MAGNEDETH

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Back in the day when legendaries we're the only way to go and if you didn't have a Mewtwo, you were a nobody. I had an {{p|Articuno}} (named "Icy") which was mostly for {{m|Fly}}ing, but, also good for beating Lance. Megamite is a Level 100 Magnemite, and the rest are what you'd expect.

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Thanks to the [[Missingno.]] glitch, You can get one hell of a team by trading with friends.

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'''THIS GAME HAS BEEN LOST.''' I started with {{p|Squirtle}}.

I had never played Yellow version before 2010. Namely because I hate Pikachu. Well, a friend was cleaning his place, and found 3(!) copies and gave them all to me. I gave away two of them, and decided I might as well beat Yellow.<br>

But fate would not have it, as after I got my sixth badge, the game failed to retain my save, bringing my journey to an early end. But then Yellow on 3DS [[Virtual Console]] finally gave me a reliable chance to beat the game, so I did.<br>

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With the introduction of a new generation, we got the opportunity to play with 100 new species of Pokémon. Buuut, I was a naive young boy who still insisted on using legendaries...however, I did move up to a Magneton. Ho-oh had Fly and T-tar was pretty crappy. But it was cool looking.

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This game was lost for the longest time, but I found it February 15, 2009. But, sitting under the dresser for a few years hasn't done it any favors. So I restarted it! You wouldn't think restarting and playing an ancient Pokémon game would be fun, but it seems to have really shown me how good these older games were.

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This is actually the second team, as this game was restarted. The first time around was pretty bad, but I made sure I knew the score this time around. I planned the team ahead of time, and then left a spot open for a Crawdaunt knowing 4 HMs. They all do their jobs quite well, even Walrein, the weakest.

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Like above, there was a second team. This was my first Pokémon game since Silver, three years prior. I knew nothing about natures and EVs, so, it was a mess. Second time around, I had {{tt|Blastoise|BRUCEFORCE}}, a hacked {{tt|Scyther|FRED}} with Fly, {{tt|Magneton|MAGNEDETH}}, {{tt|Arcanine|SPARTICUS}}, {{tt|Nidoking|KILLDOZER}}, and a {{tt|Kingler|SWISSKNIFE}} with any HM I didn't want on the main team. Super hacked Scyther bothered me a little, and I wasn't really satisfied with Blastoise or Arcanine either, so I restarted it again!

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A friend of mine has been shipped off to Iraq. Godspeed to him. He gave me his Emerald. This team was used to beat his game and harvest legendaries: {{tt|Sceptile|ACE}}, {{tt|Xatu|TOTEM TOM}}, {{tt|Magneton|MAGNEDETH}}, {{tt|Golduck|PHIL}}, {{tt|Dugtrio|PAIN TRAIN}}, {{tt|Machamp|MR. X}}.

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'''TEMP TEAM''' - Game is slated for restart.

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This is my team for used in the story. Beating gyms, E4, etc. I have rarely used it in battles against anyone. Magnemite and Porygon had to be traded over because they aren't in the Sinnoh Dex. I don't really like any of the Sinnoh starters (Torterra is cool, but, I'd never use him) but I chose Infernape simply because it was useful and fit into the team. However, thanks to that annoying monkey sound, I almost replaced him. Very annoying. Magnezone and Garchomp are used in other teams and Porygon-Z does see occasional online use.

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Gen V is here! WHAT?! NO MAGNEMITE?! It's true. For the first time since Gen I, I didn't use a Magnemite (before Megamite, I had a Raichu). Galvantula is pretty damn cool though, and with {{a|Compoundeyes}} it throws a mean {{m|Thunder}}. Granted, its a hell of a lot less powerful than Zone, and noticeably more frail. In this gen, I don't really like any of the starters. Game Freak really screwed this all up making Emboar another Fire/Fighting because really, Samurott should absolutely be Water/Fighting. Not to mention Samurott's really stupid stat spread, but regardless, it did a pretty good job. Sigilyph is just plain cool. It looks, sounds, and acts ridiculous, and with {{a|Magic Guard}}, it just doesn't care what you think. Good stat spread and great movepool. Chandelure and Mienshao were Pokemon I wanted pretty bad, but you only get late in the game. Thankfully, {{u|Umeko}} and {{u|Jo The Marten}} respectively traded me a bred Pokemon. Specially bred IV made them both killing machines. Then there's Excadrill. As soon as it was revealed I wanted one, and I searched FOREVER in [[Wellspring Cave]] for a good Drilbur. Can't tell you how long it took, but it payed off. By the way, in the interest of learning names, I didn't nickname anything. The nicknames listed are simply names they I called them myself.

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With the unexpected changes brought by B2W2, I finally had myself a Magnemite in Unova! But what about the rest? I insisted on staying with Gen V Pokemon for the rest of the team. Emboar proved to be powerful, but lacking a friendly movepool. Rather aggravating having to gain BP to earn Brick Break just to give it something to use. Archeops had to be traded in (thanks Jo the Marten), but it is a beast. Give it {{m|Acrobatics}} and it will tear teams apart. Its defenses are terrible, but it was usually fast enough to OHKO anyway. The moveset changes were kind to Magnemite, giving it Flash Canon, but the TM changes meant Shock Wave was no longer available. Volt Switch is annoying to use in single player. Simipour had to be traded in (thanks again to Jo) because there's no way I'm going to wait for the tiny chance for one to pop-up. It proved to be just fast enough and just strong enough to provide the power I needed. Krookodile is awesome. Defenses were terrible, but it didn't care, it would rock the earth or just eat its opponents. The last spot changed hands a few times, but I eventually settled on Leavanny. I used it for a while, but I didn't want to saddle anyone with Cut and Dive. Basculin initially rounded out as an HM slave and never saw battle, but once I found out that Dive wasn't necessary at all, I brought Leavanny back. It is quite handy for dealing with Water/Ground Pokémon and is classy as hell (while it tears opponents in half).

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After much prodding, I finally got around to doing a [[Nuzlocke challenge]]. It went very well. Too well in-fact... I only lost ONE Pokémon (which you can read about in the next section).

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* Poor Purrloin got smashed by a +2 {{m|Tackle}} from Cheren's Lillipup. I got overzealous and figured Cheren wouldn't be an issue, but after a few {{m|Work Up}}s, Lillipup brought me back to reality.

* Herdier was an early catch that proved very reliable. STAB Normal moves early in the game and solid stats had me thinking I may keep her, but when I got Scrafty, I decided that STAB Fighting-type moves would prove more useful and Herdier was put on the bench.

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Well, after the arguable disappointment that was Gen V, Gen VI came to life ''in 3D!!'' However, what they gave us in fancy graphics and inappropriate Pokémon touching, they forgot to actually give us some Pokémon to play with. Building an all Gen VI team proved nearly impossible with my requirement to have a Ground-type, and there only be TWO....'''''TWO''''' released, one of which was legendary, but I found a way around it. More on that in a moment. Unlike Gen V where all the starters sucked, Gen VI has three great starters (even Grass!). After much hemming and hawing, I chose Froakie. I later regretted it after deciding a liked Delphox more, but Greninja proved to be a worthy team member. Fast and just powerful enough. Next was Hawlucha who was pretty fun, albeit a little underpowered. Heliolisk is a bit of a mess, but it works. Decent stats and Dry Skin is very handy for an Electric-type, but why is it part Normal? Why not part Ground or Rock? Anyway, Pyroar is awesome, if limited in its purpose due to a shallow movepool. Diggersby is one of the ugliest and most useless Pokémon ever created, BUT I nabbed one with Huge Power which makes it a complete beast. Then there's Aegislash whom I think is kinda cool, but gimmicky and a real pain to use. Overall, this team is pretty meh (three Normal-types!) but I had a pretty limited list to work with. Really Game Freak? Only 69 new Pokémon? C'mon... Those lame Mega Evolutions don't count...

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Instead of my usual mini-review of the game, I went full on and wrote an actual article on Bulbanews which you can read [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Omega_Ruby_and_Alpha_Sapphire:_A_retrospective_review right here]. I got a ton of positive feedback from people. Even those that disagreed with me. I'm really happy with how the review turned out, but a big thing I forgot to mention is the lack of character customization. Masuda says it's because Brendan and May have set designs, but I don't see how at least offering skin, hair, or clothing color changes would have been out of the question. But anyway, the review can be heavily summed up as, the game was disappointing for me. It's a near 1:1 remake with very little changed.

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The hype train for Gen VII was huge. The reveal alone proved that X and Y were merely test beds for a Pokémon game in 3DS. So with Gen VI out of the way, they could really flex their muscles, and they went all in on making a new and unique experience. Gone were gyms, badges, HMs, and instead we got Totem Pokémon and a rich story that takes center stage featuring an all new kind of Pokémon. [[Ultra Beast]]s! So how did it go over? Was it the amazing new direction that the fans were dying for? Did my cold, dark heart get turned on by the rich landscapes and deep character progression?<br>

Not really.<br>

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Sword and Shield suck and I can't be bothered to make a fancy table for my team. These games are so boring and lifeless. Some of the music is good, though.

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Legends: Arceus showed us what a proper open world Pokémon game could be. It looks pretty bad, and it's fairly straightforward, but the gameplay is fun, and that's what counts. It isn't perfect, but I enjoyed these games more than any Pokémon since Gen 5. I can only hope we get more games like this with some expansion in how the progression, the setting, and features.  

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These are the laziest, lifeless, most half-assed games that Pokémon has gotten and are an insult to the originals, the franchise, and players. I intentionally refrained from evolving some of my Pokémon, or giving them their best moves, until after beating the E4 just so I could have any semblance of a challenge, and even then, only [[Cynthia]] posed any real threat. I hope and pray that the Pokémon franchise never has to experience the embarassment of a game even remotely as bad as these. I will never give this game a fancy table.  

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If Game Freak can't be bothered to make a properly functioning game with consistent framerate and some semblance of direction, then I can't be bothered to make a fancy table for my team. Some of the characters and writing are good, though. At least we got a new Magnemite family member.