>>45805382>why isn't this post-game area just another game crammed into the same cartridgeBecause it's a post-game area. It's a thank-you for playing the game, and lets you see how Kanto changed since the time you left it, topped with a duel against yourself.
>>45804105Anyone that thinks this is a mouthbreathing retard. Johto didn't exist as an advertisement for merchandise, frontloading every marketable Pokemon on the first three routes. It's "identity" was being a proper sequel to Kanto and it respected that - a ton of Johto Pokemon are secret or low encounters to make it feel exciting to find something new.
