Pokemon has been a pop culture juggernaut for decades now. It has been a beacon of the importance of friendship and kindness to both kids and adults for as long as it has been around. Recently, a player discovered a heartwarming detail that reminded them of this fact while revisiting Pokemon X/Y.
Redditor Cream_Rabbit was wandering the diverse region of Pokemon X/Y’s Kalos region when they stumbled upon a preschool kid talking about Viola, the gym leader of Santalune City’s Gym and holder of the Bug Badge. While the franchise is not unfamiliar with interacting with children, this particular generation added a nice human touch to the interactions.
It was pointed out that the protagonist crouches down to speak with the children of the Kalos region. Fans immediately took to the comments section to gush about their love for the detail, many of whom were discovering it for the first time as well. Pokemon is a series that clearly enjoys itself, and details like this put the passion of its developers on display.
Is it just me or do i find it a cute detail that, in Gen 6 (not sure about later ones), you crouch down when interacting with Preschool Kids? from pokemon
This sparked a conversation about Pokemon’s attention to detail in other areas, including a similar instance in Pokemon Omega Red/Alpha Sapphire. One commenter pointed out that in the aforementioned title, when players enter a traditional style home, the protagonist actually removes their shoes as a show of respect.
The Pokemon series is not without controversy, but it seems that most players can agree: crouching to talk to preschoolers is adorable and is an example of small details going a long way in establishing a charming game world. Hopefully, these are details that carry over into the newer entries in the series.
Pokemon’s Gen 4 is getting a much needed remake and its details like these that fans are expecting to see. While Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hopefully remove some inconveniences, the remakes are an even better opportunity to add some extra life to the games that raised so many fans of the series. It is a franchise that needs to move forward while also retaining what has made it so endearing in the first place.
Even when it looks like something such as Pokemon Legends: Arceus is looking to change everything, fans can take solace in the fact that it seems like these adorable details are here to stay. The Reddit thread points out that in the generation following Pokemon X/Y, the protagonist still crouched down to speak to the region’s young future trainers. Hopefully, cute details like these will remain in the series to breathe just a little bit more life into the franchise.
Pokemon X/Y are both available now on 3DS.