Bab 196: Pokémon

The console games have never been that hard as they are geared towards children. But the newest ones are just ridiculously easy. Any part that used be harder was pretty much removed by the time Sun and Moon came out. Back then you had to memorize which Pokémon is weak to which set of moves (attacks) and this made attacking a bit more of trying out moves to see what worked against everything. Now the game just tells you if the move is going to be super effective, effective or not very effective removing the trial and error aspect. They've also made it that Pokémon level up at insane rates. This is partially due to xp share that used to be limited to one Pokémon that didn't participate in battle if it has a certain item equipped. Now every single Pokémon you're carrying will gain xp after a battle. In the end your Pokémon will be absolute beasts that one shot everything because they are 20 levels to high and you waste more time on the battle intros than the battle itself. And then there's the friendship mechanic where your Pokémon can survive multiple back to back fatal hits, completely strait up dodge attacks, land increased critical hits and even snap out of status effects instantly. The problem with the last one is if you actually used a move like rest where your Pokémon is instantly brought back to full hp at the consequence of it falling asleep but it just not falling asleep from it's own move is a ridiculous concept (instant max heal at no cost). Please explain to me my self inflicted harm can be negated...