>>54805676>>sales floppedOnly overseas because the 3DS was already out.
>>region floppedThe common consumer doesn't care about any region except for Kanto anyway.
>>starters floppedSnivy and Oshawott were hugely successful in Japan which is all that matters to GF and TPC.
>>lucario clone floppedOne could argue they set up Zoroark to fail with its obtuse acquisition method combined with being a nonspeaking mother in the movie for the sole purpose of propping up Lucario even more, especially noted when they made a big fanfare out of returning Lucario as one of the mascots for the Sunday Pokemon Variety Show.
>>entire dex floppedIn addition to the aforementioned Snivy and Oshawott, the Top 30 Pokemon of Japan in 2021 also had Cincinno, Chandelure, Scolipede and Lilligant, with Cinccino being #2.
>>spin-offs floppedFair enough really, the only game worth a damn quality-wise was Conquest.
>>anime floppedNot really, but this is the point where they started leaning even more heavily into the Pokemon anime being for Japanese Toddlers, something westcucks failed to understand when they more overtly soft-rebooted in order to give that generation of Japanese youth an experience echoing OS they could call their very own.
