>>14812184I don't want to give false hope - seeing how badly it made me feel in the end - but there is a chance that they decided to put Gallade on hold in order to have something to show off in the next edition/release/generation.
I mean, gimmicks like Mega evo are more hype-generating than a batch of cross-gens, new type or an overbloated populace of region-specific legendaries. That way every pokemon with a distinct popularity and design potential can be a little gold vein if handled and distributed over time properly.
...and Gallade HAS some popularity to stand out, doesn't he?