What EXACTLY Makes Pokémon Crystal Unique? | According to Nintendo Power 

Calling Raikou “Ray Cow” was a bold choice.

I got a GBA and Pokémon silver for Christmas one year. That was my first Pokémon game besides stadium. My sister got crystal and I was so jealous that the sprites moved.

Gen 2's soundtrack still has never been topped. The best generation of Pokemon ever made.

Pokèmon Crystal, my very first Pokèmon game alongside Gold Version. This game was what truly made me a fan if the series didn't already but i hold this generation dear to my heart, made a lot of friends back then because of these games and the battling and trading was something so mindblowing for me as a kid.

$30 in 2001 is worth $52.17 today

A little extra info, that magneton you can trade for at the power plant will always be holding a metal coat, a handy way to get a second one for Scizor/Steelix.

My bro lost my copy of gold as a kid and I got Crystal. Definitely a worthwhile upgrade

Crystal was my very first game! Always will be my favorite Pokémon game

Battle Tower had every level in increments of 10 up to 100

Not sure if this has been said, but the npc that tells you where your pokemon was caught is "useful" due to a pokemon gaining increased happiness if trained on that route.

In the downloaded crystal version in the DS Store,(which is no longer available by normal means) you can trigger the Celebi Event after beating the game and by exiting a specific tile inside the Goldenrod City Pokemon Center.

I thought I knew everything about these games. I did not know about the post champ tutor. You have earned my sub!

The generation two major flaw I hated the worst was new Pokémon weren't available until you reached Kanto. It was so stupid to me. I wanted Houndour, Murkrow, and Misdreavous during my Johto run. Depending on when it learned the move Perish Song it would've taken down Whitney's Miltank in no time. Plus Lugia & Ho-Oh lose their signature moves. Guess this was an incentive to get you to buy all three games as the mascot box-art versions featured the respective attacks. But all in all at the time, the game was absolutely worth it!! A good improvement over G/S. OAN I usually don't like monotone deep voices that sound so uninteresting but your voice is somehow unique and fitting and it works. Plus that bit at the end "Was it really worth it?... Umm IDK!" was so funny to me!! Good job!!! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

I loved Crystal! I was so jealous of my friend who had it since I wanted to play as the girl, but all I had was silver (which is still amazing) Lugia forever and always! Lol

this dude saw Raikou and said "yep that's a dog"

I have both guide books because I had both games and I loved Crystal’s improvements gold and silver is one of my favorite game series but I love how they gave Crystal a storyline and they really enhanced Johto.

Officially, they're The Legendary Beasts and their designs were inspired by big cats, which is reflected in their designs. Entei, stands tall and proud like the lion; Raikou stalks and ambushes its prey like the tiger and Suicune races across the land like the cheetah. Honestly, it doesn't matter if you call them dogs, beasts, cats or whatever. It's like with Arcanine being a "Legendary" Pokémon; personally, I think they should buff his base HP by 15 and both Defenses by 5 and made him a true Legendary.

12:01 Randy Snutz approves this nickname.

The answer to your question; was pokemon crystal worth it in 2001 when it came out? Yes, as I was 11 when it came out, it was the BEST game I had played up to that point that wasn't related to final fantasy, it was MORE than worth it if you werent there for first Gen release, you can't appreciate pokemon the way it should be... just saying lol

I must say the gal in Cianwood that tells you where you caught your pokemon IS useful. If you go back to the same route you caught said pokemon at and train it there, it's happiness will increase more quickly than if you trained it on a different route. This is especially useful for Pokemon that only evolve based on happiness or if you want to heighten TM returns effectiveness.

Instantly subbed, good shit. Thanks for making more Pokémon content for me to binge on.

This channel deserves more subscribers. This was a really cool video and very insightful.

Special game in my heart I still have my copy from when I was a kid

They’re cats, not dogs. The designer said so.

Loved your evaluation at the end of

2:23 "raykaow" hahahahahahahha

I still have the original Pokémon Crystal guide book I stole it from some rich kid so long ago in my 5th grade currently 33 now still have the aging guide book held up by tape and a prayer still useful to this day also I play gen 1-2 on virtual console. That guide book was my go to for everything

you forgot the most important suicune fact Splippyfop

Got crystal and a gba sp for my birthday in gradeschool and it was the best

very great video! love the humor!! suprised your channel doesn't have hundreds of thousands of followers!

Dude, It is criminal that you don't have hundreds of thousands of subs. The passion you put into this is tangible. You definitely earned my sub, brother.😊

Oh here's a fun one: Unlike Fire Red/Leaf Green, Gold/Silver had in Heart Gold Soul Silver their female trainer be a totally new design... Kris is only a player character in CRYSTAL. despite there being a gen 2 remake.

im on the seven islands on fire red,the song of 2nd gen touch the heart 🥹❤️

The odd egg has a 14% chance of being a shiny baby. Also you don’t have to catch the dogs to get Ho Oh. You can just KO them (I prefer to catch too but figured if anyone wants the correct info)

Really in depth guide from my childhood thank you

Will you do a sequel video... or prequel video... with the changes in Yellow Version?

Great video man

Awesome video!

He really said "Ray Cow" 😂

When you brought up Miltank and Rollout. Just stop there. That was a childhood nightmare. lol

I've been playing the game on Visual Boy Advance emulatoron my laptop. For some reason all my pokemon disappeared from my boxes but they still appear in the pokedex. please help me I don't know what to do 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 also it wont let me battle in battle tower

Im actually more partial to gold version over crystal. Mainly because the biggest reason I like gsc is nostalgia being gold was my first pokemon game. So the sprites in gold are the ones I remember as a kid. Crystal added to the experiance, but not enough for me personally to remember it as better. I can definitely see why people seem to like it the most, but gold is where my allegance lies.

The seer tells you where and at what time of day. That might be relevant in friendship evolutions like umbreon and espeon.

Buying pokemon Crystal is worth it because of the rare value for reselling.

Crystal was my first pokemon game, never got to see that sick ken sugimori artwork tho, cause i was playing it on some now-defunct gaming website from like 2012... Lol

Gets A rank just for Tru Attack on Magneton.

First game to record Capture Location.

Totally worth it on the virtual console

Imo gen 2 was peak design. Looks like an animal that you can befriend and go on adventures with. Excellent balance of friend shaped, wild looking, and for some cuteness. Idk most of them look like they can hang out with u and do amazing feats of strength and ability

Is there any place to download this guide in pdf?

Ahh man 30 bucks...the good old days

Not RayCow 😭

Ray cow is crazy

Literally the peak of my childhood. Played red blue yellow and silver. My sister had gold. I got crystal and this game has fond memories for me.

Thanks youtube algoritme for suggesting an actual good channel for once😅 nice video!

here at 140 subs. also raycow lol

As a kid I thought they let you have suicune as a starter pokemon, so I bought this and was disappointed.

Can you remember me when you’re famous I’m subbed

As a 10 year old im 01 it was worth it

actually rebuying gameboys and old pokemon games to replay them all after all these years, havent touched them since i beat them back when they came out. im going to complete gen1 and 2s dex. ill also get a sp for emerald, maybe... idk but i really do want 1 for Boktai, i do love emerald too but Boktai is my main focus if i get another sp. i could emulate but i just prefer the real thing. i also got a gamecube lol for mario strikers, double dash, paper mario, digimon rumble arena 2, twilight princess

Dugtrio - Tri Attack also can be like so you can remember the attack?

I always wondered what's the deal with people who don't like the nickname feature in pokemon. Do they call there pets by their animal name?

mom bought me silver one year, and crytsal the next. as a kid, i was disappointed. i was expecting a completely brand new game. thanks for making this video, and pointing out what was special about it.

your fursona reminds me of my poop-eating uncle Henry

I had to behave myself and get my photos taken for seemingly no reason in order to earn this game.

Just to blow your mind. The 3 legendary dogs are actually cats! And most likely evee's to boot. (Vaporeon, jolteon, flareon)

one of the best GB games ever made

It’s fucked up that my parents didn’t have $30 to buy me this I had to start playing it with the delta app 🤣🤣

calling them a dog or cat are both correct technically. created to be an ambiguous mixture. the legendary beasts. i always saw them as cats as child personally.

lmfao looking at these trades now in hindsight im starting to believe they wanted to rub the trade evolutions in our faces lmfao, they shouldve been the other way around to gives players the chance at that succulent trade evo.

The only good thing about this video was seeing the classic art and vintage footage

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I couldn’t heard you because the music was too loud

It was definitely worth the downl- uhh buying it yes. Aside from my boi mareep not being present;-;

Uhhh, pretty sure you do not need all three legendary beasts caught before being able to catch Ho-Oh or Lugia.

The time reset doesn't work for Crystal, which is probably a good thing.

As a dumbass kid my mom brought home an unboxed copy of Crystal she got from a friend whose kid didn't play it anymore. I was familiar with Gold and Silver, but saw crystal and was just assumed it was some kind of bootleg or spinoff, so it sat in a junk drawer for years 😂 I've still never played it. Would have loved it back then too.

It's pronounced RIE-COO

Gen 2 was the best thanks to Crystal

I honestly loved Crystal. It offered a lot more than Gold and Silver did. And coming from a female, I honestly liked having the option to actually choose the gender of the trainer than just being forced to play as a boy.

Ray Cow

Err, it's pronounced a little differently (Righ-Koo), but I kinda like the way you say it lol

Gear-afar-igg???

Damn it jimmy why do you keep purposely mispronouncing “Raikou” 🤨

While it made many good changes, they also made the worse change ever: NO MAREEP!!!???

WHY DO YOU PRONOUNCE EVERYTHING LIKE THAT

Gear uh far ig

Tyrogue

Literally all I cared about was being able to play as a girl.

Crystal girl for ever, Lyra sucks so much

Liked the video, but you butcher pokemon names 😂

wgat is wrong with you

dis do be good video