Do you buy both versions of a main series game?

[Sheep]

Do you buy both versions, or one? If you buy both, what's your reasoning?

 

[CodeHelmet]

I buy one simply because it's a waste of $$$ to buy the rest. If you're too lazy to trade, you're too lazy to finish the Pokédex. If I had $$$ to burn needlessly, I'd buy them all. However, why when you can simply trade with those who got the other version(s)?

 

[Starlight]

Me and my partner both play so we always buy both.

 

[Stumpy.]

Whenever I was younger I ended up buying both games, up until X & Y.

Now I just stick to one copy because it's so much easier to trade with other people on the newer installments.

 

[Percy]

just one but there is that one time i bought the second one a few months after the first. i think it's one of the unova games. just bought it to replay with a different set of pokemon and minor story differences

 

[colours]

As much as I would love to buy both versions, I just end up sticking with one. :c Too expensive to buy both orz....

 

[Brendino]

The one and only time I did it was when I bought both Sun and Moon, and while I didn't actually mind the games, I had no real interest in playing through the game a second time, so I ended up regretting it. Unless future games give us wildly different stories between games, I'll porbably just stick to one or the other going forward.

 

[Kieran]

I stopped by the 6th generation, deciding I only need one since it's too easy to trade for what you need anyway; I always pick the "Blue-r" version.

Only time I did after that was buying a second hand Pokemon Sun, play through it, Pokebank transfer my Pokemon back to Moon and re-sold it.

 

[Noblejanobii]

Typically yes just because I'd get them as gifts or something. But probably from here on out since I'm forking over my own money I'll stick with one version.

 

[bobandbill]

The only time I have was when I was buying the other version for someone else, e.g. my sister. Not enough interest otherwise to buy essentially the same game again for me.

 

[lilaë21]

I did (well, had them bought for me) with all three of GSC and with FRLG, but never otherwise. And I don't see myself ever doing that again, as there are already so many games out there I just wait for a good price before buying them, and getting what is nearly the same game twice isn't a good idea

 

[Sydian]

i'm really particular about pokemon games. it's my favorite series and i like to have one copy to store things on and one to restart over and over, sometimes i'll even have three for each generation. i don't like to transfer out of a gen either so that's another thing. the only main series games i don't have both versions for are usum, but i do want to pick up ultra sun at some point. and i guess since the let's go games count too, i only have eevee and don't plan on getting pikachu.

 

[Zeostar]

Only one version.

Aside from the advantage to trade between copies, it would pretty much be playing the exact game twice.

 

[alisaie]

Depends on whether I want to eventually do challenge runs with that generation/set of games. If I do then I end up picking up both because then I have one file which is my 'permanent' file and then I have the other file that I restart whenever I want to do a challenge. Latest set of games would be SM and honestly I don't think I plan on getting the other one of USUM because I can't even finish my permanent file.

 

[simone1234]

When i was little i bought all versions of pokemon for example

Red/blue/yellow.
Gold/silver/crystal.
Ruby/sapphire/emerald.
But once my br was born i think i bought only 1 version of the games 1 for me and other for my br.

 

[Sugar-Fable]

I always buy just one version. It's too expensive to buy both.

 

[mikey]

I just get one version, with the exception of getting both Heartgold and Soulsilver because I love those games so much :>

 

[adzpower]

I used to buy both versions, now I don't because these days imo the games lack replayability.

 

[Tasos Ker]

Do you buy both editions?

Like white and black, sun and moon. And if yes, why?

 

[colours]

(fyi @Tasos I've merged your thread with an existing one here in Pokemon Gaming Central)