>>28135404Personally, it was the comfiest gen for me.
The music is either exhilarating or peaceful. The locations vary from the tall grass and rain of Route 121, to the tropical Sevii Islands to the wastes of Orre. The graphics were beautiful, sprites felt fully realized and were depicted in full vibrant color. The Pokemon designs to that point were all great. The core gameplay was coming into it's own, and there were enough spinoffs that everyone could find something in it. Even the EX era TCG reflects these feelings.