I tend to defend Pokémon games because the big argument I hear often is that "you don't really like Pokémon, it's just nostalgia", and no I just sincerely like discovering and catching these new little creatures and completing the pokédex ( that's one aspect I like in this game actually, the way the pokédex is designed like a shelf and you actually see it being filled)
But I'm getting tired of the games not being polished; the art direction is a bit uninspired (don't really know how to explain that but, the way the light and colors look ?); combat was never my favorite part of the game but the gyms have never been this boring; I felt like the world was not particularly fun to explore ...
I did like the soundtrack, story was nice, and the final act was pretty cool