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>Smash 5 development started in 2016, following a short break from Smash 4 DLC
>roster finalization is usually one of the first things that's cemented
>Sun and Moon were in development at this time
>assuming Pokemon got another preferential treatment/Greninja situation, an Alolamon is almost assured
>of course, official popularity polls for Alolamons wouldn't release until this year, so there was no way to know who would be popular and who wouldn't
>therefore the safest route for Sakurai would be to once again pick the "cool one" that looks like it would be popular
Bros
>roster finalization is usually one of the first things that's cemented
>Sun and Moon were in development at this time
>assuming Pokemon got another preferential treatment/Greninja situation, an Alolamon is almost assured
>of course, official popularity polls for Alolamons wouldn't release until this year, so there was no way to know who would be popular and who wouldn't
>therefore the safest route for Sakurai would be to once again pick the "cool one" that looks like it would be popular
Bros
