Obviously dated and almost too archaic for its own good but I won’t lie—as someone who initially wrote this generation off—raising a team from the beginning of the game and then grinding for 4 hours on Victory Road after losing to Lance multiple times, only to then wipe the floor with the entire Pokémon League will go down as one of the greatest moments I’ve had with this franchise. Seeing Gary grieve in pain and confusion over his defeat felt like I had won my own personal Super Bowl.