>weird starters with probable split evolution (now if only the other ones could be slightly less humanoid..)
>interesting bunch of new pokemon, almost everyone of them has an unique typing/ability/personality
>geographical variations for older mon, which is such a natural and great concept for pokemon
>no more 8 gym quest after 25 "more of the same" games
>no more HMs
>rideable pokemon to explore, even not tied to the party (soaring was one of the best things of ORAS)
>no more evil team trying to conquer the world through the box legendary plot after 14 "more of the same" games
>no more megas
>Z-moves mechanic that looks neat and won't break the meta as much as fucking megas
>geographically different and interest region
>probable appearance of old champions/characters
>more informative dex after years of having just a useless list

I mean, XYORAS were so flawed that my hype for SM was really low, but after this I'm hyping like a 6 years old. They're really shaking up the formula after 20 years. This games could turn out to be really amazing.
Who else is /hype/?