#like i legitimately can't think of another pokemon game that has done something similar to that other than maybe BW or even PLA

[ravenwolfie97]

sometimes I'll think about how pokemon gens 1 and 2 were such revolutionary games but they're not really thought about except for how broken they are

the main reason they are as glitchy as they are is because they barely had the technology to hold those games together. but they did it. and honestly, thinking about how all those ideas are still trickled down into the more recent games, they're still incredibly brilliant and worthy of praise

#i didn't grow up with red/blue or g/s/c #and in fact i had largely never interacted with them #but i have such a massive appreciation for them #especially when comparing them to modern day pkmn games #i was just like. wow no one really does it like team rocket huh. they were literally just criminals #they stole pokemon and ransacked houses and took over corporate buildings and tried to coerce kids to join their group #and then the actual twist of the mafia boss being the secret final gym leader in the first city you had gone to? #like i legitimately can't think of another pokemon game that has done something similar to that other than maybe BW or even PLA #not to mention your rivalry actually being. a rivalry. i feel like that had diminished for a while and recently got picked back up in swsh #idk i just love pokemon and the old games are still really cool and i like them #pokemon