Aside from a few stinkers, the new Pokémon this gen are fantastic.
>flaming centipede >punk rock poison/electric type>fish punches you>>41200282>gorgeous ice moth with cute prevo>the squad>edgy raven>Jacob sheep>ghost/dragon with a stupid design that makes enough sense to make it cool>the crime that is Dracovish>Apple w/ a wyrm in itAND they kept regional variants. I’m a huge biology nut so Pokémon subspecies is one of the coolest ideas to me. Bleached coral and Viking runestone are also depressing but clever and sick af respectively.
I also want to mention the leak season even though it’s a /vp/ thing. Leakerchad threads, discussing new mons, the countdown to see if your bros made it in, it was a blast.