(Repost from my personal journal, because this is actually important)
Everytime I upload new Jynx art, there has to be one or two people commenting that they feel that Jynx is being abandoned by Game Freak.
This is simply not true.
As I said many many times before (on Twitter) , Jynx is not being abandoned by Game Freak at all.
1. Jynx had a Pokemon Go advert poster all to herself. (Privileged!)
2. Jynx's Japanese name was trademarked in 2012 (It is actually privileged!)
3. Lots of Jynx TCG in Gen 7.
4. Not lacking in merchandise.
Click Twitter link to see pictures:
twitter.com/JynxClub/status/11…
I don't exactly understand where people get the idea from.
I can think of a few possible reasons--
1. Jynx did not evolve during Diamond Pearl, and did not receive Megas or Alolan forms.
My rebuttal: A lot of other Gen 1 Pokemon are having the same situation-- more Gen 1 Pokemon families did not receive these than Pokemon families that received these.
2. Jynx stopped appearing in the anime--
My rebuttal: It is not the only one. Typhlosion, as a starter, has not appeared for more than 14 years by now.
In other words, "Jynx is being abandoned" is simply a false belief based on uninformed imagination.
PS: People outside USA do not care much about the racial controversy, especially Asia.
Stop acting like it's the end of the world, or a huge blunder or something.