Hm... Yes, yes I do. Although that should be "fewer town names."
Now, rather than circlejerking about nostalgia, let's ponder *why* the town names are more forgettable lately.
After all, I can tell the difference between Viridian and Vermillion without thinking too hard, but you probably don't remember where Couriway Town is. Fuck, you might not even remember which region it's in - and it's the most recent one!
I suggest functionality.
If we were to remove Couriway Town from the game, the event that happens there - a battle with Sycamore - could just be relocated to Anistar City. Simple enough, right?
Well, can we really remove Celadon City from the game? No. Because there's so much that happens there that it deserves to be a city. Getting tea from a nice lady, taking out the Rocket Hideout, finding Eevee, Erika's Gym, the Game Corner, and maybe something else. Oh, right, the department store.
Similarly, you probably remember Camphrier Town because it's right near the Daycare, Battle Chateau, and Snorlax's bridge. And the Name Rater, I guess?
Y'know, getting tea from the lady is the sort of "plot" that made pokemon work in the beginning, and I wish we could return to it. Now, the only way to gain access to a new area is to take out some Team Flare faggots - and listen to the game's explanation of why you should want to. But you already know how much that sucks.