>>23243292Dawn and the music made me rate it high, however competitive battling reached a breaking point in gen 4. It fixed some issues from gen 3 by having the special and physical move split. There was too much power creep and offense oriented competitive gameplay in later generations.
XY had some nice things like customization but overall it was underwhelming for a "3D" game. The typical Pokemon routes and areas didn't fit well with the 3D style.