Updated poll to include pairs/sets of games so there are more options.
As always have fun and let’s see what set everyone enjoys the most
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I vote for Emerald
Emerald all day, they are not present in the poll but I’m also a big fan of Mystery Dungeon spin-off.
Crystal, surely?!!
Emerald and Platinum over the rest for me! Just fantastic games. FR/LG and BW/BW2 are right there with them though.
check again friend 
HG/SS for me. Although Emerald is just barely behind it.
Poll closed. No surprise here. Emerald comes out on top followed by HH/SS. Thank you everyone who voted!
I voted for Ruby, Sapphire Emerald. But I’m surprised it topped off the list. I could speculate forever why. I would’ve thought GSC dominate the chart. Is it because we appreciate the additional Pokemon we are familiar with? Did Gen III and Gen IV have optimal complexity and challenge with 350-450 Pokemon? I feel like with 450 I can be familiar with them all but still have a challenge with learning new things.
Emerald is a really really good game
Posting this image again for relevancy.
I guess there are more ~27 year olds on this site than 30+ year olds.
Its good to be old enough so I have expirienced every game when they came out at the time. Some games just were more awesome than others. 
I am 30 and from a nostalgia/emotional connection standpoint, Gold is my favorite, but from a purely fun/game standpoint, I have to say Emerald. No question. I played from Red/Blue-FRLG as they came out, I have a lot of love for the first 3 gens but they all mean something different to me in special ways.
