>>48153272>Alola actually does reference all generations thoughIt really doesn't. Every gen has one or two throwaway references, but Gen 6 was more celebratory of the entire series than Gen 7 was.
>>48153286references =/= pandering. The one time they actually do mention Kanto in XY it's in reference to a character that was only seen in Johto games
By your logic
>Forced LucarioIs Sinnoh pandering, when it had nothing to do with Sinnoh.
>>48153290Cope, because it wasn't. I'm not even saying the references were good, either. Santalune Forest was interesting for all of 5 minutes but it ultimately hurt Kalos's legacy.
It's still Alola and Galar's fault. They're the ones that compounded it and made it pandering. Pic related.