History YMMV / PokemonGenerations

* CompleteMonster: Episodes [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE13TheUprising 13]] [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE14TheFrozenWorld through]] [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE15TheKingReturns 15]] ([[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Generation]] [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 V]]): [[TheManBehindTheMan Ghetsis]] is a cruel, selfish man seeking [[TakeOverTheWorld total world domination]], and the driving force behind all the evil acts of Team Plasma. In "The Uprising", Ghetsis has ordered his six chosen Sages to lead an attack on the Unova League, where they attempt to kill the young Iris and all the other Gym Leaders who oppose Team Plasma's effort to [[AnimalWrongsGroup take Pokemon away from trainers by force]]. In "The Frozen World", in order to seize the DNA Splicers, Ghetsis has Sage Zinzolin and his forces launch a terrorist attack on Opelucid City, that's shown to endanger civilian lives and create massive collateral damage as the city gets frozen solid, leaving all in it to suffer. Finally, "The King Returns" sees Ghetsis attempting to freeze all of Unova, using the DNA Splicers to force Reshiram and a controlled Kyurem to [[FusionDance fuse]], and ordering White Kyurem to [[OffingTheOffspring directly assault and destroy Ghetsis's own foster son N]] with an Ice Burn, all to remove any obstacles to his insatiable lust for power.

** The ending of Episode 8, where [[spoiler:Primal Kyogre is seconds away from seemingly devouring Archie and Shelly]], has been used for [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure To Be Continued]] edits.

** The show is made to be much more for teenagers and adults than the actual games but because it's a show about Pokémon, it sounds completely kid-friendly. This reaches the breaking point in Episode 10, which is notably more disturbing than previous episodes and quite possibly one of the creepiest things in the entire franchise. Longtime and more attentive fans will note that these darker elements have always been present in the franchise, though they were mostly relegated to Dex entries, character backstories, and certain locales like [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Lavender Town]]. ''Generations'' instead places many of these aspects out in the open for the first time, [[SurpriseCreepy which may take viewers by surprise]].

* CompleteMonster: Episodes [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE13TheUprising 13]] [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE14TheFrozenWorld through]] [[Recap/PokemonGenerationsE15TheKingReturns 15]] ([[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Generation]] [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 V]]): [[TheManBehindTheMan Ghetsis]] is a cruel, selfish man seeking [[TakeOverTheWorld total world domination]], and the driving force behind all the evil acts of Team Plasma. In "The Uprising", Ghetsis has ordered his six chosen Sages to lead an attack on the Unova League, where they attempt to kill the young Iris and all the other Gym Leaders who oppose Team Plasma's effort to [[AnimalWrongsGroup take Pokemon away from trainers by force]]. In "The Frozen World", in order to seize the DNA Splicers, Ghetsis has Sage Zinzolin and his forces launch a terrorist attack on Opelucid City, that's shown to endanger civilian lives and create massive collateral damage as the city gets frozen solid, leaving all in it to suffer. Finally, "The King Returns" sees Ghetsis attempting to freeze all of Unova, using the DNA Splicers to force Reshiram and a controlled Kyurem to [[FusionDance fuse]], and ordering White Kyurem to [[OffingTheOffspring directly assault and destroy Ghetsis's own foster son N]] with a Fusion Flare, all to remove any obstacles to his insatiable lust for power.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After ''years'' of getting neglected in favor of Charmander and Squirtle, ''Generations'' finally throws Bulbasaur fans a bone by depicting the Generation I trainer starting with it in this continuity. (It quickly gets displaced in favor of [[SeriesMascot Pikachu]] in the first special, but this is ''still'' a step up from most continuities).
** Similar to ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' before it, ''Generations'' could be seen as one for the older game fans who are tired of the original anime and would prefer an animated ''Pokémon'' show tailored to them. Unlike ''Origins'', it also focuses on all 6 generations before Alola, which could be seen as appealing to the fans who are annoyed with Gen I getting all the exposure.
** Fans were highly disappointed in the main anime's depiction of N and Ghetsis, with Ghetsis in particular lacking the dark, twisted traits that made him so memorable in the games. While N had already made a limited appearance in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' animated trailer, Episode 15 of ''Generations'' focuses on him and Ghetsis, depicts them very accurately to their game selves, and even [[spoiler:features the first appearance of the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' male protagonist (Hilbert) in an awesome BigDamnHeroes moment]].
** ''Generations'' as a whole was this for the main anime, as the [[AnimationAgeGhetto latter]] simply [[LighterAndSofter danced around or watered down]] the major plots of the games, even with awesome arcs like Team Flare attacking Kalos. ''Generations'', however, while short, managed to give those plot points, including wasted teams like Aqua, Magma, Galactic, and Plasma the justice they deserved, while also incorporating characters that had previously not made the cut into animation before such as Emma and AZ, and generally portraying characters more faithfully to the games than they were in the anime.