>>54183966>>54184085>>54184154And while we're on the topic of battling...
>Generation 6 arguably had the most variety when it came to battling. Being able to do Single, Double, Triple, or even Rotation Battles really invigorated the online scene. Even Hoard Battles were a massive plus even if they were bumfuck easy. And that's not even counting how certain moves can have effects OUTSIDE of battles like how Air Cutter can make berries fall from trees in the background, or how Sweet Scent automatically triggered Hoard Battles.Removing all of these in subsequent games was such a fucking letdown. Even that "summon" system in Sun & Moon. Yeah, (you) can say they're just gimmicks to make each generation unique but they could've been expanded upon soooo much. Oh yeah, and Megas too.
>Gamefreak, unironically, no matter what you think about that games, has continuously been improving and refining gameplay from Red all the way to X&Y... Until they started cutting out activities for the sake of, I'm assuming, 'uniqueness'.
Gamefreak does this weird thing where they want to have their cake and eat it too. They clearly want every Pokemon to be better than the last but ever since gen 6 they're been cutting features and gameplay add-ons that make things interesting.
Berry Farming? Nope, cut from SwSh completely, have to run around the overworld and pray to RNJesus you find what you're looking for.
Being able to actually PET your Pokemon? Nope, you can only use toys now. In fact you can't even do that in SV.
Contests? Custom ball animations? Being able to make Chatot say 'NIGGER' when it comes out? All gone, (the last part could've at least been fixed by having Chatot do it's default cry in online battles)
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