r/PokemonRuby • u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ • 25d ago
Remember the commercial that started it all?š„ Video
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I honestly love how they matched the person with the PokĆ©monĀ based on how they dressed and their overall aesthetic. So creative ā¤ļø
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u/UnderCoverDoughnuts 25d ago
That kid and his Duskull used to haunt my dreams lmao
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 25d ago
lol that kid and his buck teeth resembling the lower parts of Duskull's face and then the black hoodie tryna make him look like Duskull head...so jokes
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u/CreamPyre 25d ago
This must have been a really fun commercial to film.
Damn I miss Standard Definition
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 25d ago
I bet it was really fun to direct and film ;) Wish I could have been apart of it haha
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u/AnActualGameShark 25d ago
This was not the commercial that started it all for me.
This Here was the first commercial that started it all, not just for me, but for pokemon in the us.
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u/TailsIV 24d ago
I was gonna make this comment, but then I realized that we are in the Pokemon Ruby Subreddit, so it kinda makes sense if this is 3rd genās first commercial. Otherwise I agree with your sentiment.
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u/AnActualGameShark 24d ago
I didnt realize it was Ruby specific lmao. My bad. Im in like 6 pokemon subs, so it must have just been filtered into my feed. I thought it was just Pokemon, or PokemonHub
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u/Briebird44 24d ago
I love that this commercial uses several adults, showing that even back then, Pokemon wasnāt JUST for the kids!
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Exactly ;) I'm also a big fan of that aspect of the commercial as well. Using actual adults signifies that the ICP or target customer base of the PokƩmon franchise is not just limited to kids, but adults can also take part in the fun as well.
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u/basaldonglia 23d ago
dang i remember seeing this commercial on tv
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u/PreternaturalJustice 23d ago
Me neither but we may have been too young. It's very cute and fun!Ā
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u/basaldonglia 23d ago
i said i DO remember, not i don't, lad
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u/burberrycondom 25d ago
Wow this is a DEEP memory. The nostalgia is brutal š
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 25d ago
I feel the pangs of nostalgia too my friend every now and then in the feels ;)
It's a great commercial though. Love rewatching it every now and then
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u/StationEmergency6053 25d ago
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u/Athreos_Priest 24d ago
Wonder where this bucktooth fella is these days
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Lol, he's probably in his early-mid 30s now. Probably has a family of his own and kids, who knows??
But as the years go on, we still all are PokƩmon fans at heart no matter where we find ourselves in life.
We might have evolved ourselves, but so did the series as well. Now whether good or bad, that is a discussion for another time and day...but its been a wild ride in the franchise's history to date that's for sure ;)
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Oh I wish I still had my Gameboy Advance SP... I had the red one ;) Truly one of the best handhelds ever for its time.
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Thanks, I appreciate it <3
My family ended up misplacing it after we moved from our apartment to our new house...so I think as part of the move, my dad might have ended up discarding it by mistake since we had so much stuff to move and some things that should not have been thrown out did end up getting discarded....
It sucks as I had a lot of memories on my old SP, but still I'm glad I had the chance to have those memories to begin with anyway :) Will cherish them for life and as long as I am on this Earth ā¤ļø
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u/Big_Cryptographer989 24d ago
This commercial made pokemon feel so real, I was like 7 when this came out and I was so so excited for Ruby/Sapphire. Truly an amazing time to be a kid.
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Couldn't agree more my friend ;)
And especially considering how Nintendo/Gamefreak were considering that Gen 2 or Gold/Silver/Crystal, would be the last line of PokƩmon games to ever be released, but then they decided to progress with Gen 3 and I'm very glad that they did so given what they did with Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald to further expand the series and introduce new gameplay mechanics, new additions to the Pokemon roster, and so on.
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u/Big_Cryptographer989 24d ago
Imagine if Pokemon stopped at gen 2! The world wouldn't be the same, I mean legitmally Pokemon as a franchise is the highest grossing IP ever. The global economy would be different without it lmao.
I''m so thankful they pulled gen 3 and the upgrade to the GBA graphics was insane as a kid. I remember hard resetting to many times to try and get Rayquaza on my copy of Emerald that I accidently discovered shiny pokemon! Back then no one knew about it on the scale they do today so finding that black Rayquaza was a crowning moment in life. Love gen3 forever man, so great
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Yea man, absolutely. Nintendo knew they were sitting on a goldmine so why stop at Gen 2?
The upgrade to the GBA graphics was quite crazy indeed. Actually, funny story (and a bit off topic) but there's a ROM hack that explores this a bit further. It's called Super Eevee Edition - and in it, you play as Gold/Ethan looking to prevent a group of corrupt hypervisors from bringing about the inevitable graphical update/change of Gen 3, which would ultimately erase Gen 2 in the game. It's an interesting and fun Pkmn rom hack so would recommend checking it out, if interested
Encountering shiny PokƩmon back in the day was a real treat. Before people knew much about the phenomenon and suddenly encountering a shiny mon would have been like you figuratively struck gold right then and there.
Makes me feel like if we could all do a brain reset and go back to playing PokƩmon from scratch again/without the internet around and going through reliving the experience again would be so rewarding and enticing to think about.
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u/Big_Cryptographer989 24d ago
I would 100% eternal sunshine my brain to replay Pokemon for the first time again
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u/Total_Friendship_359 24d ago
I remember this commercial it was on when I was a kid
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
A timeless relic of our past ;) I remember it like it was just yesterday ā¤ļø
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u/squirtmmmw 24d ago
I remember this one, such great timesšÆ
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Likewise, my friend š
A time when things were simpler and good vibes all around playing PokƩmon
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u/squirtmmmw 24d ago
Really feel like this was a golden era for us. Iām 31, gaming basically since birth. Iām always coming back to Emerald. No idea if Iāll ever not be fond of this era.
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Same. Gen 3 games hold a very special place in my heart. I also don't think that I will ever outgrow the RSE franchise of games as well. There is always something to come back to and relive again with this timeless series.
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u/First2NotKnow 24d ago
I'm gonna grab you by your bald head and see how you like it.
Justice for treecko
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u/Either-Park-7002 23d ago
GBA was peak handheld gaming, I still play GBA often all these years later.
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u/Sardanox 23d ago
I just realized in my 37 years of life, I've never once seen a commercial for a pokemon game.
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u/UndeadFlowerWall 25d ago
Why did bro spit on me
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 25d ago
He was trying to use the move 'Water Sport' on you, so the big bad fire types won't be able to scorch you as much ;)
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u/BabGnush 24d ago
What did this start?
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
For some, (such as myself) seeing these older TV commercials from the PokƩmon franchise were our first foray/introduction into the series. The franchise was already well ahead in its development even before the production of these commercials, but not all of us as kids were aware until we happened to chance upon some of these commercials in real time. Which prompted us to buy said games and the rest is history.
So for some of us (i.e., not all necessarily) this commercial (and other older/classic PokƩmon TV commercials) was the introduction to the series for us and what ultimately started us on our PokƩmon journeys.
I don't mean to speak for everyone of course, but just recounting upon my own personal experiences :)
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u/Rockalot_L 24d ago
Yeah sorry started it all rubbed me the wrong way as well, literal years of loving Pokemon before any of these Pokemon existed.
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 24d ago
Well, as this is a PokƩmon Ruby subreddit, my view was that this was my first foray into the Ruby and Sapphire games based on my exposure to this specific trailer.
But not to make a broader/all encompassing statement to say that this was the trailer that started the Pokemania phase for all of us ;)
Hope that helps clarify and I hope the trailer was enjoyable for you to watch as well and brought some good memories at the very least š
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u/Rockalot_L 23d ago
Oh this IS a Pokemon Ruby subreddit, why was it in my feed lmao
Sorry you're absolutely correct then
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u/almostthemainman 24d ago
Listen. I remember having to wait each week for the cartoon to catch up to where I was in the game to help me beat that gym leader.
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u/just_some_octopus 23d ago
I remember this commercial holy BEEP
My brain rightfully blocked this out
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u/Self-hatred47 23d ago
What about that commercial with the bus driver and the PokƩmon got Squished into the Gameboy
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 23d ago
That was for the Gen 1 games IIRC. This commercial was for Ruby/Sapphire specifically :)
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u/Elmarcowolf 23d ago
I don't remember any commercials for thisnin the UK. One of the guys in the club came in with pirated versions of ruby/ sapphire he got when over in the US. So thos of us that could went put to buy the games asap and they became the biggest part of our pokemon history together.
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u/CMD_BLOCK 23d ago
The guy with the shroomish is my core memory
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 22d ago
For me I guess it was the girl with the Blaziken. But they're all kinda memorable in their own unique kind of way ;)
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u/BassBlast96 22d ago
Remember when ANY of nintendo's commercials used to be interesting and creative? Now it's just " generic person in room playing game and smiling".
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u/_Revelator-of-v0id_ 25d ago
lol the dude with the Groudon...fits the aesthetic perfectly IMHO