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bw2 is basically an expansion pack that adds a bunch of tiny things for returning players to make use in competitive battle, but doesn't add much in terms of actual story (even in terms of pokemon....stories), although it sure piles on the scenery porn lemme tell ya

so, with that in mind, it's probably more appropriate to use the first two games of gen 5 as the baseline comparison

fun fact of the daymon: in gen 6, a parent holding a destiny knot will pass down ALL OF ITS IVS to the child