Lyrics
[INTRO] Yeah
Y’all don’t know struggle respectfully
These new trainers got automatic XP
Back in my day we suffered manually
Back in my day…
You had to switch-train Magikarp manually
We suffered for experience points respectfully
[VERSE 1] Back then if you wanted your team leveled evenly
You basically needed patience spiritually
Had a level 43 Charizard carrying poverty
While the rest my squad built like unpaid interns honestly
Swapping Magikarp in and out every battle painfully
That wasn’t training
That was emotional labor dangerously
Now these kids got XP Share permanently on
Whole team growing while they barely participating involved
Must be nice honestly
Meanwhile I battled twenty-seven Geodudes personally
Walked uphill through caves with no Repels activated
Trying to raise a Dratini with depression and dedication
And don’t let your Pokémon faint back then
Cause now the whole grinding process starting again
[HOOK] XP Share Generation
Y’all got life on easy mode
Meanwhile we was switch-training Pokémon carrying emotional loads
XP Share Generation
Built different mentally
Cause suffering through grinding gave us fake maturity
Now everybody Champion-level instantly
Back then becoming strong took unnecessary misery
[VERSE 2] I remember grinding outside Victory Road nightly
Fighting Fearows till my eyes stopped working properly
No Rare Candies
No shortcuts
Just vibes
And one overleveled starter barely keeping dreams alive
These new trainers got friendship boosts too?
Brother my Pokémon respected me through shared trauma, not game features dude
I had to EARN evolutions painfully
Nowadays one picnic and everybody emotionally healthy apparently
But honestly… maybe I sound bitter
Watching younger trainers speedrun the life I still ain’t figured
Cause deep down I miss when Pokémon felt huge
Before optimization and YouTube guides ruined the mood
[HOOK] XP Share Generation
Y’all don’t know the grind
We was out here leveling
Caterpies losing our minds
XP Share Generation
Still talking crazy though
Cause surviving old-school grinding built character growth
[OUTRO — Spoken] You know how long it took me to evolve Dragonair?
I missed birthdays for that Pokémon
And honestly?
…Worth it respectfully