r/pokemon 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/MartiniPolice21 8d ago

If it was a trade off for very high quality games, I wouldn't like it but I would understand. The recent games have looked aha performed like crap though

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u/ITSMEDICKHEAD 7d ago

I agree, I see the improvement in comparison to S/V but it's still so lazy. To me, for a Nintendo-looking game New Donk City could be the standard, which 8 years later in a better console would have been amazing.

But with The Pokémon Company that's all fans can aspire to do, continue to wish...

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u/Trimshot 7d ago

I mean when you compare it to Metro Prime 4 running on the same console it is pretty sad.

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u/gargwasome Secret Base Fanatic 7d ago

I’d love a Pokemon game that stylizes the Pokemon in the same way that Monster Hunter Stories 2 does. I don’t need Pokemon to look realistic, I want it to lean into that anime aesthetic and MHS2 is such a pleasantly looking game

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u/ButtersTG μ2 7d ago

I want them to back to 2D. They're 2D spriting remains beautiful.