The apparent fact that GameFreak will not be incorporating Pokémon from all 7 Generations in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield takes the heart out of a beloved franchise. Let’s send a clear message that this franchise is too important to us for us to sit idly by while they destroy it.

Keep flooding the official Twitter with #BringBackTheNationalDex, and share, share, share! Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are our friends. Fill out a complaint at the official Pokémon support page here, and most importantly share with attention grabbers. Small websites that do articles on video games are a good place to start, as well as getting the attention of popular youtubers who are also frustrated by the news.

As I have said before, though this petition will likely not change anything before the release date, it is so important to let GameFreak and Nintendo know that we care about the franchise and about bringing all of our favorite Pokémon to a new home on Switch.

Thank you all for your support!

Picture from u/bionui123 of r/Pokémon