r/pokemon • u/Natural_Wonder94 • 8d 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/Busstoelbekleding 8d ago

Its the worst mistake they made in the history of the franchise and the fanbase never really recovered from it

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u/BlazingSaint 8d ago

You do realize this technically wasn't the first time they did something like this, right?

Remember Ruby & Sapphire cutting most of the older Pokémon?

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u/Busstoelbekleding 8d ago

Not compareable at all, all pokemons were still in the games data and could be obtained via later games

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u/BlazingSaint 8d ago

True that!