Would the original Black and White games be a decent place to jump back into Pokemon after an 11 year absence?

I've read that you only have access to B/W's original 150 Pokemon to start, which sounds nice to me given how many new ones have been added since Gen 2, but what are they like in terms of quality? How do they compare to Gen 1 and 2's?

I watch the newest Pokemon series on Cartoon Network every morning (don't you judge me) and some of the Pokemon seem very abstract.

Also, I hear there's a story now?