>>36266703Honestly, this. Pokemon games seem to have gone through this path
>gen I and II full pokemania>gen III, kids were already teenagers and 'too cool for pokemon'>gen IV ???>gen V a lot of the kids who had stopped playing pokemon saw the new designs and thought "pokemon is not pokemon anymore">Gen VI KANTO starters?! Charizard gets TWO mega evolutions?!?!?!>Gen VII KANTO pokemon get new formes?!?!?!>LGPE KANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO