This is technically the only Pokemon game I’ve sit down and tried to play. But for reference, I know about and have tried to fully play every mainline game

With that said, I find this game is over hated. Sure the open world element is pretty stale and empty, but I appreciate the idea of making a more open Pokémon world, as it kinda fits in the style of these games. The main issue of this game is the story, it’s pretty boring and follows a lot of similar story limes with less interesting characters

A bright spot, however, is the Gen 8 Pokémon cast,. It’s pretty solid with awesome designs like Corviknight and the Coal line. Grookey is one of my favorite starters and Dynamax is a neat mechanic but overall kinda weak when Megas and Z moves are right there