Why are Pokemon like Spiky Eared Pichu not usable in National Dex?

Oct. 5, 2021

So as you may or may not know, Gen 8 National Dex is a Metagame exclusive to Gen 8, that brings back Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Pokemon that were in past gens that are unobtainable in Gen 8, such as Greninja and Banette

So my question for you is, why aren’t Pokemon like Spiky Eared Pichu and Cosplay Pikachu allowed in [Gen 8] National Dex?

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All Pokemon that were legal at the end of the 7th Generation are legal again. This does not include never released Pokemon like Floette-E. This also does not apply to unreleased Pokemon in Generation 8, such as Gigantamax Melmetal and Zarude. Finally, this does not apply to Pokemon that were legal in a prior game but not in Generation 7, such as Pich-Spiky-eared and the Cosplay Pikachu formes.

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