Things Pokémon Just Can't Get Right...

The Pokémon brand has done a lot of things right to further their goals of international media domination! And they've also made some horrible missteps (like Lickilicky) but outside of the extremes, there are smaller issues in the franchise that just kind of reside in the back of your mind making you wonder; a.) why don't they make this super easy move? or b.) why did they just change a perfectly good thing? So those are the questions we'll be asking for why Pokémon just can't seem to get these things right...