Here is how it works.
>Red
Best box, best starter, best coloring
>Silver
Best box, best legendary, best coloring
>Ruby
Best box, best legendary, better coloring
>Leaf Green
Best box, best starter, better coloring
>Diamond
Best box, best legendary, better coloring
>White
Best box, best legendary, worse coloring
>Black 2
Best box, best legendary, better coloring +2
>Y
Best box, best legendary, better coloring, inferior letter
There ya go, there is no arguing this.