>>36361129>Pic related is what every scripted legendary encounter amounts toIt doesn't even take, either. You never feel like you hit that point where suddenly you are NOW special and accomplished enough to tango with a deity. Pokemon is too humble a concept for that.
Diamond and Pearl are literally "the Pokemon is in pain! You have to calm in down in a fight because it's still here!" Which tempts me to write a fanfic in which that goes terribly wrong...
>>36361205Brilliant in what regard, though? You rule out the world design and battle system balance (by which you could extrapolate "functionality")- so what's left?