>>57225464Technically one could argue that the directors switched during the development of GS. Tajiri's Pokemon 2 was based on all of Japan, as evident in the Spaceworld Demo, whereas Masuda was largely responsible for the Johto region in the final game. That's why he was given the role of sub-director of GS and role of co-director of Crystal. In short, Masuda did most of the heavy-lifting since 1998.
