Let me go through all the things that have changed in Pokemon since Red and Blue:

Dual types added, attacks separated into special and physical based on type, extra stats added, breeding, egg moves, new types, new type combinations which previously weren't possible, GBA insertion trading, equippable items, secret bases, mining, dolls and decorations, attacks separated into special and physical based on individual moves instead of types, 3D world, instrumental music, heavily increased graphics, diving underwater, online play, online trading, times of day added (Early morning, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night), time specific pokemon occurances (some are in specifc spots on certain days of the week or at certain times of day), time specific evolutions, split path evolutions, dual evolutions (One pokemon becomes 2 like Ninjask and Nincada), double battles, Pokemon contests, Pokemon contest moves, pokemon contest stats (beauty, coolness, etc.), ribbons, pokeball tossing effects, pokeball stickers, pokemon clothes and decorations, STAB attacks, 4X effective attacks, Pokemon genders, pokemon gender differences, Pokemon summoning cries and movements, ability passing onto baby pokemon, everstone holding to pass gender onto baby pokemon, new status conditions, double battle moves, new pokeballs, pokemon natures, pokemon EVs, Pokemon IVs, weather effects, pokemon who change types in the weather, pokemon in trees, berries, planting, Pokemon food (created by combining berries), cooking, the poketch (includes many never seen tools), pokemon daycares, TV interviews, the daily lottery, pokeball seals, voice chat in online play, capture the flag multiplayer in the underground, pokemon mail, Pokemon happiness and anger.

Oh, and a shitload of new Pokemon. The only thing that hasn't changed is the turn based combat and the fact that you collect gym badges. For the record, at least 1/3 of those were from Diamond and Pearl specifically.

And yes, I enjoyed that. Don't ever talk shit about a game you don't know anything about again, because I will rip you apart.

Let me go through all the things that have changed in Pokemon since Red and Blue:

Dual types added, attacks separated into special and physical based on type, extra stats added, breeding, egg moves, new types, new type combinations which previously weren't possible, GBA insertion trading, equippable items, secret bases, mining, dolls and decorations, attacks separated into special and physical based on individual moves instead of types, 3D world, instrumental music, heavily increased graphics, diving underwater, online play, online trading, times of day added (Early morning, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night), time specific pokemon occurances (some are in specifc spots on certain days of the week or at certain times of day), time specific evolutions, split path evolutions, dual evolutions (One pokemon becomes 2 like Ninjask and Nincada), double battles, Pokemon contests, Pokemon contest moves, pokemon contest stats (beauty, coolness, etc.), ribbons, pokeball tossing effects, pokeball stickers, pokemon clothes and decorations, STAB attacks, 4X effective attacks, Pokemon genders, pokemon gender differences, Pokemon summoning cries and movements, ability passing onto baby pokemon, everstone holding to pass gender onto baby pokemon, new status conditions, double battle moves, new pokeballs, pokemon natures, pokemon EVs, Pokemon IVs, weather effects, pokemon who change types in the weather, pokemon in trees, berries, planting, Pokemon food (created by combining berries), cooking, the poketch (includes many never seen tools), pokemon daycares, TV interviews, the daily lottery, pokeball seals, voice chat in online play, capture the flag multiplayer in the underground, pokemon mail, Pokemon happiness and anger.

Oh, and a shitload of new Pokemon. The only thing that hasn't changed is the turn based combat and the fact that you collect gym badges. For the record, at least 1/3 of those were from Diamond and Pearl specifically.

And yes, I enjoyed that. Don't ever talk shit about a game you don't know anything about again, because I will rip you apart.

You know Naz, I generally agree with what you say but I can't back you up on this one. Now I don't play a lot of Pokemon but I did play Red and Blue back in the day and I picked up Diamond (or maybe Pearl, I forget/don't care) and the game really hadn't changed.

Yeah, they added things like gender, online, summoning cries, ect, but it was still the same game. If you just replaced the names of all the characters with the Red/Blue characters the story would have been exactly the same. The battle system, while good, hadn't really changed. It was still just a glorified rock paper scissors. I'm sorry, but it really was the same game just with new names and a few new systems.  The vast majority of those things listed are very minor changes or don't even affect gameplay.

That all being said, I'm a big believer in if it aint broke don't fix it. The Pokemon method works and it makes sense they don't change it, just don't get offended when people tell you its the same game that was released 10 years ago because it really is.