Definitely my pick for the best game in the franchise. Feels the most ambitious, has the most quality artwork of any 2D Pokémon game. It doesn't quite have the theatricism of Black/White but that's not really what you play a Pokémon game for. Alongside this, it has the most expansive and difficult post-game content of any game in the franchise. The Pokéwalker was a cool concept too, and I'm a bit bummed out that there wouldn't be much like it before or after HG/SS. I played Generations III-VII as a kid, and I'd say without a doubt that this is both the most magical one through that childish glance, and the one that holds up the strongest today.