>>54429961>Slow pacing with the extended animations and double battlesThe slower pace of the battles in the gamecube games work because there is a lot more to actually draw your eyes to on a visual level. It's not just two pukeashits brawling in a colored void with 3ds-level models, each mon actually has their own animations. The camera is dynamic and there are tons of battle backgrounds to let the battle feel connected to the world.
The trainers' pokemon aren't limited to some regional dex so it's not like there are ratmons every other trainer like in the gb games, there is actual variety in the pokemon you battle.
>purification is too time consuming and basically not worth it mid to late game, most people will just use the Pokémon they caught in the first 30% or never purify the powerhouses they catch at the end.Never took too long for me on my end since i never tried purifying more than 5, and i remember adding at least one of the late game mons by grinding in one of the colosseums and using those scent items
As for your other points, they are valid, but they're issues that i feel are caused by the game not being long enough and punching above its weight class. if the shadow Pokémon series became a mainline-level sister series or something, i bet there'd be way more opportunity to flesh out the story and general content available.
