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Gen 6 is undeniably easier. But you can opt out of a lot of the easier functions, because GameFreak is assuming you are an adult and can fucking figure out how to do it yourself.
>EXP Share makes it too easy
Good thing you can turn it off.
>They hand out legendaries like candy!
I can't think of a single instance where you're forced to use a legendary.
>trainers have bad teams now
have you see your rivals final moveset from Red/Blue? There have been downgrades in this department but its not like NPCs used to be consistently challenging.
>The game is fundamentally too easy
Putting aside that the game is made with kids in mind so it SHOULD be fairly easy and accessible, you can change from Switch to Set style battles, it makes things a fair bit more challenging, but I never hear of people doing it.
>Why not bring back challenge mode?
Challenge mode just meant you had to grind more, it wasn't real difficulty.
In my eyes, a core tenant of Pokemon is that, given the abundance of Pokemon, you can play in a way that suits you as a player. There were 150 Pokemon but only 6 slots in your party because you had to make a Choice. Some methods may be less effective than others but you still have the freedom to make that choice. Even in early games, it becomes pretty easy if you actually spend your money on healing items and use them instead of just letting your money accumulate until you're a rich bastard. So when grown adults get ass blasted because their kids game is too easy for them, while it is fully within their power to make the game more difficult, I don't really find myself sympathizing with them too much. It is a game, and it gives you a wide array of tools you can use to enjoy it with.
You don't have to eat every piece of food at the buffet if you don't want to.
