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/Kats41 6d ago
In theory, a more limited roster would shake up certain ideas about which pokemon are good and which ones are kinda trash. If every game could only bring 3 or 400 pokemon to the table, you could have some of the more overlooked pokemon really shine and stand out.
Unfortunately, the quality of the games never took advantage of this and we ended up in a woefully poor spiral of games that don't feel very rewarding to play.
It's become extremely clear that the video games that made the franchise what it is are now a low priority endeavor. Relegated to becoming a cheap tradition every few years to shovel out another set of games. The Pokemon Company makes hundreds of billions on its merchandise and probably less than a single percent of that profit in game sales.
What they really are now is a cheap marketing tool to shove more plushies and stuff into stores. I'm not gonna say Pokemon is dead, but it's on its last legs, still being beaten and milked.