Surprisingly good, considering Gen 6's sub-par debut. One of the best post-games in Pokémon. Hoenn, but better in almost every way.

Fun personality, music, and region culture. Decent plot (rare Pokémon W). BUT: Marked the beginning of GameFreak's iffy design philosophy. Z-moves were lame, imo. Regional variants are lame too (unpopular opinion, please do not kill me). Overall, just a below average experience.

What it lacked by decimating the surprisingly decent story of the original, it made up for by adding way more Pokemon to the local Pokédex and having a challenging final boss.