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Cloud bank: Generally, a fairly well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance; a cloud bank covers an appreciable portion of the horizon sky, but does not extend overhead.
You mentioned Virbank could be named after Burbank because they’re both industrial, but a stronger connection is that Burbank is called the “Media Capital of the World” because it’s right outside of Hollywood, just like how Virbank is just outside Pokéstar Studios.
Maybe…but that would be a bit off since Unova is based on NYC, not LA. HOWEVER…there is still a connection given how many shows are filmed in NYC, so it’s not too far off.
@@gamemasteranthony2756actually that's only partially correct. Ney York was the primary inspiration yes but not the only inspiration. Game freak took inspiration from all across the US, including California. After all there are no deserts in Ney York lol
@@tycol322 Also there's the fact that the whole introductory area of B2W2 that includes Virbank is on a separate landmass so it could be considered "outside New York" anyway
I’m pretty sure the Wave Badges colors represent the four difference types of Zones in the ocean as they get darker and darker; the Sunlight(Epipelagic) Zone, Twilight(Mesopelagic) zone, Midnight(Bathypelagic) Zone, and Abyssal(Abyssopelagic) Zone.
I think the Legend Badge might actually be based on Zekrom and Reshiram: The badge is made up of two layers, a light one and a dark one, which could actually be referencing how both Zekrom and Reshiram were only one Pokemon before. Both gym leaders are also very familiar with both of these dragons, and the gym design is also fully black and white.
I thought it was more based on the town and gym leaders themselves than the type referenced. It’s got a larger dim grey (for the old man with plenty of white Dredan and the past version of the city) behind the more darker grey (for the future city and the darker colored cinnamon roll Iris). Would make more sense if Iris was the leader of Black and Dreden of White, but it does still work. Iris is being influenced by the town (black before white) and Dreden protects this hi tech land even as it leaves him behind (white embraces black).
This isn't overthinking, most of what is said in these videos is just gamefreak following basic design principles(giving things a theme, referencing historical/mythological things in designs, making sure to stay coherent throughout the entire thing) you could argue some of the things he says sometimes are a reach or unintended side effects but this video was pretty spot on outside of missing some references(virbank having pokestar studios next to it and every citizen being named after someone from california, for example) if you look at any game with a big budget through the same lens you'll be surprised to find how much is just inspiration and referencing
1:26 It's almost like they're a rotation battle. 4:20 "Basic" also fits because it's "knowing the basics". Knowledge. Library and museum. Now you know the basics once you beat her. (And in B2W2, Cheren's a teacher and near the Trainer School, which also has the elemental monkeys). 12:01 I think the white and black interlocking is also about Unova's dragons. Marlin being after this in B2W2 is almost like saying "The legend continues". Ripples. 12:01 Virbank's like the closest thing to a West Coast city, fitting for it being the "West Coast" of Unova. Burbank, Roxie looks like Kurt Cobain, literal Industrial Metals, her guitarist is named Billy Jo and I'm betting Nicky is named for Stevie Nicks, etc.
One detail about the legend badge that gets unoticed, it resemble 2 different clock pointers, that connects back to everything you said about Opelucid city's theme like Drayden (old/past) and Iris (new/future)
@@josedanielpichardo1097 Though I think it's because Normal Type is balanced lol. Gen 5 would've been cooler if they did a triple battle for the first Gym
12:20 Also, fun fact. Icarus was warned to not fly too high or too low, for fear of salt water damaging the wings, or of the heat of the sun melting them. Thus, displaying the ice types weaknesses to fire and water respectively
One thing about unova badges compared to other badges.... Is that the badges (at least to me) resemble more military ribbons, with their long thin design. Just vertical instead of horizontal.
17:20 Bonus meaning for Virbank. A 'cloud bank'. A cloud bank is a large mass or layer of clouds that covers a specific area, often observed as a significant range of clouds approaching or covering the horizon, which usually denotes an impending change in the weather.
I did my very first playthrough of Black not too long ago. I really liked how these badges looked and the first gym was very interesting to see. Can you imagine if the rest of the gyms were similar to the first one?
Cool idea! No clue how that would work though, it makes sense for the first gym since it picks from the starter's types, but after that you can catch more pokemon and the type thing wouldn't work as well
Another potential angle for the Basic Badge's name: learning the _basics._ It fits with the book-like design, and, from Norman to Ilima, Normal-type specialists seem to have some or other educational role. You could probably also add Whitney, since she's essentially a super-Lass, and Lasses are almost always depicted as schoolgirls. Larry is still an exception, with his angle being "I have no strong feelings one way or the other".
10:06 There _is_ such a thing as cloud seeding though. In the US, it's used for droughts, to reduce the size of hailstones in thunderstorms and to reduce fog at airports. It's also used at ski resorts and hydro plants (although one plant in Oregon had to stop as it was giving the locals too much rain)
I know Galar and Paldea's badges are very straightforward, but I'd still be interested to see a video covering them to learn about the origins of the names of the towns where the badges come from! I had no idea Unova's town names all had a cloud pun until this video
About Clay’s badge, the specific way the parts are positioned against each other has it looking like a fault, which occurs when a large piece of land sort of shifts down and creates this broken line pattern.
You mentioned Icarus but didn't make the connection with flying to high to the sun causes wax to melt, just like snow on a mountain top melts into icicles and eventually feeds streems and rivers. It's a great transition from the previous gym. The legends badge looks like a lance or a stylized sword and shield (Gen 8 foreshadowing.)
16:14 also fun fact : in the Japanese version of the game, in the song that she sings in her gym, she sings "D O G A R S" instead of "P O K E M O N", which is the Japanese name of Koffing
I take the legend badge to be kind of a stylized overlaying of the two legends hands. Zekrom and Reshiram both have kind of paddle looking extensions over their hands with reshirams being larger
Unrelated to the Gym Badge video, but that one episode in Pokemon Generations where each Gym Leader along with one of their Pokemon to fight Team Plasma was sick.
Unova gym badges by far are the most beautiful and creative badges I think. As Gen 5 lover, these badges make sense according to their type respectively.
I really regret missing out on Gen 5…. It came out in that awkward period in high school where all my peers lost interest in Pokémon, but before college when I found new peers who still liked Pokémon.
I wish they would go back to making badges look interesting again, Galar gyms just each give you a piece to a medal and the Paldea badges are uniform pins.
The wave badge’s layers also represent the many “layers” (zones) of the ocean. As you get deeper into the sea, less sunlight shines through and the water gets dark until you are in the inky black abyss
9:54 Despite not being in the first set of games, this badge also has a resemblance to Altaria. A flying type Pokémon with cloud for wings. Yet another reference to clouds.
I never recognized that the Basic Badge is designed like the spine of a book, that's really cool. Also, there is a reason why Virbank and Humilau don't really look like places in New York, it's because Unova is based on the 5 Boroughs of New York City and important surrounding areas which often includes New Jersey. This is important because Virbank is based on Jersey City and Humilau is based on Long Island, at the very least based on location and such.
I love these Gym Badge explanation videos because you also cover the leader and the town and how everything comes together to represent the badges theme, really cool stuff Lockstin! Also, is Kalos going to be the last one?, since Galar and Paldea just name the badges after their type?, I hope you cover them too somehow.
My own interpretation of Opelucid's name is actually a combination of the opacus cloud and the word, "lucid" which means something is understood, or expressed clearly. Not only is this a combination of two opposites, but I think it works well for the city where you learn so much about the legendaries. You could also justify it's name based on one particular scene. The one where Ghetsis declares N's capture of his dragon and urges people to free their pokemon. Many people of the city have their hearts _clouded_ by doubt, but you, Iris, Drayden, and Alder understand _clearly_ that his words are wrong.
An interesting fact is that the Unova cities in Italian, do not have names of clouds but of Winds, example Openlucid City in Italian is called Boreduopoli (Bora+Duo+Poli: Bora is a cold wind, Duo from two because of the two Gym Leaders and poli is the Italian suffix for cities in general). It would also be interesting to know about the motives or inspirations behind certain Italian names, wouldn't it?
The Legend badge also resembles the Dragon type icon used in this video. I know the types have multiple icons across the series, but it really looks like they kinda took inspiration from this one.
You know, if Pokemon really wants to get weird with it next gen or anytime imagine gyms that focused on egg groups rather then type. It would be a lot different and as you get down to more gyms you could see a bigger variety in Pokemon gyms use.
You know a cloud Bank also fits nicely with the definition of a virga Cloud Bank: Generally, a fairly well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance; a cloud bank covers an appreciable portion of the horizon sky, but does not extend overhead.
Probably the most exciting one yet! I do really enjoy the Unova games for many reasons. I feel kind of dumb for not realizing all the cities were named after clouds. 😅
I just noticed that the toxic badge looks like the chain on the loyal three, and now we're going to blueberry academy in unova in the indigo disk. this is probably a coincidence but you never know.
Very interesting origins for all these badges. Wasnt expecting the basic badge and Nacrene City to be so interesting. Gen 5 is the gift that keeps on giving.
the basic badge could also be about "learning the basics" which both fits with the gym being a library in bw and a school (as well as the 1st gym) in b2w2
In the Legend Badge I see a dragon sort of coiled around the red circle. Like its main body is the lighter part, the darker part is a wing, and the triangular shape at the end of the coil is a head. Kind of abstract but I think it's neat.
I think the Basic badge is also supposed to be a litmus test because shellfish are also extremely sensitive to the acidity and alkalinity(baseness) of the water they live in. It would relate back to normal types because it is about finding how close a liquid is to neutral
the one thing I will say is that what I notice nobody mentions about the aesthetic of the Unova badges is that they're very obviously Art Deco inspired, which was very popular in New York specifically, which I just thought was really neat. Post-Modernist faux stained glass looks and all that jazz too
Some trivia about Unova: In spanish, the names of the cities come from different building materials, and its the only time they change the region’s name to be diferent from English: Unova (EN) Teselia (ESP)
i doubt gamefreak thought that far ahead, but the Toxic badge looks like the chain on each of the Loyal Three. I dont think there’s a connection but its a fun thing to notice.
When I look at the Wave Badge I can't help but think of those PH strips you use to make sure you don't kill your aquatic friend by giving them too much or too little PH.
the Toxic Badge's top circle is also a very stylized Speaker as Roxy is a punk-rocker If we go by cloud references then the Legend Badge is also a silverlining with Iris' youth shining thru Drayden's experience
Now that's interesting. A basic book that's a mix of Scarlet and Violet colors, whose cover we can't see. Outlined in gold, and yet important enough to be the Gym Badge. Gen 9 foreshadowing confirmed?
Lifelong New Yorker here. Humilau City is EXTREMELY based on Fire Island/Jones Beach Island, the barrier beach strips of Long Island. We may not have many palm trees on them, but most of the towns are beach houses with either no or very few roads, and just boardwalks that you walk around on from house to house. And they're one of the nicest surfing scenes on the East coast! Look up Davis Park for an idea of what I'm talking about. Next time, ask a local first before making a giant sweeping generation like "New York has nothing like this" my dude ;)
The wave badge could ALSO be a stylized fish, if rotated 90 degrees... great video as always, Lockstin! been lurking ever since when you were called a "Game Theory copy" way back in the day, lmao
I like that the legend badge has black and grey in its color scheme. To me it might be for both legendary Pokémon and the red dot could represent the red on both Pokémon
I love that this video is so well edited and researched and very educational and reminds me of the good old days when badges were cool and deeply designed yet the one thing that's going to live in my mind rent free and make me smile every time is "they're those really really clouds" 😂 I also love that no one caught that in the bit for Roxie, you said "is also very *sitting* of the city where the poison type gym is". never edit these out, seeing others make the same type of word flubs I do on a regular basis makes me feel so much better about how often I do it
This is most likely just coincidence, but the legend badge kinda looks like arceus... IF it's not a coincidence, then maybe it's because arceus made the tree legendary dragons of sinnoh ( the creation trio ) ?
I always found it weird that Drayden is the gym leader in Black and Iris is the gym leader in White. Wouldn't it make more sense if it was the other way around? Have the old guy with white hair live in the old rustic city in White version and have the young girl with dark hair live in the new futuristic city in Black version.
Well, when you look at the way they dressed, such as Drayden, where he's like a business man, willing to put in the work of today's day and age. Where as Iris not only dressing casually, but is too laid back and wanders around here and there. Even more so in the anime, where she's more depicted as a black female Tarzan, what with hanging out in the wilderness and climbing trees. More in line of how people of the old days would be like, with old ways of not wanting to stick to just being in one place all day.
My favorite detail with the Castelia Gym is it being a Bug type AND set within the city that's based on New York City (The Big Apple). 🍎🐛 Not to mention The MET art museum in NYC being one of the most famous museums in the world, which ties into its theme nicely. The Applin line was a few generations late for Burgh, but we'll have to see if it joins his team for a future remake/sequel. 👀 I love Unova, and learning about all the concepts/lore squeezed into every game. Thanks for the fun, detailed deep dives as always, Lockstin!
Maybe the dragon badge is black and white for the box legendaries, a black and white dragon, and might tie into the merlin story about a white and red dragon hence the red dot?
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Cloud bank: Generally, a fairly well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance; a cloud bank covers an appreciable portion of the horizon sky, but does not extend overhead.
Amazing video Lockstin, also why must you hurt my poor little Ambipom so!?🥲
You mentioned Virbank could be named after Burbank because they’re both industrial, but a stronger connection is that Burbank is called the “Media Capital of the World” because it’s right outside of Hollywood, just like how Virbank is just outside Pokéstar Studios.
Maybe…but that would be a bit off since Unova is based on NYC, not LA. HOWEVER…there is still a connection given how many shows are filmed in NYC, so it’s not too far off.
@@gamemasteranthony2756actually that's only partially correct. Ney York was the primary inspiration yes but not the only inspiration. Game freak took inspiration from all across the US, including California. After all there are no deserts in Ney York lol
@@tycol322 Also there's the fact that the whole introductory area of B2W2 that includes Virbank is on a separate landmass so it could be considered "outside New York" anyway
Virbank is also a newark reference
If youve been to newark youd be able to tell immediately
@@survivorfreaknr OOH…that makes more sense then! Nice!
I’m pretty sure the Wave Badges colors represent the four difference types of Zones in the ocean as they get darker and darker; the Sunlight(Epipelagic) Zone, Twilight(Mesopelagic) zone, Midnight(Bathypelagic) Zone, and Abyssal(Abyssopelagic) Zone.
That was always my interpretation, too.
I think the Legend Badge might actually be based on Zekrom and Reshiram: The badge is made up of two layers, a light one and a dark one, which could actually be referencing how both Zekrom and Reshiram were only one Pokemon before. Both gym leaders are also very familiar with both of these dragons, and the gym design is also fully black and white.
I thought it was more based on the town and gym leaders themselves than the type referenced. It’s got a larger dim grey (for the old man with plenty of white Dredan and the past version of the city) behind the more darker grey (for the future city and the darker colored cinnamon roll Iris). Would make more sense if Iris was the leader of Black and Dreden of White, but it does still work. Iris is being influenced by the town (black before white) and Dreden protects this hi tech land even as it leaves him behind (white embraces black).
I can never tell if Pokemon is overthinking things or lockstin & gnoggin is overthinking things and i love that lol
This isn't overthinking, most of what is said in these videos is just gamefreak following basic design principles(giving things a theme, referencing historical/mythological things in designs, making sure to stay coherent throughout the entire thing)
you could argue some of the things he says sometimes are a reach or unintended side effects but this video was pretty spot on outside of missing some references(virbank having pokestar studios next to it and every citizen being named after someone from california, for example)
if you look at any game with a big budget through the same lens you'll be surprised to find how much is just inspiration and referencing
Pokemon does really not try too hard to overthink things. The Mega Evo dex entries are the best proof lol.
1:26 It's almost like they're a rotation battle.
4:20 "Basic" also fits because it's "knowing the basics". Knowledge. Library and museum. Now you know the basics once you beat her.
(And in B2W2, Cheren's a teacher and near the Trainer School, which also has the elemental monkeys).
12:01 I think the white and black interlocking is also about Unova's dragons. Marlin being after this in B2W2 is almost like saying "The legend continues". Ripples.
12:01 Virbank's like the closest thing to a West Coast city, fitting for it being the "West Coast" of Unova. Burbank, Roxie looks like Kurt Cobain, literal Industrial Metals, her guitarist is named Billy Jo and I'm betting Nicky is named for Stevie Nicks, etc.
2:04 “which is just like a maid cafe, but with twinks” love it
I screamed when he said that
Same, not a bear looking guy saying that 🥺
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One detail about the legend badge that gets unoticed, it resemble 2 different clock pointers, that connects back to everything you said about Opelucid city's theme like Drayden (old/past) and Iris (new/future)
Personally when I saw it I was thinking of Arceus with the colour scheme especially the red eye
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I know you said these badge videos don't perform well, but I really appreciate the effort you put in to give us such interesting facts.
I love the Unova badges. They were a breath of fresh air compared to the previous badges.
Eh I still prefer Gen 3
@@ChangedMyNameFinally69Above all the Balance Medal. It perfectly represents the message of the game: not much earth (Magma) nor much water (Aqua).
@@josedanielpichardo1097 Though I think it's because Normal Type is balanced lol. Gen 5 would've been cooler if they did a triple battle for the first Gym
The toxic badge also looks kinda like a guitar if you turn it sideways, which fits it in even better with the gym's general theme.
It also looks like the arm of a Garbodor, Roxie's ace when she battles Ash in the anime
12:20 Also, fun fact. Icarus was warned to not fly too high or too low, for fear of salt water damaging the wings, or of the heat of the sun melting them. Thus, displaying the ice types weaknesses to fire and water respectively
Ice isn't weak to water though.
@@IllusiveEv It's certainly not strong against it either, though
The badge is also very clearly an arrow flying straight up
Ice takes normal damage from water though.
@@tanandalynch9441 It's still weak against it, dealing less damage to water types than average. Check the type weakness chart.
One thing about unova badges compared to other badges.... Is that the badges (at least to me) resemble more military ribbons, with their long thin design. Just vertical instead of horizontal.
17:20 Bonus meaning for Virbank. A 'cloud bank'.
A cloud bank is a large mass or layer of clouds that covers a specific area, often observed as a significant range of clouds approaching or covering the horizon, which usually denotes an impending change in the weather.
I did my very first playthrough of Black not too long ago. I really liked how these badges looked and the first gym was very interesting to see. Can you imagine if the rest of the gyms were similar to the first one?
Cool idea! No clue how that would work though, it makes sense for the first gym since it picks from the starter's types, but after that you can catch more pokemon and the type thing wouldn't work as well
The Legend badge could be based on the the box legendaries half white(Reshiram), half black(Zekrom) from the same core(the original dragon).
Another potential angle for the Basic Badge's name: learning the _basics._ It fits with the book-like design, and, from Norman to Ilima, Normal-type specialists seem to have some or other educational role. You could probably also add Whitney, since she's essentially a super-Lass, and Lasses are almost always depicted as schoolgirls. Larry is still an exception, with his angle being "I have no strong feelings one way or the other".
He's a businessman and in Japan there's a pipeline of going straight to being a salaryman after college. So there's still an educational angle to it
Whitney is more like an athletic girl, she's got a soccer outfit and in one piece of art by Sugimori she's playing baseball
10:06 There _is_ such a thing as cloud seeding though. In the US, it's used for droughts, to reduce the size of hailstones in thunderstorms and to reduce fog at airports. It's also used at ski resorts and hydro plants (although one plant in Oregon had to stop as it was giving the locals too much rain)
Brycen's badge kinda looks like impact lines from an uppercut, which would fit a guy who does martial arts
I just realized how much the toxic badge looks like the toxic chains on the loyal three and now I can't unsee it
The dragon type symbol looks a lot like the 8th badge. Surprised you didn't see that! It's just straightened out.
I know Galar and Paldea's badges are very straightforward, but I'd still be interested to see a video covering them to learn about the origins of the names of the towns where the badges come from! I had no idea Unova's town names all had a cloud pun until this video
About Clay’s badge, the specific way the parts are positioned against each other has it looking like a fault, which occurs when a large piece of land sort of shifts down and creates this broken line pattern.
You mentioned Icarus but didn't make the connection with flying to high to the sun causes wax to melt, just like snow on a mountain top melts into icicles and eventually feeds streems and rivers. It's a great transition from the previous gym.
The legends badge looks like a lance or a stylized sword and shield (Gen 8 foreshadowing.)
I'd noticed the cloud names for Nimbasa and Icirrus City, but I never knew about all these other ones! So cool!
2:03
"Which is just like a maid café...but with twink-"
LOCKSTIN WHY
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That's where my favorite train guys are :)
18:55 Some more 'depth' to the Wave Badge is that it could be denoting the different oceanic zones, and the less light available the deeper you go.
The 4th oceanic zone is the abyssal zone which probably links Himalau City to the Abyssal Ruins which are underwater
Of all the phrases I expected Lockstin to say, "Just like a maid bar but with twinks" was definitely not on my bingo card
16:14 also fun fact : in the Japanese version of the game, in the song that she sings in her gym, she sings "D O G A R S" instead of "P O K E M O N", which is the Japanese name of Koffing
I take the legend badge to be kind of a stylized overlaying of the two legends hands. Zekrom and Reshiram both have kind of paddle looking extensions over their hands with reshirams being larger
Unrelated to the Gym Badge video, but that one episode in Pokemon Generations where each Gym Leader along with one of their Pokemon to fight Team Plasma was sick.
"The rich and powerful don't breathe the same air we do!"
(Immediately gets an ad for Disney)
Unova gym badges by far are the most beautiful and creative badges I think. As Gen 5 lover, these badges make sense according to their type respectively.
9:47
Seen it more as a wing and tallons myself. Thank you for the different perspective.
I'm tseeimg boths. It's an altaria, the talon is the head feathers of the altaria
4:57 i was half paying attention 😂 kinda makes me wonder Pokémon was that on purpose 🫠🫠
I really regret missing out on Gen 5…. It came out in that awkward period in high school where all my peers lost interest in Pokémon, but before college when I found new peers who still liked Pokémon.
The x behind the circle in the toxic badge also makes it look like the top bubble is popping.
I wish they would go back to making badges look interesting again, Galar gyms just each give you a piece to a medal and the Paldea badges are uniform pins.
Out of every gym puzzle, Burgh was my favorite just climbing up a tree lol. It was simple yet fun getting up there
The wave badge’s layers also represent the many “layers” (zones) of the ocean. As you get deeper into the sea, less sunlight shines through and the water gets dark until you are in the inky black abyss
9:54 Despite not being in the first set of games, this badge also has a resemblance to Altaria. A flying type Pokémon with cloud for wings. Yet another reference to clouds.
I never recognized that the Basic Badge is designed like the spine of a book, that's really cool.
Also, there is a reason why Virbank and Humilau don't really look like places in New York, it's because Unova is based on the 5 Boroughs of New York City and important surrounding areas which often includes New Jersey. This is important because Virbank is based on Jersey City and Humilau is based on Long Island, at the very least based on location and such.
Shauntalle the Humilau Medium lol
I love these Gym Badge explanation videos because you also cover the leader and the town and how everything comes together to represent the badges theme, really cool stuff Lockstin!
Also, is Kalos going to be the last one?, since Galar and Paldea just name the badges after their type?, I hope you cover them too somehow.
My own interpretation of Opelucid's name is actually a combination of the opacus cloud and the word, "lucid" which means something is understood, or expressed clearly. Not only is this a combination of two opposites, but I think it works well for the city where you learn so much about the legendaries. You could also justify it's name based on one particular scene. The one where Ghetsis declares N's capture of his dragon and urges people to free their pokemon. Many people of the city have their hearts _clouded_ by doubt, but you, Iris, Drayden, and Alder understand _clearly_ that his words are wrong.
An interesting fact is that the Unova cities in Italian, do not have names of clouds but of Winds, example Openlucid City in Italian is called Boreduopoli (Bora+Duo+Poli: Bora is a cold wind, Duo from two because of the two Gym Leaders and poli is the Italian suffix for cities in general). It would also be interesting to know about the motives or inspirations behind certain Italian names, wouldn't it?
The Legend badge also resembles the Dragon type icon used in this video.
I know the types have multiple icons across the series, but it really looks like they kinda took inspiration from this one.
Skyla’s gym is an OSHA inspector’s worst nightmare…
2:07 Uh, so no one is going to mention this!? HELP
You know, if Pokemon really wants to get weird with it next gen or anytime imagine gyms that focused on egg groups rather then type. It would be a lot different and as you get down to more gyms you could see a bigger variety in Pokemon gyms use.
Imagine a pokemon video is how you find out about the chem trail conspiracy theory....don't ever change your content please it's so good and funny
You know a cloud Bank also fits nicely with the definition of a virga
Cloud Bank: Generally, a fairly well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance; a cloud bank covers an appreciable portion of the horizon sky, but does not extend overhead.
12:50 I see a DRAKENgard sword
Probably the most exciting one yet! I do really enjoy the Unova games for many reasons. I feel kind of dumb for not realizing all the cities were named after clouds. 😅
I just noticed that the toxic badge looks like the chain on the loyal three, and now we're going to blueberry academy in unova in the indigo disk. this is probably a coincidence but you never know.
2:04 bruh
Very interesting origins for all these badges. Wasnt expecting the basic badge and Nacrene City to be so interesting. Gen 5 is the gift that keeps on giving.
the basic badge could also be about "learning the basics" which both fits with the gym being a library in bw and a school (as well as the 1st gym) in b2w2
In the Legend Badge I see a dragon sort of coiled around the red circle. Like its main body is the lighter part, the darker part is a wing, and the triangular shape at the end of the coil is a head.
Kind of abstract but I think it's neat.
15:51 Oh THAT'S what the Toxic Badge is supposed to be?
I always wondered why Tael from Majora's Mask was depicted on a Pokémon badge.
I think the Basic badge is also supposed to be a litmus test because shellfish are also extremely sensitive to the acidity and alkalinity(baseness) of the water they live in. It would relate back to normal types because it is about finding how close a liquid is to neutral
I had never though how good the Quake badge design is before at conveying its theme.
the one thing I will say is that what I notice nobody mentions about the aesthetic of the Unova badges is that they're very obviously Art Deco inspired, which was very popular in New York specifically, which I just thought was really neat. Post-Modernist faux stained glass looks and all that jazz too
You could also imply that the bolt badges flame detail on top could be a reference to her Zebstrika’s flame charge👀
17:42 New York CITY doesn’t have that, but maybe this could be a reference to Fire Island? The gym leader looks zesty enough for it lol
I also see the Toxic Badge as a guitar (or at least the neck), representing Roxie's rocker career.
Some trivia about Unova:
In spanish, the names of the cities come from different building materials, and its the only time they change the region’s name to be diferent from English:
Unova (EN)
Teselia (ESP)
10:47
Lockstin: *mentions the Mistral*
Me, a Metal Gear fan: *bumping to Stranger I Remain*
Marlon's badge also looks like a net to me which is also fitting since you mentioned fishing.
The bolt badge also reminds me of the torch held by the Statue of Liberty.
The Legend badge looks like a more stylized version of the little picture you use to show the dragon type imo
i doubt gamefreak thought that far ahead, but the Toxic badge looks like the chain on each of the Loyal Three.
I dont think there’s a connection but its a fun thing to notice.
When I look at the Wave Badge I can't help but think of those PH strips you use to make sure you don't kill your aquatic friend by giving them too much or too little PH.
the Toxic Badge's top circle is also a very stylized Speaker as Roxy is a punk-rocker
If we go by cloud references then the Legend Badge is also a silverlining with Iris' youth shining thru Drayden's experience
02:05 you got a Point tho
The four white parts on Roxie's badge could also be seen as the four tuning pegs on the headstock of her bass. But I doubt that was intentional lol
The last badge also shows the light layers of the ocean
Humilau City actually reminds me a little bit of the Jersey Shore, with some Hawaiian elements thrown in.
Generation 5 was so innovative and inspired. It deserved better when it came out.
Now that's interesting. A basic book that's a mix of Scarlet and Violet colors, whose cover we can't see. Outlined in gold, and yet important enough to be the Gym Badge.
Gen 9 foreshadowing confirmed?
Your description of butler cafès is amazing.
12:07 "they're those really really clouds--" they sure are 🤣
Lifelong New Yorker here. Humilau City is EXTREMELY based on Fire Island/Jones Beach Island, the barrier beach strips of Long Island. We may not have many palm trees on them, but most of the towns are beach houses with either no or very few roads, and just boardwalks that you walk around on from house to house. And they're one of the nicest surfing scenes on the East coast! Look up Davis Park for an idea of what I'm talking about.
Next time, ask a local first before making a giant sweeping generation like "New York has nothing like this" my dude ;)
2:06 - *wheezing*
HIS FACE WHEN HE SAID TOO
The Basic Badge's design makes total sense resembling a book given that the Nacrene Gym is a library.
2:08 did I just hear maid cafe with twinks
The wave badge could ALSO be a stylized fish, if rotated 90 degrees... great video as always, Lockstin! been lurking ever since when you were called a "Game Theory copy" way back in the day, lmao
Game theory < Lockboy, even after Mats appearence in the fnaf movie.
Dude, the Wave badge also might reference the various zones of the ocean, it becomes a darker blue in each subsequent section of the badge.
I like that the legend badge has black and grey in its color scheme. To me it might be for both legendary Pokémon and the red dot could represent the red on both Pokémon
I love that this video is so well edited and researched and very educational and reminds me of the good old days when badges were cool and deeply designed yet the one thing that's going to live in my mind rent free and make me smile every time is "they're those really really clouds" 😂 I also love that no one caught that in the bit for Roxie, you said "is also very *sitting* of the city where the poison type gym is". never edit these out, seeing others make the same type of word flubs I do on a regular basis makes me feel so much better about how often I do it
Shiny Haxorus has similar colors to the Legend badge. It can probably reference the unified form Legendary dragon as well.
The part of Mistralton City badge I think the bottom part is actually a bird claw instead of a bird head
I always thought Opelucid's name had an element of the Opal gemstone, which shines the colors of the rainbow
This is most likely just coincidence, but the legend badge kinda looks like arceus...
IF it's not a coincidence, then maybe it's because arceus made the tree legendary dragons of sinnoh ( the creation trio ) ?
Also it has the same colors as giratina too...
(Red eye being the red dot...)
2:05 I want to Go there 😂😂
Looking at the water badge's shades of blue it could also be interpreted of the Ocean depths
I always found it weird that Drayden is the gym leader in Black and Iris is the gym leader in White. Wouldn't it make more sense if it was the other way around? Have the old guy with white hair live in the old rustic city in White version and have the young girl with dark hair live in the new futuristic city in Black version.
Well, when you look at the way they dressed, such as Drayden, where he's like a business man, willing to put in the work of today's day and age. Where as Iris not only dressing casually, but is too laid back and wanders around here and there. Even more so in the anime, where she's more depicted as a black female Tarzan, what with hanging out in the wilderness and climbing trees. More in line of how people of the old days would be like, with old ways of not wanting to stick to just being in one place all day.
I love the gym badges of the galar region in design.
I guess the legend badge also reassembles the Black and White motif. Like… an eclipse of both concepts before the league and Champion
My favorite detail with the Castelia Gym is it being a Bug type AND set within the city that's based on New York City (The Big Apple). 🍎🐛 Not to mention The MET art museum in NYC being one of the most famous museums in the world, which ties into its theme nicely. The Applin line was a few generations late for Burgh, but we'll have to see if it joins his team for a future remake/sequel. 👀
I love Unova, and learning about all the concepts/lore squeezed into every game. Thanks for the fun, detailed deep dives as always, Lockstin!
Maybe the dragon badge is black and white for the box legendaries, a black and white dragon, and might tie into the merlin story about a white and red dragon hence the red dot?