>>36420735>New console = new generationGen 5 says hello.
>New engine = new generationThere's a new engine? Doesn't look like it to me. Also, Gen 2 says hello.
>Not compatible with (mainline Pokemon game) at all outside of (insert something here) = new generationLiterally every other spinoff game says hello.
Sorry, but when there's only one new Pokemon from the next gen, it's about as 'next gen' as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team, which had guest appearances from Munchlax and Lucario despite being, in all other respects, Gen 3.
Here's a much better set:
>New region = new generation>More than a handful of new Pokemon = new generation>New moves = new generation>Not a fucking spinoff = new generation