Nova Sun and Umbra Moon are not balanced around the player using 650+ BST monstrosities. That's ugly, feels hacky, and removes the reason Legendary Pokémon are cool in the first place. This is a design choice made for the following reasons:ģDS ROM hackers currently (and for the foreseeable future) can't alter the game script to add events, so adding Legendary Pokémon would just be sticking them in random grass patches as low-percentage encounters.
The premier feature of Nova Sun and Umbra Moon is the ground-up redesign of Pokémon Trainers in the world to increase the game's challenge. Like my Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire hacks, their main purpose is to provide a more challenging game experience while not artificially limiting the player.
Pokémon Nova Sun and Umbra Moon are mods for Pokémon Sun and Moon.