I'm skipping D&P because they'd just be the same review but slightly worse. This is such a great game, I understand why it's the favourite of many, the region is vast and exciting and so many great Pokémon designs, including revisiting older mons and reimagining them with evolutions which was a great trend to start. The pacing is very weird but the narrative works and is memorable, and the gameplay is hugely (hugely) improved with the physical/special split which makes battling much more dynamic (whilst still being turn based). We're nearing peak.