Yes,Pokemon is incredible and the source of some of my fondest childhood memories.
Look,all the generations are incredible.I.first started with Ruby/Sapphire so that will always be special.The original Kanto will always be special and nostalgic.
I haven't played any of the games before the ones that came out for gameboy advance,but from Soulsilver/Heartgold,I didn't really like Johto.
And it's been a while since I played Black/White and my DS is not currently in my possession,so sorry,no friend code.