>>47237911Pokemon staying in 2D would be shit. 3D pokemon hasn't been great, but that's due to GF's incompetence.
Pokemon in 2D limits what the series can bring in every way. Interacting with your mons, pokemon walking around in the overworld, vast open expanses to explore. Those would never work as well in 2D as in 3D, as much as I love the 2D games.