Pokémon’s Greatest Glow-Ups 

I've never really thought about how many characters made quick appearances in the Gen 7 games. Only now that its been brought up can I truly appreciate it. Really hope to see more characters from past games make appearances, even if its just a a cameo. Maybe something similar to the world Tournament in B2/W2 could make that possible

Very biased opinion but Grimsley is my favorite timeskip design. Dude developed a gambling addiction in the past due to unfortunate reasons, and most likely its consequences over the years is what made him so stressed out he turned pale and gray in less than two years (he doesn't specify to the player what broke him down, but I think this is the most obvious guess). He says he walked by the shore out of despair, and before he even noticed what he was doing, he found himself riding Alola's waves alongside his Sharpedo and Mantine. There he knew his newest purpose in life was to teach people how to surf (as he is the one who unlocks you said pokemon in SM and USUM's ride systems) He is not an Elite Four member anymore, he is a surfer now. He found another skill he enjoys and is good at. Also, in real life gambling is illegal in Hawaii if I recall correctly, so these actions may definitely not be a coincidence. He is getting himself out of his misery and fighting for a new life without depression, stress, and addictions, and I think that's pretty dope.

I love how legacy characters look like they're on vacation in alola

Grimsley looks older because of the stress induced by the introduction of Fairy types.

I never knew Burnet wasn’t from Sun and moon I didn’t even know she came from a spin off! I just saw her in the anime and assumed she originated from Sun and moon 💀

One of the best parts of Gen 7 is the large amount of returning characters, including obscure ones like Dexio, Sina, and Burnet

I've always been a sucker for continuity in Pokémon games that's why Pokémon GSC/HGSS and Black and White 1 and 2 are some of my favourite games in the series. I love seeing characters changes from one game to another and how it ties in within the whole of the Pokémon world. The same is true for a past perspective too for me, hence why I loved seeing the Hisuian region and it's predecessor's before it became known as the Sinnoh region. Thank you so much for making this video and keep it up! 😄

Really enjoyed this video, Gen 7 being a celebration of Pokemon seems to be very overlooked in some places in the community. Anabel's redesign was easily my favorite

I am a big Colress' stan. I love how unscrupulous he is when it comes to achieving his goals. This is wrong but someone who uses an Internet Explorer hairstyle is allowed to be as selfish as he is. And correct me if I'm wrong, but in the Rainbow Rocket arc he kind of has the ability to travel between dimensions, he's the man.

Man people really didnt give Sun and Moon the credit it deserved. Gamefreak really poured alot of effort and love into this game and SwSh shows how they feel about their efforts going mocked

7:18 I just noticed that the female grunt's hair is meant to be shaped as an R, that's so unnecessarily clever

Pokémon has some of the best glow ups I have ever seen! Pokémon has amazing Pokémon and human character designs!

3:41 Grimsley is a gambling addict. He lost his entire fortune in 2 years

Luckily Green came back in Let's Go Pikachu again I loved her in the manga shes the most forgotten character in Pokemon she gets overshadowed by the Chad Red seriously the dude is skilled Pokemon trainer.

Absolutely underrated gen that will be looked on quite fondly in the years to come, I think

I would have loved to see an interaction between Grimsley and Colress

One thing I would've liked to see was Cynthia in her casual outfit from the BW anime. I think it still fits with the summery Alola feel and it's not like we don't have anime references in the games already. This one seems much more tame than Ash-Greninja being obtainable in a universe Ash doesn't exist in. I also would have loved to see a more casual (and frankly, older) Wally but I can't think of anything design wise.

4:01 wtf. Red got HOT. ALmost reminds me of Ryu from street fighter.

3:33 whatchu mean, he got quite more handsome if ya ask me

"He's been wearing blue this entire time" that's literally purple

Gen 7 was probably the best generation to date with just how much you can fit into a game. Before the dex cut in gen 8, gen 7 allowed EVERY SINGLE POKÉMON in the game. They fit gimmicks like totem Pokémon, Z moves, megas, characters (some) from previous generations, actually good story and pacing, had a VERY competitive meta, features like the battle tree, and an actually challenging post game including Team Rainbow Rocket. Say what you will about gen 7, they are the most content heavy games to date. Nothing will come close to this unless or until Game Freak really steps up how much content you can actually fit into a game.

Daddy Grimsley is forever my favorite

The text that appears at 5:21 says 'Tomboy Tomfoolery' You're welcome.

Grimsley on his way to touch some grass

I love how Colress just shows up like he isn’t wanted for war crimes in Unova

Red and Green are DEFINITELY on like. Their honeymoon or something in Alola you can NOT change my mind

You didn't mention it, but Maxie and Archie looking the same as the original games is great, solidifying the fact that Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire did happen in an alternate timeline. Really cool detail!

also, aside of Lillie, although there aren’t any visual changes at all, but Hau had different pose in the Ultra game not to mention the protagonist also drastically changed in the Ultra games

While people comment of how much Kanto is referenced in Alola, there is a lot even from other regions, though we tend not to think about it even when it's right below our noses

i have such a soft spot for creepy uncle grimsley in gen 7 lmao

I like how Red matured into a silent and stoic person just cause of limitations back then.

The fact that we had no crossover characters in Galar always made those games feel so disconnected to me. Im hoping there are more ties to the rest of the series in Paldea maybe even post game Kalos like some people are theorizing

How am I just realizing the reason why there's so many gen 5 characters is because Hawaii is also a part of the U.S. like New York.

5:16 My head canon is this is the reason Oras has no Battle Frontier

I play Masters and every time Red speaks, I have to take screenshot. Like I’ve been knew that he talks, but even after 25 years, it really is a “seen still can’t believe” vibe.

Colress’ glow to me is an interesting switch up. Instead of some tablet like gadget he carries around, it’s now built into his coat and has a Nintendo Power Glove look to it. At least that’s why I feel looking at it with the overall bulky look if the gloves and the control panels looking like NES controllers to me sells that more seeing as the power glove was a NES accessory

Grimsley has come to Alola to escape his gambling debt

I love this i was just watching hoopsandhiphop’s video and he was making a gen7 connection to gen1 and now this great minds think alike its definitely a legacy sequel

Anabelle is now basically Kyoko Kirigiri and I love it

I'm surprised with the talk of Guzma and Plumeria's subtle changes, you didn't go over Lillie considering her change was the most story relevant. But, maybe you made a previous video mentioning it so apologies if that was the case.

I was never a huge fan of Giovanni, but Rainbow Rocket upping the ante for him was a great step in the right direction. His relatively grounded original plan just being a stepping stone in practice makes him a lot more interesting to me, and after that Masters EX really helped him become my favourite Pokémon villain. I know that doesn't really address the design in any way, but I think it's cool that Giovanni got a glow-up in a very different way.

7:30 This is Classic Maxie and Archie's first appearance in 3D. Different from their redesigns in oras. Neat

I really like adult Red and Blue but I want to see adult Leaf/Green too

I'm glad you brought gen 7 up. I really lived this gen and Noone talks about it

Totally makes sense that Blue would be one to travel the world. I recall he showed up in the XY manga out of nowhere alongside Blaine. It’s been a while since I read it but I believe it had something to do with Mega Evolution. One of my favorite details is that the Archie and Maxie in Team Rainbow Rocket use their old gen 3 designs. We know Sun and Moon take place in the Mega timeline since they’re available in the post game so the ORAS Archie and Maxie are technically different from the ones that are in Team Rainbow Rocket

Ultra Moon was the first Pokémon game I fully finished so the Alola region will always have a special place in my heart!

0:57 team rocket wears these in the anime

This show how great Sun and Moon is

I loved Alola. The whole dex, the UB's good story, Aether Foundation, good music. Hasn't been a game that good since.

If my memory is correct, I think that Guzma's skull on his jacket gets a big red X put over it after the main game

Just noticed they brought back archie and maxie's original designs rather than the remake's designs

Red has my favorite redesign because it just makes it feel like he is actually his age

I love this channel, hearing about design is so wonderful

Ash got a glow down in the anime

can't believe they brought back a Frontier brain but refuse to bring back the Battle Frontier itself

Please continue these!

I've played Dream Radar as a kid. Seeing Burnet being brought back was such a pleasant surprise.

I've been playing since red version and I think sun and moon or ultra are my favorite games in the series so far. We'll see if scarlet and violet change that!

i like Red and Blue in the mid-gen sprites and Let's Go, they are just so adorable...

I'd love to see a game where it has a cameo from Gold & Silver

Colress' nes thing makes sense as a reference because when I saw that new design for the first time my mind instantly went to "power glove!"

Red from R/B/Y: Awkward kid Red from SM/US/UM: Chad

Right now, I'm doing a randomized Nuzlocke of Ultra Sun and I'm remembering exactly why I fell in love with the original Sun and Moon back during High School. Such an overhated game that absolutely oozes charm and charisma with all of its smaller details.

1:16 I FORGOT ABOUT THAT FEATURE, you've awakened an ancient memory for me

WOAH! I had no idea that Professor Burnet was actually from Gen 5 and not from Gen 7's Sun and Moon! 😱🤯 Also the anime REALLY gave her a lot of personality! 🥰

2:53 Thank you for acknowledging the Pokemon Picross games on SNES, lol

Damn, I played through Sun and Moon but didn't finish S/M2 and now I'm upset so many characters from my favorite generations 5 and 6 suddenly appear in Alola! I really appreciate Glowup Red and Blue, these two don't mean much to me as I started with D/P and HG/SS. But I remember my first time climbing Mt. Silver and blacking out to this mysterious Pokémans Master, and returning and defeating Red was the first time I felt triumph my life ever... Yes, I cared about Pokémons more then anything! Red and Blue's nonchalant clothing make'em feel like such mature Pokémon Masters compared to their OG trainer gear which made every Trainer tryhards. Such a great Glowup...!

I honestly forgot about Pokémon Dream Radar, meaning I didn’t even know that Burnet was in a Pokémon game before. Thanks for reminding me of both!

If you take pokemon masters as any form of canon, grimsley is in alola because he was invited by nanu after participating in the 1st PML tournament.

New Annabelle looks like a Professor Layton character and I’m absolutely OBSESSED with it

Hearing about Burnet and the therian forms in Gen 5 makes it a lot clearer now why she gives you the reveal glass in Gen 7.

Honestly would love to see you do more videos like this but for other franchises

some of these character designs are so elite

Blue's new design in conjunction with his new remixed encounter theme is just badass!

Todd's glow up from New Pokémon Snap is underrated

It’s crazy how many cameos were in these games, like I knew all of them but I never really realized just how many there was

One of the reasons why I love alola: you can fight characters in a way that seems almost unreal. Like, this is posible: Oh, you beat 9 NPCs in the superbattle tree? Face a Cynthia with mega-garchomp, good luck! A lot of people vome back and it's not just as boring battles, it's competitive-styled battles with megas and very well thought-out strats

6:34 Plumeria also loses the white makeup around her eyes

Another detail with Guzma's second design is that his jacket is noticeably the same, because he just crossed out the Skull emblem on the back with what looks like duct tape.

for me gen 7 was the first pokémon game so it was really a magical experience

Professor Burnet also gives you the mirror glass (or whatever gives you the therian forms) that seems to be another nod back to dream radar.

I had so much fun in Gen 7. Probably always going to be my favorite generation.

Whenever I see Red, I can't get over the fact that he no longer keeps in touch with his mother after the events of becoming champion. Really cold

my favorite aspect of sun & moon is red and blue/green on their honeymoon

I've also been playing a lot of Pokemon Sun. They hold up incredibly well and I don't know why people hate the games because to me, they're incredible, back in 2016 and still today

Love this videos

Grimsly probably just stopped dying his hair to look younger lol. My dad has recently done the same.

Alot of these characters i didnt even notice like professor sycamore’s assistants

I didn't knew that the Team Skull characters designs changed... And Grimsley looks very different too...

I think with Grimsly, it's meant to be he stopped careing about the sharp dresser aestetic and was probably dyeing his hair to keep up that facade.

Seeing Red and Blue made me honestly flabbergasted when i first played the games

Ah, Sun and Moon battle tree or whatever is just PTSD central. You know what I mean, as she is there.

I like how archie and maxie have their og designs instead of their oras ones

Pokemon Moon is my second favourite game in the series. I always liked the more human shaped characters overworld sprites in the new games more than the chibi overworld sprites in previous gens. I also really liked Z-moves and still think that Z-moves are the second best new combat mechanic they added. Not Mega Evolution levels of good but still way better than Dynamax. I also really liked the plot and characters, Team Skull are always a joy and the story of tge game was interesting. I really like how Faba is the most competent villain in the series by the simple fact that he gave the player false direction and lured then into the wrong basement. It's really funny actually how giving wrong directions made him the most competent villain. I also really like the Mythicals in the game, Marshadow is adorable if also terrifying. The way Moon and Sun have different times based on the clock of your 3ds is also great.

honestly it makes sense that so many unovan characters show up in alola as both regions are based on american states. hawaii is a popular tourist destination for mainlanders so it makes sense that a lot of trainers from unova (mainland america) are spending retirement or time off in alola (hawaii).

Red looks like the dude that aged out of Pokemon Battles. He just wants to go the local tallest peak and wait...

"Green rather than blue" Points to the most purplely looking purple there ever was

Finally someone in freaking pokemon ages man nothing had changed to every game except for new things

Grimsley lookin like he stepped out of a Bleach episode

Sun and Moon were two of the best games of the series. People may not realize now because they were different and the community hate on recent shit but history will vindicate me