>>56418249A Pokemon fan was born in a year beginning 19XX, Red/Blue/Green were their first games (Yellow in extenuating circumstances), and they played every game in the series on release. If you do not fit this criteria, your opinion on the franchise as a whole is worthless.
>My first games were GSC but I got RBY laterSorry, doesn't count
>My older sibling had RBY but I got GSC for myselfdoesn't count
>The games weren't available in my country until later generationsdoesn't count, sorry third-worlder
>I watched the anime but I didn't get into the games until laterDoes. Not. Count
If you started playing in the GBA/DS era then you at least had the privilege of seeing the tail end of the golden era, but if you started with 3DS or heaven forbid the Switch then you are a pathetic unfortunate wretch and shouldn't be listened to.