For the past 10 years, I wondered: Why does Nintendo/Gamefreak have to add new pokemons on each new game/generation? I would rather enjoy a new game featuring new region and story, but only include first 151 pokemons.
Would you guys enjoy a new pokemon title only including first 151 pokemons or up to Gen2 251 pokemons? Srsly back then you felt like boss knowing all 151 pokemons, now we have 800+, most of the new ones ugly and/or useless.
Personally, I'd like 493 or 649, since those two are my favourite Generations, and they allow for far more varied team setups than just 151 or 251.
For example, Ghost and Dragon didn't really get at least six fully-evolved members until Gen III, meaning any specialists of those types were forced to use other types - i.e. Agatha had no choice but to be a second Poison-specialist, whilst Lance used non-Dragon draconic Pokémon (there's a distinct difference there).
If you allow for Gens III, IV and V, though, this issue is rectified - EXCEPT that FRLG barely had any Hoenn Pokémon in it at all, leaving Agatha and Lance sorely stranded, and the old woman's next appearance, Let's Go!, ONLY had 151 Pokémon (and Alolan formes), meaning she's never had the chance to be a true Ghost-specialist, unlike Shauntal and Morty. Lance, on the other hand, at least used solely-Dragons in the PWT.
So no, I would
not want just strictly 151 or 251 Pokémon - far too limited, and it's one major reason why Let's Go! was utterly abysmal garbage. 493 or 649, though, would be ideal (and if Mega Evolutions were tossed in, to give Beedrill and Charizard and others a welcome boost, that'd also be greatly appreciated).
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Not to mention that Gens IV and V added some nice dual-typings, like Dark/Fighting, Dark/Dragon, Dark/Steel, Grass/Steel, Grass/Ground, Dragon/Ground (used to be exceptional coverage, before Fairy/Flying Togekiss), Poison/Dark, Poison/Fighting, Fighting/Steel, Electric/Fire, Electric/Ice, Ghost/Dragon, Steel/Dragon, Fire/Steel, Psychic/Fire, Ground/Dark, Water/Ghost, Bug/Electric, Ghost/Fire, and more.
Not gonna get those with just 151 or 251.
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Though I wouldn't mind some pruning; the Nidoqueen line, Gardevoir, the Buneary duo, Froslass, Wormadam, Combee and Vespiquen, Salazzle, the Happiny line, Kangaskhan, the Smoochum duo, Miltank, the Petilil and Vullaby duos, the Flabebe, Bounsweet and Hatenna lines, and the Milcery duo, for example. I wouldn't mind at all if they vanished.
