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The downfall is Gen 3
>unarguably when Pokemania fell off
>killed the ability to transfer
>afraid to be a sequel unlike GS
>be a Pokemon Trainer? No you gotta SAVE THE WORL' idiotic plot
>forced legendaries and a forced "team" that attempts to copy but can not live up to Rocket. Legendary Pokemon are no longer legendary. The region is a themepark attraction and they are the regional tourguides
>nonsensical feature cuts such as the removal of day/night cycles
>horrible sprites, many of which are just traced from Crystal except look worse despite the better hardware
Want to know what else? Every single game after Gen 3 copies the formula set out by gen 3.
>awful EV system that replaced Stat Experience making the grind even worse
Gold and Silver were proudly Pokemon 2, over 10 games later and they are still afraid to make Pokemon 3.