>>45110911>that started with Gen 2 which are some of the worst games in the franchiseWtf. Gen 1 and Gen 2 are literally the only "bug-catching" coming of age narratives in the series because they are the only Tajiri games. After that, the whole "post-war Japan" aesthetic is completely abandoned in favor of Gen 3 Pokemon fantasy world, the Masuda era. What is he smoking?
And Gen 5 is still fantasy land but at least it's starting to encroach on being similar to actual JRPGs