Ah, an excellent installment! Such rigorous attention to the passage of time, as well as development of surroundings! The induction of color, steel and dark types, as well as stronger narrative, really elevated Generation 2 to stratospheric quality! While I value Red and Blue to be godsends, as they were my gracious introduction into the world of Pokémon, I firmly believe that without as strapping a sequel as Johto, the franchise would have suffered itself to possible mediocrity, judging by the genre in composite.