>>48885663>XY was the third gen of Pokemon i played>Was obsessed with pokemon as a kid>First time I lived in a residential street where I had friends to play with>Used to always run up and down the street to hang out with my best friend, he had X, I had Y>Was so excited for months waiting for Pokemon Bank to launch so I could see all my bros from over the years in 3D, and give them the praise they deserved in Amie>First time learning how to breed Pokemon so I could build my own team>Would browse the PSS every night trying to find someone who wanted to battle to test my team>Was so proud of myself for dressing up my twink in a white leather jacket and black hat>Don't really remember my team but Vaporeon was my unexpected MVPlife was good bros
maybe it's just nostalgia talking but it's hard to imagine kids having the same experience with Gen 8 today, even though XY are far from perfect themselves. They'll have fun sure, but I don't know if one could value the experience as much.