I wish Nintendo didn't own the rights to the Pokemon IP

[Metrium]

The story has always been childish, with friendship and respect for your pokémon as the main theme. But the online, with all the stats/strategy etc.. bringing this into rated battle and with the collecting, catching/evolving/breeding all pokémons, thats what's hardcore. I can guarantee you that few 10years old play as deep as the hardcore adults.

But I will have to say that the ''rivals'' were a HUGE letdown for me. Stupid Shauna is no rival, she's like ''oh, I'm so happy to be your rival cause your such a good friend''... I miss the cocky rivals from past game that treats you like dirt, he felt intimidating and talented even when I usualy had few problems beating him. Shauna only seems like a noob trying to learn from you again and again and that is super lame.

The others are no better, a dancing fat ass, a coward geek and a useless little girl. Worst is that the two girls has the other two Kalos starters, but the geek and the fat ass did'nt get any serious pokémon, I was sure they would both get the two other original starters, but nooo.

I also thought team flare with all their ''oh, look at us, we are so stylish'' bullcrap was also lame. But I did like the final team flare moment.