>>37894565I guess it gave some people time to bond with some of the new species that way without having one of their old mons getting in the way of that. and to make the discovery aspect more exciting.
On the other hand, For some people these species would just be a means to an end to them as they'd want to bring their old favorite team the moment they reached the Post Game.
Either way, I'm generally impressed by most of the Mons there are and how well they look for the most part. And honestly I could care less if some old mons still exsist before Post Game because not all mons are accessible pre-post game like that in previous games anyway.