Maybe because Pokemon X/Y is the first Pokemon game I played since Pokemon R/B/Y, but dang it I love this game. I was one of those Gen 1ers for years. - "Any Pokemon after Mew don't count".
And then the first ever 3D Pokemon was announced. A 3D Pokemon game! It's what I had been dreaming about since I was a child. Maybe not exactly like this but close enough. I had a 3DS already, so why not? It looked cool!

I've heard the complaints about this game from seasoned Pokemon fans and I get it. I know this game isn't perfect, but as someone who was coming back to the series for the first time in 15 years, I was enamored. I will forever be grateful to Pokemon X/Y for getting me back into Pokemon and for curing me of my Gen 1 disease.

c'est mediocre hon hon. Maybe releasing after the best Pokémon game is unfortunate timing but there's more to it than that. This is when boys realised they were now men with standards and now spend their time complaining and reminiscing about the pre-3D era at the ripe old age of their early 20s.

Every aspect is undercooked. Except Megas what a neat concept!

GameFreak carefully scrapping their best new mechanics every release:

In my usual Pokemon escapades, it took me far too long to finally see the credits of Pokemon Y. While the other games could just be excused by their sheer amount of content or even some grinding, Pokemon Y took me months to complete because of sheer boredom.

The personality, story beats, and challenge of Gen 5 is gone.
The expansiveness of Gen 2/4, vanished.
What's left is a member-berry salad of half-hearted nostalgia bait, fueled by a boring story with incredibly annoying characters. Everything culminates into an experience that's too easy to remain engaging on a gameplay front, and too dull to hold interest in its narrative.

I have negative interest in doing any of the "post game," honestly considering just jumping straight to Omega Ruby to just rip the bandaid off.

Should've been named Pokemon L.

On an attempt to innovate the series, let's make it easier and just suck the absolute life out of it. Pokemon at this point went from stylish and 2D pixelated, to 3D and.. boring. Maybe I'm just nostalgic, but I think everyone agrees that the days of sobbing to Cynthia busting our asses are gone.

This is where Pokemon died for me.

Pokemon F.

Y am i playing this🤣🤣

ok but actually, i grew up with this game and next to black and white it's the first pokemon game i owned, but i still find that this game is almost impossible for me to come back to. generation 6 as a whole is one that i personally find to be extremely lacking

the pokemon are...not the best, there's a good amount of well designed mons but for the most part we get a lot of boring additions to the franchise. the starters aren't terrible, but certainly not the best. i actually quite like the legendaries on the other hand! yveltal and xerneas are cool headliners and zygarde is one of the sickest third legendaries we've gotten.
kalos is fine all things considered, it does its job well but let us all be honest who is going nuts for paris. no one

i know people like to pin the blame on pokemons downfall to gen 5 but lets be fair about it and give x and y its dues as well

I originally played Pokemon X when it came out and I haven't ever replayed or revisited it like I had for other prior games and so it was fun to essentially replay this again while I race against the clock of the 3DS servers closing down which will bring uncertainty in pokemon bank's future to complete the origin dex. There were certain things I remembered and it was fun seeing them again (like the ultimate weapon) and things I had no recollection of. It also wasn't super nostalgic for that which I think was a fun way to replay this.

The gameplay of gen 6 is super strong. Of course mega evolution is an amazing edition and I'm looking forward to it returning in legends Z-A but at the same time I feel like they could have done more with it when comparing it to the other battle gimmicks in future gens. Only about 5 trainers in the main story used mega evolutions and so it feels underused especially considering no Kalos pokemon got a mega evo. I know the major complaint with this gen online is the exp share makes it to easy but I literally don't care its so convenient to level up and playthrough the game when compared to older gens swapping method. The fairy type is a great addition as well that helped to keep the game fresh. The jump to 3d was interesting and I think they had some good initial ideas for how to use the 3D in a unique way (such as in the gyms for example). Also while this is the lowest number of new pokemon I think there are a lot of amazing ones in here (greninja, aegislash, and goomy just to name a few) that I'll gladly take the tradeoff of quality over quantity. The pacing is a bit off at times but not majorly. Where this game really falters is its story and the large wasted potential of it. Team Flare is more annoying than intimidating and Lysandre's motivation is just really stupid particularly because it is barley expanded on. Even AZ just feels randomly inserted because you don't see him first until after gym 4 and then literally never see him again until the very end when the ultimate weapon is about to be used. He could have been this really cool mysterious character introduced after gym 1 or 2 as he was introduced after gym 4 but we learn more about him throughout it until the end but I guess not. I imagine the story took a backseat due to the 3D jump and if I had to guess they sacrificed it for the sake of completing the gameplay because parts of this game are missing that polish. One last thing, all the friends were annoying (mainly Shauna sorry girl) and that idea was not handled well (it was even more apparent as I just finished violet which does the multiple friends thing so much better). Anyways still a good game regardless and not as deserving of the bad rep it usually gets.

Pokemon Y is an odd game. Of the mainline Pokemon games, it was the first to be in 3D, and because of that, it has some issues. It's far from the best Pokemon game, but I think it's still a pretty fun one.
For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to talk about Pokemon X and Y here, since both games are about the same. And Pokemon X and Y have a lot of firsts to their name, the first 3D mainline pokemon, mega evolution, the fairy type, mega evolutions, etc. I think it's probably best to start with them.
The fairy type is one of the most notable things introduced in Pokemon X and Y, for reference, the last time a new type was introduced was back in the Generation 2 games. And genuinely, I can't imagine Pokemon without the fairy typing now, it creates a great balancing change, making dragon, dark, and fighting types a bit weaker, while giving more spotlight to steel and poison types. It's also crazy how many pokemon actually changed their typing to either have the fairy type added, or just becoming a fairy type exclusively. It's really cool!
Next, when it comes to the transition to 3D models, it's so-so, I would say. Not the fault of the game of course, but I find it unfortunate that these were the 3D models going forward. For the new pokemon introduced in the game, I do think the 3D models were really good! But some Pokemon I don't think got the same treatment, and a lot of shiny pokemon lost their luster. My first immediate thought of this is a Pokemon like Lanturn. But when it comes to the environment and player characters, I find them really charming!
Trainer Customization is introduced in this game, and while I really love it, it's also quite limited. See, the outfits in the game that you can buy rotate each day, which I personally don't like. It basically means you have to hope that you get the outfit you want on a specific day, and if not, who knows when next it'll appear. The hair customization as well has some weird limitations. If you don't know what the hair styles or colors look like, you have to take a leap of faith to find the one that you prefer the most, as there's no way to see what it is before you pay for it. Alongside that, the hair colors you get only go to natural shades, and while that's fine, since later games allow for a larger variety of hair color, this feels noticeably limited in comparison.
Now, I think Mega Evolution is cool! Giving new upgrades to older pokemon in the form of kinda evolutions that occur only in battle is really neat! It also gave a lot of weaker Pokemon ways to actually be strong, pokemon like Kangaskhan, Mawile, or Absol for examples. However, in the main campaign of X and Y, there's a noticeable lack of mega evolutions. Not only did 3 trainers in the entire main story have a mega evolved Pokemon, you can only find a small handful of the mega stones until postgame. And even with all of that, how I typically play Pokemon meant that I wouldn't encounter any opportunity to use a Mega Evolution in my main team. For reference, whenever I play a Pokemon game, I like to use Pokemon introduced in that game's respective region, X and Y, I would only use Gen 6 Pokemon. The issues comes with the fact that no Gen 6 Pokemon get mega evolutions during the entirety of X and Y, and only did one Gen 6 Pokemon ever get a mega evolution, and that was the event Pokemon Diancie. While this ultimately doesn't lower the quality of the game all that much, I think it was a baffling choice that I want to mention here.
Now, getting into the main campaign of X and Y, there's one change that I've yet to mention solely as it's really relevant to the general campaign as a whole. And the reason is because it makes X and Y's campaign just too easy. Now, you might be thinking this change might be how the Experience Share works, as instead of giving additional XP to one pokemon, it gives to everyone Pokemon. And, you'd be technically correct, that is part of why X and Y are so easy, but I don't think that's the big issue. What change I think made X and Y as easy as they were is how they changed the XP formula. In the previous games, specifically Black and White, alongside Black 2 and White 2, Experience took into account the level of your pokemon, and the pokemon you're fighting. What that means is that the higher level the pokemon you're fighting is compared to your pokemon, the more XP you would get, and the inverse is also true. The higher level your pokemon is, compared to the one you're fighting, the less experience you get. And this was an amazing design choice, as it allowed you to stay relatively on par with the pokemon you were fighting, while ensuring you were never overleveled. In X and Y, they do not use this Experience Formula, instead, each pokemon gives a specific amount of experience, regardless of the level range. So that, coinciding with how the Exp Share works now makes the game so much easier, thusly, so much faster to beat. And for reference, while most Pokemon games take me about 30-40 hours to beat usually, this replay of Pokemon Y took me under 20 hours to beat in full.
And while a typical Pokemon campaign at least fun, I wish I could say the same about X and Y's story. To me, most of it just feels underwhelming, and at times just forgettable. There is some cool stuff that happens, sure, but I'm gonna be honest, I don't really have a strong opinion on it overall. At best, the villainous team is mildly interesting, but you can never take them seriously because they're designs are kinda bad, though I do like the visors (I would say the visors are the one good part of their designs, in the case of the admins). And I made an odd realization during my replay of Pokemon Y, in that, I think the story was altered, and Team Flare specifically was just spliced into it, which could explain why they're just... like that. Especially because the game's ending scene in isolation is so powerful, but the game never feels like it justifies having it, like it just comes out of nowhere.
And while in this particular replay, I never did the postgame, I always felt like X and Y's postgame is rather lacking. Particularly, the most the game gives you is one town, and a short 2 hour mini-campaign. And while that's fine, it's such a minuscule postgame in comparison to postgames we see back in the generation 4 and 5 games. It's just kinda sad to me.
But, ultimately Pokemon X and Y aren't bad games, they're just okay. I still had fun with them, and I really enjoyed my replay through Pokemon Y, but at the end of the day, this game could've been a lot more. And I just find that unfortunate.

Essa é com certeza a região de pokemon que eu mais gosto. Amo os pokemon e amo o anime. Além de ser incrível, marcou minha infância de uma forma inexplicável, desde a creche sempre fui fascinado por essa geração. Fui correndo jogar o jogo para poder aproveitar ainda mais e me divertir imensamente. E dito e feito, amei o jogo e me diverti muito do inicio ao fim. Tive alguns pequenos problemas durante a gameplay, mas nada de absurdo. Finalizei o game com maestria e fiquei super feliz por poder jogar essa maravilha. Super recomendo!

This is a great example of when a game enters your life at just the right time. It got me back into the series, all my friends played it, we all got into the competitive scene. If your looking for criticism then this entry is alright. feels unfinished in several spots, it's a pretty small, fairly underwhelming game that's too easy even by Pokemon standards. That said I loved this game, I really did and I probably have more nostalgia for this entry than for almost the rest of the series. Go in with an open mind and I hope you enjoy! And if you've played it before then I hope you were also swept away into the craze as I was or at least had a fun time

Fue el juego con el que me regalaron la 3DS y por ello mi primer juego de Pokemon. La gente dice que es muy malo pero a mi me gustó mucho. Recuerdo que el juego tenía mecánicas bastante curiosas y peculiares, viajes en tren, una región que me hacía sentir acogida y sobre todo tenía una buena cantidad de misterios extraños que en el postgame yendo a una cafetería específica te contrataban como detective y podías resolverlos.
He jugado pocos juegos de Pokemon pero ninguno me ha hecho sentir lo que este, lo que me ha hecho darme cuenta de que lo disfruté por ser pequeña y compré los demás juegos por nostalgia, y que es en lo que se basa el mercado de Pokemon, tope de capitalista y bien feo.
Como sea, a mi me hizo muy feliz en su día e Yveltal es mi Pokemon favorito.

Yeah, creo que desde Pokemon Espada no jugaba un pokemon tan zzz. Creo que el mayor problema que tiene este juego esque se siente sin acabar, se siente como si estuviera aun en beta en muchos aspectos. En modelos, historia, en el mundo. Y por no decir que el juego en su dificultad es estupido. De los 6 pokemon que tienes en tu equipo, 5 son regalados (si es que contamos el fosil), y de esos 5, si solo usas a 2 de ellos tienes el juego practicamente acabado. El juego da saltos de dificultad muy absurdos, siendo en su mayoria un juego estupidamente facil. La historia es tonta, no tiene nada que la haga memorable aparte de su inicio. Personajes totalmente desaprovechados y que solamente EXISTEN (Tus rivales, az, el villano, campeona, etc) Si hay algo que este juego NO tiene es: Carisma.

Si hay algo bueno que podria sacarle a este juego es la megaevolucion, diseños de NPC, la mayoria del ost y algunos de los diseños de los pokemon de la region (Greeninja, Tyranitrum, Noivern, goodra, etc). El resto es malo malo malo. Recordaba este juego un tanto mejor y con nostalgia, ahora rejugandolo senti esa sensacion de volver a jugar un juego de cuando eras niño y darte cuenta que enrealidad era una mierda XD.

Si con algo me quedo de este juego esque almenos ORAS mejoro todo lo que XY hizo mal. Y una gilf dragon + la hex maniac.... Ah y las megas y greeninja