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I just finished replaying X(big mistake on my part), so I was thinking of ways to improve the story and among the usual ideas that are said here a lot, I got one that I think is worth discussing.
What if the Team Flare plot climax happened after the 5th Gym?
This way the player wouldn't have to backtrack right when he is missing only one Badge, the Lysandre Labs could be expanded because the main confrontation with Flare would happen there, Geosenge Town wouldn't be destroyed and your friends would stop appearing until the credits, leaving the player free to explore the last part of Kalos with less handholding.
The obvious downside is that Team Flare levels would be reduced, but it's not like they were challenging in any way, and Lysandre could be used as a difficulty spike.
I would also expand Flare motivations, remove AZ and the superweapon( or keep it as something that Lysandre made) so the cover legendary wouldn't be involved and could be caught later in the game.
Thoughts?
