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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 06:55:35 No.33569354 View View Reply Original Report

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I haven't played since gen 2, but a friend of mine showed me mattyburrito's Pokemon videos and now I want to go back and work my way through the gens in release order. Would the Yellow/Crystal/Emerald games be the ones to go with, or should I go with the one of the initial pairs for each gen instead? If I should go with one of the pairs, are any of them generally accepted to have better exclusive pokemon?

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 06:57:19 No.33569364 Report

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>>33569354
Crystal and Emerald are definitely better, but personally I find a lot of the changes made to Yellow annoying.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 06:59:30 No.33569373 Report

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>>33569354
You don't have to play older gen if it's not for nostalgia.
You shoud start with XY, then ORAS and then SM and you should be able to complete the pokedex and play competitive.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:00:40 No.33569380 Report

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>>33569373
It's partially for nostalgia, and I'm also interested in seeing how the games changed over time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:03:18 No.33569388 Report

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>>33569354
Caring much about version exclusives is pointless since you only know about 25% of existing pokemon. Don't play games before Gen 4 that lack Phys/Spec split. Start with Platinum, play HG or SS then B or W then the opposite color in B2/W2, then X or Y and finish with OR or AS. Then go back and play Emerald and FR or LG.

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:04:40 No.33569393 Report

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>>33569380
You don't need to play one of the pairs, you can go directly with the third version of the game when it's possible.

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:05:06 No.33569395 Report

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>>33569373
>this post
fucking off yourself

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:07:40 No.33569405 Report

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>>33569395
Did I triggered you nostalgiafag?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:10:13 No.33569419 Report

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>>33569405
Telling a new person to play just the bad games in the series. What's next recommending Dash?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:12:51 No.33569432 Report

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Fuck Yellow, play Red or Blue. Or if you want to go straight to remakes FRLG

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:13:40 No.33569441 Report

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>>33569354
Exclusive preference is all on you.
>Gen 1:
Red: Ekans/Arbok, Oddish/Gloom/Vileplume, Mankey/Primeape, Growlithe/Arcanine, Scyther, Electabuzz
Blue: Sandshrew/Sandslash, Vulpix/Ninetails, Meowth/Persian, Bellsprout/Weepinbell/Victreebell, Pinsir, Magmar

>Gen 2:
Gold: Mankey/Primeape, Growlithe/Arcanine, Spinarak/Ariados, Gligar, Teddiursa/Ursaring, Mantine
Silver: Vulpix/Ninetails, Meowth/Persian, Ledyba/Ledian, Delibird, Skarmory, Phanpy/Donphan

>Gen 3:
Ruby: Seedot/Nuzleaf/Shiftry, Mawile, Zangoose, Solrock, Groudon, Latios
Sapphire: Lotad/Lombre/Ludicolo, Sableye, Seviper, Lunatone, Kyogre, Latias

>Gen 4:
Diamond: Seel/Dewgong, Scyther/Scizor, Murkrow/Honchkrow, Larvitar/Pupitar/Tyranitar, Poochyena/Mightyena, Aron/Lairon/Aggron, Kecleon, Cranidos/Rampardos, Stunky/Skuntank, Dialga
Pearl: Slowpoke/Slowbro/Slowking, Pinsir, Misdreavus/Mismagius, Houndour/Houndoom, Stantler, Spheal/Sealeo/Walrein, Bagon/Shelgon/Salamence, Sheildon/Bastiodon, Glameow/Purugly, Palkia

>Gen 5 (before postgame content):
Black: Cottonee/Whimsicott, Gothita/Gothorita/Gothitelle, Vullaby/Mandibuzz, Tornadus, Reshiram
White: Petilil/Liligant, Solosis/Duosion/Reuniclus, Rufflet/Braviary, Thundurus, Zekrom

>Gen 6:
X: Mega Charizard X, Staryu/Starmie, Pinsir, Mega Mewtwo X, Houndour/Houndoom, Poochyena/Mightyena, Aron/Lairon/Aggron, Lileep/Cradily, Anorith/Armaldo, Sawk, Swirlix/Slurpuff, Clauncher/Clawitzer, Xerneas
Y: Mega Charizard Y, Shellder/Cloyster, Omanyte/Omastar, Kabuto/Kabutops, Mega Mewtwo Y, Heracross, Larvitar/Pupitar/Tyranitar, Electrike/Manectric, Purrloin/Liepard, Throh, Spritzee/Aromatisse, Skrelp/Dragalge, Yveltal

>Gen 7:
Sun: Alolan Vulpix/Ninetails, Cranidos/Rampardos, Tirtouga/Carracosta, Cottonee/Whimsicott, Rufflet/Braviary, Passimian, Turtonator, Solgaleo, Buzzwole, Kartana
Moon: Alolan Sandshrew/Sandslash, Shieldon/Bastiodon, Archen/Archeops, Petili/Lilligant, Vullaby/Mandibuzz, Oranguru, Drampa, Lunala, Pheromosa, Celesteela

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:17:34 No.33569454 Report

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>>33569419
>bad games
>only for /vp/
Really makes you think.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:27:13 No.33569496 Report

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>>33569388
I already said I want to go back to gen 1 and work my way up so I can see how the games changed through the gens. I don't care about which gen you think is best or the best starting point. The only questions I had were in the OP and you answered none of them.

>>33569441
Ah jeez dude, I hope you didn't spend too long on that post. I had already looked up what the exclusives were for gen 1, but I wanted to know if one version was generally considered to have better/stronger pokemon or if they were pretty much equivalent.

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:35:51 No.33569539 Report

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>>33569496
Just hack in the Pokemon you want

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:02:18 No.33569654 Report

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>>33569539
I want to play legit since I cheated like crazy when I was a kid. Again, the only questions I had were in the OP.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:06:06 No.33569671 Report

Quoted By: >>33569678 >>33569717

>>33569496
Red and Blue are about equal, although Red's Mankey can give you an advantage early game. Gold and Silver are pretty equal as well. Sapphire's exclusives tend towards a higher quality than Ruby's. Diamond and Pearl are mostly equal as well, although Diamond is arguably stronger. Black is pretty much expressly stronger than White. X and Y both have crazy stuff (X has Xerneas and Megazard X, Y has Tyranitar and potential access to Mega Heracross). Moon is overall stronger than Sun.

However, the differences won't be noticeable in game, and it's better just to choose the version with Pokemon you prefer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:07:47 No.33569678 Report

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>>33569671
>Red's Mankey can give you an advantage early game
Mankey's only found at vermillion, and shortly after you'll be at Rock Tunnel for Machop anyway

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:12:38 No.33569708 Report

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>>33569678
Oh, Mankey's only found on Route 22 in Yellow. My bad. Red also has a higher chance at encountering Nidoran Male on Route 22, if you like speedruns.

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Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:13:49 No.33569717 Report

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>>33569671
I appreciate your help.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2017 08:18:05 No.33569734 Report

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Pick between Red and Blue, and from then on play the third versions, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum.

Black 2 and White 2 are sequels to Black and White, don't treat them like third versions, play the first and then its sequel.

If you play Black, play Black 2. If you play White, play White 2. That will get you both cover legendaries (Zekrom and Reshiram) without having to trade. If you don't care about that I suppose it doesn't matter.

Thundurus and Tornadus are also version exclusive in Black and White, but I don't think you can get the other one (or any of them) in the sequel. If want to get into collecting without worrying too much about trading, they return again as exclusives in OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire. If you played Black 1 and 2, then play AlphaSapphire for the other one. Likewise for White 1 and 2 and OmegaRuby.

If you want to have the ability to keep ALL your Pokemon, you can play the Virtual Console releases of gen 1 and 2, as the Gameboy versions couldn't be transferred up to Ruby and Sapphire by any means, and the newer VC releases are Pokemon Bank compatible. That means missing out on Crystal (currently, they haven't released VC Crystal yet), but if you're playing the remakes, you'll get to experience all of Crystal's added features in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

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