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>sells more copies than any game in the series' 20-year run
>introduces iconic characters that have become household names which hasn't been done since
>includes a Micky Mouse-tier mascot in terms of recognition
>bump in sales every time something referencing it reaches a modern platform
>the only generation to start a huge fad that even non-fans are fully aware of--- not once but TWICE
>introduces all the core elements of the series that continue to exist in each and every follow-up game
Lol Gen 1 is shit and they should get rid of every trace of it though.
Gen 1 is Pokemon.