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Your POSITIVE Opinions

i have the unpopular (positive) opinion that pokemon games are getter better, albeit it is gradual improvement rather than drastic improvement like some people may some to want.

i get it. pokemon games as a whole has stiff competition from other switch games. i suppose one could argue that was the case somewhat in the handheld days, but it wasn't uncommon for people to buy their nintendo handhelds specifically for pokemon. this indicated, to me at least, that pokemon dominated the handheld sphere, while it doesn't so much when it comes to the switch when there's other more playable games that people compare pokemon games to. and like, i understand. i'm not saying, in the slightest, that pokemon games cannot be criticised. there's absolutely a lot Game Freak can improve upon! but i think there's a significant lack of giving credit where credit is due. we're seeing, at this very moment, that yes, Game Freak is at least open to trying something new, if L:A is evident of the such, and even going so far as getting another studio to develop pokemon games (ILCA in the case of bdsp).

basically, i think there's a lot of not noting progress where it happens. no pokemon game is ever going to be perfect. and people are free to spend whatever they feel their $60+ is best spent, but i've been seeing a lot of melodramatic takes about how the series is doomed or other such negativities while not paying attention or not giving credit at all to where the series did make improvements.
 
i have the unpopular (positive) opinion that pokemon games are getter better, albeit it is gradual improvement rather than drastic improvement like some people may some to want.
Wait, that’s unpopular? Because I’ve been playing since Gen 1 (yeah, I’m old), and I agree with you completely.
 
Wait, that’s unpopular? Because I’ve been playing since Gen 1 (yeah, I’m old), and I agree with you completely.
you'd be surprised at how much cynicism there is about the general direction pokemon games are going in. u_u
 
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i have the unpopular (positive) opinion that pokemon games are getter better, albeit it is gradual improvement rather than drastic improvement like some people may some to want.

i get it. pokemon games as a whole has stiff competition from other switch games. i suppose one could argue that was the case somewhat in the handheld days, but it wasn't uncommon for people to buy their nintendo handhelds specifically for pokemon. this indicated, to me at least, that pokemon dominated the handheld sphere, while it doesn't so much when it comes to the switch when there's other more playable games that people compare pokemon games to. and like, i understand. i'm not saying, in the slightest, that pokemon games cannot be criticised. there's absolutely a lot Game Freak can improve upon! but i think there's a significant lack of giving credit where credit is due. we're seeing, at this very moment, that yes, Game Freak is at least open to trying something new, if L:A is evident of the such, and even going so far as getting another studio to develop pokemon games (ILCA in the case of bdsp).

basically, i think there's a lot of not noting progress where it happens. no pokemon game is ever going to be perfect. and people are free to spend whatever they feel their $60+ is best spent, but i've been seeing a lot of melodramatic takes about how the series is doomed or other such negativities while not paying attention or not giving credit at all to where the series did make improvements.
Sincerely, I feel the same. I think nostalgia glasses also have a lot to do with this points at Emerald

...Or maybe it's just that I learned to notice the defects of things I liked as a kid.
 
Positive opinions?

Satoru Iwata had a great impact in Nintendo, the Pkmn games and I'm deeply grateful for playing the games starting with him making possible the inclusion of Kanto in GS.

The Pkmn games helped me get better at English and the introduction of Wi-Fi and the GTS helped to unity the community on a global scale...how I miss the GTS website and the uplifting music it had.
Despite not liking the newer games (Sun/Moon onwards and including these) and abhoring the way the franchise is being handled, I'm still fond of the old material, I get goosebumps when hearing the opening of the original anime and the Pkball still means something to me as the ultimate symbol of the games (despite adhering to Team Plasma's policy of Pkmn liberation!).
 
Unpopular but positive: I liked Bdsp, I liked Ed Sheeran in the scvi credits, I like Pokémon anime music

Generally positive: Pokémon has so many interesting characters and maybe they’re a bit underdeveloped in some areas, but that gives you (me) a great spot to work off of and develop them further going off of what canon gives you!
 
Pokemon has definitely improved storytelling since PLA and are also improving on the raid formats very well
 
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