>>43933992The reduced pokedex attempts like Lets Go and SWSH had felt like a great opportunity to sort of create more cohesive gameplay experiences that could cause what used to require your imagination to make sense actually tangible with 3D graphics and modern technologies. Any Pokemon of a certain size that can learn Surf could be ridden considering they're scaled properly and Wild Areas can use hit detection instead of traditional grid based calculations. You could actually make players think about their parties by utilizing only certain Pokemon on the sea (like the one you ride or flying/floating Pokemon or even some dumb hold item like the Balloon) since the Wild Area doesn't have trainers target you with line of sight. I think actually using the Pokemon's speed is hilarious. Seeing Slowpoke just chug along 6 miles behind you is absolutely perfect and feels exactly how it should. I think working on how they snap back to you should be reconfigured, like just having an animation where you recall them to their ball. Smaller pokemon might just be more sensible if they ride you like Pikachu did in Let's Go. There's a lot of potential but as it is now, it's awkward.
