but ultimately I will always adore gen I because of nostalgia factor (haven't played gen 4 and 5 even)
is that being wrong? Since when can you be objectively correct about a thing like pokémon?
I think this type of thing is just especially annoying to those who aren't affected by nostalgia, as this seems like a very common nostalgia factor, and thus it becomes very difficult to hold any sort of favorite pokemon contest type thing without Gen 1 absolutely dominating the list, simply because they came first.
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Big congrats to Black Turtle. Also, turtles are pretty cool