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((full)): Pokemon Messed Up

Stay tuned for next week: "Why Gen 2's level curve is a war crime."

Posted by Rival_Silver on April 14, 2026 pokemon messed up

But Gen 1 was the Wild West. It was messed up because the developers were figuring it out in real time. Psychic types were broken because nobody did the math. Focus Energy failed because code is hard. MissingNo existed because memory was limited. Stay tuned for next week: "Why Gen 2's

We all love Pokémon. We love the trading, the battling, and the impossible dream of “catching ‘em all.” But if you take off the rose-tinted glasses of childhood and actually look back at the Red , Blue , and Yellow versions? The game was absolutely messed up . Focus Energy failed because code is hard

You pay money to enter. You have limited steps. You find a Chansey. You throw a Rock. It runs away. You throw Bait. It runs away. You throw a Safari Ball. It runs away.

Stay tuned for next week: "Why Gen 2's level curve is a war crime."

Posted by Rival_Silver on April 14, 2026

But Gen 1 was the Wild West. It was messed up because the developers were figuring it out in real time. Psychic types were broken because nobody did the math. Focus Energy failed because code is hard. MissingNo existed because memory was limited.

We all love Pokémon. We love the trading, the battling, and the impossible dream of “catching ‘em all.” But if you take off the rose-tinted glasses of childhood and actually look back at the Red , Blue , and Yellow versions? The game was absolutely messed up .

You pay money to enter. You have limited steps. You find a Chansey. You throw a Rock. It runs away. You throw Bait. It runs away. You throw a Safari Ball. It runs away.