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Previous Generations icon

Previous Generations

A hub for all previous Main Pokémon Games, from Red & Blue to Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee!

Section Staff: Nah, Dragon

Featured

The Sticker/Stamp League! V.1

(2 pages)

Janp, Nov 15: I know I should have link this earlier, but I played through the Black last month. If it still counts, I'll take Hilbert, Hilda, Cheren and Biance, since there are 4 post in the linked thread. https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=440464

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Started by Dragon

Guide

1st & 2nd GEN: Bugs/Glitches/Exploits

(2 pages)

Momoro, Oct 29: Haha! YES!

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Started by Amy May

Important

Previous Generations Feedback Thread

Momoro, Oct 29: Oh, thanks :) I wouldn't know where to begin the dig for that one either!

17 15,035

Started by Nah

Guide

Previous Generations FAQ

Nah, Feb 6: Generation VII (Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee!) Written by Janp, Nah, --Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon-- A note regarding Moon/Ultra Moon: In these versions, the in-game time is 12 hours different from what your 3DS's...

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Started by Nah

3rd Gen

The Land vs. The Sea

Valroxen, Jan 25: Unfortunately when it comes to evil teams I'm not really big fans of Magma and Aqua because their motives don't really make sense to me. However, I do prefer Archie to Maxie by quite a long way, idk why but Archie always appealed to me as a kid and...

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Started by Dragon

The gens before wireless trading

Bellsprout, Jan 24: I knew one person who had a link cable and used it to trade between gen 1 and gen 2 games. Also gen 3 had come out with these adapters that you could attach to your gameboy advance. I believe they actually came with copies of firered and leafgreen....

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Started by Palamon

Favorite Starter from Previous Generations.

(2 pages)

Sheep, Jan 23: 1. Squirtle and Bulbasaur 2. all of them ;o; 3. idk, probably Treecko? 4. Piplup 5. Snivy <3 6. Chespin and Fennekin 7. all of them! babies 8. Scorbunny is adorable this was... a bit tough to decide. I always struggle with Johto...

37 11,291

Started by Greenphx

1st Gen

the 1/256 glitch

Ash Ketchup, Jan 20: Just looked it up! You're absolutely right, they fixed it for gen 2. I just assumed it had stayed the same, and I didn't think any more of it. You learn something every day :) To answer the question though, I've fallen foul of it plenty of times,...

4 204

Started by Palamon

4th Gen

Best gen 4 starter in ur opinion?

(2 pages)

Roni, Jan 18: Turtwig number 1. i'm not looking at stats or anything it's pure nostalgia bias and i'm all for it lol.

31 16,900

Started by Snowvyle

7th Gen

Favourite Gen 7 Pokemon

(7 pages)

Unknown Piplup, Jan 18: Marashadow all the way

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Started by FeraligatrMaster

4th Gen

Team Galactic vs. Team Rocket

Sheep, Jan 17: Cyrus was definitely the scarier-looking boss, but galactic was still as a whole my least favorite team. Rocket is more iconic to me, and I find Giovanni really cool. So my vote is obvious!

4 4,222

Started by Dragon

5th Gen

The Dream World

von Sternen, Jan 16: I used it once or twice - in my DS, so I'm not sure why some people here are saying it was 3DS only? In fact, I'm pretty sure the 3DS wasn't even out when the Dream World was first released. It was cute - had a couple of fun minigames but nothing I...

6 450

Started by Palamon

4th Gen

flint

Inner Rhymes, Jan 16: Personally, I actually dig Flint's style. He gives me a very hippie sort of vibe with his afro and manner of speech.

16 10,916

Started by Sydian

1st Gen

Fighting Dojo! Hitmonchan vs. Hitmonlee!

RedBalloon, Jan 15: On my super old Blue Cartridge, I chose Hitmonlee and gave it some dumb nickname i'm too lazy to look up. :P I'd still choose Hitmonlee to this day. Why? Idk?

19 7,777

Started by Dragon

4th Gen

Things you feel WON’T be in the gen4 remakes

ZeoStar, Jan 14: Probably the battle frontier. I could see it returning as DLC.

16 949

Started by PageEmperor

7th Gen

Are sun and moon the easiest pokemon games?

colours, Jan 14: are they? i distinctly remember totem pokemon being pretty difficult for me when i first played through them (particularly totem lurantis). this is without cheesing the fight by the way, so i had to do it the old fashioned way (through good ol'...

1 276

Started by PageEmperor

2nd Gen

Breeding

Zed01, Jan 14: I never owned original GBC games since I was to young when they were new but when they came out on the 3DS Virtual Console I got Gold, played through it and even did some breeding after beating the game. I heard about the "shiny parent" Gen 2...

4 215

Started by Palamon

1st Gen

Psychic type was broken

Palamon, Jan 13: I fixed it. I mean, there was only one Ghost type in generation I and they were also part Poison type. But not everyone's experience is the same, I suppose.

9 5,545

Started by Palamon

6th Gen

Only Rivals, the Champion and Evil team Leaders had sprites.

PageEmperor, Jan 12: Okay, so I misinterpreted the topic. So the topic was about how only rivals and villians get 3D in-battle models while everyone else only has a portrait. Okay... I wasn’t too bothered by it, although yeah it was inconsistent. Good thing that was...

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Started by Palamon

Pokémon Games for the Nintendo 3DS

(2 pages)

Squirtlenator, Jan 11: In Japan they had four - red, blue, green, and yellow. Green was essentially broken. It was a glitchier, shoddier version of Pokémon Red, outright requiring Game Freak to develop Pokémon Blue to ensure the whole gimmick of the game worked....

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Started by Xacron

Replay value

Nah, Jan 6: Probably don't have the time and resources or something to regularly include two regions in the games. For a whole decade the games (or the initial pairs at least) have felt unpolished, so it's hard to imagine that they'd be capable of doing it (or...

24 960

Started by Astromancer

6th Gen

Hardest gym leader in XY?

Squirtlenator, Jan 3: None of them. They were all a joke.

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Started by PageEmperor

4th Gen

hg/ss team suggestions

Squirtlenator, Jan 3: That's fair. Just in my opinion there's so many better choices. That's all. Since I don't know which mons you've used in the past I'll just throw out my suggestion for a team. Feel free to make adjustments as needed. Typhlosion Ampharos...

12 1,209

Started by Nah

1st Gen

Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle? Who is the BEST Kanto starter?

von Sternen, Jan 3: I like Charmander the best out of the three, but I understand it might not be the best choice competitively speaking - in Gen I at least. Still, if you feel like using cheap tactics, Charizard is perfect for X Accuracy + Fissure spam in the Elite...

20 5,275

Started by Imported Cheese

4th Gen

Stat Trainers

Sheep, Jan 3: Loved all of them because of the full heals after each battle. Dunno if I really had a pref but probably Chansey since it was early enough in the game where I'd be able to get good exp and keep re-battling trains after those heals for quick level...

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Started by Roni

5th Gen

Pokémon Black and White’s 10th anniversary!

Joey Montag, Dec 29: Happy birthday BW!! I just bought a used copy of this a couple months ago, must have been right around the time of its 10th birthday. BW came out when I was 20 years old and was having a tumultuous (?) time in my life. I remember I bought it but I'm...

10 5,949

Started by Dragon

Article

How several Pokémon changed during Pokémon Gold and Silver development

Nah, Dec 28: Kinda have to wonder why they scrapped the Pinsir evolution after doing all that work for it (it was practically completed), especially since they did keep Scizor

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Started by bobandbill

2nd Gen

Looking for Gold and Silver Japanese Demo

Nah, Dec 28: Nah I'll just lock the thread this time.

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Started by Irockyeah2

4th Gen

Cute charm glitch?

Momoro, Dec 26: First of all, ID shouldn't matter- at least not in my experience. Second, yes, it will work to some extent. Back in my old Pokemon SoulSilver save, I would use an Igglybuff to do the Cute Charm glitch, and it worked like a charm 😂

1 3,105

Started by SawkTheWarrior

5th Gen

POKEDEX REGISTRATION

Momoro, Dec 26: From my experience, yes, once you obtain the National Dex, it should already be registered and seen.

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Started by deathtwister

6th Gen

Emma

Momoro, Dec 26: Emma? Hang on, there's an Emma in X/Y? I've played through the game and apparently never got into the Looker episode 😱 I guess I'll have to re-play it at some point soon 😂

4 2,147

Started by Palamon

5th Gen

I actually feel very sorry to beat my rivals in BW.

Momoro, Dec 26: I think that Pokemon should allow you to progress through the game, even if you lose against your rival, instead of getting sent to the Pokemon Center. -Wait, this happens only when you lose against Hugh on your first battle...then, if you lose...

5 1,606

Started by SirEdgen

Journal

BENEFICIAL CHEAT CODES FOR ALL POKEMON GBA GAMES

Dragon, Dec 24: I'm sorry, we don't allow threads like this here, as we don't allow postings of cheat codes. But thank you for the thoughts - right now, I'm afraid I must lock this! /closes/

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Started by Retvvv

3rd Gen

Secret Bases ~

icycatelf, Dec 18: I remember mixing records with my friends and visiting their secret bases back in middle school. I miss that and wish I had my original Ruby cartridge and save file so I could still visit them. (I was really hoping that some of those friends would...

5 4,222

Started by Dragon

4th Gen

Ribbon Syndicate

Roni, Dec 13: winning 10 ribbons was a pretty daunting task for a dude who had no idea how contests worked lmao. i honestly did remember grinding the contest hall for a bit to see if i can achieve it, but i gave up after the 2nd one i think. a quick google...

2 2,178

Started by Fritz

3rd Gen

Small query

Saad4206969, Dec 11: So I've been playing Pokemon Emerald and FireRed for around 3 years now and have over 700 hours clocked into my emerald save and 100ish in my FireRed save(which will be overwritten since I'll replay the game) and I've recently come across Hamachi on...

0 2,042

Started by Saad4206969

2nd Gen

[question] breeding in pokemon silver

SawkTheWarrior, Dec 7: Are you breeding an offspring with a parent? just saying, but if your not, catch a new eevee and ditto/whatever else you are using. In gen 2 due to a bug, if a pokemon has the same DEF evs/ivs, then they cant breed. I hope that helps!

1 2,656

Started by aerodei

4th Gen

DP Battle Tower?

SawkTheWarrior, Dec 6: Ok, heres what ive got: Gallade @ Life orb EVS: 252 atk, 252 hp, 4 def Moves: Swords dance Psycho cut Close combat Leaf blade

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Started by SawkTheWarrior

4th Gen

I need help pokeradar shiny chaining

SawkTheWarrior, Dec 3: I recently started chaining, and my highest is 21 Machops :P so you are actually doing pretty good!

2 3,186

Started by Celeste✨💫

4th Gen

Pokemon questions for emulators

Roni, Dec 2: save-states aren't the same as soft-resetting. you'll be getting the same stats/values over and over if you only save via the emulator and not the cartridge itself. if you wanna shiny hunt, look for a good nature, or get a peculiar held item, you're...

1 3,231

Started by JackDam

2nd Gen

The Level Curve

Roni, Nov 30: i always thought it was because they adjusted the curve to fit 16 gyms instead of just 8, while still making sure Red was a challenge to beat. i mean, Champion Lance's strongest Pokemon at Lv 50? even other region's Elite 4 are way stronger than...

5 3,912

Started by Palamon

3rd Gen

Fish beats Ruby

Astromancer, Nov 30: fish beats ruby, ruby beats sapphire, sapphire beats fish? :kyogre:

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Started by Nah

7th Gen

Pikachu and Eevee Customization!

Xorn, Nov 28: I just gave myself and my Eevee the Team Rocket outfits bc honestly those look the best and I wasn't feeling like customizing

3 4,034

Started by Dragon

6th Gen

XY is weird

Xorn, Nov 28: why is lysandre

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Started by Sydian

5th Gen

You Used Your Last Rare Candy

Trainer CH, Nov 24: I used my last rare candy in Deino, it was worth it!, battling the nimbasa city trainers i evolved my Zweilous into Hydreigon. The change was interesting and helpful for making things smoother, being able to use item repeteadly is more natural and...

7 6,502

Started by Palamon

1st Gen

Safe cloning glitch?

Eeveehunter, Nov 18: Figured I'd just post an update, I found a super easy glitch that allowed me to get my eevees. I hope it's ok that I post it if not please delete the thread. First you need a pokemon that knows fly and one that knows strength it doesn't matter...

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Started by Eeveehunter

Oldale Town was the worst town

dabeatmaster123, Nov 18: This comment has been crying xD So true haha

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Started by dabeatmaster123

5th Gen

Broken Pokémon Black save file - Need help!

JG1323, Nov 17: But that’s the problem... My last actual save was towards the start of the game so there’s no point

7 5,427

Started by JG1323

4th Gen

Team Galactic

Aisaka, Nov 14: Even though I love Platinum I kinda have to admit Galactic wasn't one of the best teams the series has had, but I think they're really interesting and I've always still liked them. I think Galactic was the point where they started to give more...

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Started by Palamon

2nd Gen

Help Me In Pokemon Crystal

PitStain0999, Nov 14: sheep why are you still here

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Started by PitStain0999

3rd Gen

Improved Soundtrack

BlakeKellyQRo, Nov 13: nice one!

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Started by sniper_x002

7th Gen

There's no National Dex

RadEmpoleon, Nov 10: It made it easy to get the shiny charm lol. Honestly though, I don’t mind that there’s no National Dex.

9 5,759

Started by Palamon

News

Plans for two cancelled Kalos games discovered

Sydian, Nov 9: this honestly doesn't surprise me. i felt like it was odd that kalos was the first in the series to not see a third version or sequel and still remains that way (not counting swsh as it's still too new). there were things left untouched or...

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Started by bobandbill

7th Gen

Money?

Sydian, Nov 9: i recall complaints with XY about running out of money quickly bc of customization aha. so i mean i'm fine with more money, it makes sense they would increase the output and create players more ways to make money, especially since trainers aren't...

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Started by Dragon

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Previous Generations Feedback Thread

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The Land vs. The Sea

The gens before wireless trading

Favorite Starter from Previous Generations.

the 1/256 glitch

Best gen 4 starter in ur opinion?

Favourite Gen 7 Pokemon

Team Galactic vs. Team Rocket

The Dream World

flint

Fighting Dojo! Hitmonchan vs. Hitmonlee!

Things you feel WON’T be in the gen4 remakes

Are sun and moon the easiest pokemon games?

Breeding

Psychic type was broken

Only Rivals, the Champion and Evil team Leaders had sprites.

Pokémon Games for the Nintendo 3DS

Replay value

Hardest gym leader in XY?

hg/ss team suggestions

Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle? Who is the BEST Kanto starter?

Stat Trainers

Pokémon Black and White’s 10th anniversary!

How several Pokémon changed during Pokémon Gold and Silver development

Looking for Gold and Silver Japanese Demo

Cute charm glitch?

POKEDEX REGISTRATION

Emma

I actually feel very sorry to beat my rivals in BW.

BENEFICIAL CHEAT CODES FOR ALL POKEMON GBA GAMES

Secret Bases ~

Ribbon Syndicate

Small query

[question] breeding in pokemon silver

DP Battle Tower?

I need help pokeradar shiny chaining

Pokemon questions for emulators

The Level Curve

Fish beats Ruby

Pikachu and Eevee Customization!

XY is weird

You Used Your Last Rare Candy

Safe cloning glitch?

Oldale Town was the worst town

Broken Pokémon Black save file - Need help!

Team Galactic

Help Me In Pokemon Crystal

Improved Soundtrack

There's no National Dex

Plans for two cancelled Kalos games discovered

Money?