The fifth generation of Pokemon went through one of the more interesting cycles in the series’ history as far as development decisions and fan reception go. This generation, starting with Black and White, was a reset button in many ways for Pokemon. Black and White were the first games since the first generation to only have new Pokemon in their setting. They were the first games to take place in a region based on a location outside of Japan. Lastly, they sought to polish the game’s traditional visuals and mechanics as much as they could, serving as a grand finale of sprite-based Pokemon games before the franchise transitioned to 3D as of the release of Pokemon X and Y.
When it first came out, Gen 5 was arguably the most controversial generation of them all. Flacked for superficially cutting ties with older regions by only letting the player catch Pokemon that exclusively belonged to newly introduced evolutionary lines before the postgame and accused of representing the series running out of the ideas, among other things, a lot of Pokemon fans were not happy with these installments. However, after Black and White got a sequel and newer generations proved to be just as, if not more divisive, people have been giving Gen 5 more love. With Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being released and Gen 9 on the way, requests to remake Gen 5 are inevitable. Despite this, Game Freak should leave this particular generation alone.
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