I haven't bought a Pokemon cartridge game since Ruby/Sapphire. I was right at the right generation (middle school) for R/B/Y and G/S/C. Those were THE games for me and by the time I was in high school and R/S/E came out, I felt the game was becoming too spread-sheet-y (if that makes sense). I've followed the new Pokemon and the games and the regions and the mechanics, but haven't played the games in forever. The pinnacle of the series, to me, was G/S/C, but I accept Gen III Pokemon into the family. All the future 'mons are too Johnny-Come-Lately...
THEN ALONG COMES A SPIDER
I have been reliving the nostalgia of the original 151 in Pokemon Go, and remembering some of my favorites, and yeah it's bad y'all. I am even waiting for the Bluetooth-enable peripheral thing that will be out soon. And now I am even considering both buying a 3DS and Sun/Moon when it comes out in November... ugh. Apparently, the Pokemon bug never died, just went dormant for a while....