no abilities at all. Also, instead of moving from town to town there is only Jubilife Village and a bunch of other stuff
7 new Pokemon not 6
yeeeaah I've gotten that comment a bunch, I think i just decided early on that I wasn't gonna do it because it's so different form every other game in the core series. But in hindsight i probably should've done it lol. oh well! Thanks for watching I appreciate it!!!
The Hisui region is ancient Sinnoh, not Kalos
Past form of Kalos huh 🤨
Battling has one or two changes lol (/s)
This was way more entertaining and engaging than I would have expected.
Ayyy thank you bro 😁
Great video! The only thing I noticed is you didn’t cover the new pokemon from legends arceus but otherwise, loved it!
yeeeaah I've gotten that comment a bunch, I think i just decided early on that I wasn't gonna do it because it's so different form every other game in the core series. But in hindsight i probably should've done it lol. oh well! Thanks for watching I appreciate it!!!
@@JoeyParksHerewell now we know Legends will be its own spin-off series within the main series. I’ve heard from many people that they consider PLA a main series game (including me).
@@IvoryAspen97 yeah it certainly is a mainline game
AMAZING commentary amazing video I wish you the best on your TH-cam adventures! :]
Aw thank you so much homie 😁😁 appreciate you taking the time to
One thing I feel you forgot to mention about Gen 5 is that it's the only Gen in which the Evil Team isn't defeated BEFORE the Elite Four. I think worth mentioning, since I don't remember other Gens having done this. (Rainbow Rocket doesn't count, since not part of main story)
Hmm, interesting point! Thanks for that and for watching! Appreciate you!
31:22 Legends Z-A: Hello there
he putting nidoqueen and nidoking in the breeding part when they can't breed 💀😭
Firstly this is a fantastically made video, can't believe you're at less than 1k subs. As someone who has only played gens 2-4 I was looking to see if any of the newer games are worth playing. There's definitely some interesting features but I think I just like the nostalgia of the older games.
I think it’s somewhat unanimously agreed that Pokémon kind of started falling off after gen 5 ishhh, that’s my opinion anyway for sure lol. But give any of the newer games a try if you’d like! You might love them!
Also thank you for the kind praises homie, I appreciate it a lot!! 😁😁
you have the editing style and talk like you have 100k subs. LOVE IT
Yooo!! Thank you so much for the kind words dawg!! Appreciate you!! 😁
Wait, what??? This guy only has 800 subs. I honestly thought he was one of those million sub Pokemon bros that TH-cam seems to be recommending me lately.
Keep it up, Joey Parks! You going places at this rate
One of the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen in years. Excellent job 👏
Yo! Thank you so much!
23:51
-I thought you were dead
-Pokemon Z: My death was greatly exaggerated
One of my favorite gimmicks from Gen 2 was Mystery Gift. You can connect 2 GBC’s via IR and receive an item. Additionally, after getting access to Kanto, a trainer appears in the basement of a house in Viridian City with a copy of the team you connected with.
Beating up my little brothers team without him feeling bad felt so good
I may cover them in the next part! Thanks for watching!!
This was randomly recommended to me, and MAN am I happy it was! Was thoroughly engaged the whole watch time. Amazing work bro
Yoo!! Thank you for the positivity and support homie, I appreciate that a lot! Glad you're here!
Great video, I've been looking for a while for a video that explained all the changes from gen to gen in pokemon games, so thank you! One change you didn't mention (I don't remember if it happened in gen 2 or 3, though) is the pc/box system: before, they could store up to 20 pokemon, but when they got full you had to go to a pokemon center and manually change the box. If the box was full, you couldn't catch more pokemons until you changed it to a new one (and the game didn't notify you about this, so eventually you found out your box was full when you were about to catch a pokemon, it happened to me with articuno in yellow). But now the pc box changes automatically if one is full, so it's waaaay more convenient.
Yo thanks for watching! And good call pc stuff will be in a future part!
Gen 6 is also the first generation you can change your outfit and buy clothes to customize your appearance. Wanted to bring it up since the video implies the customization options were just limited to the character creator.
Gen 6 also changed the base power of several moves, nerfed weather creating effecting, and was the first Gen to go back and buff old mons base stats (for several mons, not just Pikachu)
Edit: Also benches! Which I only want to mention because I remember it being memably hype in the build up to XY
Good information for sure, I appreciate it!! Thanks for watching! 😁
Accumula Town music is one of my favorite tracks in pokemon. i away have feel like clapping to the beat, it's crazy that every game when released i know where i was in life
Music is powerful like that for sure. Thanks for watching homie!!
@@JoeyParksHere yup, and no problem bro!
Absolutely amazing video. You get a sub from me. Keep up the great work. If i didnt know better i would have said you easily had 100k+ subs.
Yooo such kind words!! I appreciate it a ton homie, thank you! 😁 glad to have you here!
Follow up video with all the comment-corrections would be fun!
Or even a Q&A from all these comments?
This video was so good. Thank you for making this ♥️
Yeah, I'm definitely considering doing a part 2 to this video with all of the information i've gotten in the comments lol! Also thanks for you kind words and for watching!! Appreciate you!!
The underground was the peak of pokemon!
I AGREE
My man, this has been one hell of a video, top job. Only a small number of things missed out of the insane amount of things added and removed, this has been very impressive to see documented
Yooo! Thank you man!! Yeah this video has definitely been the most work I’ve put in on a single video, so I’m glad people are diggin it. Makes it all worth. Thanks for watching!! 😁
@@JoeyParksHere keep doing stuff like this and you'll get a lot more attention in no time. Something like how moves changed between gens could be really interesting
Great suggestion!! Thank you!!
Don't know if this was mentioned here somewhere - Gen. 8 removed friendship, so moves like Return became obsolete.
Edit: Like I said, Return (and Frustration) was indeed removed in gen. 8, but I was mistaken about friendship. Friendship is still around, and still way too complex a mechanic for what it's used for (the latter statement is more of an opinion, lol). Sorry.
Good call! Thank you!
What? No it didn't?
@@Billbobs678 Oh yeah, you're right. I'm not really into Pokemon, so it makes sense I'd make mistakes. I knew gen. 8 removed the moves Return and Frustration, both of which use friendship to determine their base attack. Couple that with something else I'd heard and probably misunderstood about changes to friendship in gen. 8, and I had come to a wrong conclusion.
I'll edit my original comment.
@@Mooskym ye I remember getting saved by friendship loads in bdsp so I was confused for a second
16:27 Oh I wish you mentioned Voltorb flip. I had way more fun playing Voltorb flip than ever playing any slot machine and any pokémon game before it. And I love the music there too was so good.
This is really well put-together!!!
Thank you so much homie!! Appreciate the kind words! 😁
11:53 This is incorrect.
Some Pokémon such as Breloom or Machamp gained an additional ability in Generation 4, but Pokémon have been able to have 2 abilities since the inception of abilities in Generation 3. The only time a Pokémon's number of available abilities expanded was when hidden abilities were introduced in Generation 5.
I understand the confusion in how I worded this, but I said: "Many pokemon were able to have 1 of 2 different abilities, as they only had 1 available in gen 3." That is to say, many pokemon that only had 1 ability in gen 3 got access to an alternative ability. Not to say that Pokemon being able to have 2 abilities was created this gen. I could have been more clear haha! Thanks for watching!
The biggest change the games ever had was my childhood.
Could tell this took a ton of work. Great stuff, thanks. I’m finding that never made it past ruby/sapph / fired/leafgreen. So, all you recapped DS+ was a Great look at what I’ve missed.
Ayyy thank you homie, glad you enjoyed!!
I’m not sure if it counts as a rap, but Pokemon Johto also has a song that helps you memorize them all.
Oh my god… how did I not now about this!! Good info haha
Thanks so much for watching and the support 😁😁 appreciate you!!
There’s also a Hoenn pokerap
this was really entertaining,thanks for this video :)
Yo! Thanks so much For watching!!
God i miss when Pokémon was good.
I miss when they didn't remove content to re sell SOME OF It in DLC.
Sooo a year ago?
@@rowanrawlz1871 no. Gen 7.
@@stigmaoftherose gen 9s pretty great in everything but performance
@rowanrawlz1871 I won't play a new gen where my pokemon can't keep it's moveset from a past generation, can't mega if I built it for that purpose, can't use a z-move when a spent time building an entire movement based on that, or possibly can't use the mon at all as it's just not in the game.
Then you tell me it's performance is shit, and cost more? Nah I'm good.
Rest in peace "PokeRap GS" , you are already forgotten ;-; I will always remember your weird inclusion as a free music video hidden on the pokemon movie 3 soundtrack CD when put in a PC.
Last i checked Gen 2's Pokerap isnt about 151 Pokemon :) Thanks for watching!!
I prefer regional fakes.
Funny you say Counter-Clockwise then turn the map clockwise, was a bit confused, but nothing bad happened so it's fine :D Anyway, awesome video, thought you were a way bigger channel already!
Yeah some other people pointed that out 😅 thanks for the words and for watching!!
Thank you for this video!!! A trip down nostalgia lane!
I’m glad you enjoyed!! 😁
There's also the Speed Mechanic change in Gen 8 where Tailwind and sudden weather effects
(switching a Pokemon in with Drought for example)
are applied instantaneously instead of the next turn
My favorite change in gen 6 is that when you're in a wild battle npcs don't move so if you're trying to avoid an npc while you're in tall grass the don't move
Love this video. As the person who last played the Black & White version.
I hope that they would create a game that has no new Pokémon but add up all the features from previous generations of games compiled into 1 game.
That's the dream.
I hear people often say that! A game with every region... That does sound amazing if it could be done haha. Thanks for watching!
Didn't mention PLA or BDSP, I am very impressed that this small TH-cam has made such an epic, good quality video!
Part 2 baby 😁
Gen 5:
low hp: ambulance sound
Last gin leader's pokemon: epic song
Wild spots: find gen (in caves), wild rare pokemons
Plaza: build your own shop and upgrade it, to hatch eggs faster, improve pokemon's evs, buy rare itens...
Nimbasa's training arena: everyday you can fight and get some itens with trainers to level up faster.
New gin mechanics/puzzles: new animations and challenges with 3d effects
Gen 5 is one of my favourites (gen 2 is pure nostalgic)
Such a great video! Really enjoyed learning a few new things about the games
Ayyy thanks so much for the kind words!! Appreciate it!
the thing i loved about the first games is when i got a color the games was already coded to show said color of said game, like gamefreak back then developed and was thinking about the future of the game moving to the new platform, amazing.
The production on this video is insane I would have thought you had 250k+ subscribers already
ayyyo?? Maybe one day haha! Thanks for the positive words homie!
subbed just for how janky that mic arm setup is lol. thanks for this info! well made
Lol thank you my goat 👍 we’re out here makin it work lol
the way my jaw dropped when i saw only 900 subs. amazing video man
yo thanks so much for the praise homie!! Appreciate it!
Jooo
This channel is a Gem.
Good Audio quality and good edits
Yo thanks homie!! Appreciate you watching
One of my favorite added features is the possibility to surf, cut, etc by just pressing A, without having to go to the Pokémon menu and select the Pokémon with the HM in question
TRUE
Bruh, your content is good and you have 250k views how has nobody got you over 2,5k yet
Ayyy thank you homie!! Appreciate ya watching 😁
20:54 bringing in fairy type I believe was one of the best things they had ever done in the series. Sometimes it really felt like dragon type was just way too overpowered because they only had weaknesses to dragon and ice. And then on top of that they made the fairy type have weaknesses to steal and poison which in turn made other types the steel and poison types more useful. Poison pokémon honestly suck really bad and there wasn't very much that they were super effective against but making them super effective against the dragon killers that are fairy type was a very smart move. Steel type being super effective against fairy also made so much sense because what steel type was great at was the fact that they took reduced damage from a lot of other attacks but they weren't super effective against very many other types. Very type really helped balance the game more. It is kind of weird how some pokémon who were never fairy type before ended up being fairy type but it does make sense they would do that so that more pokémon would be fairy type instead just only new ones.
Gen 2 was like the pinnacle of changes. Not to mention as a kid, it was one of the pokemon game in gameboy franchise that provides a lot for one game. You get the day and night thing where pokemon spawn differs, you got the pokegear to battle certain trainers again that the trainers pokemon also get stronger, new pokemon, new type advatages, the headbutt thing, the hardest gym leader ( we all know who it was lol) then after you finished the game, you get a new gameplus of kanto. A whole city again.
Oh yeah gen 2 was fire
Thanks for watching!!
Very detailed breakdown. Great work my guy.
Thanks homie 😁 appreciate it!
@@JoeyParksHere of course. A lot of people yapping about what you missed without appreciating the work you put in. Never suprises me.
28:30 a couple things you forgot from Gen 7:
1) the Rotom Dex which includes a camera, Roto Lotto that gives you buffs, as well as replacing the town map. Attached to the camera and photo spots is the Photo club
2) in ultra sun and ultra moon, you could collect totem stickers across the islands to eventually obtain Totem size Pokémon from Samson Oak. However, only the Totems that are from SM can transfer into Bank due to a glitch.
Great video my dude, 2 little pointers I wanted to add. 1) You should include how every new generation had a new way to evolve a pokemon. 2) You referenced pokemon go and how they added new mons, and I think you should references Legends Arceus because they also added new mons to the mix. Now with a question for you. Have you played every main series game?
Thanks for watching and your kind words!! So yeah I didnt talk about Legends arceus, but the new pokemon/moves are included in the final counts... it was a big project okay lol.
I actually have not played every mainline game! I've kept up with them pretty closely, but I have not played Sword/Shield of Scarlet/Violet! That was part of the reason why I wanted to do this video, catch up on/research them :)
I don’t think I’m going to make it through the video rn but I saw the mic set up and had to click on the video and give it a like. Epic mic setup
Haha thank you homie!! We do what we gotta do out here!
I started playing with Gen 1, and I stopped playing after Gen 4. When my son started playing Gen 6 and beyond I was shocked at how much had changed.
Haha that’s an interesting perspective! Thanks for watching!
Gen 2 gave some shops daily rotation of goods. Don't think it really caught on after gen 2 but it was at least in gen 2
While this video isn't perfect....it is amazing! Super impressed and thanks for putting in so much effort!
Thank you for the praise homie, I appreciate it!! Glad you're here!
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but double wild battles were technically introduced in gen4 with the partner npcs you have to escort, great vid!
Yeah, I've heard! Thanks for the info tho, appreciate it!!
15:01
The absolutely painful reality setting in when you realize he meant "TO THIS DAY"
Pain… despair…
This guy makes such good quality videos and deserves more love and and growth
Ayyy thanks homie I appreciate that!! You da goat 🐐
This is so much information!! thank you!
Yoo! Glad you enjoyed homie!!
The Gold & Silver remakes demonstrated how big of a deal the Gen 4 Physical/Special split was, especially for the types based around it - Ghost, Dark and Psychic. Morty, Karen and Sabrina's attacks respectively hit like a truck compared to the original.
yeah physical special split was such a good call lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!! Appreciate yoU!