Almost ten years ago, the online phenomenon “Twitch Plays Pokémon” convened over a million people to play Pokémon Red at the same time, with each player’s keystrokes registering as commands for the one pixelated avatar. Now, like a Magikarp growing into a Gyarados, the evolution of technology begs a new question: can AI play Pokémon?
I popped in my Pokémon Red cart after 25 years, let’s all judge my Elite 4 lineup
28.09.2023 - 22:13 / destructoid.com
Dusting off an old game and cracking into your save file is always a gamble. Those batteries aren’t exactly famous for functioning decades after their prime, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I popped my original Pokémon Red cart into an Analogue Pocket. Would it be a reunion with old friends or a bittersweet funeral with no guests? Amazingly, all my old pals were right there waiting for me, and it’s my pleasure to present the party I sent into the game’s Elite Four battles. Judge away, reminisce, but please, hammer, don’t hurt ’em.
Like dino DNA embedded in amber, my team remains just as I left it way back in 1998. I dare not disclose how old I was at the time, but I vividly remember lying back in bed, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling while visiting my aunt in Utah. Trying to catch ’em all was a welcome distraction, and apparently I’ve had false memories of doing just that for the past 25 years. Game Boy cartridges don’t lie, though, and according to mine I left my Pokédex at a middling 102 ‘Mon.
I’ve never really been a post-game player. Unless I’m especially obsessed, once the credits roll, I’m out. That must have been the case with Pokémon Red, even if the anime and its many imitators that followed were still considered appointment viewing at the time. The only thing that mattered was making it through the final gauntlet of Pokémon showdowns. Emerging victorious against my rival was a real triumph at the time, and I couldn’t have done it without a reliable squad.
All the fan-favorites are still present and accounted for in my cart. You know ’em by name, I’m sure. There’s Divebomb, Venom, and Genetimew. You can practically hear their names being belted out of your TV screen against the backdrop of the “Pokémon Rap” beat. I choose you, Dr. Zaius! So, who are these creatures really? Who did I deem strong enough to carry me through the endgame and beyond? Let’s take a look at this sterling starting lineup.
Nickname: Feeler
Obviously I did, and still do, hold a great deal of respect for Tentacool. It’s just cool; heck, it’s in the name. Is that why I clearly never bothered to level it up high enough to evolve into Tentacruel? It’s hard to imagine I got that much use out of a level 16 Pokémon in the final stretch of monster battling. Sometimes you have friends that aren’t as strong as the rest. That doesn’t mean you dump ’em in a ditch and leave them behind forever. Its alias is self-explanatory and maybe even a little gross.
Nickname: Divebomb
Ranking a lot higher on the list of characters I carried with me through most of the game is Pidgeot, who I carefully evolved from Pidgey and Pidgeotto. Having a Flying-Type Pokémon nicknamed Divebomb is about as on the nose as it gets, but I couldn’t
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