>>32467215Then Generations would take precedence considering that was actually marketed as being an expansion of the games.
The animated shorts were advertising, so if there was any contradiction, the shorts would be dismissed.
But as it stands, there was no contradiction at all.
Both the animated shorts and Origins/Generations are GF approved, and slot together with no problems.
(except that obviously non-canon intro episode to Generations which doesn't fit with anything, was just a action montage)
According to all of the vidya-universe animation, the canon teams are;
>Red changes his team a lot, but this is his as of Hall of Fame:-Charizard
-Dodrio
-Jolteon
-Persian
-Lapras
-Scyther
Red changes his team before he even finished his Kanto adventure, using the legendary birds for a while, before settling on the team you see at Mt. Silver.
Ethan's team is never shown at all. Generations interestingly suggests that he does not capture the Red Gyarados though, as it is shown in the wild post-LoR.
>Brendan-Sceptile
Lucas/Dawn have never been shown in vidya-universe animation
>Hilbert-Zekrom
-Emboar? (I could be mis-remembering this)
>Nate-Lucario
-Emboar
-Arcanine
>Calem-Charizard
-Chestnaught
So with the exception of Red, even if you canonfag with your teams, you'll have complete freedom with at least half of your team each playthrough, usually being able to pick everything except the started. In the case of gen 2/4, you even have free choice of starter.
Some people like to play with the limitations of canon. I myself have done so, and it can create some interesting playthroughs as you build teams around what was already established by Game Freak.
