


That being said, as time passed, that excitement interestingly transformed into disappointment for many, and they are now considered the weakest mainline titles by many of the series’ fans. They reviewed well and the community seemed to latch onto the titles just as they did with past generations.

Then, the exciting announcements kept piling on, with the new Fairy type and the introduction of Mega Evolutions making the biggest splash of all.Īll eyes were locked onto Pokémon X and Y when they released, and at first, people seemed to really like the games. While Pokémon Coliseum and XD Gale of Darkness are good in their own right, they didn’t feature the series’ mainline mechanics, so this was really our first true look at what a traditional Pokémon game could be like in 3D. The entire community was almost just as excited as we were before release as well. We were immediately elated and excited, following every bit of news we could find on the topic.
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It showed that the Pokémon series not only that it had shifted to a simultaneous worldwide release, but that it had gone 3D for the first time ever in the mainline series. Since our hearts were captured by Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald, my brother and I had followed each new entry as it came out in Japan and then the US. I still remember my brother waking me up one morning in eighth grade because he was super excited to show me something: a reveal trailer for a new Pokémon game.
