>>57796853I can see it. Alola plays out like one giant beach episode, and I can see that tilting several Japanese on that aspect alone. But overseas, the Team Skull takeover was real. We really needed that meme at the time.
As a game, it was alright. Honestly one of the more interesting competitive scenes. I did really dislike the execution of USUM being only one year apart, yet locking the old versions out of Mystery Gift events. I regard that as Game Freak's biggest sin to date.