i haven't heard about that but it shouldn't be as bad as exclusive pokemon you can only get it on a certin day in a gamestop or something and if didn't get it your out of luck. you could hack it which isn't that hard but still shouldn't have to.
YU-GI-OOOOHHHHHH!!!
Red/Blue/Yellow, Gold/Silver/Crystal, Sapphire/Ruby/Emerald, and HeartGold/Soulsilver.
These are your incentives, in my opinion.
I've been watching the first 2 Pokemon seasons along with the first movie. It's fucking awesome, 20 years old and still love it! Original stuff anyways, all the new stuff just dosen't look right. Almost like they slapped together pokemon.
You need to start with Pokemon Blue, Red, and Yellow :P