>>37093313In regards to the story, the player has very little if any input. Most of the time, you're doing your own thing and the plot just happens to unfold around you.
Deciding what kinds of pokemon you use in your team and leveling them up, sure, could be described as an rpg-like element, but that's as much depth as you get. Even traditional jrpgs tend to give you a character to play as; though the interactions are scripted, you still have an opportunity to feel like you're genuinely a part of the story being told.
You can't describe a unique experience playing pokemon the same way you could with, say, the Witcher, because the interactions you have with the game world are surface level at best.
