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Out of all the things /vp/ could bitch about to hate on USUM, why do they pick lack of Gyms?
>Rarely more than 3 Pokémon, all of them, outside of a few gyms, weak to the same, very common right before said gym, type. Just press the attack 3 times to win
>90% of the time no held items, usually limited to Oran and Sitrus Berries that rarely matter
>No tactics at all, other than higher level than usual Pokemon of a specific type
>Shitty puzzle before every gym leader
Meanwhile USUM's Island Trials have
>Totem Pokemon that can singlehandedly fuck your shit up even if you prepared 1 or more super effective types for it. Stat boosts make sure to prevent any kind of easy OHKO (for most of them, at least)
>Always holding items that fuck exactly with the tactic the player has thought of, Game Freak knew exactly what they were doing with each held item
>Ally Pokemon that either synergize perfectly with the Totem Pokemon, creating fearsome combos not just limited to the same type of the Totem, or can help hitting your team very hard
>Trial Captains which are literally gym leaders without a gym
>Kahunas which are literally gym leaders without a gym
>Kahunas all own Z-Moves on their signature Pokemon, which can very easily oneshot anything not resisting them
>Shitty puzzle before every Totem
Totems are the closest thing Pokemon will get to actual challenging RPG boss battles and the best thing to happen to the franchise. I know you want to just hate everything new /vp/, but it's time to admit it.
