>>35611698The species themselves weren't a mistake, I think. However evolution mechanics need a cleanup:
>level upActually a good method.
>tradeGarbage due to the Tragedy of the Commons.
>item and evo stonesNeeds some cleanup, renewable sources for the items, but overall decent.
>area [Leafeon]As a player I see nothing wrong with this, but it's quite restrictive on the design of the regions
>happiness, move, time, genderNeed some refinement to stop being so gimmicky and become more interesting and impacting on gameplay.
>game [Solgaleo]Garbage because it depends on trading to get both
The following Pokémon evolve through a method that is isolated to their evolution line only.
>exoticMostly gimmicks. Some like Mantine, Goodra, and Shedinja are okay, and should/could be expanded upon.
Feebas had an interesting evolving method, but it was a gimmick dependent on another gimmick (contests).
Malamar is trash because it depends on a certain hardware. Good luck if the next Nintendo systems don't support it.