I’m Back, baby!  The good ladies of Fangirling About invited me back on their blog once a

I’m Back, baby!  The good ladies of Fangirling About invited me back on their blog once again. So today, let’s fangirl about Pokemon Generations. In case you were living under a rock during the Pokemon Go craze, this year Pokemon has been celebrating it’s 20th anniversary. And they’ve been going all out. The 7th generation of games were just released. They reprinted the original expansion of trading cards. The original games were released on the e-shop. There has been countless throwback merchandise, and of course the augmented reality mobile game mentioned earlier that brought back Pokemania for one glorious summer! But one of the more recent celebrations of this milestone is Pokemon Generations. Pokemon Generations is a series of anime shorts re-enacting key events in the Pokemon games. It’s kind of a successor to the 2013 mini series, Pokemon Origins. This came out of nowhere, but once it was announced, everyone was HYPED! And as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t disappoint. Now at the time of posting this, the series is still going, but from what’s been released so far, it’s a wonderful homage to the entire Pokemon game universe. And that’s what I appreciate about Generations. Don’t get me wrong. As a long time fan, I love all of the things the company has been releasing to celebrate the original games, but an anniversary this important for something that has become as expansive as Pokemon. they should all be celebrated. After all, every generation is someone’s first. Generations dedicates 3 episodes to a generation, and they cover a lot of interesting and even emotional and exciting ground. Like Blue speeding through his victory over the Elite Four. Or Lance going into buddy cop mode with his Dragonite to save the Red Gyarados. Or the horror that is the Old Chateau. It would just be easier and, more fangirly, to go through each awesome callback and story individually, but it would also be a lot longer. So I’m just gonna summarize the over all feel of the series as best I can. Probably the most admirable thing about Pokemon Generations is how, despite the fact that the episodes are no longer then 5 minutes, the pacing is excellent.  Unlike Origins, which just breezed through the entire first game, and just stopped for the more plot focused moments, Generations focuses solely on single, memorable moments in the series, and features a ton of different characters. Which gives it a fresh take every time. So it’s easier to tell a story in the time they have. Or at least get the weight of the moment across. Like in the episode with Silver, the rival from Gold and Silver, who for a long time was believed to be the son of the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni. This was confirmed over nine years later, but only in an unlockable post game event. But now, we get to see this conversation play out in glorious animated form, and it’s not devoid of emotion or drama. Or in the following episode with Eusene telling the tale of how the Legendary Dogs (or beasts or whatever) of Johto came to be. I’ve heard this story a hundred times, but the way they tell the tale and even animate it with including stills that look like storybook illustrations, it felt as fantastic as it did the first time. But of course, this is Pokemon, so we obviously need Pokemon battles. Now, let me just say, the animation is gorgeous! It’s very vibrant and dynamic, and you feel the weight of every move in the fights. Which is great because a lot of these fights happen between giant Legendary Pokemon.  Again, there are a few examples I could give, but I’m going to highlight the battle in episode 9 between Rayquaza and Deoxys. Which is a battle, IN SPAAAAAAACE! And it is so epic!! It really does feel like this battle leaped out of the cartridge, and is happening right in front of you. The battles are some of the best the franchise has had to offer. Better then Origins, and most of the main anime. Heck, one of the most complex and dramatic moments comes from a moment taken from my least favorite Pokemon game! (by default). I have never been a fan of Team Galactic, but I will give credit where credit is due. Cyrus is one of the highlights of this series. Like I said, I could go on and on about this series, but I think I can sum up how wonderful a representation of Pokemon’s history this is with the first episode. It only follows Red’s Pikachu in various battle and adventures, but it’s done so well. It was a great call to use the series mascot to travel from region to region. This episode also speaks for the production value. The locations are spot on. The episode tells you where Pikachu is in each scene, but it doesn’t need to. If you’ve played through the games, you could recognize these places instantly.Pokemon Generations has been an amazing way to revisit these journeys in the Pokemon world. And the best part is that it’s not done yet! According to reports, there are still five shorts left to go. The first segment of the Black and White story was just released, and it was so freaking cool! With that and everything that’s come before, I’m fully confident that the adventures through Unova and Kalos will be just as fantastic.If you want to see them for yourself, I highly recommend heading to the Official Pokemon Youtube Channel to check them out. Though if there isn’t an episode dedicated to Looker and Emma in the X and Y segment, I will be very disappointed. Come on, Pokemon! He’s been in 3 episodes already. You’ve gotta be leading up to that. Thanks again to MarvelandPonder and LittleNightWing for letting me come back and do another post. Their blog needed more Pokemon. 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