Next to the Smash Pokemon, Team Rocket got some attention in spite of having no playable appearances in Smash... they are just that popular and iconic. Period.
Only 1st gen? Let's see... I spot Whismur, Chikorita, Piplup, Corphish, Mime Jr., Bonsly, and Elekid. The fact you only saw 1st gen Pokemon is because they are the most prominent, the most recognizable, the most iconic... to the point they eclipse the other generations.
Yes they were in the video for 2-3 seconds at the most. But the true focus of the video was on Gen 1 and Smash Pokemon. And this being a Smash site, not a Pokemon fandom stie, you shouldn't be surprised that I didn't go into every single detail that made my heart rise. I call it self control.
I know TT, and have worked with him. And by various comments he's made on the VGL website and interviews that I know he's not a Pokemon fan that's why he only looked at Gen 1 for the segment seeing as it made the biggest impact on Gaming Industy and the world. Heck, this is way he took 7 years to make the segment.
Team Rocket. Yes they were in it. But do they have a true chance at getting in? No. If anything they were in there for lols and nostalgia. Meowth that's right.
Being a VG concert, the fact they concentrated on the cartoon is quite surprising, and like I said, TT knows next to nothing about Pokemon, so making the segment based on the cartoon, and having TR say the lines (that they don't say anymore) is natural. But also quite ignorant.
Anyway that's my little rant. Feel free to fight back, but I'm done with this topic.
There is a rumor that the man who runs Serebii.net sent Nintendo a letter pre-Brawl on why Mewtwo should be excluded from the next game. I agree with you on the futulity of trying to argu some points. Unless I am debating with the developers I don't really care if random user 104 disagrees with me. The only opinions that matter are Sakurai and his team.
Serebii Joe? Well if it is true then I hate him. But I wouldn't be surprised if he did. He's the only one I know with any actual connections to the inside of Nintendo. Heck, he's stated before that he knew the Brawl roster way before the leaks and the Japanese release.