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Jq1790:
Ahh, I misinterpreted. I also did not know of that extra background so that makes a bit more sense.

Hm...Well, if we find something common to Scotland (which is what I hear a lot of people saying the region is based on), maybe there'll be a clue in there?

hyorinryu:

--- Quote from: Raikaria on March 15, 2019, 07:36:08 PM ---None of the first three gens had their first release be such a flawed mess as D/P were compared to Platinum however.

Also Let's Go is a Yellow remake, and technically Gen 1 re-remakes were due.

Who wants to take bets on a Bulldog pokemon?

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I wouldn't count the Let's Go series a remake, at least not in the way the other remakes were. The Let's Go series wasn't really meant for the veterans of the franchise, it was meant for the people who keep bringing Blisseys and Aggrons to every raid. I haven't played the remakes of other games, but I was under the impression that they were there to give an older region all the mechanics/pokemon up to the newest gen. Let's go being Kanto-based was a given since it has the most recognition. I'd be down for a sequel Let's go though. Especially if it had more content, because that was my biggest issue with LG (that, and how they handled hazards.)

I'm not sure what to go on for the Galad region.
--- Quote from: Raikaria on March 18, 2019, 11:09:42 AM ---Last I checked they were the 'Fairy Pokemon'.

I mean actually classified as 'Bulldog pokemon'.

[Also Granbull/Snubbull are probobly Cu Siths, because that is literally Celtic for Dog Fairy, who, according to legend, are the size of a bull; and look like a dog; hence their appearance... so actually with their origin being British I think it's a fair bet to say Snubbull will be in the regional dex?]

Besides; it's not like we have pokemon based on the same animal already.

Also; what do you guys think the Regional Bird and Regional mammal will be based of? They're inevitable additions after all. I'd say Pidgeon or Swan, but Unova took those birds. Maybe a Goose? As for mammal, maybe something like a Mouse?

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Maybe a heron or an egret if those aren't taken? Shrews or moles for the mammal? I googled birds and Great Britain and took what popped up a lot.

Ranko:
Seems a bit dumb of me to say again, but this doesn't at all strike anything with me like how Platinum or HG/SS did. Just seems like milking a cow.

Raikaria:

--- Quote from: Ranko on April 11, 2019, 07:12:37 AM ---Seems a bit dumb of me to say again, but this doesn't at all strike anything with me like how Platinum or HG/SS did. Just seems like milking a cow.

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Pokemon is a 23 year old franchise at this point.

At that point, it's not really going to stand out that much. It's like Core Mario games are going to involve a slightly pudgy plumber jumping around, or Core LoZ games will have a blonde-haired elf-like kid swinging a sword and shield around with loads of side items used for progression.

Besides; Pokemon really isn't the most milked franchise. There aren't games every single year like things such as CoD, and Pokemon also doesn't start whacking your wallet for more with tons of DLC, and while you can call the remakes cash grabs, there's also *demand* for them. [Remember Hoenn Confirmed memes?]. It's a blurr between giving people what they want and the $$$.

Sure Nintendo is perfectly happy to rehash the same winning formulea again with some tweaks, but frankly, it works. And Nintendo is also far from the scummiest company in gaming.

And frankly; it's stable, realiable cash cow franchises like Pokemon, Mario and LoZ which let Nintendo push the boat out on new franchises, and take risks with their console design [Some that work; like the Wii, and others like the Wii U that flop; but Nintendo has that stable cushion to flop onto instead of a hard floor]

Drake:
Plus I can all but guarantee a large part of that sentiment depends on age group. I for one think HGSS is around the top of the series and I played Diamond for ages but I have to acknowledge part of that is because Silver was my first game and HGSS was the point where I was the most into Pokemon while still being very impressionable. Not at all to say that all Pokemon games are created equal of course, but I think the feeling in people that Pokemon is getting stale or being ultra hype etc is largely age and how invested they already are. Being interested in new entries is almost like anti-nostalgia, which is why there are so many appeals to nostalgia alongside it.

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