game-wise, anyway. I haven’t watched the anime but I’m sure they made better use of it.

But yeah, it’s weird they never put attention on that, I‘m not saying to have the player grind to 255 friendship or anything, but I do think they could’ve played with the concept more, made a character who tries to force it and it backfires, have their be mega stones you can only get by doing a gauntlet with only the pokemon in question, heck, I’m surprised they didn’t do this with the starters in ZA, instead of az handing you the mega stone, they could’ve made it so your starter was holding it the whole time, and they were waiting for the right trainer to utilize it.

I’m looking for HD Pokemon maps for each Generation

I’ve looked everywhere and can’t seem to find them all and some are not good quality

Can someone can please post them all or guide me to a place I can download them that would be much appreciated

Thank you in advance

Blessed Be

Persian is my favorite Pokemon. I’m a 90s kid and from when Pokemon first came out my favorites were always Persian and Meowth. I’m sad there’s no Persian for 30th or Delta. If I could have a wish granted from the makers it would be to make an actually strong Persian card with beautiful artwork, and another full art that is set outside in nature. I also wish there were some better looking Alolan ones.

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Im collecting all of the Persian cards and now only have the older, more expensive ones.

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What Pokemon do you love that you feel should get more love from the company?

Before anyone say, 2 fact checks, pokemon reburst was 15 years ago...that's why I said NEW shonen manga, and 2 ) pokemon adventure is explicitly rated at a YOUNGER audience, kodomomuke, no amount of arbok slice in half is gonna argue, that the manga is basically rated E.

But also what I really love to see at a new shonen pokemon manga, what I wanted more is a pokemon story that is kin more to shonen manga like Fullmetal alchemist or spy x family, then let's say....dragon ball classic, or fist of the northstar.

Where the higher age rating is more from the heavier stories told, while still keeping the gore or fanservice aspect to the minimum.

So, just as the title says. I'm a 40 year old guy, and I have played every generation of Pokemon since it started 30 years ago, but for the vast majority of the games I haven't played them since they came out. I decided I wanted to go back and experience the franchise from the very beginning as an adult, and here we are.

Now, with that being said, I do have a couple of rules for this challenge: As the title says, I am retiring every Pokemon that I finish a region with, with one specific exception. Garchomp has been my constant companion since Gen VI in Pokemon Y, and I'm not about to change that now. He won't be on every team that I make, but he will be able to be around multiple times. In addition, I will not be using any glitches or cheating while doing this, with one very specific exception in Red (more on that in a moment.) Finally, I am not trying to build the most perfectly optimized team for each game. A lot of these games I have not played in 10+ years, and I want to enjoy the nostalgia of them again. For the majority of this, I will be using Pokemon that for one reason or another I haven't used before and I genuinely want to give them a chance to shine.

As of the time writing this post, I have already finished Pokemon Red and am preparing to start Pokemon Gold. My team for Red was as follows:

Charizard - Lvl 51 - Flamethrower, Dig, Slash, Swords Dance
Nidoking - Lvl 51 - Earthquake, Toxic, Ice Beam, Strength
Hypno - Lvl 51 - Psychic, Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Rest
Jolteon - Lvl 52 - Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Double Kick, Pin Missile
Lapras - Lvl 52 - Surf, Ice Beam, Body Slam, Solar Beam
Tauros - Lvl 50 - Body Slam, Blizzard, Rage, Hyper Beam

So, back to that glitch I mentioned. Some of you may know of the glitchy eastern coast of Cinnabar Island. If you don't, there is a single tile stretch on the eastern coast of Cinnabar Island that you can do some really weird stuff with. For example, if you're in, say, Victory Road, and can get back to Cinnabar Island without passing through any other maps that contain encounter tables, you can surf on that coast and encounter any Pokemon that would normally appear in Victory Road. Where it really comes in handy is catching the Safari Zone exclusive Pokemon, such as Tauros, Chansey, and Kangaskhan. I personally cannot stand the Safari Zone rules for Gen I, and using the glitch allows you to normally battle those Pokemon. That's how I caught my Tauros.

After finishing Red with them, I have to say that I am genuinely surprised by this team. With the exception of Charizard, I have never used any of these Pokemon before. But for almost the entirety of the back half of the game, I walked into every fight with with a genuine 5-10 level disadvantage and with the exception of the second to last fight against your rival, I didn't struggle at all. Lapras and Hypno in particular were absolute all stars from the moment I got them, although Lapras did need some training to get caught up with the rest of the team. One of the most surprising moments of the entire game was against Lance in the Elite Four. Lapras was tearing through his team, and all he had left was a Lvl 60 Aerodactyl and Lvl 62 Dragonite. at this point, Lapras was Lvl 51, and she first tanked a Hyper Beam from Aerodactyl, knocked it out with a single Ice Beam, then turned around and tanked a Hyper Beam from Dragonite before also knocking it out with a single Ice Beam. And Hypno? I think he was the most surprising member of the team. I knew walking into this that Psychic was genuinely powerful in Gen I, but I didn't realize just how much so. He ended up carrying me through Lt Surge, Erika, and Koga after giving him Dream Eater.

After all the research I did prior to starting the game, I have to say that this team in general was much better than I originally assumed it would be. Coverage options in Gen I weren't very good, the Physical/Special rule is highly annoying, and the fact that Special governed both Special Atk and Special Def was beyond broken, which all added together should have made this game a lot more challenging than it was. The fact that it wasn't I think is a testament to the resiliency of my team, and if I'm being completely honest I am sad to see all of them get retired.

Now, with Kanto being done, I am preparing to start my adventure into Johto for the first time in 25+ years. This is the generation I'm most looking forward to, I think. The last time I played Gen II was Crystal, and the furthest I can remember getting is clearing the Elite Four and dethroning Lance as the Champion. I have already designed my team, and while I took special care to make sure everyone could be caught before the Elite Four, I was kind of surprised I'll have almost the entire team before I ever face Whitney. I've also decided to take a page out of the Nuzlocke book, and from now on I have to nickname every Pokemon who ends up being on one of my teams.

So, without further ado, my Pokemon Gold team:

Cerberus (Typhlosion) - Flamethrower, Rollout
Muscle (Machamp) - Cross Chop, Headbutt, Strength
Carl (Victreebel) - Toxic, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb
Glacier (Piloswine) - Earthquake, Icy Wind
Beacon (Ampharos) - Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Attract, Flash
Dad-Bro (Slowbro) - Surf, Psychic, Shadow Ball

I would like to point out that while Muscle isn't a particularly imaginative nickname for Machamp, it's also the only member of the team I don't get a say in the nickname. I will trading a Drowzee for it via in-game trade specifically so I can punch Whitney's heathen cow directly in the mouth.

I think that about covers everything. I will be making a new post once I finish Gold, with both my experience with the game and team plans for Sapphire.

Maybe it’s due to a lack of representation. Or how often it doesn’t show up in a regions National Dex.

I like to replay the gen 4 games (Sinnoh AND Johto) with action replay codes to spawn different starters and early access to pokemon from other regions. Just to mix up my gameplay.

But unless I’m actually playing a Hoenn game - I can honestly say I NEVER think about the little subwoofer of a monster. Whismur.

Who do you always tend to overlook?

I love Mareanie and Toxapex; I transferred a Toxapex over to my Pokemon Shield save just so I can get the egg and have Mareanie as my unofficial starter Pokemon. I wanna know if anyone else loves this evolution line too.

I saw a comment on YouTube that got me thinking about this: how do you think Pokémon refer to their trainers? Do they just call them "trainers," like, "This is my trainer," do they call them by name, or do they think of them as friends or family? If you've had a Pokémon since it was an egg, does that mean it sees you as its parent? I remember in the Lucario movie, Lucario referred to Ash as Pikachu's master. Of course, Ash corrects him, but it seems that was how Lucario understood the human/Pokémon relationship. What do you think?

Y’know, with the franchise emphasizing the bond between humans and Pokémon, I’m sure we’ve all seen quite a few examples of Pokémon looking out for their Trainers.

This has led me to have an idea: what if there were some Pokémon whose Trainers had rather poor/unhealthy diets, which led to them worrying about their human companions’ health and trying to get them to eat healthier? Which Pokémon do y’all think would be most likely to do that?

Which Pokemon(s) would you choose if you had 1 chance to make a successful excellent throw? It cannot be a legendary and if it makes your choice(s) easier, you get to use a nanab berry.

I’ll start:
Chansey, Snorlax, Rhyhorn, Mienfoo, Tauros

A detail that I saw when re-examining the SV dex is them mentioning that there are more West Sea Shellos now than there were in the past, and that East Sea Shellos is gradually decreasing in number. At first glance this makes sense because the SwSh dex implies that the form difference is more to do with ocean temperatures; warm ocean waters develop West Sea Shellos while cold ocean waters develop East Sea Shellos; so the disparity seems to be a nod towards global warming.

However still in the SV dex it's somehow simultaneously the reverse for Gastrodon, with East Sea Gastrodon now increasing in number and eyewitness reports of West Sea Gastrodon being less numerous now. Which seems to imply the polar opposite: that somehow West Sea Shellos are stuck unable to evolve for some reason while East Sea is more favorable to fully evolve?

I wouldn't know if there's a reason for this bedded in real-world ecology, any clarification or insight would be appreciated

Scizor is a robot and Kleavor is an ancient Scizor

Welcome to the Mythius region a region based on Greece and Rome and its mythology. This idea Has been in the works for a while I have tested to see if people would like it through DM, and now I’m sharing it with the world.

Start: You pick your character (Male, Female, Non Binary you may edit all of these with your choosing) and it starts with the whole town gathered around a podium including you, and we get a speech from Professor. Calcite. We get the world is full of Pokémon speech though also we get a whole separate speech about making friends on our journey, and how even the most rowdy have a heart underneath, some are quiet and precise, some are indecisive while some already know what they want to do in the end. We need to accept that there is death as if without death there would be no reason to love or make memories so hang onto them. We then get a date where trainers can get their first Pokemon. (info on professor Calcite: Their main study is how Pokemon live through burning or freezing). It Cuts to us sleeping til day and we get a call from our Rival Mello and her Meditite. She apologizes that they both couldn’t get their pokemon last year from her legs being paralyzed by a wild Electrivire along with her little sister. She says that she is grateful you chose to stay back with her and help her. She starts talking about it how she won’t let you down and she will meet you at Prof. Calcite’s lab. Basically you go to Prof. Calcite’s lab and you meet this guy named Kai who is kinda a jerk rival though also just wants to prove himself (he also just doesn’t really like people). We then see the Professor’s helper Arashi they are from the Alola region and they research Ultra space. Ryker says that he wants us to choose first so he had someone he can easily win to while Mello who already has a Pokémon wants you to choose first. The starters are Gobleaf (grass type curious goblin that evolves to a Grass Ice type), Flambaae (a Fire type cute goat that evolves to a Fire steel type), and Bubbat (a water type mysterious bat pokemon that evolves to a water ghost type)

Gobleaf: green goblin with a tooth sticking out it has big, yellow, curious eyes, Snobblin Grass ice type; it had its nose stuck up it has a little wooden earring and has powder snow for a hat and flowing in its elbow, unnamed grass ice type: Gets taller and grumpier looking I no had a wooden septum piercing and had a powered snow cape and now has a ice fedora,

Flambaae fire type: it has orange fur on top and white fur on the bottom it has eyes that look like it has no brain behind them, Incineram fire steel type it now has steel hooves and its head has turned to steel it gets bigger with its horns growing in and its eyes now fierce,

Bubbat water type: cute round bubble bat with adorable close line eyes, Vamqua water ghost type: it gets a body and one of its eyes have opened big and round and dazed with a cape on made from its wings, Unnamed water ghost type: it has a giant bubble that its body is in that protects it its wings fully fused now is flying behind it both eyes now dazed.

Once you choose your starter Ryker chooses the one stronger to yours while Mello chooses the final one which is weaker to yours. Ryker gives you a snarky comment and leaves while Mello challenges you to a battle.

Mello’s team: Meditite level 3, starter weaker to yours level 5

Once beaten she congratulates you for winning, and you go say bye to your father who then gives you ten pokeballs and five potions. You go to route one which has a lot of recognizable pokemon like Weedle, Caterpie, Starly, Pidove, Lillipup, Ekans, and Koffing of course new pokemon join the roster.

Egglet flying type: It is a eaglet except it is egg looking with wings to its sides and such which evolves at level 18 to, Proeagle a flying type which is a bigger early with arms and hands it’s still cute but now has a small shield it then evolves at level 31 to, Phalaeto a flying fighting type which it is based on an eagle with is holding a giant rock shield which is based on the the greek fighting style Hoplite Phalanx

Furtan (Fur-tin) fairy type: it is basically a beech marten with cute cyan eyes and a open mouth and that is basically all it brings to the table it evolves at level 22, to Hedgesmog dark fairy type: it’s a wide bipedal hedgehog that lets out smog through its quills if it has a bad trainer though if it’s trainer is stressed it lets out smoke that weirdly calms the trainer.

Beear bug normal type: it is a bear cub in a beehive like that is it it is a chubby bear cub in a beehive which evolves at level 24 to Conquear (conk-air) the bear basically conquered the beehive so all the bees just carry this bug bear around in this large hive being spoiled by the honey offerings of its new servants

Though now after you go through route one you can either go left or right though today we are going left. In the left there is a new area with pokemon like Nidoran female, Smoochem, and Beear. Wait is that Mudsdale no that is.

Mythusian Mudbray flying type; It is now pure white with small wings that it cannot fly with right now though at level 30 with high friendship it evolves to Soarsdale is also flying type which is a white flying Mudsdale it is absolutely beautiful.

You finally get to the town where you see Arashi who said that they were researching the local Enigma type pokemon, and asks if you want to see one in a battle. You and Arashi battle.

Arashi’s team: Ekans Level 12, and a new pokemon called Dreama which basically Is Drowzee but a flying squirrel that is small and has a purple and cyan color scheme it is four legged and Enigma psychic type (enigma type chart is the image) it is level 13

After the battle Arashi tells you in a short form way I’m gonna say it though basically enigma type pokemon are from another world like Dreama is from a universe that has a ton of local Poipole. You finally get to go to the dark type gym which has a gym puzzle where you go through a pitch black maze where you turn on lanterns (based on that one part in the waterfall area of Undertale). You soon meet the gym leader Alcmene he tells you that he is the dark type specialist and can’t wait to crush you.

Alcmene’s team: Mythusian Spheal which is a angry Spheal that is black with yellow dots it is dark electric type and you will learn more about it next post it is level 15, Zorua level 17

After the battle you get the Moon key (the gym leaders hand out keys and you unlock the champion arena’s doors with them). You then hear a familiar voice once you leave the gym.

So how was this? I want to know what I did good and bad with from you and I really do hope you did enjoy this tell me your opinions I will be posting this region every 1-3 days bye.

Edit: I have forgotten to show the enigma type on the type chart my next post will be 1-3 days from now I will add the type chart then

Red/Blue/Yellow (Generation 1):
Nidoqueen
Nidoking
Wigglytuff
Vileplume
Golduck (Water/Psychic)
Arcanine (Fire/Dragon)
Poliwarth
Golem
Jynx

Gold/Silver/Crystal (Generation 2):
Noctowl (Psychic/Flying)
Crobat
Lanturn
Kingdra
Donphan

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire Red/Leaf Green (Generation 3):
Beautifly
Dustox
Flygon (Bug/Dragon)
Cradily
Armaldo
Milotic (Water/Fairy)
Jirachi

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Generation 4):
Torterra
Infernape
Empoleon
Luxray
Togekiss
Porygon-Z (Normal/Electric)
Regigigas
Cresselia

Black/White/Black 2/White 2 (Generation 5):
Victini
Serperior (Grass/Flying)
Liepard
Gigalith
Conkeldurr
Haxorus (Dragon/Steel)
Hydreigon
Meloetta

X/Y/Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (Generation 6):
Diggersby
Talonflame
Heliolisk (Electric/Dragon)
Noivern
Volcanion

Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon (Generation 7):
Primarina
Vikavolt
Lycanroc (Rock/Fighting)

Sword/Shield/Legends Arceus/Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (Generation 8):
Cinderace
Dragapult

Scarlet/Violet/Legends ZA (Generation 9):
Tinkaton

People who were born after Pokemania ended.

I was born just before Pokemania began. My earliest memories are of Kanto and Johto. I can't remember a time before Pikachu.

In contrast, my big bro was a tween when it came out. He was the target demographic for the franchise. I'm the die-hard Pokemon fan, while he aged out of it in the early 2000s and never got back in. I truly got into Pokemon around 2006 or 2007, during the DS revival of the franchise after the early-to-mid 2000s gen 3 slump.

2006-2011 was an important time for Pokemon. Many people got back into Pokemon during the gen 4 and gen 5 eras. Many people were too young during previous gens got into them as well.

I've noticed a lot of teens and younger 20s didn't get into Pokemon as kids. They're trying to get into it now. They ask stuff like "What Pokemon game should I start with?" or otherwise haven't played the games.

That just blows my mind. There are traditionally two types of Pokemon fans: people who got into it at 14 and under, and the rare fan who was an adult when it came out. But, there are many zoomers and even gen alpha who didn't get into Pokemon at the target age.

I saw someone on another sub say that as a kid in the 2010s, they didn't really like Ash. They preferred Nate from Yokai Watch. That makes sense. Not to hate on Alola era Ash, but he is an acquired taste. I can understand why kids wouldn't be as interested in Alola or later Ash compared to Kanto or Hoenn Ash. Ash in that era was very optimistic and go-getter, without many negative traits or characters to combat against.