>>52259573Honestly I don't think open works with Pokémon. Characters like Shulk from Xenoblade has a billion different ways you can power him up. That doesn't really work for 150-1000 Pokémon that are supposed to be able to be swapped out with for a new one after only a hour or two of grinding. It seems like a open world just creates Johto's Level curve issues on a larger scale.