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>Introduced Fairy type, the worst addition to Pokemon yet
>Mega evolutions poorly implemented. Pretty much all potential squandered.
>Region was shit. Suffered from Johto syndrome more than any other region
>Pretty much all of the new features are worthless and bog down the game needlessly (aka the Rhyhorn section)
>Cities are all forgettable
>Gym leaders are mostly forgettable, minus Clemont and Korrina
>Gym leaders only have 3 Pokemon MAX
>Like seriously, Gyms 3-8 only have THREE GODDAMN POKEMON
>E4 only have 4 Pokemon each
>All encounters are goddamn pathetic, easiest game by a long shot, even if you turn off EXP share. Cyrus and Cynthia provide more of a challenge than the whole of this game combined
>Very little post-game content
>Trainer customization is alright, but implemented horribly. The guys get shafted, and the girls get a bunch of clothes
>Only about 60 new Pokemon you could use, since the others were version exclusive or legendary, which leads to another problem...
>...Most Pokemon in this game were older Pokemon. My team, by the end of the game, used only 2 new Pokemon.
>Most of the new Pokemon were useless, ugly, or Fairy type, meaning that there were about 15 nifty Pokemon for me to try out, most of which are just families of Pokemon (Greninja, Talonflame, and Delphox line + Chesnaught, Tyrantrum, Noibat and Noivern, and Hawlucha)
>Most of these Pokemon are locked out if you choose another
>Like seriously, the region is SHIT
>Too much grass + trees routes. No, flowers do not make a route more individualistic.
>Too many roadblocks that impede progress, especially that fucking bullshit in Lumiose City.
>Meta is ruined because of Fairies, which detracts from the post-game content since none of that shit is good anymore
>The actual good Megas are mostly limited to post-game
>Free Pokemon everywhere, most of which are "fan favorites" from earlier gens
>Very little new moves to teach your older Pokemon
>Transferring your Pokemon takes extra money
