>>45935908This. All the melodrama surrounding XY is silly. It was a pretty comprehensive Generation, and actually tried to build on several DS era innovations.
> PSS was basically an improved C-Gear with all communications being baked into the home menu. Pass Powers became O-Powers, and could be shared globally. Passerby Analytics was the foundation for the seamless connectivity between players. Legit puts the rest of the series to shame. > They put the Berry Farm from the Pokemon Dream World on the actual game instead of locking it behind their little browser title. > VS Recorder from Gen 4 now has 100 saves instead of just 1. Also lets you fight Mock Battles against AI opponents.> Triple and Rotation Battles are playable all over Lumiose City, and in the Battle Maison. Last time we will ever see these battle formats.Then there's various other things, like the custom player avatar, transparent EVs, bringing every Pokemon to 3D, etc. Really, aside from MUH DIFFICULTY, XY was fine. Not quite top tier, but a huge step forward in many ways.