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They would still try to chase that console based-golden cash cow and never see Pokemon reach a higher experience potential.
They would still be though of as Nintendo's Bitch and not a standalone franchise that surpassed Sanrio.
Pokemon GO (the true and honest mainline, super-core series that brings them all together) doesn't just make money on the app alone. The "normies" buy more merch than the """mainline""" players. The majority of which are also now GO players.
Tl;Dr they would not have a moneymaking cult.