So I know this has been a big stink and I completely understand the arguments that it's less content, that many preferred pokemon were cut, and that Gamefreaks reasoning behind it is less than spectacular. That on top of other issues like the Pokemon bank etc etc. I'm not saying any of those issues are wrong or unfounded however I've been actually excited about the restricted roster.
The reason that I actually prefer having less Pokemon in this game? Well that's simply my biggest issue with recent Pokemon games in general. There are too may freakin' Pokemon! Before this generation there were a whopping 809 Pokemon and this gen added another 94 (including Galarian forms) for a grand total of 903. I've been complaining about there being too many to keep up with since about gen 5 this has been getting head dizzingly worse for 4 generations now. I can't keep up with them all. I can't recognize half of them, there are too many strong pokemon, there are too many weak pokemon, because of this knowing a good mon from a weak one is a crapshoot where they used to be easily recognizable, I'm still seeing new Pokemon from previous generations despite playing all of them except B/W2 and S/M2, base stats have become derivative, The meta game has become dizzinglingly complex (only partially because of the sheer number), and last and probably most importantly, the original goal of "catching them all" has become all but a pipe-dream to do legitimately (GTS did help this it was also riddled with hackers) and has gone from something difficult but achievable to just insane.
My personal preference would have been some kind of soft reboot but cutting half the Pokemon actually still scratches that itch.
The reason that I actually prefer having less Pokemon in this game? Well that's simply my biggest issue with recent Pokemon games in general. There are too may freakin' Pokemon! Before this generation there were a whopping 809 Pokemon and this gen added another 94 (including Galarian forms) for a grand total of 903. I've been complaining about there being too many to keep up with since about gen 5 this has been getting head dizzingly worse for 4 generations now. I can't keep up with them all. I can't recognize half of them, there are too many strong pokemon, there are too many weak pokemon, because of this knowing a good mon from a weak one is a crapshoot where they used to be easily recognizable, I'm still seeing new Pokemon from previous generations despite playing all of them except B/W2 and S/M2, base stats have become derivative, The meta game has become dizzinglingly complex (only partially because of the sheer number), and last and probably most importantly, the original goal of "catching them all" has become all but a pipe-dream to do legitimately (GTS did help this it was also riddled with hackers) and has gone from something difficult but achievable to just insane.
My personal preference would have been some kind of soft reboot but cutting half the Pokemon actually still scratches that itch.
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