I can definitely recognize that the game's plot is biting off more than it can chew given there's a lot of nuance they refuse to get into in regards to the pokemon dog fighting allegory. I'd still say in a perfect world this would've represented the direction the series went into from here. I really love how the pokemon challenge plot and the team plasma plot are heavily intertwined to the point it interrupts the final challenge and becomes the final fight. I especially love how after several games of bad guys having huge earth shattering goals, the twist is they're actually closer to Team Rocket, a group of gangsters.
Anyways good game, greatmusic, fun characters, and Emboar is awesome, y'all are just mean.