Dusk Lycanroc was legal in VGC, but the ability needed to evolve it was something inheritable. I can see at least LongMeowth being banned.
Why ban something that'll never be used?
and Charizard gets a form while Venusaur and Blastoise don't (at least be fair guys).
The stopped being fair when Charizard got two Megas. :P
And speaking of those, did any of you notice that the D-Max clouds circle Eevee's right ear instead of floating above it?
That possibly mean that the clouds are tied to each model, and I really hope this is just for G-Max, because if it isn't, we have a D-Max model for every single pokémon in the Galar Dex.
This is absoutely insane!!!
It's only inexcusable for the Dynamaxed Pokemon. They only needed to expand the normal model, use a tool to smooth out the texture (if even that is needed), and have the clouds be a separate element. They don't need their own bigger model.
However for Gigantamax Pokemon I could have looked the other way. Since these are completely new models if they wanted to play with the placement of the clouds thus making it part of the model that's fine.
I look forward to Absolute Unit Blastoise.
I can understand why they showed exclusively Gen 1 Pokemon today. It’s their anniversary and Generation 1 Pokemon are easily the most well known and marketable to the general public. So it makes perfect sense. However it hits at a bad time for some of the more dedicated fanbase who are still on the fence or annoyed with Pokémon’s decisions as of late.
And I get that... but at the same time when is it enough? WE GET IT! Gen I are VERY important games to you, GameFreak, but give it a break already. You want to show us how special Gen I is to you but all you're doing this constantly doing things with only Gen I is making it NOT feel special. Especially when you're constantly honing in on just the very popular Pokemon from Gen I: Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo, Eevee, etc..
Funny thing is: almost all of Gen 1 original players don't play Pokémon anymore.
I wouldn't say that... but I would say the players they're trying to advertise to fall under that umbrella. Well, they did just release Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee so I guess they have those new players (which is why I'm not so bothered by the Gigantamaxed Pikachu & Eevee). Though even then those kids probably wouldn't be attached to say, Charizard, Meowth, and Butterfree as Gen I players would have been (Pikachu & Eevee are the Starters thus the thrill of evolving your Charmander to Charizard isn't there, not to mention it and the other two probably got a lot of importance via the anime. And while Meowth is still in the anime, Charizard and Butterfree aren't and Butterfree feels important to Gen I players due to its release episode).
It's still not clear whether a Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing can even do a regular Dynamax.
Hm, well for most Pokemon that can Gigantamax, if a Pokemon can only do on or the other, it'll just mean before you create a team you got to decided if you want the Gigantamaxed Pokemon or not. Because you're right it would be unfair if those Pokemon had a choice of both. If you don't want that Pokemon's Gigantamax but for whatever reason still want it to Dynamax it it'll probably mean you need to raise another Pokemon of that species that's not so special.
HOWEVER then I realized for Pikachu, Eevee, and Meowth this possibly may not be an option. If those three did get increased stats it would only be for the event ones that can Gigantamax. Their increased stats now can't be applied to the general Dynamax (unless there's a way outside of battle to choose what way the Pokemon goes). Pikachu can't set up Electric Terrain, Eevee is stuck having its G-Max Move only be fully effective on an opposite gender opponent, and Meowth is stuck with an effect only useful in-game but not in battle. Wow, GF really didn't put any thought into this, did they? Or they didn't want to make these three Event Pokemon that good... which means they purposely wasted time and a Gigantamaxed spot that could have gone to another Pokemon.
For better or for worse, Gen I Pokemon, especially Pikachu, Eevee, the starters, Mew and Mewtwo, and a handful of others made popular by the anime, are mascots, and get, and will continue to get, preferential treatment.
Think of it in the same vein as Disney characters. Mickey Mouse, Goofey or Donald Duck, aren’t the most utilized characters in their film canon, but they have a ton of merchandise based on them, and remain popular with people, because they have a long history and were there form the start.
In terms of marketing to mass appeal and profit, it would make as much sense for GF to give Maractus a Gigantamax form as it would for Disney to introduce a toy line for Brother Bear or Treasure Planet today.
But you pointed out the problem with that analogy: Mickey, Donald & Goofy may be Disney's mascots but they're not in every movie or merchandise they make. Using Brother Bear & Treasure Planet are extreme examples, because Disney puts a ton of focus on their other characters such as Frozen, the Disney Princesses, Star Wars, and also push merchandise for whatever new movie is coming out.
However no matter the new mechanic, GF seems to default back to Gen I. It's like to figure out what Pokemon they want to be part of the new mechanic they start with Gen I thinking they'd then move onto Gen II... but end up filling their quota with Gen I mons so don't bother going to the other gens for other possibilities. Each and every time.
Why is it still that you can only infatuate opponents of the opposite sex? Eevee's new move is a cuddle, everyone loves a cuddle. They could have it work on all opponents and be actually sort of useful, but no, 'can't do that, it's
gay'
Maybe they should make a new sub-affliction for Infatuation called Admiration like Poison has with Badly Poison. Admiration works on both genders thus it's a rarer form and reserved for maybe signature moves/Abilities.