Kallyle
Starwalker Neo
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People aren't really nostalgic for the original roster though; that was the biggest complaint about DP. Doing such a cheap stunt would pretty much be telling the detractors of that limitation "We never wanted the Sinnoh Pokédex expanded in the first place, so we're gonna limit the actual Sinnoh roster so the trainers can stay like they were intended to! However, if you're really so hung up about it, we'll just put more Pokémon in the underground. However, you won't get any decorations beyond statues, and you can kiss the capture the flag mini game and the traps goodbye as a result!"If the Gym Leaders and other NPCs are keeping their DP teams, I think it's likely the Sinnoh Pokedex will keep its original listing of 151 Pokemon. The extra Pokemon found in the Underground may, like Alola's Island Scan Pokemon, lack entries in the regional Pokedex.
I actually wouldn't have a problem with this, because it would mean the nostalgia of the original DP roster is being preserved while also giving players the option to acquire more Pokemon if they wish. There might be a National Pokedex in the postgame that contains entries for all 493 available Pokemon.
It turns the whole "solution" to the roster thing into a begrudging addition instead of a unique expansion on Sinnoh's underground. That move just tastes of salty pettiness for not liking their initial bad decisions. It's almost like @Daren said: TPC doesn't care about feedback they received prior, at least not anymore.
I don't think I can really buy these remakes. If it's given to me as a gift, okay. However, these remakes definitely are too focused on nostalgia (for a pair of games GF admitted was not fully up to snuff by their own standards) & streamlining or removing previous content for me to want to purchase for myself. I can't speak for everyone, but interest in these games has officially died off for me.
While this could be true, we've also had Pokémon use moves in trailers that they don't in the final games. Granted, that's mainly for moves that Pokémon can't learn at all, but that logic could still easily apply to Candice's Abomasnow.FWIW, Candice’s Abomasnow didn’t have Blizzard in DP or Platinum, but it does here, and that synergizes with its Snow Warning ability. So there may be more tweaks like that.