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lets starts a gen war

>no pokemon rumble
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also for clarity's sake i put the version of the game i played rather than both (aside from usum)
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Had to screenshot this since the website wouldn't let me save it for some reason but here we are.
I didn't necessarily keep the releases together and they are mainly skewed to the ones I actually played.
Also this is a lot longer than I expected it would be (that's what she said) so, I guess sorry about the length.

S Rank
Red and Yellow - Red was the first game I played, borrowing my friend's copy and Game Boy Color in elementary school to get my first taste of mons. Not long after, Christmas came and I got Yellow while my brother got Blue. Seeing Pikachu follow me around and exploring Kanto was the most fun my young gaming self had had outside of playing Crash Bandicoot. These games set the foundation for my love of mons that still lingers all these years later and they are just classic. I won't turn down an opportunity to play these games. Myself, my brother, and cousins used to do speed runs on road trips to see who could get the most badges in a certain amount time. Lots of fun memories here.
Soul Silver - After playing RBY and GS upon their releases, I stopped playing mons for several years. Not sure why exactly, I had a Game Boy Advanced but just never got RSE or any of the new games for a long time. Then, I'm in college and my roommate whips out his DS and I see Soul Silver in his game collection and had never heard of it. He lets me explore his save file and it didn't take long for me to convince him to give it to me so I could start fresh. Seeing Kanto and Johto re-imagined was incredible to me (I didn't know that FRLG was a thing yet). Next thing I know I'm ordering a used DS online and I've been sucked into the world of mons again ever since. (I later gifted him a copy of Heart Gold as a thanks).

A Rank
Blue - I didn't play Blue since it was my brother's game, but I know how good it is since I loved Red and Yellow.
Silver - I enjoyed this game almost as much as Yellow. It really helped because my brother and cousin were still into mons too and we played our campaigns side by side. I was completely surprised that we got to explore an entire extra region after beating the game and thought that was really awesome. Beating the Elite Four, twice, and grinding to finally defeat Red was challenging and really fun. I can't think of moments in other mons games that compare to these.
Sword - Maybe its still fresh, but I enjoy playing this game a lot. I've put a lot of time into it and really like the Wild Area and what some of the gameplay changes could mean for the franchise, even though other aspects of the game and what came with it leave much to be desired.
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon - For a while, until I caved and bought a Switch, I thought these would be the last mons games I played. With this in mind, I played them a ton and really enjoyed them even though the changes from Sun and Moon were slight. I enjoyed riding on Dusk Mane's back in search for rare mons and even found my first wild shiny (a Sigilyph) that wasn't a Red Gyarados. I also really liked the Battle Tree and was bummed to see a step back in battle facilities in Sword.

B Rank
Gold - I didn't play Blue Gold since it was my brother's game, but I know how good it is since I loved Red and Yellow Silver. I also thought Lugia was cooler than Ho-Oh but I was young and dumb so don't @ me.
Heart Gold - echo comments from Soul Silver but lower because of the old Lugia > Ho-Oh thing.
Fire Red and Leaf Green - I ended up playing these long after they came out since I kinda skipped the ADV era of mons initially. It was fun to see Kanto revamped and more colorful and all that. The nostalgia factor plays a big role here but they definitely aren't the best mons games around.
Emerald - Another game I played long after its initial release. I wanted to see what I'd missed out on so I ordered what turned out to be a bootleg copy of Emerald. It was fun, but I don't think I got into it as much as I should have because I don't think I even made it to the Battle Frontier, which I've heard a lot about.
X and Y - I played these shortly after getting back into mons via Soul Silver. Another instance of where a friend kindly lent me their copy and let me start a new save file, which is something I can't see myself doing easily. Mega Evolution was cool and the new graphics were fun to experience and I overall enjoyed playing these games but won't be rushing back to play through them again.
Sun and Moon - Fun games, slightly less fun than the Ultra versions though. I liked the region and the new mons.

C Rank
(Alpha) Sapphire and (Omega) Ruby - I really only played Alpha Sapphire and I thought it was a playable, fun installment but mainly enjoyed it for the new Megas. The mons overall in this gen are cool though. Flying on Lati@s was neat.
Platinum - My least played generation of mons outside of Gen 5, which I have not played basically at all. My first and only play through was enjoyable but highly forgettable. Empoleon is cool though.
Shield - Probably just as fun as Sword but you have to get Zamazenta and his movepool is garbage and utility in max raids compared to Zacian's is so sad.

D Rank
Diamond and Pearl - Echo comments of Platinum.

Haven't Played
Black (2) and White (2) - Some of you younger folk might be shocked to see I haven't played this gen, but I actually tried to at least. I was gifted a used copy of White and played maybe until I got one badge, but my house got robbed and my DS along with all my old games were stolen from me. Maybe one day I'll try to play these again.
 
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Not only is X and Y garbage that created Klefki, set the precedent for shit generational gimmicks and Aegislash's continued existence but it's also set in France. If you pay attention you can smell Parisian urine wafting from your 3ds as you play it. The region is so bad. Lumiose city is massive but all just feels like a giant circular toilet bowl flushing you towards the mediocre gym in the centre with nothing else happening. Also you enter it from a fucking desert on one side yet the city is lush.
Normally I don't care that much whether Pokemon's story is good or bad, but the mega evos and AZ and mass destruction ray are so fucking stupid. Pokemon is thematically about Pokemon. I don't give a shit about some dumb fuck anime lore that's never gonna be mentioned in any game ever again. This is all just made worse by all the rivals being shit and your professor being Pepe Le Pew turned into a Pokemon character.
As if that wasn't enough the game's difficulty balancing is an absolute joke. If you include your starter the game thrusts half of your team on to you and every enemy in the game is 20 levels lower than they should be.
To make matters somehow even worse XY has the most obnoxious battle transition and wild battle theme of any game in the franchise. Listen to it on loop for 30 minutes it's somehow worse than the tinnitus that will ensue afterwards.

I don't really actually enjoy any of the Pokemon games that much tbh but gen V and the gen 2 remakes are in S-tier because their osts are so ridiculously good. Unova and Johto are both also amazing regions. Through dialogue, the whirlpool islands, and the towers, it really captures the image of a more rural region steeped in tradition. The way it also shows progress from gen 1 with the Kanto is some great storytelling and world building. The change to the Lavender town theme in gen 2 tells a better story in Pokemon than ORAS's dumpster fire delta episode ever did.

Gen V's character are cool as fuck. Cheren and Bianca were both 'Friendly rivals' but each with their own plights. Team plasma was a little convoluted and stupid but at least it was thematically about Pokemon, N is anime-y as fuck but in a way I can appreciate and Ghetsis was an awesome antagonist. Every single gym leader is great. Iris is my favourite champion in all of Pokemon.
Unova's also full of great locations: all the bridges and tunnels, Undella town, Chargestone cave, Castelia city, there aren't many Pokemon games where I clearly remember this many places from the game. Also I wish the marine tube was a real place.

Also compiled my favourite songs from each gen including the remakes.

Gen 1:
Team Rocket Hideout, Champion Theme, Lavender town, Title theme

Gen 2:
Ecruteak, Vs Ho-oh, Champion Theme, Cianwood, National Park, Lucky Channel, Ice Cave, Lavender Town, Route 47,

Gen 3:
Vs Rayquaza, Vs Deoxys, Vs The Three Regis, Slateport City, Route 113, Contest!, Zinnia's theme

Gen 4:
Vs Dialga/Palkia, Route 209, Game Corner, Route 216 (Night), Route 228 (night), Vs Giratina, Vs Arceus, Jubilife city, Eterna Forest, Lake, Mt coronet

Gen 5: *inhale* Title theme, Accumula Town, Aspertia city, Iris Theme, Vs Elite Four, Vs Legendary, Tower, Emotion, N's room, Undella town, Village Bridge, Marine Tube, Route 10, Driftveil City, Vs N, Vs Ghetsis, Vs Colress, Entralink, PWT finals, vs rival, Last Pokemon!, Low HP!, Lacunosa town, Dreamyard, Elesa's gym, Roxie's gym(lmao), Icirrus city, Cycling, N's bridge, Virbank city, Opelucid Black, Mistralton City, Team Plasma BW2, Join Avenue probably more but I've forgotten them

Gen 6:
Snowbelle city, Anistar city, Power Plant, Route 15, Xerneas/Yveltal, Shalour City

Gen 7:
Welcome to Alola, Ultra Necrozma, Credits, Vs The Tapus, Aether grunt, Pokemon Centre, Vast Poni Canyon, Kahuna, Elite Four, Lilie encounter, Gladion Battle, Guzma theme, Mantine surf, Hauoli City, Mount Lanakila, Mother Beast Lusamine

Gen 8:
Slumbering Weald, Marnie Final Battle, Gym Leader, Chairman Rose, Eternatus Theme 3, Wild Area 2, Battle Tower, Oleana Battle, Zacian/Zamazenta , Stow-on-Side, The Isle of Armor, Motostoke, Route 3, Wyndon
 
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U lot think think CC vs Blissey is bad? Try this one on for size:

Lvl 78 252+ Atk Life Orb Hariyama Arm Thrust (5 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey on a critical hit: 602-752 (84.3 - 105.3%) -- approx. 0.4% (?) chance to OHKO after Sitrus Berry recovery
  • Five-hits
  • Five "Critical Hit" notifications
  • Sitrus Berry recovery mid-move
  • "It's Super Effective!" notification at the end
  • Life Orb recoil at the end
  • To add insult to injury, the chance of getting all 5 rolls is extremely slim, meaning you'd need a very narrow set of possible RNG values to see this phenomenon—lucky for some, but it involves sitting through probably around a minute of damage if you hit that specific RNG.
 
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