Gary Brock

While initially I was inclined to the Black version of the original Gen V Pokémon game and its sequel. My curiosity led me to want to play the White versions as well. Simply because I wanted to see how the four versions compared. Luckily a friend of mine had Pokémon White and White 2 and … Read more

When it came to the 7th generation Sun and Moon, I never considered the perks of the Sun version versus the Moon version. I simply took the copy of Sun that my cousin had since I was financially constrained at the time. Even when the respective Ultras came out, I went with Ultra Sun because … Read more

For any Pokémon fan who started playing Pokémon at a young age, the first-generation games in the series always hold a special place. It’s no different for me. While Pokémon Red was not the first game I played, it was among the classics that cemented my love for the game. So, when its remake, Fire … Read more

I was recently able to capture the perfect Gen IV Slowpoke while playing Pokémon Go on my phone. While I was excited about it, I was faced with the dilemma of which evolution to pick between Slowbro and Slowking. Based on their base stats the two evolutions are equally strong, and depending on who you … Read more

Although Pokémon Red and Blue were the first Generation of the Pokémon game series to be released Globally, Pokémon Red was the second Pokémon game I ever played in my early days. Because I choose Red over Blue, I never got to experience the differences in both versions. Granted I was still new to the … Read more

While my love for playing Pokémon role-playing video games was established almost instantly, it took a while for me to get into the Trading Card Game. Unlike the video games, I felt Pokémon’s TCG was a lot more complicated at first. This mostly had to do with the different cards that existed, which some were … Read more

As a child, Pokémon Gold was the game that introduced me to the Pokémon world and initiated my love for the Franchise. Because of that I always wanted to play a complete set of that generation. Unfortunately, I never got to play Silver, because I was more excited to play Crystal which was the most … Read more

What I love most about the early generations of the Pokémon game series is that they lay the foundation for the long-standing traditions we all know and love today. It’s been over 2 decades but I still remember the excitement I felt when my mom told me I could get one of the 2nd generation … Read more

Growing up Pokémon Gold was the first ever Pokémon game I ever played and never looked back. When I was a little older, I eventually played the complete set of Gen 2 games, but later that year, I remember begging my mom to buy me the Crystal version when it came out. As would later … Read more

Like most fans who played the original versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, I couldn’t wait for the release of their remake Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl (BD/SP). While the remake was largely similar to the originals, they had significant differences that were key determinants of which version I should pick. Having played the … Read more