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>3D with free look camera everywhere
>Overworld encounters like Let's Go Pee
>Story progression is not tied to Gym progression. Instead there are a lot of smaller stories that you can pursue, like pic related.
>Evil team's plots are now less of a grand overarching scheme and more isolated. Instead of them dragging you from town to town, they might be operating small schemes in each town that you can stop individually
>There are now more than 8 Gyms. You only need to beat 8 to challenge the Elite 4, so you pick who you fight.
>Battles are faster and consolidate a lot of lines of text (Weather is now indicated on-screen rather than by a text prompt each turn, or stats increasing is just indicated by an item.)
>item that can be deactivated that adds HUD info like how many turns a Weather condition or sleep has lasted. Also lets you hold a button to check your stats + buffs at any time, and if you've ever caught your enemy's species, lets you view an estimation of their stats. Basically adds a lot of Showdown's quality of life features.
>Bring back the Battle Frontier and Battle Tents.
>Bring back Contests
>Keep the Wild Area
>Bring back Horde Battles
>Follow Pokemon return. Some Pokemon also have special interactions (like Riding) like in Let's Go
>HMs are back, but now can be used by any Pokemon once you've been taught to use them without being in a move slot. Once you know Fly, any Flying Pokemon can be used to fast travel.
>Other HMs can be used on the field actively like Zelda items, and take button presses. Cut can not only cut down bushes that block your way, but can cut down tall grass or destroy trees.
>All this makes adventuring a lot more of an active thing.
>Soaring is back
>A lot more Pokemon carry Held Items, so catching lot of Pokemon can be a way to find items
>Pokemon now have color variation like in Stadium (except Legendaries) based on ID number.
>Pokemon Models now have attachment points where you can add accessories, like bows or hats.
