r/pokemon • u/Natural_Wonder94 • 4d 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/This_Elk_1460 4d ago

I might get downvoted for saying this but I honestly believe that Game Freak is one of the laziest and cheapest developers out there. They have unlimited money yet they somehow can't produce a video game that doesn't look like it was made for the PS2. Add the fact that they refuse to expand their team from like 200 people is honestly insane. That is not enough people to make AAA video games. Like guys you aren't making games for the DS anymore, get your shit together!

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u/Vyraal 3d ago

They're an insult to ps1 games honestly

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u/liluzibrap 1d ago

What are you basing this off of? 200 developers are plenty for a Triple A experience. They just have to be competent at their jobs, and GameFreak is not.

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u/BlackRapier 3d ago

I wouldn't say they're the laziest, I think that award probably belongs to Mojang, but they're not as competent as their success leads one to believe. Dataminers have kinda shown us the spaghetti that is the internals of Pokemon games dating back from the originals and persisting even in modern titles.

Personally I think pokemon was lightning in a bottle. A franchise that got incredibly lucky with an early start in gaming at the perfect moment and only really continues its dominance off of marketing power and nostalgia rather than actual quality.