>>22191557Youre right, and its a shame. It's a step in the right direction for how HM's are handled.
HM's are a good idea-- having your pokemon be required to allow you to do things you otherwise couldnt-- but between taking up a move slot and generally being shitty moves, they end up being obnoxious more than anything.
I'd rather HM's be adapted more to something similar to this, maybe have "extra" non-battle, optional HM-only slots so you can slap all the shit moves on a pokemon without affecting its performance. It'd be less cumbersome.
Also, soaring's fun as hell. Might be slower than Fly, but I really enjoy that sort of movement... it being a tad slower for more engaging and connective travel makes the tradeoff worth it to me.
