I’m guessing the goal is to be more “you ARE the Pokemon” as a means of getting gamers introduced to a mechanic they’ll explore more fully in a side game.

Always Be Politicking.

I like the idea of mainline Pokemon remaining turn-based. The franchise has always been about younger kids and in that regard it’s a great way to introduce RPG elements to audiences who aren’t quite ready to process that in real time.

Wilson had a small role in the series as the grown-up version of a child who gave Santa soy milk in the original film.

Doesn’t matter. She doesn’t deserve to be treated like shit.

I dunno if they’d pivot that way for the “mainline” games...but wasn’t the Mystery Dungeon series something where you controlled a party of Pokemon directly?

That part of the trailer was giving me this vibe:

I wonder if this means they’re working on a Pokemon game where the battle mechanics are more real time than turn based.

In addition to that, the music video featured a fairly realistic looking depiction of Swift in bed with Kanye.

and if one of the most successful, powerful entertainers in the world can claim to have been “canceled” without any viable proof

And everyone who plays it will have forgotten about it by next year.

This article specifically pointed to a Thai character who could have been given the skin in question.

Yeah it’s telling that he came in to a conversation about appropriation of Asian culture and was like "ALSO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO BLACKFACE!"

Man you really wanna wear blackface.

“the design team only knows how to make costumes for slender white ladies" isn't the defense you think it is.

Exactly. Blackface has a long racist past, and a specifically racist past.

I find it fascinating that progressive people in favour of representing other people’s cultures find it offensive when the “wrong” character attempts to showcase said culture.

At this point it seems more like putting Mercy in traditionally Asian costumes is someone’s fetish on the design team.

but they’re okay with the misogynistic boob armor on a fighting hero?

Changing the color of your skin isn’t inherently racist yet people act like it is.