>>43430101>Compare the cinematic in gen 1 to actual anime fights, the pokemon are standing face-to-face and attacking based on orders given.Because Game Freak couldn't animate anything more than that.
That's not the true nature of battles, because it makes no fucking sense outside of gameplay. And Game Freak clearly does have an idea of battles beyond the game mechanics since they're described in-game through dialogue and the Pokedex, and the reference sheets they draw for the Pokemon show them doing things the gameplay doesn't allow them to do.
