The WASTED POTENTIAL of Pokémon X and Y 

IT HAPPENED: POKÉMON LEGENDS Z (well, Z-A) IS REAL!!!!!!!-- I REALLY did NOT expect that to be the case when I mentioned the possibility in this video, but HOO BOY AM I HAPPY IT IS TRUE! Now to hope gamefreak can provide a good and polished experience.....

Yesterday: "Dang I remember X and Y, I was so bummed they never made a pokemon Z or some other revisit to Kalos. This video sums up my feelings so well!" Today: "WELL OKAY THEN"

To poor further salt on the wound, Xerneas and Yveltal are the only Box Legends that have been completely left out of Scarlet And Violet!

To add a small bit to the wasted potential segment, theres a town (forgot the name) with a giant crystal monument that resembles Diancie. This couldve been a plan to have the 3 extra legendaries (Diancie, hoopa, and Valcanion) have sidequest in the post game

I'm a diehard XY fan, X was my very first pkmn game at 9!! It hurts so much to see a decade later how badly these games have been treated. XY was honestly forced to live in the shadow of the previous games, like how they didnt give any native pokemon megas but gave them to older pokemon, viridian foreat 2, and we got a bunch of old pokemon freebies. I noticed this during an old kalos-only playthrough years ago, i was so upset i couldnt mega evolve the entire playthrough :( it suffered by being made after unova too, but honestly whatever came after unova was doomed... after the backlash unova had, i think they got scared of a repeat and had to use nostalgia to introduce new features. Like hiding medicine in a treat for a dog 😭 its so upsetting because kalos clearly tried to set up a interesting story but so many things got left behind. The gym leaders were honestly a bit plain besides olympia and valerie who were amazing imo, and diantha, sycamore, and lysander were so surface level its a shame- seeing their dynamic would of been so fun especially since they were all close if i remember right? It made no sense to me how they didn’t do a lot to stop their friends world-ending spiral It's just so sad to see how these games were treated in retrospect, gamefreak so clearly wanted to do more with kalos! I truly hope XYZ gets an amazing sequel, or remakes, as a homage for being the first 3D games. I also dearly want to use my furfrou again who had been in 3DS hell for 10 years ongoing :( *i was writing this comment while watching this video, its so gratifying to see others come to the same conclusion I did... i ended up repeating a lot of what you said lmao but its still really nice. Sorry for the long ass comment but I love these games so much i start tearing up when i see people talk about them, i legit never got to experience that back when it launched! I had a lot of thoughts brought up during this video and its a bit disjointed. Tldr: i agree with everything said here. An entire hour of peak, def got a new subscriber

Legends Zyguarde with AZ as your rival/antagonist would go so incredibly hard. Like imagine that the whole timeline split he caused was actually based on whether or not you defeat him at the end of the game.

I find it interesting how the devs say that pokemon z was never in development or even considered; yet it’s referenced in the code of both Sun and Moon and ORAS… People theorize that pokemon z was in development, but gamefreak kept pulling people to work on other projects, and eventually pokemon z got left behind. It seems most likely that pokemon z was cancelled shortly after the release of Sun and Moon, because the references are absent in the code of USUM. I’m guessing that whatever was left of pokemon z ended up being incorporated into USUM.

The names X and Y being symbolic representations of their associated dimensions also indicates that there was meant to be a Z, for the first 3D entries of the mainline pokemon series

IMAGINE how cool it would be if you had to evacuate the Team Flare hideout before it explodes, and the particularly unhinged members of team flare initiate battles to try and stop you and you have to beat them all before the timer runs out... Would have added a lot more spice to it.

Playing Sun and Moon I legitimately had no idea who Sina and Dexio were, despite playing X and Y multiple times. I can remember wondering why they'd make new characters connected to the previous region's professor for the Zygarde sidequest instead of using one of the Alola characters. They were just _that_ forgettable.

I love the implication that scientists in-universe just _recently_ discovered fairy type... As if they hadn't noticed how Jigglypuff was secretly immune to dragon-type and that fighting type wasn't super-effective. Jigglypuff apparently didn't realize either. XD I guess they just deemed Floette and Xerneas as Pokemon with no-typing for several centuries or something...

I like the idea of a legends Kalos. I think after Unova, its my second most liked idea for the region of a future legends game.

I was really frustrated with X and Y’s story, honestly. For a game that blatantly puts its story at the forefront, they didn’t fuckin DO anything with it. You’re so right that the characters are incredibly shallow purely because they get no development. Why get the friends to be so common throughout the game if you’re barely going to develop them at all? AZ was clearly intended to be more important, and Lysandre’s motivations have nothing to do with making a beautiful world. The list goes on. Gen 6 did give me my favourite Pokémon Hawlucha though

Iirc AZ realized the truth behind his struggles was that he stopped caring about Pokémon as a whole, but after realizing how you and your friends teamed up with various Pokémon in order to save the world, AZ decided to try collecting some Pokémon himself, and then have his first ever trainer battle against you in attempt to connect with Pokémon again. Once he realized this is what he needed to do in order to ease his sorrows, the Floette returned. It left because of the sheer lack of care AZ had for Pokémon, watched over for 3000 years, then returned once AZ cared about Pokémon again.

Its sad that xy never got a sequel, had their lore shoehorned into oras and sm, and even with all the hints and easter eggs in Paldea, a region bordering Kalos, we still have nothing more for Kalos. I hope they do something cool with the region before I turn 90 years old

REALLY hope we return to kalos for a good time one day

Reading these comments after the announcement of Legends Z-A hits different

Man I remember all they hype for what a sequel or Pokémon Z was gonna be. The theories the hints everything miss this era of Pokémon. Hopefully Legends Kalos comes on day and we can give Kalos its time to shine

One thing that I REALLY hate is how they tarnished Mega Evolution's reputation in the following games... In XY and ORAS, the Mega Pokemon _don't have_ unique Pokedex entries. But in USUM they added new entries for the Mega forms, and in doing so they turned Mega Evolution from a special power formed by the bond between trainer and Pokemon into a horrifying form of torture! _Apparently_ all the Mega Evolution Pokemon are in constant pain or experience horrible side effects (even though I don't buy it for a second...) and its just so frustrating. They retconned Mega Evolution into a horrible thing, making the trainer seem abusive by using that power just to get stronger at the expense of their Pokemon. It makes me _furious!_ >:(

Really glad we're at the point in the Pokemon Cycle where people realize X and Y were good all along.

This video aged well

I love how Lysandre's complaints about a future of disappointment and wasted potential just describes the series from this point onwards, small bright points in an ever darkening sea of cashgrabs... I think the script writers wanted to tell us something...

This was a nice perspective. Is nice to see someone discuss the game in good faith. I like the Battle system and Region design for Kalos, but the Team Flare story was the biggest issue to me. If you watch Pokemon Generations, they make it a bit clearer that Team Flare were supposed to be big time celebrities. The reason why no one suspected Lysander of being a villain is because he had a “nice” public facing persona and donated to causes (This was also true in XY&Z with Alain. An unwitting antihero, doing research for Lysandre trusting that it his work would go to causes). People wanted his autograph, pictures, interviews, etc. Basically worshipped him over his status, and couldn’t see the dangerous character beneath the surface. I read it as a commentary on vanity and how people sometimes treat status in real life, sometimes blinding people.

kalos is an absolutely beautiful and lore heavy region. I got into pokemon around the time sun and moon released, I really wish I was able to experience this region when the games released, yet the vibes and atmosphere still give me a feeling of nostalgia despite not having experienced it on release, I just think the entire region just feels cosy, it's the region I'd like to live in most if I was transported to the pokemon world. The short time we spent in the region in the one set of games we got was unforgivable, and my hopes are not high for a remake given the soulless reimagining of diamond and pearl we got Edit after Pokemon Legends Z-A announcement: LETS GOOOOOOOO BEST REGION COMING BACK

floette returning will forever be my favorite cutscene in all of Pokémon, how can you not cry at an incomplete man finally getting his closure, and his friend back. I couldn’t handle it

XY Manga was great. It starts with the player's starting town getting blown up, and then Team Flare captures all the survivors and puts them to work in underground camps, and have enough of an iron grip on the media that no one knows this happened, but the five children X, Y, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor managed to escape, and it follows their adventures on the run from Team Flare as Team Flare tries to silence them by any means necessary. There's a part where Shauna picks up a Honedge and it takes over her mind, and her skitty is desperately scratching at the inside of its pokeball trying to warn her friends, and another part where Lysandre falls and bloodily breaks his head open on a rock, and another part where they bring back the Kanto characters as adults after they'd been gone from the manga since they turned 18. I know that sounds like I'm full of shit if you haven't read it, but all of that is really in there.

I too, am a really big Kalos fan, it was my first mainstream Pokémon game, and it holds a special place in my heart. And I 1000% agree that Kalos was severely neglected and has so much potential to be one of the best Pokémon games. Along with the points you made about the game feeling shallow, another XY video essay (I forgot which one) talked about Lysandre and how his story could have been so much greater if the injustices that he talks about were shown. Of course, Pokémon being geared towards kids more than likely won't add such complicated themes like that, but it would have enhanced the story so much more. In a replay I had earlier this year, a small detail I think is pretty overlooked is how both Serena/Calem and Trevor's parents are trainers who basically left them to train (which is why Serena/Calem are so adamant about beating the trainer,;to get their parents acknowledgement). And I think it would have been wonderful to a more found family aspect with the friend group, or to see both of them develop further and get out of their parents shadows. Overall, XY could have been a profoundly deep and beautiful game, yet the ball was absolutely dropped and all we're left to do is speculate :(

The pandering to Kanto pokemon was definitely a response to the complaints about black and white not having any old pkmn during the game which were always stupid to me... "genwunner"s were a bigger thing back then

I love Kalos. It’s one of my favourite regions, and the Pokémon team did a great job at recreating Versailles.

Your prayers were answered as fast as a Regieleki

I really like the Norse nods to zygardes design. All forms represent one of Loki's children. The 10% represents Fenrir, you can see the chain that binds him. The chain, Gleipnir, was said to be as thin as a ribbon and made of 6 impossible things. 50% form was based on a mixture of Nidhog, the serpent that chews on the world tree and Jormungandr, a sea serpent that encircles the earth. And finally Perfect Cell, err Zygarde is to represent Hel. The goddess of death. She was described as a child born with half a living body and half a corpse. If you look at Zygarde, half of his body is Red for Yveltal and the other is Blue for Xerneas.

Manga reader here. While Pokemon Adventures does have a reputation for being "dark" (cue overused Arbok panel), the various chapters have different tones depending on the game. That being said, the XY chapter is easily one of the most action packed from the get go. It _starts_ with Vaniville Town getting destroyed in the aftermath of a fight between Xerneas and Yveltal, and the protagonists become fugitives because Team Flare is after the Mega Ring X (Calem) possesses. Flare is depicted as a lot more competent, hunting the gang across the region and controlling the media. All 5 main characters are given distinct and fleshed out personalities. X(avier) was a burnt out child star trainer who begins the series depressed and with a fear of the media. (Y)vonne is effectively the leader and the most hotheaded, who's been spending years trying non-stop to pull X out of his funk. Shauna, seeing her friends do the same things over and over again for years, has grown cynical, despite still wishing they could be happy like when they were kids. Tierno actually steps up as the most mature member of the group, trying to basically be the team dad who keeps the others in check. Trevor is the least changed, but even he has a largely expanded role, being the one who's investigating Lysandre and trying to help X figure out what the hell Mega Evolution is. While there are certainly slower and lighter paced chapters, the nature of the plot means it's constantly moving with little rest (much like the protags). While it doesn't explore Kalos in-depth like the RSE or DPPt chapters, it's still a very strong showing of the region, the characters, and the themes. While there is some continuity with the previous chapters, it's largely a stand-alone for most of it.

It's been very gratifying as I've gotten older to see other people who also believe Kalos was done so dirty and could have been amazing if Game Freak had treated it the same as older generations. Pokemon Y was the first Pokemon game I bought for myself and there's just so much that happens in the background or just a little too fast that suggest a deep, expansive, emotional story and world that we got cheated out of for god knows what reason. Zygarde being shoehorned into Gen 7 is just salt in the wound. What I wouldn't give to see design documents from Game Freak detailing all the stuff they intentionally left out to save for the sequel games that never saw the light of day.

HG/SS will always be my favourite, but X/Y is in my top 3 Pokemon. Cemented my love for the series and have far greater memories with it than i ever had with Sun/Moon or Sword/Shield.

I'm a little surprised we haven't seen any big fan projects to make Pokemon Z. I know pokemon essentials and all the romhack tools are made for 2d games but it's been a decade and nobody has tried doing it in Unity or anything.

You made me realize the potential of Shauna as a character, I'm impressed. I'd love to see a game dive deeper in the lore, somethings with an edgy name like Pokémon Zero Origin !

POKEMON Z WE ARE SO BACK🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

pokemon z isnt real it cant hurt you pokemon z:

Wow, you definitely deserve more views for this high quality. Personally, the X and Y games have a special place in my heart as being the first Pokemon games I owned, but I can also see why you think there is more to be desired. I hope the Kalos remakes will give Zygarde some more light and I hope the algorithm blesses this video and your channel!

We are so back

You’ll never guess what happened

Gamefreak: *sigh* hold my beer...

Made this video, then legends Z-A teaser dropped, amazing timin.

I adore x and y a lot, my first pokemon game that I finished was x. There’s a lot aspects of it that are really good but, I have to agree that it felt like the games were missing something.

"Z if you're American" so other English speaking nations rattle off the alphabet "...x, y and zed"?

X and Y were my first ever pokémon games and are kinda the reason i fell in love with pokémon so that’s gotta mean something. Awesome video i agreed with a lot of your points hopefully we revisit kalos in some way soon.

*Apollo pelting this channel with power-of-prophecy dodgeballs*

guess what we are getting more

I've loved this franchise for so long now and, with X/Y as my first real (by real I mean games I didn't use the presaved data on) and favorite Pokemon games, I love these games dearly. I think that something that explores Kalos's lore would be incredible. Specifically, I think a game in a similar vein to Pokemon Conquest would be INCREDIBLE for the war aspect with the story culminating in the launch of the Ultimate Weapon. I really hope this generation gets some more exploration... I want any exploration we can get as well of course. PLEASE XY REMAKES DO IT RIGHT

X and y are the games that got me back into Pokémon, hope we get a sequel or Pokémon Z someday

Pokemon Y was my introduction to the Pokemon series, and I still think it's my favourite one. It had so much going for it but was so poorly received. So sad.

As the biggest Pokemon X & Y fan I know (me), it's nice to see people discussing the game in earnest; I see a lot of "I wish we got more" and "we needed a Pokemon Z", which I think is a compliment to the series. Rather than saying they wish the games never existed at all. Gen 6 is my favorite Gen so far, and I hope the mainline series will revisit Kalos one day. And give it the refresh it deserved.

I just binge read the entire X&Y manga and these are my honest thoughts. Zygarde unfortunately does not get that much focus. He is essentially used as a plot device at the VERY end that is meant to be an unstoppable force (and also the reason x the two legendaries stop fighting) however there are three things I think the manga does better than the games. 1. The friend group. In the manga the friend group of X, Y, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor travel together. X and Y are the main characters and get the most development but the other 3 aren’t left completely in the dust. Early on Shauna was taken over by a honedge and fought against the group later she was able to combat and beat the same person. Trevor has this whole issue about being weak and is able to stand proud cause he is strong near the end. Finally Tierno is basically the most mature member of the group he’s the one who took care of X’s Pokemon while he was hiding in his room. He also does give both X and Y talking to when they need it. Y is the heart of the group which is constantly talked about. Without her they fall apart which is very true. X is the strongest member battle wise and has his own character arc of at first staying bundled up on Rhyhorn’s back and slowly becoming more confident and opening back up to his friends and his Pokemon. Also all 5 of them accomplish their goals. 2. Mega evolution, this manga handles it very well. It is treated as a powerful ability that is not only rare but also an honor. When Korrina finds out that X didn’t go through the proper ritual to receive his ring she straight up refuses to train him. X’s entire team is made up of mega evolution Pokemon (Kangaskhan, Charizard, Manteric, Gengar, and Pinsir) save for his Chesnaught. We also see quite a few mega evolution users. X, Y, Dianta, Korrina, Lysander, the Guru, and these 3 brothers all have it. Two returning characters also have it being Blue and Blaine. (Blaine has this whole plot with him and MewTwo but you would have to read the manga cause I don’t have the space to explain it here) Also X is only able to defeat Lysandre by gathering a bunch of different mega evolution users’ keystones and evolving all 5 of his Pokémon at once. 3. Team Flare, to me at least in the games team flare was a goofy villian group who I didn’t really take seriously. But here they are treated like actual villains. They constantly appear at different times to attack our heroes and are always able to track them down thanks to X’s mega ring. They also captured the entire town of (where ever they came from I forgot) excluding the friend group. Also Malva being part of team flare isn’t hidden at all and we know about this for quite some time. Lysandre is also seen as suspicious by Trevor right away (which is like duh obviously but whatever) and again the final battle with them really feels like one big ultimate fight between team flare and the good guys. That being said I would say both AZ and Zygarde could have been done better. It’s been a while since I read Sun and Moon and I haven’t gotten around to ORAS yet so maybe both of them handle Zygarde pretty well and I just forgot/don’t know. As for AZ he does even less in the manga but does at least have a nice conclusion with Floette. Also Emma appears and is recurring with the Esstenia suit. Anyway that’s about all I can remember but my memory is shit so that could just be my bad.

I came to this video after the announcement straight up to learn more about this gen because I skipped it

y was my first mainline pokemon game in 5th grade, it solidified my love and wonder for pokemon. im so glad other people also love it despite its flaws. i love its innovation and even though i love the 2d style of the older games, this particular 3d pokemon style was so charming!

them not adding Z was always pretty damn weird, maybe when they refresh the game theyll make one

The manga did a pretty good job at showing off the region and the story. Its been a while since I read it but X and Y are accompanied by their friends for almost the entirety of the story as their hometown is destroyed by Xerneas and Yveltal and they basically become runaway orphans as Team Flare searches all over the region for them as they know the truth of what happened to their town and were the only ones to escape. Team Flare spreads through the region like wildfire and Diantha is almost assassinated due to her opposing it. Don't recall Zygarde making an appearance but Xerneas and Yveltal are both major players as well as Blue/Gary and I believe Blaine and Mewtwo. Might've been a bit short or rushed as the manga happens to be sometimes though.

i loved x and y for the things it brought, but yeah, definitely does feel like its setting up for more like they used to for the third game. to be fair, the partners and the game in general feels a little too on rails and impedes my natural exploration. all that to say that y and omega ruby are probably my most played because of the online and ability to make your own post game with people a bit more. still felt lacking in thay aspect too though. good video even though i skipped the recap since i was doing a play through while watching :p

Pokemon X and Y was done so dirty but at least its got the best anime adaptation for ash's saga of becoming a pokemon master with the anime. Kalos region was the best region in the series imo and had so much potential but the games were rushed and had their potential wasted.

26:47 "surely someday this section of the video will age like milk" 2 months ltr

I will never stop wanting a Pokemon Z to flesh out the XY. :[

Pokemon Z was likely in development for a release in 2015, but got axed and instead everything that was supposed to debut in Z got added to SM. It's sad really, Z was the best game that never happened. I'm really sad we didn't get Z, I was fully expecting it too, I had a "master team" planned out for its release, a culmination of all the knowledge I had from XY and ORAS, knowing that ORAS Megas would be usable in Z, so I was like "okay I'm gonna build the end-all-be-all master team for Gen 6 when Z comes out". To my dismay, it never came... I really enjoyed XY too, I replayed Gen 6 recently and maybe it's just nostalgia but Gen 6 is still to this day my favorite generation, me and my friends still battle on ORAS over any other game, we just love that format. I really wish Z had been released and could've been the go-to "master game" that defines Gen 6. I loved features like the PSS, the Friend Safari, the DexNav from ORAS, etc. Imagine if Z not only had fleshed out features from XY, an expanded Kalos region with more to do, a Zygarde Cube with the core and cell side story from SM and a plot reminiscent of the XY&Z anime, AND with additional carryover features from ORAS? If that doesn't sound like the best Pokemon game ever, I don't know what will. I hate online on new Pokemon games, it's either nonexistent or just downright horrendous. Nothing will ever top the PSS. If I could perform a hostile takeover of Game Freak the first thing I'd do is force the production of Pokemon Z for the Switch that's basically a combination of everything I just listed from XY, ORAS, and SM, with a return to the PSS, and obviously a refined graphical engine that's loosely-based on the graphical style that was used across XY, ORAS, and most recently, LGPE.

XY Adventures arc connoisseur here, to not enter into much spoilers: yes! The friend dynamics feel a lot more fleshed out, all of them I feel like they contribute sth to the group: X, Yvonne, Shauna, Trevor and Tierno, specially him who ended up being my favorite of the group. TIERNO! And Team Flare? Also a bigger threat, they feel like a dominating, opressive presence for a good chunk of the story. I totally recommend the XY arc since you enjoyed Kalos so much.

The day mega evolution returns will be legendary

I'm gonna comment before watching the whole thing and see if we line up on this one thing: The XYZ series of the anime was also really, really good. X was a great game and I've replayed it a few times over the years and one of the reasons for that was the anime which really filled in a lot of the stuff it felt the games didn't get to spend time on. In a way, it felt like the XYZ arc was a needed reboot for the anime as well because it led into the also excellent Alolan series.

I’m convinced the plot of Pokémon Z was somewhat in the anime

I wonder if their initial ideas for Z were just too big, and decided to hold off until it would be possible on newer systems

X and Y is a 10/10 simply for the fact that the trees look like trees

Watching the clips reminded me how cute the little 3d models can look walking around, lol 😊

Since you mentioned it, my problem with the new exp share has always been how early you get it, not that it exists. If it was post game OR post-ultimate weapon (but before victory road), XY would be a much more appropriate challenge for people not just running to the next gym and avoiding optional areas, trainers, and wild encounters you don't intend to catch.

So happy you mentioned how good the supertraining, online mode, pokemon anime, and clothes were in X&Y! I am curious how the new Legends might elaborate on and use Kalos' lore :D Good video! I watched it all in one sitting.

Everyone congregate here after the trailer ?

Great video. I was still a kid at the time so i wasn't able to talk my parents into buying this for ne abd i no longer have a 3ds so its cool to see others talk about it and see what i missed

X and y was the Pokémon game that bought me into the Pokémon world. Honestly my favorite Pokémon game simply because it was my first one

rare small channel W, the production of this video is a lot better than people with 10x the sub count and convinced me to finally give x and y a chance, after despising it the most and thinking it was the start of the end for pokemon. bravo, prezmer.

On the topic of Gen 6 Pokemon not getting megas, that actually made complete sense to me. Megas rekindled interest in older Pokemon by giving them new designs for fans to obsess over. Gen 6 Pokemon being new, would have their fully evolved non-mega designs devalued if they were given megas right away, before fans had a chance to love them.

When I played through Pokémon Y for the first time I totally forgot about even encountering any team flare members until the factory thing. It felt like they were absent from the game entirely, showed up being super lame and then dipped right away.

This is by far the best video about Kalos that I've seen to date. XY gets a lot of hate online for how easy and unfinished it is (and the Kanto pandering). Many of these criticisms are totally valid, and they are gripes that I, too, hold against them, but I also think that these games are the most mature and ambitious Pokemon has ever been. Not only did it make the jump to 3D, it had multiple other significant changes that blew some of the cobwebs out of GameFreak's tired old formula, namely Mega Evolution and Fairy type (character customisation is also huge). They also dealt with some heavy themes such as extremist ideology, war/genocide?, forgiveness/atoning for mistakes, coming of age and sentimentality. It's a huge shame that they didn't realise its full potential. Funny that you released this so close to the new Legends Z-A announcement, hopefully they go back and properly flesh out this fantastic region.

Fans have been asking for years for a remake of this and remake of that, while I just want a Pokemon Z or 3rd addition to X&Y 😒 Not to mention the inclusion of Rollerblades, again, and, mixing berries to produce a rare one, and battle chateau.

Still wild that the guy obsessed with the eradication of life buolt his fortune off a device called a Holo Caster.. (Holo cast isnt too far off from Holocauster)

mano sinceramente que vídeo fenomenal. me trouxe a tona tudo o que eu senti quando joguei o pokémon x pela primeira vez com 10 anos. foi o primeiro jogo que eu comprei na vida e ajudou a formar grande parte do meu caráter. eu ia só assistir o vídeo e sair mas quando eu li que você era brasileiro eu tinha que deixar um comentário apreciando. eu lembro como se fosse ontem as informações que a gente recebia de pouquinho em pouquinho (lembro de estar na aula de informática na escola e ver que tinham sido revelados as evoluções dos iniciais ou de fazer os desenhos da alguns dos pokémon que já tinham sido revelados - eu tenho um desenho do mega mewtwo x escrito mewthree do lado porque a gente não tinha nenhum nome oficial ainda hahahaha) e foi a primeira geração que eu acompanhei o lançamento. é, seria pouco falar que x e y foram marcantes pra mim hahahaha - por isso sou suspeito pra falar sobre qualquer coisa sobre os jogos sabendo que vou ter sempre um pouquinho de nostalgia por trás. alguns tópicos que eu jurava que eram vozes da minha cabeça e vi você e o pessoal dos comentários trazendo foi primeiro a questão de "por que ninguém com conhecimento técnico suficiente nunca fez um fangame do pokémon z?" e "será que no futuro a gente vai ter um pouco do que deveria ter sido?". imagina só, em 2028, depois de 15 anos do lançamento de x e y a game freak anuncia o pokémon z, o irmão perdido que demorou uma década e meia pra vir à luz. mano. eu choro. mas eh aquela coisa né, vendo a situação da game freak hoje em dia em questões técnicas e de gerência, provavelmente vai ficar só no sonho mesmo (se a gente só tiver um remake de qualidade decente do x e y já vai servir). resumidamente eu carrego muito kalos dentro de mim (tanto é que a xerneas é um dos meus lendários favoritos e a fennekin é meu inicial preferido) e me senti muito confortável vendo seu vídeo, recapitulando a história do jogo que já fazem 10 anos que joguei e falando tudo aquilo que nós, meia dúzia de fãs de kalos, tínhamos conjuntamente preso na garganta e no fundo da mente e não sabíamos como falar. novamente, o vídeo tem uma qualidade absurda, é visível o cuidado tido na produção, tanto é que nem vi essa 1 hora passar. me trouxe uma memória muito nostálgica dentro de mim, um contexto, explicações, teorias e opiniões muitíssimo pertinentes e que nunca pensei que veria. palavras não são suficientes para descrever como me senti assistindo seu vídeo - não sou de comentar em vídeos, mas tive que fazer uma exceção. pode ter certeza que você ganhou mais um inscrito (muito doido que você é do brasil e te conheci pelo seu vídeo EM INGLÊS) e com certeza não deixarei de ver seus outros vídeos (que diga-se de passagem, atiçaram a minha curiosidade) e os vídeos recomendados ao longo deste. obrigado pela produção e até breve :)

I have absolutely no idea how this video hasn’t popped off yet, I got this recommended to me on my switch, then I saw how little views it had. This video is quite frankly amazing, and you bring up quite a few good points (especially that yveltal is the better legendary.) you just got a new subscriber :)

Y was my very first Pokémon game and even though it had its flaws and felt unfinished I loved it for what it was. These games will forever have a special place in my heart.

While not the best games in the franchise, I still had an absolute blast playing Y. It's the only game where I could use my 6 favourite Pokémon all on one team, the music is incredible, I felt immensely powerful ploughing through trainers and the few Mega Evolution battles there were, were all really good.

I wouldn't call X and Y my favourites but they were the my first Pokémon games so I'll always have a soft spot for them.

You named your trainer Kagada? That's hilarious to me as a Spanish speaker.

fantastic video!! it's been so long i didn't remember all the details about unfinished story beats. i also didnt play sun and moon so i had no idea dexio and sina are characters in those games! it definitely feels like there should have been a Z version game. i look back on X & Y very fondly mostly because i loved the setting + graphics and the mega evolution mechanic. it's something i really wish theyd bring back in a newer game. gigantamax and terastalizing are fine, but not as fun imo. this video does give me the impression that X & Y are the overlooked middle child of the series. i cant believe the starters didnt even get mega forms! im hoping they get remakes of their own one day, made with all the care they deserve.

Great video! I am also a lover of pokemon X/Y and wish it got to see its full potential. A lot of my favorite pokemon are gen 6, yet I don't think I played with a single gen 6 pokemon in my first playthrough of the game because of how much they're just not emphasized! But I remember the concept of "gen-wunners" was very prominent at the time, likely in part due to how gen 5 did its dex, so I guess I can sorta see why Game Freak made that particular decision even if I don't agree with it. Seeing how great the gen 3 remakes were, though, it really does highlight everything X/Y had missing.

This is so incredibly true. I'm also a staunch XY fan but also saddened by what could've been. AZ is one of my favorite pokemon characters, and I feel like the Kalos region had so much atmosphere to it that makes it unforgettable, even if for the wrong reasons. I hope we get Z one day, or even a Legends Zygarde that takes us back 3k years ago.

epic and underrated

Love your voice. You sound like a character who would be in Pokémon. Subbed

This could be a whole series about all the Pokémon games following X/Y which wasted their potential.

Love XY and definitely think the “we didn’t plan on making Z” quote is bs 😂 This video is awesome and I fully agree that when it’s XY’s turn to get revisited, they should do it right! Next up is Unova tho 😉

Loved watching this and knowing all throughout your (and my as a fellow Gen 6 fan) desires are finally being realised. Completely agree that Gen 6 has the most lore potential and did a lot for the series in terms of making the necessary changes to modernise the franchise :)

Honestly it is so refreshing to see someone else say that Pokémon X and Y actually do look good, the over world is so appealing and chibi style is not only cute but also smart. (Stylization will always hold up longer than realism.)

Very refreshing to see someone speak praise about gen 6. I have played every Pokémon game starting with Red and Blue, so with that said X and Y as well as ORAS are my absolute favorite entries and I really would love to see more from Kalos. Hopefully when they get to gen 6 remakes they finally give us Pokémon Z.

X was my first pokemon game and gen 6 is my favorite gen. it’s so annoying that XY didn’t get a follow up game, but I hope the remake is done properly. I kinda think that SWSH artstyle with the way ORAS story was handled would be the best way to make the remakes, but i guess depending on how it looks i’d accept a BDSP artstyle even though i really want to see the characters in a non chibi style 😭

Just found your channel. This was a very good video! One thing I noticed is that your mic seems to be maxing out (technically called "clipping") a lot, making your voice sound buzzy.

WE MAKING IT OUT WITH XY WITH POKÉMON LEGENDS Z-A YALL 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

Did I like the Game? They were my first ever Pokémon games, my first ever self afforded game, and my favourite ones at that! I really enjoy Chespin and foraky (sadly I just can't come to terms with fennekin, but it's still very good). Its sometimes hard for me loving this game because every retrospective is just "they may have done this and this good, but because they did this bad, they're simply not good" But every time I come across one of the 4 people that love these games as much as me(like you!), my heart just melts into happiness. I will probably stop buying Pokémon until the Gen 6 remakes/remasters, but even then I'll wait to see if they're good. Thanks for the good feels Prz!