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>first encounter is always a Pidgey
>wow! Pikachu says its name now just like muh Pokemon Yellow
>does this forest remind you of anything?
>FUCK that new starter you just got
>take this super nostalgic gen 1 starter and this special snowflake stone that makes your first starter completely inferior in every way
>oh shit, there's a Snorlax blocking your path!
>quick! go through this cave, fight some bad guys, and get a fossil at the end
>we would have made more new pokemon but we had to make room for Mega Charizards
>here, take this Mega Lucario! remember him from Smash Bros. fellow normies?
>here, take this Lapras!
>fuck a new legendary trio, go catch the legendary birds again
>oh shit, Mewtwo's in that cave! Only a true champion can navigate this elaborate and perilous one room dungeon to face it
DIS
GUST
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Say what you want about the other regions, at least they have a fucking identity. Who needs a memorable region and characters when you can just appeal to nostalgia in the most forced and cynical way possible? And now thanks to the 20th anniversary we're going to have sit through this bullshit all year long.
