1 Minute Reviews of Every Single Gen 1 Pokémon

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  • @TheSeleneSeipher
    @TheSeleneSeipher Před rokem +583

    Don't know why I did this just felt like providing the chapter timestamps. T B Skyen do with them what you will.
    0:00 - Bulbasaur Line
    0:53 - Charmander Line
    1:47 - Squirtle Line
    2:41 - Caterpie Line
    3:35 - Weedle Line
    4:29 - Pidgey Line
    5:22 - Rattata Line
    6:16 - Spearow Line
    7:10 - Ekans Line
    8:03 - Pikachu Line
    9:50 - YT Self Promotion
    10:38 - Sandshrew Line
    11:32 - Nidoran♀Line
    12:26 - Nidoran♂Line
    13:19 - Clefairy Line
    14:13 - Vulpix Line
    15:07 - Jigglypuff Line
    16:01 - Zubat Line
    16:54 - Oddish Line
    17:48 - Paras Line
    18:42 - Venonat Line
    19:36 - Diglett Line
    20:30 - Meowth Line
    21:24 - Psyduck Line
    22:17 - Mankey Line
    23:09 - Growlithe Line
    24:02 - Poliwag Line
    24:56 - Abra Line
    25:50 - Machop Line
    26:44 - Bellsprout Line
    27:38 - Tentacool Line
    28:32 - Geodude Line
    29:26 - Ponyta Line
    30:19 - Slowpoke Line
    31:13 - Magnemite Line
    32:05 - Farfetch'd
    32:58 - Doduo Line
    33:50 - Seel Line
    34:39 - Grimer Line
    35:32 - Shellder Line
    36:25 - Gastly Line
    37:17 - Onix Line
    38:08 - Drowzee Line
    39:03 - Krabby Line
    39:56 - Voltorb Line
    40:50 - Exeggcute Line
    41:44 - Cubone Line
    42:37 - Hitmonchan/Hitmonlee Line
    43:30 - Lickitung Line
    44:24 - Koffing Line
    45:17 - Rhyhorn Line
    46:11 - Chansey Line
    47:04 - Tangela Line
    47:58 - Kangaskhan
    48:52 - Horsea Line
    49:46 - Goldeen Line
    50:40 - Staryu Line
    51:33 - Mr. Mime Line
    52:27 - Scyther Line
    53:21 - Jynx Line
    54:15 - Electabuzz Line
    55:10 - Magmar Line
    56:02 - Pinsir
    56:56 - Tauros
    57:54 - Magikarp Line
    58:55 - Lapras
    59:48 - Ditto
    1:00:43 - Eevee
    1:01:37 - Vaporeon
    1:02:31 - Jolteon
    1:03:21 - Flareon
    1:04:12 - Espeon
    1:05:06 - Umbreon
    1:05:59 - Leafeon
    1:06:50 - Glaceon
    1:07:43 - Sylveon
    1:08:36 - Porygon Line
    1:09:30 - Omanyte Line
    1:10:24 - Kabuto Line
    1:11:18 - Aerodactyl
    1:12:11 - Snorlax Line
    1:13:05 - Articuno
    1:13:59 - Zapdos
    1:14:53 - Moltres
    1:15:45 - Dratini Line
    1:16:38 - Mewtwo
    1:17:31 - Mew

    • @LoveSasukeKai
      @LoveSasukeKai Před rokem +8

      Slightly disappointed Ditto isn't timestamped as Award Bait Song

    • @iamireland
      @iamireland Před rokem +1

      You're good folk.

    • @peeko_luxx2873
      @peeko_luxx2873 Před rokem +6

      Something about a list of the initial 151 Pokémon just tickles my fancies. Reminds me of the old posters of the first gen id have on my wall when I was like 9

    • @naoruaikidokai1742
      @naoruaikidokai1742 Před rokem +2

      Capeless hero!!

    • @Sassafrass95
      @Sassafrass95 Před rokem

      for Ekans it makes sense that there are no visible fangs as snakes don't have fangs that peak outside of their mouths like sabertooths, the only time we really ever see ekans with fangs is in the cartoon but in game it's probably harder to show fangs inside of a mouth during attack animations.

  • @ymotle
    @ymotle Před rokem +1095

    Im ready for: “The gen 1 design policy its to take normal animals y and make them kinda cool” 151 times XD

    • @sydney9156
      @sydney9156 Před rokem +69

      "League champions were created to embody archetypes not to challenge them".... 2!

    • @GreysonMacAllister
      @GreysonMacAllister Před 11 měsíci +5

      To be fair, he also sang about Ditto and gushed about Tangela being great for a few minutes

    • @ThePinkBabyMusic
      @ThePinkBabyMusic Před 5 měsíci

      Stoatle missplay

  • @WriothesleySimp
    @WriothesleySimp Před rokem +159

    1:16
    Fun fact: applin is a dragon type because of a joke
    Since apples are always associated with having worms inside of them… they made applin a dragon type because the word “worm” sounds exactly like “wyrm” a mythical creature which is basically a dragon just kissing a few legs I believe

    • @logtheghost
      @logtheghost Před 19 dny +3

      yeah a wurm is just dragon but snake also haha kissing typo

    • @bonj214
      @bonj214 Před 5 dny +1

      the legs after 9 months: 🫃

  • @wingdings_1738
    @wingdings_1738 Před rokem +218

    I like to imagine that these are the field notes of a Pokémon researcher.

  • @Gabriel_LlG
    @Gabriel_LlG Před rokem +269

    Regarding the yellow rings on Umbreon. In the beta for pokemon gold and silver, Umbreon was originally supposed to be a poison type, not a dark type. They probably based the rings on how some poisonous animals have bright colors to show predators that they are poisonous.

    • @feiradragon7915
      @feiradragon7915 Před rokem +27

      That would make sense. There's a rl octopus that has rings on its skin and is poisonous to touch, plus bioluminescent chemicals are generally toxic to ingest so combining those on a would-be poison type would be creative. Though at least the rings still work as conveying a glowstick vibe like a visual cue to avoid being bumped into at night.

    • @thebestpilot7
      @thebestpilot7 Před rokem +20

      @@feiradragon7915 I know this is several months late, but overtime they gradually made the inner section of the rings narrower so now they look like eyes in the dark. Which I think is a super cool way to slightly modify the design to work more for its type

    • @feiradragon7915
      @feiradragon7915 Před rokem +1

      @@thebestpilot7 I never noticed that. Cool.

    • @Gabriel_LlG
      @Gabriel_LlG Před 8 měsíci +1

      The idea of the poison type Umbreon was before the original games came out, during the beta. So the name planned could have been different. Also, the official Japanese name of Umbreon is "Blacky". Back then, they would release the pokemon games in Japan a year or some months before other countries. This means that the name of Umbreon for the English name was chosen after Umbreon was decided to be a dark type.@@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes

    • @imimdanger9779
      @imimdanger9779 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Doesn't it just mean something like the light in the dark? Or is it something like ringlights?

  • @peytonashby6789
    @peytonashby6789 Před rokem +51

    "Dragon Ball Donald Duck" has now somehow made me like Golduck if for nothing else than that joke.

  • @PeterDivine
    @PeterDivine Před rokem +86

    Boy did my bro Umbreon dirty. I'm of the absolute opposite opinion, I think the yellow doesn't look tacked on at all and the shapes provide an excellent contrast to the black fur, making the observer think of flashlights in the dark, fireflies in a nighttime field, or the moon and stars contrasted against the night sky.
    I look at Umbreon and I see a member of the Midnight Crew- this Pokemon isn't evil, or even mischievous, but it is absolutely a night owl and it loves prowling through the quiet and solitude of street lamps illuminating empty nighttime streets when everyone else is asleep- the slinking alley cat to the refined, demure chic of Espeon.

    • @ElvesvsShinyRocks
      @ElvesvsShinyRocks Před 23 dny +8

      from the way he described espeon as well, I kinda think he just, like, missed the boat on their whole 'Sunlight vs Moonlight' gimmick.

    • @daral9217
      @daral9217 Před 9 dny

      @@ElvesvsShinyRocks Yeah the Sunlight and Moonlight split between them is what makes the yellow moon like markings on Umbreon make sense.

    • @jacobtrost5048
      @jacobtrost5048 Před 8 dny

      THANK YOU. Between Umbreon and Arcanine both getting low scores I was about to riot

    • @NicaNicu31
      @NicaNicu31 Před 2 dny

      What other Pokemon are part of the midnight crew?

  • @walkaway1764
    @walkaway1764 Před rokem +500

    it's funny that you mentioned that Nidoran F aren't directly based on any animal found in nature. Earlier this year, I woke up at about 2am. Got up to use the bathroom. Got back to bed and just as I was about to fall back to sleep, it hit me. Nidorans are rabbits.
    Needless to say, I could not sleep after that revelation.

    • @patrickma4220
      @patrickma4220 Před rokem +89

      Okay smart guy with the big brain and the multiple brain cells
      can you explain to me why SandSHREW, who resembles a pangolin and evolves into a hedgehog, is categorised as the 'mouse' pokemon?
      checkmate athiests

    • @sunray501
      @sunray501 Před rokem +28

      Lagomorphs would be a helpful word for this sort of description. Good catch tho. I think the further Nidoran evolutions made it hard to spot.

    • @nickshane5985
      @nickshane5985 Před rokem +14

      Before your mind is made up, look at the Godzilla villain Baragon. They are almost a perfect match.

    • @Valtamerisielu
      @Valtamerisielu Před rokem +4

      @@nickshane5985 I’ve always nicknamed my Nidokings Baragon haha

    • @duncandisorderly9445
      @duncandisorderly9445 Před rokem +16

      I mean… the old sprites in Gen 1 had Nidoran with weirdly long legs and ears. So I always assumed they were rabbits.

  • @pawcanada
    @pawcanada Před rokem +76

    I believ the Pokémon that bites Slowbro's tail is actually an unused one from an earlier/beta build rather than a Shellder. They kept the design and claimed it was a Shellder once they dropped that Pokémon from the game. I also believe said beta revealed a different final form for the Squirtle line, with Blastoise being from a separate one, then those two got merged into the one we have today, scrapping the others.

  • @iferlyf8172
    @iferlyf8172 Před rokem +81

    The edgier characterization of mr mime in détective pikachu made him less creepy, and in swsh onwards, he's got that animation of sitting in a couch and drinking a beer that makes him more charming

    • @ExpandDong420
      @ExpandDong420 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Yeah but that just brings him to creepy uncle territory at best

    • @Stephen-Fox
      @Stephen-Fox Před 9 měsíci +9

      @@ExpandDong420 Creepy Uncle? That's no way to talk about Ash's dad.

    • @kit4akat
      @kit4akat Před 2 měsíci

      i still think its creepy bc it ‘ s seeing ash ‘ s mom

  • @XXXmarquise
    @XXXmarquise Před rokem +38

    I always thought Koffing and Weezing were based off of underwater mines, with how they can self destruct and look unstable

  • @liamwhite3522
    @liamwhite3522 Před rokem +58

    Jigglypuff and Clefairy lines being siblings means that Wigglytuff having rabbit features makes sense. In Japan, rabbits are accociated with the moon, so while Clefairy fell to Kanto from the moon, Jigglypuff lived in Kanto and lived alongside them after they landed, picking up moon-based evolution in the process.

  • @marche800
    @marche800 Před 10 měsíci +18

    For Alolan Marowak the ghostly flamedancer element comes the cultural significance on that kind of traditional dance in that flame dances are a way of honoring the spirits, preparing for war and celebrating life in Polynesian culture and given that Morowak is already so tied to mourning conceptually having a final evolution that can properly bring closure to the life lost while celebrating the life it still has is a really nice full circle moment that ties both the pokemon and the region together in a very resonant way while also being really cool.

    • @Amelia4111
      @Amelia4111 Před 10 měsíci

      MAROWAK IS SPELLED WITH 2 A'S THE SECOND TIME, NOT 2 O'S!

    • @fishbowlheretic
      @fishbowlheretic Před 9 měsíci +2

      thank you for explaining this! i was pretty upset that they thought the idea &design seemed out of place, when it fits beautifully and is a perfect regional variant for marowak!

  • @PoisonFlower765
    @PoisonFlower765 Před rokem +177

    Fun fact: these shorts are how I first discovered you, and by extension, everything I know about League of Legends lore. Thanks!

  • @Juniper_Rose
    @Juniper_Rose Před rokem +23

    A note about Muk; Alolan Muk LOOKS more ferocious, but in actuality it's way more friendly! Assuming you feed it. The Moon entry says it's very friendly, but if you don't feel it properly it'll smash your furniture and devour the pieces

  • @smusher6
    @smusher6 Před rokem +23

    Bellsprout is still my favorite pokemon to this very day, and your segment here about its evolution line absolutely slew me. SCREAMING FLYING BANANA

  • @mognum5136
    @mognum5136 Před rokem +183

    Hearing you speaking in the shorts speed for an hour while being used to watch the longer vid in the background feels like I'm having a seizure

    • @3twibles4sweetrevenge
      @3twibles4sweetrevenge Před rokem +5

      I feel the same towards his normal videos because I only watch his shorts

    • @ThomasBD
      @ThomasBD Před rokem +9

      You can play the video at 0,75 speed. There ae some moments that it sounds kinda weird, but when he's speaking REALLY FAST it gets normal.

    • @capuchinosofia4771
      @capuchinosofia4771 Před rokem +3

      Sameee
      Though i tried the 0.75 speed and i couldnt bear it, was way too slow sometimes. But if one could do 0.90 (here in mobile i cant) that would be perfect

    • @Seergun
      @Seergun Před rokem +1

      or just be me and listen to everything at 2.5x speed as my base speed

    • @ThomasBD
      @ThomasBD Před rokem +2

      @@Seergun I think you have some anxiety problems, or too little freetime.

  • @BreakTheIce222
    @BreakTheIce222 Před rokem +39

    Fun fact you're not wrong about Staryu/Starmie being something other than just starfish. They're considered extraterrestrial in the later gens.

  • @Miss_Reapers
    @Miss_Reapers Před rokem +28

    Galarian Zapdos is actually based on a road runner! Its great because Zapdos is my favorite legendary and growing up in Nevada where they are fairly common makes the whole line perfect to me!

  • @KelsieJG__they-them
    @KelsieJG__they-them Před rokem +49

    And so I get another opportunity to request a full cover of the Gigolo song you sang part of for Ditto.

  • @HateSonneillon
    @HateSonneillon Před rokem +17

    If you were to do this for all generations I would watch every minute. I've always enjoyed your fairly objective critiques. I like that you even mentioned how seal and dewgong are based on fountains which a lot of other people miss.

  • @yrmoththebuhuhu3893
    @yrmoththebuhuhu3893 Před rokem +14

    I will not take the umbreon slander, it has a smooth slick design, the almost all black makes it look like an exellent nocturnal hunter and the yellow circles makes him also look mistycal, he s an easy A, but for me its an easy S

  • @coltonmcpherron7607
    @coltonmcpherron7607 Před rokem +51

    What I think's missing here is how these designs communicate and interact with the gameplay.
    There's a noticeable trend towards to more dangerous pokemon as you go down the line. Subtley increasing the stakes of the journey while communicatimg your player character's increasing power as the world throws far more deadly looking threats at you.
    It's starts early as spearow being far more predatory than pidgey. Even meoth communicates this being an early-mid rattata. Upping the ante by being a cat instead of a rat. I'd argue even venonat commuicates more danger than weedle or catterpie.
    This caps out with the legendary birds and mewtwo bringing your journey in contact with the mythical and demigodly
    This progession is even hinted at by the rarer 5% pokemon you find early on. Sticking around in early areas shows you a hint of the world's higher power.

  • @GrayVBoat
    @GrayVBoat Před rokem +67

    You forgot to mention that Gigantamax Lapras, with its multi-tiered shell design, looks quite a bit like a cruise ship or ocean liner.

  • @somedragonbastard
    @somedragonbastard Před rokem +18

    So, fun fact about Wartortle- it was probably supposed to evolve into a different Pokemon unrelated to Blastoise. They seem to have been merged during development

  • @LoveSasukeKai
    @LoveSasukeKai Před rokem +86

    I would absolutely love to see an actual tier list! Maybe it's my ADHD, but it's hard to remember what pokemon gets what grade and seeing all A grade ones at once would definitely help. Also this is my favourite series of yours and your Dratini/Magikarp rant gives me LIFE.

    • @TBSkyen
      @TBSkyen  Před rokem +47

      Someone did compile all the grades in a chart: twitter.com/Laretiaz/status/1583516007188303872

    • @LoveSasukeKai
      @LoveSasukeKai Před rokem +12

      @@TBSkyen oh wow, thank you for letting me know!

  • @capuchinosofia4771
    @capuchinosofia4771 Před rokem +18

    Loved the magikarp/dragonite/dratini/gyarados um.... "discussion" lol
    Had never thought about it before!

    • @comyuse9103
      @comyuse9103 Před rokem +5

      i haven't thought about gyrados specifically, but dragonite has always ruined the dratini line. before him the line is elegant and has a consistent form.

    • @berserkerciaran
      @berserkerciaran Před 16 dny +2

      Except, Gyarados is segmented and rough, like Magikarp, while Dragonite is friend-shaped and smooth-looking like its preevolutions

  • @pippastrelle
    @pippastrelle Před rokem +18

    Awesome thoughts. Each so concise, insightful, and funny. You use it to highlight overall design trends in Gen 1 designs if you plan to do other generations, I can't wait.

  • @joshuagreen818
    @joshuagreen818 Před rokem +8

    The lines on machoke's arms are because it's muscles are growing so large they are literally splitting its skin open. The pants are a power dampening belt that it has to wear to keep its strength in check.

  • @LordTentai
    @LordTentai Před rokem +14

    Im sad to see Umbreon, my favorite eeveelution get kinda shafted here. To my understanding, the yellow loops are meant to evoke reflective strips like you might wear while out walking in the dark to be easily spotted by drivers

    • @TBSkyen
      @TBSkyen  Před rokem +11

      Yeah, I've heard 6 or 8 different explanations of them at this point

  • @leahs.9941
    @leahs.9941 Před rokem +4

    Not a lot of CZcams content keeps my attention, but I could listen to yours for hours! Something about your voice and how succinctly and eloquently you put your thoughts together is mesmerizing, and I appreciate it 😊♥️

  • @Pktommy1
    @Pktommy1 Před rokem +11

    I have always like Raichu more than Pikachu. It doesn’t get much love as it deserves and I think they both get more hate than deserved too, I think neither are actually all that bad in battles.

  • @LeSpireGirl
    @LeSpireGirl Před rokem

    I've really enjoyed watching the shorts here and there, but it's very nice to watch them back to back like this. Thank you! I'm looking forward to your commentary on the other generations!

  • @TheInfiniteAmo
    @TheInfiniteAmo Před rokem +6

    Sandshrew's based on a pangolin moreso than an armadillo, though the animals are similar enough that what you'll see is down to which of the two you're more familiar with.
    Also, Wigglytuff (and the Nidos) are Moon Rabbits. That's why they use Moon Stones to evolve. A few of the original designers for Pokemon had similar ideas and all ended up doing their own take on 'moon creature' informed by Japanese culture, I assume. That's also how we got Azumarill in Gen 2!

  • @ENDERSTYLE74
    @ENDERSTYLE74 Před rokem +13

    I’m very happy that you seem motivated to move onto gen 2 ! It’s a very nice series and It’s always somewhat heartwarming to see it pop on my feed~
    Can’t wait for gen 3 :>

  • @Hydraina
    @Hydraina Před 7 měsíci +1

    Bleeping the swear word with politoed's cry at 24:38 is genius

  • @Kwevin6659
    @Kwevin6659 Před rokem +4

    Everyone who's seen early spongebob growing up knows what a butterfly looks like close up and it is as rough as advertised

  • @ravenfawr7415
    @ravenfawr7415 Před 2 měsíci

    I came for these when I first saw you review the Arbok line, and that led to me exploring pretty much all of your content. You're presentation of design philosophy is fascinating and I genuinely think I understand how to design my characters better now.
    Thanks for all that you do, Skyen!

  • @awesomeblb3407
    @awesomeblb3407 Před rokem +3

    8:30 female pikachu is adorable with the 2 bumps mimicking a heart

    • @bobtheball5384
      @bobtheball5384 Před rokem

      Ditto, it's one of the gender differences that I like looking for in pokemon ngl

    • @JaharNarishma
      @JaharNarishma Před rokem

      @@bobtheball5384 I am taking the opposing stance of thinking that the soft heart shape takes away one of the key design features. The sharp lightning tail is important.
      The only use of a rounded bolt is to ease in the Alolan Raichu, which isn't gender exclusively female.

  • @Unknownperson933
    @Unknownperson933 Před měsícem +1

    To be clear, their are tadpoles that have a wierd trait that they do not reach the "frog" state of their lifespan and are forever tadpoles.

  • @acehealer4212
    @acehealer4212 Před rokem +1

    I really enjoyed this series! Thanks, Skyen!

  • @RetnabBanter
    @RetnabBanter Před rokem +6

    The one thing I would add to Ditto is the additional nightmare fuel lore hints that Ditto's are the failed attempts to create Mewtwo on Cinnabar Island (where Ditto's are a dime a dozen), and under that lens they're more something you'd find in Made In Abyss than a kids "catch 'em all" game.

    • @marcoasturias8520
      @marcoasturias8520 Před rokem

      Dunno, they seem natural enough

    • @JaharNarishma
      @JaharNarishma Před rokem +2

      Mewtwo and Mew have the same colour schemes. Ditto has got another one. Shiny Ditto is also not the same. Talks with the devs show that the design similarities were unintentional. Even the lore part of Ditto in the place were Mewtwo was made was incidental. The choice of location for the Ditto encounters were not because of lore.
      The creators say that Ditto is not related to the creation of Mewtwo. Many of them were surprised when they heard the fan theory.

  • @tyrdunbar
    @tyrdunbar Před rokem +5

    Im upset you didnt mention the rock paper scizzors theory of the scyther line. Also porygon is clearly a duck but this made me release we have so many duck pokemon

  • @arthurxavier3515
    @arthurxavier3515 Před rokem +6

    Most people I hear prefer the Alolan form of vulpix/ninetales, but for me the original design is so much better. Ninetales specifically looks more majestic and menacing at the same time with the smaller red eyes and more defined tail. And I say this as someone who never used them on a playthrough because I'd prefer using either Arcanine or Charizard (or another fire type for other gens). I think Kantonian ninetales had the bad luck of having other popular fire options, but it's an amazing pokemon for me

    • @alonedownthere47
      @alonedownthere47 Před rokem

      any fire type that can make solarbeam work for me is my favorite fire type, same reason i like magmortar more than most people. but even as a kid with no knowledge of good type coverage, ninetales was top two for me

  • @tartarustrommler5454
    @tartarustrommler5454 Před rokem +28

    I assume you will once again withhold the surperior one minute version from us.
    I crave its superior information density.

  • @irregularstuff5290
    @irregularstuff5290 Před měsícem +1

    A note about porygon-z: his limbs are not just in random order, but look like axis you see in any 3d software: X, Y and Z. So basically he's just going in the new dimention and is continuation of the joke.

  • @dmfyre
    @dmfyre Před rokem +31

    I'm a bit sad you used the Shiny colorations for Alolan Grimer and Muk instead of the normal colors, since I think it's SIGNIFICANTLY more interesting! Living slime is one thing, but has so many chemicals stewing in it that it becomes brightly colored from the chemical reactions, which is a neat way of explaining the difference in colors and the sudden crystals!

    • @musicmeister2797
      @musicmeister2797 Před rokem +3

      He was unable to find 3d models for the regular coloration

    • @GreySkaler
      @GreySkaler Před rokem +1

      He used shiny models for all allolan varients

  • @Chaptor
    @Chaptor Před rokem +6

    Even if I didn’t agree with many of the rankings the analysis was fantastic and the format great. Good work on this one!

  • @mikeCD62
    @mikeCD62 Před 18 dny +1

    Various commentary from someone who loves your channel:
    Machamp and golem represent the idea that traded pokemon borrow from each others traits. Graveler loses its 4 arms and gains a reptilian snout, while machoke loses the snout and gets extra arms.
    Sandslash probably is based on a pangolin rather than being a chimera

  • @ofanichan
    @ofanichan Před rokem +3

    Im nit gonna rant too much about Blastoise - for my own sanity’s sake. But Blastoise and Wartortle had different designers, and Blastoise was supposed to be in a different evolution line. Which is why Wartortle and Blastoise doesnt at all feel like the same family line. Wartortle was originally supposed to have a very different evolution.

  • @chorizord6974
    @chorizord6974 Před 9 měsíci

    26:48 the SCREAMING FLYING BANANA is my sleep paralysis demon

  • @Hgamern
    @Hgamern Před rokem +2

    I paused Starman on Spotify to continue watching the Staryu/Starmie reviews, and I lowkey freaked out when you quoted the chorus! LOL

  • @Beairstoboy
    @Beairstoboy Před rokem +5

    Mankey and Primeape are some of my favorite Pokemon from the first gen just because the episodes with them were my first real introduction to Pokemon, and I understand why you don't love their look but I still think they're adorable fluffy little guys. And there are a lot of monkey species that just look like big balls of fluff and are crazy aggressive. My favorite example would be Hamadryas baboons, they're rough little cotton balls!

  • @nekochan1692
    @nekochan1692 Před rokem +5

    10:49 my mind is blown. In 20 years I actually never realised it was a brick pattern 😐 and I used to draw all 151 pokemons back in the day, more than once...
    I wonder how many design choice I missed in gen1 now. Time to find out!

  • @KingJH0510
    @KingJH0510 Před rokem +8

    I like hes like
    'Ok cannons are fucking cool'
    'Ok 3 is a bit much it looks dumb'
    'OK A WHOLE SHELL OF CANNONES NOW WERE TALKING'

  • @bdroop6100
    @bdroop6100 Před rokem +2

    Nice! I'm not that much into shorts, this is perfectly meaty enough to watch while I do chores :p looking forward to reviews of modern pokemon designs if you ever find it to be pertinent

  • @kiwi40238
    @kiwi40238 Před 7 měsíci +1

    1:15 the Apple dragon is a word play. The apple is just a shell but the actual Pokemon is the worm inside the apple. The pronunciation worm can also be written as Wyrm i.e. a Dragon. That's why it is a Dragon type.

  • @ArtsyJet
    @ArtsyJet Před dnem

    I like that you included the evolutions added on in later generations.

  • @flickchick710
    @flickchick710 Před 7 měsíci

    I don't know why but 'What if horse...but on fire?' Made me laugh so damn hard

  • @therun7024
    @therun7024 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Fun fact, poliwhirl is the creator of Pokémon’s favorite Pokémon.

  • @AE1OU
    @AE1OU Před 20 dny +1

    Wait... did he forget that Munchlax is the prevolve form of Snorlax?

  • @rhysh7789
    @rhysh7789 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I don’t really believe the gyarados and dragonite were switched theory anymore. The similarities between dratini and gyarados are pretty surface level (they are both serpentine dragons, they are both blue) but gyarados and magikarp share various features that make it clear they were designed to go together (they have the same moustache, same tail and pectoral fins, same crown-shaped dorsal fin, same fish lips and same segmented body. Dragonair and dragonite are less similar, but they have the same gentle expression, horn on their head and soft rounded shapes. I think Dragonair evolving into gyarados would be more out of place than dragonite

  • @wentoneisendon6502
    @wentoneisendon6502 Před rokem +1

    The bellsprout line creeped the fuck out of me as a kid. Hated facing them

  • @vinnoxgaming5358
    @vinnoxgaming5358 Před 11 dny

    I could not contain my laughter at the Cloyster part xD

  • @iguessimhere2632
    @iguessimhere2632 Před rokem +2

    6:15 I assume ratatta and raticate aren’t meant to be domestic rats, which do behave differently from the wild variation. Rats that live in the wild tend to be more aggressive, more rugged, and less cuddly than their domestic counterparts. I do agree however, domestic rats are adorable

  • @ultimatedespairgamer6722

    Isn’t the bulbasaur line frogs ? Lol I know the name ends in saur but they look like frogs and it makes more sense with turtle, lizard, and frogs

    • @ThomasBD
      @ThomasBD Před rokem +3

      They are like, frog dinosaurs or something

    • @bobtheball5384
      @bobtheball5384 Před rokem

      Ngl frogs are amphibians but uh yeah im pretty sure bulbs is supposed to resemble a dinosaur, it having claws instead of fins kinda help with that

  • @ender1546
    @ender1546 Před rokem +1

    Cannot wait for Gen 2 :)
    I never was a Pokemon fan but I enjoy playing it a bit and I like your narration and thoughts about their design.

  • @kairu_aname
    @kairu_aname Před rokem +1

    I always thought that sandshrew to sandslash went from a armadillo to a pangolin

  • @MarioFRC32
    @MarioFRC32 Před rokem +12

    I fully expect once you finished the Paldean pokémon a 10 hour video of all shorts (tho by that time surely another region has release, gen 1 alone took one year)

    • @noahtaylor1721
      @noahtaylor1721 Před rokem +4

      If 151 (and some others) takes a year, then it’ll probably take 3-4 more years to finish all Pokémon up to gen 9, meaning at least one more generation will have probably released since scarlet/violet

  • @robbyv109
    @robbyv109 Před 2 měsíci

    The circles on Umbreon symbolize an eclipse to me. The bright circle around the black of a blocked out sun.

  • @tadashixx3809
    @tadashixx3809 Před rokem +1

    Love the vid can't wait for the new gen 9 bc i saw you liked quaxly and wanted to pick him as a starter, very interested to see your choice after you see his final evolution 😂

  • @InsertNameHere649
    @InsertNameHere649 Před rokem +3

    I wonder what he'll think of annihilape, the new primape evolution in gen 9.

  • @ampharosfan75
    @ampharosfan75 Před rokem +1

    Applin is a Wyrm (a Serpentine Dragon) that hides inside an Apple as a form of defense

  • @Poillip
    @Poillip Před 8 dny

    You brought up the Tentacool line's alien aesthetic without addressing Tentacruel's straight up UFO design!! It even gets extra tentacles and a big grabby pincer-beak thing for abducting stuff!

  • @aquashuriken1634
    @aquashuriken1634 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Applin is a wyrm, a type of dragon, it's type is justified

  • @nomnomyom8915
    @nomnomyom8915 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The Ditto clip is still the superior one

  • @booleaninfernusstudios5352

    Charmeleon is Zuko before he became the Fire Lord

  • @ConekillerConfuzor
    @ConekillerConfuzor Před rokem +1

    More of this please!

  • @ajizel13
    @ajizel13 Před měsícem

    59:50 LMAO!!!!! I LAUGHED SO HARD...CUZ I ALREADY KNEW!!!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Ataru320
    @Ataru320 Před 9 měsíci

    Great stuff; definitely cracked up with your whole Gyarados theory and...Ditto.

  • @Hyrule-Postman
    @Hyrule-Postman Před rokem +2

    I've another youtuber talk about Alolan Diglett/Dugrtrio pointing out that their hair was probably a reference to Pele's Hair (Pele being the Hawaiian Goddess of volcanoes).

    • @JaharNarishma
      @JaharNarishma Před rokem

      And the metal "hairs" that can be found on said volcanoes.

  • @DragonWolfZenno
    @DragonWolfZenno Před rokem +11

    Happy to be super early to a video once! I wanted to take the chance to give you huge thank you for all that you do skyen. It may not seem like a lot, but it's a lot to me. You inspired me and my art journey to continue improving my character/creature design. So, thank you! I don't tend to comment much as I tend to bingewatch your content while working and I tend to forget to, but I've been a fan for quite a while!
    Ps. I had a question, Are you planning on doing anything where you do some digital illustration in any future videos? I think I recalled you doing some art concepts in the designing a better Soraka video, and personally it was one of my favorite segments even if a one off thing. I just really liked seeing you try to illustrate your thought process on the characters new design, perhaps a collaboration with the subjectively crew where you discuss character design as a whole in the context of the gaming industry? ^^
    Thank you for your time reading my comment if you did btw! I hope you're having a safe and pleasant week, and if not I hope it gets better soon. Stay safe and comfy, and I look forward to your next video!

  • @ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502

    You've made the mistake of assuming that "the 3D sprite was bad" means "the pokemon looks bad in 3D". Look at skarmory in colosseum and XD, it looks great there.

  • @MCappuc1
    @MCappuc1 Před rokem

    Love that you're doing Pokemon content, can't wait for the other gens!!

  • @shaobues
    @shaobues Před 15 dny

    48:17 I actually like this. I wish more lines were similar like this

  • @SaintoftheHonest
    @SaintoftheHonest Před rokem +3

    Just quickly saying, I LOVE using Politoed in PMD. Especially as a Zero Isle mon, where you’re reset to L1 when you go in, coz Bubblebeam gives you mad range, hypnosis lets your team body stronger wild opponents and multihit moves (ie, doubleslap) are MAD overpowered in those games.

  • @latrodectusmactans7592
    @latrodectusmactans7592 Před rokem +2

    Gyarados is a koinobori, a carp wind sock.
    So yeah, it’s supposed to evolve from a carp.

  • @L337P1R4735
    @L337P1R4735 Před rokem +1

    Sandslash is based on pangolins and are one of my favorite animals

  • @Drakenwild
    @Drakenwild Před 4 měsíci

    Fun fact, Sandslash is a fairly literal pangolin. Very cool animal!

  • @mattiascrowe2549
    @mattiascrowe2549 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "What if... horse... but on fire? It's a simple concept but it's a strong one"
    I think I've heard this joker monologue before

  • @NextToToddliness
    @NextToToddliness Před 11 měsíci +1

    Espeon's tail is supposed to be an allusion to dousing rods and magic wands.

    • @Amelia4111
      @Amelia4111 Před 10 měsíci

      ILLUSION DOES NOT START WITH AN A, IT STARTS WITH AN I! *FIX IT NOW!*

  • @kamcha9681
    @kamcha9681 Před měsícem

    31:55
    OMG THAT'S AN EYE ??? I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS A FUNNY NOSE

  • @jasongregoire2150
    @jasongregoire2150 Před 8 měsíci

    Venusaur's stout chonkiness keeps him the best, my main man since childhood

  • @TrickstyrStudio
    @TrickstyrStudio Před rokem +3

    I can't wait to hear what you have to say about gen 2 pokemon. Lugia is my all time favorite pokemon and i'm curious to get your opinion on him.

    • @JaharNarishma
      @JaharNarishma Před rokem

      I have a long lasting soft spot for Marshtomp. The Mudkip craze was a thing I became aware of years after my initial liking of its evolution. With Ivysaur, Pidgeotto and Haunter being the only middle stages that got credit as tying the line together, I wonder what's in store.

  • @theslinker5342
    @theslinker5342 Před rokem +1

    Hey, what is the song he used on the lapras short ??

  • @benschwartz3092
    @benschwartz3092 Před 11 měsíci

    The caterpie and vennonet argument actually made sense; you blew my mind there!!!

    • @Amelia4111
      @Amelia4111 Před 10 měsíci

      IT'S VENONAT, NOY VENNONET!

  • @cioplasmmajic8327
    @cioplasmmajic8327 Před rokem +1

    Did you know that, in terms of competative viability, Vaporeon is the most consistantly useful?

  • @gatubraz9425
    @gatubraz9425 Před 5 měsíci

    I love that porygon Z is a decapitated glitched version of porygon2

  • @Devndapplin
    @Devndapplin Před rokem +2

    1:13 I keep seeing this kind of argument and just had to point out that Applin is supposed to be a pun on a worm and a lindworm (a legless dragon with arms and no wings), hence why it's a dragon type.
    While Fire/Dragon Charizard makes way more sense than Fire/Flying but just like with Golduck and Gyarados, the psychic and dragon types respectively were taken away to make them more balanced. Call it a cop-out but honestly part of me is kinda glad we don't have a Fire/Dragon starter because it just beats both Grass and Water in terms of viability and resists. I'm not sure why GF decided to keep the typings despite Charmander for example not being a starter or early game pokemon anymore considering GameFreak is much more willing to experiment with early route pokemon with good typings, but at the same time they've never exactly changed a pokemon's type outright that wasn't adding a type onto it like Steel for Magnemite or Fairy for Azumarill.

  • @ryanbradleyrankin
    @ryanbradleyrankin Před rokem +2

    Aerodactyl is supposed to be a gargoyle mixed with a pterodactyl hence its rock typing.