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Things I definitely don't miss?
Mail held item was a neat feature for what it was, but I don't miss it.
SM Festival Plaza and Join Avenue. I don't have any fond memories about either of those.
Held item trade evolutions happening less is also a plus. Feels like a waste of BP if you use them at all.
I'm definitely not gonna miss the old save mechanics taking a decade and a half on DS.
National Dex. Not the everything outside is cut version, but the alola style everything's still there, just not in the regional dex. Catching and trading for 400 pokemon from just your game as opposed to migrating at least a quarter of the dex is more fun imo.
Hot take, megas were a cool concept but I'm glad they're not back even if Gmax is a hot mess. At least that hot mess is both side usable and exploitable by any mon, not just a select few.
Things I do miss however?
Z moves were better desu. If z moves got brought back instead of dynamaxing and now no longer required crystals, that'd be a lot more fun than the jank that is g max nukes that also can raise stats or set weather at the same time.
I miss GTS but not too badly.
Does anyone remember the plaza thing in Platinum? It was a stupid online feature but you could have fun with it at least from what I recall by interacting with others. Same goes for the underground.
Secret bases were great. Blissey bases were ideal. XP candies have made these obsolete but it was still a very nice thing during ORAS's lifespan.
