That's a wonderful question, one that I've actually spent a lot of time thinking about, in terms of the Pokemon series. I think you hit the nail on the head when you wrote, "What does it mean, evolution-wise, when creatures start resembling man-made objects?" For me, this is the biggest difference in the latest…

For me, my only criticism is that Pokemon don't really LOOK like Pokemon anymore. They're starting to look more like Digimon to me. Generation 2, for me, has been the best designed by far. . . and I've been a Pokemon fan since day 1. I have my favorites from each Generation, I have my least favorites too. If I could…