LogFAQs > #979537806

Gen IV: Small roster cannot afford Chimchar as one of the all-time worst starters, plus Magmortar is...not great. Heatran is almost forgettable...it's just not a lot of positive for Gen IV. Fire-types in general had diminishing returns for a LONG time.

Gen V: Gen V has some REALLY good things (Darmanitan, Chandelure), but then I look at my list of the worst Fire-types, and SO many of them spawn from Gen V. Darumaka, Simisear, Pansear, Larvesta, Heatmor, Reshiram...the good cannot outweigh the bad.

Gen III: I love Blaziken, but it cannot carry this generation on its own. Torchic and Numel are adorable, and Camerupt is cool...but Combusken and Torkoal (and Castform Sun for some reason) are not great in a relatively diminished roster.

Gen II: Slugma and Magcargo are major strikes against Gen II, as is Magby. Everything in this generation feels like a bit of a step down from its Gen I counterpart, even if things here aren't necessarily bad.

Gen VIII: It's not BAD. But like so much of Gen VIII's offerings, it's just mid. Nothing TERRIBLE, but nothing really amazing, either.

Gen IX: Some strong entries (Blaze Breed Tauros, holy shit. Ceruledge, Iron Moth), but also some weaker offerings and just general nothing entries.

Gen VII: Another really strong overall showing...except for the last two. Turtonator's design is...not great. And Blacephalon is such an unfortunate addition, timeline-wise.

Gen VI: This is the first generation to genuinely give Gen I a run for its money. The megas are all solid, and there really isn't a dud among the new stuff, even if none of it necessarily reaches the highest of highs that we get in Gen I either.

Gen I: I know I complain about mono-types a lot, but Gen I's roster is damn near perfect. So many classics, almost all of which have either gotten multiple forms in later games, or regional variations. I think Magmar is literally the only one who hasn't.