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>invent pokemon
>worldwide phenomenon!
>make pokemon 2
>$$$
>begin pokemon 3
>"hmmm.. not sure how long we'll be able to keep this up. have to let a few pkmn go"
>fans didnt like that
>backpedal and create remakes like it was planned all along
>eureka
>holy shit we can make this a tradition on each system
>make gen 4 and do hgss
>everyone eats it up
>idea.png
>new game will be a soft reboot with the most soul
>give it your all
>best soundtrack, best rivals, best story, best art style
>nobody cares because there's no recognizable monsters from their childhood
>people are too busy making fun of the ice cream cone instead of appreciating the art
>even peta is dogging you
>"oh shit, we went all in on this and have no remakes to fall back on this time"
>regroup and invent mega evolution
>announce 3d pkmn games with tons of nostalgia bait
>too mentally exhausted to create anything worthwhile this time, but we got the fans back at least
>rerelease gen 1 and 2 on virtual console with pokemon bank support
>evil idea
>thinking about it...
>evil grinning
>realize you can let people store their pkmn in pokemon bank services, and transfer them up each gen— independent of the games
>release sun/moon. game does not acknowledge national pokedex. nobody seems to care.
>so far so good
>"dont worry about including every pkmn in gen 8"
>"b-but masuda.. don't you remember what happened the last two times?"
>masuda_grin.jpg
>announce the infamous "dex cut"
>receive death threats
>it'll be worth it
>spoon feed the rest for 8 years
>dex cut is now normalized
>a whole generation of kids have now grown up with it this way
>release gen 10 and announce that every single pokemon is available in the game
>everybody flips their shit like super smash bros ultimate
>"OMFG a pokemon game with EVERY pokemon? holy shittttt!!!!"
>"holy fuck holy fuck holy fuck"
>200 million copies sold
>massive praise and recognition
>rinse repeat
>should've appreciated the art when they were still passionate for it
