I mean the sheer fact that he hasn't leaked anything about the story means a lot I would think. We also don't know anything about the characters of the evil team or the E4 and Champion. Based on Kaka's estament we also only have like, half the new Pokémon and even then most of them we don't know the types or specific design details of. We still don't know anything about an entire half the map ect.
Wait......he's gone? Like, has he been undone for good?
That's what it's sounding like. He literally came out and said that there is no point in riddling more stuff for this year(personal assumption, but I think he's butthurt about Kaka taking the wind out of his sails), and he also revealed he got reported to Twitter (allegedly by Centro) and now has eyes on him,so he has no choice but to stop. So,yeah, I think he's gone.
I don't know about story and gameplay but I'm taking note of all the new pokemon leaked:
Interesting theory.
It should have a future form too. A more armored Skarmory seems unlikely, though.
Dang it, I was hoping there’d be a new side activity. Still, the implication of those flags belonging to the evil team suggests that they might have more influence on the region than past teams might have. Hopefully this means we’re finally going back to the “Team _____ will be taken seriously” route that hasn’t been done since Gen VI; we don’t really need another situation where the “team” isn’t the main threat in favor of a twist villain for the third generation in a row after they fell short with Chairman Rose.
There’s actually other reasons to put off evolving a Pokémon though, like if you want to learn certain moves earlier or if you wish to make use of Eviolite. Having to possibly press the B button for those reasons after every level up can get annoying unless you use an Everstone, so I can see why PLA’s handling of evolution would be a returning feature. Personally, I’d like the automatic evolution to happen once, with pressing the B button putting the evolution on hold until you activate it from the menu.
That’s pretty reassuring TBH. Hopefully this means there’s a new in-depth side activity like Pokémon Contests (ORAS and Gen IV versions; not the watered-down version of BDSP), Pokéathlon, and PokéStar Studios.
In theory if they don't need to account for both options it's easier to design bosses and other enemy encounters.
It’s kind of standard in RPGs now, and as Daren said it’s easier to balance around one than both. That said, the option is nice and they could still tweak it a lot better. Let’s say they return to PLA’s EXP at battle’s end system, they could try something like:
You will probably have instant access to your boxes again, just rotate your team through that.
I think if Kaka is really, definitively gone, Khu will probably come back. I suspect the main reason Khu decided to stop leaking is more because Kaka showed up and derailed all the riddles and teasing he had planned (hence the "not fun anymore" comment). If Kaka is out of the equation, I can see Khu making a "triumphant return" to get into the spotlight again.
