>>39784416>Why should I buy this game if it doesn't meet mine or someone else's standards?You shouldn't.
>Why aren't they trying to go bigger?Maybe it's because they don't have to, people will buy it anyways. Maybe it's because they've been making Pokemon for 20+ years and are sick of doing so. It's probably a bit of both, considering the A Team has moved on to other projects and are giving Pokemon to the B Team.
>I can take my business elsewhere.It won't make a difference. In fact, you probably should at this point, for your own mental stability. Reminder that ORAS sold better than HGGS. Reminder that PoGo sold better than Platinum. Reminder that Pokemon is the single biggest media franchise in existence right now, and The Pokemon Company is probably sitting on so much money that the next five games could be absolute bombs and they would be absolutely fine. Pokemon only gets bigger and bigger and bigger, even if quality goes down.
You need to understand Anon, you and countless other people care so much more about Pokemon than Game Freak does. You simply need to accept that and either move on, or not expect so much. The only other option aside from that is be mad on internet forums.