I haven't played any pocket monsters games since ruby, however the look of the penguin may make me do otherwise. I love penguins, huge fan, and will use them to take over the world... Anyway, I like it, I will probably buy it eventually(after all the FF games and a PS3/and whatever system I'll have to buy to play this). After 500 characters and a large demand still, the designs have gotten worse and yet it is still decent, it will continue for awhile.