You can't really pass that off for the whole gen . While you have detailed roboty 'mons (the henshinguys, the aliens, gear, the
actual robot), it also has very simple, gen 1-esque ones (Buffalo, pigeon, dogs, chinchilla).
I mean really.
This is totally robot-like and over-embellished.
And I'm directing this at myself, too. Using one decscription for an entire gen, such as " robot-like and over-embellished" is really, really stupid. I mean really. Look at that god[darn] pigeon. It looks like an actual pigeon, kind of like something out of gen one. When you use such a blanket statement, you are saying that that thing is over-embellished and robotic. Which it isn't. This may be:
But this sure isn't:
So really. If you don't like them all for different reasons, fine! Say that you don't like the gen. But saying they are all robot-like and overdesigned and thus bad is just a load of bull.
PS: I don't just not hate them, I really like this gen. And thinking back, I liked a good chunk of Gen IV pokemon.
PPS: I hate when people reply with just "this", it's just plain lazy.