>>34880602>What makes an RPG good? Replay valueIt's not even in top 3 most important elements in RPGs to me. For example, I value interesting world, pleasant atmosphere and good gameplay more. Replay value makes the game better though.
>The special split makes guys like Hypno and Tentacruel barely worth using anymoreMost of Johto is very easy to go through so special split doesn't matter that much.
>You have Surf, Shadow Ball, a really watered down Dig and... Oh hey, that's about itElemental Punches, Return, Blizzard, Thunder and Fire Blast are all available in Goldenrod. Additionally, you have Sludge Bomb and some less valuable TMs like DynamicPunch and Headbutt.
TM pool is not great in second generation but you are downplaying it hard.
>Well, enjoy using Growlithe, Shellder and Weepinbell whom you can't even evolve until you beat the elite four ChampionFixed in Crystal. In my current playthrough, I was able to get Leaf Stone and Water Stone before reaching Clair.
>>34880607Your list is incomplete. You make a good effort but you are wrong. Furret is great in-game for example. Same with Granbull. Scizor just destroys opponents. Heracross is hard to get but it is strong as well. Girafarig, Stantler, Espeon, Slowking, Quagsire... the list goes on.
Bottom line, generation 2 has pretty bad TM pool and available learnsets are awful, however a lot of Pokemon are still usable due to relatively low difficulty of Johto. I can agree that GSC have less replay value than most of main games in the series but this fact doesn't necessarily make 2nd generation bad.