>>34292698Megas were the start. They marked an important shift in their mindset towards designing with gimmicks as the main attractor instead of the secondary features they used to be pre-gen6. Not to mention they fucked up the uniqueness and essence of their universe by imitating other rival franchises.
I still had hope that the shift in mentality wasn't signaling a drop in quality. Then I played XY.
Still, XY new pokemon, while lacking in quantity, was full of quality. Cannot say the same about SM barring exceptions.
And as expected, the megas opened the door for more unnecessary gimmicks with UBs and Alola formes. Sure, they have great designs, but the gimmicks they form part of only serve to bring Pokemon closer to its past rival franchises, erasing what was once unique about it.
