>Start region with 400+ dex, already big.
>Make DLC packs to let players catch some more
>Be first entry in the franchise with a (near) 1 game catch'em all
Genuinely a good plan, and kudos are due if it were true. But alas
>Turns out for whatever reason the import process is taking longer than expected
>Just focus on the in region
>Delete any that aren't in regional dex
Masuda makes his statement. He heads back home at a clean 5pm
>"Ooo foa da rove of buggu in anusu, Ai havvu dishappointed our royar fans"
>The sound of crickets resonates through the kinda dark but not really road he's walking on.
>It's his phone ringing
>"Masuda-san"
>"Tani-kun, wai arr you corring me afta waaku, you shoodo be reraxxing wid your famaree, you know how muchu famaree and our emproyee's hearuthu mattas to us at GamefreakTM."
>"I'm sorry sir, but i just couldn't in good conscience finish without telling you. I've run the numbers, we should be able to fit in all of the pokemon we wanted into the expansion pass."
Other japanese people speak normally because typing like that hurts my soul
>"Whattu do you mean?"
>"We can release all of the cut pokemon with the DLC, we can even patch them into the base game for free."
>Masuda sheds a tear
>"TANI-KUN, ARR YOU TERRING ME DAT WE CAN DERIVA DE POKKETU MONSUTA EKUSUPERIENSU WE WANTEDO?
>"Yes sir I am."
>"Arigato, Tani-kun. Now, it izu nearry roku-piemu, you shuddo get homu and rai down. We habarot ova waak to do tomorroo."
>Masuda breaks a smile, and continues his journey home.
