>>31846999This is a lazy argument and frankly it's not worth my time to respond, but I will because I want to bring some logic and reasoning to this board.
The only reason you can claim this is not a puzzle is because it's easy as shit.
Everything else points to the fact that this was a pitiful attempt
>the precedent of strength puzzles in Pokemon gamesThey've been in every gen, why would they take "puzzles" out, only to replace them with "roadblocks" that look exactly the same.
>the presence of multiple paths and multiple bouldersIf this was a roadblock, GF could have just created a straight path with a rock and a hole. The """choices""" given by the different rocks/routes is meant to create the illusion of a puzzle
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