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>follows up on previously established gen instead of trying to copy+paste the formulae of gen 1 again.
>builds on the already existing story of the rockets instead of introducing a new derivative and nonsensical villian group
>adds a gym for each type unrepresented in gen 1
>follows up on the history of the first gen
>fixes the most glaring bugs of the first gen while still having enough to be fun, like the duplication glitch
>doesn't shoehorn in its new mons, but allows a third to be easily accessible alongside gen 1 mons, allows a third to be accessible early but hard to find, and then hides the last third in the postgame as a reward and to incentivize trading them over when starting a new game
>mystical nature of the new region balances the technological nature of the previous gen
>still uses color naming trope for cities
>peak of sprite artwork for whole series
>no natures or abilities to overcomplicate looking for "the perfect pokemon"
>best postgame of the entire series
>has a new mythical that feels connected to the ingame world and not just a gamestop transfer with no real mystery or link to the story
>best music of the series
>best crossgen evos of the series
>best final boss of the series
Zoomers will deny this.
