I doubt anyone would have betted on the next, mainline Pokémon games to come to a console rather than a handheld, but just in case your curious as to why this continues to happen, it’s because:
…traditionally Game Freak has always loved the game to be on a portable device because of the communication, trading, and the experience of taking this adventure with you. That’s why they’ve always prioritized a portable version of the game first. They’ve always liked what you can do in the real world with that.
And personally, that’s always worked well for me. Some of my best gaming-related memories involve heading over to a friends place with my GameBoy Color and trading Pokémon with him. It wouldn’t be as fun if we were sitting at home on a console and just trading online.
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