>>48236543>Gen 1Good foundation, but a technical mess.
>Gen 2Near perfect, rounded off the series, and comes closest to Tajiri's vision.
>Gen 3Ruined Tajiri's vision, and started many bad trends that we still see today. Still good enough games though, it's just not Pokémon anymore.
>Gen 4Same as Gen 3 but venturing even further away from the original idea for the series. Likewise, still decent games.
>Gen 5The downfall begins here. Started all of the terrible trends such as linear gameplay, easy difficulty, and constant handholding. Arguments can still be made for it though.
>Gen 6Had the chance to save the franchise from the mess Gen 5 created, but just worsened it. Borderline unplayable.
>Gen 7Completely unplayable. Not even Pokémon anymore.
>Gen 8Not even worth acknowledging its existence.
