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>five minutes into Y
>Here, take this starter!
>two cities later
>Here, take this starter from gen 1 and its mega stone!
>three badges later
>Here, take this Lucario and its mega stone!
>walk over to the next route
>Here, take this Lapras!
>boot up the game next morning
>select "receive hidden gift" because I didn't notice it before
>Here, take this Torchic and its mega stone!
Don't get me wrong, I like that I'm given more viable options and it's very nice that I don't just rely on my starter to bulldoze more than half the game (XP sharer is a godsend) but why is it just GIVING me all this good shit? Pokemon has always been about trying to find and capture all the best monsters to balance your team out accordingly. Just forking over a bunch of incredibly powerful mons during the main story kinda lessens that experience a little bit. I've found myself almost never scrounging in tall grass because I'm almost certain anything in there is gonna be a waste of my time, which is a damn shame considering how huge the regional dex in this game is.
It's still the most fun I've had with Pokemon in nearly a decade though.
