>>13233873Not to defend genwunners. But those that started with Ruby and Sapphire weren't around for the hype of Gen I, where Pokémon was everywhere. Cool kids played it. Recess was entirely about showing off your newest Pokémon cards. Teachers incorporated Pokémon-themed activities into their lesson plans. There were endorsements in food products, toys, literally everything kid-related was touched by Pokémon.
That wasn't the case by the time Ruby and Sapphire came along, so it was a different experience entirely. A lot of the genwunners just miss that kind of ubiquity.
