Pokemon: The Franchise GameFreak has Never Deserved.

GameFreak's Pokemon games are at best, bland and infuriatingly full of missed potential. and at worst, Offensive to the idea of storytelling. I have a lot of opinions and I know a thing or two about game design, so I talked about it for way too long.

Cute creature designs aren't worth your taste buds.

Premiere has been an aboslute NIGHTMARE while working on this project. From breaking on startup with no justification for a span of two weeks to failing to Render for a whole other one, it massively exacerbated the pain of making this video.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:44 The Games Never Change
8:12 The Consequences of Bad Pacing
12:48 The Consequences of Psychotic NPCs
17:53 The Consequences of Nonsense Worldbuilding / Refusing to Acknowledge the Fantastical
22:36 The Way Everyone Else Does It Better
26:12 The Consequences of Hack Villains and Failed Stakes
40:54 The Cheapskate Lying Developers
46:45 The Addiction to Incompetence Fumbling Design Intent (Miscellaneous Massive Misgivings)
1:00:42 Completely Flying Off The Handle / An Opinion I Genuinely Hold
1:01:44 The Unfounded Fear of Catharsis
1:06:17 The Little They Once Had is Gone
1:10:01 The Pokemon's Empty Smiles
1:15:27 The Completely Inexcusable Performance.
1:18:10 The Beauty of Commitment and Acknowledging the Fantastic
1:21:20 We Deserve So Much Better, and everyone delivers but GameFreak
1:23:06 Closing Thoughts

Music Used (Order of Introduction)
Team Plasma's Secret Maneuvers - Pokemon B&W
Ferry Terminal - Pokemon S&M
Air of Unease - PMD Sky
Future Remixed - Fossil Fighters Champions
Dr Toadley - M&L Bowser's Inside Story
Wild Pokemon Battle - Pokemon B&W
FOCUS FRIDAY - Space Dandy OST / Hiroshi Kawanabe
Sanctuary Guardians - Earthbound
Mixing Ingredients - Pokemon S&M
Ten Carat Hill - Pokemon S&M
Team Plasma Battle - Pokemon B&W
Battle Against an Unsettling Opponent - Earthbound
Mr Saturn Z - Mother 3
Athletic Theme - Yoshi's Island
2AM - Animal Crossing
The Gatekeepers - PMD Sky
Guildmaster Wigglytuff - PMD Sky
Franky - Earthbound
Pokey's House - Earthbound
Drenched Bluff - PMD Sky
Treasure Town - PMD Sky
Growing Anxiety - PMD Sky
Oh No! - PMD Sky
Steam Cave - PMD Sky
Battle Etude - Fossil Fighters Champions
Onett - Earthbound
Craggy Coast - PMD Sky
It can't Be - PMD Sky
In The Future - PMD Sky
Keckleon's Shop - PMD Sky
Peaceful Rest Valley - Earthbound
Apple Kid's Theme - Earthbound
Depths of the Pit - PMD Sky
Through the Sea of Time - PMD Sky
Pokemon League(Day) - Pokemon D&P
The Illusionary Pokemon - Pokemon Anime
Battle Against SPOILER - PMD Sky
A Huge Free For All - Pokemon Anime
Rising Fear - PMD Sky
Toys for Bob Jingle
Happy Happy is Blue - Earthbound
Epilogue - PMD Sky
Metropolis of Fourside - Earthbound
Magicant - Earthbound
Opening - Earthbound
Shooting Star - Megaman Star Force
The Day I Was Crowned King - Pokemon B&W
Onward To Our Own Futures - Pokemon B&W
Don't Ever Forget. - PMD Sky
Total War - Pokemon Anime
Memories Returned. - PMD Sky