It’s finally here! What are your thoughts on this definitive, remastered imagining of Pokémon Z?Let me know in the comments below. Thank you to every single content creator who took part in this and made this project as best as it can be. And yes… the Pokémon Z Postgame FINALLY arrives in a week (Saturday, 1/28). Get hyped!
Fantastic voice acting (though xerosic sounds like a pirate???) You fixed serena and cleaned up some of the editing. All you have to music wise for thr postgame is re add the kalos gym leader themes and this perfect
Great video, have you ever thought about doing a similar one for the concept of a sequel to Sun and Moon in the vein of B2W2? I certainly don't hate Ultra Sun and Moon, but I felt like the story was very weak compared to the original which had so much potential for a great sequel. USUM had a lot of good concepts like expanding on the themes of interdimensional travel and the Ultra Megalopolis, but the end result was fairly lackluster (they should have at the very least put in some puzzles before you fight the legendary like in the distortion world rather than just being a glorified hallway). It also would be interesting to explore the islands of Alola in a different order and to see how the characters have grown and changed over the years especially, Lusamine and her family.
I’m 15. Naturally, my first Pokemon memories were gens 5 and 6, but it was gen 6 that really made an impact on me and that I’ve replayed for years since. My inner child is so happy.
So, Ramos is elderly and is depicted to be a gardener, and the anime emphasizes this. I think you can also add to his character on how he misses the lush greenery around the town that used to be bigger when he was a kid, and that ever since the town became bustling and more structures must be built to sustain it, he doesn't see much of it anymore, and that's why he is gardening as his other job, to show the plants and greenery that used to thrive in the former lush greenery.
Gen 6 had the potential to have a story on par with gen 5, but the lack of charm and confusing ideals on Lysander really just didn't help it at all. I'm glad that Gen 7 had a spectacular story to compensate
actually brought tears to my eyes. As someone who played through the original X and Y on release as a kid you gave it the story it deserved! I hope someone can be inspired by this to make a rom hack or game in the same vain Fantastic Job!
This was the quickest hour and a half I've ever experienced - the pacing is fantastic! Great work to you, and likewise to all the other creators who lent their voices to this awesome project!
I like how Lysandre is portrayed and his artistic beauty aesthetic for his team, representing an art form of battle and nature with each Pokemon. However, I feel like Gyarados could still fit in with this aesthetic. it's a fearsome dragon whose rage is so absolute its entire being is built around it, known for commonly attacking towns. There's a beauty in the absolute, something I think Lysandre would appreciate. But it can also show how angry Lysandre is within his soul, with it being his Ace still (a bit on the nose, yes, but it works).
I'm glad to see this turn out so well! Kalos had so much potential, with many themes left unfulfilled. It was your first videos on Kalos that got me to subscribe, if I recall, and I must say that this was truly a phenomenal way to end it off. Even if there's still a postgame video. I'm looking forward to whatever you put out after that too, as I've loved everything you've put out! This is certainly a video, movie even, that I'll be returning to in the future. You should be proud!
Thanks so much! Kalos is a really special place for me as well. A nostalgic region that I felt deserved a true sendoff. Hopefully the postgame next week accomplishes that as well.
Omg this time AZ part at the end ACTUALLY made me cry. That's beautiful told as a wrap up to the ancient kings story. No longer eternally cursed to walk the earth, and finally his partner pokemon again. Way better than sweeping the street with his head after flooring him after you beat the champion. Like that part didn't even make sense to me as a kid. Idk how that'd set ur heart free, but sure u do u mate lol. Again 10/10 full story to pkmn Z
Like I said on the original three-parter, this is fantastic. While Diantha's team is better here, it feels wrong without her Gardevoir, so maybe replace the Florges with it? Diancie will still be the one to Mega Evolve though due to how powerful it'll be then. I really want Diantha to get some serious character development and have a battle that'll make Cynthia shake in her boots. Diantha deserves *SOOOOOO* much better.
Old comment I know, but her gardevoir would have also been an amazing way to help parallel her with Lysander and his Gallade. Two Pokémon who symbolize protection above all else but given to two separate trainers. One who has a desire to protect the region above all else, using powerful and disastrous means to do so. And the other who desired to protect the people above all but faltered in their approach.
I said this before, but it bears repeating: This imagining of what Pokemon Z could've been is absolutely fantastic. The addition of having VAs here really brought it together too. This is something that I still wish could've happened, not just to redeem Kalos... But maybe even give us something that would've rivaled Gen 5 in terms of quality.
I can only dream of a day that we get a game that really takes advantage of everything Kalos has to offer and really expands everything we got in X and Y 😭 this video is amazing and really well made ✨
This was outstanding!! So well edited and well-executed- and that story had my captured the whole time! So honored to have gotten to take part in this fantastic project!!
I was so looking forward to this, and it made my entire week! Can't imagine the effort this took! Absolutely brilliant take on Kalos! Thank you so much for bringing me on board! It was a pleasure!
Still watching but love the story so far! My only little criticism so far would be I wish new Megas were used. But my favorite part is how Diantha was made to be much more important and the gym leaders are actually doing something. Amazing! Thank you for this!
That moment when a video manages to move you more emotionally than the original game. In all seriousness though, I really do wish this is what they had done with the Kalos games. For all the things it did poorly or messed up in doing, Kalos still holds a special place in my heart. But, this story absolutely does everything that X and Y’s story stood for and what it should’ve been. All I can hope is that if we ever return to Kalos, then it’ll be after Game Freak has taken notes from amazing fan reimaginings like this one.
this is probably the best pokemon related video i've ever seen HUGE props to the voice actors and the story is literally way better than any mainline pokemon game could ever DREAM of being love this, hope the algorithm picks this up and spreads it far and wide
Not perfect. Some of the music choices were bad such as the awful fake gym leader battle theme instead of a proper remix of the version from xy but other than that this is one kf my favorite videos on youtube
This was beautiful. Gorgeous. I love the combination of great storytelling and my favorite franchise. Though I loved the original release, the voice acting-especially from Sycamore and Lysandre's VA-really sold it this time.
*Game takes place in France* *Makes Prof. Sycamore British* But no really this is a great video and I really wish gen6 actually did something like this
this has been sitting in my watch later for months, and i’m so mad at myself for waiting this long!!!! i’m blown away by the amount of time and effort that clearly went into this, from the writing, editing, and voice talents! i went into this expecting just a list of what people might like to see from pokemon z, so this was such a pleasant surprise. it fixed so many issues i had with x and y, and was really engaging! thanks for all the hard work that went into this project, it’s absolutely amazing 💕💖💗
As someone whose Pokemon journey began 10 years ago, right as X/Y came out, I had no idea what i was in for. But I loved those games as a 14-year old, and i still love them now as a 24-year old. I loved everything about Gen 6. In fact, I'm replaying those games right now, with the intent to finally complete that generation's national dex without any outside assistance. And then, this video shows up in my feed unexpectedly (Even if I am 9 months late). I began watching this with high expectations. But, in the end, after spending an hour and a half watching what I didn't expect to be a visual novel...I'm left with mixed feelings. There are really good ideas here, so good that they would work as movie pitch (Pokemon or otherwise). But, I also have some serious issues and notice a lot of glaring flaws with what you've presented. Issues that seem to be key to reimagining the Kalos story, but end up being flawed in practice. I'll spare my criticisms, though, as I feel like they would put me in the minority. Maybe years from now we'll get an X/Y remake on a future piece of hardware. It will more than likely remain faithful to the originals, but there is an idea or two here that I could see being implemented in such a remake. Gen 6 means a lot to me. And as 2023, the 10-Year Anniversary of X/Y draws to a close, I'm reminded why I not only love those games, but also how I got my start in Pokemon. And this video, for all its good ideas and glaring flaws, is icing on an already delicious cake. (Now, off to watch the post-game follow-up...)
This just reminds me how much I love Kalos… honestly, the only thing I’m looking forward to about gen 5 remakes(besides potentially another PLA-style game) is getting that much closer to finally revisiting kalos.
Literally an OUTSTANDING JOB sir! I don't usually comment on videos but I had to take the time to tell you what a true masterpiece u've made here. I'd love to see this as a movie and I'm sure it'd be even better as a game :)
This is incredible! I am really hoping this will blow out because this is outstanding. So happy I got to know your channel from this story, I’ll send it to my friends immediately.
I will admit that this took a very different direction to what I expected. If I were in charge of making Pokémon Z, I would have more or less adapted the story of the anime with some liberties taken to ensure it doesn't end up an exact retelling of the anime just in the form of a game. That said, I admire how well thought out and imaginative your take on Pokémon Z is. You went for something much more ambitious than I would've come up with and it made for a very enjoyable and well executed story. Well done!
I loved this video! I love the idea of old regions being redesigned. I have a couple long winded notes/questions; -Wasn't the Kalos war stated to be 3000 years ago in XY? I understand that you probably changed this to better match up with IRL medieval times, but it may be more important than we currently know, as the kingdom of Paldea was established 2000 years ago. -On the topic of Malva, in Pokemon Masters they are currently making the Kalos villain chapter, and it even includes Malva helping Looker! -I understand not wanting to have Shauna/Tierno/Trevor in this, as they really served no purpose, but why remove them entirely? Maybe if there had been an optional "complete the pokedex competition" between your friends that checks how many pkmn you had caught on every route(Like when Bianca checks how many Pokemon you have caught on route one at the start of BW1), Trevor would always have the most, but could also serve as an npc you could trade with for version exclusives or trade evolutions. + Maybe you would get rewards from Sina/Dexio/Sycamore depending on your progress just like in S/V.) -Just a personal opinion on this one, but Ramos and Viola should swap gym locations imo, The gardens on route 4 fit Ramos perfectly. It feels like they originally just swapped the 2 gym leaders because of the BW anime having Alexa towards the end. I cannot wait to see the Postgame video!
One thing I found interesting was the change in signature megas for Lysander, like Gyarados is one of the more violent and destructive megas, meanwhile Mega Absol is literally a pacifist. Can’t tell if giving it to Lysander as his ace was meant to be an ironic thing like Cyrus’ Crobat or not.
This is absolutely amazing. You inspire me so much! Generation 6 is my favorite and I love seeing what people do to try and expand on it. So excited for the postgame video!
I got Pokemon X for my 12th birthday. I'm 19 now. I wasn't happy when I was 12 years old, but this almost remedies that in a way. Seeing something from my childhood resurrected in such an amazing way. Two hours of my life WELL SPENT!
Watched this at least three times since it came out thinking about what Pokémon Z could’ve been. Now we finally get to find out with the release of Z-A.
This story is awesome and all, but I highly doubt that this is what pokemon Z would've been like if it were real. Its amazing, really!!! Its just that it's sad that pokemon will never make a pokemon game with a story as good as this. This video is more like a kalos recreation or a retelling of the story, but in a better way than what we got in pokemon xy and what we could've gotten in pokemon Z. If Pokemon Z did happen, I think the gyms would be a little harder, zygarde would be the main legendary, and the story would've been the same with all the rivals and other characters, but one can only wish for the pokemon company to pull of this type of story telling in any modern pokemon game. Still, great video!
GOD This is so good. I haven't completed the entire thing yet but I'm loving it. Kalos gets the love it deserves. Honestly, I stopped to comment because I got a bit teary eyed watching the video. Gen 6 holds a special place in my heart, since it brought me back to pokemon. I fell out of the pokemon community and anything to do with the franchise for 2 years before gen 6 and it was gen 6 anime that reignited my passion for the franchise. When I was caught up with it, I immediately rushed to play the games and was disappointed. I loved the music and the region, but overall the game was not what I was hoping for. The character designs were great and there was a lot of potential with the ideas, the execution and implementation was not well. So, I'm just super glad to see a better version of them. Edit: Having finished the video, it's amazing, as I'd thought it would be. I think my only "issues" would be the elite 4 not being involved at all in the story. I know you mentioned that you like them being mysterious, but I would far appreciate characters who aren't just boss battles. Honestly, one of the reasons why the Paldean elite 4 is my fav group among e4 and why I loved the way Galar handled it. Neither were major in the story, but they did appear outside of boss battles. I think Siebold could be pretty easily implemented if we build up the fact that he has like an information/spy system built through a chain of his restraunts or something like that. Malva could be shown to be the one preventing the other 2 elite 4 members from getting involved by preventing them from getting info on the crisis. Later, you get to expose Malva in the post game and appoint a new elite 4 member. And another would probably be that I wish the final Zygarde battle was a raid battle with Diantha, Sycamore, Serena and possibly even Looker. Though Looker could be excluded since he's probably the weakest trainer there. Give that Zygarde like 4 health bars for the 4 trainers if necessary for difficulty but I just like the feeling that Eternatus gave with the raid battle. The vibe that this is one pokemon no human can defeat on their own. A God. Anyway, loved the video overall. Amazing. Would absolutely love if the XY remakes when they come out actually did something like this but I don't really expect it. I would love for XY remakes to just be Z.
I could write a whole essay on how good this is but even then it wouldn’t begin to cover it all, i really hope that if nintendo ever does pokemon z they draw inspiration from this masterpiece
I absolutely **loved** the choice of using _Sky Tower_ as the background music for the Blessing of the Beacon. Perfect choice! Oh, and then Temporal Spire for Curse of the Weapon!? 11/10.
God I love these kind of videos where pokemon fans let lose and create an incredible story. Its rare to see someone besides Mr Buddy create an entire new story that blows my socks off. Even with the limitation of using an already existing region you managed to create something truly incredible while maintaining the characters and things in Kalos that make Kalos what it is. Rather than creating an entirely new story in an already existing region you refined what was there and added in your own artistic twists and flavors delivering a pokemon story on crack pushing the story to its limits. Thank you for creating this video truly, and please dont stop here.
Great video and interpretation. Would have been amazing to play a game with this story. I watched this on my TV and found myself not bing able to turn away. I actively avoid fan videos and the like. I however watched your Pokémon X and Y Retrospective video. As you showed such knowledge of the games and Kalos, I figured I’d give it a watch. Thank you for the great video and effort put into this. I’d even appreciate more videos like this with voiced sections of existing stories in the games.
I’d say that THIS would’ve truly be the first main series Pokémon game to be on a home Nintendo console, because I doubt the 3DS Hardware would be this powerful. All the same, I’d be fine with that.
I have no words, this video left me speechless. Xy we’re my first games and my fav one as a kid however it was super lackluster and felt incomplete. But this woo was everything Xy needed 2 be, overall great job Ik this wasn’t easy P.s u get a new subscriber 😜
The fact that this masterpiece Only has 27k views is ridiculous. All from the amazing VA’s performances to the amazing writing and storytelling that I couldn’t even think of. And I hope you continue with future endeavors❤ thank you 🙏
I know this is probably never going to happen but whenever Kalos it's revisited in the main series I truly dream that the kalos starters get Mega-Evolutions, it's so wierd that they didn't get megas, it would be like if the Alolan starters didn't get signature Z-moves or the Galarian starters didn't get gigantamax forms
This was beautiful, cant wait for the postgame edition🔥🔥🔥🔥Cool idea: Please do a black and white 3 story that showcases the original dragon if you can!!!✊🏾
Started with gsc/rby and stuck through every gen but gen 6 and the whole feel of mega evolutions was definitely the most hype and fun to be around not to mention the whole vibe was different. Was great to be a teenager for gen 6 just playing with my friends from school all day or on PSS
I wish this was a game. X and Y never lived up to their full potential, of which there was so much. A pokemon Z would have been perfect to flesh out the region and expand upon all the things they never did.
Gen 6 was my first region, and because of that, its very important to me. My favorite pokemon came from my first team. Xerneas was etheral and beautiful and i wish it mega evolved.
Professor Sycamore: The war waged for months. Every real world country ever: That's cute. A war goes on for longer than five minutes and you people think it's some legendary conflict.
It’s finally here! What are your thoughts on this definitive, remastered imagining of Pokémon Z?Let me know in the comments below. Thank you to every single content creator who took part in this and made this project as best as it can be. And yes… the Pokémon Z Postgame FINALLY arrives in a week (Saturday, 1/28). Get hyped!
Fantastic voice acting (though xerosic sounds like a pirate???) You fixed serena and cleaned up some of the editing. All you have to music wise for thr postgame is re add the kalos gym leader themes and this perfect
Also I LOVED THE ENDING
Great video, but one critique why didn't Valerie have Sylveon (I am just kidding I know that he only had Sylveon just to have the new Eeveelution)
Great video, have you ever thought about doing a similar one for the concept of a sequel to Sun and Moon in the vein of B2W2? I certainly don't hate Ultra Sun and Moon, but I felt like the story was very weak compared to the original which had so much potential for a great sequel. USUM had a lot of good concepts like expanding on the themes of interdimensional travel and the Ultra Megalopolis, but the end result was fairly lackluster (they should have at the very least put in some puzzles before you fight the legendary like in the distortion world rather than just being a glorified hallway). It also would be interesting to explore the islands of Alola in a different order and to see how the characters have grown and changed over the years especially, Lusamine and her family.
Ash Pokémon movie 23 Ash di una volta gli consiglia il pokemon Pikachu di alola a questo figlio se lo addotta
this being recommended to me after the newest pokémon presents is CRAZYYY (great vid!)
thank you!!!!
I’m 15. Naturally, my first Pokemon memories were gens 5 and 6, but it was gen 6 that really made an impact on me and that I’ve replayed for years since. My inner child is so happy.
same thing dude even watch bw anime but did play xy as my first true pokemon game😁
I’m 15 too and y and alpha sapphire were the first games I beat so gen 6 has a special place in my heart
@@chloooooeeee24 I agree
I'm 15 too. Pokemon X and Y are my 2nd favourite Pokemon games.
I'm 15 too. Pokemon X and Y are my 2nd favourite Pokemon games.
So, Ramos is elderly and is depicted to be a gardener, and the anime emphasizes this. I think you can also add to his character on how he misses the lush greenery around the town that used to be bigger when he was a kid, and that ever since the town became bustling and more structures must be built to sustain it, he doesn't see much of it anymore, and that's why he is gardening as his other job, to show the plants and greenery that used to thrive in the former lush greenery.
Nice idea
Gen 6, deep down when you go looking for it in the game, has one of the deepest stories in Pokémon. Truly a shame that story wasn’t the focus
Gen 6 had the potential to have a story on par with gen 5, but the lack of charm and confusing ideals on Lysander really just didn't help it at all. I'm glad that Gen 7 had a spectacular story to compensate
Agreed, I loved thr story, but felt that it was cut off, and didn't even finish
Agreed.
actually brought tears to my eyes. As someone who played through the original X and Y on release as a kid you gave it the story it deserved! I hope someone can be inspired by this to make a rom hack or game in the same vain Fantastic Job!
Thank you! This was tons of fun to put together.
;)
This was the quickest hour and a half I've ever experienced - the pacing is fantastic! Great work to you, and likewise to all the other creators who lent their voices to this awesome project!
Back at you - way to steal the show as Lysandre! Really fun project to put together all around.
That's what she said
Also the og game feels like it's that long lol
I NEED someone to make this into a fan game, its SOOO good
Thank you! We can only hope…
agreed
If i make this into a fan game, i'll base it off the gbc era of games & call it "PKMN-Z"
And will also add Emma in as she needs love.
@@azurecorviknight4189 plzzzzz make it
@@azurecorviknight4189 did you make it????
This came out so well! Props to all the talented voice actors, and the editing and storytelling is top notch! Bravo!
Thanks for taking part in this! So glad I could bring a sliver of the community together to tell this story.
WE MADE IT BOYS
IM SO READY
I like how Lysandre is portrayed and his artistic beauty aesthetic for his team, representing an art form of battle and nature with each Pokemon. However, I feel like Gyarados could still fit in with this aesthetic. it's a fearsome dragon whose rage is so absolute its entire being is built around it, known for commonly attacking towns. There's a beauty in the absolute, something I think Lysandre would appreciate. But it can also show how angry Lysandre is within his soul, with it being his Ace still (a bit on the nose, yes, but it works).
That's some great reasoning! It's quite a fearsome ace to have. If anything, I'd swap Reuniclus for it if I were to change his team here.
Hopefully, if Tam ever makes a Z2, Lysandre will have his Gyrados
@@TamValleyProductionsyou could’ve given Reuniculus to Xerosic As he was the head scientist
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Calem: “let me guess, your home?
Lysandre: “it was…”
Lysandre: “and it was beautiful.”
I'm glad to see this turn out so well! Kalos had so much potential, with many themes left unfulfilled. It was your first videos on Kalos that got me to subscribe, if I recall, and I must say that this was truly a phenomenal way to end it off. Even if there's still a postgame video.
I'm looking forward to whatever you put out after that too, as I've loved everything you've put out! This is certainly a video, movie even, that I'll be returning to in the future. You should be proud!
Thanks so much! Kalos is a really special place for me as well. A nostalgic region that I felt deserved a true sendoff. Hopefully the postgame next week accomplishes that as well.
Omg this time AZ part at the end ACTUALLY made me cry. That's beautiful told as a wrap up to the ancient kings story. No longer eternally cursed to walk the earth, and finally his partner pokemon again. Way better than sweeping the street with his head after flooring him after you beat the champion. Like that part didn't even make sense to me as a kid. Idk how that'd set ur heart free, but sure u do u mate lol. Again 10/10 full story to pkmn Z
Ikr literally the dy agmes if everybody agreed on the story quality!
Like I said on the original three-parter, this is fantastic.
While Diantha's team is better here, it feels wrong without her Gardevoir, so maybe replace the Florges with it? Diancie will still be the one to Mega Evolve though due to how powerful it'll be then.
I really want Diantha to get some serious character development and have a battle that'll make Cynthia shake in her boots. Diantha deserves *SOOOOOO* much better.
Old comment I know, but her gardevoir would have also been an amazing way to help parallel her with Lysander and his Gallade. Two Pokémon who symbolize protection above all else but given to two separate trainers. One who has a desire to protect the region above all else, using powerful and disastrous means to do so. And the other who desired to protect the people above all but faltered in their approach.
I said this before, but it bears repeating: This imagining of what Pokemon Z could've been is absolutely fantastic.
The addition of having VAs here really brought it together too. This is something that I still wish could've happened, not just to redeem Kalos... But maybe even give us something that would've rivaled Gen 5 in terms of quality.
Thank you so much!
This deserves millions of views and a fan game, so well made
Thank you! I'm glad people enjoy it, hopefully it reaches a great audience.
I can only dream of a day that we get a game that really takes advantage of everything Kalos has to offer and really expands everything we got in X and Y 😭 this video is amazing and really well made ✨
That would be awesome. I hope we get a true z version someday!
well it just got announced
@@Carlosx6. I was just about to come back to this video and comment the same thing lol
You've accomplished the impossible: You've made Lysandre make sense!
And F***ing awesome at that
I hope the actual Pokemon Z is just as good as this version
Congratulations on this massive project Tam! So glad I could be a part of this 🌿
It took 11 years but we made it
🥹
It still makes me cackle how Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor are nowhere to be seen
They are in the postgame
Nobody cares about them lol
This was outstanding!! So well edited and well-executed- and that story had my captured the whole time! So honored to have gotten to take part in this fantastic project!!
I was so looking forward to this, and it made my entire week! Can't imagine the effort this took! Absolutely brilliant take on Kalos!
Thank you so much for bringing me on board! It was a pleasure!
So glad you were able to bring Sycamore to life!
You absolutely NAILED your part BP! Amazing work!
I am such a Kalos stan, you have no idea how much this means to me. The region of beauty will always be my favorite.
Thank you! Nice to meet yoh fellow kalos stan!
Interesting watching this through after Legends Z-A's announcement.
This turned out great! 💚
Love the stuff with Lysandre.
Lysandre could have been Pokémon’s greatest villain if done right.
And huge props for voicing the Guru!
Still watching but love the story so far!
My only little criticism so far would be I wish new Megas were used.
But my favorite part is how Diantha was made to be much more important and the gym leaders are actually doing something.
Amazing! Thank you for this!
This is way too well put together to be a Pokémon story even compared to gen 5 and the path of legends/star street.
Yeah way better thsn sword and shit am i right
This is the Kalos we never get but the Kalos the franchise deserves!
OH BABY ITS TIME
🔥🔥🔥
That moment when a video manages to move you more emotionally than the original game.
In all seriousness though, I really do wish this is what they had done with the Kalos games. For all the things it did poorly or messed up in doing, Kalos still holds a special place in my heart. But, this story absolutely does everything that X and Y’s story stood for and what it should’ve been. All I can hope is that if we ever return to Kalos, then it’ll be after Game Freak has taken notes from amazing fan reimaginings like this one.
Thank you so much. 🥹
I’m so glad this series has meant so much to others the way it’s meant so much to me. It’s really an honor.
About returning to Kalos…
this is probably the best pokemon related video i've ever seen
HUGE props to the voice actors and the story is literally way better than any mainline pokemon game could ever DREAM of being
love this, hope the algorithm picks this up and spreads it far and wide
The most surprising thing in this is that the gym leaders have more than 3 Pokémon
Jokes aside, this is perfectly made
Not perfect. Some of the music choices were bad such as the awful fake gym leader battle theme instead of a proper remix of the version from xy but other than that this is one kf my favorite videos on youtube
This was beautiful. Gorgeous. I love the combination of great storytelling and my favorite franchise. Though I loved the original release, the voice acting-especially from Sycamore and Lysandre's VA-really sold it this time.
Thank you so much!
*Game takes place in France*
*Makes Prof. Sycamore British*
But no really this is a great video and I really wish gen6 actually did something like this
Oh wow, this is... so good!
Great work for all involved in the project, I'm awed by the sheer scope of this!!
this has been sitting in my watch later for months, and i’m so mad at myself for waiting this long!!!! i’m blown away by the amount of time and effort that clearly went into this, from the writing, editing, and voice talents! i went into this expecting just a list of what people might like to see from pokemon z, so this was such a pleasant surprise. it fixed so many issues i had with x and y, and was really engaging! thanks for all the hard work that went into this project, it’s absolutely amazing 💕💖💗
As someone whose Pokemon journey began 10 years ago, right as X/Y came out, I had no idea what i was in for. But I loved those games as a 14-year old, and i still love them now as a 24-year old. I loved everything about Gen 6. In fact, I'm replaying those games right now, with the intent to finally complete that generation's national dex without any outside assistance. And then, this video shows up in my feed unexpectedly (Even if I am 9 months late).
I began watching this with high expectations. But, in the end, after spending an hour and a half watching what I didn't expect to be a visual novel...I'm left with mixed feelings. There are really good ideas here, so good that they would work as movie pitch (Pokemon or otherwise). But, I also have some serious issues and notice a lot of glaring flaws with what you've presented. Issues that seem to be key to reimagining the Kalos story, but end up being flawed in practice.
I'll spare my criticisms, though, as I feel like they would put me in the minority. Maybe years from now we'll get an X/Y remake on a future piece of hardware. It will more than likely remain faithful to the originals, but there is an idea or two here that I could see being implemented in such a remake.
Gen 6 means a lot to me. And as 2023, the 10-Year Anniversary of X/Y draws to a close, I'm reminded why I not only love those games, but also how I got my start in Pokemon. And this video, for all its good ideas and glaring flaws, is icing on an already delicious cake.
(Now, off to watch the post-game follow-up...)
This just reminds me how much I love Kalos… honestly, the only thing I’m looking forward to about gen 5 remakes(besides potentially another PLA-style game) is getting that much closer to finally revisiting kalos.
Kalos is a truly beautiful region.
We ain't ever getting a Kalos remake bro. Gamefreak will probably just give us more Kanto garbage lol
Literally an OUTSTANDING JOB sir! I don't usually comment on videos but I had to take the time to tell you what a true masterpiece u've made here. I'd love to see this as a movie and I'm sure it'd be even better as a game :)
Thank you so much!
This is incredible! I am really hoping this will blow out because this is outstanding. So happy I got to know your channel from this story, I’ll send it to my friends immediately.
Thank you so much! Spread the word
I will admit that this took a very different direction to what I expected. If I were in charge of making Pokémon Z, I would have more or less adapted the story of the anime with some liberties taken to ensure it doesn't end up an exact retelling of the anime just in the form of a game. That said, I admire how well thought out and imaginative your take on Pokémon Z is. You went for something much more ambitious than I would've come up with and it made for a very enjoyable and well executed story. Well done!
I loved this video! I love the idea of old regions being redesigned.
I have a couple long winded notes/questions;
-Wasn't the Kalos war stated to be 3000 years ago in XY? I understand that you probably changed this to better match up with IRL medieval times, but it may be more important than we currently know, as the kingdom of Paldea was established 2000 years ago.
-On the topic of Malva, in Pokemon Masters they are currently making the Kalos villain chapter, and it even includes Malva helping Looker!
-I understand not wanting to have Shauna/Tierno/Trevor in this, as they really served no purpose, but why remove them entirely? Maybe if there had been an optional "complete the pokedex competition" between your friends that checks how many pkmn you had caught on every route(Like when Bianca checks how many Pokemon you have caught on route one at the start of BW1), Trevor would always have the most, but could also serve as an npc you could trade with for version exclusives or trade evolutions. + Maybe you would get rewards from Sina/Dexio/Sycamore depending on your progress just like in S/V.)
-Just a personal opinion on this one, but Ramos and Viola should swap gym locations imo, The gardens on route 4 fit Ramos perfectly. It feels like they originally just swapped the 2 gym leaders because of the BW anime having Alexa towards the end.
I cannot wait to see the Postgame video!
One thing I found interesting was the change in signature megas for Lysander, like Gyarados is one of the more violent and destructive megas, meanwhile Mega Absol is literally a pacifist. Can’t tell if giving it to Lysander as his ace was meant to be an ironic thing like Cyrus’ Crobat or not.
@@hephsforge9236 Well its more of a beauty thing
@@clonetrooper2003 if that were the case… Mega Ampharos is right there, L’Oreal and all
@@hephsforge9236 Fair point
well we now know what pokemon z will look like
This is absolutely amazing. You inspire me so much! Generation 6 is my favorite and I love seeing what people do to try and expand on it. So excited for the postgame video!
Thanks so much!
Amazing video, top notch editing and so many great voice actors!! This is the best video of 2023 on UA-cam so far!
I got Pokemon X for my 12th birthday. I'm 19 now. I wasn't happy when I was 12 years old, but this almost remedies that in a way. Seeing something from my childhood resurrected in such an amazing way.
Two hours of my life WELL SPENT!
That's awesome!!!
Tam we finally got it!!!
Yes!!!!!
Watched this at least three times since it came out thinking about what Pokémon Z could’ve been. Now we finally get to find out with the release of Z-A.
Let’s go!!!!
This story is awesome and all, but I highly doubt that this is what pokemon Z would've been like if it were real. Its amazing, really!!! Its just that it's sad that pokemon will never make a pokemon game with a story as good as this. This video is more like a kalos recreation or a retelling of the story, but in a better way than what we got in pokemon xy and what we could've gotten in pokemon Z. If Pokemon Z did happen, I think the gyms would be a little harder, zygarde would be the main legendary, and the story would've been the same with all the rivals and other characters, but one can only wish for the pokemon company to pull of this type of story telling in any modern pokemon game. Still, great video!
GOD This is so good. I haven't completed the entire thing yet but I'm loving it. Kalos gets the love it deserves.
Honestly, I stopped to comment because I got a bit teary eyed watching the video. Gen 6 holds a special place in my heart, since it brought me back to pokemon. I fell out of the pokemon community and anything to do with the franchise for 2 years before gen 6 and it was gen 6 anime that reignited my passion for the franchise. When I was caught up with it, I immediately rushed to play the games and was disappointed. I loved the music and the region, but overall the game was not what I was hoping for. The character designs were great and there was a lot of potential with the ideas, the execution and implementation was not well. So, I'm just super glad to see a better version of them.
Edit: Having finished the video, it's amazing, as I'd thought it would be. I think my only "issues" would be the elite 4 not being involved at all in the story. I know you mentioned that you like them being mysterious, but I would far appreciate characters who aren't just boss battles. Honestly, one of the reasons why the Paldean elite 4 is my fav group among e4 and why I loved the way Galar handled it. Neither were major in the story, but they did appear outside of boss battles.
I think Siebold could be pretty easily implemented if we build up the fact that he has like an information/spy system built through a chain of his restraunts or something like that. Malva could be shown to be the one preventing the other 2 elite 4 members from getting involved by preventing them from getting info on the crisis. Later, you get to expose Malva in the post game and appoint a new elite 4 member.
And another would probably be that I wish the final Zygarde battle was a raid battle with Diantha, Sycamore, Serena and possibly even Looker. Though Looker could be excluded since he's probably the weakest trainer there. Give that Zygarde like 4 health bars for the 4 trainers if necessary for difficulty but I just like the feeling that Eternatus gave with the raid battle. The vibe that this is one pokemon no human can defeat on their own. A God.
Anyway, loved the video overall. Amazing. Would absolutely love if the XY remakes when they come out actually did something like this but I don't really expect it. I would love for XY remakes to just be Z.
What an incredible work you made, it is really inspiring. Thank you for finishing this project and for sharing it with the world
I could write a whole essay on how good this is but even then it wouldn’t begin to cover it all, i really hope that if nintendo ever does pokemon z they draw inspiration from this masterpiece
12:26 haha the Lumiose News Network “LNN” is crazy I can’t imagine how that would go for Nintendo if they put that in a Pokémon game
I absolutely **loved** the choice of using _Sky Tower_ as the background music for the Blessing of the Beacon. Perfect choice!
Oh, and then Temporal Spire for Curse of the Weapon!? 11/10.
God I love these kind of videos where pokemon fans let lose and create an incredible story. Its rare to see someone besides Mr Buddy create an entire new story that blows my socks off. Even with the limitation of using an already existing region you managed to create something truly incredible while maintaining the characters and things in Kalos that make Kalos what it is. Rather than creating an entirely new story in an already existing region you refined what was there and added in your own artistic twists and flavors delivering a pokemon story on crack pushing the story to its limits. Thank you for creating this video truly, and please dont stop here.
Great video and interpretation. Would have been amazing to play a game with this story. I watched this on my TV and found myself not bing able to turn away.
I actively avoid fan videos and the like. I however watched your Pokémon X and Y Retrospective video. As you showed such knowledge of the games and Kalos, I figured I’d give it a watch.
Thank you for the great video and effort put into this. I’d even appreciate more videos like this with voiced sections of existing stories in the games.
I HAVE COME FROM THE FUTURE TO ANNOUNCE POKEMON [[LEGENDS]] Z IS NOW A THING
THANK YOU TIME TRAVELLER!!!!
I’d say that THIS would’ve truly be the first main series Pokémon game to be on a home Nintendo console, because I doubt the 3DS Hardware would be this powerful. All the same, I’d be fine with that.
A truly inspiring visual novel. It was a pleasure to watch and go through. It really makes me want a rom hack version of this narrative.
love the diantha buffs but taking gardevoir away from her is like taking garchomp away from cynthia or metagross away from steven 😟
I have no words, this video left me speechless. Xy we’re my first games and my fav one as a kid however it was super lackluster and felt incomplete. But this woo was everything Xy needed 2 be, overall great job Ik this wasn’t easy
P.s u get a new subscriber 😜
The fact that this masterpiece Only has 27k views is ridiculous.
All from the amazing VA’s performances to the amazing writing and storytelling that I couldn’t even think of.
And I hope you continue with future endeavors❤ thank you 🙏
Stay tuned for my region project!
What…….did you say@@TamValleyProductions
I know this is probably never going to happen but whenever Kalos it's revisited in the main series I truly dream that the kalos starters get Mega-Evolutions, it's so wierd that they didn't get megas, it would be like if the Alolan starters didn't get signature Z-moves or the Galarian starters didn't get gigantamax forms
One of them got a 3rd ability which the Pokémon company were trying to pass it off as a “pseudo Mega evolution” but they put it in gen 7
This was beautiful, cant wait for the postgame edition🔥🔥🔥🔥Cool idea: Please do a black and white 3 story that showcases the original dragon if you can!!!✊🏾
It’ll be a good postgame!
Only 9 minutes in and this is the first video I've seen from you, but I'm loving what I see so far.
Glad to have you aboard!
This idea is something way beyond my fantasies of a third version. Simply amazing
The future is now!
-Clemont
LETSOGOOO
Thanks to science!!!!
Who would write better?
The largest gaming franchise in the world
Or
Random guy on the internet
This video has the answer
Period
Fantastic video! I wish gen 6 had gotten this kind of respect
Manifesting for gen 6 remakes with this story
This needs more recognition. Like, right now
Having an actual bomb attack in a pokemon is all too funny for its own good
man makes me miss getting the third pokemon game each generation.
Pokemon Z is now finally reality🥹👍
My dream has come true
Can’t wait to go through this! Will leave a more detailed comment once I’ve watched the full thing
this is so well made man, it just makes me more sad that we never even got another game in kalos, not even a spin off or something, just the two games
A hub like Lumiose huh ?
🥹
omg the elite four castle is neuschwanstein
Yeah its a nice detail, if only he used a remix of the elite four theme from XY tho
I wanted a Pokemon Z that happens in the Present like a sequel
I am absolutely speechless, what an experience...
WE GETTIN ITTT!!!
Ohhhh yeah 🔥
who Is here in 2024 after Za officially has been announced
Me
hi
Well this is awkward
🤔
@@TamValleyProductions We finally getting this as Pokemon Legends ZA.
Great story telling
Thank you!
I love how the story improves by just having Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno being gone 😂
The only problem with this project is that it's too good for Gamefreak. Fantastic job!
Ah hem. Big news guys we actually are getting it lol
Started with gsc/rby and stuck through every gen but gen 6 and the whole feel of mega evolutions was definitely the most hype and fun to be around not to mention the whole vibe was different. Was great to be a teenager for gen 6 just playing with my friends from school all day or on PSS
I wish this was a game. X and Y never lived up to their full potential, of which there was so much. A pokemon Z would have been perfect to flesh out the region and expand upon all the things they never did.
Look like somebody dream is come true
That would be me. 🥹
@@TamValleyProductions you lucky bastard
It's Hoopaning!
This man NEEDS to make his own region it would be so GOOD!!
Well done. The writing was great and the ending spectacular.
Gen 6 was my first region, and because of that, its very important to me. My favorite pokemon came from my first team. Xerneas was etheral and beautiful and i wish it mega evolved.
This is what the Kalos games deserved! 😭👍
Thank you so much!
Someone should make Pokémon z into a romhack or a fan game
Professor Sycamore: The war waged for months.
Every real world country ever: That's cute. A war goes on for longer than five minutes and you people think it's some legendary conflict.
Should’ve made the admins or models with different colored hair from the Pokeball factory be apart of the first couple of team flare encounters.