>>49770468It started with X and Y being unfinished and not being able to reach it's full potential, Gamefreak milking double Platinums with Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Gen 8's awful designs, and the general shift of the fanbase not giving a shit about the deeper lore of the games in regions like Sinnoh and Unova so they shifted to a more kid-oriented approach. PLA tried to rectify some of these things but it was too little too late and still based on the shitty 3DS pokemon engine
