it really makes you think.

Mfw Johto, Hoenn, Orre, Sinnoh, and Unova happen to be both the peak of the franchise and the regions where Pikachu is not native.

>>58035459 (OP)
Gen V is where Pokemon lost its way after all. They thought they could out-Kanto Kanto.

>>58036635
why would ecosystems seperated by thousands of miles and millions of years have the same species?

>>58035459 (OP)
>pokemon from Kanto
>isn't in Johto naturally
>has to be in a special preserve area to exist in Hoenn because it's not native
>basically the same situation in Sinnoh
>isn't in Unova due to distance
>everything makes perfect sense so far in the lore
>every game after is terrified of not having it all over the world suddenly
I think it signifies fear on the part of the makers of the game to not include the mascot in every blade of fucking grass so the player is guaranteed familiarity like a baby

>>58037984
Pikachu is still a rare encounter, dumbfuck
It's a 5% encounter in XY in two connected locations. Similar situation in other games

>>58036932
ask BW2

>>58035478
Gen 1 deserves credit for being a passion project before it became an assembly line franchise

>>58038975
>it became an assembly line franchise
that only happened in Gen II and Gen V onward

>>58039012
Gen VI*

>>58038975
Gen I-III all has coolmons, it may have become a franchise, but it wasn't soulless (yet)

>>58039097
coolmons are soulless

>>58038967
but it's no longer exclusive to kanto and it's easily obtainable early game now

>>58039097
*Gen I&III-IV

>>58039142
Then why did that post imply that Pikachu is everywhere when you'll stop encountering it after the early game? Not to mention, Pikachu was never going to be exclusive to Kanto either way, most other Pokemon can be natively found in multiple regions, many animals appear all over.

>>58036932
who cares? what a sexless thing to even think about.

>>58039261
trolling outside of /b/