>>35109035>was it correct idea to completely remove HMs?Yes.
>How HMs should look like in gen 8?A mix of Ride and HMs. Use your own Pokémon, but don't waste move slots with it. Keep the shortcuts, take away the dumb outfit and song.
Example: Each mon has a set of Battle Moves (everything were used to) and a different one for Field Moves (HMs, Sweet Scent, Teleport, Dig, and hopefully a lot more). Maybe limit the Field Moves to 2~4, and give it a better name.
Teaching a mon a move like Surf gives it both the battle and the field move, but forgetting the former won't erase the latter.
That way the game encourages diverse team building, while not limiting the move sets or forcing slaves.
