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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

While it is a bit of a bummer, I feel it's being blown out of proportion. The notion that all 800+ old Pokemon must be brought over in order to be a good game is something I find ridiculous. Add in the 100+ new Pokemon we get with every new game iteration, and it's just insane.

But it's not really ridiculous. All the models for all of these Pokemon already exist. Their animations already exist. It's not like they're having to remake everything from scratch every generation, these things were made with the intention to be able to keep using them for a long time.

Even if including all the Pokemon in the game was actually taxing, it's not ridiculous or insane to have an expectation that the most profitable franchise on the planet be able to get something done. Game Freak isn't some indie startup having unreasonable expectations lobbied at them from overdemanding fans. They have all the money and resources they could possibly need to make as good a game as they can.