Not to the same degree as 5th gen, at least half the new Pokemon resemble older ones in some way, and some are just outright clones. Which really cheapens the whole "fresh start" feel that BW1 was striving for. Who cares that you don't see Zubat and Geodude in every cave when Woobat and Roggenrola take their place? I felt like many of the Pokemon needed to be a lot more unique for the idea to work.
This is another reason I hated BW, the regional design was too simplistic. Pokemon games need to have a sense of adventure, and there's no adventure in taking what is basically one long road from start to finish with barely any optional paths or alternate routes to get there. I want to be able to have plenty of options for exploring the region. I want areas that have plenty of twists and turns in them. I want areas with depth to them. BW doesn't really do any of that for me.




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