>>48821962Good in concept, but in practice bound to make half the fanbase mad. I know I'd have been mad as fuck if my fave hadn't made the cut. Luckily he seems to still be a fan favourite even after eight gens. Shared MVP honors with Boltund for my Shield run, starters have been a shit since gen 5.
The idea of shaking up the dex to give more limelight to the new arrivals makes sense, I know I have to push myself not to use the same old team every gen and I appreciate not having to force myself for lack of alternatives, as retarded as it sounds.
Cutting the time and effort required to make animations for hundreds of extra pokes makes sense as well (of course if the end result is so shit they might as well go back to 2d).