* Ribbon Masters (collecting ribbons from Gen 3 all the way through newest games - some of those pokemon are not available anymore - and it can be a lot of work lost) * Competitive Games (the reduced dex is like playing in a standard tournament for Magic, while the full dex is like playing in legacy/Type 1) * Breeding (When new pokemon are released, sometimes breeding with older pokemon is an efficient way to teach some of the egg moves from older pokemon) * Nostaliga (Some players just like having adventures with pokemon that they have an attachment to for whatever reason - I for example have a Mightyena named after a dog that I have since put down)
I have no idea why a ribbon is. But the work wouldnt be lost. A lot of them would still have ribbons from others game, right? I feel like I need to know what these ribbons are to understand. I think it will be better and more fun without people using the same 6 Pokmon theyve been using in every game since it started. Its almost feel like everyone builds the same exact team as every other player because its the strongest team. And then it gets boring. This is probably one of the reasons I like it not being the whole dex, tbh... Eh, I think as long as they can learn certain moves, it should be fine. With TMs and HMs, you can learn a lot of moves. And breeding them with other Pokmon in game should allow them to learn the moves you need... Nostalgia all good and well. But playing the older games can let you still have that nostalgia. You dont need every Pokmon game to give you that feeling. As a matter of fact, I know people that dont play Pokmon because it feels like they dont change...
Yo Link, my dude, your objections are literally just your opinion that no one gives two shits about. GameFreak is creatively bankrupt. If you can't see it then you have less intelligence than your average rock. ---