>>35891641SM is the best it's gonna get for people like you. I like gen 5 too but for some reason I don't feel like you'd enjoy them? Maybe it's the fact that gen 7 is easier to get into and you've skipped a lot of in-between-gen advancements. It's a great casual game for people who didn't want a casual game. Lots of innovative stuff for single-player and the story is very good for pokemon.
People will try to tell you USUM is better but it's not.Honestly I feel like I'm okay with these games because I can always just convince myself that it's another spin off. They already feel different enough desu.