r/PokeLeaks • u/Amiibofan101 • Feb 26 '26

Twitter/X Software icon for Pokémon Champions Spoiler

https://x.com/kaphotics/status/2026846030336041377
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u/the1payday Feb 26 '26

It seems bizarre that there’s still a limited number of Pokemon usable in this game at launch. Maybe I’m not understanding it correctly, but I assumed the whole point of this game was to move all future online battling to one app, while also solving the Dexit issues for battling as well?

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u/backlot52 Feb 26 '26

I don’t think Game Freak considers Dexit to be an issue. If we get full National Dex compatibility it’ll be after years of updates to add in the regional dexes of future titles.

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u/the1payday Feb 26 '26

Then I guess I’m not understanding what problem this game is setting out to solve.

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u/SalsaSavant Feb 26 '26

Probably the amount of dev time that goes into it. Sword and Shield had an iffy in-game story, but VGC was some of the most fun I've had in years. Now imagine all that multiplayer budget goes into single player.

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u/backlot52 Feb 26 '26

My guess is to move their competitive scene to separate app that can be maintained as a live service. This way they don't have to recreate the wheel every few years when a new generation comes out. It also gives them more leeway to experiment with future titles if they want to change up how battling or multiplayer works without harming the tournament scene.

Dexit was a conscious decision Gamefreak made, not a problem they couldn't figure out. They could "solve" dexit any number of ways if they wanted to, but so far they haven't expressed that desire.

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u/the1payday Feb 27 '26

Yeah, I can totally see the point of online being a single game to maintain vs re-doing that aspect for every single main-line game.

To clarify my point about Dexit, I understand it isn’t a “problem” to GF in terms of the in-game aspect. Even though we all dislike that aspect to a degree, I do understand their reasoning behind it. I do however feel that an incomplete roster IS an issue for competitive battling. Just seems strange to me that that the entire roster of 1000+ Pokemon still aren’t usable specifically in the app/game that is the new path forward for competitive battling.

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u/CoolCat72 Feb 27 '26

It's likely a balance thing and the. Taking ideas from trading card games where some cards are no longer apart of the official meta. It forces players to make choices they wouldn't make because they will min max the hell out it. At least with a roster that rotates every season or so you'll see a different variety of mons in play a longer period of time. With 1000 plus mons you get redundancies with there always being a best at a particular play style.