yeah, Gary got turned into a wuss after his amazing battle with Ash in Johto
luckily the TRUE GARY OAK lives on in the ring
Gary was here.
Ash is a loser!
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Pokémon Classic Appreciation Thread: I want to be the very best!
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Gary was here.
Ash is a loser!
I think this thread is justified because of how huge Pokemon was during Gen I/II. Regardless of how good the games have been after, Pokemania was over after Gen II.
Gotta love the voice acting.
Damn right. Will watch the eventual fansub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbNp9IiJjzY
Gotta love the voice acting.
The new one-off special fits in here, right?
Damn right. Will watch the eventual fansub.
The new one-off special fits in here, right?
It should since it's based off Gen 1. I'm looking forward to it!
A shame it's not going to be a new series, heh.
Yeah it's a necessary evil, but the animé needs to promote the current game.
Shame we can't get two co-existing series.
The new one-off special fits in here, right?
This has me hyped for X/Y more than anything. I haven't even bought a Pokemon game since Red/Blue, but I feel myself wanting to pull the trigger on a 2DS and X just because of dat Red.
IIRC, you go to that shrine in that forest near Azlea City and put the GS Ball in there. You fight Celebi
This is going completely by memory, so i might be completely wrong about this. I do believe this was a Japan only event too, or was also in the US?
SkullHydra
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The new one-off special fits in here, right?
I can't wait! I wish that would be a complete reboot for the show, but I guess it'll just have to do for now.
The Shadow Knight
Member
It certainly is.
There's even a glitch that involves using a shiny traded from GSC(Gyarados will do) with mimic to battle a wild Ditto to obtain a Ditto that is shiny in GSC.
You should do it. The games are basically the same each generation from a surface and single-player structure level. But after taking a 5+ year break going back felt so great and nostalgic. Highly recommend grabbing it at launch and playing along.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Pokemon Gold
I remember using the trade glitch to get multiple master balls because of those gerbils!
I also didn't used to care about stats, those were simpler times
I remember using the trade glitch to get multiple master balls because of those gerbils!
I also didn't used to care about stats, those were simpler times
I've always wanted to see what a Pokemon game would be like if you've played as the villains. Would be a really cool concept.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Well you were sort of a villain in the beginning of Pokemon Coloseeum
Just glanced at the OP, why does it look like an OT?
Yea, but we were little so we had no clue. According to Bulbapedia it is a Japan only event, so as to how it was in his key items list, I have no idea.
The main character was too edge-y for my tastes. But his design was good.
Yea, but we were little so we had no clue. According to Bulbapedia it is a Japan only event, so as to how it was in his key items list, I have no idea.
The main character was too edge-y for my tastes. But his design was good.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
His smile in the intro creeped me out
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Man, that OP sums up a lot of my childhood. I remember spending an entire summer with my friend just playing hours and hours and hours of Pokemon Gold/Silver. Our moms would make us go outside to play but as soon as we'd get back inside we'd start playing again. Sometimes we'd go outside and play Pokemon on top of his shed, so we were technically playing outside. Ahh... good times, man. I think I had almost 300 hours logged on Pokemon Silver alone.
Superb thread.
I had never seen this piece before. It reminds me why I loved these games back then. I haven't been able to really get into Pokemon since the RBY days, but seeing this piece of artwork, which is new to me but actually still old, and still getting excited again for the game because of it, tells me that there was something special about the original games that's missing from the new ones. I don't know exactly what it is, though.
I had never seen this piece before. It reminds me why I loved these games back then. I haven't been able to really get into Pokemon since the RBY days, but seeing this piece of artwork, which is new to me but actually still old, and still getting excited again for the game because of it, tells me that there was something special about the original games that's missing from the new ones. I don't know exactly what it is, though.
This is the first time I've seen this artwork. To think I've seen them all... there is a lot of random old official artwork of these. I like it!
It's not even worth watching season 1 and 2 if you're over the age of 10.
No. It just repeats itself over and over.
I remember there being some real interesting episodes. I loved the episode where the Pokemon had subtitles. :lol
I've heard the Diamond/Pearl season is quite good if you skip the filler (there's something like a year's worth of filler in between the 7th and 8th badges alone).
I'm pretty sure one of the PokéGAFer's compiled a list of non-filler episodes somewhere.
Maybe give one or two of the movies a watch? The Lucario one was pretty good IIRC.
zenosparadox
Member
I remember the Gen I good ol' days. Then again, I have never played a Gen II+ game...
Pegosaurus
Banned
While Sugimori's art style for Pokemon right now is fantastic, I absolutely love the art he used for the original 151. I don't think either style is better or worse than the other, but I don't think anything will ever compare to his original works.
Oh yes. I loved that so much.
I definitely recommend Gold/Silver if you want another Gameboy experience in the franchise.
So happy they're bringing it back in X/Y. Hyper Beam just wasn't the same without it.
Wait, what? That's awesome!
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Gary didn't become a wuss, he just grew up. He's on the road to becoming a badass and well respected professor like his grandfather while Ash is spending an eternity being 10 and losing leagues.
When I first got Pokemon Red it was an amazing experience for all of five minutes, after which my older brother took the gameboy away and said he should get to play it first. And since there's only one save, I was permanently out of luck. He wasn't particularly cruel about it, I just didn't have much of a choice. Then my birthday comes along soon after, where my mom gets me a copy of Pokemon Blue plus an awesome new purple-shaded translucent Gameboy Color. And the real experience began.
My brother was stuck with black and white.
My brother was stuck with black and white.
Yup. Yveltal uses it in one of the trailers. Even the animation harks back to R/B; it has a brief charge-up, which it also hasn't had in years.
zeioIIDX
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This thread T_T So many memories of Gen I and II. I still remember when I got into Pokemon when I was between 5th and 6th grade. Saw people playing Red/Blue at YMCA during summer camp. I then bought a GameBoy Color and Red (I wanted Blue but Blue seemed to be the more popular version and was sold out) at Toys R Us. Man, Pokemon back then seemed to be unstoppable...merchandising up the ass EVERYWHERE. I better stop now before I end up writing an entire essay about how I grew up with Pokemon lol.
SkullHydra
Member
What's with the 4 letter names? Are you playing the Japanese version?
ThatsMytrunks
Member
The last Pokemon game I really played was Red/Blue when they first came out. I was hooked, but not having money or a Gameboy Color kept me from getting Gold/Silver.
When HG/SS came out on DS, I tried them, but found I couldn't get into it like I once did.
My fiancee is a Pokemon fan, and I bought her a Pikachu 3DS XL. I'm really hoping I can get into X/Y like I used to.
When HG/SS came out on DS, I tried them, but found I couldn't get into it like I once did.
My fiancee is a Pokemon fan, and I bought her a Pikachu 3DS XL. I'm really hoping I can get into X/Y like I used to.
BeekleMatter
Member
This. I can't enjoy the newer ones, they just don't feel right.
(When chandeliers and ice cream cones become pokemon... time to stop)
SkullHydra
Member
Must... resist...
Aw yeah. Blue/Gold! That was my combo too!