Howdy!

[Blaquaza]

It is, yes, but I also knew the moment I saw him making this pose in the anime I would make it my avatar on any Pokemon forums I joined. Haven't changed it since it aired.

It's definitely a great pose, I've seen it a couple of times when I've been lurking around and it's given me a little chuckle. :D

Boy, that's tough. Probably Gen 6. 3D, mega evolution, trainer customization, plenty of choices for in game teams, etc.

You raise great points there, XY really modernised the Pokémon formula in a way that I didn't know we needed until we had it. One of my favourite things about the games is the great amount of choice you can get, so seeing that extended with a huge Regional Pokédex and even the ability to customise trainers was amazing. :)