>>35285344GF confirm in-game they used the zodiac as inspiration in Gen I+II. They expanded the designers team in Gen III, it's up in the air whether the newbies saw it and started following it in III or whether they did so in IV, but fact remains NONE outright rubbish is and weight of evidence for very much outweighs against. Until something comes along, in the next 5 set of new starters to rubbish it, developer's intent trumps headcanon.
