>>18804074Also, it's not called "being not cannon" but having a different continuity.
>>18804108>Rocket Sabrina was in the gamesYes. She did nothing when Team Rocket attacked, suggesting that she was a Rocket already. It wasn't just directly stated.
>ZapmolcunoSpiky-Eared Pichu
>EMERARUDO!He wasn't displayed in games, so what? A lot of characters didn't appeared in first games and were introduced in remakes for example.
>>"NO! NOT INTO THE EDGE! IT CUTS!"Team Rocket killing Marowak, if that wasn't edgy enough. Also play Colosseum or XD: Gale of Darkness.
It has basically the same characters, it tells the same story in a little different way and Satoshi Tajiri stated that its the closest to what he imagined Pokémon world to be.
It may be the same continuity or not, that's just disputable. No official statement was given proving or disproving it, but Satoshi Tajiri's words suggests it may be the same. Creating shitload of continuities for similar thing is just plain dumb and is not a better solution.