Pokémon Concierge is the Best Pokémon in Decades
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- We've watched all of Dwarf Studios' delightful Pokémon Concierge series, and we think it's the best Pokémon media has been in years.
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If there's two people I trust to know what a cute Pikachu look like, it's these two
You never watched them "draw" a Pikachu, right?
@@ka-mai I mean: I can tell what amazing guitar playing is while being fully incapable of playing it. Just because they don't dedicate 12 hours a day to drawing the best Pikachu doesn't mean I don't trust Ellen to squee at the cutest darn Pikachu she's ever seen.
Slice Of Life Pokemon content feels like such a home run. Having Pokemon use their powers for co-existing with the humans and each other seems so much more funny than having battles, imo.
Also WOW mariya takeuchi is an absolute legend in city pop!! I did not expect to see her in this context but that is a welcome surprise
I hope theres more of this show!
The pokemon shorts are also very chill, like the one with the little girl trying to be friends with a Slugma that heats her grandparent's home.
I ADORE that one
"It's rending my body" "Aw there's an Eevee" Amazing reaction from Ellen to Luke being savaged.
Not only amazing, but possibly the most reallistic one
If they made Concierge a VR game, I would never emerge from my home again.
it wouldn’t even need to be like a game game for me if it was just ‘wander around a resort and watch pokemon exist for 2 hours’ simulator i’d give them all my money
You're literally describing Pokémon snap
I’m not even a Pokémon fan, even just knowing this exists makes me happy. Things that bring joy and peace are too few and far between (and while I’m here, SOTW brings me joy.) Glad this exists.
Ellen has never seen "Bye bye Butterfree" clearly 😭😭😭😭😭
The only bad thing I can say about this show is the fact that it was just too damn short even for netflix standards. Now I just hope that there would be another season with longer episodes.
eh I think it's fine, as ellen said it's more like an hour-long special and I think that's what it's intended to be! the length is probably also the reason why it can look as good as it is, because they can just channel their best work without having to make compromises in order to fulfill a bigger quota (goes without saying that stop-mo takes a long time to make lol). I absolutely want /more/ but doesn't necessarilky need to be longer, just more of this same thing as long as it means they can maintain this same quality!!
Just long enough to get people hooked so they can crush their spirits when they inevitably cancel it.
It's better to keep your audience wanting more than getting tired of your work.
You do know how long stop motion takes?
@@Shiki0414 As an audience it's also better to walk away with the feeling "I wish there were more", than "I wish they stopped at episode/season X". Although I could see there being a near inexhaustable amount of demand for gentle slice-of-life Poké-stuff.
Now i want a farming game like Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, but with pokemon
I would absolutely love that!BTW, if you like chill, slice of life games, Mineko's Night Market is a really nice, funny slice of life, crafting game with some low stakes mystery and Japanese mythology in it. I've been playing it to relax and de-stress.
Ooblets fits that description. It's got the resource collecting and relationship building of Stardew Valley with the little animal(?) collecting of pokemon. Except instead of fighting each other, the little animals(?) have dance battles.
I'm watching Flipsie play Palworld, focusing on base building and resource gathering. I'm hoping the game's devrlopers included invite only mode in the default options, so I can have a chill time without having to worry about greifers and raiders.
Elder millennial here. Went and watched the first episode right away and it’s exactly what I need these days! Thanks for sharing!
Ellen is becoming one with the purple sofa. Soon she will be rendered invisible.
Imagine a chill, wholesome, casual Concierge game. No stress, no battles, no grinding. Just looking after Pokemon 😍
The Sims, after skills are maxed out.
Like a Sims pokemon dlc
I love pokemon spin offs so much more than the whole catch-battle system. Snap and Ranger felt like being in the world. I wish they would make a cozy management sim like this. Doesn't have to be massive or complicated. They had some stuff early on that let you play with your Pokemon but they were all very obviously aimed at tiny children. imagine a Pokemon resort game where you run it, care for them, gradually build it up Animal Crossing style...
Thought you were going to talk about a game where you work as a concierge at a pokemon hotel 😄 helping the guests, booking activities for them, just hotel life
Same! Had never heard of that show before watching this video
Thank you so much for including this in show of the weekend. I had remembered wanting to watch this, but then forgot about it. I hadn't realized it was out. So after your video, I went and watched the whole series. It was so much more sweet and charming than I was expecting. I just wish it was more than 4 episodes!
Also, I think i liked it for the same reason New Pokemon Snap is my favourite pokemon game. I just really enjoy watching pokemon be pokemon, more than battling. (Also chill vibes)
I remember going as a kid to see the first animated Pokemon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. I got a shiny Mew card for showing up. I also watched the second movie Pokemon 2000 with the legendary birds. And later I saw the Detective Pikachu movie.
Pikachu has pudgy little arms?! AAAHHH!!!
Pudgémon is very very important
Thank you guys so much for covering this. I probably wouldn't have watched it and thought it was probably going to be kiddy but I saw it and loved it. 😅
You guys are great! 😊
I was sad it was only 4 episodes. Definitely need more of it
You said stop motion and my brain automatically decided it was Wallace and Grommit with pokemon, I’m definitely going to have to watch this now
The last episode may have made me weep twice.
This show has similar vibes as a CBeebies shows ‘Sarah and duck’. Which is a drawn show about a kid called Sarah and their duck called duck going around their life and there is so many details in the background and the stories are very sweet.
That was one of my favorite things to watch with my daughter when she was in preschool ❤
I loved that show! Sarah always had lemon water to drink. It was such a cozy show to watch.
Got some delightful mood whiplash from the english voice cast, the main character is voiced by Kimiko from The Boys and her boss is also The Boss from MGS3.
It was delightful! So well produced. Karen Fukahara's voice work was excellent as well!
Pokémon have done a couple of amazing shorts in the last year or so….Bidoof’s Big Stand and the Hisuian Voltorb shorts are great, definitely worth a watch 👍… Just a few minutes each, but outside the norm for Pokémon, as you described with concierge
Pokemon Concierge kinda remind me of Pikachu's Vacation, it's just seeing pokemon chillin'
Well this sounds delightful ^^ The no-stakes vibe is similar to the mainstay of Hayao Miyazaki's film-making; to take in the environments and enjoy being in the world...As he would put it 'the gap between the claps' in a story ^^
Also I can very much see the Aardman similarities; Aardman still do great background gags and details to this day...Must be a thing with stop-motion animation XD
Thank you for recommending this! I watched all 4 episodes earlier today and it was exactly as you said: so sweet and relaxing.
I feel like these reason's Ellen and Luke gave is why Pokemon Adventures is such an amazing season, who knew Lugia's skin was rough like sandpaper!
There is something that reminds me of traditional British children's programming like the properly stop-motion Postman Pat. In the episode "Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road", about 8:30 in, there's a scene Pat and Alf - the farmer - are talking about a road closure. P.C. Selby starts wandering over to them, and Alf says to Pat "Look out, here comes trouble." In the context of a show for children, it is an innocuous and very human moment. Pokemon Concierge feels like that. Feels like the very human and real heart of the story. The games are fun, sure, but I imagine that vanishingly few of us grow up wanting to battle Pokemon. No, we want to be their friends, and to live life with them.
Aardman is a good shout. Creature Comforts is a bit too sarcastic - it is after all using an animal lens to highlight human absurdity. But there is something in Pokemon Concierge which resonates with my Wallace and Gromit loving heart. It has the same whimsy and idealism of that first jaunt to the moon. Is is serious? No. But it matters to those involved. The story has heart through-and-through.
I would love to see an Aardman/Dwarf Studios collaboration. I mean, Gromit is practically a Pokemon in function in so many ways already...
Oh come on Luke… the super volcano will only activate is someone brings a Heatran to the island.
Well as I don't have Netflix, I won't be watching it, but it does very much look like it's totally up my alley. Glad to know it's out there.
Luke correcting Ellen's Pokemon misnomers, but he misidentified a Panpour as an Aipom.
The digimon shade was uncalled for 💀
I love stop-motion animation.
I had no idea this existed until this video so I went and watched it and it was amazing! I’ve watched some of the Pokemon TV shorts but it’s so awesome to see a dedicated series!
Look now we have both Palworld, rough, "real" and violent on an island and now this Pokémon Concierge, relax and chill on an Island lol
My only complaint about Pokemon Concierge was that it was only four episodes.
When we say “mature” games I dont want shadow the hedgehog saying damn I want “time to clock in for my shift giving Shinx fifty lil scritches”
It's a totally valid point to make, but that did not stop me (an autistic person) absolutely CRYING with laughter as Luke hesitantly described a pikachu as autistic-coded. I totally agree with his points! but god that really caught me off guard
This video makes me so happy Outside Xbox and Outside Xtra have never resorted to fake outrage, or clickbait videos for views. In the era of rage equals engagement, it makes me proud they're one of the few big creators who reject negativity and talk about things they're positively passionate about like Pokemon Concierge. As fans, we may take it granted, but if you look outside Outside's content (pun intended)... It's a filthy cesspool of negativity created by many who don't even like video games, but use them to promote their divisive and sometimes dangerous agendas & ideas.
Luke: “Aaah, aah, it’s rending my body!”
Ellen: “Oh, there’s an eevee!”
So shortly after Luke's comment on western media's tendency to make you anticipate the other shoe dropping.
Ok so I just finished watching Pokémon Concierge. It was the cutest. ❤❤ Thanx so much for showing this to me!
10:42 Yes Ellen! Represent. Digimon rules. (The first two seasons anyway)
I've never engaged with any Pokémon thing ever, but I'm willing to give this show a go. It sounds lovely
Outside Xtra and Outside Xbox are my chill and laugh channels. If you recommend this show for the same reasons, it’s a must watch!
Thanks for all you hard and smart work!
6:42 I don't play the Pokemon games myself, but I still have kept up with the general story of what's happening in the games. From that point of view, I wondered if Kieran was autistic. He starts out shy and he has things that he seems fixated on. First he's obsessed with Ogerpon, and then he became obsessed with becoming stronger than the player. He has strong emotions when it comes to what he cares about. I saw a lot of myself in him. I have ADHD which is on the spectrum of autism, but I know that I am not an expert. Still, finding characters in media that you can see yourself in is important, and it brings me joy to think that Kieran is like me. It seems that this Pikachu could give me that same joy.
9:08 without having watched the pokemon show, this description reminded me of Suzume, the award winning anime. If you haven't watched this, please do. Coincidentally, it also has a pokemon like talking cat.
I was going to comment fake outrage at Ellen pointing out pokemon is decades old and making me feel my age but I can't do it after knowing she's a digimon fan too.
Honestly, finding out it's only about 25 years old makes me wonder how I ever even became aware of Pokemon, I was out of high school by that point and didn't have cable TV or internet.
Must have been Wired Magazine, pretty sure that's where I learned about some of the classes in MMORPGs
After spending the weekend playing Palworld and watching this video, we need an Ellen Palworld stream!
Are you saying that mudkip is a ... mud puppy?
5:55: Same.
I always interpreted Pokemon battles as something that just sort of evolved out of natural Pokemon behavior -- that it wasn't the product of some sadistic jackasses saying "Hey. What if we made them fight?" and that all the leagues began just from a bunch of trainers realizing they couldn't stop their Pokemon from picking fights so they at least tried to be organized about it and it snowballed from there.
But while I can accept that my pelipper is going to be giving a lot of evil eyes at other passing Pokemon, there are so many other reasons I would want to have a pelipper in my life than to take it into the arena. And I know I'm definitely not the only one who would only want an eevee for the purpose of snuggling up in my lap while I watch the news.
I didn't know this exists and I'm definitely going to watch it when I have a cpuple hours of free time.
I'd love a game like this, where you are the concerge taking care of the pokemon who visite the island for a vacation (kinda like in pikachu vacation but with human as caretakers)
what is it about show of the weekend that they have the best openings all the time
Thank you for recommend this! I pretty much started crying immediately. It’s so fucking cute. 😭
I don't know about the autism coding but I am autistic and I could relate. I wasn't big on doing active, outside-y things with friends; or even really making friends and that's kinda still true now. Many things about me are *very* different now but that hasn't and it couldn't and I thrive when I'm around people who don't expect of me anything other than that part of myself.
I only played the first three gens of Pokémon, but when animal crossing style games exploded in popularity I thought a Pokémon game where you start at a farm or your house is the breeders would be a neat idea.
You can go out into the world and capture more, you can take on gyms if you like or the league to become champion, but whenever you want you can go back to the farm and raise crops and Pokémon and take a break. In earlier titles I saw it being more like a lavish chao garden in sonic adventure 2, but where games are now could just be part of the open world.
There are so many untapped genres for a Pokémon game, like so many have said for years a solid made mmo would be amazing.
I'm not sure if it's possible, and maybe it's what you're getting at, but I kind of want to play Palworld as kind of a management game. I know GTA Online can turn itself into a manahement game if you start getting into businesses and keeping them well stocked and profittable, I think you could do the same thing in Palworld if you forgo or sidestep the violence that a lot of people seem to be focusing on right now.
I'm starting this now. It looks adorable, look how fuzzy they all are.
Edit: i'm 4 minutes into episode 1 and i already know i want more of this show. And look how adorable the Furret is. Look at my Johto babies getting some love. Look at Hopip too. Oh please tell me there's some Johto starters and Hoothoot/Noctowl, how cute will they look in this style.
Edit: i'm on the final episode. I am not ready for it to be over yet. As someone with ADHD and Autism yeah, this Pikachu is giving off the same vibes i gave off as a kid. I could be hyperactive but for the most part i liked being by my self and keeping myself to myself. I've gotten much better over the years but i can relate hard to this Pikachu.
About mature Pokemon ( and other) media. I think the crucial thing is believable adult characters in focus. People doing things that an adult can relate to want to do.
Are we saying this is good because it matches with Luke being a normal adult man?
100% agree, so wish there was more to the series!!
I had the same energy as Luke when he was talking about Mariya and City Pop. Anyone who has jot heard it, please do give it a go.
Netflix should sponsor you for this. I would have never given any pokemon product a second look, but I will be checking this out.
When you talked about the drawing, I don't think any Pikachu drawing should be critiqued and labelled as "hot garbage" without the worlds foremost Pikachu critic Andy present to give his expert opinion.
Pokémon has a list of bangers right now:
Concierge
Horizons
Paldean Winds
Path to the Peak
All great series!
That was Panpour not Aipom...but Yeah! 😊🙂
To be fair, a lot of Pokemon textures and them interacting is in Scarlet and Violet, but I know a lot of people cannot get past the graphical issues in thos games. Pokemon like Scizor really give a greater sense of immersion.
This looks great! I wanted to watch it even before they mentioned Mariya Takeuchi. She's so good!!
Alternative title: Eat. Poké. Love.
And mentioning eating pokemon, Palworld released this weekend.
Does anyone know why the livestream from this week was taken down? I only got a chance to watch the first half!
Pokemon don't eat flesh!! THEY EAT SOULS
Talking of Pokémon like games, have you guys seen Palworld? Its a bit like a cross between breath of the wild and Pokémon but in a hardcore survival game. I would be very interested to see your guys take on it, especially when you have to kill and EAT your Pokémon to survive.
Rare candy vibes. I saw a couple different streamers setting up guilds and building bases with their friends this weekend, could be fun to see an Oxboxtra stream series in Palworld. Another setting for the Oxventure Guild, giving the roll of DM to an external entity.
"Aw, it's an Eevee! :)"
If you're after more stop-motion things on Netflix, there's always Kaoru and Rillakuma.
There *are* Digimon fans here Luke, there's DOZENS of us!
Hol' up- she's the _same_ Maria Takeuchi that did *_Plastic Love??_* Holy cow!
OH I love Concierge!!! I've watched it several times and it's not even out a full month yet!! =D Netflix and PCI need to fully invest in this, it's so GD cute!! I don't think a show has given me those warm feelings like Pokemon Concierge did!
Luke calling panpour aipom
Season two will be Mewtwo attacking the resort.
Slice of Life Pokemon just works because without the battles these Pokemon can actually act like animals which they are but that somehow always gets kinda downplayed. Instead they can be treated like smart animals here and interact with eachother instead of just bashin eachothers heads in. And the Anime itself has shown that there is aa LOT more to the World of Pokemon than just battlingit just rarely gets focus. I think that is also why pokemon Snap worked for so many people. The interaction between the pokemon and the environment was just something we never get to see to such a degree and it was cool.
And i love that stop motion has this little renessance in recent years. It's just cool to see again.
I'm sold. Going to watch it right now
And they are never heard from ever again. The end.
Well uh, R.I.P. Luke, I guess.
Welp, I guess I'm watching this today. Thank you!
What your top 5 favorite pokemon? Mine are:
1. Mimikyu
2. Litten
3. Butterfree
4. Meowth
5. Pikachu
Runners-up: Eevee, Mudkip, & Magicarp.
The first two seasons of Digimon are the best battling monster show of the 90s. Pokemon has always been the better game though
entertainment as escapism. imagine.
I've recently been watching some episodes of SOTW from the beginning, and I'm enjoying the segments at the end where Luke and Ellen would read comments and respond to them, or even feature fan art posted on social media. I feel like it really highlighted the sense of oxvoxtra "community" by actually embedding it into the show. Any chance of bringing that back?
AND Mariya Taekuchi on the soundtrack? Oh my...I am going to watch this immediately after this video ends u_u
'In decades'. It's only been around for 3
You guys should watch Clannad
Yes!!! I knew as soon as I saw this that it would be beloved by Oxtra. 💜💜💜
That Eevee made me cry, not just the cuteness, but I live in a world where I can't pet it. I also want more of this show!!
it was a very cute show. Speaking of pokemon, is palworld on the cards for you guys?
I personally think pokemon origins is the best pokemon anime
The only bad thing I can say about it is that it’s too short
Great show!
With the love of Pokémon coming back, you should play palworld. A true Pokemon experience
Sounds like it has the detailed animations Luke said he wanted in that Temtem review a while back.
Sorry guys, you can't tell me how many Pokemon lure children into the woods to eat their souls and then tell me how relaxing it is to hang out with them. Not falling for that one again!
Pokemon has so much untapped potential, and I think Concierge is a glimpse into what the games and anime can be if they moved away a bit from trainers and battles. Imagine pokemon media about a researcher/breeder, with the MC learning their habitats and behaviors. Or a ghost story series.
Pokemon Snap had a vaguely cursory glance in that direction but a lot of it is "How do I provoke this pokémon into giving me a better shot?", with a fair bit of emphasis on the "provoke" part for fairly obvious gameplay reasons.
youtube has a channel that does a documentary type show called PokeWorld
Why there is not an official version, that goes like National Geographics, I do not know
4:20 "Pokémon are like human toddlers, in that they need everything explained to them and they're quite emotional..."
*And* they'll happily fight each other if you put them in a pit!
I'm not allowed to babysit my nieces and nephews anymore.
My take on it (and I'm not being snarky when I say this) is that Pokemon are just as prone to being competitive as people, even over stupid things.
The way we look at two Pikachus fighting each other is the way those Pikachus look at us when the folks from Guinness have to come out and measure somebody's giant pancake.