it would be cool if in pokemon, you didn't have to have One Specific field move to progress. like where you need Defog, you could also use Whirlwind. if you need Cut you could also use Fury Cutter. etc etc
every other adjustment to the HM system, both ones that have been implemented in the games and ones i've seen fans suggest, is deeply uninteresting to me
@monorail i think i would still want the “you need the Gym Badge to use this in the field” rule but with that this could be interesting
@Lady yeah you still need that to keep the structure of the game
@monorail i mean this actually goes to another complaint regarding the more recent pokémon games but in earlier games HMs were used to give you a reason to return to various areas…… in more recent games it feels like HMs or the equivalent have been primarily for linearizing the narrative and don’t really unlock much of anything in the places you’ve already been
so like i’m a bit of an HM apologist but with that i want a game design where like, returning to Route 03 after you can use Rock Smash or Cut actually gets you something
