>>56913403>be me>gen 2 was the peak of pokemon, hands down>red and blue were cool, but gen 2 perfected it>gold and silver were masterpieces>fucking zubat everywhere but it was still fun as shit>introduced goddamn breeding, the best mechanic ever>you could actually breed your fucking pokemon, like a goddamn responsible trainer>breeding led to the best fucking thing ever: shiny pokemon>and the day-night cycle? Genius. Added real fucking depth to the game>but now? Pokemon’s just a goddamn cash grab with shitty mechanics and even wors games>have you seen this garbage that is Sword and Shield? What the fuck is this??>half the goddamn pokemon are just fucking garbage designs>the fucking starters? Uninspired bullshit>no reason for the goddamn exp share to be forced on me in every battle>what happened to the grind, huh? what happened to earning that goddamn exp?>don’t even get me started on the 3D bullshit, where’s the charm?>this game’s like a half-baked fucking movie that everyone pretends is good>they can’t even handle a simple fucking battle system anymore>now they’re adding random ass shit like Dynamax and fucking regional forms >is that a Zubat with a fucking hat?? what the fuck???>and the DLC? just another fucking money grab>remember when games were complete and not a goddamn monthly subscription?>Pokemon Go? Garbage. They’re just fucking milking casuals now>gen 2 had personality, it had depth>nostalgia goggles? Fuck that, gen 2 was objectively the best and anyone who says otherwise is a fucking idiot>fuck modern pokemon>fuck Game Freak>fuck Sword and Shield>fuck everyone who defends this shitBring back gen 2 or just fucking end it.