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eah. But not every Pokmon has to be in every game. They could have, and probably shouldve cut that out earlier, tbh...

That would have just ruined the series even sooner.

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It kind of is. With actual cards, youre taking them from one binder and putting them in another. You dont have to recollect it. With Pokmon, youre taking them from one game, and moving it to another. You also dont have to recollect (or re-catch it) again. They are pretty similar. You moving part (or all) of your collection from one place to another... And AFAIK, there was never any guarantee. They just hadnt cut any before. But they were mostly likely going to soon. If not this game, within the next few...

But you're missing the point. People usually leave old Pokemon games behind when they move over to the new games. That means the old pokemon get left behind if they can't be transferred. So the collection is basically worthless.

The thing about Pokemon is that it's not a real collection--it's digital, but the fact that you can trade and transfer your pokemon makes them feel real, like you are moving around physical creatures. That was always a huge part of the appeal. And now it feels like your physical creatures are trapped in an old game you aren't going to play anymore, or else trapped in Home where they may never escape.

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800+ Pokmon is a game is kind of ridiculous. Thats a lot. Imagine if you actually had to catch them in game all over again. That would take forever. Its can easily take a long time for people to catch like the original 150 sometimes. It could take more than 5x as long. And thats if they show up. The regions arent that big. Meaning certain areas would have hundreds of Pokmon youd be grinding just to get a specific one. And the game will continue to sell on brand name alone. Because people will groan and complain, and then still buy the game. Over and over. And when they stop, it wont matter. Because the old fans that sill like it will buy. And the new fans. If the national dex bothers you that much, it may just be time for Pokmon to end for you. This may be the new direction they are going...

That's why some people would transfer, while others would start collecting them all for the first time. It's like if you started collecting Transformers right now: you could go buy newer ones at the store or from online retailers, but older ones you would need to buy from other collectors who have been collecting much longer than you have. Pokemon was set up to emulate this collector environment. And now Gamefreak's cutting huge ass corners just to see how much they can get away with.

But I do agree that people will keep buying the games. Nothing will change. But I'm not going to stop criticizing Gamefreak just because of that.