Let's try this again. I am the only one who gave up on Pokémon games because the manga was much better?
The manga was a thrilling tale in my 11 year old mind, much more interesting than any of the games at the time

>r/b
It was alright, but I wanted so much more in terms of story.
>snap
shit
>stadium
seeing everything in 3D was nice, but nothing even made physical contact
>G/S
A huge improvement from r/b, but still not the best. It didn't encapsulate the adventure.

Both manga encapsulated an interesting adventure, there was no need for headcannon rumors,etc. It was all there plain and simple. Instead of being disappointed by the games over and over again I turned to other Jrpgs with stories and gameplay more similar to the manga such as Legend of Mana, Arc the Lad and BOF. Some of them even had monster capturing/raising that was far superior to pokemon's.
The only games that truly captured the adventurous spirit of the anime and manga were the mystery dungeon titles

>inb4 zooming little shit says games and manga are different
you grew up on LoL, fornite and minecraft; you know nothing about Jrpgs or stories potrayed by games.