>>50510087Okay this is probably as autismo as you can get, brace yourselves
So after SwSh released I got into a lot of heated discussions with my friends about the series' changes over time (i.e. decline) with a lot of comparisons drawn to other series we liked such as Legend of Zelda
I made the case that there was a direct correlation between Pokemon's perceived failures and its yearly releases, which started alongside a jump to full 3D and world wide releases from a team that was not equipped to handle it, vs Zelda's perceived success and its releases every five years or so with assistance from experienced 3D teams like monolith soft
So I proposed an entire alternate game release timeline which would see Game Freak expand to two full dev teams which alternate titles over a generation and have years off prior to a new one starting to R&D new engines and workflows, which would effectively produce a pace similar to Zelda's release schedule. I've revised it a bit since BDSP/PLA were announced but not since SV
2010
>GF expands to two full teams to prepare for full 3D and WW releasesB-team develop B2W2 while A-team builds full 3D engine on 3DS devkit
2013
>XY delayed to take advantage of N3DS, B-team starts on ORAS2015
>Work starts on preparing the 3D engine to HD platforms2017
>A-team release SM for Switch with added features from our USUM and overworld encounters from LGPE/SwSh2018
>B-team release InfraRed/UltraViolet versions; they are sequels to SM/HGSS set in present day Kanto which follow on from Lillie/Lusamine ending from SM and uses ideas from Ultra Wilds/Rainbow Rocket/Fallers plot from USUM2019
>B-team release Johto expansion DLC for IRUV2021
>A-team takes the series in a new direction to kick off gen 8 with PLA2022
>B-team continue the traditional format with their first original games, SwSh, which includes all the features from our ones + DLC, while being designed for the free roam PLA engine 