>>47564576It was the biggest departure the series has ever had with a heavily increased focus on the game's story and the removal of any non-Unovan Pokemon from the main game (which pretty much solidified genwunners along with the rising popularity of social media). It also released real late in the DS' life span and unlike Gen I/II, it didn't have the Pokemania hype to carry it through like Pokemania could for the GB and GBC.
>>47564596This is true but SS is also horseshit and it still sold better than every Gen outside of the Pokemania ones
