>>55514712>Gen 4 is better in every single one of these categories>speedabout equal; but RSE is smoother in framerate and doesn't have such like "Saving A Lot Of Data..."
It's easy to say Gen III is faster
>best dexGen IV has half a dex and then the rest is support for prior dexes
With all non-original line additions excised from both, it's debatable which dex between Hoenn's and Sinnoh's is higher quality
>best metagranted we're implicitly straddling between referencing Smogon and in-game, but it's well known how much ire and repulsion Stealth Rock elicited and continues to elicit; it's also probable that many people take issue with the existence of Choice Scarf as well
meanwhile Gen III has no major annoyances that stand out to people, and even the physical/special split quickly grows on new players who thought themselves opposed to it. gen iii's meta is famous and hailed for its diversity of options and relative balance
>unique gameplayI'm not quite sure what he meant by that; won't speak for him on that matter as there's a lot that goes into it from my point of view