Was surprised to see held items on multiple trainers. Includes one of the Ogre Clan trainers with Throat Spray + Clangerous Soul on Kommo-o. Really wonders about their stats.
Doubts the Ogre Ousting minigame to be very worthwhile. Only played once on Easy, though. Got an Enigma Berry from it too, interestingly.
Does not really care about the Teal Style Card. What difference does it make when your uniform destroys the whole outfit?
Approves of Shiftry getting Wind Rider. Feels less certain about Piplup losing Defiant for Competitive. Suits its stats better, given higher Special Attack. Liked the combination of Defiant, Swords Dance, and Power Trip, though. Sees Power Trip on so few Pokemon. (
Technically still works with it, admittedly.) Cannot learn any good Special-boosting moves either.
On a similar note: new moves on old Pokemon. Knows about Tidy Up on Furret. Hopes for interesting moves on some other underwhelming Pokemon too. Hmm. Looked around.
- Psychic Fangs on Mightyena.
- Scale Shot on Arbok.
- Chlorophyll Solar Blade for Tropius, Shiftry, and Hisuian Lilligant. (Also Solar Blade on Ceruledge, Zacian, and Gallade, among others, apparently.)
- Headlong Rush for Torterra, Raging Fury for Infernape, and Wave Crash for Empoleon.
- Edit: Crabhammer for Gliscor? Removed Earthquake from its level-up moves for that. (Still learns it via TM.)
Awaits a list for clearer new move access.
Has not reached the Blood Moon Ursaluna yet. (Did not expect anything else new. Looked through Serebii information and found out.) Withholds judgment until seeing it in-game. Spotted the stat change, also.
Was not super satisfied by the story. Stems mainly from the protagonist's decisions. Wanted to tell Kieran everything. Led to a lot of unnecessary drama. Felt more and more in danger by being close to that family.