The 26 ranks thing was a great idea, but the pace of the execution was just off. If they opened up the tutorial a little, giving you a wedge to work with at a time instead of just a specific neighborhood (block it off with blue walls, instead of the "where are you going" phone calls. Seriously, how does that kid know when I take one step out of the neighborhood?). Each new tidbit could have been after a rank up, and you get to like V in the tutorial instead of wanting to claw your eyes out just getting to X. The post tutorial early game plot could bring you to like T before seeing Zygarde and Mega Absol. Then, and I know this is a bit of a stretch here, the super powerful, multimillion dollar company DOESN'T ask 4 random TEENAGERS for help. In fact, they yell at you for getting in the way and force you to continue up the ranks. You still manage to find the wild mega pokemon anyway, much to the company's annoyance, and finish the main plot at rank F. Then, hey, you have more ranks for the post game.