I agree, OP, gen 2 is the best.
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>9 clearly makes it plain that all 9 hand in the classic series are connected.
It does not.
Idc if you make that your headcanon but it wasn't saying anything about the older titles or that they're secretly connected. It's just full of references (picrel) but imo the references aren't as big of a part of the game as ppl say online.