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Literally what was Game Freak thinking?
>Make starter Pokemon the core of your marketing for more than two DECADES
>Prominently put them on the box art, in promotional art, in the anime, in spin-offs, make merchandise and merchandise and more merchandise of them
>Help consumers develop deep, emotional attachments to starter Pokemon through marketing and mechanics
>Get horrible PR when it's revealed your games won't include all past Pokemon
This isn't about Game Freak being insulated from criticism or whatever, this is the type of decision that should get someone demoted or fired from a business perspective.