>>56103120Those are basic elements of the pokemon world. Exceptions don't disprove tendencies. No one battled gym leaders, E4's, and champions and thought OMG IT'S JUST LIKE IN THE KANTO GAME because that'd be stupid.
Meanwhile referencing a Knot game SPECIFICALLY like the poke flute, snorlax, and a myriad of other elements that add up is Kanto Pandering because it is content that deliberately envokes a memory of Kanto and Kanto only.
>>56103241BW had equal battle facilities to XY, had proper E4 rematches while XY didn't, lacked contests but had replacements, and had way more catchable legendaries to busy yourself with. Oh yeah, and also had a sequel that easily tripled the content offered in XY.
