>>45169551>are you pretending you don't need all previous games to complete the swoosh dex too?No, I'm saying that its no worse for wear than any other game in the series. You can catch all of the mons in the dex and trade for the version exclusives, same for the IoA dex and soon to be CT dex.
>b-b-but muh Alola Starters and MelmetalThose are, quite literally, NOT in the dex. Those are extra mons you can bring along if you so choose, but they hold no bearing towards any dex completion in Sword and Shield.
>b-but muh DLC monsAlso not in the dex. If you don't have the DLC and have finished getting all of the mon available, you are 100% DONE unless you choose to buy it.