"Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s battle animations are a downgrade from Legends: Arceus."

Despite being the newer titles and a more major release, the battle animations in Scarlet and Violet are a step back from those in Legends: Arceus. In Arceus the Pokémon would physically run over and attack each other in their battle animations. This was a major improvement from Sword and Shield, where the Pokémon would do an attack motion and an invisible force would hit the opposing Pokémon. For some baffling reason, Game Freak has returned to those animations in Scarlet and Violet. It’s not simply laziness or lack of time either. Check out Giratina’s move Shadow Force. Legends created a new animation for that which was much better. They chose to reuse Sword and Shield’s animation in Scarlet and Violet. I thought it might have been a deliberate style choice to be less “violent” or something, but there ARE attacks that make physical contact in Scarlet and Violet. They’re just rare. I honestly don’t know why Game Freak would make this choice. via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/Xp57tbM