>>49574520>This is a valid criticism of gen 2. I don't care about head cannon "Houndour migrate to Kanto" shit, Johto mons should be found in Johto; let Kanto mons live in Kanto.The notion that the new Pokemon in GSC were exclusively "Johto mons" is headcannon. They were only described as "newly discovered Pokemon," which is why they're harder to obtain than most of the original 151. Pokemon like Houndour, Slugma, Larvitar, and Misdreavus only being available in the second half of the game is an incentive to keep exploring every nook and cranny to find new Pokemon. Remember that GSC were made when it was still unclear if Pokemon would continue past the Gameboy era. A lot of people at that time thought it was merely a flash-in-the-pan fad that would burn out among kids after a couple of years. The idea that each region has its own unique Pokedex only started with Gen 3 after it became clear was still profitable enough to keep having new sequel games into perpetuity.
