>>31139126>because of what Ethan didNever mentions anything the protagonist did. He just mentions who he is, and where he's from. Again, nothing indicates the protagonists involvement.
>Blue congratulates him after he beats RedIn the same game.
You can catch Groudon, and get dialogue for that if it is in the same game. Doesn't mean Ethan catches Groudon. You can even get Lati@s and get dialogue for that in HGSS. You can even get dialogue for Arceus. Again, canonically, it shouldn't even be possible.
>ignoring a large portion of the game It's not the game, though. The game ends with the credits. Afterwards, it's just a bunch of optional stuff. Things a lot of people don't even bother with, and they don't need to. That's the nature of optional content. That's why it's never been acknowledged, because these are things players didn't necessarily did.
