Personally, I think that DLC is the way to go. And I believe this for several reasons:
1st: As long as the National Dex eventually makes its way back, I think it’s better to break the game up into chunks that are more manageable. It would have been very difficult to find and catch all 900 or so Pokémon in the space provided in the Galar region as it is. The amount of Pokémon spread out over the Galar region is optimal, I think. To be able to have the whole dex available, the Galar region would have had to have been at least 2.5 times larger to hold that many Pokémon comfortably so as 50 different species would not be located in the same patch of grass.
2nd: DLC gives the game developers a chance to see issues that occur in the base game and correct them. Because of the DLC IOA, there are new benefits that increase our standard of living as trainers (Gmax soup, new move tutor, wiping ev’s)And yeah. In theory, game developers could have put all of this in the base game, but sometimes problems arise that aren’t expected. DLC gives them an opportunity to fix gameplay problems and support a growing competitive scene.
For once, playing with competitive Pokémon is a very real reality for even casual gamers. This competition is needed to help keep Pokémon fresh and alive in an age of video games where there is a huge market in the competitive scene and streaming.
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