>>33124871Playing through SM just wasn't very fun. Trials aren't as good as gyms, there's a difference between "fight through a puzzle gym and fight a leader with 3-4 pokemon" and "fight 3 wild pokemon and then 1 buffed pokemon that calls stuff." If you instagib a Leader's lead, they usually have some other pokemon that can be somewhat of a counter. Instagib Totem Kommo-o, and it's over before it starts.
Getting stopped by Lillie and Hau just takes me out of the game. It's much too frequent, and I probably wouldn't have as big a problem with it if Lillie actually did anything throughout the course of the game. All she does is walk around the islands with Nebby and chat with you a few times per town.
A lot of stuff in SM just feel unnecessary and out of place. Colress comes out of nowhere and chats with you, and then vanishes. He has no impact on the story at all. Same with the cutscene of Koko fighting Buzzwole. It affects nothing in the story at all. Hala doesn't say a word of it when you fight him at the 4.
Lastly, with 800+ pokemon, why must we constantly be bombarded with Wingull/Rattata/Zubat/Geodude/Magikarp still? Pic related is unacceptable, especially since this isn't the only route it's on.
