Were people who complain about Gen 2 being a sequel also mad when they played Super Mario Bros. 2 and they had to play as Mario again? Mad when they played Mass Effect 2 and Shepard was still the protagonist? When they played Kingdom Hearts 2 and Sora was still the main character with Donald and Goofy as his companions just like in KH1?

Or is it only the Pokémon fanbase that's this whiny and doesn't understand what a sequel is or hates continuity and followups?