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(Particularly gens 3-5).....
I have come to the objective conclusion gens 6-8 are just as if not better than gens 1-5. No, I'm not trolling or memeing.
I was blinded for a long time. The truth was revealed to me only recently. Gens 1-5 are put on a pedestal while gens 6-8 offer EVERYTHING they have except they include an EXP share (which can be easily worked around if you train more than 6 mons in-game to complete your dex as the games already INTEND). They're literally the same but in 3D.
>Oh. MY. BATTLE FRONTIER!
Battle Maison, Tree, Tower, Battle Spot, etc. offer as much content as you (You) put into the Battle Frontier in your lifetime.
>b-b-but muh soul!
Gens 6-8 are very soulful. I used to think this too until I replayed them and realized nostalgia was the only thing elevating gens 1-5 in my head.
>yeah but muh linearity!
There is backtracking and exploration in every Pokémon game throughout gens 6-8. If you disagree you weren't paying attention when playing them.
>you can't replay the new gens. Oh and cutscenes!
You literally can. Cutscenes are an overblown boogeyman and the campaigns for gens 6-8 are actually amazing if you put down the mind numbing boomer hater-ade. There are so many teams to build and Pokemon to enjoy. Plus online (only currently officially working for gens 6-8 btw) is amazing and training/battling is based.
