>>14158235It's not cherry picking, you put them in order of sales and you're also - more or less - putting them in order of release. Yes, it's not as simple as that, but there is an overall trend of moving through the years as you move down in the sales.
>1 Pokémon Red / Green / Blue Version GB 1996 >2 Pokémon Gold / Silver Version GB 1999 >3 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Version DS 2006 >4 Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire Version GBA 2002 >5 Pokémon Black / White Version DS 2010 >6 Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition GB 1998 >7 Pokémon Heart Gold / Soul Silver Version DS 2009 >8 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen Version GBA 2004 >9 Pokémon Platinum Version DS 2008 Role-Playing Nintendo >10 Pokemon Black / White Version 2 DS 2012 You've gone from 1996 to 2012 there. The main standouts are D/P (still 7 years ago) and PikachuEdition, being an obvious spin-off yet still released at the heigh of his popularity.