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Legends Arceus is objectively one of the best pokemon games.
This is the only game in the whole series where the wild battles are tough, everything does quite a lot of damage.
The time distortions are also dangerous. You will always be in outnumbered in them and you will have to fight these battles if you want the rare pokemon. These 3v1s are intense. This plus the previous point make them super challenging content. Even with my overleveled alphas it is difficult to tank things in them.
Speaking of alphas, they are fun to catch and I love their sizes.
Completing the pokedex is not tedious, it's actually very easy to complete research tasks, plus the game is generous with exp. I'd rather do this than challenge the E4 over and over to grind pokemon and evolve them.
I love that the story doesn't really interfere with exploration either, there aren't a lot of roadblocks.
It is very worthwhile, not perfect but I'm very satisfied with what we have.