>>43517952Which is probably why we haven't seen Pokémon amiibos made for mainline despite such a combination being an easy and potentially big moneymaker; too much effort for GameFreak to bother coding in.
It's somewhat baffling considering the fact that such a concept has happened before back in Gen 3 with the e-Reader. Though it didn't flat out give Pokémon, it did offer trainer battles and exclusive items.