>>28000839>took out>implying it was ever in or that they ever said it might be in>superior to what we gotPokemon-GL's ranked ladders, themed tournaments, and accessible statistics are better than the Battle Frontier. It'd be fucking fantastic if we could have both but I can understand their logic- it is better to put that development time towards creating a substantial online service that many players will benefit from than towards a niche post-game feature that <1% of players will actually engage with in a meaningful way.