Is Pokemon Essential takedown reason for Reborn ending in the next episode?

[zelazko]

Just like the title says. Does Nintendo takedown of Pokemon Essential has anything to do with episode 19 being the last one of the Pokemon Reborn?

[Marcello]

No, Reborn has always been planned to be 19 episodes long.

[seki108]

3 minutes ago, zelazko said:

Just like the title says. Does Nintendo takedown of Pokemon Essential has anything to do with episode 19 being the last one of the Pokemon Reborn?

It's been planned to end at Episode 19 before I joined the forums back during Episode 16, at least if I remember correctly.  Nintendo's shenanigens definitely has nothing to do with it.

[Commander]

>19 episodes have been confirmed even before E7's release

>E18 was released prior to Essential's takedown even having a tease for the finale

 

So yes, essentials is why the game is ending so soon because that's the only logical explanation here.

[Lorisaur]

Why is it planned to have 19 episodes and not 20? (With one episode until Sapphira and one with Reborn League and postgame)

[Juice]

Why would it have anything to do with it?

 

They have Essentials already, know how to use it, so development can continue. If you didn't already have it and got used to using it (and the Wiki), then you're pretty much done.