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[quartings]

Looking back on X&Y's release 10 years ago...

I still remember queueing up in line for the XY release day literally a whole decade ago- my brother, dad, and one of my best friends were with me and we all went out to Krispy Kreme afterwards- I evolved my first Spewpa there to see which regional Vivillon I had!

Nowadays I can't even imagine pre-ordering a Pokemon game, since I have to wait and see if they perform decently, have enough content in them to justify the $60USD price tag, and whether their DLC is good if not. I've become an old, jaded, beaten-down adult since then, haha...

But enough negativity for now- there are so many good things XY had that we should acknowledge!

Fairies are one of the biggest- we've had them for 10 YEARS now, everyone! Remember when they released the XY demo before the game launch and everyone was hitting Sylveon with everything to see how the new type matched up with everything? And now, Fairy has been paired up with all but two of the other types! They've also become the most OP type now (which is an issue they were made to stop) but it could always be worse! Who knows, maybe in 10 more years, the type chart might be unrecognizable!

They even managed to model and animate over 700 Pokemon on a handheld game, plus all their extra forms! Nowadays, Pokemon games can't manage to do that for even 500 Pokemon on launch.

Mega Evolution was the first battle gimmick ever introduced, and to this day it still remains so much better than the others that we're all still hoping and praying it comes back. I know there were some qualms that mostly OP and popular Pokemon got megas, but naturally the solution shouldn't be "No Megas"- it should be "More Megas"! And we all know someday we're going to have to raid Gamefreak's vault for their Mega Flygon concept art- we know it's out there!! Anyways, I'm glad Megas still get respect in spinoffs- Pokemon GO, Mystery Dungeon, Smash Bros, etc. It gives me hope that one day they really will return.

But the more negative things about XY need to be addressed too- while the games themselves were good, a lot of people rightfully agree that they were the beginning of many declines for the games.

The extremely low difficulty for no reason- NPCs and bosses having miniscule teams with less than 4 moves, rarely any held items and a poorly-made level curve. I can't think of anyone before who thinks the games before were "too hard" or that they're now "just right". To be fair, they've remedied this every now and again with actual challenging bosses (Totems and Ultra Necrozma, BDSP Cynthia, Volo, Team Star Bosses, Sada/Turo, Kieran, and the Ogre Clan) but I do hope this issue gets fully resolved one day. It's not fun playing through 90% of the games mindlessly clicking through the same highlighted "super effective" button over and over.

The "overly friendly rival" problem that first started in XY has finally been fixed though- while Gens 6-8 suffered a bit from it, Gen 9 doesn't just have decent rival characters- Nemona, Arven, Penny, Carmine, and Kieran have been some of my favorite Pokemon characters ever!

The lack of postgame areas and things to do first started in XY. While Looker and Emma's story was great, it didn't offer much of a challenge and there was barely anything to do afterwards. And nowadays when we do get substantial postgames in Pokemon they're paid DLC. And as long as we're getting DLC from now on, can we PLEASE have one that contains a Battle Frontier, please???

Mythicals no longer having their own areas and quests also started in XY- so many unfinished areas in the game that should've gone to them.

Kalos is the only main Pokemon region to only exist in one iteration so far- all others were expanded upon with remakes, sequels, third versions, ultra versions, or DLC. I do hope in maybe 5 years or so we do get XY remakes that'll finally do Kalos justice.

Another problem that eventually got fixed is small amounts of new Pokemon- I remember being in total disbelief that Gen 6 only had 72 new Pokemon, waiting for more to get announced someday. But with Gen 9, we finally have generations containing well over 100 Pokemon again, which is a massive relief!

And one more major underrated change that Gen 6 brought to Pokemon- it's the first one to ever have a worldwide release! I still remember spending most of Gen 5 learning Japanese names of all the new Pokemon, moves, characters, etc while waiting for BW's English release. But nowadays we can all enjoy a new generation's launch around the world at the same time! That's another thing to be grateful for!

But yeah, in these last 10 years so many things have changed and many others have stayed the same- for the Pokemon franchise and for my own life! While not all of it has been perfect, it still blows me away how far we've come, and how much more we need to improve on! I was still a nerdy little kid who didn't know how to draw digitally when these games came out- and now I'm an adult who makes animated shorts and works at an animation production company!

I have no clue if I'll be ready in 2026 for SM's 10th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of the franchise overall! Maybe everything will be better or it'll have gotten so much worse. Either way, I'm happy to have made it this far with you all and can't wait to make a similar post for the 10th anniversary of this blog, too!

#pokemon #pokemon xy #q speaks #positivity #negativity #generation 6

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 15: Realization

Mason talks with Scarlet, coming to realize just how alien the world he is in really is. All the while... Arwin talks with Luson and Fin about a new opportunity at the human.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/15/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/81528715 CL: https://canalavelibrary.forumotion.com/t31-pokemon-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice

#Canalave Library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #fanfiction #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd #greninja #gallade #gardevoir

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice

Chapter 13: Far From Home (1)

A look into the past of Ronin and Kira as they arrive in Narkin for the first time.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/13/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/79259470 CL: https://canalavelibrary.forumotion.com/t31-pokemon-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 12: Shattered Hearts

A heart is shattered among the green grass and mildew, twinkling with light that isn't their own, soon snuffed as the sun sets...

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/12/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/77133692 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #honedge #gallade #gardevoir #greninja

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Yodakage Kira:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 14: Far From Home (2)

Kira reminisces about the event that drove her to be a healer above all else.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/14/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/80454484 CL: https://canalavelibrary.forumotion.com/t31-pokemon-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #fanfiction #pokemon mystery dungeon #rockruff #gallade #oshawott #espurr #nidoking #blaziken

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 11: A Sniper's Nest

Fate is changed twice, but only one is successful with their second chance.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/11/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/75396827 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #gallade #gardevoir #greninja

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice

Chapter 9: One Hell of a Shootout

Kira, Scarlet, and Mason all get stuck in a violent hostage situation ready to blow open at any second. Team Shade properly meets the human. And Lloyd and Ronin find something concerning...

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/9/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/74135820 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #gardevoir #gallade #honedge

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice

Massive revisions of the first three chapters, I can now say that with confidence I am fine with how they now are.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/1/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/55610245 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3420

#canalave library #story updates #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #yodakage kira #pokemon

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 7: A Lesson in Medicine

Kira and Ace talk about the current state of Narkin and the Guild, before her team discuss what actions they'll be taking from their to keep Mason safe.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/7/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/71389755 Canalave: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice 

Chapter 5: Scourge of the Past

Mason and Scarlet start the Guild initiation test, stumbling across remnants of old human war machines.

FFN:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/5/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice

AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/70713402

Canalave:

https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3671

#story updates #canalave library #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice

Chapter 4: Sharp Wits and a Sharper Mind

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/4/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/67816721 Canalave: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon

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Yodakage Kira

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 10: Enemy Unknown

Mason and the rest of the team prepare and plan with Ace and his team for their clash with an unknown enemy bearing resemblances with human tactics, making Mason wonder if something more is below the surface. All the while, Luson and Fin make their move...

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/10/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/74847516 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #gallade #gardevoir #greninja #honedge

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice Chapter 8: Grocery Shopping

Kira takes Mason and Scarlet into Narkin to get them gear for future mystery dungeon exploration. All the while, a Decidueye tries to get some blast seeds for his brother.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/8/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/73750140 CL: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #gardevoir #gallade

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Yodakage Kira

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Frontier Justice

Chapter 6: Corrupted Reflections

Scarlet and Mason explore the Mystery Dungeon, encountering anomalous events that make Mason start to wonder if something is wrong with him.

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13526729/6/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Frontier-Justice AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23227057/chapters/70934112 Canalave: https://canalavelibrary.boards.net/thread/280/pok-mystery-dungeon-frontier-justice?page=1&scrollTo=3415

#canalave library #story updates #yodakage kira #pokemon mystery dungeon frontier justice #pokemon