>>48192215The only people who hate SWSH are the Stockholm Syndrome Faggots that make up /vp/ and other internet underbellies, and they STILL bought it anyway despite protests because they're just as addicted to their Pokemon Fix as normalfags.
And the anime isn't reliant on Galar because it's transcended the need to be reliant on the games ever since the GO Boom. It's proudly utilizing its status as one of the most important part of the franchise outright because EVERYTHING except GO revolves around it. Games have to be made on a schedule not just for Nintendo's platforms, but also in accordance with giving the anime new critters to promote merch of, merch is reliant on the anime to advertise it, the merch promotes the anime to create an ouroboros of profit, more and more anime references are in the games nowadays, they had to tone down Lusamine BECAUSE of the anime being unable to adapt her SM incarnation, and all the villains aren't actually villains anymore because they don't want any repeats of the BW Plasma Arc Cancellation. By making GameFreak play it completely safe with their antagonists, having them be nothing more than common bullies or genuinely well-meaning people with retarded plan execution, they can ensure there's no hiccups in the anime's production that set back episodes because Team Retard wants to destroy shit and that could be seen in poor taste to a recent real life disaster, and thus set back advertising, and thus set back profits.
GO's more important than the core games are in public reception, which is why Ash's entire character goal this anime is an afterthought and they're more focused on the character literally named Goh trying to Catch 'Em All.
