I loved this game growing up because it was the first pokemon game I ever beat of my own merit. No action Replay, no hacked mons, just my team and I. While I loved this game for many reasons growing up, I noticed a lot of cracks in the presentation upon my recent replay. The dialogue leaves a lot to be desired, and the Team Flare storyline ended so suddenly that I kind of assumed it wasn't over until an NPC told me that I "saved the region". Either way, I enjoyed the experience, just not as much as I did with Pokemon Violet (As blasphemous as that sounds). But I will always love the memories I have of this game growing up and getting to beat the champion one day and lose to my IRL childhood best friend the next!