>>58012494
Overcorrected? The way I see it, Gen VI tried to just be not as bad and throw in megas to claw back good will with the fans, which ended up working and reviving the franchise.

>>57981998
>Gen 4 had the advantage of being tied to a brand new system of games (DS) that also had a massive install base, leading to a new generation of players
there is a miniscule amount of difference between gen iii sales and gen iv sales

>>11847447
>>11849715
*gold/silver prerelease
these are the figures of a sophomore slump the public took one look at and realized was exactly that before it even dropped
crystal was just the nail in the coffin confirmation; look at the percentage difference between gs and crystal sales compared to rs and emerald's

>>57979161
>it worked perfectly as a sequel at the time.
consumers didn't agree

>>57945447
>Love how the /vp/ narrative switched from "gen 3 killed Pokemania" to "it was gonna die anyway."
johtods switched to the latter after everyone else started flipping the script on them and they had no other way to spin it

>>57915250
>The new meme is it died during GS
it's not a meme, it's the truth and a weaponized statement flipped on its head
>everyone at school loved it when it released
then everyone at the next school must have decided not to buy it