Pokemon Y

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1428 Ratings

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  1. Cer2xrafa
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    El peor de la saga, fácil y poco memorable, su mayor pecado es el regalar 4 pokémons casi obligatorios para completar la aventura, se pierde el factor RPG por completo, pero el trabajo de los modelos 3d es bastante decente.
  2. Raveny
    Aug 2, 2023
    6
    This game was ok it was easy but like the fun and bad kind of funny. But i didn’t like that every gym leader has 3 Pokémon and every E4 member has 4 Pokémon which makes sense but come on Nintendo that’s to easy we’re not 5 year olds
  3. Triblue
    May 21, 2023
    7
    Très sympa. C'est un Pokémon classique mais un Pokémon est toujours sympa et amusant.
  4. amonium
    Feb 1, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story was not great, legendaries felt out of place, not even talking about the graphics. Pokemon designs were just fine. Would not recommend a new player to play this game to be honest.… Expand
  5. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    Y = 7/10
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  6. TheDuner13
    Aug 6, 2022
    7
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  7. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    5
    It's a very mediocre game overall. Probably the most okay Pokémon game there is. There's nothing wrong about it, it just isn't all too special. The jump to 3D was appreciated and desperately needed.
  8. Flounder
    Apr 1, 2022
    6
    Dieses Spiel verdient Punkte dafür, dass es das erste 3D-Pokémon-Spiel ist, und großen Respekt dafür, dass jedes Pokémon ein neues 3D-Modell ist, plus die erstaunliche Zugabe von Megas, aber zur Hölle, das Spiel ist so schmerzhaft einfach und langweilig, alle Charaktere haben wie immer ein großartiges Design in pokemon aber haben die keinen charme oder persönlichkeit, die interessantestenDieses Spiel verdient Punkte dafür, dass es das erste 3D-Pokémon-Spiel ist, und großen Respekt dafür, dass jedes Pokémon ein neues 3D-Modell ist, plus die erstaunliche Zugabe von Megas, aber zur Hölle, das Spiel ist so schmerzhaft einfach und langweilig, alle Charaktere haben wie immer ein großartiges Design in pokemon aber haben die keinen charme oder persönlichkeit, die interessantesten konzepte des spiels sind für insgesamt 3 sekunden drin… Expand
  9. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    meh . .
  10. Cinept
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    6/10. One of my favourite mainline Pokemon games. Mega evolution was a cool concept, the 3d felt really cool as a child. As a child, really conveyed the sense of adventure. However, does not hold up great today.
  11. HildaSimp5
    Mar 4, 2022
    5
    Pokémon XY are a severe downgrade from B2W2 in just about every way. The new Pokémon are fairly underwhelming and lame (Except Sylveon). Character designs are bland, 3D was interesting for a while, but i hate it now. Its taken away all the charm from sprites and i wish they would just go back to 2D.
    Music is alright i guess and Mega Evolution was a fantastic addition, much better than Z    Pokémon XY are a severe downgrade from B2W2 in just about every way. The new Pokémon are fairly underwhelming and lame (Except Sylveon). Character designs are bland, 3D was interesting for a while, but i hate it now. Its taken away all the charm from sprites and i wish they would just go back to 2D.
    Music is alright i guess and Mega Evolution was a fantastic addition, much better than Z moves and those awful big Pokémon of gen 8.
    Its feels like they cut corners everywhere too. Next to no postgame either.
    The story is immensly lame and has been told better through the anime and Adventures manga.
    This generation marked the beginning of Pokémon's decline and has continued since    … Expand
  12. fanmadeendings
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    A bit bland, but definitely fun main campaign, yet a really lackluster post game. There was a lot of novelty in seeing all the pokemon in 3D for the first time, but after this game, pokemon games unfortunately lost their visual distinctiveness
  13. albegres
    Feb 9, 2022
    6
    64/100
    Compared to the previous one it's such a disappointment. It feels half finished sadly
  14. LordJazbin
    Apr 19, 2021
    5
    Great jump to 3D! But... Meh in almost every other aspect. Pokémon designs are great this time around, region is good and customization too but: Story is as bad as before, similar to Diamond and Pearl bad storytelling. The level curve of these games are on pair with Gold and Silver being the worst in the franchise but this time making the game awfully easy, postgame is almost inexistentGreat jump to 3D! But... Meh in almost every other aspect. Pokémon designs are great this time around, region is good and customization too but: Story is as bad as before, similar to Diamond and Pearl bad storytelling. The level curve of these games are on pair with Gold and Silver being the worst in the franchise but this time making the game awfully easy, postgame is almost inexistent just like in Sword and Shield.… Expand
  15. Warbringer
    Feb 21, 2021
    7
    No postgame,the game needed more story hence why they were making Pokemon Z version but they scrapped it. Good game especially compared to the Gen 8 abomination aka Sword and Shield
  16. Stillreviews
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    Honestly I like Yveltal which is why I rated this game 6/10 instead of 5/10. I really don't like the difficulty its to easy I guess that this game is aimed at smaller kids who dont know anything about pokemon :/ The story is decent the graphics are fine but theres so much dialog and cutscenes I was lucky to get a shiny Froakie in 13 attempts if i did more I wouldve gave up as it takes 5Honestly I like Yveltal which is why I rated this game 6/10 instead of 5/10. I really don't like the difficulty its to easy I guess that this game is aimed at smaller kids who dont know anything about pokemon :/ The story is decent the graphics are fine but theres so much dialog and cutscenes I was lucky to get a shiny Froakie in 13 attempts if i did more I wouldve gave up as it takes 5 minutes per 1 attempt for hunting shiny starters anyway decent game.… Expand
  17. gamer69x314
    Aug 24, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. spoiler alert!
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    At the end of Y, Shauna showed up at the door and said she would trade me any pokemon, she asked me if I mind? I suddenly remembered that forest, this girl told me that she wanted to catch a pikachu but has not yet caught it, and I thought, why don't I catch one for her? but obviously it was a pointless saying by gamefreak, but I still brought that pikachu and when this girl said that, I gave my pikachu that I trained all the way to her without any hesitation And you know, maybe the kids forget very quickly, or should I say gamefreak is building characters that are really lazy and pointless? The beauty on the surface cannot hide the emptiness, but I still enjoy it, I love the game that I like has changed a lot and succeeded in a different way, you know it's just a small thing like that, I wish it wasn't just a profitable trade but the attention of the player to the enthusiasm and dedication of gamefreak, a player like me so happy, I'll end here. . I really want to play the game with enthusiasm so I stop here, that pikachu is not just an exchange for me, it's my farewell to the childhood that you gave me, thank you gamefreak.    … Expand
  18. Trey82
    Feb 28, 2020
    5
    Not bad for the first entry into 3ds, but the worst pokemon game, 'adjusted for inflation'.
    I mean if you take the quality-of-life features out of it, by inflation.
    The 'friend' group that you have is awful compared to all the others. (Not a high bar to reach, but there ya go.) The amount of pokemon included with the game is great. But why? Every, EVERY time they add another 150ish    Not bad for the first entry into 3ds, but the worst pokemon game, 'adjusted for inflation'.
    I mean if you take the quality-of-life features out of it, by inflation.

    The 'friend' group that you have is awful compared to all the others. (Not a high bar to reach, but there ya go.)
    The amount of pokemon included with the game is great. But why? Every, EVERY time they add another 150ish pokemon to a game, they nerf and rebalance the game. While this is understandable, it really shines in some games, more than others. PokemonXY has some great newer generation pokemon, and the rest is now hundreds, HUNDREDS of mediocre pokemon that lost THAT much more reason to use 'em.

    The story is awful, and the writing is worse. Did they try to create more of a bad guy? Yes. Which means a harder fail. It makes for pretty good memes about awful speeches, though.

    The french aspect to the game means plenty of bourgeoise nonsense, which is fine... until you play some of the better regions. Ulola (Hawaiian) region is AMAZING, compared to XY. I'm partial to New York / Unova, but whatevs.

    Now all of this is fine, but what really gets me is the pacing of XY. Pokemon games are notoriously bad at pacing, you might reach and get the first lvl20 badge while your party has level 25s... but then find yourself getting the lvl40 badge and you dont even have any lvl 30s in your party. HOW DOES THIS WORK?!
    Ahem, but anyway.. the story and the diffiulty progression arent just OFF, they are 'off' as in.. there are long stretches of road with few trainers or any story.. no great pokemon to catch.. just filler areas.
    There are story areas that slow the game to a halt while you go watch a fireworks show or investigate what team undeveloped is doing over in Paristown or Fleur De Lisville.

    And MEGA EVOLUTIONS OMFG they suck. Absolute garbage temporary evolutions that, at worst.. arent sufficiently explained via the story, and at worst turn great pokemon into barely powered-up versions of themselves that still dont address their typematching and weaknesses. I didnt like Z-power, either.. but at least it didnt try to replace proper evolution! Powering up a move type is far better.
    Weak region, weak story, weak balancing, 3d effect barely used on 3d systems, framerate issues, weak pacing, no post-endgame stuff. Whatever you guys enjoy this game will be replaced by the next game you play. Try Sun/moon and sword/shield.. you'll never go back to XY, again.
    (Hell, even ORAS or BW12 is more streamlined and accessible, outside of water regions or confusing cities)    … Expand
  19. JohnCapala
    Jan 2, 2020
    6
    Not the worst, but meh. The game at the end is fun, but story is dull. It's better than Sword and Shield, but is not the best thing out there. If you're looking for a good Pokémon game this is not the case.
  20. Pandacat1551
    Dec 3, 2019
    7
    Honestly, this game was pretty good at best. It definitely has to be the worst main line Pokemon game I've played, but it wasn't garbage.

    The visuals were okay. I just hate the fact all the characters and Pokemon are so stiff. Like, the N64 and Wii had Pokemon move way more. Also, I'd rather imagine a realistic render of my character talking and wandering around than see a 3d model    Honestly, this game was pretty good at best. It definitely has to be the worst main line Pokemon game I've played, but it wasn't garbage.

    The visuals were okay. I just hate the fact all the characters and Pokemon are so stiff. Like, the N64 and Wii had Pokemon move way more. Also, I'd rather imagine a realistic render of my character talking and wandering around than see a 3d model just... stare wirh no expression. The exp share for all Pokemon were nice. One thing I really didn't like was how easy it was. Due to the fact everyone was always around the same level as you, even without grinding, you never had to really train too much. You just kind of beat them. The gyms and elite 4 were a breeze. I beat them on the first try. Pokemon designs were good. World design was nice for a 3ds. Game freak definitely could've done better.    … Expand
  21. Dsros96
    Nov 30, 2019
    7
    It is a good game with loads of new graphics, moves and mega evolution. The new Pokémon designs are very good. Only problem is that characters are plainer than usual and there is no post game at all.
  22. JasonBB
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    Story sucks (thanks god we had the great SM after this), difficulty is the worst by far in the series and the game feel unfinished. After all, those games are not as bad as people say, but are not the best entries.
  23. TheAdminJJ
    Aug 21, 2019
    6
    A very good jump to 3D for the main series, but, with a boring history and characters without charisma. The post-game is a disappointment.
  24. RustyDiamonds
    Nov 6, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Y has good graphics, new game mechanics, and 72 new Pokemon to bolster. But, digging in, how good is it, really?
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    Difficulty:

    The difficulty in this game is pitiful. Gym leaders and Elite Four members present as much of a threat as the first few trainers you find at the beginning of the game. The champion of the Kalos Pokemon League was a grave disappointment. Diantha posed hardly any threat whatsoever, her Pokemon being weak and a cakewalk to get through.

    The wild Pokemon are not appropriately level-scaled. You'll be finding wild Pokemon much, much lower level than your own Pokemon almost immediately if you actually play the game how it is meant to be played. It makes it boring to get a lot of wild battles, instead of fun and challenging.

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    Graphics:

    Graphically, this game is great for a 3DS game. The colours are bright and vibrant, making the world around you more vivid and believable, though it isn't all the way. It wouldn't have been too hard to animate some Pidgey or Fletchling flying around the open field areas, more Pokemon walking out in the open.

    The models for human and Pokemon characters alike are well done and the animation was executed nicely. The only issue I really have is that they aren't DOING things. For the most part, they just stand there, waiting for you to talk to or battle them. Again, this is referring to the believability of the appearance of the settings.
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    Pokemon:

    As for the 72 Pokemon added in the sixth generation...they're okay. Nothing stellar about this rather small group(compared to regions like Johto and Hoenn) added in here. The starters are especially half decent. The Greninja line is really the only one to stand out and have great design put in.

    The legendaries are good, better than a lot of the others in their generation. By far, the best is Zygarde, which is sort of sad because it isn't even the main legendary in the game and is relatively easy to capture.

    Now for the other 60 Gen 6 Pokemon. Some of them are actually pretty neat, surpassing some Gen 5 Pokemon. However, most of them fail to impress with a lackluster design.

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    The Region:

    Kalos is a well-made region itself. The sheer size of it is a testament to the effort put into its design and structure. Having the Prism Tower, this game's Eiffel Tower, as a gym was a neat touch.

    One big disappointment was the Battle Mansion. Taking out the added fun from the extra challenges in the different facilities of the Battle Frontier, such as the Battle Factory. In The Battle Factory, you would use Rental Pokemon to battle with instead of your own, adding a new degree of challenge to otherwise ordinary battles. Which is exactly why the Battle Mansion falls flat. It takes out the fun ideas and challenges of the Frontier, leaving you with an unimaginative, generic row of battles.
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    New Mechanics:

    The movement was vastly changed, obviously, from the many previous iterations. It is slick and simply controlled by anybody. The grid is still present, making the movement more snappy and less realistic, but roller skates help with that. Not only providing a speed boost, they also do away with the grid whilst you are using them.

    Super Training could have been a lot better than mashing the Touch Screen to pop a giant balloon. After doing it a few times, it gets boring and repetitive, despite attempts to keep it entertaining. It's much more enjoyable and entertaining to EV train your Pokemon by battling in the wild.

    Poke Amie is a cute little addition to the Touch Screen-based area of the game. It contains 3 minigames that are calm and relaxed. You can pet and feed your Pokemon to raise affection. This is the only way to obtain a Sylveon without trading.
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    Narrative:

    The antagonists of this game were not as well fabricated as the region they exist in. Team Flare has just not got the flare Team Galactic or Team Rocket do, nowhere even close. It does not help that their leader, Lysandre, is dull as well. The climax of the Team Flare section of the story isn't the best. You battle Lysandre a whole 4 times, which gets repetitive and boring due to the lack of change in his team between each battle, making the final battle against him after obtaining Yveltal less climactic.

    The post-game gets a bit annoying towards the end. See, after the first few battles with Essentia, once you do the final battle, she goes down to 2 Pokemon. Which makes no sense, since she had been gaining one Pokemon after each defeat. Unfortunately, it gets easier at the end of the post-game.

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    Conclusion:

    Pokemon Y is a decent game, good for those new to the series. Even then, they will probably enjoy older Pokemon games rather than this. Though they may like the low difficulty levels, the repetitive post-game and climax battles may cause them to get bored. Those looking for a compelling antagonist may wish to look elsewhere, as Lysandre falls terribly short.    … Expand
  25. Kick454
    Apr 22, 2018
    6
    Meh, not the worst, but easily not the best Pokemon game. Mega Evolutions were the new thing brought from XY, and, well, they're just ok.

    Pros: + Region: Not a perfect region, but I most certainly liked running around Kalos for a while. + Variety: I mean, a freaking sword? Probably my favorite design despite being just swords and a shield in it's final form. Cons: - Mega    Meh, not the worst, but easily not the best Pokemon game. Mega Evolutions were the new thing brought from XY, and, well, they're just ok.

    Pros:
    + Region: Not a perfect region, but I most certainly liked running around Kalos for a while.
    + Variety: I mean, a freaking sword? Probably my favorite design despite being just swords and a shield in it's final form.

    Cons:
    - Mega Evolution: Why is it that we need to go full-on Digimon?
    - Story: Team Flare sucks. They're obnoxious and pointless filler (especially the admins), though not as bad as the next point.
    - "Rivals": BY FAR the worst of the franchise. They made an already unmemorable story even worse.
    - Soundtrack: Only song I like from the games is Lumiose City.

    Overall, Pokemon X and Y aren't bad, but they aren't that good either and warrant a 6/10 from me.    … Expand
  26. wegie125
    Dec 3, 2017
    7
    This was honestly the first pokemon game I actually played for a while and the only one I felt like I ever enjoyed. Mostly because I got into the game because of my family and any game that we all play together I will actually invest time in because that makes it more competitive. This game had a lot to add that was later just copied over to other games which is why I feel this was theThis was honestly the first pokemon game I actually played for a while and the only one I felt like I ever enjoyed. Mostly because I got into the game because of my family and any game that we all play together I will actually invest time in because that makes it more competitive. This game had a lot to add that was later just copied over to other games which is why I feel this was the only one I thought deserved this high of a rating. Not much else other than that though. Story was pretty boring and I wasn't a huge fan of the 3d either… Expand
  27. connor34
    May 20, 2017
    5
    Disappointing compared to the originals and way to easy. In my opinion the Pokemon games get worse each game. It's not terrible and X and Y have a lot of good points such as the game looking great. However in my opinion the positives just don't outweigh the negatives enough for me to love this game. Again I enjoyed playing it but it was still incredibly disappointing.
  28. xxxboilozxxx
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    this is a great game it has its problems like other games the game is to easy with an xp share when you reach the champion I was around levels above here pokemon what I like about the game is the graphics and seeing are favourite pokemon in 3d I also like how you communicate with other friends its good would be a higher score if it as somewhat challenging.
  29. Balorer
    Dec 21, 2016
    7
    Its a Pokemon game you know what you're getting into
    A new story with basically the same mechanics i enjoyed until i beat the Elite 4.
    The great flaw of the game its the post game which left almost nothing to players to do.
  30. Dalium
    Aug 15, 2016
    6
    This game has great 3D animation in it. Overall the features and the new Pokemon are great. Though the EXP share makes this game WAY TO EASY!!! Plus there is next to nothing for post game. Going back to Pro's, the mega evolution's are cool and I like the mix of new and old Pokemon you can find throughout the region.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    86
    The definitive version of the game, but some evolution would be nice. [Dec 2013]
  2. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jan 30, 2014
    90
    3D Visuals transformed the classic Pokemon approach in a good way. Online capabilities are top notch, this new generation will really make Pokemon fans happy.
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  3. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2013
    90
    The best Pokemon game since Gold and Silver. It’s worth buying a 3DS. [13/2013, p.76]
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