@@gamertwo6263 Every song in Splatoon exists in universe. Heck, the music playing as Agent 8 escapes to the surface is stated by Marina to be playing from Agent 8's CQ Phone in dialogue right as you're approaching the final phase
I believe Mewtwo said it best: "The world pushes us without mercy, and when some of us push back, the world points and cries 'evil!'" That's Team Star in a nutshell.
@@lololollo8994acomo's original name (Piña) origined from the word 'pineapple', so I guess they arranged it to the pineapple's scientific name, Ananas COMOsus. Thus, Giacomo.
Getting bullied, standing up for yourself, and getting punished for doing so...I think that's actually a common theme in schools today. Very interesting of Pokemon to address something like that through Team Star
It's not that they stood up for themselves. When the team was made and they went after the bullies. Despite no fighting or anything the bullies started spreading horrible rumors about how scary team star and what they were "trying" to do then left the academy.
Showing that most of actual bullies just look tough or act tough but get chikened out when de bullied actually stood up against them its actually incredible
Giacomo composed the track. Mela provided the proper energy for the Star Mobile. Atticus designed their outfits. Ortega did the mecanics. Eri trained them. Everyone of them did what they can do the best for themselves and the team. They are truly working together!
Idk how Gamefreak does it, but two things that are always consistent with the franchise are the music being amazing and dark type specialists being absolute goats, and they managed to combine both the last two gens with Piers and Giacomo
idk if we are the first one to try to raid them.. nemona as a president why didnt she tried since she liked battles more than anyone butt i have a head canon that when they are hanging out ortega fights his underlings so he could practice that twirl and be good at it incase some transfer student would fight them hahahaha
One aspect I like about the bosses that I don't believe people talk about is what Pokè Ball they use and how it reflects their personality and/or background. Giacomo uses a Timer Ball. This represents the fact he's a musician where having a good sense of timing is very good, and also how he's generally the most chill and patient (from what I've seen) of the five bosses, so it makes sense he uses a ball that becomes better the longer the encounter goes. Mela uses a Quick Ball. This represents her brash and bold personality and tendency to go head first into things without a plan, using a Pokè Ball that succeeds significantly more during the first turn and nowhere else. Ortega uses a Luxury Ball. This obviously represents the fact that Ortega was raised in a rich family, and as such, has the most expensive Pokè Ball. Eri uses a Heal Ball, a ball that heals Pokèmon caught with it instantly. This represents Eli's protectiveness and leadership role in the group, always making sure everybody is safe and having a good time. I'm not too sure about Atticus, who uses a Repeat Ball, though. Maybe it has to do with the fact they're a ninja and they're old-fashioned, hence using a ball that is stronger when catching already caught Pokèmon? These are just my thoughts, but I really like this aspect about their Pokè Balls and what it says about them.
It could be Atticus' sharing nature?there's the scene where he goes to buy new matching ninja outfits for him and his cumpadre,so they are in repeat balls because he has extras for his friends
I do adore the fact that Game Freak has sort of started normalizing the idea of other trainers canonically using other forms of Poke Balls, & not jusy them magically using the most basic form across the game.
I fully went into this game expecting these guys to just be jerks who eventually respect you, but boy this game messed with my emotions to the point where I actually wanted to JOIN these guys.
I think my favourite part is the unintelligible vocals. Despite being unintelligible, they’re so raw and passionate! The composer really poured their heart out making this one!
Why team star is the the best in 10 reasons: 1. no restricted clothing for the bosses 2. standing up against bullying 3. they actually support each other 4. 'ok' grunt outfits 5. Kick ass themes 6. giacomo 7. giacomo 8. giacomo 9. giacomo 10. giacomo (edit: is it just me or do i see resemblence of giacomo to guzma, maybe distant cousins lol)
He sorta reminds me of Grimsley with his hair and Piers for his music talent. He’s like a mix of them. I love Dark Type enthusiasts a lot; Piers, Grimsley and Giacomo my beloveds ❤❤
Team Star is up there with Team Skull as one of my favorite "evil" teams in all the mainline Pokemon games by far. Their stories just feel so much more realistic to me than most of the other evil team stories. Not that the other ones are bad - these two teams just hit home for me. And both Team Skull/Team Star's boss themes are amazing!
What's interesting is you don't see Team Star doing anything bad while Team Skull are acctually trying to cause trouble. Team Star aren't really trouble makers, it's the rumors of the bullies and the player's expectations that make this team look bad but in reality they don't do anything. Clavell only wants to make the team disband cause the bosses and other members of it are not attending the academy (alongside few other broken school rules). Cassiopeia wanted to disband it cause it's gone too far. The bosses are at the risk of being expelled and ppl believe TS is bad.
I'm in the minority of actually enjoying teams that have more to them rather than "we want to rule the world because our boss said so!". Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed ones like Plasma and Rocket, but I really like this take, too.
@@j.c._gaming4671 Yeah, Eri's car was probably the most annoying to fight. Even though my team was in the low 60s, I had to spam Fly with my Salamence to wreck that car.
Oh my god i nearly threw my Switch out the window on one of the Nemona fights in *my* blind violet nuzlocke. Either her Skeledirge has Infiltrator, or Torch Song ignores substitutes. I lost a perfectly good spore/sub/leech seed/[fill in attack move here] breloom to that fucker
As someone who loves punk or rock like battle themes, this is at the top with Marnie's theme and Lorekeeper Zinnia. They all just sound so chaotic yet clean at the same time and I freaking love it!
As a "weird kid" who has kind of been an outcast compared to my peers, I really clicked with all of the Team Star leaders. I really love how they're just these alternative kids who just wanted to be themselves but couldn't unless they pushed back against their bullies. I find their storyline as a group to be sad yet realistic. I love these goobers.
Giacomo's amazing isn't he? Aside from being the previous Student Council President, and making almost every rule at the school, he's an AMAZING DJ, great guy, good leader, and honestly just a vibe
This theme hits harder than Revavroom using its Torque move to one shot all of my team Also, at 0:55, does anyone hear lyrics here? I’m hearing “Team Star keeps breaking it down”
She's actually the only one capable of taking down almost everyone in my team then after that I just got too serious afterwards and thrashed everyone, my ego is high when it comes to winning xD
I had the most difficulty with Mela as I took her before the 3rd gym and 2nd Titan my levels were in 20s, I did fine up until the boss fight, she wiped my entire team with Torchque Eri was difficult but my team was in 50s so I did fine
That guitar solo at 2:15 is absolute ear candy. One time I was humming the theme not remembering where I got it from. After a while I finally realized it was this banger
I haven't fought all of Team Star yet, but it's gonna be hard to top Mela as my favourite admin. Not just cause "ohmygosh, goth gf" but I just freaking love how she walks. Her knees can't bend so she just kinda just marches toward you. It's so goofy I love it.
@@pilot_aki nvm here it is. Its in the first paragraph third phrase Giacomo (Japanese: ピーニャ Piña) is the boss of Team Star's Dark crew, the Segin Squad. He specializes in Dark-type Pokémon. Giacomo is a wannabe DJ and the creator of Team Star's theme songs, also going by the name "DJ Vice" when on stage.
Okay, if Giacomo made this song, I'm guessing he also made the grunts' theme. My personal headcanon has been that this song is blasting from the Starmobile speakers, and the grunt theme is played on their phones. I love diegetic music.
Probably my favorite song in the game. Best part starts at 0:00 and ends at 5:00. Honestly though, Team Star killed it overall. They don’t have a super deep villain motivation, but they’ve got an understandable one that’s relatable for a lot of people. Also, they are absolutely ROCKING it in the wardrobe department.
Fighting is also an oddball for an evil team as it's almost exclusively a heroic type in concept AND practice. Love that the two oddball types are also the two highest level Star Bosses
I feel like Scarlet and Violet is like the Skyrim of the Pokemon series. It has bugs and performance issues left and right, but when it comes down to the core of it all; the story, the exploration, and the battles, it still manages to shine. With that being said, I have a feeling that people are gonna mod the HELL out of this game in an attempt to perfect it, and I'm looking forward to that.
Story is ass honestly. Everything was in the end & nothing much but Team star and school Arc, why the hell would I enjoy attending a school in Pokémon m? and Gen 8 felt longer which is quite crazy. Overall gameplay is fun and enjoyable. I don’t necessarily care for story since pokemons stories are ass & kiddy.
@@a.x.x8184 Have Have you ever played any of the games with the more serious stories or Because some ARE kiddy don’t get me wrong but some stories aren’t like pokemon black and white, scarlet and violet (specifically the way home), sun and moon Also pokemon is a game directed towards kids, what did you expect? (Pokemon black and white with the Pokémon slavery, The way home having the professor being dead the entire game, sun and moon with Lusamine)
@@a.x.x8184 did you forget you played as a goddamn kid ? The fact that this is the first pokemon game where you go to an actual school is honestly shocking. Also, what, you wanted another pokemon game where you leave your home and meet another generic evil group of bad guys who wanna end the world with legendaries ? And, you cannot complain about pokemons being rather "family friendly" since it's mostly targeted to a young audience, and despite that, it's still has really dark themes, such as the professor literally being dead and replaced by an AI, his son only having a sick dog as a companion, etc
The guitar solo that starts around 4:40 is completely different from the one at 1:50, and it sadly gets cut off before it finishes. I know you like to keep your uploads 5 minutes long for some reason, but this track gets cut off before it even loops once lol
Giacomo is the cool de facto leader, mela is cool but goofy when she walks, Atticus is old timey but has a fashion sense, Ortega looks like a rich kid but I haven’t gotten to him so I hope that’s not all of his character, and eri seems like a real one
Team Star has become a new favorite team of mine. They actually have depth and aren't just "I'm evil just because lol". Heck, they're not actually evil and are just a bunch of guys who got bullied and decided to stand up for themselves. Unfortunately, they are seen as the "bad guys" because of that, which is honestly more realistic than I thought a Pokemon game would get. Heck, the whole bullying problem felt very "real-world issue" for me, which is probably a reason why I like the story so much. That, and how your mindset goes from "Time to beat up the bad guys!" to "Am I the bad guy?" as you continue the story. At least that's what happened to me anyway.
Yeah, this is the first time fighting an evil team left a bad taste in my mouth. Team Skull had a rough go at it, but they were still bastards. Team Yell were a bunch of idiots trying to help someone who didn't want, or frankly need, their help. Team Star meanwhile are genuine victims of circumstance. What other evil team would have non-grunt trainers fight for them because one of the leaders is a friend of theirs? I was genuinely relieved when it turned out they could stay together and didn't have to disband.
Odd but cool fun fact for the bosses their personalities are kinda reflected in their pokeball choices... Mela is quick tenpered and uses quick balls to hold her team, Giacomo is a dj and uses time to nake a beat and keeps his team in timer balls, Atticus is old fashioned and repeats old traditions and keeps his team in repeat balls, Ortega is a rick boy and can live in the lap of luxury and keeps his team in luxury balls, and Eri is the most kind hearted and wants people she cares about to be healthy so she uses heal balls
They have absolutely killed it these past generations with Dark type specialists. They're finally not JUST in the Elite Four now, and Nanu from Alola, Piers from Galar, and Giacomo have all been great imo.
Yeah, turns out reading the description of each point of interest helps in figuring out where you're current power level is best spent. Made sure to do that once I figured that out...
For me that happened bc not only was she the one GF advertised when they showed off Star Bases, but also bc she was the closest to me also accidentally going to the grass gym first
Will never forget fighting Giacomo for the first time and seeing "sent out revavroom" and waiting for a pokemon to show up, only to realize I'm fighting the car hes standing on. That's seared in my memory as a S Tier Pokemon Moment
As someone that was bullied a lot in school I relate heavily with these guys and I didn’t really want to take them down but knew no good would come with them staying unfortunately. Hell a decent part of me wanted to join even And 2:07
Team Star is the logical extreme of what happens when schools punish bully victims for standing up for themselves. Pokemon really said zero-tolerance is bullshit
Team Star really is one of the most well written teams in the franchise like everyone feels so relatable in their own way and they’re not a standard “evil team” they’re just kids who need help but got in over their head (tbh if I were an actual person in the game I’d probably end up in team star)
All of the team star boss battles are so crazy intense and I love it. The bosses are towering over you with a whole squad of goons cheering them on, the engines are revving, and you're in their turf. The first time I fought Giacomo and saw his GIANT CAR was his ace Pokemon, I realized Team Star was actually cool. Eri is probably my favorite since she kicked me in the shins and is easily the coolest looking one, probably even the coolest fighting type trainer.
Bro every single generations music keeps getting better and better I’m loving it Edit: idk why I have to say this but this is my personal opinion and I don’t really care if you disagree I personally think it’s good can y’all stop spamming me with “cap” comments you sound like npcs
The verse that plays at minute 1:45 is my favorite of the entire song. Why? Because this is where the real Team Star is heard. Their past and the pain that brought them to what they are today.
I can't believe that Revavroom is such a based Pokemon that Giacomo composed a whole boss theme for them. Actually I can because Giacomo has VERY good tastes.
Although Team Star aren't evil, it's nice to see them redeem themselves. It'll be nice to see Team Star bosses play major roles in pokespe. In Platinum chapter, none of the Sinnoh Elite Four minus Flint plays any major role, just cameos. It'll be cool to see the Team Star bosses showcase more in pokespe.
You may have included the second half, but you cut it off by 48 seconds. Please include the rest, the length of this soundtrack is easy to miss, it's actually 5:48 long before it loops.
*Team Star Mela's Revavroom* - Yes, Mela's the trainer - Yes, the car has a name - Yes, the car is the pokemon *- OH MY GOD, **_THE CAR IS THE POKEMON-_*
Giacomo has banger music composition skills, Mela is cute asf & is a fiery tomboy, Atticus is a fashion designer with hella good taste in fashion sense overall, Ortega is smart asf & an incredible mechanic, Eri is a total badass fighter who is beautiful but imposing HOW TF WERE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BULLIED AT SCHOOL?! THEYRE ALL COOL ASF!
Tbf.... IIRC most of them didn't have their glow-up until AFTER team star was formed. Tho eri was bullied BECAUSE she was so amazing but ultimately alot nicer than most people with those stats. Because I'd fuck ish up on principle if someone messed with me if I was her
Alot are your typical bullying case Mela : tomboy and good looking. She is obviously stuborn and defiant as well which makes things worse Giaco : music nerd Atticus : boy who likes fancy and lacy clothings Ortega : obvious weeb with the whole ninja chuunibyou Eri : nice girl but giant size. Even as a team star leader and the whole wrestler dress code, its all an act she doesn't want to hurt anyone
I dunno how to describe it but this song absolutely gives off "bullied group of kids form a gang and one of them happens to be cracked at composing in FL Studio so they make an unnecessarily hard theme"
It's interesting how most of the People consider them as Criminals when they are more like victims of Bullyng here Honestly, one of the best Pokemon Teams
tragic backstory aside they were quickly building up city sized encampments, blocking roads for their huge cars, and trying to get strong trainers to join them. like theres a difference between protesting bullying and going around like an invading army.
@@周生生-f1f It's mostly more complicated than that. The admins say it themselves: There are many of them in Team Star and they were on the verge of disbanding before we arrived. We can even see a group of Stars a little apart from the others towards the POISON camp showing a diversity inside the group. It is not impossible (see probable) that some actions were done without their order.
This theme ROCKS!!! Also i really like Team Star bosses, they're amazing and unlike other evil teams like team skull and team yell all of them have a deep background
The insane adrenaline this song gives off as well as the fact the instrumentals slightly change when the song loops gives me Xenoblade Chronicles vibes.
Team star’s story wasn’t amazing, especially because the twist at the end was kinda obvious, but I still liked it a lot. It’s nice that they have an evil team that’s as you go on, you realize was never evil in the first place and are just kids trying to fight against bullying. It’s really wholesome and was definitely something that hit close to home for me. Again, it’s not a great story, but I love that this is probably the “”evil”” team with the most depth out of them all
Ngl, the last 3 "Evil teams" have been kinda boof. Team Flare's goal was to reset the world and eliminate whomever they deemeed unworthy, now that's pretty hardcore and most definitely evil. Then you have a group of wannabe gangsters, a fan club and now a group of delinquent students...
I still think Team Plasma was deeper, purely because the Liberation of Pokemon was, in my eyes, a much more sensitive topic, combined with the fact that Ghetsis fabricated that ideal just to get people to join. Plasma feels more mature, but credit to team star for being up there with their depth.
Tbh I think it was a great story, although the twist was obvious from the very start. The characters were pretty damn good, their backstories and motives were also very realistic and well-written, and the ending although again it *was* predictable, was still very good and positive, giving what they deserved from the very start. now, yeah, it aint innovative or anything like that, but i still really enjoyed everything in this story as it really reminded me of when i was in middle school and was bullied, always dreaming to have a friend group to fend off my bullies. so yeah, honestly i really liked this story and i think it was great!
This is my favorite theme this gen! I was a bit underwhelmed by the gen 9 Gym Leader battle theme which I probably set up myself since I expected another club banger like in Gen 8 and I thought we'd never have that this gen but imagine my absolute glee when this and the team star grunt theme came on. Pokemon OST never fails me 😭 Incidentally, Operation Starfall is my favorite storyline from this gen, too. Is the universe trying to tell me something?
For real me too. It almost makes me cry too every time I get to this part because it is so beautiful, yet so epic, more if you are terrastalized. It makes me sad that so many people hate on this game, but at the same I'm glad many others keep playing and love this game.
These giant revarooms gave me a challenge...I never lost in a Pokémon battle in the last 10 years but I was so close there with Cynthia at bdsp. Especially against Eri. Not only her strong ass revaroom but also her Annihilape.
When the fucking car turned out to be the last member of their team, I was like "Oh shit? They're trying to commit vehicular assault? That's kick fucking ASS! This boss fight is AWESOME."
This game is so much mature compared to the others game, like, it really talk about kids who go traumatised so bad from school they prefered to be delinquents and be hated on purpose. They're lost and you, a new kid at school, is the first helping hand they see in a year and half
Did you notice how each part of this theme contains a completely different style from the other? It's as if each part of the song represents the personality of each of the bosses
One thing I've noticed about Alola, Galar, and Paldea's Evil Teams are only a group of troublemakers. While the true villain of these regions was either a President or an evil Robot scientists.
Team Star was better than I expected it'd be by a long shot. Actually tell a genuinely interesting yet real story (but Pokemon) about how sometimes when kids are bullied, schools turn a blind eye, but when they stand up for themselves, are treated as the villain. In this case, they had reason to fight back, although maybe didn't do it the best way. Yet if the school stepped in, maybe they wouldn't have? Interesting story and while Penny being the Big Boss was expected as a twist by boss two, I loved it. HASTA LA VISTAR!
team star is the most grounded antagonist group in the pokemon franchise to date their not looking to change the world or some legendary pokemon with unlimited power their just a bunch of school kids who got sick of how they were being treated in school and decided to band together for a better life I like that about them
What's interesting to me about Team Star is that they basically embody the power fantasy of a bullied kid at school. Trying to gain control in ones life, popularity, but also being skilled enough to beat the bullies.
At first I thought Minako Adachi composed this theme, as she had previously done the battle themes for Teams Skull and Yell. Finding out that someone who hadn't composed any music for previous Pokémon games actually did it was a bit shocking, but it actually made a lot of sense. What a great battle theme this is!
The fact that this song canonically is playing in the game makes it SO much better
I believe the word you are looking for is “diegetic”
Every song is splatoon is diegetic welcome to the club
@@cardfield At least in the online matches. The other songs exist canonically, but may or may not be playing in the game world as we hear them.
@@gamertwo6263 Calamari Inkantation is also always canon. As well as DJ Octavio's battle themes I'd assume.
@@gamertwo6263 Every song in Splatoon exists in universe. Heck, the music playing as Agent 8 escapes to the surface is stated by Marina to be playing from Agent 8's CQ Phone in dialogue right as you're approaching the final phase
Fun fact; Giacomo canonically makes this song for team star. Thank him for making such a banger
Giacomo is Toby Fox's Pokemon OC.
Well then. Toby Fox is making it big as of late! Yooohooo!!
@@Zekken_The_Lodestar you could say he's a BIG SHOT
Hes also italian i think, at least Giacomo Is an italian name
giacomo is like a fusion of guzma and grimsley, he was the first boss i fought and the end photo is just bangers too
I believe Mewtwo said it best: "The world pushes us without mercy, and when some of us push back, the world points and cries 'evil!'" That's Team Star in a nutshell.
Wait where was this line from?
@@leopardbunny Supposedly it was from the original Japanese version, but it was left on the cutting room floor.
@@GlitchManOmega Well, if it's real, what a pity it's a cropped part :/
Star was called “evil” (by your comparison) because they went full overkill when they brought 5 Combat Cars to school prepared for war.
@@k.w.pillsbury4070 They don't actually use those things until they fight you
Classic Giacomo banger. Let's be honest we all love him especially since it's canon that he produced the songs
I love that every single member had a contribution to how cool they were. Giacomo defs deserves more attention for these absolute bangers tho 😤
_DJ VICE, KICKING OFF THIS SESSIOOOOOOON! ~ ♪_
Common giacomo w
Ikr
@@lololollo8994acomo's original name (Piña) origined from the word 'pineapple', so I guess they arranged it to the pineapple's scientific name, Ananas COMOsus. Thus, Giacomo.
Getting bullied, standing up for yourself, and getting punished for doing so...I think that's actually a common theme in schools today. Very interesting of Pokemon to address something like that through Team Star
It's not that they stood up for themselves. When the team was made and they went after the bullies. Despite no fighting or anything the bullies started spreading horrible rumors about how scary team star and what they were "trying" to do then left the academy.
Showing that most of actual bullies just look tough or act tough but get chikened out when de bullied actually stood up against them its actually incredible
@@leonides1527
Thats just a long way to say they were punished for standing up for themselves.
@@mariocaballeroarmenta7580 Fact
When a video game company knows more about how broken our school system is than the actual school system
Giacomo composed the track.
Mela provided the proper energy for the Star Mobile.
Atticus designed their outfits.
Ortega did the mecanics.
Eri trained them.
Everyone of them did what they can do the best for themselves and the team. They are truly working together!
and Penny brought em togethor
@@yaboi-rowlet Imagine your team is founded by a preteen XD (Also I wrote the comment before I knew who "Big Boss" really was)
Mela committed Charcadet genocide to fuel some school revolution tho
@@spritepepsiplushes8353 Who said that she killed them?
@@misslady2639 WHAT
Idk how Gamefreak does it, but two things that are always consistent with the franchise are the music being amazing and dark type specialists being absolute goats, and they managed to combine both the last two gens with Piers and Giacomo
Goat!!!
Ayo where’s the dark type user collab as singer and DJ, this song could go well with some vocals
Piers and Giacomo should collab, Giacomo makes the music and Piers writes the lyrics
@@amiiboguy7288 You could also include Roxie from Unova as part of the band since she's a bassist... but unfortunately a Poison type gym leader 😭
@@Doommaster677 Dark and Poison are a good combo, the three of them should collab then
The fear I felt when I read the name 'Annihilape'
that thing was tough to work around! it's actually a crazy good mon too. fighting gave me the most trouble even with psychic...suckerpunch
Bro seethed so hard he died
Lmao and it proceeded to one shot my Salamence with Ice Punch 😅
@@Equalizer4 More like he seethed so hard he went past death and is living out of sheer spite
@@TornaitSuperBird Too angry to live, too angry to die.
You just _know_ Ortega practiced that cane twirl several dozen times while he waited for you to storm Ruchbah Base.
Fr!!
I love also how he's literally a short king, being shorter than Penny.
I love him so much omg-
idk if we are the first one to try to raid them.. nemona as a president why didnt she tried since she liked battles more than anyone butt i have a head canon that when they are hanging out ortega fights his underlings so he could practice that twirl and be good at it incase some transfer student would fight them hahahaha
I hc he practiced that while atti practiced that sick ass flip she does. Eri was proud while she watched the two idiots try and look cool.
“Okay, one, two, three…
DANG IT, I dropped it again!”
Him in the DLC: “You do realize I’m a second-year, right? I’m a whole year ABOVE you.”
Me: and you’re a whole foot BELOW me shortstack
The fact that she has Armarouge after the main story meant that she really kept Charlos around!
One aspect I like about the bosses that I don't believe people talk about is what Pokè Ball they use and how it reflects their personality and/or background.
Giacomo uses a Timer Ball. This represents the fact he's a musician where having a good sense of timing is very good, and also how he's generally the most chill and patient (from what I've seen) of the five bosses, so it makes sense he uses a ball that becomes better the longer the encounter goes.
Mela uses a Quick Ball. This represents her brash and bold personality and tendency to go head first into things without a plan, using a Pokè Ball that succeeds significantly more during the first turn and nowhere else.
Ortega uses a Luxury Ball. This obviously represents the fact that Ortega was raised in a rich family, and as such, has the most expensive Pokè Ball.
Eri uses a Heal Ball, a ball that heals Pokèmon caught with it instantly. This represents Eli's protectiveness and leadership role in the group, always making sure everybody is safe and having a good time.
I'm not too sure about Atticus, who uses a Repeat Ball, though. Maybe it has to do with the fact they're a ninja and they're old-fashioned, hence using a ball that is stronger when catching already caught Pokèmon?
These are just my thoughts, but I really like this aspect about their Pokè Balls and what it says about them.
Atticus has a Revavroom that isn't his car so maybe that's it? Or it's a reference to the trope of ninjas forming duplicates.
Since he's a Poison user, maybe the repeat damage from the Poison status effect. That's what a lot of people have been saying.
I reckon it could be a reference to the repetitive training ninjas require to master the art of ninjutsu.
It could be Atticus' sharing nature?there's the scene where he goes to buy new matching ninja outfits for him and his cumpadre,so they are in repeat balls because he has extras for his friends
I do adore the fact that Game Freak has sort of started normalizing the idea of other trainers canonically using other forms of Poke Balls, & not jusy them magically using the most basic form across the game.
I fully went into this game expecting these guys to just be jerks who eventually respect you, but boy this game messed with my emotions to the point where I actually wanted to JOIN these guys.
This game thought me to never judge a book from its cover.
@@nightslasher9384 Too bad Pokémon fans always judge by covers
Right? What happened to the evil teams being terrible organized crime or like eco terrorists?
Me too
@@FutureOverYou you *clearly* didn't read this comment
Five thugs with a unique sense of fashion and a tragic backstory, and most of them have italian sounding names. Reminds me of something...
its golden windddd
Operation stardust? Clovel with a banana hair? A ’’big boss’’ who is extremely mysterious? Yeah those aren’t even coincidences anymore
Wait... is that a jojo reference? xD
*_Vento aureo noises_*
This theme sounds like it's from Jojo
I think my favourite part is the unintelligible vocals. Despite being unintelligible, they’re so raw and passionate! The composer really poured their heart out making this one!
To me it sounds like "Get Ready, Get Loud!"
I personally headcanon that's actually the Revavroom singing
@@thefoundationscutestofficerYou're opened my eyes for a better reality
@@dotthedot9080car engine doesn't even need autotune
For me it sounds like "Get out! Get out of the way now!" Which I think it has sense, because the Starmobiles.
Why team star is the the best in 10 reasons:
1. no restricted clothing for the bosses
2. standing up against bullying
3. they actually support each other
4. 'ok' grunt outfits
5. Kick ass themes
6. giacomo
7. giacomo
8. giacomo
9. giacomo
10. giacomo
(edit: is it just me or do i see resemblence of giacomo to guzma, maybe distant cousins lol)
The only clothing (ish) that is restrictive is Mela’s boots
@@SHFirefly 💀
@@SHFirefly Giacomo
He sorta reminds me of Grimsley with his hair and Piers for his music talent. He’s like a mix of them.
I love Dark Type enthusiasts a lot; Piers, Grimsley and Giacomo my beloveds ❤❤
That was my first thought too when I saw him. I was like: hold up... does Guzma has a long lost brother or something? They look so much alike! :0
THERE'S NO REASON THIS SHOULD GO HARD.
Thank you Giacomo.
Giacomo the legend. Best team star boss. If only I wasn’t overleveled when I fought him
*Giacorno*
Hmm, that name reminds me of a certain anime character from an anime/manga which most likely was what Team Star was inspired by.
@@familyneves9777 probably someone who will make you suffer infinite death
@@familyneves9777 and qith the FABOULOUS hairdos (im looking at you clive and mela)
In my headcanon Giacomo is Piers' long lost cousin
Everything about this game just screams "without the poor performance and bugs, we would be the best Pokémon games ever"
This game should've been delayed
@@spidey5558 Even just a month would've made it so much better
@@spawn3721 I'd say 3 months
No like actually though. If it wasn’t for those issues then this would probably be the best Pokémon game ever without nostalgia
Those that look beyond the flaws of a person will reach Nirvana
Team Star is up there with Team Skull as one of my favorite "evil" teams in all the mainline Pokemon games by far. Their stories just feel so much more realistic to me than most of the other evil team stories. Not that the other ones are bad - these two teams just hit home for me. And both Team Skull/Team Star's boss themes are amazing!
And both aren't really "evil" at all.
yeah no, they come nowhere close but they do be having a banger
They're just a bunch of hooligans
What's interesting is you don't see Team Star doing anything bad while Team Skull are acctually trying to cause trouble.
Team Star aren't really trouble makers, it's the rumors of the bullies and the player's expectations that make this team look bad but in reality they don't do anything.
Clavell only wants to make the team disband cause the bosses and other members of it are not attending the academy (alongside few other broken school rules).
Cassiopeia wanted to disband it cause it's gone too far. The bosses are at the risk of being expelled and ppl believe TS is bad.
I'm in the minority of actually enjoying teams that have more to them rather than "we want to rule the world because our boss said so!". Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed ones like Plasma and Rocket, but I really like this take, too.
I just finished a blind nuzlocke of pokemon violet, and im pretty sure i have a fear of cars now because of these guys
How do you do a nuzlocke for SV, namely the 1 Pokémon per route rule, is it by each zone?
Yep, it is by each zone, or at least thats what i did
Stamina
"Defense increased"
Star mobile used Shift gear!
"Attack and speed increased"
@@j.c._gaming4671 Yeah, Eri's car was probably the most annoying to fight. Even though my team was in the low 60s, I had to spam Fly with my Salamence to wreck that car.
Oh my god i nearly threw my Switch out the window on one of the Nemona fights in *my* blind violet nuzlocke. Either her Skeledirge has Infiltrator, or Torch Song ignores substitutes. I lost a perfectly good spore/sub/leech seed/[fill in attack move here] breloom to that fucker
One of the best evil teams they’re done right. They make so much sense to be like this and there theme are bangers
They're not really an evil team though
@@Jacorn_IDK yeah but they play the role
Not really evil
They're pretty much just another Team Skull
The whole plot point of the Team Star storyline was to proof they are NOT the evil guys of the story, are you not listening? 😭
As someone who loves punk or rock like battle themes, this is at the top with Marnie's theme and Lorekeeper Zinnia. They all just sound so chaotic yet clean at the same time and I freaking love it!
Aggressive, yet cohesive
There actually pretty great just wait till you see Penny's theme it was a banger
Yea I love zinnias theme and this song lol
This almost dethroned Zinnia's theme for me
As a "weird kid" who has kind of been an outcast compared to my peers, I really clicked with all of the Team Star leaders. I really love how they're just these alternative kids who just wanted to be themselves but couldn't unless they pushed back against their bullies. I find their storyline as a group to be sad yet realistic. I love these goobers.
Agreed
The main reason why they’re pretty much my favorite evil team EVER is because I relate to them so much. I feel their struggles.
Same, and I resonate with all of them, specially Atticus and Ortega, even though my favs are Giacomo and Eri❤
man I felt this comment.
Agreed. I knew there had to be a reason as an alt young adult myself I was attracted to these guys when I first seen their team.
Giacomo's amazing isn't he?
Aside from being the previous Student Council President, and making almost every rule at the school, he's an AMAZING DJ, great guy, good leader, and honestly just a vibe
This theme hits harder than Revavroom using its Torque move to one shot all of my team
Also, at 0:55, does anyone hear lyrics here? I’m hearing “Team Star keeps breaking it down”
the flash fire is the solution
thanks to my terra ground Growlithe I defeated her
I wish that move was usable
I spammed Intimidate + Revive and then waited 1903018+ turns to kill that mf
Iron defense go brrrr
X items go brrrr
I'm not ashamed to admit that Eri destroyed me compared to every other trainer in the game. What a steep level curve!
She's actually the only one capable of taking down almost everyone in my team then after that I just got too serious afterwards and thrashed everyone, my ego is high when it comes to winning xD
My first. And second. And almost third loss were to giacomo. I did NOT have the team for him...
Lost to Larry and the First Psychic Gym Trainer (I tried doing the Psychic Gym first)
Between all my dark and rock types, I simply wasn’t equipped to handle her lmao, I had to train a Volcarona just to take her on
I had the most difficulty with Mela as I took her before the 3rd gym and 2nd Titan my levels were in 20s, I did fine up until the boss fight, she wiped my entire team with Torchque
Eri was difficult but my team was in 50s so I did fine
That guitar solo at 2:15 is absolute ear candy. One time I was humming the theme not remembering where I got it from. After a while I finally realized it was this banger
It’s my literal favorite part of their battle theme.
@@kinorey0261 Same! They killed that part for absolutely no reason at all
They cut the second loop solo which goes even harder
It sounds like something that would be in Dokkan Battle
I haven't fought all of Team Star yet, but it's gonna be hard to top Mela as my favourite admin. Not just cause "ohmygosh, goth gf" but I just freaking love how she walks. Her knees can't bend so she just kinda just marches toward you. It's so goofy I love it.
Also the flashback saying she puts on the tough act because other girls bullied her for how cute she was.
I love her badge picture the most. Your player’s look of pain while she nonchalantly crushes your hand in a vice grip is hilarious to me.
@@SporadicV2
Fire cutie used Vise Grip!
Super, Effective...! >:)
@@SporadicV2 if you look close to her hand she's wearing a ring so I think it's one of those shock rings
I think she's more Punk than Goth anyways
So canonically Giacomo is the pokemon character with the best taste in music, because this theme hits HARD!!!!
IDK why bulbapedia calls him a dj "wannabe". My man is a full on professional
@@bet3240I just checked and someone must have removed it from his page.
@@pilot_aki srls?
@@pilot_aki nvm here it is. Its in the first paragraph third phrase Giacomo (Japanese: ピーニャ Piña) is the boss of Team Star's Dark crew, the Segin Squad. He specializes in Dark-type Pokémon. Giacomo is a wannabe DJ and the creator of Team Star's theme songs, also going by the name "DJ Vice" when on stage.
Okay, if Giacomo made this song, I'm guessing he also made the grunts' theme. My personal headcanon has been that this song is blasting from the Starmobile speakers, and the grunt theme is played on their phones. I love diegetic music.
what about penny's theme being played on her phone too?
Probably my favorite song in the game. Best part starts at 0:00 and ends at 5:00.
Honestly though, Team Star killed it overall. They don’t have a super deep villain motivation, but they’ve got an understandable one that’s relatable for a lot of people. Also, they are absolutely ROCKING it in the wardrobe department.
Facts 🗣️🗣️🗣️
I like how all of them use typically meaner types like fire, dark, fighting, and poison… but then there’s Ortega using fairy.
As a Hydreigon fan, I can confirm Fairy is mean
Fighting is also an oddball for an evil team as it's almost exclusively a heroic type in concept AND practice.
Love that the two oddball types are also the two highest level Star Bosses
*Tinkaton:* Do I look cute to you?
Ortega literally tells you not to misjudge Fairy Types based on their cuteness before you fight him
@@jorgegonzalezavila9376 tinkaton does look pretty cute if you ignore the massive hammer made from the bones of her enemies
I feel like Scarlet and Violet is like the Skyrim of the Pokemon series. It has bugs and performance issues left and right, but when it comes down to the core of it all; the story, the exploration, and the battles, it still manages to shine.
With that being said, I have a feeling that people are gonna mod the HELL out of this game in an attempt to perfect it, and I'm looking forward to that.
Oh, it's already begun. People are already prepping randomizers and memes 😂
Story is ass honestly. Everything was in the end & nothing much but Team star and school Arc, why the hell would I enjoy attending a school in Pokémon m? and Gen 8 felt longer which is quite crazy. Overall gameplay is fun and enjoyable. I don’t necessarily care for story since pokemons stories are ass & kiddy.
@@a.x.x8184
Have
Have you ever played any of the games with the more serious stories or
Because some ARE kiddy don’t get me wrong but some stories aren’t like pokemon black and white, scarlet and violet (specifically the way home), sun and moon
Also pokemon is a game directed towards kids, what did you expect?
(Pokemon black and white with the Pokémon slavery, The way home having the professor being dead the entire game, sun and moon with Lusamine)
@@a.x.x8184 did you forget you played as a goddamn kid ? The fact that this is the first pokemon game where you go to an actual school is honestly shocking. Also, what, you wanted another pokemon game where you leave your home and meet another generic evil group of bad guys who wanna end the world with legendaries ?
And, you cannot complain about pokemons being rather "family friendly" since it's mostly targeted to a young audience, and despite that, it's still has really dark themes, such as the professor literally being dead and replaced by an AI, his son only having a sick dog as a companion, etc
The guitar solo that starts around 4:40 is completely different from the one at 1:50, and it sadly gets cut off before it finishes. I know you like to keep your uploads 5 minutes long for some reason, but this track gets cut off before it even loops once lol
Fr, don't see enough pointing this out lol
Pokeli doesn't seem to care for the Scralet & Violet soundtrack enough to include two loops of some tracks, sometimes even at least a single one
My personal favorite of Team Star is Mela, though I also like the sheer energy Giacomo provides.
Ortega is also great, honestly i like all five of them
@@sashi5887 Yes, I love Bede 2.0
Mela’s walk animation is amazing. There are costs to wearing such boots.
Giacomo is the cool de facto leader, mela is cool but goofy when she walks, Atticus is old timey but has a fashion sense, Ortega looks like a rich kid but I haven’t gotten to him so I hope that’s not all of his character, and eri seems like a real one
@@AcidArrestB I think you'll be dissapointed in Ortega...
2:15 hits way harder once you get to the end of the Team Star storyline
Fighting the starmobiles with this kicks in give me goosebumps. Giacomo deserves the credit
Team Star has become a new favorite team of mine. They actually have depth and aren't just "I'm evil just because lol". Heck, they're not actually evil and are just a bunch of guys who got bullied and decided to stand up for themselves.
Unfortunately, they are seen as the "bad guys" because of that, which is honestly more realistic than I thought a Pokemon game would get.
Heck, the whole bullying problem felt very "real-world issue" for me, which is probably a reason why I like the story so much.
That, and how your mindset goes from "Time to beat up the bad guys!" to "Am I the bad guy?" as you continue the story. At least that's what happened to me anyway.
I smell some Toby Fox in this story.
Really felt bad reading the NPC dialogue in the Team Star bases
Yeah, this is the first time fighting an evil team left a bad taste in my mouth.
Team Skull had a rough go at it, but they were still bastards.
Team Yell were a bunch of idiots trying to help someone who didn't want, or frankly need, their help.
Team Star meanwhile are genuine victims of circumstance. What other evil team would have non-grunt trainers fight for them because one of the leaders is a friend of theirs?
I was genuinely relieved when it turned out they could stay together and didn't have to disband.
@@Blackheartzeroi felt a little bad for team skull
This is the theme that plays when you realised you shouldn't of challenged Mela after the grass gym. x_x
My armarouge with flash fire:
One of the best themes in pokemon of all time
Odd but cool fun fact for the bosses their personalities are kinda reflected in their pokeball choices... Mela is quick tenpered and uses quick balls to hold her team, Giacomo is a dj and uses time to nake a beat and keeps his team in timer balls, Atticus is old fashioned and repeats old traditions and keeps his team in repeat balls, Ortega is a rick boy and can live in the lap of luxury and keeps his team in luxury balls, and Eri is the most kind hearted and wants people she cares about to be healthy so she uses heal balls
Giacomo has one of the best Pokémon character designs i've ever seen, i love him so much
They should've shown him first
He kind of reminds me of Grimsley
Imagine Giacomo, Ryme and Guzma all working together for an EP.
They have absolutely killed it these past generations with Dark type specialists. They're finally not JUST in the Elite Four now, and Nanu from Alola, Piers from Galar, and Giacomo have all been great imo.
@@AirahsELL Roxie too
I can't believe Inspector Gadget could make such fire
Can't be unseen now...
@@monthegers1990 true
My brain can't unsee this now. Thanks
just like he did with the brown bricks
The unholy fusion of mike matei and inspector Gadget
This might be (one of) the best Team theme in the series.
Edit: If you're gonna comment, may I ask what your favorite Team theme/themes are?
Hum team Skull and Team Plasma were amazing too
I'd still say the team plasma grunt themes are a bit better but this is really good
When the emo kid gets a Pokémon
Team skull music slaps amazingly too but I couldn’t possibly decide which is objectively better
@@somebodyyoudontknow3980 nah, SV crushes gen 5, too bad you gen fivers never took it
Both The team star grunt & team star boss ost are legit two of my favorite Pokémon battle themes in the entire series
This part is legendary 2:14
im sorry all i hear there is the hyrule warriors age of calamity theme 💀ur right it is legendary tho
Reminds me of the old dragon ball fighting games on ps2
Comes back in the Team Star Disband theme later too, total banger of a solo
This part goes way too hard man
Don't for get that sweet sinister beat at 0:34
This theme takes me back to the Team Plasma days , SV have amazing music 🥹
You can thank Toby Fox for the music being good this gen.
@@dragonmangames2523 I don't think he worked on this song
nowhere near as good as team plasma
@@toooydoeur that 5-bit music? nah man
@@theosegismundo6 (technically 32-bit)
Out of all of them, Giacomo is absolutely my favorite. I could vibe with him forever
Thank you Giacomo for this banger
it's awesome that they used Italian names, 'cause my name is also Giacomo lol
Who's Giacomo by the way?
@@il3fortunato664 Team Star Dark type Leader
@@il3fortunato664 the first leader you fight, the dark one. He canonically made the battle theme
@@mysticpumpkin8520 *me, who skipped him and fought Eri first:*
2:16 is freakin unreal. Probably one of my favorite things I’ve heard out of Pokémon
i like how almost everyone chooses Mela for the first team star raid as opposed to it being the second one
What's suppose to be the first
@@fightinganimations1597 giacomo (dark type base)
@@fightinganimations1597 Giamoco's the lowest level so probably him
Yeah, turns out reading the description of each point of interest helps in figuring out where you're current power level is best spent.
Made sure to do that once I figured that out...
For me that happened bc not only was she the one GF advertised when they showed off Star Bases, but also bc she was the closest to me also accidentally going to the grass gym first
Will never forget fighting Giacomo for the first time and seeing "sent out revavroom" and waiting for a pokemon to show up, only to realize I'm fighting the car hes standing on. That's seared in my memory as a S Tier Pokemon Moment
As someone that was bullied a lot in school I relate heavily with these guys and I didn’t really want to take them down but knew no good would come with them staying unfortunately. Hell a decent part of me wanted to join even
And 2:07
I know the feeling. Anyways Hasta La Vistar.
same
As the kid that bullied you I can confirm.
Team Star is the logical extreme of what happens when schools punish bully victims for standing up for themselves. Pokemon really said zero-tolerance is bullshit
This theme is such a banger!!
Team Star really is one of the most well written teams in the franchise like everyone feels so relatable in their own way and they’re not a standard “evil team” they’re just kids who need help but got in over their head (tbh if I were an actual person in the game I’d probably end up in team star)
All of the team star boss battles are so crazy intense and I love it. The bosses are towering over you with a whole squad of goons cheering them on, the engines are revving, and you're in their turf. The first time I fought Giacomo and saw his GIANT CAR was his ace Pokemon, I realized Team Star was actually cool. Eri is probably my favorite since she kicked me in the shins and is easily the coolest looking one, probably even the coolest fighting type trainer.
Bro every single generations music keeps getting better and better I’m loving it
Edit: idk why I have to say this but this is my personal opinion and I don’t really care if you disagree I personally think it’s good can y’all stop spamming me with “cap” comments you sound like npcs
If only the games followed that same trend
That is cap but go on
@@Kevbaumpie Apart from the bugs and visual quality SV is definitely one of the best pokemon games
@@luisfillipebeserra2108 …Debatable
nice cap
I love the pausing at 0:07, It creates some kind of thriller about what's coming next.
I found team star to be really fun and entertaining idk why people seem to dislike them
I didn’t realize you had to fight Giaccomo first 😭 so I nearly got my entire team steamrolled by Mela
The verse that plays at minute 1:45 is my favorite of the entire song. Why? Because this is where the real Team Star is heard. Their past and the pain that brought them to what they are today.
Same here. Best part for me? That section is actually slightly different in the second loop. Even more raw.
Love the new thumbnail
I can't believe that Revavroom is such a based Pokemon that Giacomo composed a whole boss theme for them.
Actually I can because Giacomo has VERY good tastes.
Although Team Star aren't evil, it's nice to see them redeem themselves. It'll be nice to see Team Star bosses play major roles in pokespe. In Platinum chapter, none of the Sinnoh Elite Four minus Flint plays any major role, just cameos. It'll be cool to see the Team Star bosses showcase more in pokespe.
You may have included the second half, but you cut it off by 48 seconds. Please include the rest, the length of this soundtrack is easy to miss, it's actually 5:48 long before it loops.
*Team Star Mela's Revavroom*
- Yes, Mela's the trainer
- Yes, the car has a name
- Yes, the car is the pokemon
*- OH MY GOD, **_THE CAR IS THE POKEMON-_*
yes, her boot too big for her goddamn feet
Trainer: "NO THANKS!"
Star trainers: "How annoying"
-
Kieran's "bullshit team comp":
"OP rival teams are real and they are ComInG foR YoU!!1!"
Giacomo has banger music composition skills, Mela is cute asf & is a fiery tomboy, Atticus is a fashion designer with hella good taste in fashion sense overall, Ortega is smart asf & an incredible mechanic, Eri is a total badass fighter who is beautiful but imposing
HOW TF WERE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BULLIED AT SCHOOL?! THEYRE ALL COOL ASF!
Tbf.... IIRC most of them didn't have their glow-up until AFTER team star was formed.
Tho eri was bullied BECAUSE she was so amazing but ultimately alot nicer than most people with those stats. Because I'd fuck ish up on principle if someone messed with me if I was her
I imagine because they were different. Thats it.
Alot are your typical bullying case
Mela : tomboy and good looking. She is obviously stuborn and defiant as well which makes things worse
Giaco : music nerd
Atticus : boy who likes fancy and lacy clothings
Ortega : obvious weeb with the whole ninja chuunibyou
Eri : nice girl but giant size. Even as a team star leader and the whole wrestler dress code, its all an act she doesn't want to hurt anyone
I dunno how to describe it but this song absolutely gives off "bullied group of kids form a gang and one of them happens to be cracked at composing in FL Studio so they make an unnecessarily hard theme"
I'm finally playing this game now, i'm having such a BLAST with these battles, this is a BANGER
It's interesting how most of the People consider them as Criminals when they are more like victims of Bullyng here
Honestly, one of the best Pokemon Teams
tragic backstory aside they were quickly building up city sized encampments, blocking roads for their huge cars, and trying to get strong trainers to join them. like theres a difference between protesting bullying and going around like an invading army.
@@Ninja1Ninja2 they weren't really blocking anything major it was a rightful protest
@@babel_UV TBF i don't think blocking roads and hunker down like a fortress in some nowhere place is useful for their cause
@@周生生-f1f It's mostly more complicated than that. The admins say it themselves: There are many of them in Team Star and they were on the verge of disbanding before we arrived. We can even see a group of Stars a little apart from the others towards the POISON camp showing a diversity inside the group. It is not impossible (see probable) that some actions were done without their order.
This theme ROCKS!!! Also i really like Team Star bosses, they're amazing and unlike other evil teams like team skull and team yell all of them have a deep background
Yea they arent actually evil, just misunderstood
Thanks Giacomo!! This is quite the bop, since canonically he made the songs.
The insane adrenaline this song gives off as well as the fact the instrumentals slightly change when the song loops gives me Xenoblade Chronicles vibes.
Team star’s story wasn’t amazing, especially because the twist at the end was kinda obvious, but I still liked it a lot. It’s nice that they have an evil team that’s as you go on, you realize was never evil in the first place and are just kids trying to fight against bullying. It’s really wholesome and was definitely something that hit close to home for me. Again, it’s not a great story, but I love that this is probably the “”evil”” team with the most depth out of them all
Ngl, the last 3 "Evil teams" have been kinda boof.
Team Flare's goal was to reset the world and eliminate whomever they deemeed unworthy, now that's pretty hardcore and most definitely evil.
Then you have a group of wannabe gangsters, a fan club and now a group of delinquent students...
@@Jepegish Team aether was amazing bro
@@piksartx think they were only thinking of team skull. I liked that sun and moon had a goofy team and an actual threatening team too
I still think Team Plasma was deeper, purely because the Liberation of Pokemon was, in my eyes, a much more sensitive topic, combined with the fact that Ghetsis fabricated that ideal just to get people to join. Plasma feels more mature, but credit to team star for being up there with their depth.
Tbh I think it was a great story, although the twist was obvious from the very start. The characters were pretty damn good, their backstories and motives were also very realistic and well-written, and the ending although again it *was* predictable, was still very good and positive, giving what they deserved from the very start.
now, yeah, it aint innovative or anything like that, but i still really enjoyed everything in this story as it really reminded me of when i was in middle school and was bullied, always dreaming to have a friend group to fend off my bullies.
so yeah, honestly i really liked this story and i think it was great!
Man, watching Ortega spin his cane in time with the music is so fucking sick! I really like Team Star
"oh hey the last pokemon is being sent out, wonder what it looks like - oh, ok it's the car itself."
This is my favorite theme this gen! I was a bit underwhelmed by the gen 9 Gym Leader battle theme which I probably set up myself since I expected another club banger like in Gen 8 and I thought we'd never have that this gen but imagine my absolute glee when this and the team star grunt theme came on. Pokemon OST never fails me 😭
Incidentally, Operation Starfall is my favorite storyline from this gen, too. Is the universe trying to tell me something?
i honestly think they did a damn good job with the gym leader theme, it's just a really big task to beat the swsh gyms
The universe doesn't speak. But God does.
@@brogadierthethird7790 Helloooo doowwnn theeeereee!
Ah yes, the theme of seeing your Garchomp being ran over by a fucking car, my favorite!
I get goosebumps every time at 1:25
The heavenliest part ever
I wish it was longer or in a little more of the song
For me it's 1:45
For real me too. It almost makes me cry too every time I get to this part because it is so beautiful, yet so epic, more if you are terrastalized. It makes me sad that so many people hate on this game, but at the same I'm glad many others keep playing and love this game.
Piers, Roxie, and Giacomo collab would be insane
They'd murder the entire Pokemon Billboard Top 10 if they made a 10 song album, don't give them such power!
@@The_Darke_Lordei *_want_* them to have this power
@@Nox_Lunatera Okay then, it is what it is
@@The_Darke_Lorde world needs good music, theres so much garbage thats being cycled on main radio
@@Nox_Lunatera Yep, and if these three were real, they could ANNIHILATE those fakes
These giant revarooms gave me a challenge...I never lost in a Pokémon battle in the last 10 years but I was so close there with Cynthia at bdsp. Especially against Eri. Not only her strong ass revaroom but also her Annihilape.
When the fucking car turned out to be the last member of their team, I was like "Oh shit? They're trying to commit vehicular assault? That's kick fucking ASS! This boss fight is AWESOME."
nice thumbnail change :))
I hope we see more of them in DLC 😭 I really like them, specially Ortega, he reminded me of myself when I was younger
Ortega is underrated, people talk about Giacomo and Mela but Ortega is a W
@@amiiboguy7288 yes my favorite team star leader the child who has a gang
@@drgolden7668 they’re all children wdym
@@amiiboguy7288 Technically Giacomo is an adult. Used to be a teacher iirc
@@LatinGiudo817 wait I thought he was a teen 😭 how did I miss that
This game is so much mature compared to the others game, like, it really talk about kids who go traumatised so bad from school they prefered to be delinquents and be hated on purpose.
They're lost and you, a new kid at school, is the first helping hand they see in a year and half
I love the vocal sample just yelling “Yoooooo let’s go!” It’s so fire
2:15 is my fav part ngl. I already loved this OST but hearing it in game is so dang epic
Did you notice how each part of this theme contains a completely different style from the other? It's as if each part of the song represents the personality of each of the bosses
First part represents Mela
0:35 best part don't argue with me
Don't need to. I agree 👍
One thing I've noticed about Alola, Galar, and Paldea's Evil Teams are only a group of troublemakers. While the true villain of these regions was either a President or an evil Robot scientists.
Which makes them infintely better and more memorable then garbage villains like Team Rocket who only get free passes becasue nostalgia.
Lowkey makes it better imo
The fact that the Pokemon community was one of the most bullied ones of all videogames makes this even better.
Giacomo knows how to make one hell of a song
Team Star was better than I expected it'd be by a long shot. Actually tell a genuinely interesting yet real story (but Pokemon) about how sometimes when kids are bullied, schools turn a blind eye, but when they stand up for themselves, are treated as the villain. In this case, they had reason to fight back, although maybe didn't do it the best way. Yet if the school stepped in, maybe they wouldn't have? Interesting story and while Penny being the Big Boss was expected as a twist by boss two, I loved it.
HASTA LA VISTAR!
I can confidently say this is the best theme in the game. Love doing my wifi battles with this playing in the background.
“Through thick and thin, we are star team” this is the feeling I get
team star is the most grounded antagonist group in the pokemon franchise to date their not looking to change the world or some legendary pokemon with unlimited power their just a bunch of school kids who got sick of how they were being treated in school and decided to band together for a better life I like that about them
What's interesting to me about Team Star is that they basically embody the power fantasy of a bullied kid at school. Trying to gain control in ones life, popularity, but also being skilled enough to beat the bullies.
2:20 This section is soooo good!
Listening to the song in headphones was the best. I regret not playing pokemon games in headphones because most of them songs are banger
At first I thought Minako Adachi composed this theme, as she had previously done the battle themes for Teams Skull and Yell. Finding out that someone who hadn't composed any music for previous Pokémon games actually did it was a bit shocking, but it actually made a lot of sense. What a great battle theme this is!
Toby Fox actually did compose a Pokemon theme before. The Battle Tower in Sword and Shield was composed by him too.
@Diseased rat Teruo Taniguchi
@@maxeon0937 Toby did not compose this one
@@R0binka Huh? Thought he did. Whi composed it then.
@@maxeon0937 Teruo Taniguchi composed every Team Star music. He is the guy that made Tetris 99 music apparently