>most forgettable starters
>johto gym leaders don't use johto pokemon
>too many johtomons locked behind kanto
>besides a few mons, the most competitively unviable pokemon of all gens
>awful wild pokemon distribution
>pathetic level curve
>gym leaders/champ need hacked mons because of shit level curve
>uninspired, linear map
>edgy fanfic tier rival
>routes are decorated hallways with little branching
>cringe tier team rocket plot
>killed pokemania
>gamefreak acknowledges that gen 2 was the final cash in on the early craze
>left tajiri in a state of depression
>created kanto pandering
>taught gamefreak that only money matters
>worst selling 3rd version in history
>by far the most insecure and schizophrenic fanbase here
>loved by reddit and discord groups
>put quantity over quality to satiate children at the time
>needed kanto to keep genwunners buying in
>half of the game is an afterthought to gen 1
>other half of the game is copy-pasted watered down gen 1
>neutered Mt. Moon
>neutered Rock Tunnel
>removed Cerulean Cave
>removed Silph
>removed Pokemon Tower
>removed Kanto Legendaries
>neutered Victory Road
>removed Seafoam Islands
>removed Power Plant
>neutered Viridian Forest
>neutered Cinnabar
>removed underground paths
>removed old rocket hideout
>gave up on level progression halfway through
>gave up on plot halfway through
>one of the games only exists to shill a movie
>only appeal is revisiting gen 1
>failed its only appeal by neutering it which left genwunners disappointed
>poor implementations of new features
>completely invalidated by the remakes
>attempt at an open world is as bad as galar's attempt with wild areas
>no actual praise beyond buzzwords parroted by schizos that missed out on gen 1
>so shit that even gamefreak doesn't want to acknowledge its existence anymore
