>>55309444I'm not saying I like everything about Paldea and Gen IX, in fact I still hate a lot of possible Moritsugu-influenced choices to appeal globally and inoffensive like the lack of adventurous outfits in customization but it did have a few good looking cakes in it like Miriam and Tulip.
To me, peak was in between Gen 3 and 5 for Gym Leaders and 2-6 for player trainers. Though 7 and 8 still had sensible customization options.