10 Biggest Video Game Controversies Of 2019 (So Far)
2. No National Pokedex In Pokemon Sword & Shield
As one of Nintendo's biggest games of the year, Pokemon Sword & Shield doesn't want to risk alienating its fanbase.
Oh wait, it's already gone and done that.
That's right, despite being the biggest Pokemon game possibly of all time, Sword & Shield won't feature every Pokemon that the series has to offer.
Granted, that is a huge amount of Pokemon to catch, but it would make sense for what looks like the most impressive game in the series otherwise.
Game Freak have stated that this was done to save time and focus on improving animations on the included Pokemon, but footage of the game has shown that it has the same stilted animations at the portable titles.
For a series that focuses entirely on "catching them all", it's a pretty big deal for the fans.
Now every single post that Nintendo makes on social media is flooded with Pokemon fans crying out for a national Pokedex to be included in Sword & Shield, and it looks like things will stay that way for the foreseeable future.