Much moreso than I ever enjoyed Diamond/Pearl. I've pretty much been brought back in to Pokémon, a series I thought I had almost fallen out of. Gold and Silver are the most awesome Pokémon games ever to begin with, and then with all the added extras it just becomes all the more incredible. I love it. So this is pretty much a thread of appreciation for these new awesome games.

I enjoy Soulsilver myself

What was wrong with D/P/Pt? O_O

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I'm enjoying Soul Silver a lot myself too, but I'm enjoying it as much as I enjoyed Platinum. Pokethlon is quickly becoming my favourite contest of all time in any pokemon game xD

I want soul silver so badly, but I can't trust myself anymore lol. Had an original DS and sold it, then gota lite 2 years later and sold it. I dare not do that again.

Pokemon ftw though =(

Just wasn't very fun.

Also, in my opinion, hardly any Gen 3 or 4 Pokémon are interesting in the slightest. They're a massive step down from Gen 1 and 2.

I would classify Heart Gold/Soul Silver as the highlight of Pokemon history.

Gen 1 & 2 were plain broken; gen 3 and 4 took the games' core and made it much more interesting and compelling. STAB, Physical/Special Split, Abilities and many more. About the 'mons themselves,  I think you let nostalgia cloud your judgement a bit. Seriously. Many gen 1 & 2 Pokemon are trash; Jynx? Exeggutor? Unknown? Parasect? Hypno? Foretress?

The only gen's Pokemon I didn't care for were 4th ones. Too many legendaries (crappy ones, too) and too many old evolutions. Don't get me started on Pokemon like Burmy :-/

People like to pull the nostalgia card, but no. To start off, I didn't say every Pokémon from Gen 1 and 2 was fantastic so your argument is flawed right off the bat. If you wanted to contradict me you should've listed Pokémon from gen 3 and 4 that were interesting, because that would actually stand against something I said.

Moving on, the only Pokémon I have an issue with from your examples is Jynx, and possibly, maybe, Exeggutor.

Yep, SoulSilver (and HeartGold) are awesome games for sure. Definitely loving it so far... it's kind of sad though, all I have left is to defeat Red (training with the Gym Leaders/Elite Four right now) and that's pretty much it. ;_;

As far as Pokemon goes, most of my team is made up of Gen IV evolutions from Gen I/II Pokemon (I have Magmortar, Electivire, Weavile, and Gliscor on my team. There's also Scizor and Feraligatr).

Now I'm pumped for Black/White. Pokemon is one heckuva drug.