>>30175399X/Y music was pretty Pokemon, maybe aside from the Gym Leader Theme (which was very atypical)
S/M only has the Wild Pokemon Theme, Trainer Theme,
Elite Four and Champion themes that resemble the music from the old game; everything else is the polynesian inspired stuff (which is fine and normal given the theme, my point is that it doesn't feel like the other ones)
I agree about the pokemon being overall better (as I've already mentioned); I was more referring to stuff that is tied to the formula like gyms, exploring, HMs (don't kill me) when talking about world elements. To me it doesn't feel like Pokemon without those things.
I would've been way more happier with a normal Pokemon game that incorporated the character development and QOL improvements of SM. But SM is a breath of fresh air that I definitely enjoyed.
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