>>56915267Because GameFreak is incapable of implementing something properly, so most people ended up never knowing about the feature, which it turn signalled to GameFreak that no one was interested in it. Same goes for Challenge Mode, a feature which should have become a staple of the series, had it been available from the start. It's like they can only make things either needlessly convoluted or ridiculously easy, anything between is just not possible. And remember, this is the same company that one generation made the braille puzzle, the next refused to release the Azure Flute because there's no way players could have figured out where to use it (what are item descriptions?), and then the one after that implemented dating mechanics so well-hidden barely anyone knew they were even there.
