10 Changes All Future Pokémon Games Need To Make

10. Remove Z-Moves

Z-Moves feels like a direct response to the success of Mega Evolution in competitive battling, based on the way that GameFreak has all but abandoned Mega Evolution, putting their chips on Z-Moves.

Like X & Y did originally, they based a lot of Sun & Moon around collecting the necessary tools for Z-Moves, and teaching players how to do them. Unfortunately, they're just not as game-changing as developers might have hoped.

Z-Moves sort of work, but they're so insignificant to the majority of battling that they feel pointless. Their animations run an unbelievably long time, and they're mostly shoehorned in, to the point that it seems like no one understood why Mega Evolution worked.

Mega Evolution was a small change, boosting the stats and abilities of one Pokémon on the team, but it all depended on the player. For some, it might not matter much, but if played smartly, then a Mega Evolution could win battles. Z-Moves don't change the course of entire battles, they're just a gimmick. Flashy, hollow, and GameFreak would have been better off expanding the roster of Mega Pokémon instead of nearly abolishing them.