>>36224654Honestly, there's no Gen 7 Pokemon worthy of Smash. None of them are long-term popular like Lucario or Greninja, and they don't have the Genwun Barrier like Mewtwo or Charizard to protect them either. Aside from Mimikyu and Primarina, all of the Pokemon we know as "popular" are only popular because of artificial boosts from the anime that will die down as soon as the Alola Season ends.
Plus, because Gen 8 is but a year away, I can see Samurai being more likely to wait so he can take a pick at one of the Pokemon from there so they can be a DLC Fighter.