Pokemon Vs. Zelda

[Chris]

I have been in the shoutbox for a while and I have listened to what people say. They are always talking about Zelda or...Pokemon. I thought I would make a thread to discuss which you think is better. So, what I want to know is what is better, Pokemon or Zelda. I want your opinions.

Personally, Zelda pwns all. I will always love Zelda, but I did love pokemon at a time. About 1 year ago, I loved pokemon. I had everything pokemon. But now, I love Zelda, and always will.

[Moosh_is_cool]

T~T i clicked pokemon by mistake... :cry:

[Zero]

Come on, this isn't Pokemon dungeon. The Zelda series is amazing. Admittedly though, I've probably spent more time playing Pokemon.

[Josh]

Zelda, but barely. It does have more depth, a storyline to it, and changes my emotions so deeply that I like it more.

But pokemon, that thing is still epic even now. It got eh over time, but I still love to play the old ones.

[zeypherlink]

...
This is just stupid.

Pokemon is the most ridiculous franchise ever. After the first 2 generations, it's just gotten stupid.

[Hylian Hobbit]

Zelda wins without a doubt. Pokemon was good from the beginning to Silver and Gold Imo. After Silver and Gold it went down the drain.

[linkman8]

You do realize that you're asking this question on Zelda-geared forum, with members whose opinions are biased towards Zelda.

[Claire]

I prefer Legend of Zelda over PokeMon, although I am quite the old school PokeMon fan.

The reason why it is often PokeMon may be seen being discussed in the shoutbox is because after discussing Zelda constantly in the threads, sometimes it is nice to talk about another game. ^^

[Kybyrian]

Zelda by far. Pokemon is a great series, but nothing compared to Zelda. Though I've probably spent more time playing Pokemon(100 hours on about each Pokemon game I own, actually), I still think that Zelda surpasses it in almost every aspect.

[chrisbg99]

While the Pokemon games can be solid enough RPGs, I think the hoopla around them kind of throws me off.

Also Zelda rules me so there is no contest here.

[Y2K3]

Currently, I would much rather Zelda than Pokemon, however, ask me from about 1999 to 2002 or so, and I'd say Pokemon.
At that time, I didn't even know what Zelda was. :p

[EponaOwns]

Zelda of course!! It is a classic series of games that have difficult and fun challenges. I had enough with pokemon-_-. All you do is battle bosses and catch pokemon. WHAT is the fun of that? The fact that you make lil trainers cry.. jk.

Zelda forever

[Skull_Kid]

My 3 favorite VGAME series: Zelda, then Metroid and after that, Pokémon... Pokémon was excellent until R/S came out... and they pretty much sucked compared to G/S/C... Zelda and Metroid have always been great, even though Metroid has a huge Hiatus between 1994 and 2002

[Chris]

You do realize that you're asking this question on Zelda-geared forum, with members whose opinions are biased towards Zelda.

Now, I clearly understand this and I knew that the polls would lean towards Zelda. But, I wanted to see if there were people here who like another game equal or more than Zelda.

I created this thread just out of curiosity. I thought since it re-appeared in the shoutbox alot, it would be a great thread to make (Also, I wanted people to post here so they wouldn't talk about that in the shoutbox anymore).

[Skull_Kid]

So... if people start to talk a lot about Pac-Man or Puzzle Bubble in the shoutbox, you'll make a thread for them too? C'mon, it's the same thing to ask in a Playstation forum wether they prefer Sony or Nintendo:D

[MajoraKing12]

Zelda is the best and it always will.

[Akiranon]

Pokémon, err no, I mean Zelda. The first 151 Pokémon were absolutely great. Red, Blue and Yellow are still great games. After that though... It pretty much went downhill.

[Skull_Kid]

Gold, Silver and Crystal were superior to Red, Blue and Yellow in almost everything, except that the gym leaders and League had very low leveled pokémons

[Akiranon]

Gold, Silver and Crystal were superior to Red, Blue and Yellow in almost everything, except that the gym leaders and League had very low leveled pokémons
Hmm, yeah, true. I still have my Gold cartridge lying around somewhere. Might dust it off and start playing it again. The clock still works too! :lol: I hated the grinding parts though. Training those 'mons was a pain.

[Skull_Kid]

yeah, i have all main versions(the "colored" ones), and most of the spin ofs... but i don't play them as much as i used to do

[Chris]

So... if people start to talk a lot about Pac-Man or Puzzle Bubble in the shoutbox, you'll make a thread for them too? C'mon, it's the same thing to ask in a Playstation forum wether they prefer Sony or Nintendo:D

No, I created this because I thought that pokemon and zelda are two competing games. Also, I know that on a Zelda based site, Zelda would win, but that is not the point. As I said before, I created this thread for people to tell me games that they like other than Zelda.

[Chrono]

Never got into Pokemon so I gotta say Zelda.

[super loz fan]

pokemon is stupid so zelda

[owenshev]

I have to say I love them both, but Zelda inches it. ^^

[hsb39]

pokemon is stupid so zelda

Go to smogon.com and read some of the articles, or download Shoddy Battle and see how long you can last in one battle. It is certainly not stupid. I love them both, I really can't decide. Zelda is awesome, and Pokemon competitive battle is also awesome.

[Skull_Kid]

Super LoZ fan, if you think Zelda is stupid, why are you here?Gosh

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Pokemon is awesome, but Zelda is awesomer:D

[Hylian Hobbit]

Super LoZ fan, if you think Zelda is stupid, why are you here?Gosh

Er, actually SK, he said that Pokemon was stupid, so he likes Zelda better. ;)

But I dissagree, it's not stupid (at least I don't think it is), it's just lost the charm it had in the olden days.

[hsb39]

Er, actually SK, he said that Pokemon was stupid, so he likes Zelda better. ;)

But I dissagree, it's not stupid (at least I don't think it is), it's just lost the charm it had in the olden days.


I love them both and cannot choose. But I do think that pretty much everybody completely misses the competitive side of Pokemon, which has only evolved since the beginning (in gen.1 Psycic types where just completely overpowered, which was the main reason for making Dark and Steel, and also Blissey).

Go to smogon.com , read some of the articles there and you'll see what I mean.

[MrMosley]

Its too hard for me to decide. Pokemon is more challenging if you are a person who battles other people after you have gotten your pokemon to like lvl 100, and if you study all there is to battling these days. Which you basically have to do if you are going to battle good players. Pokemon has gotten so in depth that most people would never realize it unless they looked up things on the net, like base stats, EV points, etc. Pokemon takes more thinking as well. Its more strategy based, while Zelda is just fun.

Zelda is challenging, but once you get passed a part, you basically can do it every time you play through it again. So since I like both games for different reasons, I would have to say Zelda, just for the fact that the games are more epic and have a better story. If it were a question of challenge, I would give it to Pokemon though.

[hsb39]

Its too hard for me to decide. Pokemon is more challenging if you are a person who battles other people after you have gotten your pokemon to like lvl 100, and if you study all there is to battling these days. Which you basically have to do if you are going to battle good players. Pokemon has gotten so in depth that most people would never realize it unless they looked up things on the net, like base stats, EV points, etc. Pokemon takes more thinking as well. Its more strategy based, while Zelda is just fun.

Zelda is challenging, but once you get passed a part, you basically can do it every time you play through it again. So since I like both games for different reasons, I would have to say Zelda, just for the fact that the games are more epic and have a better story. If it were a question of challenge, I would give it to Pokemon though.

Finally someone who knows what I am talking about. But you don't need them at lvl.100, WiFi rounds it up for you. My Uber teams are Lvl. 100 because Uber comps are usually at that level where many non-Uber comps are at 50.

[MrMosley]

Finally someone who knows what I am talking about. But you don't need them at lvl.100, WiFi rounds it up for you. My Uber teams are Lvl. 100 because Uber comps are usually at that level where many non-Uber comps are at 50.

This is true. I played on Battle Revolution mostly online because the only friends I had who was playing at the time I seen a lot anyway, so we would just play whenever we got together.

[hsb39]

This is true. I played on Battle Revolution mostly online because the only friends I had who was playing at the time I seen a lot anyway, so we would just play whenever we got together.

I've done a bit of DP and PBR WiFi and I enter comps when they come around.

[Petman1325]

Zelda wins. Yet Pokemon was at its best on G/S/C. Preferably G/S. Then preferably also Silver (my version!).

[MrMosley]

Zelda wins. Yet Pokemon was at its best on G/S/C. Preferably G/S. Then preferably also Silver (my version!).

I completely agree. G/S/C were the best Pokemon games ever, and probably will ever be unless they remake them. Personally, I liked Gold version better than the rest, but Crystal was also pretty kool. The fact that they took the whole "use the GS ball to get Celebi" thing out of Crystal was kinda stupid though.

[hsb39]

Zelda wins. Yet Pokemon was at its best on G/S/C. Preferably G/S. Then preferably also Silver (my version!).

I actually think that Pokemon is at its best now, the battling is much more fast-paced than any of the other generations (especially 2nd, or GSC, that was the tanky generation).

[kpllk]

I hate pokemons. Zelda is way better. There are also many other series' that are awesome too.

[Hachi]

Very odd question considering they are two very different games.There isn't much to compare them on except for opinion.

I love Zelda, heck my favorite game is OOT. It would be a lie for me to say I didn't love Pokemon more. Although I love the quality that Zelda brings to the table, you get a huge bang for your buck when it comes to the Pokemon games.

I would be embarrassed to know how many hours I've clocked playing Pokemon games. :lol:

I play Pokemon much differently than lots of you folks thou. I'm definally more of a in-game player. For me it's more enjoyable as I get to raise Pokemon I personally like, instead of battling machines. (now if we talk about the TCG back in the day, that would be a totally different story)

[MrMosley]

I actually think that Pokemon is at its best now, the battling is much more fast-paced than any of the other generations (especially 2nd, or GSC, that was the tanky generation).

I don't think that makes it better today, just the battling system. I do enjoy working towards leveling up my pokemon more today than I did then, but back then pokemon was so big that it was almost magical. And finally, whenever all the strange pictures floating around the internet of Marril, Togepi, Slowking, etc, came to surface in new pokemon games...that was just a magical time. Maybe its where I'm getting older, I really don't know, but the story and the feel of playing G/S/C and just, man just everything about it made it ten times better than all the crap we have now. The battling is great now and I enjoy the games, but none will compare to G/S/C, at least for me.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

The battling is great now and I enjoy the games, but none will compare to G/S/C, at least for me.

I know what you mean.

Crystal was my first Pokemon game, and it's still my favorite to this day.

I'm impatiently waiting for Platinum, (Which I think will be excellent) but Crystal will always be the best to me.

[Smitie]

Zelda is my favourite. It has a better story and gameplay.
I have to admit I spended at least 700 hours playing all the pokemon games I have. I have yellow,blue,red,silver,gold and diamond, but silver is my favourite.

[hsb39]

I don't think that makes it better today, just the battling system. I do enjoy working towards leveling up my pokemon more today than I did then, but back then pokemon was so big that it was almost magical. And finally, whenever all the strange pictures floating around the internet of Marril, Togepi, Slowking, etc, came to surface in new pokemon games...that was just a magical time. Maybe its where I'm getting older, I really don't know, but the story and the feel of playing G/S/C and just, man just everything about it made it ten times better than all the crap we have now. The battling is great now and I enjoy the games, but none will compare to G/S/C, at least for me.

I'm certainly more for the battle, which I think is just so much more polished these days, and Game Freak/Nintendo are finally starting to truly understand the nature of the competitive battle, although they are still getting some stuff wrong.


I know what you mean.

Crystal was my first Pokemon game, and it's still my favorite to this day.

I'm impatiently waiting for Platinum, (Which I think will be excellent) but Crystal will always be the best to me.

I know what you mean about Platinum, I need to get all my Zapdos' with Heat Wave, and Nasty Plot on Darkrai.


Zelda is my favourite. It has a better story and gameplay.
I have to admit I spended at least 700 hours playing all the pokemon games I have. I have yellow,blue,red,silver,gold and diamond, but silver is my favourite.

Hee-hee, between just Sapphire and Pearl I've done about 1100.

[Dragon Tamer]

Zelda is soooo much better than pokemon.
Come on people!! :)

[Bluelink6]

Pokemon...If this was posted a few years ago i would have said that. Years ago, pokemon was still quite new. But now look. Zelda has unpredictable storylines. But pokemon...It's always the same. Catch them all, complete the pokedex, train your pokemon. It needs more variety...Hey I have 4 pokemons in a row directly beneath each other and it wasnt on purpose. lol.

[Skull_Kid]

That's one of the reasons i'm selling my pokémon stuff... also, i'm gonna keep Silver cause it has sentimental value, but i'll sell all the others that weren't sold in the last few weeks(firered, ruby, and colosseum)

[hsb39]

Zelda is soooo much better than pokemon.
Come on people!! :)

Fantastic argument there...


Pokemon...If this was posted a few years ago i would have said that. Years ago, pokemon was still quite new. But now look. Zelda has unpredictable storylines. But pokemon...It's always the same. Catch them all, complete the pokedex, train your pokemon. It needs more variety...Hey I have 4 pokemons in a row directly beneath each other and it wasnt on purpose. lol.

Pokemon isn't about the storylines, it's about the battle. It is completely different to Zelda and almost impossible to comapare.


That's one of the reasons i'm selling my pokémon stuff... also, i'm gonna keep Silver cause it has sentimental value, but i'll sell all the others that weren't sold in the last few weeks(firered, ruby, and colosseum)

I don't understand you, at all.

[Amelie]

Zelda of course! Pokemon doesnt even compare for me! ^^

[hsb39]

Zelda of course! Pokemon doesnt even compare for me! ^^

My point exactly, they are so different that they can't be properly compared.

[bellum]

Come on, this isn't Pokemon dungeon. The Zelda series is amazing. Admittedly though, I've probably spent more time playing Pokemon.even if this isn't pokemon dungeon this section is genaral gamingbut I'd have to say zelda I play zelda more than pokemon and I hack my pokemon games and zelda is one franchise that is so sacred that I wont even hack it

[Midna666]

I prefer Zelda over Pokemon.
Zelda has a plot,Pokemon is just about making animals fight each other,which is wrong.

[bellum]

well yeah even though pokemon aren't excatly animals but zelda has more of a plot than pokemon

[Skull_Kid]

well yeah even though pokemon aren't excatly animals but zelda has more of a plot than pokemon

Pokémon is using basically the same plot for more than ten years!You are a kid, a professor gives you your first pokémon, and a pokédex, you go out on a mission to catch them all/see them all, you go to gyms, kick some butts, become the league champ, and there is always a bad team trying to screw everything up, but they're a bunch of losers.

Zelda has different plots for almost every game, even though some may share similarities, there isn't anything that is really in EVERY game

[MagnumPrimers]

This is like comparing bananas and eggplants (i.e. comparing them is almost pointless since they're so different), but I'll give it a shot.

Zelda, Pokemon hasn't changed anything besides the amount of them since Red and Blue. While Zelda hasn't changed much either, it had branched out more.

[Skull_Kid]

This is like comparing bananas and eggplants (i.e. comparing them is almost pointless since they're so different), but I'll give it a shot.

Zelda, Pokemon hasn't changed anything besides the amount of them since Red and Blue. While Zelda hasn't changed much either, it had branched out more.

Pokémon just changed the map, the region and added more pokémon to catch... it doesn't even have a timeline!
And the story is pretty weak, imo.
But I am a Pokémon fan

[Welbanks]

If pokemon existed in real life, pokebattling would be highly illegal.

[Midna666]

If pokemon existed in real life, pokebattling would be highly illegal.

I sure would so.
It's wrong I tell you wrong!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

it doesn't even have a timeline!
And the story is pretty weak, imo.
But I am a Pokémon fan

You're absolutely right. People have tried to make a timeline, but you really can't because there's nothing to organize.

The story? It is repetitive, but I still find it entertaining. I don't keep starting a file over and over once I've fininshed the game, so maybe that's why it never gets old for me.

[General Lee]

I have to admit when I was a kid I LOVED POKEMON. I has every pokemon game and I could name the 150 original Pokemon off by heart. Now I still enjoy my Pokemon games now and then but I find with all the new Pokemons its confusing and they practically changed everything. And also when I was a kid I found Zelda too complex (lol). But nowadays Id take Zelda over Pokemon 99% of the time.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq148/rewq525/Ness.jpg

[Skull_Kid]

You're absolutely right. People jave tried to make a timeline, but you really can't because there's nothing to organize.

The story? It is repetitive, but I still find it entertaining. I don't keep starting a file over and over once I've fininshed the game, so maybe that's why it never gets old for me.

The most reasonable(and logic) timeline I've seen was

R/S/E-FR/LG------------------------------------G/S/C-P/D/P

r/se and fr/lg happen simulataneously and g/s/c and p/d/p happen two years later...

But the only things that support this are the fact that in /G/S/C it is implied that it is two years after the original, and P/D/P happens at the same time wich is implied by the fact that the news are broadcasting a report about the Shiny Gyarados, and some Johto characters and references make some Cameo appearances.

Fr/Lg being at the same time that R/S/E is supported by the fact that you can freely trade between them, without any special time machine or stuff like that

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

The most reasonable(and logic) timeline I've seen was

R/S/E-FR/LG------------------------------------G/S/C-P/D/P

r/se and fr/lg happen simulataneously and g/s/c and p/d/p happen two years later...

But the only things that support this are the fact that in /G/S/C it is implied that it is two years after the original, and P/D/P happens at the same time wich is implied by the fact that the news are broadcasting a report about the Shiny Gyarados, and some Johto characters and references make some Cameo appearances.

Fr/Lg being at the same time that R/S/E is supported by the fact that you can freely trade between them, without any special time machine or stuff like that

So I can assume that Red, Blue, and Yellow take place before all that right?

And what about Colosseum, XD, and BR?

[MOS3]

Zelda, hands down...pokemon doesn't even come close

[bellum]

well your all right but you dont really get a pokedex in XD so XD is a little different but pokemon's gonna be down the drain when zelda will be laughing at it

Zelda, hands down...pokemon doesn't even come closehere is what I have to say
if you say that why is zelda better you could actually explain something but that's not my problem

[hsb39]

Pokémon is using basically the same plot for more than ten years!You are a kid, a professor gives you your first pokémon, and a pokédex, you go out on a mission to catch them all/see them all, you go to gyms, kick some butts, become the league champ, and there is always a bad team trying to screw everything up, but they're a bunch of losers.

Zelda has different plots for almost every game, even though some may share similarities, there isn't anything that is really in EVERY game

Pokemon has never really been about the plot. I don't think that you can judge Pokemon what so ever until you have tried the competitive battle. Now, who actually has?!

[mewtwolord]

AHHHHHHHHH this is HELL pokemon vs zelda uhhh zelda No pokemon No they are both awesome uhhh i dont know

[Bokbok567]

I love both games, they are both awesome in my book b/c they both have good story lines, but zelda is more active than pokemon, but pokemon has many awesome things about it to so if I had a choice I say both are excellent games!!!

[MOS3]

well your all right but you dont really get a pokedex in XD so XD is a little different but pokemon's gonna be down the drain when zelda will be laughing at it
here is what I have to say
if you say that why is zelda better you could actually explain something but that's not my problem

gladly

Zelda has a story that, while remains similar in the games (most of em anyways), it evolves somehow (relation between OoT and WW, MM as a parallel universe, etc...)

Pokemon is the exact same thing over and over and over. They just keep adding more pokemons. "Gotta catch em all"..yeah right, ash releases half the pokemons he catches.....

[zeldafreak]

Zelda of course.
I used to play pokemon, but I was to lazy to level my pokemon
In Zelda, you don't have to.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Zelda of course.
I used to play pokemon, but I was to lazy to level my pokemon
In Zelda, you don't have to.

Heh, that's one of the best things about LoZ. No boring leveling system for the most part.

That's one of the advantages LoZ has over Pokemon.

[Josh]

Heh, that's one of the best things about LoZ. No boring leveling system for the most part.

That's one of the advantages LoZ has over Pokemon.

Not in AoL. :)

But what's bad about having a leveling system?

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Not in AoL. :)

But what's bad about having a leveling system?

Ah, you got me there.

There's nothing bad about a level system, but it can get tiring VERY fast. I'm not one of the people that can spend 2 or 3 hours just leveling up my character.

[zeldafreak]

Ah, you got me there.

There's nothing bad about a level system, but it can get tiring VERY fast. I'm not one of the people that can spend 2 or 3 hours just leveling up my character.

I agree with Ver-go. Usually in RPGs where you level up, I rush through everything. Then I get stuck because I'm too weak, and I'm too lazy just to level up.

[hsb39]

I agree with Ver-go. Usually in RPGs where you level up, I rush through everything. Then I get stuck because I'm too weak, and I'm too lazy just to level up.


I generally just go to Lvl. 50. In Pokemon (now especially because WiFi rounds you up to Lvl. 100) it's more about how you train than how much. And if you don't know what I mean, you certainly don't know enough to judge Pokemon.

[Dabombster]

I like Zelda a lot better than Pokemon, but in all fairness, you can't really compare the two series to one another.

Zelda is styled a specific way, so that you can't stray too much from the ordinary. The only upgrades you can get to your character (Link) are more hearts, items, and magic (where applicable).

Pokemon is designed so you can really do whatever you want... for the most part. You can spend hours and hours training your pokemon to be the strong, you can collect different kinds of pokemon, etc.

There are just so many differences, it's just not fair to compare the two series to one another.

[Skull_Kid]

So I can assume that Red, Blue, and Yellow take place before all that right?

And what about Colosseum, XD, and BR?

Red/Blue and Yellow were retconned... The canon games for that generation are Fr and Lg

[hsb39]

So I can assume that Red, Blue, and Yellow take place before all that right?

And what about Colosseum, XD, and BR?

Skull Kid explained RBY.

I think that when it comes to the Stadiums and PBR, as well as all the other side games, they are happening at the same time as the core games of the time. This is largely seen through the ability to connect between them, like getting Manaphy from Ranger and battling in the Stadiums.

I belieive that Collusseum applies with that, as there are Hoenn references, but XD takes place 5 years later, not really explained how you can still trade.

[El Bagu]

If you look at the poll Zelda pawns. Nothing spectacular since this is a Zelda site. I´ve only tried the Gold version (which is supposed to be one of the golden pokemons) and although I did not dislike it, it was not as appealing as Zelda is for me.

But maybe someone can recommend me a Pokemon game that is better then Gold? You might "help" change someones opinions!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

If you look at the poll Zelda pawns. Nothing spectacular since this is a Zelda site. I´ve only tried the Gold version (which is supposed to be one of the golden pokemons) and although I did not dislike it, it was not as appealing as Zelda is for me.

But maybe someone can recommend me a Pokemon game that is better then Gold? You might "help" change someones opinions!

Like I said, I love Crystal. But it basicly has the same story and Pokemon as Gold, so I don't think you'd like it. Platinum is coming out pretty soon for the DS. You might want to try it out.

[Liam]

ZELDA PWNS ALL!!!!!!!!! crappy little Pikachu can't stand up to brave, Ganon-killing, Zelda-rescuing link!!!!

imagine this pathetic yellow thing:

http://www.ugo.com/games/super-smash-bros-characters/images/pikachu.jpg

against this awesome Hylian guy:

http://lulubliss.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c76bd53ef00e553475fb48834-500pi

all you have to do is play super smash bros. brawl to find out who wins.


**COUGH COUGH**COUGH**( LINK ) COUGH** COUGH***

[Linkmaster]

ZELDA PWNS ALL!!!!!!!!! crappy little Pikachu can't stand up to brave, Ganon-killing, Zelda-rescuing link!!!!

imagine this pathetic yellow thing:

http://www.ugo.com/games/super-smash-bros-characters/images/pikachu.jpg

against this awesome Hylian guy:

http://lulubliss.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c76bd53ef00e553475fb48834-500pi

all you have to do is play super smash bros. brawl to find out who wins.


**COUGH COUGH**COUGH**( LINK ) COUGH** COUGH***

...Even though I agree with you, you do realize it depends on the players skill, not the character. I've played as freakin' Olimar and Ice Climbers and kicked *** with ease. SSBB=not a good example. But on this subject, I think LoZ. I like Pokemon, but LoZ still wins. :D

[Josh]

Guys Guys Guys. Such big language, and such big words. But none of you realize, one Thunder attack on Link and he's dead. DEAD.

But aside from Pikachu and Mewtwo being awesome, LoZ still wins.

[Linkmaster]

Guys Guys Guys. Such big language, and such big words. But none of you realize, one Thunder attack on Link and he's dead. DEAD.

But aside from Pikachu and Mewtwo being awesome, LoZ still wins.

...I just said it depends on the skill of the player. I play as Toon Link all the time, and I kick ***. And Pikachu's, they are my speciality. :D But that aside, ...I don't know.

[hsb39]

If you look at the poll Zelda pawns. Nothing spectacular since this is a Zelda site. I´ve only tried the Gold version (which is supposed to be one of the golden pokemons) and although I did not dislike it, it was not as appealing as Zelda is for me.

But maybe someone can recommend me a Pokemon game that is better then Gold? You might "help" change someones opinions!

If you want to try a free version of what is considered to be "true Pokemon" I'd download ShoddyBattle and have a shot at competitive battling, read a lot on smogon.com first, because otherwise you won't stand a chance.


Guys Guys Guys. Such big language, and such big words. But none of you realize, one Thunder attack on Link and he's dead. DEAD.

But aside from Pikachu and Mewtwo being awesome, LoZ still wins.

Well SSBB is a bad example, and in Pokemon Thunderbolt is better in everywhere but Ubers play. And of course: Pikachu sucks. No Zelda character could beat the best of Pokemon (give an example, I dare you, Pokemon control space and time, which kind of wins in every situation).

As for the games, I've said this quite a bit, WAY too different to be accurately compared.

[CoolSpot]

pokemon has the most epic games ever, pokemon has out sold zelda by alot it is 2nd in the biggest franchise.

[hsb39]

pokemon has the most epic games ever, pokemon has out sold zelda by alot it is 2nd in the biggest franchise.

I have been defending Pokemon... But selling isn't the best argument. Twilight (movie, not awesome game) was popular for example.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Pikachu vs. Link?

You know what this reminds me of? Back when I was a mod at a Star Trek Fansite, the members use to get into arguments about Star Trek vs. Star Wars. They would argue on and on about technology, resources, and so on. I hardly participated because you can't compare them at all. A Pikachu vs. Link argument is the same way. I understand arguing why LoZ might be better than Pokemon, but a Link vs Pikachu argument doesn't make too much sense.

[hsb39]

Pikachu vs. Link?

You know what this reminds me of? Back when I was a mod at a Star Trek Fansite, the members use to get into arguments about Star Trek vs. Star Wars. They would argue on and on about technology, resources, and so on. I hardly participated because you can't compare them at all. A Pikachu vs. Link argument is the same way. I understand arguing why LoZ might be better than Pokemon, but a Link vs Pikachu argument doesn't make too much sense.

I don't understand four things on this thread:

1. How can you compare them? They are so different.
2. How can you compare them when you know nothing about Pokemon.
3. Why are people choosing Pikachu for the fight? It's a terrible competitive Pokemon.
4. If we do fight Pokemon and Link, in what way would Link stand a chance?

[Made_Of_Win]

I chose "other" because I think Resident Evil is better than both :P


Props to Zelda. I never got into Pokemon much, though Snap was fairly fun.

[fredthehylian]

You do realize that you're asking this question on Zelda-geared forum, with members whose opinions are biased towards Zelda.

Yes, he is, but this is under the section "General Gaming" where we can talk about other games too.

But I digress. I think Pokemon was awesome at the G/S/C era, okay at the R/S/E (not as much for emerald though) era, and just got stupid at D/P/Pl. Zelda has lasted longer. It made the big drop from awesome (LoZ-MC) straight to stupid at TP.

Pokemon
Awesome games: 7
Decent: 5
Stupid: 3

Zelda
Awesome: 13
Decent: 0
Stupid: 2

I think Zelda is the superior for me

[Yoshi_FTW]

Considering this is a Zelda forum...I sorta predicted that Zelda would win 52-9 against Pokemon. T.T I love pokemon.

[Niko Bellic 817]

This depends on the pokemon games. Is it R/S/E, G/S/C, or R/B/Y? If it's G/S/C then Pokemon is better. IMO no zelda game comes close to how innovative those three games were when they were released. You had both Kanto and Johto to explore giving the game essentially two main quests. It was also more linear because once you got to the Kanto region, you could take on the gyms there in almost any order.

There was also this real-time clock feature where it would turn from day to night in the game. I think it's the third game to change from day to night. The first two being Zelda: Majoras Mask, and Ocarina of Time. The Elite four at the end adds a nice challenge. You have to take on five trainers and can't heal after each one. It takes me a while to do this and it's very rewarding when I actually defeat the E.F. Fighting Ganon in a zelda game such as OoT isn't very challenging in my opinion.

[hsb39]

Yes, he is, but this is under the section "General Gaming" where we can talk about other games too.

But I digress. I think Pokemon was awesome at the G/S/C era, okay at the R/S/E (not as much for emerald though) era, and just got stupid at D/P/Pl. Zelda has lasted longer. It made the big drop from awesome (LoZ-MC) straight to stupid at TP.

Pokemon
Awesome games: 7
Decent: 5
Stupid: 3

Zelda
Awesome: 13
Decent: 0
Stupid: 2

I think Zelda is the superior for me

I can get why you would say Zelda is superior, but I think that all of the main Zeldas, and all of the main Pokemon games are awesome. 4th Gen has been amazing competititively, it is not stupid, it is complex.

I do actually think that Zelda is overall better, but Pokemon is still amazing, and I believe that it is the best competitive strategy game around.

[NarutoAngel221]

Zelda is superior obcourse in terms of visual effects at the same time it is more challenging the Pokemon

[hsb39]

Zelda is superior obcourse in terms of visual effects at the same time it is more challenging the Pokemon

No it is not more challenging, it is a competitive game, yes, beating the storyline is easier in Pokemon, but that is the part designed for infants, the part that appeals to the older fanbase is much more difficult.

[fredthehylian]

No it is not more challenging, it is a competitive game, yes, beating the storyline is easier in Pokemon, but that is the part designed for infants, the part that appeals to the older fanbase is much more difficult.

I think you meant kids aged 4-8 when you said infants.

[Durion]

I selected other (please specify). The reason for this being that they are as good as each other, They both have downsides.

Pokemon: Pokemon has one major advantage over Zelda, And thats with the newer Verisions, That being Competitive Battling. In the newer one this has gotten much easier with even more pokemon to choose from and also Wifi. Wifi makes battling easier and also means I can battle people from around the world. Also you never going to make a team which can't be defeated, There is always a team out there that can beat yours.

Zelda: Zelda only has 1 game that I am aware of in which you can do fight against others, That being Phantom Hourglass, Although this can be really fun, Mainly for travelling, It does get annoying when someone camp's you base so you can hardly ever score major points, If you score points at all. Unlike where in Pokemon if you have a team that does bad you can either make adjustments or do a complete make over. Unlike if PH where if your bad, Your bad.

Pokemon: The major fault with many of you is that Pokemon doesn't change enough from each game for your liking, Many of you only like up to Pokemon Gold and then you have decided that you don't like the newer generations, Even though I disagree I also agree with this statement, Pokemon Gold was the best, I just don't like the Starting pokemon in that game. I still like the newer games though. I like being able to EV train and make different Pokemon be able to give out surprises.

Zelda: Here is where Zelda excels, Even though it is based on the same 4-5 things is never gets old, The items change and add twists to it, The Temple's are always fun to do and never get boring. Even though there is no way to make your fighting style different really it is still fun. There are also many challenges that you can try on Zelda's. In terms of some Zelda's they get very hard to pull of. Like 3-heart challenge, Minimalist runs and others. Although they get easier the newer the games seem to be they are still quite hard to do.

[Kazumi]

Alright. I think I better post in this bad boy. Now, I'm going to have to be mean and evil and say Pokemon. My interest in Zelda dropped like a stone after WW. TP raised it up a little. And PH did as well, but it's still not what it was. I believe Spirit Tracks will fix this little problem. But really, I'm addicted to Pokemon like it's chewing on an N64 controller. (Very addicting) Now, when I pick up TP... I've already beat the game four times, and I don't know what to do. I ran around. Sit in the hot springs. Jump off Zora's Domain.. And then I'm bored like crazy. Meanwhile in Pokemon there is tons of stuff to do. There are daily things, like visiting the ribbon lady, checking the swarms, fighting at the Battleground, and then there is the trading, and the battling friends, and the training Pokemon. It's endless. Plus, a lot of more of my friends like Pokemon.

So as of this moment, I'm going to have to say Pokemon is better.

[Twilight Prince]

If i would have been posting in this thread a few years ago, I would say that I like pokemon better, but now I love Zelda a least 100% more then pokemon. However I still like picking up the DSI, or DS, and messing around in a pokemon game. But at the time I like Zelda more!

[hsb39]

I think you meant kids aged 4-8 when you said infants.

Nope, I know 2-3 year olds that can beat the easy part of Pokemon. I know 20+ year olds, however, who couldn't play the hard part to save their life.

Dark Link: FSA had fighting I believe, and I agree with you mostly. I simply think that they are different games, quite impossible to accurately compare (like comparing an action movie to a romantic comedy, not saying that one is like action/romantic comedy, just saying that they are that different).

[OcarinaSword]

Zelda ofcourse i like pokemon i just love zelda games WAY MORE!

[MiguelP]

Apples & oranges. I like them both for different reasons. If I had to choose one over the other, it would be Zelda.

[TopherD05]

...
This is just stupid.

Pokemon is the most ridiculous franchise ever. After the first 2 generations, it's just gotten stupid.

this is exactly how i feel.. I use to like Pokemon at first but i just think it has gotten stupid and the gameplay is stale and not comparable to Zelda at all. I say Zelda FTW! :)

[Linkanon]

Tie! This was JUST my kinda poll! Go Zelda and Poke'mon!