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Mighty · #13 Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:51 pm

Well whatever man, since you'll be missing out on the largest RPG on the DS handheld and one of the largest RPGs of all time. Catching 1 of every individual Pokemon and training them all to level 100 is almost a guarenteed 1,000+ hours or more. Some people have even played that long and not even have all the Pokemon.

Current statistics:
649 Pokemon, with nearly 8 billion sprites for each Pokemon (That includes regular forms, alt formes, shiny Pokemon, and obviously Spinda's near endless diversity of appearence. No 2 Spinda look identical). Also, all sprites are constantly animated.
Voice chat and also video chat for DSi users.
More emphasis on 3D Graphics to the point the games feel almost fully 3D, including new camera for the battles.
Improved story line, not just a simple 10 year old kid against a villainous team and facing 8 gyms. Now you have atleast 16 year old player characters against a villainous team that actually has good intentions and also a mysterious trainer named N who adds alot more depth to the story.
High Link allows travelling and battling with players in the OVERWORLD instead of just a small room.
Almost every bit of content until the national pokedex is brand new stuff; None of the old Pokemon until the national dex.
As mentioned above taking the time to capture 1 of every Pokemon and training each and everyone to Level 100 manually results in about 1,000+ hours of gameplay, and yet there's still more to do even after that. Battles and entering real life tournaments with the games can also add many hours to the game's lifespan. Trust me, if you're interested enough you'll be playing these games for years.