>>44601219It's been an extremely slow decline.
>2014: Hype for ORAS killed by no Battle Frontier; Masuda's comments about smartphones tainted perception of the entire franchise. >2016: After content drought, Kalos is forever shit from lack of third version. May be a sign that third versions are permanently killed. Sun and Moon bloated with dialogue and is the third game in a row without a substantial postgame. >2017: Whoops nevermind here's a third version split between TWO games. Lack of changes that address flaws of Sun and Moon. >2018: Kanto pandering at an all time high. Lackluster remake announced and seems to be a blatant cash grab. Unleash shitposting like never seen before, including the KANTOOOOO meme and flamewars about the current state and the future of Pokemon. >2019: Dexcut. For some, this is the straw that broke the camel's back, and franchise shows no hope of recovery. Games are blatantly rushed. Fanbase is forever divided. >2020: TPCi continues to go all in on the mobile market. DLC for shit games announced, only addresses maybe half of the issues at most with the games. 