User blog comment:CITRONtanker/Randomness! (Getting some stuff off my chest)/@comment-2189621-20190710003149

"But what do I say to others who treat it like a complete game-breaker? Raise other Pokemon."

Honestly, I can't agree with you there. Yeah, the fandom has gone too far in their reactions to the national dex, but... The big thing I love about Pokémon is feeling a bond with your Pokémon, making it truly feel like a companion you'll bring with you through several journeys. Not being able to bring my near-decade-old Pokémon to my next journey because Game Freak felt it didn't deserve to be in the dex over Seismetoad is a pretty big deal breaker for me.