>>14977697>You're given rollerskates before the first goddamn gymWhat does that have to do with anything
>you walk through a carbon copy of viridian forestAnd?
Let's go through then.
>Linear story with no explorationThere are multiple places to explore. I completely missed two entire Routes pre-E4. There are multiple entirely optional areas, like Azure Bay and Terminus Cave.
>Dragons are uselessMost Dragon types are very good because they have very, very good stats, not because they get STAB on Outrage.
>Fairy is unstoppableLiterally every Fairy type is objectively bad. There's maybe 4 worth even considering, and all of them are either Special Walls (Sylveon and Florges), Glass Cannons (Mega Gardevoir) or are Mega Mawile who still can't take a hit because it has base 55 HP.
>Friend Safari completely removes the need to tradeMultiple Pokémon are still version exclusive, Starmie for example.
>Wonder Trading makes trading with others pointless, since its too easy to get other pokemon nowI'm not even sure what the point is here. Wonder Trading for a specific Pokémon that's not a monkey or Bunnelby is impossible and it's a form of trading with others regardless.