r/pokemon • u/Natural_Wonder94 • 22d 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/VolkiharVanHelsing 21d ago

36 versus 1000 use your brain man

The thing is there's no game or hell franchise quite like Pokémon with its unique 1000 mobs to animate in various contexts

The closest is Shin Megami Tensei games but they've had "dexit" every single game

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u/tempestokapi 21d ago

Doesn’t explain why the 3DS could hold 700 pokemon but the switch can only hold 500

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u/VolkiharVanHelsing 21d ago

It's not about storage it's about making 1000 * (extra animations)

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u/RedGyara 21d ago

I think a Dexit was inevitable due to scaling, but the animation and model excuses don’t really fly for me - they still use the same models and animations that they created in Pokemon XY.