>>13839734>catch rate>flatSomeone didn't play Unova
>locking out areasYou imply they won't change stuff like that (see: day/night being more than what G/S/C had in Gen IV).
As for Gen V, you don't change your clock?
And yes, that is gimmick, but so is the defense of following Pokemon. The point is that unlike following Pokemon, this one has a bit more going for it.