>>48555602Gen 6 was when Pokemon felt like it was really opening up and world felt big. It wasn't just another section of the same landmass you were already, it was an entirely new country all together, the lack of badly made 2D sprites solidified that.
And the story wanted to take itself more seriously too, and it mostly succeeded, and its graphics were honestly the best Pokemon had seen at that point, and frankly still hold up better than the 2D games stylistically.. Gen 6 did plenty to stand itself out as good
