>>58691996in SM it was a novelty, it sucked and was incongruous with what the setting of the games was like previously, but a novelty, they wanted the yokai watch audience.
By SwSh it was already getting exhausting with the phone and the bike, but seemed like maybe just expanding upon an idea SM had and would surely move on after that.
Then SV had it, and then even PLZA, part of the subseries specifically aimed at older fans, STILL fucking had it.
I dont think anyone has ever liked it, the vast majority of the fanbase tolerates it at best, I cant imagine more than 1% of the entire fanbase would miss it if it was gone, and at least 20% would celebrate.
