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If you've been anywhere near the Pokémon fandom, you've more than likely run into a certain type of fan. This type of fan loves Pokémon so much, so completely, so entirely, that they could talk your ear off about Pokémon. But wait, they only love the {{bp|Generation I|first Generation}}. And maybe the {{bp|Generation II|second}}. They don't care much for anything after that; all you Johnny-come-latelies who like the other three generations that masquerade as Pokémon are simply ignorant of the greatness the franchise used to have. Over 600 Pokémon? With 3D graphics? And WiFi? Screw that! Real Pokémon is enjoyed with 151/251 Pokémon, a link cable, and pixels the size of small children!

This perception is (mostly) a caricature, of course, but it doesn't help the case for Gen I/II in the "Which Generation is the Best?" debate. It arguably leads a the other parts of the fandom to assert that the only people who like Generations I and II are complacent brats who can't get over their own nostalgia-fueled bias. Surely, if these people had any sense, they would see that, given the clear technical superiority of the later generations, the first two generations hold up about as well as a generic '50s sci-fi movie. There is clearly no reason to extract substantial enjoyment from these games for any reason other than a quick nostalgia hit.