I never played Gen 3 or Gen 5, but Pokemon Go has me itching for a real Pokemon fix before SM.
Was thinking either BW/ or ORAS, just so I can keep watchever I catch, but I could be pursuaded to play Emerald, I guess.
>>27171628
B/W2 are the ones that you should absolutely play man, play and enjoy
>>27171628
Play BW and BW2. Best in the series imo.
>>27171628
>gen 3
Play Emerald, or ORAS if you want stuff like physical-special split.Or a hacked version of Emerald that includes the split.If you've never played a gen I would just go for the third version.
>gen 5
pick any of the four, chances are you will feel too burnt out to play the other version. they are the same despite what BW2shitters keep saying.
>>27171628
ORAS were a disappointment, I highly recommend just playing Emerald.
BW are also good, just make sure you play BW2 after you finish (maybe with a delay of a couple weeks so you don't get burnt out), the story is a two-parter and it's best experienced as a whole.White > Black for both pairs.
BW and then link that data to BW2. Do not skip BW2, it's the highest point of the series.
>>27171628
BW2 will turn you off from Pokemon.
Just play Emerald.
Black White 1
A massive breath of fresh air and a story you... can actually kinda care about a little. Especially if you don't really know the Unovan pokemon
I would personally say go with BW1, then ORAS or XY. I beat XY in a week, if you power through them you'll be sure to beat the Gen 6's without much trouble.
They're all great, so you're not gonna be disappointed either way.
ORAS is a pretty good game, even if the story is kinda bunk. It is fun though, but much easier then other pokemons
>>27171807
Or you can skip Hoenn garbage entirely.
If you got emulated stuff, if you want to play 3rd gen just get a hack.
If you got a modded 3DS, pick up one of the hacks, like "Star Sapphire"