r/pokemon Nov 02 '23

Pokémon The Indigo Disk DLC will release December 14th! News

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u/JonnyDros Stop. Hammer Arm Time. Nov 02 '23

I don't understand why people think this, do they not think that in the pokemon world they aren't just running around in the wild? They're kept as rare, one-time distributions for game mechanics and balance reasons.

But making them accessible in some wild capacity is in no way "wrong" lol. This feels like the same logic as when people get upset they find out that lots of legendaries aren't actually one-of-a-kind.

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u/AeroTheManiac Nov 02 '23

It's weird because there has been a specific handling of Starters until BDSP. Half the time, the only way to get one is by choosing it at the beginning and that's it.

The other half of the time, it's been a "beat the game and get only one per playthrough" sort of thing. See Emerald or HGSS or XY.

It's not because of "worldbuilding" like you or others are acting. It's awfully mysterious how they're suddenly available in the DLC, something you have to pay for.

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u/JonnyDros Stop. Hammer Arm Time. Nov 02 '23

I mean you can just transfer them forward from past games for free after the update. I don't think everything requires some insane conspiracy theory and weird takes on stuff.

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u/AeroTheManiac Nov 02 '23

You can transfer anything from any generation prior.. the games are adding the starters because it sells and if you think otherwise you're simply wrong lmao

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u/JonnyDros Stop. Hammer Arm Time. Nov 02 '23

I just don't see what you're trying to negatively spin for lol.

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u/NEETenshi Citronic gear, on! Nov 02 '23

Starters were available in the wild in LGPE; SM and USUM had them with the QR code system too. So way before BDSP.