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>CHARIZARD bridge
>dex is filled with hideous clones of gen 1 pokemon
>only memorable fight in the entire gen is battling the previous region's champion in LE RANDOM UNSUSPECTING HOUSE IN UNDELLA TOWN PIANO MUSIC XD
>gen 4 frontier brain is lazily reused for an elite 4 member
>forced unova mons flopped so bad in BW1, even game freak gave up and reintroduced old mons from gens 1-4 in the shitty sequels
>PWT is a shallow piss easy frontier clone intentionally neutered for nostalgabait fights against trainers from gens 1-4
Gen 5 started the nostalgia pandering. I know you will try to put the blame on Johto, but it won't work since Gen 2 is a sequel unlike Gen 5 which is a mediocre westernised reboot.