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>vibrant colours
>cel-shading
>bad graphics, but at least has an appealing and memorable art style unlike sv
>actually took steps to advancing the pokemon gameplay formula, such as overworld catching, using your pokemon to gather materials, and faster paced battles
>better move animations
>has a ton of sidequests
>catching em all actually has a purpose now
>fun end game battle facility
>can rematch any of the major characters whenever you want
>almost every little area has unique music, unlike sv which has like 4 overworld tracks
>can actually aim your pokeball when throwing it
>the battles are actually difficult due to different stat system, move order, and forced set mode
>actually has character customization
>got free dlc with extra content
>wild pokemon actually interact with the world and eachother
>wild pokemon can play with you or attack you, and you can interact with them in different ways like starting a battle with them or throwing berries to feed them
>the player can actually die due to fall damage or pokemon attacks
>better box system
>can see shiny pokemon in menus
>shiny pokemon in the overworld have a sound and visual indicator
>ui looks miles better
>button based battle ui instead of scroll based
>apricorn ball crafting
>no tranny npcs
>all three starters are s tier design wise
>kino final boss battle
>actually has soul