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>Event/distribution species
Those are a pain in the arse to get.
>MOAR LEGENDARIES!
Don't they realize they're diluting the value of legendaries that way and making them even more boring?
>Trainers with non-complete teams outside the first routes
A Joe on the first route having a single Rattata is fine. A pro trainer on the late game doing the same is not.
>Pikaclones
Plusle, Emolga, Togedemaru... yeah, we get Pikachu is cute, but enough.
>Uninventive regional bird and rodent
There's a reason even casuals like Talonflame: it fits the regional bird stereotype, but not completely. It's recognizable (familiar) without being predictable (boring).
>Trying hard to preserve IV mechanics
IVs were cool until we got breeding - i.e. only on Gen I. Beyond that, no band-aid mechanic will save them, either rework completely the feature or scrape it off.