>>46595621PLA will apparently have ATB combat. No idea how they’re going to make this work without rebalancing the whole existing combat system, but it’s a promising step.
Personally, I wouldn’t want to control the Pokemon myself. It’s kind of antithetical to the series where you’re playing as the trainer. Also, 1v1 combat is so integral, too.
The closer they can make it to the anime-style battling, the better.