Pokemon Gen 3 - Underrated or Underappreciated?

[Maxpphire]

Generation one actually more or less used the anime for a more in depth version of the storyline to the games, which is why in yellow you were Ash and that Pikachu followed you around. They needed to think of something for Mewtwo just chilling in a cave, so the movies explained that.

[Proton]

Generation one actually more or less used the anime for a more in depth version of the storyline to the games, which is why in yellow you were Ash and that Pikachu followed you around. They needed to think of something for Mewtwo just chilling in a cave, so the movies explained that.

No, they used the show to make a sequel for the idea that people wanted to be Ash as the show became a phenomenon to fans.


The only depth was how much deeper Game Freak's pockets got.


It had nothing to do with the game's lack of depth in (or overall lack of) a story.

[Maxpphire]

I really do think that at first the anime was there to explain things a bit better in the world of the games while keeping kids entertained because the game was for kids after all.

[Hoeloe]

I really do think that at first the anime was there to explain things a bit better in the world of the games while keeping kids entertained because the game was for kids after all.

The way I see it, the anime was originally a way of making money on the side of the games, then with Pokemon Yellow, the games started adapting to the anime so that they could make money on the side of the anime, if that makes sense.

[water dog]

[Mutsukki]

Wow, this image is everything I ever hoped to say to someone who goes all like "Newer Pokemon are dumb, first generation for the win*

[water dog]

Wow, this image is everything I ever hoped to say to someone who goes all like "Newer Pokemon are dumb, first generation for the win*

YOU HEAR THIS KOOPAUL

[Mutsukki]

Oh god.

Being on topic, I didn't really like Generation 3 at all (never finished it! Neither RSE or GEN 1 remake) and always thought that it had the worst music in all Generations. But after re-hearing the OST...well...it may actually have the best music in the series, even in crappy GBA Mono quality.

But yeah, aside from that, I just don't really like the graphics and Pokémon for this generation (I don't find them bad, I just...didn't have any favorite. I like GEN 4 and 5 though)

[StarSock64]

my overall opinion of gen 3's pokemon is somewhat higher than some others in terms of the pool of pokemon I don't care much about in each generation

but there's just not a lot of individual stars that jump out at me. I don't have a lot of favorites in gen 3.

[water dog]

my overall opinion of gen 3's pokemon is somewhat higher than some others in terms of the pool of pokemon I don't care much about in each generation

but there's just not a lot of individual stars that jump out at me. I don't have a lot of favorites in gen 3.

Great Scott, I have plenty of them.

Treecko
Sceptile
Combusken
Mightyena
Lombre
Kirlia
Gardevoir
Masquerain
Breloom
Exploud
Delcatty
Sableye
Aggron
Manectric
Sharpedo
WAILORD
Torkoal (420 pokemon)
Flygon
Cacturne
Altaria
Crawdaunt
Claydol
Armaldo
Milotic
Castform
Kecleon
Banette
Tropius
Walrein
Relicanth
Salamence
Regice
Rayquaza
DEOXYS

That's more like the list of the worlds most bad ass Pokemon, not my gen 3 favorites

[DioShiba]

[quote='StarSock64' pid='430397' dateline='1330416150']
Treecko
Sceptile
Combusken
Blaziken
Mightyena
Lombre
Kirlia
Gardevoir
Masquerain
Breloom
Exploud
Delcatty
Sableye
Aggron
Manectric
Sharpedo
WAILORD
Torkoal (420 pokemon)
Flygon
Cacturne
Altaria
Crawdaunt
Claydol
Armaldo
Milotic
Castform
Kecleon
Zangoose
Seviper
Banette
Tropius
Walrein
Relicanth
Salamence
Regice
Kyogre
Groudon
Rayquaza
DEOXYS

That's more like the list of the worlds most bad ass Pokemon, not my gen 3 favorites

Fixed because you forgot a few.

[Mutsukki]

Ok, so now I realize I actually like a lot of Gen 3 Pokémon (it's the one I have less favourites though)

Buuuut, I really don't like the GBA Graphics (I prefer the GB/GBC ones over them), maybe if they made a remake of them, I could learn to love it.

[Joseph Styling]

Gen3 was lackluster compared to gen2 because it lacked a lot of the stuff that made gen2 awesome

like abilities and double battles and a varied world map

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*walks through kanto AND johto; sees nothing but fields and forests*

it had like six double battles and everyone prefers singles, abilities werent really an improvement, just a change and if by varied world map you mean 50% water then sure

[Ivyleaf1212]

I think the games were fine. Gen 3 is my worst on the list.
But all of them are good, soooo... I can't say Gen 3 is underappreciated, at least from my point of view.
Wait, scratch that, Diamond and Pearl (Gen 4 I think?) is at the bottom.
THEY were bad.

[Cell Shaded Envy]

I think I'm kind of biased towards 3rd Gen because it's the first Pokemon game I ever played. Also I love playing Emerald. So much.