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>one of only a few gens to date where the dex is completable without transferring from older games
>added abilities, natures, and double battles as OP said
>also added berries, contests, and secret bases, so you had shit to do that *wasn't* battling
>Emerald added the Battle Frontier anyways
>FireRed and LeafGreen come out and are faithful remakes with even more content thrown in
>two Gamecube RPGs, Mystery Dungeon on GBA and DS, Pinball R&S
Don't get me wrong. Gen 4 is fucking fantastic too. But gen 3 really is the GOAT.