I love the idea that an adorable wad of cotton candy might be immune to dragon attacks.
To the people saying the franchise has become stale:
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
Pokemon Ranger
PokePark
Pokemon Rumble
Pokemon Conquest
There's so many more options if you don't want to do the badges thing, but the main series will continue on this way because that's what this series is about. If it's not for you, pick something else. This should be common sense. They're even adding a Nintendogs feature for people who want that sort of thing, so I mean what do you want, really?
Just kidding, it looks adorable.
Better than a magnet, ball, pile of sludge, pink blob, and countless other nostalgic designs that get a free pass. Furthermore, the ice cream Pokémon is awesome.