Dalicussnuss
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A lot of people are disappointed with this game. And I have my own frustrations. For example, no elite 4? I feel like I never actually beat it. Sun and Moon was tough for me to get into because the new formula made it so easy to play through. We're back to the Gym leaders in the game, but it was still quite easy. More than anything, I miss the gauntlet at the end. However, behind 3rd gen, SWSH are my second favorite games. I actually like some of these new critters. the starters at least have some creativity in them. Drum monkey, Soccer Rabbit, and Precise Lizard are all pretty decent concepts. Dragavault is deceivingly cool. Falinks has a cool moveset, Sir'fetch'd is a pretty neat concept, and the other type bends are cool. Eternatus is a bit Yu Gi Oh looking but has a cool type combo. Though I know people are upset not all the 'mons made the cut, the 400 that made it are pretty cool.
I also kind of like the smaller pokemon pool. This is the first time I've ever tried to complete the dex because of it. It's less daunting of a task as all pokemon can come from this generation, I only need a switch, not another console, and don't have to worry about missing promotions for Mew or Celebi. This is definitely a point I can see other people disagreeing with, and I won't argue with the diehards who did all the groundwork to complete the earlier dexs. When the playing field is leveled, it means some folks are gonna be brought down to the level to those of us who havem't put the time in over the years.
The other reason I'm attempting a dex completion this go around is because pokemon have never been more accessible. You can catch Gengar, and other pokemon you used to need to trade to evolve. You can also get these pokemon and version exclusives in raids. It's easier than ever to complete the dex without buying both versions.
Raids are probably my biggest critique to others' critiques, specifically the lack of postgame. It's probably my biggest pull to a pokemon post game, as someone not super interested in competitive battles or shinies. I can definitely see myself firing up Shield just to chill and see what comes up on y-comm for raids. I wish it was easier to get in on a raid, I'm often...late? or something and miss them. HOWEVER, the rewards for raids are decent at worst. For me, the raids are more post-game than we've had before. I don't really count catching the version legendary, that really kind of felt like more main game. There's still the battle tower and all that, they didn't take that away. I guess my "no postgame" criticism is just, what did they take away? I kind of just played through the other games, and never spent that much time in them after the elite 4, so maybe there's stuff I don't know.
I made this just cuz I know a lot of people have been pretty harsh on the game and I think not having ALL the pokemon at launch gave people a bad taste that unfairly seeped into other parts of the game.
I also kind of like the smaller pokemon pool. This is the first time I've ever tried to complete the dex because of it. It's less daunting of a task as all pokemon can come from this generation, I only need a switch, not another console, and don't have to worry about missing promotions for Mew or Celebi. This is definitely a point I can see other people disagreeing with, and I won't argue with the diehards who did all the groundwork to complete the earlier dexs. When the playing field is leveled, it means some folks are gonna be brought down to the level to those of us who havem't put the time in over the years.
The other reason I'm attempting a dex completion this go around is because pokemon have never been more accessible. You can catch Gengar, and other pokemon you used to need to trade to evolve. You can also get these pokemon and version exclusives in raids. It's easier than ever to complete the dex without buying both versions.
Raids are probably my biggest critique to others' critiques, specifically the lack of postgame. It's probably my biggest pull to a pokemon post game, as someone not super interested in competitive battles or shinies. I can definitely see myself firing up Shield just to chill and see what comes up on y-comm for raids. I wish it was easier to get in on a raid, I'm often...late? or something and miss them. HOWEVER, the rewards for raids are decent at worst. For me, the raids are more post-game than we've had before. I don't really count catching the version legendary, that really kind of felt like more main game. There's still the battle tower and all that, they didn't take that away. I guess my "no postgame" criticism is just, what did they take away? I kind of just played through the other games, and never spent that much time in them after the elite 4, so maybe there's stuff I don't know.
I made this just cuz I know a lot of people have been pretty harsh on the game and I think not having ALL the pokemon at launch gave people a bad taste that unfairly seeped into other parts of the game.