>>54722614For the context of SwSh though, it was much worse. It was all of the problems of cut content you described but they were simply way more severe. RS’s Dexit had the benefit of it being still early in the franchise’s life and at least all of the monsters could exist in the game. Also, the level design was much better for Hoenn than Galar. BW’s new Pokemon restriction cannot compare to either, especially since BW2 fixed this.
With SwSh, standards were higher due to it being on a home console for the first time (Colosseum/XD/BR do not count) and people expected Game Freak to have gotten more competent with the 3D after a subpar 3DS era. Instead, we got a 3DS game rushed to be ported on Switch at the last minute and they gutted the hell out of it in the process. Without DLC or competitive interest, SwSh is so painfully lacking in content, it’s almost a scam. All of this is regardless of Dexit, mind you.