Pokémon Retrospective - Generations I through VII

So, I haven't really tried out Gen VIII Sword and Shield yet (since the required investment is kind of high), but having played through basically every game in the previous generation once (except X&Y, for good reason), I thought I'd look back at the unique game mechanics each generation brought to the table. Basically, this is a half musing half review kind of thing. Opinions, because we must have them!

( Gotta Catch 'em All! )

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Anyway, those are my feelings regarding the Pokémon franchise prior to Sword and Shield. I might get to Sword and Shield at some point with their Dynamax system (three turns of double stats), but honestly, it just sounds like yet another gimmick and nothing substantial has changed meta-wise. Basically, the last real definitive change happened in Gen IV and it's been tweaks ever since.