History YMMV / PokemonDarkRising

** The music in general. Dark Rising is trying to have a serious and darker story, which is completely at odds with the soundtrack from Fire Red/Leaf Green, which does not convey this sense of dread in the slightest. The game concludes with ''Pallet Town music''.

* SoBadItsGood: Its quite the clichestorm, and some pretty broken gameplay, but it has its unintentionally funny moments.

** The conclusion of Dark Rising ends with unfitting Pallet Town music.

** The game's "Elite 4" (The 4 Knights of Ebony's Round Table) as a whole is exceptionally difficult. You are warned that they will have Pokémon with moves and abilities they aren't supposed to have. This proves to be true; among the threats are a Regigigas without Slow Start (meaning its Attack and Speed stat aren't halved for the first five turns), several Pokémon (Scrafty, Ferrothorn, Dusknoir, etc) with Cosmic Power and Recover, an Eelketross with Ice Beam, a Darmanitan who's in permanent Zen Mode, a ton of legendary Pokémon and pseudo-legendaries, etc.

** If you know about My Immortal's existance, then the 4 Knights of '''Ebony's''' round table will inspire some stiffed laughs.

** The conclusion of dark rising ends with unfitting pallet town music.
** After being portrayed as the [[NothingIsScarier unseen satanic archetype to Arceus]] in Dark Rising 1, we finally get to see Darugis's true form, and... Darugis's trainer sprite in Dark Rising 2 is that of a peppy red haired boy.

* ShockingSwerve: You thought dark rising 1's ending was a downer sequel hook? Get a load of Dark Rising 2's ending! After you defeat Darugis for real, and seal him for good, you'd think you finally accomplished your goal. [[spoiler: "Arceus" tricked you. He wasn't really Arceus, he was a completely unforshadowed villain called '''"Hoopa."''' The protagonist dies, and Hoopa declared that "order is mine." All your effort in beating this game rendered null and void, because of a last minute, out of nowhere villain]]

** "A TAIL SUDDENLY APPEARS ON AMARIS' BODY."
** "What's happened to him? He's stoned...

*** Wrath in particular gets a mention because his team is more physical attacking based, while boosting his defenses as well, but his signature Regiggigas not only lacks slow start, but has '''PURE POWER.''' He is right to boast that he has the most power, as this thing is the second most broken enemy mon in the game. Oh, and it has a focus band.

** Light qualifies as a "guide dangit" example. Two fights have him use a signature Pokemon that is a dark unnatural creature (or fakemon), that has a really annoying ability; [[spoiler: '''WONDER GUARD''']]

*** Wrath in particular gets a mention because his team is more physical attacking based, while boosting his defenses as well, but his signature Regiggigas not only lacks slow start, but has '''PURE POWER.''' He is right to boast that he has the most power, as this thing is the second most broken enemy mon in the game.

*** His Darugis-S and Darugis-X pokemon sprites (yes, [[MindScrew Darugis sends out a Mega Evoution of himself]], pretty narmy of its own) may be either sprite garbage or somewhat unsettling abomination though.

** After being the [[NothingIsScarier unseen satanic archetype to Arceus]] in Dark Rising 1, we finally get to see Darugis's true form, and... Darugis's trainer sprite in Dark Rising 2 is that of a peppy red haired boy.

** After being the unseen figure in Dark Rising 1, we finally get to see Darugis's true form, and... Darugis's trainer sprite in Dark Rising 2 is that of a peppy red haired boy.

** After being the unseen figure in Dark Rising 1, we finally get to see Darugis's true form, and... Darugis's trainer sprite in Dark Rising 2 is of a red haired boy. His Darugis-S and Darugis-X pokemon sprites may be either sprite garbage or somewhat unsettling abomination though.

*** Light challenging you with the Lass encounter theme.
*** The conclusion of dark rising ends with unfitting pallet town music.

* Narm:

* ShockingSwerve: You thought dark rising 1's ending was a downer sequel hook? Get a load of Dark Rising 2's ending! After you defeat Darugis for real, and seal him for good, you'd think you finally accomplished your goal. [[spoiler: "Arceus" tricked you. He wasn't really Arceus, he was a completely unforshadowed villain called '''"Hoopa."''' The protagonist dies, and Hoopa declared to take over. All your effort in beating this game rendered null and void.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: V. After he sold his soul to Darugius, and lost to the protagonist, he is sent to the underworld. The protagonist sheds a tear for his death... Of course the reason why V worked for Darugis is so that he can torture the protagonist and his father's soul forever. Doesn't help that he's a murderous leader who wants to sink a ship filled with innocent people. [[spoiler: After he is reborn, his reaction to the death of his children is conceit and contempt.]]

* ShockingSwerve: You thought dark rising 1's ending was a downer sequel hook? Get a load of Dark Rising 2's ending! After you defeat Darugis for real, and seal him for good, you'd think you finally accomplished your goal. [[spoiler: "Arcaeus" tricked you. He wasn't really Arceaus, he was a completely unforshadowed villain called "Hoopa." The protagonist dies, and Hoopa declared to take over. All your effort in beating this game rendered null and void.]]

* ShockingSwerve: You thought dark rising 1's ending was a downer sequel hook? Get a load of Dark Rising 2's ending! After you defeat Darugis for real, and seal him for good, you'd think you finally accomplished your goal. [[spoiler: "Arcaeus" tricked you. He wasn't really Arceaus, he was a completely unforshadowed villain called "Hoopa. The protagonist dies, and Hoopa declared to take over. All your effort in beating this game rendered null and void.]]

* ShockingSwerve: You thought dark rising 1's ending was a downer sequel hook? Get a load of Dark Rising 2's ending! After you defeat Darugis for real, and seal him for good, you'd think you finally accomplished your goal. [[spoiler: "Arcaeus" tricked you. He wasn't really Arceaus, he was a completely unforshadowed villain called "Hoopa. The protagonist dies, and Hoopa declared to take over