>>45691097>And how is that connected to the game, its contentThey're the first 3D Pokemon games, the axis that makes up 3D is the Z axis, you do the math.
>its contentIt's explicitly stated that Xerneas is found in a forest and Yveltal somewhere in the mountains of southern Kalos. There are numerous references to southern Kalos as a separate locale from the areas you explore, and there is a train station in the game that goes completely unused analogously to areas that hinted some sort of further device in BW.
>its storyAZ realizes the error of his ways and fucks off. ORAS expands his story more by delving into the influence he had not just from the ultimate weapon, but as a figure in the 3000 years that he wandered the earth. There are numerous references to a "Project AZOTH," whose namesake is curiously re-used in reference to Magearna which made its debut during the Kalos run.
Not only does Magearna fit the same steampunk theme that AZ had, it shares the flower motif with Floette and its whole schtick is being brought to life through the "Soul Heart" which contains the life energy and can channel it, yet another recurring element with XY's life and death theme.
>>45691123>What's interesting is that XY says that Alola has a powerful champion, but SM is all about crowning the first champion.It's confirmed that trials were a late addition to the Alola games, done in the debugging phase much like Mew, actually. It was always meant to be another gym region with an established champion.
