>>54418175>gen 5 started gym leaders having only 3 pokemon at mostThat was DP
>gen 5 started the elite four having only 4 pokemonIt was also the first game to have more than one fight after the E4.
>gen 5 started rivals handing you constant free healing itemsGen 4 did the healing thing first.
>gen 5 started free lucky eggIt was the first to have exp scaling too.
>gen 5 started putting a chansey expy in every routeMoot point to make when you aren't forced to encounter it.
>gen 5 started doctors in every dungeon areaHealing opportunities everywhere have been a thing since gen 1
>gen 5 started making the region a straight path to prevent people from not knowing how to progressGen 4, the dungeons being tedious doesn't mean the region wasn't two circles.
>gen 5 started npcs explaining mechanics to you even when you tell them not to explain mechanics to youLiterally every gen
>gen 5 started westerners making ugly pokemonGen 3, Turner designed Shadow Lugia.
>gen 5 started poison not damaging you in the overworld anymoreGen 4 had poison heal itself at 1hp
>gen 5 started the removal of content we'd never see in any future game like safari zone, game corner, battle frontier, and moreGen 4 was the first to remove content starting with the Game Corner in Platinum being removed in Europe and then slots being removed in the West in HGSS and the BF was removed too, the good BF. Also secret bases and Contests were ruined.
>gen 5 started giving you a gift pokemon specifically to deal with a type disadvantage against the gym leaderGen 2, the first two trades are weak to the next gym.
>gen 5 started making strength boulders 2x2 tiles to make puzzles with them non-existentAs if they were puzzles.
>gen 5 started adding niggersGen 4 did that well, Dahlia may bey a sand nigger but eh still counts
>gen 5 started making the region a foreign theme park gimmick regionGen 4 too it was 90% gimmick.
