>>30190956Honestly, I thought X/Y had a better setup and was better as a Pokemon game, but S/M is miles better as an RPG.
I like Pokemon in general and will always find enjoyment in a Pokemon game, but it's been ages since I found myself having fun in a Pokemon game the way I am now. I realize most of the new mons aren't too competitively viable, and that the game doesn't give you the same tools (Super training, hordes, breeding items, etc) that X/Y supplied you with, but I generally use Showdown for competitive shit, and this is by far the most fun I've had with the game itself in a long time. I heard that the new AI is tough, so I gave myself a full, diverse team at decent levels and Hala still nearly beat me. I'm only on the second island right now, though, so my opinion might be worthless.