>>22196509Gen V was the last great gen in a long time.
For me, it goes
V=>II>III>>VI>>>IV>I
I should point out that I only played White 2 so I missed out on the storyline and everything of the first one. But that doesn't mean much to me. To me, Gen V is what a pokemon game should be. You could tell with White 2 that a lot of time and thought was put into it. The presentation was great. The wilderness sections felt sprawling and dynamic. I loved the fucking hidden grottos. I must also compliment the world building. The season musical changes, and the atmosphere of all the different areas; from huge metropolis, to river, to desert, and spooky ruins.
And the shear content. The shear content. Entralink, Dream World, Join Avenue (god I fucking loved that idea), white forest, pwt, and a lot I'm probably forgetting. Post game for days. Not to mention the assortment of great pokemon. It had it's shitmons like every other gen and the starters were really awful but god damn does it boast the best collection of bug types.
To me, it is by far the most polished and replayable game made yet. I wish the game direction was moving more in line with Gen 5 than 6 at the moment.