13 Things Nobody Wants To Admit About Pokémon

As previously suggested, Pokémon is an incredibly simple game, a game which can be reduced almost entirely to a single button. It’s about who has the highest levelled Pokémon, not about who uses their Pokémon the most effectively, or the most strategically. As a result, the games can often feel quite shallow, and their simplicity negates any sense of real challenge.

When was the last time a Gym leader really gave you any trouble? In fact, when was the last time you found yourself genuinely stumped by anything in a Pokémon game? The only thing really preventing you from bulldozing your way through the entire experience are the arbitrary roadblocks the game thrusts in front of you to stretch out the experience.

Anyone else think it’s strange how often the Gym leader is absent from the actual Gym? It’s almost like the game knows you’d pulverise him/her in a matter of milliseconds, so it’s contriving a means to keep you otherwise occupied. In fact, it’s almost like it’s wasting your time rather than actually challenging your skills.