At this point, we should just drop the pretense that there will ever be a consensus on what the objectively best games of all in the mainline series are, and instead identify the best of each region.

>best Kanto game
Leaf Green
>best Johto game
Heart Gold
>best Hoenn game
Emerald
>best Sinnoh game
Platinum
>best Unova game
Black 2
>best Kalos game
Y
>best Alola game
[Insert]

We'll never come to any agreement otherwise. This is the closest to a consensus we're ever gonna get.