I'm curious to know the opinions of people on Bulbapedia about which Pokemon Generation is the best overall. To clarify, I don't mean the games themselves or their plot/stories, I mean the Pokemon introduced in each set. Your opinion can be based on stats, variety of types, cool designs, or whatever you think makes whichever generation the 'overall best'.
I'm holding something akin to a tournament on an extremely local level (since I have no car), with 5 rounds of competition, each using a single 'generation' of Pokemon. Everyone will make 5 teams of 6 Pokemon to be used in Single Battles. I'm hoping this will give more input when it happens, but it won't be for a few weeks. If this thread is actually popular, I'll post the results if anyone cares.
I personally think Gen 5 is the best, followed by 2. (Please refrain from 'Gen 5 sux' comments, I think I've heard them all.) I've been playing since Red (the first time), and I think that the newest generation has the best mix of types particularly the fact that there are more than 2 Dragon-types and (finally) some Bugs that aren't Heracross or Scyther that are worth using. It also features Braviary, which I think is the coolest design for a flying type in years, and Eviolite, which (in spite of sounding like a pediatric vitamin supplement) allows players to use unevolved forms of Pokemon with something akin to impunity. (I know Items weren't part of the original topic, but I think its significant because of its effect.)
Anyway, please comment and vote, but remember that Nostalgia Goggles are usually somewhat translucent at best, if not completely opaque.
I'm holding something akin to a tournament on an extremely local level (since I have no car), with 5 rounds of competition, each using a single 'generation' of Pokemon. Everyone will make 5 teams of 6 Pokemon to be used in Single Battles. I'm hoping this will give more input when it happens, but it won't be for a few weeks. If this thread is actually popular, I'll post the results if anyone cares.
I personally think Gen 5 is the best, followed by 2. (Please refrain from 'Gen 5 sux' comments, I think I've heard them all.) I've been playing since Red (the first time), and I think that the newest generation has the best mix of types particularly the fact that there are more than 2 Dragon-types and (finally) some Bugs that aren't Heracross or Scyther that are worth using. It also features Braviary, which I think is the coolest design for a flying type in years, and Eviolite, which (in spite of sounding like a pediatric vitamin supplement) allows players to use unevolved forms of Pokemon with something akin to impunity. (I know Items weren't part of the original topic, but I think its significant because of its effect.)
Anyway, please comment and vote, but remember that Nostalgia Goggles are usually somewhat translucent at best, if not completely opaque.
