>>46553266Still, they could've stuck to that premise by giving it a different event that isn't a retcon.
The whole thing about New Kanto is that it is different, three years have passed so things get changed. Of course, it did feel empty and deserved some expansion, but of all ways to improve GSC Kanto, mindlessly restoring Genwun content is the worst and laziest approach.
An example of a good approach is what they did with Fuchsia. They did add new content (Pal Park) while still keeping the old plot of Baoba leaving and abandoning the Safari Zone.
Would you prefer if HGSS Safari Zone was located in Fuchsia, as if nothing happened throughout those three years? I wouldn't. I think what we got is leagues better.
Similarly, they could have brought Mewtwo back in a way that feels fresh and isn't so detached from the game's overall plot (in Gen I we had an entire story leading to Mewtwo, with Pokemon Mansion diaries and so on. In HGSS, it is just there).
