I’ve fallen off my Pokémon days, for the most part. I still enjoy the game; I finally got around to finishing Pokémon Sword last week. And I’m looking forward to Z/A. But I’m not nearly as locked in with it now as Brent is, but we can still get off some solid conversation about it.

But when I was heavily in it? It’s all I did. And I was recently reminded of one of the greatest moments in not just Pokemon games, but gaming history.

I’d forgotten just how crazy it felt going from Pokémon RED TO GOLD

Getting the obvious leap out of the way, the sprites got a considerable upgrade. Character sprites looked significantly more detailed, and the Pokémon resembled what we knew them to look like. The game was more vibrant; it was just a better package to look at as a whole.

But the overall game

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