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Or maybe they're shit because Game Freak's design philosophies have changed and they're not exactly good ones? It's been very clear since BW1 the way they approach the games has changed a lot, with hints of it first arising in HGSS, and it's a pretty clear progression from game to game. Interviews with staff make it clear many of the issues people take with the recent games are intentional in one way or another as well.
A new producer needs to get involved with the series and straighten their shit out. But unless there's a Tales of Zestiria level shitstorm in Japan over one of the games, that isn't happening.