Changed the way I see Pokemon
The graphics are simply amazing. Have you ever noticed that in the old games that when you move the buildings move up and down without perspective? Well, in this game, you have buildings (and other obstacles) moving in perspective. The Pokemon sprites (in my opinion) are the best released out of all of them. The sounds pretty much stayed the same throughout the game. The gameplay has changed in many ways. You have your classic moving, catching Pokemon, battling and interacting with other players that never changed from the start. Now, you have real time gameplay, you can trade, battle and interact ONLINE (through Nintendo Wi-Fi).
Basically, if you are thinking about buying this game, I recommend you to because it may have that classic Pokemon feeling to it, but the way you play it changed alot.