>>57766873when I played it when I was like 14, I was super autistic about tradition and it pissed me for breaking the standard formula. I also just never really cared about the bad guy plots and was more interested in becoming a Pokemon Master, so I thought it stole the thunder of the elite 4.
I think if I was younger, I probably would've thought it was pretty cool but I was just too autistic and cynical at that age. as an adult, I couldn't care one way or the other about it.