I love being railroaded every step of the way by my annoying friend. Not even Solgaleo and his god tier design could have saved this game.
The sad part is that there are a lot of pokemon designs that really slap, like Kommo-o, Mimikyu, Golisopod, etc. Guzmas theme is also excellent and a very entertaining villain that did nothing wrong.
Just skip this one or play on "alternative" ways.