>premiered during the height of pokemania
>implemented ground breaking game mechanics such as time of day, and breeding
>pokemon were still mysterious in a sense
>relatively good music for the hardware
>pretty large world to explore
>good variety of Pokemon to choose from both old and new
>stadium games had state of the art models for the time


After the second gen ended, it was honestly all down hill.
>n64 models on the gamecube and wii
>lack luster graphics
we had static sprites (INB4 blink animation) until 2010 while other games on the hardware advanced.
>bullshit like evs, natures and ivs implemented
It was easy back in GS days, raise a pokemon to lvl 50, have a good moveset and you are good to go.
>other developers making superior games with the IP
Mystery dungeon was the nail in the coffin, proving that gamefreak was full of shit.
>series supported by nostolgiafags, tiny tots, and trendchasers


GS should have been the last game, and game freak should have moved to something greater