>>56889259The problem with the post gen 3 stat system is that it's an unintentional blackpill. IVs/Natures were added to make Pokemon more unique, and they are arguably more flavorful and true to real life than the pre gen 3 system. But in a competitive context, they logically turn the game into a eugenics simulator which goes against Gamefreak's messaging to win with your favorites. Friendship, despite being an ingame stat, doesn't actually affect PvP battles.
NuGamefreak came up with a half-assed solution to this: keep the current system but throw all the flavor out the window (bottlecaps rewrite your Pokemon's DNA, mints alter its brain chemistry, because they just do, okay?). It really doesn't make much sense to keep the old system at all anymore. Or breeding as a whole, since as of gen 9 egg moves can be learned without breeding. But Gamefreak is lazy and players are satisfied as long as they get instant gratification, so it's doubtful they'll ever change things on a fundamental level.
