>>28127780>>28127861>>28128470>anyone who doesn't want more pokemon is a smogonfagReally it's not just about viability in battle. There are a ton of preexisting pokemon that could have a niche in single player but you either don't encounter it early enough or you won't encounter it at all.
Also many pokemon are just rehashes of other mons anyway. Bibarel, Diggersby, Talonflame, and I guess now Vikavolt are the only regional mons that weren't completely interchangeable with the rest of their archetype.
Can you seriously defend three fire/fighting starters in a row, with the likelihood of a fourth fire/fighting starter on the way?
Even if we had a thousand mons it wouldn't suddenly feel like a real world because the games have terrible worldbuilding.
I wish regional forms were introduced sooner. It could have stopped the Pokedex from being so bloated with fillermons.
