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What does each gen do better than the others?

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 21:52:27 No.31781672 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>31781706 >>31781816 >>31781831 >>31781972 >>31782296 >>31782467 >>31782680 >>31783067 >>31783771

Here's my opinion:

>Gen 1: Nothing
>Gen 2: Best atmosphere
>Gen 3: Best new Pokemon
>Gen 4: Best music
>Gen 5: Best story
>Gen 6: Also nothing
>Gen 7; Best characters

Prove me wrong/right/in-between.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 21:55:45 No.31781706 Report

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>>31781672
>>Gen 1: Nothing
created the franchise, but other than that you're right
>>Gen 2: Best atmosphere
correct
>>Gen 3: Best new Pokemon
maybe. it was the most bold after gens 1 and 2
>>Gen 4: Best music
agreed
>>Gen 5: Best story
close, but 7 is better.
>>Gen 6: Also nothing
i liked kalos' pokemon. that's about it
>>Gen 7; Best characters
true

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:05:11 No.31781816 Report

Quoted By: >>31782295

>>31781672
>gen 1
Best exploration

>gen 6
Best variety of Pokémon to choose from.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:06:29 No.31781831 Report

Quoted By: >>31781886 >>31782734

>>31781672
Gen 1: Nothing

Gen 2: Best new region and postgame story

Gen 3: Best new Pokémon

Gen 4: Best minor details and remakes

Gen 5: Best story and postgame content

Gen 6: Catch all Pokémon of National Pokédex and Battle Tower incarnation (for having Triple and Rotation Battles which Gen 5 lacked)

Gen 7: lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:11:07 No.31781886 Report

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>>31781831
Literally everything is wrong. Try again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:19:16 No.31781947 Report

Quoted By: >>31783438

>Gen 1: Nothing
i guess
>Gen 2: Best atmosphere
arguable, but i agree (somewhat)
>Gen 3: Best new Pokemon
sure
>Gen 4: Best music
nah, that goes to either gen 3 or gen 5
>Gen 5: Best story
yeah
>Gen 6: Also nothing
yeah
>Gen 7: Best characters
sure even though lillie is just wally but with mommy issues

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:21:52 No.31781972 Report

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>>31781672
Gen 6 did a pretty good job of introducing trainer customization. And the overall aesthetics of the gen were great (particularly Laverre City and the Elite Four castle/interior). Agreed with everything else.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:52:55 No.31782276 Report

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>Gen V
Best meta.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:55:04 No.31782295 Report

Quoted By: >>31782379 >>31783620

>>31781816
>gen 6
Best variety of Pokémon to choose from
You are joking right... If you don't choose the kanto starter you are severly lacking in variety. So many of the new pokemon are shoved down your throats. I don't want a pidgey or cancer bird, no thanks on howlucha, give me a spearow... Oh wait you can only get fearow @ lvl 40... Keep saying gen 6 has variety I will just laugh every time

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 22:55:08 No.31782296 Report

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>>31781672
That sounds about right, actually. Like, that's about as correct as it can get. 1 was mediocre but great for the time, 6 was trash, rest of the gens are amazing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:02:42 No.31782379 Report

Quoted By: >>31782642

>>31782295
How fucking autistic are you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:10:23 No.31782467 Report

Quoted By: >>31782495

>>31781672
gen1: non-linearity
gen2: most improvements
gen3: introduced Battle Frontier
gen4: best new mechanics, meta and postgame
BW1: fresh Pokédex
BW2: Challenge Mode
gen6: introduced EXP share to make grinding Pokédex evolutions easier
gen7: introduced IV checker and Pelago

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:13:22 No.31782495 Report

Quoted By: >>31782610

>>31782467
>Gen 4: best meta

Excellent taste. Definitely the most fun and diverse meta, especially in UU.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:21:51 No.31782581 Report

Quoted By: >>31782965

>Gen 1: Best Pokémon
>Gen 2: Jack of trades
>Gen 3: Best level design
>Gen 4: Jack of trades but slower
>Gen 5: Best endgame content
>Gen 6: Nothing
>Gen 7: Even less than Gen 6

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:24:58 No.31782610 Report

Quoted By: >>31782662

>>31782495
Yeah, all those kinds of garchomp were really nice

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:25:52 No.31782619 Report

Quoted By: >>31782707

GEN 1: map design. sense of urban exploration is unmatched by later games
GEN 2: best atmosphere and postgame. a lot of the game is "peak storytelling" that feels like a myth to hand down to your kids
GEN 3: agree again, best new pokemon. if you take nostalgia out of it, there are a lot of memorable pokemon and a myriad of unique typings in this block
GEN 4: all credit to these games for the special/physical split. a lot of useless pokemon got a second wind, whether or not they stayed in UU or not, they at least got to carve themselves a meaningful niche (here's looking at any number of physical water-types)
GEN 5: best music. the story was rubbish
GEN 6: honestly not sure. i don't mean to be disparaging but i'm replaying it right now and it's not shit by any means but it brings nothing new to the table, and excels in no individual element
GEN 7: best at 'refreshing' the franchise without retconning anything, and setting the series up in a better position to go through a number of iterative generations without being an unsustainable mess

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:28:06 No.31782642 Report

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>>31782379
not autistic enough to just name call instead of actually giving a rebuttal.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:31:12 No.31782662 Report

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>>31782610
>UU

Did you read my fucking post? Also, Garchomp got banned halfway through. OU was a shithole before then, but it got way better after.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:33:01 No.31782680 Report

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>>31781672
>Gen 1: Definitive, best antagonists
>Gen 2: Nothing
>Gen 3: Best region, Pokemon, music
>Gen 4: Nothing
>Gen 5: Best internal balance
>Gen 6: Best new mechanics
>Gen 7: Best story, best "evil team"

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:35:14 No.31782707 Report

Quoted By: >>31782743 >>31782764

>>31782619
>it brings nothing new to the table
Objectively speaking it brings far more to the table than gen 4 or 5.
Mega Evolution
3D Models
Amie
Trainer customization
Super training

Gen 4 only had the split, gen 5 had triple battles which nobody used and even the game itself didnt endorse.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:37:51 No.31782734 Report

Quoted By: >>31782751

>>31781831
>Catch all Pokémon of National Pokédex

Literally gens 1-4

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:38:41 No.31782743 Report

Quoted By: >>31782802

>>31782707
Online play was pretty huge deal in DPP at least for me. I did not have friends to trade Pokémon with at the time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:39:55 No.31782751 Report

Quoted By: >>31782759

>>31782734
Gen3 was kinda shit for nat dex completion though. Trade restrictions out of the arse and Johto games divided between the main games and Gamecube ones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:40:58 No.31782759 Report

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>>31782751
>Johto games
meant Johto Pokémon

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:41:03 No.31782760 Report

Quoted By: >>31782893

>Gen 5: best waifus

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:41:24 No.31782764 Report

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>>31782707
>Mega Evolution
bad and GF is already softly retconning their existence. nothing to talk about here
>3D models
I consciously didn't mention this as the 3D models in Colosseum/XD/PBR, even Pokedex 3D, look better than Gen 6/7's models. A lot of Pokemon have suffered in GF's move to 3D.
>Amie
? This would be like saying Gen 4 has the best Pokethlon. It's a sidegame, not a justification of a generation
>Trainer customization
Again..
>Super training
I inject IVs

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:44:33 No.31782802 Report

Quoted By: >>31782816

>>31782743
Even there, gen 6 has PSS, the best implementation of online play, and therefore a region it excels in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:46:16 No.31782816 Report

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>>31782802
I'll give it that.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:50:16 No.31782852 Report

Quoted By: >>31783395

hot opinions incoming
>Gen 1: Best sense of linearity, best villains
>Gen 2: Best lore, best music
>Gen 3: Best spinoffs, best meta
>Gen 4: Most challenging story
>Gen 5: Best gym leaders/characters in general
>Gen 6: Best online features
>Gen 7: no idea honestly, best cinematics?

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 23:55:18 No.31782893 Report

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>>31782760
you already know

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:02:34 No.31782965 Report

Quoted By:

>>31782581
>best pokemon
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:13:57 No.31783067 Report

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>>31781672
gen 1 had the best progression. Allows more options thru the game route

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:45:18 No.31783395 Report

Quoted By: >>31784688

>>31782852
>Gen 3
>Best meta

Surely you're joking anon competitive was a fucking joke back then

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:50:02 No.31783438 Report

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>>31781947
lillie is worse like ten times worse

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 01:06:41 No.31783620 Report

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>>31782295

>they don't give me the same gen 1 shitmons that show up every gen!That means there's no variety!

let's look at...I dunno, Kalos route 5. Abra, Doduo, plusle, minun, gulpin bunnelby skiddo pancham, furfrou scraggy.

Not single a poke shares the exact same typing, in fact across them all, if you count bunnelby evolving, this route alone exposes you to almost half of the available types in the game.

There's also pokemon from 3 different generations n these bushes. INCLUDING your precious gen 1.

Hell, let's look at another random route, mayble this time a little later into the game.

I dunno, 18?

Sandslash, Graveler, Pupitar/Lairon, Torkoal, Gurdurr, Heatmor, Durant, Shuckle.

wow, another 6 types, 7 if you count pupitar evolving, encompassing another 4 generations.

So please, explain how the roster isn't varied.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 01:22:26 No.31783771 Report

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>>31781672
gen2-nothing
gen3-best new mons
gen4-SPECIAL SPLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
gen5-hax
gen6-wifi
gen7-world

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 02:02:01 No.31784243 Report

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Gen1- best music
Gen 2- best new features
Gen 3- fastest
Gen 4- best metagame
Gen 5- best overall experience, tied with late Gen 4
Gen 6- best variety of pokemon for adventure
Gen 7- best characters

poophead

poophead Wed 15 Feb 2017 02:38:40 No.31784587 Report

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gen1: created the franchise
gen2: atmosphere
gen3: comfyness
gen4: best changes (physical/special split)
gen5: best gameplay
gen6: selection of pokemon
gen7: best plot/characters

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 02:50:50 No.31784688 Report

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>>31783395
Lol.
Gen 3 was a peak in itself in competitive, most notably in cartridge Irl tournaments.
It was already extremely advanced.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 03:02:05 No.31784767 Report

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Gen 1 attack animations.
Gen 6 had best QoL stuff as far as I recall.

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