>>43823005Because they knew it would sell like hotcakes. The Switch was a astounding success, Pokémon was trendy at the time and they know how loyal the playerbase is.
And they knew that the Adepts of the Brand™ would shill it for free no matter how mediocre the game would be, because
>Pokémon was never about looking good, sounding good or even playing good in the first place. Pokémon was always about catching Pokémon. But oh don't mind the dex cut, it's not like you would bother catching them all in the first place amirite? 