>>56204955It laid the groundwork for some features that other games would take for themselves like easier EV training, trainer customization, wonder trade, fairies, expanded online features like the GTS, QoL breeding mechanics, horde battles, etc. But to be fair to it, there is no beating the PSS or its berry mutation system. Fuck. I miss PSS so much. Now it is kill.
I'd say that of all the modern games though, XY was the most "You had to be there" kind of game, and no pokemon games that aren't named Go or Red and Blue captured that same atmosphere. Everyone around the globe got to take the first step at the same time. The first couple of months after the launch of XY were kino. Coming back to it years after the honeymoon period was...unfulfilling, to say the least.
