The only redeeming aspects about this series are Sugimori's designs and Masuda's music.
Gamefreak knows they don't need to put effort or innovate or do anything that would get any other developers lit up for.
Pokemon Showdown is one of the best things to happen to the series in recent memory.
Designs have, on average, gotten less realistic (ie Ponyta vs Keldeo, Mew vs Hoopa), but this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
ITT: I say it's a fact so it's a fact
Yah I pass, good luck.
Gen 4 (including HGSS) had the comfiest soundtracks
The sky is orange.
Serena is objectively the best female design to date.
You can have other preferences, and that's fine, but there's not getting around the clear superiority of Serena. Only edgelords and contrarians will attempt to dispute this fact.
>>25749031
>Designs have, on average, gotten less realistic (ie Ponyta vs Keldeo, Mew vs Hoopa),
Now go kill yourself for having such shit opinions.
>>25749108
add gogoat and stantler to this image
Every gen lives in Gen I's shadow and will continue to do so.