Thanks for the info.
If this also has eight gyms, a Rival and an Elite Four this will be the first Pokemon I'm not buying. The non-battle portions of the game has hardly changed since Red/Blue: routes and towns, an evil Team, a Pokemon professor in your home village, gyms and badges, etc.
They could at least try to make the progression of the game different. Even other companies' series with a reputation for rehashing try and change that up every few games (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tales of)







