>>54265508Gen 4 was peak internet pokemon. Social media hadn't come out yet to coordinate people to spam /pol/shit. Everyone had to use non-interconnected forums made by 15 years olds like joe or gamefaqs. Porn had gotten to the point that making and uploading something online was viable and pokemon had enough female characters to capitalize. People generally liked the games they invested their time into and didn't have the "I hate the game I play everyday so I'm going to make a 3 hour monetizable youtube video on it" mentality they do now.