4. Generation VI (X/Y)
The Best Pokemon Generations
Generation VI was a massive leap forward for the series as it finally pushed the main games into 3D. There was a lot of hype surrounding these games before launch, as it seemed that Game Freak was finally pushing the series forward after the stagnation of generation V, in comparison. Instead of only including brand new Pokemon on your journey, X and Y feel like they’ve taken the best of what each generation had to offer and thrown it all together. You can catch so many Pokemon in X and Y that they had to divide the Pokedex into regional sections.
Additional updates to the formula helped the old Pokemon not feel stale. The inclusion of the brand new fairy type – the first new type since generation II – helped make a bunch of older Pokemon more interesting, like Clefairy and Ralts. Furthermore, generation VI added a new temporary evolution stage known as mega evolutions. Not only did this feature add more power to some of our favorite Pokemon from generations I to V, it also added some interesting new design ideas. Unfortunately, not all mega evolutions are created equally, just look at the new design for Slowbro.
