In-game voting has started for @Pokemon Splatfest! Tell us which game is your favorite: Pokémon Red or Blue! pic.twitter.com/93yn5bGQNA
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 12, 2016
You can catch different pokemon in the different versions. This was to intice the ability to trade
because we don't need a third squid sister to make a trifecta of trash
So you'd rather hang out with the two girls who may play with your junk in the back seat of the bus than go for the super cool older sister who came back from the west coast?