>>45973947VGC improves with every gen, but it usually degrades within gens. This is because as gens go on, the list of allowed Pokemon goes up, which paradoxically makes VGC worse. When you have to plan for more potential threats your team can be as min/maxed for specific threats. Furthermore, once things like the genies, tapus, and ultra beasts are legal, they pretty much outclass the majority of other Pokemon, so VGC becomes "the same Pokemon you've seen before fighting with whatever the new gimmick is." Meanwhile, the first season of a gen has the largest ratio of new Pokemon to old Pokemon, and there's a new gimmick out that everyone is still figuring out, so it can lead to some fun and interesting team building. Basically, the restrictions on teambuilding are what make VGC fun, and as gens go on, there are fewer restrictions.
