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Reasons Why This Will Never Happen:

1. Memory concerns. Yes, DS carts can store a LOT of data, but the amount required for something like that would be astronomical. I seriously doubt it'd be able to fit on a single DS cart (and this game WOULD be on a DS cart [or DS's successor] because main Pokémon games are ALWAYS on Nintendo's star handheld).

Isn't the DS like a mini 64? Eventually the memory wouldn't be a concern, especially since they're adamant about not updating the graphics too much. In five or so years, if not this very day, I doubt memory will be a reason why it doesn't happen.

2. Each region is it's OWN story. They don't need help from each other to make an intriguing tale. It'd be like saying, "Hey! Let's put ALL the Harry Potter books into ONE big and try to make it one, big continuous story!"

It sounds like you're assuming they'd try to make a giant remake with all the old regions. That would be stupid and, for the reason you listed, wouldn't work. If they were seriously going to throw all the regions into one game, I'd expect them to come up with a new storyline to tie them all together. There's no reason the hero can't start in one region and have to travel throughout all the regions during the course of his adventure.

3. It would be BORING. For years already, a nice chunk of the userbase has been tired of the "Kid saves world from Evil Gang and becomes a Pokémon Master" formula the main games have employed since RBY. Hell, I know of a lot of people who are SO sick of it, they really don't want to buy HG/SS because after the first two or three games, it just gets really old, really fast. So having to go through it multiple times (once per region)? No ******** thanks, even for me.

You're assuming they'd stick to the same old formula. Granted, they probably would, just on a bigger scale, but that's not a reason against them making the game. If it were, we wouldn't have a 4th gen. As for fans getting tired of the storyline, the games aren't made for older fans. They're made to bring in new fans. Just like how the anime reuses the same storylines because it can, the games do and can as well.

4. And having one continuous storyline that encompasses all the regions (as opposed to each region having it's own storyline) would require too much effort. Pokémon players are, in general, lazy. They don't want to have to do too much work in order to win (just listen to them b***h about Cynthia's Milotic). So giving them a "mile long" storyline instead of the usual "foot long" storyline, so to speak? Those games would tank so fast, they'd make RSE look super popular.

I won't argue the laziness of players, but I don't think that's a consideration when deciding if the game is a good idea or not. For one, all the other regions that you don't start in could be considered extra content. They could make it not central to the storyline, so you could beat the game in one region, making the game the standard length. Or, they could make it so that you don't have to beat all eight gym leaders per region to win. Like, there could be some world wide competition you're trying to win, instead of the region one, and you only need to beat two gyms per region or something. There are ways to make it work.

5. It's stupid. Honestly. If you want to ******** around in Sinnoh, play DPPt. If you wanna ******** around in Kanto, play FR/LG. Johto? HG/SS. Orre? Colo/XD. Hoenn? RSE. There is absolutely no reason nor need what-so-ever for all the regions to ever be included in a single game.

It's not stupid. And there is a reason for it. The fans have asked about it. The fact that people think "Hey, why don't they make a game with all the regions?" is reason enough to consider it. As for need, well, while ******** around on four different game cartridges is fun and all, having one big game would probably be more convenient for a lot of people.

A reason that I consider legitimate that you've mentioned in the past but didn't mention this time is that if making the game would lower their profit margin. Well, I'm not really sure if that's true. I honestly don't think it is, but it's a legit concern and probably the most important reason to consider. Afterall, if they could make money doing a game like that, I'm sure they'd be more likely to consider it.