Why I Stopped Playing Pokemon

The year is 20XX and everyone plays shiny perfect IV Gengar to TAS levels of perfection. Yes, there are some HOT takes here, I know.

0:00 - 1:17 Intro
1:18 - 1:57 Thought Experiment
1:58 - 3:24 Single Player
3:25 - 10:09 Multiplayer and Meta
10:10 - 12:45 Winning Me Back
12:46 - 14:58 Alternatives
14:59 - 15:37 Outro


As usual, all footage is borrowed from different channels. Links below:

Trainer Red Battle:
   • Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Fina...  

Sticker Star HD:
   • Paper Mario: Sticker Star 4K - Beta R...  

Octopath Traveler Trailer:
   • Octopath Traveler - Overview Launch T...  

Sun/Moon Trailer:
   • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra M...  

Pokemon ORAS Trailer:
   • Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sa...  

Legends Arceus Trailer:
   • Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Overview Tr...  

Scarlet/Violet Trailer:
   • Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet – Ov...  

Scarlet/Violet Other Trailer (the one with the song, it’s pretty extra):
   • Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet - ...  

N Battle 1080p:
   • Pokémon Black & White - Decisive Batt...  

Shin Megami Tensei 5 Trailer:
   • Shin Megami Tensei V - Gameplay Trail...  

Strange Journey Redux Trailer:
   • 『真・女神転生 DEEP STRANGE JOURNEY』オープニングアニメ  

Cyber Sleuth Combat Trailer:
   • Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete ...  

World of Final Fantasy Trailer:
   • WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY - E3 2016 Trai...  

Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Trailer:
   • 『ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ ジョーカー３　プロフェッショナル』プロモー...  

Advance Wars Reboot Camp:
   • Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp — Over...  

Professional Smash Bros:
   • Pound 2022 GRAND FINALS - Riddles Vs....  

Pokemon Battle Revolution:
   • Pokemon Battle Revolution 4th Gen OU ...  

Pokemon Train On Trailer (Live Action):
   • Pokemon Sun and Moon - Official Train...  

Gengar and Blissey:
   • How GOOD Was Gengar ACTUALLY? - Histo...  

Cloyster:
   • How GOOD was Cloyster ACTUALLY? - His...  

Garchomp:
   • The DEATH Of Garchomp In Gen 9 Compet...