I definitely don't mind that legendaries respawn now, but like everyone else in this thread has said, it seriously wasn't a big deal. Everyone knew to save constantly, especially before fighting a legendary. If you didn't know, you'd definitely get that advice at some point on the playground.
Plus, we were versed in the advanced and esoteric technique of "trade so you get the Pokemon in your Pokedex, then trade back." So it was only ever an issue on the off chance that you unexpectedly encountered and killed a roamer that you specifically wanted to catch, and also you hadn't saved in a while.
>>58845505I really don't remember that happening. What I do remember was agreeing beforehand if legendaries were allowed, and even that only tended to happen when you were battling an older kid.
