>>54551586>It's never once plot relevant because they didn't finish the gameYep, and the player wouldn't even know about it unless they hacked the game. The same cannot be said when your Metronome user uses this odd little move.
>Gen 5 sleepExperiment since they reduced the maximum amount of turns. Technically it's not even reverted since it still abides by the turn change from Gen 5, but that wouldn't fit your narrative
>nerfing weather abilitiesCarry over from Gen 3
>Dragon-typeNever was directly nerfed, unlike Parental Bond which is objectively worse post-Gen 7.