Introduce a nice feature

>How hard would it actually have been to implement seasonal weather in XY/SwSh?
Their first go around wit 3d graphics probably made it more of an issue. Might need more than pallet swaps, not fully sure though.

Just change your DS's date

Just don't put bad feature in the game

just change your DS's game.

they do this every gen all that matters is having a new gimmick for the next gen

every pokemon game should have
>day/night cycle
>seasons
>following pokemon
>pokemon amie+curry
>pokemon contests
>super training
>difficulty levels
>trainer customization
>in-world NPC musicians that add to the soundtrack
>bikes
>roller skates
>unique surfing pokemon sprites
>ride-able pokemon
>mega evolution
>z-moves
>gigantamax forms
>gym leader rematches
>trainer rematches
>super secret bases

To leave space for creativity

>>day/night cycle
pointless
>>seasons
pointless
>>following pokemon
neat to have but not necessary
>>>pokemon amie+curry
neat to have but not necessary
>>pokemon contests
pointless
>>super training
pointless
>>difficulty levels
pointless
>>trainer customization
yes
>>in-world NPC musicians that add to the soundtrack
pointless
>>bikes
doesn't need to be in the game if there's an alternative like PLA
>>roller skates
neat to have but not necessary
>>unique surfing pokemon sprites
neat to have but not necessary
>>ride-able pokemon
neat to have but not necessary
>>mega evolution
fuck no
>>z-moves
fuck no
>>gigantamax forms
fuck no
>>gym leader rematches
pointless
>>trainer rematches
pointless
>>super secret bases
pointless

>that doesn't add anything
Except flavor and immersion and weather effects and changes to routes and depth of pokemon variety per route and a neat evolution mechanic.

>day/night cycle and seasons pointless
Guess having a soulful game is pointless I guess.

Might as well say the games are pointless because smogonshit exists.

Buy the remake

having to wait a month to get an item doesn’t add immersion it just makes the game pointlessly annoying to play

it’s like saying adding a feature where you have to make your character take a piss every hour is good because it’s immersive

>how dare they add something that incentivizes you to revisit routes?
>who wants replay value?

So that games have something unique to them to give people a reason to replay them and keep things from getting as stale as fast. If every new gen kept everything from the past games, there'd be no reason to make new games instead of just adding onto them

>>day/night cycle
Yes, especially if there is different tracks playing during the night like in gen 4
>>seasons
Yes, the world feels alive, it is just pure soul
>>following pokemon
Yes, because Pokemon is about the Pokemon and not the trainers, i want to see my Pokemon
>>pokemon amie+curry
Don't really care about this, Pokemon Amie is okay i guess
>>pokemon contests
Yes, i spent hundred of hours doing contests in Emerald, it is really underrated
>>super training
Don't care
>>difficulty levels
Yes but not like in BW2
>>trainer customization
Yes but i want more options
>>in-world NPC musicians that add to the soundtrack
Yes, small details like these are important
>>bikes
Yes
>>roller skates
Cringe
>>unique surfing pokemon sprites
Yes, it is the thing i want the most in this list actually
>>ride-able pokemon
Yes
>>mega evolution
Don't care
>>z-moves
Ultra cringe
>>gigantamax forms
No no and no
>>gym leader rematches
Yes
>>trainer rematches
Yes
>>super secret bases
Yes

The presence of an old feature does not negate the impact of a new feature.
For example, if RSE had a day night cycle people would still remember those games as being the double battle gen.