Pokémon’s Unova Region: United Through Diversity

This is the fourth of a four-part series analyzing my favourite Pokemon regions - Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova!

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I usually list all the music used in the video, but this one was too long for that. If you'd like to know the name of a song used in the video, just ask in the comments!

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SOURCES:

[Aleczandxr]

This is the fourth of a four-part series analyzing my favourite Pokemon regions - Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova!


With regards to this specific video - the first few minutes consists of the first time I recorded using my new mic. There are already multiple videos from the past couple of months that have been recorded using it, but the beginning of this video was my first time using it. As a result, along with my being slightly sick when recording, you may feel like the commentary sounds a bit different. That will correct itself after the first bit of the video, however, as I got more comfortable with the mic as I went on. Additionally, I meant to say “climatic” at 8:07, not “climactic.”

Also, last thing is that you’re gonna have to forgive me for any mistakes I made for the pronunciation of some of the towns - Generation 5 has always been a bit tough for me in that regard and I double-checked the ones I was least sure about but I’m pretty sure I still made some mistakes, haha. Hope you enjoy regardless!

[doomstaff]

Gen 5 is a clear cut example on how pixel art and 2D sprite animations are still great and can hold up fine no matter how modern things are.

[pinkraven]

Part of me thinks that if the reception to Unova wasn’t so initially split, then GameFreak would’ve been more willing to take the same risks in the later Gens. B/W didn’t just try to have a good story and new gimmicks, it tried to improve Pokémon as a whole.

People complained about the restricted “Unova Only until Post-Game” PokeDex but I LOVED that idea and it’s something I wished they still did. I think it may help make production easier if they can just focus on new Pokémon and only keep the more popular older ones for Post Game. Though, I also know that’s just my wishful thinking and there’s no good “satisfy everyone” solution to fix the overwhelming PokeDex issue for future Gens.

Still is kinda funny that it took years after B&W and B&W2 for many fans to be more accepting of to. Or maybe it’s cause people’s vitriol shifted to X/Y and then they realized “oh snap maybe Gen 5 wasn’t that bad after all.”

[artme]

I've always viewed Black City as a more corrupt version of Castelia - a large city, instead of being based on love and harmony, is based on greed. It's an interesting take, especially since it's such a futuristic city. I imagine that the people there became so enveloped in advancing, they simply forgot the values of the rest of the region. A darker version of Opelucid and Castelia. As for White Forest, it's the exact opposite. It's incredibly similar to both the Abundant Shrine, and Opelucid - living with nature, the people here value the past and remember their roots. Both of these ideas are covered in other cities, but I feel like Black City and White Forest tie the ideas presented throughout the region together in different ways, which is nice.

[ryannixon]

I say it once, I'll say it again: Gen 5 was the PEAK of everything gen 1-4 was leading up to

[kristofgriffin]

Back around 2010 or 2011, my love for Pokemon started to dwindle because I thought Generation 4 will the end of the series. Mostly because half of the Pokemon introduced were evolutions and pre-evolutions of older Pokemon, making it feel like a finale end to the series. Not to mention I've grown tired of seeing Generation 4 stuff for so many years. As a result, I dropped it and didn't hadn't payed any attention to Pokemon for a year.
That's when I accidentally discovered the existence of Generation 5, the 156 new Pokemon, the Unova region, the Gym Leaders, the games, and anime, and I was blown away by it! After years of seeing Generation 4 related stuff made the series grow stale in my eyes, Generation 5 reinvigorated my love and interest for the franchise. Every new Pokemon felt like a breath of fresh air, and way more unique than the ones previous four Generations. I loved them so much that I bought a spiral, Math notebook and for the entirety of my Summer Vacation I drew every single Unova Pokemon, from Victini to Genesect on each and every page.
Years later, I was finally able to play the Generation 5 games, with my first choice being Black. To this day, Black version and its sequel remains my favorite games in the entire franchise.

[madambutterfly]

The yin and yang dynamic of this gen was intriguing to me.

[thomasthetankengine]

Gen 5 was my introduction to the Pokémon Series my mom and dad took me to the game stop at the mall and told me I could pick a game, Pokémon X and Y was out but I didn’t have a 3DS so I picked White. I still remember vividly picking Oshawatt as my starter. My nostalgia might make me biased but in my opinion this is the best generation in the series with the richest story and best characters

[zigludosama]

I never thought I'd see the day. BW are such special games to me, and especially their sequels. Thanks for this!

[joshuab]

I'm really happy to see someone putting the spotlight on the Unova region. Each town has a distinct theme and purpose, and feels like each place is somewhere people could work and live

[midsummerdream]

I thought I was ready to leave Pokemon behind until Black/White. I was emotionally invested in this high stakes story, and I loved the Unova region high energy, vibrancy, and diversity.

[keylime]

I may be reading way too much into this, but I can't help but notice how N's sprite animation at the beginning of his battles is him going from crossed arms to open arms, similar to how he changes in his character arc- from refusing to understand others' opinions, to becoming more open minded and seeing both sides of the situation.

[rjthepoet]

The music is consistently energetic and BOPPING - that has me weak because it’s true 😂

[thebeavpercabethftw]

Top 4 Regions being Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova. "Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well."

[SpammytheHedgehog]

I started my Pokémon journey with Black & White.

[kurovisuals]

I literally finished my replay through of black yesterday and the farewell scene of n is so emotional him saying he couldn’t understand either Pokémon or human and how we’ve influenced him is touching

[lazarlemajic]

Favorite gen for me. So much love for the cast in both parts and their stories. Visuals are the best in the series and soundtrack is just out of this world. N's development and views on certain points in pokemon world made games more interesting in a more complex way which would really be explored in real world which is even more of a reason to play it over and over again and never get bored of it.

[maazhaque]

These two games are my favorite games of all time, and it is not even close. By introducing a great new cast of Pokemon, a region outside of Japan with so much depth, a very solid evil organization, a masterfully executed story, and so much more, there is no reason Gen 5 became the greatest generation.

[Hufflepuff]

I’ve wanted to see a high quality video of someone breaking down the regions in both story and geography for so long, thank you for doing it ❤️

[bigeoof]

Man I love these comprehensive looks at the Pokémon regions. It’s so nice to find the words that I wish I had when I played them as a kid and see new ideas which I hadn’t thought of.