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Which Pokemon game is the best mainline game? (piefed.ca)
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I'm wondering what, in your opinion, is the best Pokémon game. Specifically not your favourite, but the one you would show to a complete newcomer to show what the mainline series is at its best.

My personal thought would be either Emerald or HG/SS, but I admittedly haven't kept up with the series so much after Black and White 1, which I disliked the designs for and found too slow and hand-holdy.

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[–] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

HG/SS for an RPG introduction. No crazy generation mechanics like dynamax, mega, or terrastilize that you need to learn. Yes full support for doubles and singles. G/S has a well designed difficulty curve with lots of extra content HG and SS expand on it.

Champions if you just care about the competitive battles and not the RPG elements. Straight to the point PvP only, no breeding and farming required. Format based (they call them Regulations) so there's a limited selection of pokemon+items in the game with an evolving and changing banlist.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 hour ago

    Second for HG/SS. It had everything G/S had, which was solid to begin with, and added elements up through 4th gen I think. You get two regions, a huge pokedex, weather and day/night cycles, phoning the gym leaders for rematches, classic graphics before the 3ds. It has a all the classic Pokemon elements without all the clutter and limits of the new games.

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