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Every Generation of Pokémon has improved on the previous. Let me explain.
I started in gen 1. Or rather, I eagerly anticipated gen 1. I saw previews for red and blue. I remember, even then, young as I was, that this was going to be something special. Something I would enjoy immensely. I was right, but what I didn't know, because I don't care, is that everyone else would too. Or so they claimed. Pokemania was a most interesting phenomenon. From my perspective, it was the first time that had liked something that later became cool. (Inb4 Hipster. It was the 90's.)
So Gold and Silver go to come out and I am pumped. 250 Pokémon? New region? Fuck yes. But something strange happened. The other "fans" didn't see it that way. They saw weird creatures that were, somehow, weirder than the weird creatures that were "popular". So they were shunned. I learned an important lesson, or perhaps reinforced one, that I must use my own judgement. Some things will stand the test of time, like Pokemon, while others will not, like Pokemania.
Gen 3 came, and Pokémon had not only gone out of the public eye, it had become passé. Again, I don't take popularity into account, but as a case study, it was interesting to see something that had been so acceptable become so derided.
But the series was evolving. Through the generations improvements were made. Types, added and balanced, many more move options, the special divide in gen 3 and the physical special split in gen 4, abilities and hold items adding complexity... more Pokémon doesn't mean the old ones go away. And with them come new type combinations, more ways to play, more strategy. It's easy to forget, and so many cry foul at them only adding ~75 new Pokémon. But for every thread complaining about it, there's one speculating on changes to the meta, what new thing is going to change the game forever? Pokemon is a living, ever-changing world. If that frightens you, stay mad, and keep fighting your stupid genwars.
