>>54325058I didn’t buy shit, swooshnigger. Stopped at SuMo because Gen 7 was the last good era of Pokemon
>all previous Pokemon available to use>best story of any mainline Pokemon game>tight linear map design led to beautiful environments; WAY prettier than SwSh’s>best music (see Gladion’s battle theme and Team Skull’s theme for great examples)>actual innovation to the old gym format with Island Trials and Totem bosses>almost felt difficult at times>HMs finally gone>tons of callbacks to older games>Megas still had hope of surviving>10/10 human characters with great designs and likable personalitiesNot to mention all the memes and Poketuber activity, it almost felt like Gen 3 times again. Then Dexit cut off a ton of older fans who lost their favorite mons in Pokemon Home because they mistakenly thought they could be transferred over, and the franchise just never managed to regain its relevance.
