>>34793672>Gen 8 will be in ChinaGranted. It's based on the safest, most modern and generic area in China with a giant linear wall serving no purpose other than to pad the game out and force you around the region in the most annoying way possible.
>Trainers will be 16 yrs old with a mature storyGranted. NPCs constantly remind you that you're an adult and they occasionally wax on about responsibility, but they never go too deep to avoid alienating their children audience.
>Gyms againGranted. The gym leaders use three monotype shitters that you can one-shot with an advantageous pokemon available right outside of town. On some occasions an NPC in town will just give you a pokemon that can steamroll the gym, because they just know you're a powerful trainer.
>Starters: Something like a ghost-vampire for fire || like a water snake for water || like a tree-man for grass typeThese are really bland concepts for starters, you know.
>starter types: ghost/fire || poison/water || fight/grassGranted. The Fire's strongest Ghost STAB is Hex; the Water's strongest Poison STAB is Poison Sting; the Grass's strongest Fighting STAB is Arm Thrust.
>not 8 but 12 medals for the leagueGranted. But they still use three monotype shitmons. Also no rematches.
>z-moves are famous out of alola nowGranted. Alolan Oak gives you every Z-crystal as a reward for beating the Elite 4. One textbox at a time.
>connection with tapus"Take these Z-Crystals, Anon. It is said that their energy has a connection to the guardians of Alola. Welp, see ya!"
>pokemon can have two instruments but you have to do a thing...Lolwut