>>27561564Right. Well, we'll have to wait and see.
>>27561493Further enforced by the fact that some Pokemon require trading to evolve, and have required it since Gen I. If you buy multiple games to trade Pokemon between them assuming the life of one-dimensional Poke-protagonists then that's sad as fuck. Battling and trading with buddies makes the experience better (trading EV/IV trained Pokemon to newbie friends is also a pleasant feeling).