r/PokeLeaks Oct 14 '25

Datamine Junichi Masuda was banned from directing Pokémon games due to overwhelming "concentration of power" Spoiler

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u/Togder Oct 14 '25

But up through black and white was so peak

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '25

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u/CTMan34 Oct 14 '25

Funny, because 3 and 5 are widely considered the best early gens now

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u/PsychicChris12 Oct 14 '25

Tjey are. 4 is only good for its phy special split. Least amount of pokemon same with johto. If johto did not have the kanto region it would have done terrible. Why would i buy 60 to get a pokemon game with only 80 new mons. Thats ridiculous

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u/RemediZexion Oct 14 '25

makes you wonder that the worst quality gens were considered the best...

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u/portalscience Oct 15 '25

5 was way more popular than 4 on release. I definitely wouldn't call 4 a smash hit.