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fags like this dont remember completionism in gen 3
in order to just complete the pokedex, you needed
>Fire Red AND Leaf Green for the original 150
>One Kanto starter per save file, plus you need to have to beat the game to trade out of Kanto
>Japanese emerald for mew
>Colosseum for the Johto starters (you could get them in GoD but its much easier in Colo)
>Lugia in GoD
>Ho-oh in Colo
>Celebi requires the JAPANESE Colosseum Bonus Disk
>Emerald for the rest, right? Nah, you need Ruby/Sapphire for Jirachi (Emerald doesn't support the Colosseum Bonus Disk)
>Only get either Huntail or Gorebyss per playthrough
>Only get Kabuto or Omanyte per playthrough
Only get Anorith or Lileep per playthrough
>Only get Latios or Latias per playthrough, unless you own the Eon Ticket e-reader card, an e-reader, and if playing Emerald have the ability to mix records with Ruby and Sapphire
>Deoxys was event only
This is of course just for the National Dex. Getting specific moves on Pokemon (some being one per save file tutors), EV training, breeding for good IVs, etc were insane time sinks. People didn't bitch back then because they understood the point of Pokemon was to be a multi game franchise that puts together all of the work you've put into all of these games to make cohesive teams.
For everyone bitching about m-muh Landorus or Enamorus too hard to get!!!11 can just go to the GTS and find someone to trade with, sent out some rare Vivillon forms or something. It's easier than ever to make a competitive team, and that's great, but it's bringing in the kind of people who are going to bitch about the way things have always been.