Why do they keep the trade-to-evolve mechanic? Everyone

>>27666122
Trading was one of the big parts of Pokémon when it still came out, and it still is.

>>27666122
Because Gamefreak wants people to communicate with each other and trade Pokemon. It's not like it's hard with the GTS.

Or do you seriously not have any friends who play Pokemon?

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>>27666122
>game freak
>change something unpopular much less something from genwun

To sell more copies

>>27666152
I meant first, not still.

>>27666122
To promote the trading system, and to encourage people to get more than one game for the purpose of getting certain pokemon.

Its the same reason we get 2 versions of the game every time with exclusive pokemon.

>>27666178
The second still stays the same.

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>>27666161
>trade the pokemon
>they don't give it back

>>27666122
If GF/TPCi/nintendo can get you to buy 2 copies of ther games and 2 DSs, they will.

>>27666222
Double trips speak the truth.

>give your pokemon away
>it gets stronger

>can't use your bros when replaying old games because they're all trade evolutions
fuck gamefreak honestly

>>27666212
>trade Machoke for a Machoke

>>27666269
Ivs and nature.
Or shiny.

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>>27666269
>your bro raised a shit Machoke

>>27666263
it kind of makes sense as a defense mechanism, being forced to part from you makes them develop to protect themselves

>>27666212
Beat them up.

>>27666162
There is still hope. Probably not going to be gyms or HMs in SM. It just takes them a while

>>27666269
Might have shit moves

>>27666122
t. kid with no friends

>>27669282
>not being anti-social
Get off my imageboard, normalfag. I was stuck with a Kadabra instead of an Alakazam as a kid and I had to deal with it.

>>27669696
>being anti-social
go back to >>>/r9k/

>>27666122
i never understood the sense behind this mechanic
>oh you want to evolve this pokemon you trained on your adventure? you have to give it to someone else so you can have it!

>>27666268
>download randomizer
>"fix impossible evolutions"
done

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>>27666122
>be a kid me
>don't know about all ways to evolve yet
>grind machoke to lv. 100 on elite four
>mfw it doesn't evolve

>>27673491

>be a kid
>english it isn't my first language
>have a pokemon guide that says "trade" to evolve machoke and co.
>have no idea what that word means
>didn't figure it out until I was older

I was a autistic little shit and I didn't have any friends to trade with either, so i was fucked either way

>>27672259
I figure it was to connect people together. For my first XY run, me and my friend traded eachother Trevenant and Pumpkaboo, and used them all the way to the Elite 4. It felt kind of spiritual to have my friend's Gourgeist helping me at the Elite 4.

>tfw nobody at your school had a link cable for ages and we were just stuck with Haunters, Kadabras, Gravelers and Machoke's in our teams until that one kid stepped up

Can't you just trade with yourself if you own XY/ORAS?

>>27666122
Way easier now with GTS