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Previous Generations

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

Section Staff: Nah, Megan, Janp

Guide

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

(2 pages)

pokemon fan person, Apr 1: that’s a lot of glitches

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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 16,407

Started by Nah

Guide

Previous Generations FAQ

Nah, Feb 2020: 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...

7 9,225

Started by Nah

6th Gen

Male Versions of Cosplay Pikachu

Sheep, Apr 17: Ultimately I don't mind since they're still cute either way. I used to be obsessed with the female gender icon (pink!!) years ago though so even if it could be male, I'd probably still reset to have that cute symbol. :D; haha

13 6,460

Started by LegendChu

4th Gen

Question about my SoulSilver cartridge

Liquid Halo, Apr 14: It appears to be counterfeit to a painful degree due to the misalignment of the title and Lugia's image let alone that Lugia's image isn't supposed to be there. It's late here and I'm feeling too lazy to go through the process of photographing...

5 214

Started by Catoastd

2nd Gen

Kris and Lyra

Liquid Halo, Apr 14: I see how the similarities in appearance such as hairstyle and basic body structure do suggest that Lyra is a deliberate feminizing of Kris which if this is indeed the case is quite sexist. This is the main reason I never got real into the female...

6 2,928

Started by VisionofMilotic

1st Gen

the 1/256 glitch

Liquid Halo, Apr 14: If this ever affected me I was never aware as: 1. I'd never heard of it until now and 2. I didn't understand the mechanics back when I played Gen 1 nor did I care to. I just wanted to catch Pokemon like my best friend.

9 3,269

Started by Palamon

Did you ever connect with anyone before WiFi was a thing?

Fairy, Apr 13: Oh you better believe I did. With Pokémon being the phenomenon it was with my age group, we all had game boys and we all had link cables. Made so many fun and silly trades based on absolutely nothing of value when it comes to Pokémon. “I beat...

13 466

Started by Sheep

1st Gen

There weren't that many music tracks

LordWayback, Apr 12: Looking at a direct rip it isn’t 100% storage issues on the cartridge it probably doesn’t have to do with storage (they compressed a 1,028~KB raw rom onto a 8MB cartridge (as of GBC)) so it must have to do with limitations of how expensive music is...

10 407

Started by Palamon

1st Gen

Need help to build team for Stadium

BrainWave, Apr 9: Scaling the levels down isn't the thing until Diamond and Pearl's Battle Tower. That said, I've checked what I'm up against and have found that I'm simply outpowered by the later rounds, so I'll just keep my Nidoking and find better mons. This is...

2 122

Started by BrainWave

Article

Nirvana in Nihilism – Why Cyrus is Right

Pokedream.su, Apr 7: We aren't talking about a broken system, I would agree we can change a system (ie capitalism) and not fall into capitalist realism. However, we are talking about a fundamentally broken world here. Even in some idealized Star Trek society, these...

8 492

Started by bobandbill

7th Gen

Jörmungandr

ElBurrito, Apr 6: It's possible that the Ultra Beasts may have also played a part in why Zygarde got those forms in gen 7. One source I found mentions that part of Ragnarök involves the sky splitting and fire giants emerging from the cracks. Which is fairly similar...

4 237

Started by Megan

Guide

The Sinnoh Bible

Megan, Apr 1: I was wondering why I had such a hard time with Platinum. I thought it was that my team was severely underleveled and underpowered due to it consisting in huge portions mostly of defensive Pokemon lacking offensive presence as well as making things...

3 464

Started by bobandbill

5th Gen

Looking for friends

Saad4206969, Mar 30: Hey, guys. I've recently been playing Pokemon Black 2 on my DS Lite after managing to buy a copy of it, and I'd love some friends to trade/battle/hang out with via Kaeru WFC. I'll leave my friend code here, as well as my facebook account in case...

0 161

Started by Saad4206969

2nd Gen

The Red Gyarados

Percy, Mar 28: That shiny Gyarados was really interesting. Would've loved having it on my team because I always pick Cyndaquil as my starter in Johto (and Johto was lacking good water types imo). But, idk, it never felt right to use Gyarados. I think I remember...

10 387

Started by Palamon

Playing the older games

(2 pages)

FeralLungs, Mar 28: Visually its hard for me to go back to the older games like red and blue because I don't like how the over world looks, but I still love the battle sprites for the trainers and pokemon. When it comes to gen 3 and anything after I probably won't...

26 7,387

Started by Caite-chan

1st Gen

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

(2 pages)

pokemon fan person, Mar 27: i like all of them, but if i have to choose it would be bulbasaur

25 11,094

Started by Imported Cheese

4th Gen

The Villa

CeruleanSky, Mar 27: you're not the only one - i did as well! it surprises me that i did that in hindsight, i can't imagine playing for instance sword and shield anywhere near as much as i played platinum

3 321

Started by Setsuna

2nd Gen

The Level Curve

Pokemanz, Mar 25: I find it easier to play through HGSS with three or four mons instead of a full team since the level curve is so bad in those games.

10 10,047

Started by Palamon

1st Gen

Gen 1 Positives

ElBurrito, Mar 24: Though the graphics are significantly outdated, they still have a certain charm to them that later gamers, especially gens 6 and up just don't have. The lack of hand holding and hours of forced tutorials is also nice. I recently started another...

12 876

Started by Pokedream.su

4th Gen

Biggest grass patch?

Setsuna, Mar 24: I'd place a decent wager on the large grass patch on the west end of Route 222 being the largest in Sinnoh. Right where the Valor Lakefront connects to Route 222 is a massive patch of grass. There's a pretty large one outside Mt. Coronet on its...

4 593

Started by SawkTheWarrior

5th Gen

N, Ghetsis, or Colress?

Fairy, Mar 24: I always thought Colress was cool. Unique design but weak battle.

12 562

Started by Dragon

1st Gen

Making a list of imprinted stamped numbers on original carts - Please Help!!

Dogberry, Mar 23: Hello! Came from your YouTube comments to post this! Region: US Imprinted Number: 11 ESRB: Black Game: Yellow Cant upload pics from phone but I’m staring right at it. :) hope this helps!

7 1,069

Started by frabulator

Virtual Console or Physical Cartridge?

SawkTheWarrior, Mar 23: I hate VC. it feels so insecure, knowing that your console could break and your 80$ game would be lost forever. However, Carts and pretty resilient *laughs in GB carts* and will last for a long time and can be transfered between consoles.

19 2,264

Started by Palamon

7th Gen

Are sun and moon the easiest pokemon games?

BiggusWeeabus, Mar 16: Nope, the Gen 6 games are.

14 3,712

Started by PageEmperor

Best HM moves

Roni, Mar 15: *comes into thread to answer Surf and Waterfall* *sees that literally everyone has that as their answer too* uhhh well i guess not as many mentioned Fly and Strength yet so i'll go with those as well? Dive's pretty underrated tbh considering...

9 676

Started by VisionofMilotic

4th Gen

Ribbon Syndicate

Setsuna, Mar 14: I actually remember entering it without even knowing I had more than 10 ribbons on whichever Pokemon it was. It just happened while I was playing around with how contests worked and maybe because I just really liked Julia in Sunyshore... My...

5 7,389

Started by Fritz

6th Gen

One mega only

HitmonSal, Mar 12: Mega Lucario Then mega salamence as a close second xD

23 4,175

Started by VisionofMilotic

3rd Gen

Emerald team suggestions

PokeNostalgia, Mar 11: Thanks for your reply. I've used shadow ball on Gardevior I don't know if that was a noob move. But i've change Torkoal for Lombre and will wait until he learns Hydro pump.

5 696

Started by PokeNostalgia

1st Gen

Greed and Punishment

Pokedream.su, Mar 10: I was thinking about this on the bus today, and Electrode's 25% critical chance hit rate makes those explosions all the more scary.

8 811

Started by Megan

4th Gen

Mindy

PageEmperor, Mar 8: I’ll bet you all that in the upcomming remakes they will change the trade and make it that she now gives you a MEGA Gengar. Or gigantamax Gengar. Or possibly evn both.

7 852

Started by Fritz

The gens before wireless trading

frabulator, Mar 8: To add to what I said above, this is a picture of my link cable. As far as I am aware, it still works. There are two ends for a GBC/GBA and one for a GB. I dont think it is official brand, but it can stretch like seven feet or so. Great for social...

12 2,950

Started by Palamon

4th Gen

Sinnoh revisit!

Fritz, Mar 8: I played through Platinum less than a year ago, so I've already been through Sinnoh fairly recently. If I replayed either Platinum or Pearl again before the remakes came out, I'd probably get bored of going through the same region again while...

7 773

Started by Astromancer

3rd Gen

Eon Ticket

Gigadweeb, Mar 7: Unfortunately not. Planning to pick up one on eBay when I see it for cheap, though. Bought an e-Reader the other week pretty much for that purpose.

7 531

Started by Palamon

6th Gen

Hardest gym leader in XY?

Fritz, Mar 6: I just played through Pokémon Y a few days ago. The Rock Gym was pretty much the only one where I sort of struggled, probably due to my team not really having many good moves for Rock-types at that point in the game. Otherwise, the Gyms and Elite...

13 9,527

Started by PageEmperor

5th Gen

In battles, sprites were always animated.

भाग्य ज्योति, Mar 6: The best thing of Pokemon BW is the sprites and that's what makes it unique among other games. Personally speaking, Nintendo should have continued this trend instead of switching to 3D sprites, and we all know how worse were USUM models.

19 7,706

Started by Palamon

2nd Gen

Breeding

Astromancer, Mar 5: I've never actively bred pokémon in my life, and back when I played Gold I didn't even realize it could be useful beyond a cute little lore thing d: It was a cute gimmick to have to breed to get the baby pokémon, sure. But I'm not a completionist so...

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Started by Palamon

4th Gen

Sinnoh's Fire Problem

Vagabond+, Mar 5: What's funny about this idea specifically is that Growlithe IS on the first several routes of the game if FireRed is inserted in the GBA slot. Vulpix is mid-game if you do it with LeafGreen. Sadly that doesn't work until after the Elite Four has...

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Started by Palamon

4th Gen

Best gen 4 starter in ur opinion?

(2 pages)

ninestarryskies, Mar 4: I always pick Turtwig or Piplup, I'm just not a fan of monkey like Pokemon in general. I've raised a Chimchar once or twice by now though and it's grown on me a little, it is pretty cute for a primate.

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Started by Snowvyle

3rd Gen

Secret Bases ~

ninestarryskies, Mar 4: I love secret bases!! I really appreciated the room decoration features in Gen II so when I finally got to play Ruby and Sapphire I was delighted that I could do it again in a different layout! I do wish there were more decorations and that you...

13 10,057

Started by Dragon

1st Gen

Rumors You Fell For

(2 pages)

boxingboy, Mar 4: I will never loose faith in mashing the ‘B’ button.

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Started by Palamon

2nd Gen

Pokemon Silver - Help Grinding

boxingboy, Mar 4: Unless you need the money E4 is a waste of time for grinding. If you’re a competitive player do it properly.

8 1,436

Started by Hex Maniac Quinn

5th Gen

The Dream World

Megan, Mar 4: I unfortunately miss out on that feature. Back then I didn't even know that Hidden Abilities where a thing. ^^"

14 1,058

Started by Palamon

2nd Gen

Question about legendary Pokemon in the Gold / Silver game

Megan, Mar 3: Mew you definitely can get if you have Red or Blue via a glitch. In Yellow it's a lot more difficult but I assume it's possible as well. I got a couple of them back in the day and was able to easily trade them to my Gold and Crystal version without...

5 1,771

Started by Amitomer

1st Gen

What your fav pokemon means

Megan, Mar 3: Why is every Pokemon I pick a reference to some random person that I don't understand? Well, at least Scyther is kind of cool...meme-y but cool.

11 1,126

Started by VisionofMilotic

5th Gen

You Used Your Last Rare Candy

Fritz, Mar 3: One of the best things Gen 5 did, along with introducing permanent TMs. Saves a lot of time when you're using Super Potions multiple times.

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Started by Palamon

Article

How several Pokémon changed during Pokémon Gold and Silver development

ninestarryskies, Feb 28: I still really wish the round electric tiger boys, the bell kitties, and the voodoo doll panda thing were kept on. I also really loved the Hoppip lines original look, with all of them being adorable cat heads with tails, but i can see why they...

3 7,070

Started by bobandbill

7th Gen

Best sos chaining method for shinies in Moon?

MidnightVixxen, Feb 26: What's your best sos chaining method for shinies in moon& ultra? I use a mega absol with false swipe and magic bounce , I use an adrenaline orb at the start of the fight obviously , then I attack the 2nd Pokemons until one of my move runs out of ppS...

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Started by MidnightVixxen

7th Gen

Pikachu and Eevee Customization!

Makaan, Feb 6: I too used the Team Rocket outfit, and built my team out of suitable shinies to fit that theme, nicknaming them as R-(Pokémon). My final team was R-Golbat, R-Marowak, R-Hypno, R-Electrode, R-Raticate and R-Machamp.

5 9,639

Started by Dragon

4th Gen

The Dongle's in the Details

Nah, Feb 4: We're somewhat lenient around here in regards to bumping old threads, but there are limits, and threads nearly as old as my account are one of the places I'd draw the line, so I'll lock this thread. It's ok to make a new thread if the closest...

6 1,715

Started by Saronai

Replay value

(2 pages)

Lordecoxinha, Feb 3: HGSS for me, but tbh it's mostly because I like being followed around by Houndoom :P Lmao I can definitely relate to that

27 1,402

Started by Astromancer

4th Gen

Team Galactic vs. Team Rocket

Megan, Jan 28: Are we including the original incarnation of TR, before it got disbanded? Because I liked the old mafia style they had going on back then. The new reformed version never had the same impact on me. Originally they were not interfering with your...

5 9,878

Started by Dragon

3rd Gen

The Land vs. The Sea

Squirtlenator, Jan 28: Both teams had flawed philosophies. The world needs a balance of both land and water in order to thrive. In terms of everything else though I like team Aqua. Water type is my favorite typing so there's that. Their attire is pirate themed which I...

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Started by Dragon

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

Previous Generations Feedback Thread

Previous Generations FAQ

Male Versions of Cosplay Pikachu

Question about my SoulSilver cartridge

Kris and Lyra

the 1/256 glitch

Did you ever connect with anyone before WiFi was a thing?

There weren't that many music tracks

Need help to build team for Stadium

Nirvana in Nihilism – Why Cyrus is Right

Jörmungandr

The Sinnoh Bible

Looking for friends

The Red Gyarados

Playing the older games

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

The Villa

The Level Curve

Gen 1 Positives

Biggest grass patch?

N, Ghetsis, or Colress?

Making a list of imprinted stamped numbers on original carts - Please Help!!

Virtual Console or Physical Cartridge?

Are sun and moon the easiest pokemon games?

Best HM moves

Ribbon Syndicate

One mega only

Emerald team suggestions

Greed and Punishment

Mindy

The gens before wireless trading

Sinnoh revisit!

Eon Ticket

Hardest gym leader in XY?

In battles, sprites were always animated.

Breeding

Sinnoh's Fire Problem

Best gen 4 starter in ur opinion?

Secret Bases ~

Rumors You Fell For

Pokemon Silver - Help Grinding

The Dream World

Question about legendary Pokemon in the Gold / Silver game

What your fav pokemon means

You Used Your Last Rare Candy

How several Pokémon changed during Pokémon Gold and Silver development

Best sos chaining method for shinies in Moon?

Pikachu and Eevee Customization!

The Dongle's in the Details

Replay value

Team Galactic vs. Team Rocket

The Land vs. The Sea