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Best pokemon game since gen2?
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I remember which types are good against others, and mostly remember what the stats do. I've already been directed to Black 1 and 2 by someone that says it's their overall favorite outside of romhacks.
It sounds like maybe go to Gen5, and then something newer? Appreciate the breakdown! I have no idea if I'll stick through a whole game, I'm jumping back in on a complete whim, but worst case I can grab a smattering of these across each gen and see how they feel.
absolutely, gen 5 are absolutely the pinnacle of the old style in a lot of ways. if you want to see entirely new mons, try black or white 1, and if you want to see some recognizable ones too, go with black or white 2. i start way more games of pokemon than i finish for what its worth.
highly recommend Sun & Moon as an entry point into the newer/3D stuff, early game can be kind of hand-holdy but it picks up nicely later on, instead of using HMs to traverse the world you ride on different pokemon which is cute and saves some move slots, but most of all the new pokedex is front to back absolute bangers, bar none the generation with the most hits and fewest misses