So, it seems in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Latis’ new mega form will allow you to actually fly to places with actual flight controls while viewing the region below you, rather than just warping there after an animation as the hm does. Not only that, this will allow you to reach new places in the game that were out of reach previously, and allows you to capture every non-event legendary pokemon in places called “mirage areas). So, best thing to ever happen to the franchise, or what?

I choose b) – “what.”

I mean, don’t get me wrong; it’s very cool and it’ll certainly do a lot to improve the atmosphere of the games and give people a good feel for what Hoenn is like as a region.  Moreover, it certainly isn’t lost on me that people have wanted something like this in Pokémon for a long time!  It just doesn’t strike me as a total game changer – you’re using Pokémon to travel to places you couldn’t on your own, which has been a big part of what these games have been about from the beginning; thematically it’s nothing new.  I’d actually regard, say, Pokémon Amie or Super Training as much bigger and more important features.