>>51132438GO did, indeed, kill Pokemon, the franchise. But it revived it as Pokemon, the religion.
Only heathens come by here to cry about the past and not find their place in the future. GO is the salvation. GO players, despite frustrations, love all of Pokemon. You don't even need to play GO to make peace with what it has bought.
Do you know who is going to buy the most copies of SV? GOFags. Many have already pre-ordered.
GOfags outside of Japan spend as much as, if not more than, the Japanese base (who also play a lot of GO).
Even with how silly Niantic can be, do you know which players are listened to the most? GOFags. They tithe well, they are heard the most.
Your tithes are nothing but semen caked upon a Cynthia figure. Purify, and at least roll for Cynthia units in Masters for full redemption.
Do you know where Megas is still relevant? GO
Do you know where you can have buddy Pokemon, even shoulder Pokemon? GO
The only thing our church is lacking are ridable Pokemon, but I won't be surprised to see that added as a fringe feature.
Breeding is also missing, but that might be by design since the main point is to hunt or raid, not sit around and breed.
While you guys were screaming about Masuda, he took refuge in his game--GO, and went full Constantine behind your backs. While you cried for more coom, a full dex, and Megas, Masuda listened to our prayers and, through Hanke the Wayward Prophet.
Please, be thankful that it is the GOfags's money who still bless you with new games for your console.
My only wish is that GO would move a bit faster until they were 1:1 with the console games. Then, new Pokemon could release in small batches via GO, and we could phase you ungrateful console peasants out. Maybe you'll get a neat spinoff or two, but you should start learning your place.
