>>37988895Again and again mere change within the system of Pokémon and its style has falsely been welcomed as Progress by those spiteful to ignorant Genwunners; mega evolutions have falsely been embraced as desirable evolutions, and uncontrolled new tendencies have been falsely acclaimed as inevitable developments. Only when it was too late, only when the evil results of such novelties became strikingly obvious, did these novelties begin to be problems. Today’s democratic polls letting Greninja come out on top once again without a single peep from those more cultured can only lead to the majority moving to degeneracy, for their tasteless opinions are not mere matters of selecting your favorite Poffin from the bakery. These “mere opinions” are a matter of will; they are always, or ought to be always, travelling tickets implying a certain definite aim and destination, and the opinions we hold concerning what is desirable as design in Pokémon must point to a certain object we see in Life; — hence there is just as great a market for opinions, and just as great a demand for fixed values to-day as there ever was, and the jealous love with which men will quote well-established views i.e Marriland, Serebii, etc., or begin to believe when they hear that a view is well established — a fact which is at the root of all the fruits of modern popularity — shows what a need and what a craving there is for authority, for authoritative information, and for unimpeachable coiners of opinions. The outcome of Ash’s Synchro evolution, disregarding any traditional members of the team and denying a chance at a permanent sort of characterization, for like any fad catering to the spirit of the times, they are bound to be swept away with little heed or lasting positive legacy, indirect or otherwise, upon Game Freak or the Pokémon community itself.
