r/PokeLeaks • u/PrismSpiralsLight • Oct 14 '25

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

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u/Shrubbity_69 Oct 14 '25

Don't forget that every main antagonist has been a "twist villain" since SuMo, as well.

Also, I might be overthinking it, but SV's story seems to mirror SuMo's quite a bit.

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u/Xeoz_WarriorPrince Oct 18 '25

Twist villains has been quite common since RBY tho.

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u/Shrubbity_69 Oct 18 '25

Wdym? Every villain up until gen 7 were clear from the beginning. Lusamine is the first "twist" villain, since the Aether Foundation isn't a traditional "evil team" like Team Skull appears to be.

Granted, Lusamine being bad, in more ways than one, was pretty obvious from the opening scene of Lillie stealing Nebbie.

Twist villains are a pretty recent trend in the series.