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...