/vr/ - Retro Games

Despite being a huge fan of gen1,
I never really liked gen2 (gen 3 even less I guess), it felt more like gen1++ than anything. I mean you have 100 new mons but most of the game you can barely catch a few and most of everything is hidden to the point your pokédex will be 75% empty regarding gen2 exclusives by the name of the game (meaning you haven't even SEEN them), and trainers barely use them either.

I remember playing the "5% translated" Japanese ROM emulated months before gen2 was released in the west (anyone else remember that?) and it probably spoiled me, disappointed me. Had I waited and bought the game at release I would probably have been more interested, but by the time it got released, I had long lost interest in Pokémon as a whole.

One thing I wish I had gotten into gen 2 earlier for though is the connectivity towards gen1. The best thing I got from gen 2 was hatching three Evees, sending them to Yellow at the start of the game, and using them as starters (which works really well due to the move changes for Evee evos in Yellow because the rival uses it as a starter). Moving certain mons back&forth accross gens to teach them moves they can't learn otherwise in their corresponding gen is awesome too.

I actually enjoyed gen4 more than 2 and 3, despite the [buzzword]-less graphics

>hatch 3 Evee eggs in GSC
>trade them to Yellow when you get to the first town

Your now have your Evee line starters; which works great as starters in Yellow since the line's moveset was accomodated due to the rival using them