>>49819861>after XY, the games did get betterXY was definitively better than SM. XY introduced wonder trade and the PSS, which was a huge improvement over the way multiplayer was done before and should've become a standard in future games along the lines of the GTS. It was also less brazenly railroaded than SM and introduced megas which were an interesting mechanic, plus it introduced a lot of customization. Both games had good mons. On a downside, the stories were equally disappointing, both had heavy-handed gen 1 pandering, the music and regions were more forgettable, and lacked in flavor text/world details that the earlier games had. The main thing I remember standing out to me with SM as a positive was liking the fact you could actually become champion and defend your title versus challengers. Otherwise, it didn't have many things going for it.
