>>18029083Possible explanations:
(a) Mega Evolutions were considered part of the head count.
>I personally don't buy this(b) The plethora of earlier generation Pokemon in the Kalos dex made a large number of new Pokemon unnecessary
>It worked better for Johto, when new Pokemon accounted for 40% of the new dex, as opposed to 15% here(c) The process of creating new models for the 649 previous Pokemon (and all their forms) cut into the development time for brand new Pokemon.
>seems like kind of a shitty excuse, considering sort of the same thing was done for Gen V's animated sprites, but it's feasible(d) There are going to be even more Pokemon revealed in a third version/sequel/other game/patch/DLC!
>I doubt this. Sure, maybe a few extra formes and whatnot, but I doubt we'll see an "expansion pack" of Pokemon themselves.(e) GF got lazy
>the disingenuous response(f) GF realized the dex is pretty bloated as is, and wanted to slow down the rate of growth
>plausibleFor what it's worth, I don't mind the small amount of additions. I prefer having a "medley" of Pokemon across all generations over having mostly new Pokemon. For me, that's one reason why I liked Johto and disliked Hoenn.
I appreciated what BW1 was doing and went along with, but preferred BW2's direction. 
