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Alright /vp/, it seems you need to be educated.
>part of the gen with possibly the overall best pokemon designs
>god-tier rival, second only to Silver
>legendaries that require actual effort to find
>fight both teams from r/s, and actually be able to catch both legendaries
>fug
>battle frontier
>introduced non-scripted double battles
>rebattle gym leaders
>improved hatching mechanics with magma armor and flame body increasing hatching speed and everstone
>Wally
>god-tier starters
>fire/fighting starter before it was a meme
>fixed the gym leaders of r/s
>can rebattle Steven
>reintroduced animated pokemon sprites and made them standard for the series from that point on
Give me one (1) fucking reason why Emerald isn't the crown jewel of the series.
>muh water meme
Surf is a good move in its own right, and if you don't carry a water pokémon with you at all times you are a degenerate.
>muh trumpets
Valid, but subjective and not too big a deal. No game is perfect.
Also, Kalosfags have no place in this thread. You're a lost cause. There's still hope for the rest of you guys. Stop getting caught up in nostalgia for whatever game you grew up with and realise none of them have as few flaws as his one.