10 Things Pokémon Sun & Moon Must Fix From X & Y
5. Drop The Power Of The Strongest Attacks
Training your elite team to the point where they learn their most devastating signature moves is a very rewarding feeling in any Pokémon game. In recent times, however, some of these have become so unbelievably powerful that they represent a virtual death sentence for whatever poor creature will be stuck on the receiving end.
By the time players get to the latter stages of the main game, battles essentially become a contest of who can deploy one of these attacks the quickest, since he who strikes second isnt actually likely to strike at all. Even during Elite Four battles towards the end of X & Y, most of these top-level moves would lead to one-hit KOs against supposedly the most well-trained beasts in the land.
Admittedly these moves are mitigated - in most cases - by recoil damage for your own Pokémon, but if youre tactically clever enough, then this will be the only damage youre on the receiving end of anyway. Dropping the power of these moves while removing the alternative negatives, would lead to more challenging, more exciting AND longer-lasting battles overall. It would be a real achievement to navigate these in the latter stages.