Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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A dark wind is blowing across the sands of Orre...a new generation of EVIL has arrived! Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness has just been released on the Switch 2 virtual console, but that's a vanilla BABY game! Welcome to the XG NeXt Gen experience, which updates the gameplay and cranks up the difficulty!

With a whole new flood of shadow pokemon, all of the noble trainers have their hands full. I'm not sure the therapist we booked to reopen these traumatized hearts is the most...qualified...

Let's! Eevaluating!

Major XG Changes:
- Physical/Special Split
- Gen VII type matchup chart including fairy type
- New set of shadow pokemon and other obtainable pokemon
- Over 100 Shadow Pokemon
- Over 50 Shadow Moves
- Over 75 Wild Pokemon
- Moves and abilities from later generations
- Mostly Gen VII Game Mechanics
- More challenging opponents

Try XG for yourself here!
projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/37672-pokemon-xg-next-gen

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Timestamps
00:00 Battle Preps
4:40 The Togetic Wars...
43:22 XG Gameplay Begins
3:17:06 ONBS Raid Boss
3:37:20 QWIL PILL TAKEN
4:10:05 Mount Battle 11-20
5:25:00 Battle Bingo BONANZA!
7:37:05 Pyrite Colosseum
8:02:10 Phenac City Raid
11:22:12 Cipher Peon Barney and Admin Snattle