With over 25 years of games, anime episodes, and more for fans to consume, there is plenty ofPokemoncontent out there to enjoy. EachPokemonfan has a different set of favorites, too. When asked to pick theirfavorite Pokemon, generation of games, season of the anime, and more, twoPokemonfans will likely give very different answers.Pokemonfans will often share their favorite things about the franchise online. However, now the fanbase is attempting something different, as players of the games and watchers of the anime are giving their most controversial opinions about the franchise.
As much as there are many things to love aboutPokemon, dedicated fans have also found plenty of things they have grown to dislike over the years. Fans have listed their most controversial opinions on thePokemonfranchise in a long Reddit post, and though the starting post has been removed, the replies can still be read. Throughout the thousands of comments, some interesting opinions did show themselves, and it seems that there were patterns among whatPokemonfans think is their most controversial belief.
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When given the opportunity to freely state their honest, controversial opinion, quite a fewPokemonfans stated that Gen 5 was their least favorite generation. This proved to be an unpopular opinion due to the fact that a lot ofPokemonfans believe thatBlackandWhiteand their sequels are some of the best gamesto come out of the mainline titles. Those who didn’t like the games stated in the Reddit thread that they found the games to be boring, and they also didn’t like the fact that somePokemonfans used their Gen 5 appreciation to talk about how bad previous Gens were in comparison.
Among the Gen 5 hate, there was also talk of loving Gen 8.SwordandShieldare not the most belovedPokemongames, and many fans found them to be disappointing. Those with alleged unpopular opinions said that the Gen 8 games were actually some of the best, if fans were willing to accept the fact that they didn’t have the best story. Some also liked the controversial idea of theGalar region only having a limited amount of Pokemon, rather than including all the creatures from the franchise.
Moving on from fans' opinion of generations, one belief that seemed a little less controversial was from onePokemonplayer who stated that they preferred theDynamax and Gigantamax mechanic inPokemon SwordandShieldover the Mega Evolutions introduced in Gen 6. Whether Mega Evolutions should come back is a divisive topic, as some fans would love to seeScarletandVioletfeature the mechanic, while others would rather it remain in the past.
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