I wasn't gearing my frustration at anyone particular here, but I wanted to get it off my chest. As far as my faves list in Pokemon goes by gen, it's 3 > 5 > 2 > 4 > 1. I consider the fourth gen a lot more noteworthy than the first but it seemed stale coming off the third gen. The second was the one I started in and is the most nostalgic for me because of that; also, I feel it set the standard for the series since anything since has retained the type match-ups and had side events like the Battle Tower in them. The fifth gen I actually play kind of religiously like I did the third, which I considered the best because its games had a lot of replay/continuous-play value.