Best pokemon game since gen2? (hexbear.net)

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Lemme emulate one, no romhacks pls until I finish a mainline game.

More detail: havent played a Pokemon game since the original Gold, so gen2. I hardly even know who the pokemon that are in Smash Bros are unless they were from the original 200.
I was just looking around at Heart Gold while seeing it while scrolling, and decided I'd like to download a newer game that I've missed out on.

So...where should I start? I've got about 20 years of games, if I were to pick ONE to play to get aquainted with the modern series without straying to much from the OG game formula, which one should I download?

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[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 3 points 16 hours ago

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.

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