>>46254116But didn't Pokemon just do the bare minimum with little to no improvement in the switch?
The classic excuse GF had for pokemon with the 3DS is that the system has a capacity limit. This applied to many 3DS games so pokemon stays on top.
However, when the Switch is released it is a much more powerful system. So games like Animal Crossing, Zelda, Odyssey and Smash decided to go all out in their new system. Yet Pokemon still continue to do the bare minimum. Fans see this and decide to support games that put in more effort.