>>45288940>Before MissingNo. glitches become to a common thing, you have to understand that everyone doesn't have access to internet for that kind of knowledge.Everyone knew MissingNo., if you didn't have internet yourself then you'd find out through a friend or on the playground.
>Dragonite was a bitch to get back then, therefore his popularity wasn't really that big because everyone doesn't have time for evolve it.Attainability has no impact on popularity, only exposure. Lance, literally the second strongest trainer in RBY, who was presented in-game as the greatest trainer in the game before the rival twist, used Dragonite as his ace. Everyone knew Dragonite through him and most people wanted one because it was said to be rare and powerful.
Furthermore, every single gen I Pokemon has a good degree of popularity simply through being there before anyone else. Nostalgia remains as powerful as ever. So don't go trying to paint Dragonite as unpopular,
