>>54535196>when does "newpokemon" start?Gen 6. Arguably Gen 5, but 6 represents bigger and more permanent changes for the franchise
>what does "oldpokemon" mean?Old Pokémon games? I guess the GBC games
>what's the 5 best pokemon games?Scarlet/Violet, Legends Arceus, Explorers of Sky, HG/SS, BW2
in that order>If pokemon xy sunmoon are the worst why are they the worstXY is overhated, those games had a lot going for them despite the Kanto pandering and dumb story. The PSS was an awesome way to implement online with great features like Wonder Trade, and every Gen afterward has done it worse. Still has the biggest regional dex in the series, tons of encounter variety. Gen 6 was the last Gen with the National Dex and last time you were able to complete without cross-Gen trading, only needed 4 games on one system.
SM is the only game I haven't finished, I dropped Sun on the 2nd island and never went back to it. In that sense I would call it the worst, but also I haven't beat it so I'm not fully qualified to judge it. The pacing is awful with the constant cutscenes and interruptions, the region has a weak identity with its small pool of native mons that almost all share the tropical theme (and are generally just bad Pokémon), so they get overshadowed hard by the Ultra Beasts (which are fucking sick) and the Kanto knockoffs (which are mostly ugly and forgettable with a few standouts).
SwSh is my least favorite of the rest but it's still Pokémon and laid the groundwork for PLA and SV to do everything it was trying to do way better, so I can't call it worse than mid.