>>32236138It can be debated how good some of the animations, however there's no denying 3D makes pokémon feel more alive. They come out, they attack, you can see them wincing when they take damage or faint, you can see them smile and be happy on Amie, while in Gen 5, they were stuck on a 5-frame loop for all time and kind of just faded away, their expressions never changing.
Comparing the idle stance of a 3D model to a sprite is outright stupid, but you might have a case if you say animations are bad