>>48237915>Battle TowerWorse than the Battle Frontier in every way
>Countless aesthetic improvementsLiterally every new game does this
>New rivalSee above (though I admit he's the best new rival introduced since Blue)
>First female representationYWNBAW
>Learnset improvementsAnd then locked all the god TMs in Kanto, making the overall moveset even worse
>Wild Pokémon distribution improvementsNo. Just no.
>Bug fixesIt's a sad day when doing the bare minimum a sequel should do is considered a landmark accomplishment
>Animated spritesA good improvement. BW took it too far
>Goldenrod Dept. Store RooftopWasn't really necessary, but sure...
>Elemental Stones before KantoOnly if you bought a guidebook, looked it up on the internet, or ran around and got the phone number of every single trainer you beat (and you could only have so many at once, like 10 or so if I remember) to find the one trained that would give you the evolution stone you need
>Gave the Pokégear contacts actual unique personalities.A hundred variants of "HE LET ME INTERRUPT YOUR GAMEPLAY TO TELL YOU THIS USELESS THING THAT I DID THAT WAS THE SAME THING I DID FIVE MINUTSE AGO"
>Move TutorShould have been accessible from the PC
>First in-game Mythical eventThese are absolute cancer and everyone knows it
>B-BUT MUH MAREEPERINOMaking half the game a rehash of the first game was retarded. Johto isn't a game, it's a glorified DLC.
