>>53151810Gen 1 - Laid the groundwork of a fun monster collecting adventure rpg
Gen 2 - Built upon the groundwork, adding more, while leaning on the previous game as post game content.
Gen 3 - Cemented a high stakes story could occur
Gen4 - Physical/Special split, and tied higher powers to the world
Gen 5 - Took the best the series had to offer, decent story, decent content, decent characters end game content that was more than a few buildings, and pushed it to the limits of the time.
Gen 6 - Mega was an attempt to make old pokemon relevant again.
Gen 7 - Tried to shuffle up the formula from gyms and remove HMS
Gen 8 - I saved money not having to buy a product built on lies and deception
Gen 9 - Attempt to shuffle the formula with terastalization.