>>44275500I wouldn't regard any main series Pokemon Game as anything above B Tier nowadays, there are simply better RPGs out there and they're just simply not outstanding games.
Gen I & II are fine, there's stuff in Gen II I wish would return in later gens. I can't put any Hoenn-based game (RSEORAS) in C+ or above simply because of how bad East Hoenn is, FRLG is basically the bring Kanto up to the new standard and works perfectly fine, Sevii is cool and very comfy for a post-game area.
DP is shit and Pt fixes a lot of the issues I have with it, HGSS is very solid. I think if we were just looking at the core game without any of the little added elements or quirks then Pt would be my favourite game in the series over HGSS and B2W2. BW is fine but it has issues particularly with the area design and pacing, B2W2 addresses both of these issues and while the climax isn't as strong it at least knows when to fuck off when it's not needed. XY I honestly just really like the region, the plot could certainly be so much more but it's about as inoffensive as RSE or DPPt's plots, also while West Hoenn is the best half of a region, South-West Kalos is the best stretch between two gyms.
SM I honestly don't even care anymore to bother with, the plot's there but it's not as good as people say, USUM is worse although there are brief moments where I actually prefer USUM over SM, the only truly great thing to come out of these games is Pelago. SwSh just speaks for itself, it's been beaten to death at this point and I don't see Crown Tundra saving it.
