Pokemon Should Do This!

[water dog]

Just came here to tell you that Johto DID NOT have any sort of free roam mechanic at all until you beat the first E4, but even then it wasn't any moreso than any of the other games before or after it. I understand why you would think it would -- after Goldenrod the path does indeed start to fork, but you can't go the "wrong" way, someone stops you. Not trying to rain on your parade on that one but it just really irks me when people pander to 2nd gen in places it doesn't deserve. I get that it is generally the fan favorite, that's fine, but people blow it's greatness way out of proportion and it makes the other games look bad when they really aren't.

Carry on