So far, to play and to watch, the fifth gen has been my favorite! In the anime, the story line is so great! i love Cilan and Trip.
i know i'll get a lot of hate for this but i think cilan and iris are Ash's best traveling buddies yet! The starters are also my favorite. It is the only generation where i truly can't decide. I played with Oshawott and then replayed it with Snivy. In the other generations i always picked my starer right away and never regretted it. (charmander, totodile, mudkip, chimchar, froakie) I think snivy evolving into superior really made me want a snivy in the game. FAVORITE GENERATION!!