An excellent remake and one of the most content-rich games in the franchise.
+ comparatively fun story progression that often gives the impression of an actual adventure
+ large variety of noteworthy Pokémon to catch even before the post-game
+ still fairly simple but polished graphics making each area have a distinct atmosphere
- poor balancing in the second half with an insanely overleveled and yet unsatisfying final boss
- multiple barely represented Pokémon types in the early game