sundin13 on 30 August 2014
I don't think the focus on collecting harms the game in any way. I think the merchandising or collecting aspects are integrated into the heart of the Pokemon games instead of being a cheap ploy, so the game is still able to thrive and be fun without holding you back with money gates and things like that. Basically, I don't disagree with the statement that Pokemon is designed to sell merch, but I don't think that is a "problem".
