>>48690836The thing is, you’re right- the Battle Frontier was challenging on a level that caused the average kid I knew to bounce right off of it, since training Pokemon was painful on every level and the experience itself (especially without knowledge of what good strategies are which the games never really helped you with) was a bit of a slog. All your progress could be erased in an unlucky instant.
However, this isn’t a very solid argument against bringing it back. Training good Pokemon is extremely easy, and good strategies for all kinds of battles are easily available online so people wouldn’t get discouraged. The Battle Frontier really could’ve lived up to its potential from gen 6 on, and its a shame they’re on too much of a crunch to bring it back as it should honestly be a staple at this point and would instantly fill the perpetual hole in the postgame.