It'd be so easy to make them the best games in the series. So fucking easy.
>Story isn't as heavily emphasized
>Most story driven quests are just that, quests, and can be skipped or put off until later
>Player doesn't have to proceed through the world along path, two or three areas are open for a first time exploration at any time
>Player can actually skip the tutorial
But no. We're going to get another visual novel that yet again assumes the player can't and shouldn't make decisions, and yet again assumes that no one has ever played Pokemon before despite nearly 100% of the install base for these games being long time fans.