I suppose I'll get this out of the way regardless of my joking sometimes on this subject just so I can reference it later.
Pokemon Generations Creativity Dispute
I'd like to discuss the popular dispute that -insert this Gen is more creative because so and so, and that makes it the better generation in terms of Pokemon designs-.
Let's start off by saying that, more than likely, all this is a matter of opinion. What one deems creative, another may think is not creative. I will go ahead and share my opinion that I think every single generation has some 'bad' designs in it, but that's my opinion. For one to say one generation is better than the other is not a fact, nor will it ever be. However, a lot of dispute goes over what exactly is creative, and that creativity means good. Creativity can mean either good or bad, it doesn't entirely mean good, that's up to the user to decide.
A design doesn't have to be creative for it to look good, and that's where I think a lot of misconception comes from. A lot of disputes are tailored around the least creative designs being the worst, neglecting if the actual appearances are appealing. Now I'm not going to defend stuff like Voltorb or the Vanilluxe line, but I'm more so referencing Pokemon like Pidgey, Torchic, or Wurmple.
In short: Pokemon that aren't creative can look decent, and don't require creativity to be. Creativity is a bonus, though.
Nostalgia
Another thing that is brought up is that people will reference nostalgia if they like the previous versions, however, that line of thinking doesn't make sense. Nostalgia simply means a memory of a past good time, it does not mean biased, and nostalgia will never have that effect unless the person is biased. Because someone likes something else, it doesn't equate to a specific negative reason, and to tie to to that would make you actually the biased one.
I think using nostalgia is rather silly in itself, there are reasons people like whatever they like. Now, if it's from someone who stopped playing at the original games and says "the newer Pokemon games are terrible, blahblahblah." then there's where that argument can be brought up. For those who will say they liked the older generations more, and have participated in the later gens, I don't think it's fair at all to label that as nostalgia. It can easily be thrown around without any given reason, and has no basis unless it's what I stated before about never playing the games.
Let's say DPP/BW are your favorite versions, and ten years from now you still think they are your favorites, that wouldn't make you "nostalgic". And yes, I think there are highs and lows to every generation, it's purely preference in the end.
I feel like this is my verbal spat with the leader of some evil Pokémon organization. You are wearing a Team Galactic outfit...
"I'll not have you slander the name of my Arcanine! He's not just another tool. He's my friend!"
Kokonoe has to take off her 'Pokemon are friends not tools' cap when it comes to the actual game and discussion, but that is a good observation. -laughs-
