Ion- Has this ever happened to you?
Cady— AAHHH! I like Pokémon and manga, but I wish the story was better?!
I- Do you like anime?
C — Yes
I- Do you like manga?
C— yes
I- Do you like Pokémon?
C- — yes and now hurry cuz you aren’t paying me-
I- Try Pokémon Adventures! Pokémon Adventures follows the journey of each main series Pokémon game’s protagonist.
C- And lemme guess, it follows the same protagonist and their crew through each region and-
I- STUPID. I said each game gets its own main character(s). Each character is given their own unique motivation and personality, well, more or less...
C- wait, so that means that my character from Gen 1 is different from, say, Gen 3?
I- Correct!
C- So what happens to the story when a remake or third game, like Yellow, is given an arc?
I- That Gen’s cast returns in that arc! They also sometimes return in other Gen’s arc, like the cast from Gen 2 showing up in the Emerald arc.
C- Neat! Well, who are the characters?
I- The characters are named after their respective game. Red and Blue are based off their character models from that game. Same for Gold and Silver, and the other games.
C- What about their story?
I- ...It follows the game, STUPID.
C- Care to explain?
I- Why you’re STUPID?
C- No, STUPID. I mean about the plot.
I- Well... each cast follow’s their respective game’s plot, but with FAR SUPERIOR character development compared to the show... The exception is when a Gen is re-made or the third game is made, like Fire Red/Leaf Green and Yellow or Emerald. Those arcs mainly focus on whatever new content the games brought compared to their original games. Then, there is Black and White 2...
C- You say that like it’s a bad thing. I personally enjoyed BW2 and it added a ton new content and-
I- *Sighs* That’s the problem. Because the manga follows the game line, it’s at its whim to when it comes to telling a story. BW2 is the prime example of that. Readers have been waiting for OVER 6 YEARS (I think) FOR A NEW CHAPTER TO COME OUT!!!
*Editor Chiron’s Note: Ion ranted for 10 minutes and almost made Cady die of insanity from learning that his favorite Gen was never fully completed. **Sigh** Guess I’ll have to save this after production.**
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Gen one is the best imo. the design of the world and the limited amount of Pokemon is perfect imo