The Pokémon Company (TPC) recently made a big reference to the famous review of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire where they said they had too much water, and now the company is getting some backlash from the community for it.
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To celebrate the end of Water-type Month, The Pokémon Company shared an article, “Water vs. Land: A Debate for the Ages,” written from the perspective of Team Magma and Team Aqua. Playing as the criminal organizations of Ruby, Sapphire, and their remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the feuding teams (unsurprisingly) had a lot of pretty nonsensical hot takes in the debate. It was admittedly a funny read.
But while the article itself was inherently silly and not meant to be taken seriously, it stemmed from an incident that occurred nearly a decade ago. While on the topic of the franchise's Water Pokémon, TPC saw this as an opportunity to call out IGN's original "too much water" review of Pokémon's Gen III remakes back in 2014.
On the surface, it all seemed innocent enough, with TPC poking fun at the criticism the games have received in the past. However, it could also be seen as a company holding a grudge over that one review after nearly a decade, as voiced by members of the community. The reviewer, Kallie Plagge, also responded in a quote repost, saying, "bro."
