"I believe that following Pokemon will be unlocked via Affection."

Everybody has been talking about how they want the 3D overworld models to come to some greater use.Today, we saw Hau with his Torracat following him. That got me thinking...Rewatch the Japanese Surfs Up trailer. Watch how Hau commands Torracat at the start of the battle. It looks like him and Torracat have a special bond of some sort... The way he commands Torracat is very simillar to sending a Pokemon out in Heart Gold ad Soul Silver.I think that gaining Affection in Pokemon Refresh and potentially through the Alola Photo Club, Pokemon will leave their Poke Balls and follow you.The signs are there that this is a potential feature; Gold and Silver came out on Virtual Console today. They introduced the feature in a new light.This would explain why we haven't seen much of the feature in trailers. However Game Freak decide to explain things, it will be a great surprise.What do you think will happen? Do you think that we will see walking Pokemon, and if so, in what way?Edit 1: Clarified the battle intro of Hau and Torracat. via /r/pokemon http://ift.tt/2yvcSER