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SM/USUM are the evil counterparts to BW/BW2
>both the second and last sets of new games for their respective platforms
>both set in america
>BW has the most new pokemon by far, SM has the least new pokemon by far
>BW adds triple and rotation battles, SM removes triple and rotation battles
>BW featured a more matured setting with things like older main characters and more involved story that deals with deconstruction and reconstuction of themes common to the series in general, SM reverts back to 11-year-old characters and is filled with childish gimmicks like Z-moves and Rotom Pokedex and no real enthusiasm towards worldbuilding or having a coherent story
>BW is focused on the new, the future and innovation, SM is nostalgia pandering wankery
>BW makes online features much more intuitive, SM makes online features much more unintuitive
>BW greatly expands the breadth of the available pokemon, that is the entire national dex minus the last legendaries, by having a new hidden ability for almost every pokemon, SM and USUM don't even have the national pokedex and artificially gate things like mega stones to limit the usable pokemon
>BW and SM both start with a basic battle facility with single, double and multi, BW2 adds the PWT with additional support for triple, rotation, rentals for all formats, etc., USUM adds battle agency with only rentals and only support for single
>BW adds battle institute, SM removes battle institute
>BW2 adds join avenue, SM copies it but fucks up big time
>BW gets an amazing third version, SM gets an amazingly shit third version
>both the second and last sets of new games for their respective platforms
>both set in america
>BW has the most new pokemon by far, SM has the least new pokemon by far
>BW adds triple and rotation battles, SM removes triple and rotation battles
>BW featured a more matured setting with things like older main characters and more involved story that deals with deconstruction and reconstuction of themes common to the series in general, SM reverts back to 11-year-old characters and is filled with childish gimmicks like Z-moves and Rotom Pokedex and no real enthusiasm towards worldbuilding or having a coherent story
>BW is focused on the new, the future and innovation, SM is nostalgia pandering wankery
>BW makes online features much more intuitive, SM makes online features much more unintuitive
>BW greatly expands the breadth of the available pokemon, that is the entire national dex minus the last legendaries, by having a new hidden ability for almost every pokemon, SM and USUM don't even have the national pokedex and artificially gate things like mega stones to limit the usable pokemon
>BW and SM both start with a basic battle facility with single, double and multi, BW2 adds the PWT with additional support for triple, rotation, rentals for all formats, etc., USUM adds battle agency with only rentals and only support for single
>BW adds battle institute, SM removes battle institute
>BW2 adds join avenue, SM copies it but fucks up big time
>BW gets an amazing third version, SM gets an amazingly shit third version
