>>36125912Just like how Blue was one of the most iconic parts of Gen 1 as a whole but they dropped him and replaced him with some faggot, right?
GameFreak doesn't care to keep things 100% faithful, they gotta keep up their squeaky clean image they've held for awhile now and avoid any possible controversy that could come from such as having a douche for a rival after having nothing but butt buddies since Gen 5, the concept of death being laid out flat in your face, the Ghost of Marowak's Backstory, the Possessed Channelers and all that shit.