>>52357094Yeah, it was probably that. Still seems pointless even considering that. I really have come to dislike shift mode, and understand how much it kills what little thought you could be putting into a fight during singleplayer. Even the toughest romhacks are trivial with shift mode on. You can just press B but now it's much more similar to intentionally shooting yourself in the foot. GameFreak keeps balancing for multiplayer but then completely removes any chance for singleplayer to reflect the multiplayer experience.
Stranger still. They kept the ability to skip cutscenes. So they know that some players want to get through the game faster but removed set mode and animation toggle. Whoever is behind these decisions just needs to fuck off.