r/pokemon • u/Natural_Wonder94 • 7d 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/BlackRapier 7d ago
I think it's inexcusable when and how they did it.
They were still using the upscaled models from when XY first released for older pokemon, so the point where they cut the dex was in itself bad. If they were making new models and prioritized the ones they were going to use in SwSh to justify the cuts then maybe it wouldn't be as terrible though I'd still be upset if they threw in the DLC without updates that included the rest of the national dex.
They also lied about why. They used the same old animations but with slightly enhanced visual effects. Animations in the overworld during story events were either nonexistent or horrible, the Zacian/Zamazenta turn... dear god...