>>50946976>Why does Gen 7 have such a staying power?Game-wise:
USUM still stands as the last entry where you can obtain just about every Gen 1-7 pokemon up to Zeraora (807 pokemon in total + every mega evolution).
This was before SwSh's dexcut reduced the number of obtainable pokemon down to 664 and no megas. Objective downgrade and the death of the "Gotta Catch Em All" motto.
so USUM is (objectively) still the game with the largest pokedex of playable pokemon.
Anime-wise:
Not everyone will enjoy the Sun/Moon anime's slice of life approach and I'm not here to convince you otherwise.
It's unlike previous seasons where Ash traveled to 8 gyms to collect gym badges. So whether you enjoy Ash's tropical school adventures or not is completely subjective.
However, this season was the first time Ash has a won a tournament since.... fuck, since the Orange Islands tournament. It's nice to see Ash not job for once, even if it is a backwater league.
Other than that, the Sun/Moon anime was a waifu palooza fest. Ash had a trio of cute female companions (Lillie, Lana, Mallow) instead of just 1 this time. And Alola had cute girls in general like Lusamine, Acerola, etc.
I bring up waifus because we took them for granted. Personally, I don't like Ash's SwSh companions very much. The femboy Goh and forgettable Koharu just pale in comparison to the Sun/Moon trio imo.
