OK so I did want to go back to my theory on how those legendary pokemon count towards the totals and what it'd mean for just how many pokemon are coming in the pass
Here is what we definitelvey know:
- There are "over 200" returning pokemon available
- This number, as stated in the direct, includes the Legendary Pokemon
- As specified on the website, there are "100+" returning Pokemon in each part of the DLC.
- Also as stated on the website there will be a separate pokedex, each, for the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra "Many Pokémon not found in Galar’s Wild Area make their home on The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, the areas that you’ll be able to newly explore. Your Galar Pokédex will be updated so that you can register even more Pokémon as you discover them! In The Isle of Armor , you’ll be aiming to complete The Isle of Armor Pokédex, while in The Crown Tundra, you’ll be working on The Crown Tundra Pokédex! "
It's the intersection of returning pokemon + area specific dex that interets me the most. There are at least 43 legendary pokemon locked away into Tundra's Co-Op mode, with only 6-10 (depending on where the Muskeeters & Regigigas wind up) available out in the Tundra proper. It just seems odd, to me, to showcase that Tundra will have a new Pokedex and even on the assumption that there will be overlap with Galar/Armor dexes (Slowpoke, at minimum, will need to be in Armor & Tundra) but then lock away nearly 50 pokemon to a co-op mode where you must no doubt tediously search for & defeat random legendary Pokemon to get a shot at throwing one (1) ball at them. Even if they tweak the mechanics at these special raids (like being a guaranteed catch) that's still a lot of raids not even in the tundra proper.
To me, this seems more like the + part of 200+ might be closer to (but probably not quite reach) 250 with the co-op legendary pokemon constituting a...let's just call it "bonus" segment, while there will still be 100-ish "normal" pokemon available in Tundra alone. Note that I also expect the birds, the golems and possibly the muskeeteers to be counted normally within the Tundra since they seem to be hyped up as things you can encounter around the Tundra.
I also do not think their projected numbers necessarily includes the Mythical pokemon, all of which I expect to come back. If they all do we'd still be under 300 but quite a bit more towards completion of everyone is here.
In theory, anyway. It's possible gamefreak just shrugs and puts them all in the dex normally as if it wouldn't be weird and we have closer to i dunno 40 normal pokemon coming in Tundra.