Game Freak is finally admitting ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ is dead with Pokémon Legends: Z-A

In the Jurassic era of Pokémon games, in the early 2000s, I remember taking my Game Boy Color to meet up with school friends to trade using a link cable. I had a copy of Pokémon Silver and traded with kids who had the Gold exclusives I didn't have, like Gligar and Ursaring. I also evolved my Kadabra into Alakazam with quick touch trades.

While I loved to capture more Pokémon back then, especially because I lived in the 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' era of the anime, I never had the ambition of completing the Pokédex, even in the endgame. It was virtually impossible. I couldn't find starters in the wild, and some Legendary Pokémon were version or event exclusives I never had in my country.