>>38875735They feel the same because the plot is copy and pasted to the next game. Collect 8 gym badges, beat villain team, beat the Elite Four and champion and then you're done.
They can't even let their dicks and brain write for them and let you date a grunt girl and finally make your rival a girl for an infinite supply of doujins to make things interesting for once. Battle shonen harems are popular for a reason.