>>50335307I want this, but I don't see it happening. Just look how the Pokémon move on the overworld. They're clearly walking around in a way meant to be ran into by the player to initiate combat, similar to Let's Go or the Wild Areas. That, and what
>>50335410 said.
What I AM hoping is retained from PLA is the seamless transition between exploring and combat. We seem to be getting battles that take place on the same overworld, so hope it's not clogged by menus and text dumps like a lot of the recent games. I'd say this is more important than the catching mechanics, even if I did really enjoy them.