You spend many hours with a game to develop the connection to those new Pokemon. Or for movie IP characters, a movie provides a backstory along with a plot to tie you to a character.
I'm not sure how it would work to add new Pokemon outside of the games to the Pokemon land.
How would it be introduced in a way that makes it look familiar? That would explain its traits/background, where it's from, etc.
Pokemon already has 800+, so I think it'd just be confusing to visitors that spend an hour in the land if there's completely new Pokemon. The games already introduce an average of 80 new Pokemon every other year. I don't see why we need to add a confusing new element there.
Those new Pokemon can be cycled into a screen based attraction every 2 years as the new games come out.... that allows for cross-advertising (and repeat customers that come back when new Pokemon are added). I think that's plenty.
I'm not sure how it would work to add new Pokemon outside of the games to the Pokemon land.
How would it be introduced in a way that makes it look familiar? That would explain its traits/background, where it's from, etc.
Pokemon already has 800+, so I think it'd just be confusing to visitors that spend an hour in the land if there's completely new Pokemon. The games already introduce an average of 80 new Pokemon every other year. I don't see why we need to add a confusing new element there.
Those new Pokemon can be cycled into a screen based attraction every 2 years as the new games come out.... that allows for cross-advertising (and repeat customers that come back when new Pokemon are added). I think that's plenty.