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Also National Dew just isn't going to happen folks. In Sword and Shield it was already a stretch despite the models not changing much, but Scarlet and Violet (and Arceus) actually reworked a bunch of stuff when it comes to models. We're past 1000 mons, they won't take the time and money to adapt every single existing pokémon to the new gameplay, with the new required rigs and animations, and add the new textures and materials to them.
They're barely able to make these games as it is, don't add unnecessary workload to them even if I do get how it's annoying not to use your faves.

Our best hope at this point would be for Home on switch to get a battle mode, or for a new Stadium game that connects to Home and actually has all the models in a streamlined art style. But mainline pokémon games just can't keep including everything.

Aside from the technical stuff this is more of a bunch of demand that would happen in a big upgrade that comes alongside DLC, rather than what could be expected from the first patch if we're being honest. Like, the priority are the glitches and lag, everything else is secondary, and clothing options especially is something we're sure to see down the line (on a side note, it's kind of weird they didn't go the same route as sword and shield and make the uniform mandatory for gym battles, on school ground, and the likes, and let us dress other ways elsewhere), but I'd rather they made the games be what they're supposed to be before trying to make quality of life adjustments that are more of a cherry on top.

Are even we sure this is the 1000th pokémon ?
Because like, yeah, it'd make sense, but everywhere I looked lists its national dex number as unknown.

The ghirahim comparisons are weird because Ghirahim doesn't actually have black tatooed arms with patterns. That was just his true, pitch-black sword spirit form peeking through his disguised appearance. If anything Link's arm looks as if something is superimposing onto him, rather than being revealed underneath. I do think it's Ganon's arm, yeah. Fused with the arm that was sealing him in the cave, trying to stop him from possessing Link.

@Ontrevant Meh. The sprites in Golden Sun are pre-rendered 3D, it would be a bit awkward to have them be flat and move around in 3D environements. I'd prefer seeing them as actual 3D.

Now imagine a Golden Sun remake in a similar style...
The sprites were already pre-rendered 3D, in that old look were everything is kind of similar to claymation already with the simpler shapes. It would be so awesome.

@NintendoKnight It's probably why they're cheaper. No wireless.