As much as this game improves in some aspects compared to its Switch brethren (the story, for one, is FAR better than the rest), the open world format is something that Pokémon just isn't ready for, until they have more time to flesh out the games.

The graphics are quite poor, the framerate is atrocious, there are still plenty of bugs even after patches, the new Pokémon designs are a VERY mixed bag, and overall the game just doesn't feel fun to play after a point. Feels much more like a 'proof of concept,' to be honest.