Long Standing Traditions that are now gone

What are some Pokemon game traditions that are gone now?

Or, what are some things in Pokemon that have changed? Doesn't have to be a "tradition". Just some things you've noticed are different.

Here's some I can remember:

-Pokemon regions no longer have os in their names since Galar. Traditionally, every new region had an -o sound in their. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova (except in Japan where it was called Isshu), Kalos and then Alola. But Galar broke this long-standing tradition, Hisui did, too and Paldea also doesn't have an o sound.

-The "tradition" of Eevee getting a new evolution every even numbered gen was broken in Gen 8.

-While not a tradition, perse, as of Generation 8, towns and cities no longer have the words "Town or City" at the end of their names and Paldea follows soon. Not a single town, city or village has town or city tacked at the end of their name.

-Pawmi is the first "Pikachu clone" to have an evolutionary family. In a way, I suppose that's breaking a traidtion as every single one before it don't evolve.

-Skeldirge is the first Fire starter to be quadrupedal...probably to the delight of everyone since the Pokemon fandom seems to hate when the Fire type starter stands up. (I don't get it). Also the "fire type zodiac" (despite how loose it is) was broken this gen. I never believed this theory, though.

-Nemona is the first singular female rival. Every region before her that had a female rival was usually just the opposite gender of the player, or had a male rival, as well. Example: Bianca and Cheren were your rivals in B/W, and the friendgroup in X/Y.

Can't think of anything else atm.

Gen 4 was the last gen with a gamecorner, as well as a traditional safari zone. Gen 5 began the trend of infinite TMs, rather then one offs.

Also as far as the bipedal thing it isnt just the fire starter. People apparently get annoyed if any pokemon that gains traction starts as bipedal and stands as it evolves( see sprigatito when people REALLY got vocal about it)

Rattata, the Nidorans, Cyndaquil, Mareep, Aron, Sandile, Wimpod, Jangmo-O, Toxel and others get bipedal as they evolve and it seems to be fine.

People apparently get vocal when the evolved form outright starts acting as a human. I've seen mentions that Meowscarada does quite human things, especially during Picnic...

Well, a few more traditions that SV broke:

Repels are gone (should have happened years ago honestly, it was a pretty annoying mechanic that could have been removed or improved a long time ago)

"Boss" trainers, finally, stopped using potions, full heals, etc. in battle.

No Hall of Fame and Credits after defeating the so-called 'champion'. Game actually ends upon completing the three initial paths plus the fourth path, and the final boss is neither the champion nor your rival/friend, but .

Box art Pokémon are no longer region legends, since they're just the Ancient/Future Paradoxes from a regular Paldean Pokémon.

A few longstanding traditions that are now gone:

1. Players can no longer attempt to catch other trainers' Pokémon during Pokémon battles – In the past, if you attempted to throw a Poké Ball at an NPC's Pokémon during battle, a message would show, informing you that the trainer blocked the ball, and the game would tell you, "Don't be a thief." You can't attempt this in Generation IX.

2. The player can now run from trainer battles – In the past, if you attempted to run from a battle the same way players could run from a wild Pokémon, a message would appear saying, "There's no running from a trainer battle." Running from a trainer battle is now akin to surrendering, as it works in competitive.

3. Fishing is no longer a thing – In every Pokémon game, you were able to fish for Pokémon in nearly every body of water in the game. You were always given some type of rod, which were the "Old Rod," Good Rod," and "Super Rod." In Generation VII, this was replaced by just a single fishing rod. In Generation IX, the fishing rod doesn't exist and fishing is no longer a feature.

4. Set mode is no longer available – Prior to Generation IX, players could enable Set mode in the Options menu, which forced them to use the Pokémon they chose in battle until they manually switched it or it fainted. This differs from the default Shift mode, which asks the player if he or she wishes to switch Pokémon after knocking out the opponent's Pokémon. Now, the game would always ask if you want to switch Pokémon.

5. Spiritomb can now be normally found in the wild and be obtained through regular means – In every other game, Spiritomb had a convoluted way to be captured. For instance, in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Spiritomb could only be caught by obtaining the Odd Keystone and talking to 32 people in the Sinnoh Underground. In Pokémon Black and White, Spiritomb could only be captured in the Dream World. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Spiritomb could only be obtained via NPC trade in game. In Pokémon X and Y, Spiritomb could only be captured in the Friend Safari. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Spiritomb could only found in Sea Mauville after oddly entering a room that shows the message, "You feel you're being watched," reading a magazine about the Odd Keystone, and even odder, saving your game.

This causes Spiritomb to appear. In Pokémon (Ultra) Sun and (Ultra) Moon, Spiritomb can only be transferred from previous games. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, in the Crown Tundra DLC, you come across a random tombstone with the message, "Spread my voice." Thus, after connecting to the internet and talking to 32 random online trainers roaming the area, Spiritomb would appear by that very tombstone for capture. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is practically the same as Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, but the place is called Grand Underground now. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you had to undergo a quest to find 107 wisps to capture Spiritomb. Spiritomb can now be found on Glaseado Mountain without the need for an internet connection or Odd Keystones in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

6. Repels no longer exist – Because Pokémon appear in the overworld now, they can simply be avoided when traveling, defeating the purpose of Repels.

7. Most field effects are now gone – In the past, ever since Pokémon Emerald, certain Abilities had field effects outside of battle. For example, the Ability Intimidate forced random encounters only with Pokémon of the highest level within an area if a Pokémon with this Ability was first in the party. For example, if the highest level a Pokémon could obtain in the tall grass was level 52, you would encounter level 52 Pokémon in that area. Cute Charm increased the chances of encountering a Pokémon of the opposite gender, Stench worked similarly to Repel, No Guard greatly increased the chances of Pokémon encounters, Flash Fire increased the chances of encountering Fire-type Pokémon in the area, and so on. Many more of these field effects existed. However, because of the change in gameplay that eliminated random encounters, many of these field effects were discontinued.

8. Legendary Pokémon can be re-battled if the player fails to capture them. In the past, if you accidentally knocked out a legendary Pokémon, unless you saved your game before the battle, you were screwed because you had no way to challenge the legendary Pokémon again. In newer games, the player is now often given the opportunity to re-challenge legendary Pokémon in some form or fashion.

9. Egg moves can now be passed down without having to breed. In the newer games, if you simply give the Pokémon with an Egg move a Mirror Herb and place it in a Picnic with a Pokémon that can learn the move and an empty move slot, it would teach the Pokémon that move, which is a lot more convenient than having to constantly breed for moves, which was required in the past.

Well the traditional day care went p00f completely and has been turned into a 'sit around and wait for an egg to appear during picnic', rather than the usual 'move around till an egg appears at the day care'. I'm generally not a fan of sitting around doing nothing, but I can see potential benefits to this way.

You can now just relearn any moves from your party's move screen rather than needing a move re-learner.

You can access your boxes from anywhere in Galar and Paldea, rather than needing a computer at a PC or a camp like in Legends.

One thing that makes me kind of sad is that we haven't really had many new Pokeballs after Gen 4, not counting the Legends-Arceus exclusives that can't be used anywhere else. Gen 1 gave us five Pokeballs, Gen 2 gave us eight, Gen 3 gave us seven, Gen 4 gave us five, and then we only ever got the Dream Ball, Beast Ball, and Strange Ball across the next five generations, and we can't even use the last one in-game.

It was already mentioned that when in trainer battles in S/V you can run away. Another tradition that S/V oddly broke in regards to trainers was that walking into a trainer's view no longer starts a battle. You have to talk to them to start a battle.