>>5488207The later gens are criminally underrated.
Not like "oh secretly Sword and Shield was ALWAYS the best pokemon game everyone is too dumb to see it", but like. Theres a lot of interesting stuff people didnt like because people REALLY like fire red.
I think a lot of pokemon fans really just want a simple game with a bunch of new pokemon that all look like animals and are competive in a linear rpg with little plot, colorful characters, and is scaled in difficulty to their own levels as 20 year old men.
The pokemon company instead screws with the formula a lot, adding new mechanics, cutting pokemon and moves for one reason or another, and trying to make the plot more high minded.
For instance the pokemon plot in sword isnt actually about you. Its not "Do you get all the badges and beat the bad guy".
It's about Hop. It's about "What happens when you spend your whole life dreaming about being number one, and are actually third place?"
Its very overt about it yet people either just dont want that story or dont care.
Eternatus is also very cool looking.
It kinda looks like a yugioh card
>>5488231I made it up. I based it on cheering in the new game.
Its my Cool unique Gen Mechanic.