>>23193545Actually, I think the 4th gen is when exclusives became purposeless due to wi-fi.
>>23193597...and it wasn't different ENOUGH. Two cities change and that's it, and one of those cities is purely optional. The other is just an aesthetic swap. I would say gym leader also, but all that changes is the character, they use the exact same team. B2 came with Challenge Mode, which you could send to someone with W2 so they could unlock it, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt to this one as being a legitimate game changer.
