ITT: Name one pro and one con for every gen. (Try to exclude

>>27451956
Gen I
+OG
-kind of unbalanced

Gen II
+best post-game(a whole new region+post-post-game(fighting Red))
-Uknown

Gen III
+super balanced region
-you couldn't transfer your old mons +lost the day/night cycle

Gen IV
+Advanced the competitive scene a lot
-DP were really slow

Gen V
I feel like I can't really be too objective about it (got too bored and never finished BW) so I'm not going to comment

Gen VI
+3D
-3D

Gen II

PRO: The inclusion of the "post game" continent was undoubtedly a plus. More training, mons and gyms was a great way to extend gameplay for those who wanted it.


CON: Man.. The fact that the game was so bloated on Gen 1 mons was almost insulting looking back on it. Sure you could get them Gen II's if you hunted them, but I feel it should be the reverse.

>>27453288
people often forget that gen II was essentially gen 1.5

>>27451956
>Gen 4
>Shit for Postgame
Sinnoh had an entire fucking postgame island with 3 cities, routes connecting them, and in platinum a whole battle frontier. And if you're talking HGSS, people usually praise that as THE game for postgame. What are you smoking? You could have just said it was slow.

>>27453313
Oh no, your point is completely valid. Doesn't make it any less of an experience though.

Although that IS opinion, while this thread is striving for objectivity, so I'll leave the discussion where it's at.

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>>27451956
Gen I
>started the franchise
>ridiculously overlooked and unbalanced
Gen II
>improved over Gen I, even connecting both of the games
>Find a flaw.
Gen III
>improved metagame
>removal of notable features from II
Gen IV
>patched some holes for the franchise
>little recognition
Gen V
>story of an autistic child was 10/10
>i can only name 9 good pokemon that weren't shit design wise
Gen VI
>interesting mechanics
>fucks up it's plot and has the same con from Gen V

>>27451956
Gen 1
>still fun to find new glitches
>incredibly broken

Gen 2
>Largest number of improvements and much less glitches
>level curve

Gen 3
>best postgame facility period
>no backwards compatibility

Gen 4
>best metagame
>slow engine

Gen 5
>best Character/plot
>sprites look very pixelated/zoomed in

Gen 6
>made the series much more relevant again
>lack of content/effort

Gen I
>"hardest" pokemon games (i.e. limited handholding) and introduced best professor
>had some fucked up stats and type-chart
Gen II
>almost 2 regions, 16 gym leaders, Red battle
>poor distribution of mons, kanto was dead
Gen III
>battle frontier, (actual) contests, Sevii islands, Colosseum
>weather nonsense, art takes a left turn, no backwards compatibility
Gen IV
>remakes that were alright, lore, physical/special fix
>too many HMs, crossgen evo oversaturation, (see gen II)
Gen V
>story, character development
>muh purrloin, season nonsense
Gen VI
>wonder trade, friend safari, megas, deoxys
>dismal characters, xy barely had a story, rs remakes fell short, Zinnia (the edgehog)

>>27451956
+Gen I: MissingNo (one of the only glitches ever elevated to character status in fandom; that and Ermac are the only ones I know)
-Gen I: Psychic type being broken as fuck
+Gen II: Breeding
-Gen II: Established the "Box Legend" pattern of making legendaries exclusive to versions (unlike routemons, legends are less tradeable, so it encourages double-buying, which has always been fucked up)
+Gen III: Special Split, Double Battles
-Gen III: Hoenn
+Gen IV: Phys/Spec split and the general move towards making design decisions around metagame balance as much as flavor/lore
-Gen IV: So many legendaries it almost devalues them as a thing
+Gen V: Actual good story, Wonder Launcher (RIP)
-Gen V: Triple Battles
+Gen VI: Megas, Amie, Super Training
-Gen VI: The least interesting/easiest world yet, almost no new mons (I guess due to megas)
+Gen VII: Hyper Training, other QoL changes
-Gen VII: (probably) a shitload of G1 pandering due to the PoGo crowd/connectivity

>>27453707
Actually you can catch Lugia and Ho-oh in GS

>I
People like it. Turd mechanics.
>II
Invented pokemon walking behind you. Level curve.
>III
Just enough water. No more pokemon walking behind you.
>IV
Wi-Fi. Evolutions.
>V
Best plot. Beyond easy.
>VI
Pretty good selection of pokemon. Models.
>VII
Girl is cute. Boy isn't.

>>27453670
Actually I change my gen 6+ to wifi capability

>Gen I
+started the franchise
-broken

>Gen II
+Johto has nice region design
-both regions feel too empty, should have just been Johto

>Gen III
+fantastic sprites
-no day/night

>Gen IV
+sinnoh is the comfiest region to date
-pseudo 3D looks awkward

>Gen V
+main game only used new pokemon
-many of the new pokemon were shit

>Gen VI
+player customization
-too easy

Gen Won
+Largely absent plot, you're just a kid trying to become champ.
-Inventory system sucks

Gen Too
+Two regions. It's interesting seeing how Kanto has changed in 3 years.
-The level curve is pretty bad.

Gen Tri
+Hunting down the Regis is probably the most mysterious feeling sidequest in the series
-Dive, Surf and Waterfall is excessive.

Gen Quad
+The music is jazz.
-The games are sluggish

Gen Fiddy
+Fairly interesting plot and characters, as far as mainline games go.
-The vast majority of trainers no longer use more than 3 Pokemon

Gen Sicks
+Customization. I enjoyed my time as a cute girl.
-The sections that involved riding a Pokemon were generally terrible.

>>27451956
"ahead of its time" isn't a con you fucking dweeb

unova isn't any more linear than most other regions

3D isn't a pro

Gen 1
>missingno
>special is one stat

Gen 2
>2 new types
>very few of the 2 new types

Gen 3
>new typing combos
>lots of HMs

Gen 4
>physical special split
>lots of legendaries, some hard to obtain legit

Gen 5
>seasons
>seasons

Gen 6
>fairy type to keep dragons in check
>3d models