Still iconic, still awesome, still better than a lot of other designs.
Some? Sure. A lot? I don't know about that. They're not bad designs, that's not what I'm saying. But calling them creative is pretty inaccurate. I agree that all the Gens are great and have great Pokemon, but there are so many dumbass Genwunners who have to go and ruin everyone's fun. Like, why are you even here if you think Gen 1 is the greatest and can't be topped? Are you hoping for that magical day in your warped mind when GameFreak announces that they're officially retconning any Pokemon past #151?