>>37610930This.
Tajiri wanted the series to end after the 2nd gen. Red was supposed to be the final battle in the game, a culimination of everything you learned in this epic battle.
Masuda and Shitendo were absolute fucking jews though. They low key threatened him into letting someone else take the helm of the series, while he was relegated to being an executing producer (essentially doing nothing) while getting a fat paycheck.
Money corrupted Tajiri into handing over the series. Simple as.
