>>37147715These games are meant to reach a wide audience. The let's go games especially, but every Pokemon game, has to cater to those who have never played a Pokemon game before, and may not have played any games. It's a lot like the casual mode and more common optional battles in fire emblem (and honestly I wish some of these things were a different mode altogether) where they're trying to reach a new audience, while still giving the games optional challenges for those more experienced.
I really think they should keep making games as easy as they are, but with optional challenges, I just wish there was some way to do it better