The Pokemon series has evolved quite a bit since the series debuted back in 1996. Fans grew accustomed to the features that became mainstays of the series: evolution, trainer battles, and catching wild Pokemon. However, as the series progressed, these core features continued to be refined and iterated on. As they too evolved, they retained the core idea behind the features but made quality-of-life changes to make them more enjoyable. With the debut Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee, as well as Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, the premise behind catching wild Pokemon changed significantly with the introduction of one of the many nice quality-of-life changes in Generation 8.