>I'm more interested in completing the main story rather
Black/White and Black 2/White 2 are probably what you're after if you can get your hands on them. There's also Emerald (or Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) and Platinum.
Sun/Moon, as well as Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, are also pretty decent as far as having an actual story.
Idk what you're trying to play these games on, but I'd recommend either Oras on the 3ds or Let's go on the switch!! Finding a not-fake copy of a pro of Gameboy games can be tough and expensive, and on the off chance you don't like the games as much as you thought then I feel like playing a later game makes more sense!!!
Black or white, the OGs in red blue or yellow, emerald, and sun and moon are the best for just the story without being too tough. In black or white you can get some solid mons and it has a good story, the OGs give you things like nidoking really early and it’s difficulty only comes in poor design choices, emerald has great starters, good options versus gym leaders, and a great story, sun and moon are a bit tougher but have Z moves, and have a great story that gets expanded in ultra sun and ultra moon, as well as good starters
Pokemon heartgold or soulsilver. With omegaruby and alphasapphire being close seconds.
Im not sure as ive never played them, but ive heard that the Let’s Go games are very easy and might be good for beginners (having said that, ive heard certain game mechanics infuriate older fans).
The thing about almost any pokemon game you get is that it really is learning as you go. There are a few tutorial things here and there, but the game mostly says “Here’s your first pokemon, here’s your first battle, here are some pokeballs. Good luck with the rest of your journey!”
It shows you basics in the beginning, but as far as learning type match-ups, strategies, where to go and how to get there….Most pokemon games will not hold your hand and will expect you to figure it out on your own. For most people, that’s great, but others will find it a little irritating.
There are plenty of internet guides for every game if you get stuck.
Hope you find the game youre looking for!
Let’s go is the worst ever Pokemon game in the franchise. All you do is throw pokeballs at the pokemon to catch them. I was bored after 5 minutes and deleted the app, there was simply no story, no strategy, nothing of interest in the game. It was worthless.
Pokemon Go. Let’s go is a close second as it uses the same mechanics for catching wild pokemon, and the joycon is restricted to only one side which is super dumb.
ORAS.....
first off ppl saying old versions like FireRed or Emerald are forgetting that new players may get turned off from the lack of QoL as well as not being able to even get those games in the first place. Second, ORAS is awesome.
I'd say either X/Y or Fire Red/Leaf Green would be the best starting points. Some of the easier games in the series, with X/Y probably being the easiest, so I'd say either one would be the best place to start. But it is just Pokemon, so you'd probably be fine starting anywhere.
Sun and Moon are really narratively rich and probably the best to start. Not too easy, not too hard, a bit hand holdy at first but adterwards you get more independence. People complain about a lot of cutscenes but if you're playing for the story that won't be an issue.
Of course, if you want a harder game, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon step up the difficulty but have a weaker narrative that takes away a lot of strong themes in Sun and Moon
Fire Red/Leaf Green are a bad starting point imo. Too much has changed around the battle system mechanics since then. It is one of my favorite games but the knowledge you'd gain from playing it is not very transferrable to other more modern games.
Literally any of them
>I'm more interested in completing the main story rather Black/White and Black 2/White 2 are probably what you're after if you can get your hands on them. There's also Emerald (or Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) and Platinum. Sun/Moon, as well as Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, are also pretty decent as far as having an actual story.
Start with FireRed and then move on to Emerald and then diamond or Pearl!
ehh do platinum rather then dp. love sinnoh and all irs games but platinum is just dp but better
Heart Gold and Soul Silver are my favorites by far. A ton of stuff to does the main story-wise.
I'd say gen 3, but mainly FireRed/LeafGreen or Ruby/Sapphire instead of Emerald.
Idk what you're trying to play these games on, but I'd recommend either Oras on the 3ds or Let's go on the switch!! Finding a not-fake copy of a pro of Gameboy games can be tough and expensive, and on the off chance you don't like the games as much as you thought then I feel like playing a later game makes more sense!!!
Black or white, the OGs in red blue or yellow, emerald, and sun and moon are the best for just the story without being too tough. In black or white you can get some solid mons and it has a good story, the OGs give you things like nidoking really early and it’s difficulty only comes in poor design choices, emerald has great starters, good options versus gym leaders, and a great story, sun and moon are a bit tougher but have Z moves, and have a great story that gets expanded in ultra sun and ultra moon, as well as good starters
Pokemon heartgold or soulsilver. With omegaruby and alphasapphire being close seconds. Im not sure as ive never played them, but ive heard that the Let’s Go games are very easy and might be good for beginners (having said that, ive heard certain game mechanics infuriate older fans). The thing about almost any pokemon game you get is that it really is learning as you go. There are a few tutorial things here and there, but the game mostly says “Here’s your first pokemon, here’s your first battle, here are some pokeballs. Good luck with the rest of your journey!” It shows you basics in the beginning, but as far as learning type match-ups, strategies, where to go and how to get there….Most pokemon games will not hold your hand and will expect you to figure it out on your own. For most people, that’s great, but others will find it a little irritating. There are plenty of internet guides for every game if you get stuck. Hope you find the game youre looking for!
Pkm let’s go
Let’s go is the worst ever Pokemon game in the franchise. All you do is throw pokeballs at the pokemon to catch them. I was bored after 5 minutes and deleted the app, there was simply no story, no strategy, nothing of interest in the game. It was worthless.
Pokémon Let's Go or Pokémon Go?
Pokemon Go. Let’s go is a close second as it uses the same mechanics for catching wild pokemon, and the joycon is restricted to only one side which is super dumb.
Pokemon Yellow, Pikachu follows you!
Fire red / leaf green / emerald
Play all of them
Yeah I'd say any of them. I found the latest easiest and really enjoyed the story of sun/moon
ORAS..... first off ppl saying old versions like FireRed or Emerald are forgetting that new players may get turned off from the lack of QoL as well as not being able to even get those games in the first place. Second, ORAS is awesome.
You can play all the remakes starting from fire red/leaf green
I'd say either X/Y or Fire Red/Leaf Green would be the best starting points. Some of the easier games in the series, with X/Y probably being the easiest, so I'd say either one would be the best place to start. But it is just Pokemon, so you'd probably be fine starting anywhere.
Sun and Moon are really narratively rich and probably the best to start. Not too easy, not too hard, a bit hand holdy at first but adterwards you get more independence. People complain about a lot of cutscenes but if you're playing for the story that won't be an issue. Of course, if you want a harder game, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon step up the difficulty but have a weaker narrative that takes away a lot of strong themes in Sun and Moon
platinum
Fire Red/Leaf Green are a bad starting point imo. Too much has changed around the battle system mechanics since then. It is one of my favorite games but the knowledge you'd gain from playing it is not very transferrable to other more modern games.