Play Pokemon Outdated Zxevious Online

Okay, so Pokémon Outdated Zxevious is one of those "wait, this actually exists?" Game Boy oddities that somehow got lost in time. Picture this: you're flying over pixelated terrain like in Xevious, but instead of just shooting stuff, you've got a Pidgey or a Geodude trailing behind you—and they actually fight back when enemy ships swarm in. The controls take a minute to click (tapping A to attack while dodging bullets feels like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at first), but once it does, it's weirdly satisfying.

The sprites are pure late-'90s Game Boy—chunky, glitchy in that nostalgic way, and the soundtrack sounds like someone remixed Pokémon Red with an arcade cabinet’s dying motherboard. I won’t lie, some of the enemy patterns feel borderline unfair, but that just makes beating a level with your weird little Pokémon squad even more rewarding. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Pokémon had a secret shooter minigame buried in its code, this is basically that.

It’s short, it’s janky, and I still have no idea why it exists—but I’m weirdly glad it does.