>>49194857SMUSUM were better in my opinion. LGPE onwards were worse to me because everything since those games feels like plastic, though I can't put my finger on it. That said, I don't completely hate them. I like the art style of LGPE, the first three gym puzzles in SwSh and the battle backgrounds of BDSP. In terms of spinoffs, New Pokemon Snap was probably one of the best Pokemon games in a long time and I've never played Unite out of principle since I think gacha games are a scam, so I can't judge that game fairly.