Let's not leave Game Freak out of the picture. They were the franchise's primary developer alongside Nintendo, so this was basically a team effort. So I agree with WiiEJECT that this is mainly a first-party franchise.
@Xdqwerty you are not dumb or stupid, you need to stop saying that, you are very smart, even about alot of things I have no clue about. We all love you here, like a big family.
Only thing drive me crazy is all these new horror games nowadays is its so dark, all time. I can't even play them. I understand they trying to create spooky but be creative a little, not just darkness with pop out scare scenes.