Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016)
Best: Litten!!! Starter Pokémon—the one you choose, from a selection of three, at the beginning of the game—always make a splash. Fans argue over which generation had the best trio. Then they argue over which is the best Pokémon from a specific trio. But the fact is that it’s already a settled dispute: Litten, the baby fire kitten, is the best Pokémon starter of all time, ever.
Worst: Alolan types. Since the ‘90s, Vulpix, a fox Pokémon with a bushy tail, has been fire-type. Come across it in Pokémon Sun and Moon, and the move is obvious: Hit it with a water-type attack. Turns out, it just deals standard damage…because Vulpix is now ice-type?! Pokémon Sun and Moon changed the long-standing types for a number of classic Pokémon. Say it with me: Booooo. (Though, in retrospect, maybe my dislike of this is less a commentary on Sun and Moon than it is on my own nostalgia, and the feeble grasp on joy I get by cherishing it.)
