That's definitely true-- I guess the point is mainly so that people can play around with bad translations if they want to, while people who don't really want that interfering with their playing can say that their particular Pokegear translations are more or less perfect.

That way there's still an opportunity for lulzy language barrier scenes, but they won't be something everybody has to deal with, all the time. I think everyone can agree that no matter how much fun it might be, that would get stale and bothersome really fast. XD;;