TheFalseLie

Just putting it out there, I have the same problem. I did notice one interesting thing though. In certain places where the gen 8 mon is in the overworld (Like the Wooloo on route 4) they WILL play their cry normally before the battle when you interact with them, but will still be silent when the actual battle starts. No idea why that is, are the gen 8 cries in a different format than the cries of every other gen?