I didn't know there were people still defending the 3D abominations. GF is full of hacks and they can't animate for shit so you'll never get dynamic idle animations unless they outsource all that to other devs. The pokemon games are below average trash in terms of game design but the pokemon themselves are keeping us hostage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzpwF7oZZKUthis mockup trailer is where the series should be right now in terms of scope.