Gen 1 had the birds and beetle but Gen 2 had some really good ones same with gen 3. Gen 4 and 5 were cool too.
Now in terms of cards first two generations had cards that were in iconic sets. Mewtwo in base set and lugia in Neo genesis.
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Don’t sleep on the holo rares from SWSH and SV
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And it ain’t even close
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So, I feel like Gen 1 were barely even legendary. They were like secret bosses that didn’t play into the story, and didn’t ultimately impact things. Mewtwo (the coolest btw) was only usable after you beat the game the first time… which might make him the ultimate legendary because you had to prove yourself FIRST.
But Gen 2 were the first, IMO, actual legendaries because they impact the story… well, kinda… actually, only in HGSS. Damn. I still have to say, Gen 3 wins for most legit legendaries in design, story lore, and impact. Though including Lugia from the second movie, it is a VERY close contender, even a toss-up with Gen 3.
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Gen 3 feels the most “legendary”. Lugia by itself is amazing but not enough to carry the whole Gen 2 to the top.
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We should do a “which legendary pokemon had the best rookie appearance” poll
@inertgeometry
Imagine picking a Galarian legendary bird but picking the worst one
Gen 4 is the best…
Darkrai… Giratina… Arceus… Dialga…Palkia…Lake Spirits…Shaymin…VICTINI
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this is your idea of the best rookie card?
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you illustrate the example well of picking the worst one
i do like gen 4 tho mostly because of darkrai and shaymin. the rest are ok.
i’d still pick hoenn’s legendaries over it tho
I see… well yeah Gen 4 doesn’t have the best rookies, but by far are the best legendaries. To me BW has the best rookies for cards with that Zekrom / Reshiram FA
I like Gen 3, but its mainly just Rayquaza carrying the roster. The others are kind of mid
