The Objectively Better Pokemon Version, According to Backloggd

Whichever of the base two versions in the main series has the better average ranking.
Just using the first version in case of ties since they're always more popular, so theyd get more 5 star ratings or whatever other criteria I'd try to pull

Pokémon X
Pokémon X
3.2 vs 3.1
Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Sword
Both at 2.9
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Both at 4.2
Ho-oh makes a comeback by technicality
Pokémon White Version
Pokémon White Version
4.1 vs 4.0
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Diamond Version
Both at 3.6
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Black Version 2
Both at 4.2
People sure like Zekrom
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Moon
3.3 vs 3.2
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Omega Ruby
3.6 vs 3.5
Groudon staking their claim
Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Ruby Version
Both at 3.7
Pokémon Blue Version
Pokémon Blue Version
3.6 vs 3.4
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
3.8 vs 3.7
Charizard seething
Pokémon Silver Version
Pokémon Silver Version
3.9 vs 3.8
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Both at 3.0
Dialga's very epic wins by technicality
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Ultra Moon
3.3 vs 3.2
a real lunala sweep

3 Comments


1 year ago

As long as Blastoise beats Charizard all is right with the world...

...and fuck yeah the moon.

1 year ago

Moon/Ultra Moon 🤢

1 year ago

its interesting how besides Silver/Heart Gold all the remakes and originals stay the same, which means that the version exclusive pokemon actually ARE important for the rating of the game. Which is genuinely insane bc that means that people prefer Bellsprout, Magmar, and Pinsir to Oddish, Scyther, and Electabuzz.


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