>The two best games in the series are also the only two games in the series designed as sequels instead of as iterations (Gen 2 and BW2)
>Iterative entries are the cause of the dex bloating up with dozens of route 1 shitmons and legendary pantheons (Which in itself was the eventual cause of the dex cut, and is the ongoing cause of the fact that there's too many Pokemon to ever really develop the series representation of any of them), feature retention being non-existent in the series, the terrible production pipeline that leaves every Pokemon game unfinished
>Every iterative entry since the series has gone 3D has been bad, and not only that, progressively getting worse game to game
>Despite this, the fanbase is CLAMORING for a Gen 9
>Even in the face of Gamefreak outright saying Legends was the future direction of the franchise upon reveal, and now having the sales figures to back it up
There is no gen 9. And if you like good games, you shouldn't WANT a gen 9. It's no coincidence that the best Pokemon game in a decade didn't just iterate on what existed previously and only added like 20 Pokemon. Gens were killing this series, the only reason gen 4 and 5 turned out fine was the low demand of making a DS game.