>>22962296>>22960891Catchable after the 8th Badge/Elite Four
I'M LOOKING AT YOU, Larvitar, Misdreavus, Houndour, Murkrow, Beldum, Bagon, etc.
At least Sinnoh did it right with Gible, having him in a really obscure part of the cave you can't get to until you can use Strength, which is like the 4th or 5th badge. And Gen 1 Kanto with catching Dratini in the Safari Zone.
After the 7th badge, you already have a team that you built from the bottom and trust, so there's no point in getting a new Pokemon.