>>32718422>They litterally have no impact whatsoever in XYThat's exactly what they did wrong.
Every time you get to a new part of Kalos it's "Hey! Do you remember us? Yeah, we're great right? Mega Evolution is so great, and so is Sycamore! Oh, by the way, let's upgrade your dex!".
But the worst part was their cringey excuse for costumes during the flare arc.
And now they're back in Alola with "Hey, random stranger! Did you know about Zygarde? No? Well, have this Zygarde cube! We don't know what it does either! Oh, by the way, did we tell you about Mega Evolution and Sycamore yet? No? Well, let's have a battle in front of the only location worth grinding at!"