I believe it to be the very best Pokemon game. I think it has the best Pokedex, best overall gameplay, and the extras added are also fun to more experienced players. Also very best starters in my opinion. Sceptile is goated. The game does suffer from a lot of water routes towards the end of the game and the HM's being permanent until Move Deleter is extremely annoying, but you'll be hard pressed to find a more complete Pokemon experience.