>>39702458In general I just feel like there is a lot less to do per route. Take this early game route. Besides the large amount of trainers there is optional back tracking the leads to more time spent of the route in general. Most SM routes have few trainers, few incentives to go back and explore and you tend to spend very little time on them since they are straightforward. The only locations that impressed me from a design perspective in SM are Poni Gauntlet and route 17.
