>>29923700
using Gen 4 as the example really isn't a fair comparison, with Gen 4 and future gens, 3D is going to be guaranteed no matter what, just had to wait a few months after they debuted to not blow their loads early. Early gens though, getting one was 100% about exposure and allowing more opportunities. Also if you really want to use debuts from this year as an example, Suisei had only just hit 100k before getting her's and if COVID never happened, Flare would've likely been under 100k or would've just gotten to that number when she got her debut.