Nice theory! 
. I used to love Pokemon when I was younger, but after the third gen I stopped buying them 
. I used to breeze trough the games and didn't want such an "easy" RPG. Then I switched for the Atlus franchises which are "similar" but a little more difficult.
I really don't know what is so great about Pokemon anymore, I sure hope they can add a harder difficulty or maybe I still haven't played the fourth and fifth gen. Anyway my point is that maybe some of the gamers who used to play Pokemon simply stopped playing because they are fairly easy and they prefer more engaging RPG's. But maybe I should try the Pearl/Diamond and Black/White gen before stating that xD.
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