Twitter's 'Pokémon' Fans Are Firing Off Hot Takes After Competitive Player Asserts 'We Can All Agree' Gen 7 Was The Worst

Pokémon fans are well-known to disagree on basically everything, so when competitive Pokémon player Wolfe Glick asserted Tuesday that "we can all agree that Generation 7 is the worst of all the gens," he likely knew the firestorm he would cause among the fandom on Twitter.

The Pokemon community is divided about a lot of things but at least we can all agree that Generation 7 is the worst of all the gens

— Wolfey (@WolfeyGlick) March 2, 2022

The seventh generation of Pokémon games were Pokémon Sun and Moon and their quasi-deluxe editions, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon. They took place in the Alola region (loosely based off Hawaii) and shook up the series' established formula by offering a more story-driven campaign that did away with the traditional Gym progression route that had been a staple of the series up to that point. According to Glick, Ultra Sun and Moon were the worst games ever, cementing Gen 7 as the worst in franchise history.

Gen 1: the og
Gen 2: major issues but has dunsparce so not the worst, also a classic
Gen 3: battle frontier
Gen 4: battle frontier
Gen 5: GOAT
Gen 6: Major issues but ORAS was cool
Gen 7: USUM was the worst game ever
Gen 8: perfect tree textures

— Wolfey (@WolfeyGlick) March 2, 2022

While Gen 7 certainly wasn't without its flaws, calling Gen 7 the worst of the 8 is certainly a hot take, and the Pokémon fandom on Twitter got to work trying to set the record straight.

I have never heard a single other person say this before https://t.co/Ozn53Z2Wmb

— Schaffrillas the Coconut Mall Enjoyer (@Schaffrillas) March 2, 2022

“We can all agree”

Nope. Alola is one of my favorite regions and USUM has my favorite postgame quest pic.twitter.com/YraQfbMiKO

— Christy (@chrisgiterdone) March 2, 2022

Gen 5 worst by far. So bad I quit buying any Pokémon games. That was until Gen 7. Gen 7 is best gen.

— Benjamin Bear (@benjibear47) March 2, 2022

This take is gonna get me absolutely demolished but I don’t care lol.

Gen 1, despite being nostalgic, is the worst generation. Its nostalgia factor is amazing, but a good portion of the mons are boring or straight up bad. cough cough Grimer & Muk cough cough.

— MisfortuneCookie #BLM SLIME RANCHER ON THE SWITCH (@Mis4tuneC0okie) March 2, 2022

also added a ton of new mechanics and upgrades. Amazing music and regions, plus nostalgia factor

1, 4 -- aggressively mid and carried by millennial/zoomer nostalgia respectively

6, 8 -- dogshit

I’m right ur wrong sorry

— EMG Max Ketchum @ Summit (@MaxKetchum_) March 2, 2022

Seeing as though we're all comparing pokemon gens I will happily take the award for worst take ever

I liked the changes in gen 7, and gen 8 weirdly got me back into the franchise again pic.twitter.com/8Vh8GOjZDW

— Not Goldfish (@NotGoldfish) March 3, 2022

I actually refuse to believe that anyone wants to sit down and play gen 1 and 2 games lmfao https://t.co/Z1uBcE6G2F

— cage? (@CAGEtheGEGEG) March 2, 2022

no one will ever come to an agreement on which is the best pokemon gen because tastes are subjective but I do feel very very very very very very sorry for everyone who has convinced themselves gen 1 is bad I hope you find happiness in life someday hang in there 😔

— TAHK0 ☕️ (@TAHK0) March 3, 2022

It's par for the course for Pokémon fans to debate the merits of each generation in the series, but they could ease their suffering by opening their hearts and accepting the objectively correct ranking: 4, 5, 7, 3, 1, 6, 2, 8.