Geowlett wrote:going straight to the elite four wouldn't be a good change really. Doing that would ruin the point of the gyms
Well, of course it would be boring, as would going straight to botw's final boss.
The point I'm making is that Gamefreak would give you the freedom to choose what you would do. Chances are going straight to the elite four would be more of a challenge for hardcore players. Most would try to play through the whole game