I liked what I played of Pokopia, and I loved Pokemon Legends Arceus.

Other than those, the last time I really loved a Pokemon game was likely Black 2.

I’ve been enjoying some of the quality ROMhacks that have come out in recent years like Lazarus, Odyssey, Emerald Seaglass, and Scorched Silver. I also started casually playing Platinum Kaizo (a difficulty hack), but haven’t played it much at all.

But I’ve had a better time in Odyssey and Lazarus than I have had in a mainline game in a long time.

I’m sure some of it comes from the graphics being inspired by the GSC (Lazarus) or using RSE graphics (Odyssey) and those are the most nostalgic ones for me.