The reason this whole thing sucks for ME is that I managed to deal with Game Freak's incompetence because Pokemon was such a great series for customizable gameplay and team building. Take away half of the dex, and it feels like just a mediocre RPG, they're taking away options for replays for me. I'd rather take horrible graphics and no gameplay gimmicks over 50% of the Pokemon being cut and a shitty Dynamax gimmick with a clown bike included.
Pic related, one of my best bros that's absolutely being cut because it's unpopular.