The only thing people care about now about this franchise is scalping printed paper.
The games have lost all their splendor, the anime is the most boring dogshit imaginable with literal walking OC's, the new Pokemon are designed by zoomers, quality control is non existent.

People used to be hyped when a new game was announced, now they are praying that it is just functional enough.

Only thing to look forward to now is Champions and that's it.