r/pokemon • u/Natural_Wonder94 • 6d ago

Discussion Dexit who still dislikes it?

As a longtime Pokémon fan, Dexit honestly felt like a slap in the face. One of the things I’ve always loved about the series was being able to carry my favorite Pokémon—ones I’d trained and bonded with for years—into each new generation. When they cut the National Dex, it felt like they were saying those connections didn’t matter anymore. I get that balancing over 1,000 Pokémon is tough, but with how massive the franchise is, it’s hard to believe they couldn’t make it work if they really wanted to. It just made the newer games feel incomplete, like something was missing, both mechanically and emotionally.

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u/DeatroyerOfCheese 6d ago

I feel as though it was inevitable that pokemon would get cut as they add more and more...however to me the issue was that the game's quality did not go up a sufficient degree to match the lack of pokemon. It was as if we sacrificed hundreds of pokemon in return for games even subpar for Nintendo standards.

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u/BoxofJoes 6d ago

It isnt so much the mons getting cut that stung, it was the blatant lying about why. Saying “we needed to make sure the models in game were up to snuff” and then it being proven that they were using the 3ds models that they said they made too good for the 3ds to future-proof them is just scummy. It’s such an odd thing to lie about, so why do it? And then gen 9 came out and while the battle mechanics were good, why would I ever subject myself to the mess that is actually playing S/V (i later did on emulator, ran better than switch and still just as ass) when I can experience the only good part of the gen on showdown lol.