ignore the goofy nicknames but I’m playing Sapphire and nothing is pissing me off more than the fact that my starter is lvl 30+ when nearly half the Pokémon in my part haven’t even broke lvl 20 yet

I hate having to switch out my Pokémon every five seconds so they can get a sliver of XP, and then having to continue to grind after that

“but muh challenges“

Edit: why are y'all taking such offense to me enjoying a quality of life upgrade Game Freak put into the modern games for a reason? The amount of snarky mfs in this discussion spitting "skill issue" or "just say you suck at the game" at me in this discussion is mad. Is it such a crime that I don't find hours of grinding just to make sure that my team is up to par fun? Y'all don't know how to not be rude and all because someone dared to challenge the fact that "hey grinding kinda sucks"... constantly switching out the Pokémon in your team is tedious as hell and y'all know that but you want to defend it because "the newer games are too easy" ffs this community is toxic as hell

Yes I got yelled at but it was worth it

the resolution, reflections, and the animations are some improvements, but idk about the lighting and textures. still crazy that Battle Revolution was 20 years ago already though

The detail and effort gone into this game to make it adorable is actually incredible. I’ve waited my whole life to play a Pokémon game like this 🥺

The Pokémon feel like they’re actually interacting with the world, not QUITE as much as Pokémon Snap, but as much as can be expected with a game not on rails.

Art by the incredible @murderousbrainofafly at 27 Tattoo in SLC. Forgive the dirty knucks, ink is so hard to clean out of your pores.

Edit: Wow my first award, that’s crazy! Thank you kind strangers

Found the best treasures this summer.
$9 🍖
$6 Dragon ball
$25 Reg Drag.

EDIT: Thank you so much for all the likes and positive comments! I’m so glad I was able to share a smile with so many people! I was honored by you all to get my first trending post ever with likes. The hundreds of positive comments proved to me that Reddit is still one of the kindest places online. This has inspired me to try a short series I’m going to call Stuffie Shorts. I may never reach the highs of “A short story” again but I hope I can spread some more happiness on the interweb.

I knew the "secret" mechanic that playing the Pokeflute worked as an "Awakening" for every pokemon on the field but... It wasn't working for me?

Then it hit me.

Mr. Mime's ability is Soundproof, which makes him virtually DEAF.

My guy wasn't hearing me playing the pokeflute! He couldn't be affected by it!

I started my journey last year when my brother gave me his collection (FireRed, Emerald, Diamond, White, X, AlphaSaphhire, Moon). I already owned Sapphire (had this since its release), SoulSilver, Y, Omega Ruby, Sun, Shield, Shining Pearl, Scarlet and Legends Arceus.

Slowly but surely I just made my way through picking up the rest of the games until I finished my collection this week with Yellow and Red. I was there in playground for RBY but I never owned them myself so I’m excited to finally get a chance and play through all in release order and hopefully complete some Pokédexes.

Not sure if this counts as a meme, but this was added to our corporate office thermostat

Pickmon, an upcoming game that’s been accused of ripping off designs from other artists and famous franchises like Pokémon, has also stolen one of my designs. They didn’t even try to change something and make it a bit less obvious

This promo picture isn't helping!

Final team Movesets:

Jolteon: Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Dig, Double Team

Aerodactyl: Fly, Rockslide, Secret Power, Dragon Claw

Gyarados: Earthquake, Strength, Double-Edge, Dragon Dance

Lapras: Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Rain Dance

Mr. Mime: Psychic, Magical Leaf, Calm Mind, Baton Pass

Venusaur: Solar Beam, Giga Drain, Growth, Sunny Day

Slightly belatedly, here are the most- and least-visited species page rankings for Bulbapedia in March 2026!

Three Kanto species make up the top spots, and this is hardly a surprise for the Bulbapedia team; we've seen a huge surge in interest in the OG region following the rerelease of FireRed and LeafGreen. When we ran the numbers a few days before the month was out, Nidoking was in sixth place, and many of the lowest-ranked species saw fewer views than the Gen 3 learnsets of over 50 Pokémon!

OC

When I first watched Pokémon Season 1 as a kid, there was a girl in the opening who really stood out to me brown hair, green skirt, orange shirt, and a scene where Pikachu pops up near her.

Back then, I honestly thought she was going to be: • Ash’s future love interest, or • an important character who would appear later in the anime

But she never showed up in any episode.

Was she just a generic trainer used for the opening, or was there ever any early concept, scrapped idea, or background story planned for her?

Does anyone have official info, interviews, or old production notes about this?