>>45863411>>A regional professorYet Professor Oak is still the one that greets the player upon starting the game and when visiting Mr. Pokemon’s house.
>You're entrusted with a pokedex in hopes of you filling It upWhich Oak gives you, not Elm.
>So you travel around the region and defeat 8 gyms that are focused on a single type eachNone of which repeat with Kanto’s since they’re in the same League.
>Gaining access to HMs with the badges you obtainYes, that’s how badges work.
>All the while you butt heads with a rival trainer that also got a starter and is also collecting the badgesUnder completely different circumstances that come directly as a consequence from the events of the first game.
>And you also stop a criminal organization across multiple areas, impeding them from achieving their goals (all before the league)The same criminal organization from the first game, instead of a reskinned one.
>You then travel trough victory road and face off against a group of 4 highly skilled trainers known as the elite 4Which is the same as Kanto’s instead of a reskinned copy.
>And face off against the Champion that you saw a few times in the game beforeWhich is the same as Kanto’s instead of a reskinned copy.
Thanks for proving my point.
