>>55944806I know right? Almost all of these routes also all pretty good introductions to the games. They teach the mechanics, and they teach you what to expect in a route. Let's take a look at Gen 3, since that one's probably the second worst:
It introduces you to the concept of one-way ledges, and a fast way to backtrack
It introduces you to the concept of routes having dangers on them
It introduces you to the idea of way the story will interact with you in the form of the ever-memorable dumbass encounter.
I forgot to include Sinnoh's on that initial image, here's a fixed version.