>>50452717Gen 5 had the Charizard Bridge and Gen 6 brought Kanto starters, their mega evolutions and Kanto's legendaries gratuitely, but it was since Gen 7 that it was becoming really obnoxious.
During the Gen 6 years /vp/ complained more about how XY not only shoved Lucario out of nowhere. They forced you to use it as they showed how mega evolution works and they gave you one for free because reasons.
Also the fact that Masuda said in an interview it was his favorite Pokémon gave it the status of the spoiled kid of the series.