It's funny, I hated Colosseum and XD for the whole almost-entirely-double-battles thing because at the time, double battles were a novelty that outstayed its welcome when stretched across a whole game. Fast-forward to this DLC where double battles become the focus for the single-player and they've been fleshed out so much over the years that I kinda wish doubles were just the default for trainer battles by now.

Other than that, it's more Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, for better or worse. Again, it feels meatier than SwSh's DLC, especially when a few of the battles in here were actually kinda difficult. The only part I'm outright disappointed by is how the story doesn't feel like it pays off either the first part of the DLC, or the lingering threads after the main story. Like, I don't mind if some things about this game's story just go unanswered, but it feels odd that them addressing it just puts more questions out there.

Anyway, speaking as a Gen 5 fan, if Pokemon Day rolls around next year and they announce Gen 5 remakes right then and there I'm gonna be upset.

Reviewed on Dec 18, 2023


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5 months ago

i would be down for pokemon legends kyurem in like. 2025. give the damn game designers a break and give us a mystery dungeon or something