>>39268941It's the best one
>All the optional exploration and challanges avaible after you get certain badges and items>The wide assortment of Pokémon you can choose from even before the first gym>Good balance with old and new: focus on new Pokémon while also giving tons of genwun options in a non intrusive manner>Fun secondary features that never get shoved down your throat unlike in later gens>No hand-holding, no cutscenes for every new route and city>Good balance of singles and doubles with in-game trainers>Uses the gen 2 Pokémon that Gold and Silver ignored as common ecounters, finally giving them an opportunity to be in the spotlight>Emerald has the only somewhat challenging gyms in the entire franchiseHoenn has tremendous amounts of soul and should be an example for any new region.
