Pokémon Unite is a 5v5 MOBA where your objective is to score more points than your opponent. It's focused on quick matches w/ minimal downtime. For Switch, Android, & iOS.
I feel like it should be a customizable option. Just add a button to make your character remove their shoes. PoGo has it. At the very least make it an option when on beaches, inside houses or in water.
Picking Rowlet as the starter in SM/USUM is the ONLY correct and canon option. Otherwise, the masked wrestler would not get the masked wrestler Pokémon.