Sorry you were dropped on your head kid. But as Game Freak proved, they remake their games in launch order
>Launch: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Kanto, Sinnoh
>Remakes: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Kanto, ...
They're reliving their past vicariously through remakes, they're not skipping 3 years of their lives because you can't handle having your childhood replaced.