Bolt the Cat
Bringing the Thunder
Now that I think about it, the Pokemon series is really at a crossroads with Legends Arceus when it comes to fan reputation. A lot of the complaints over the series have had to do with difficulty, linearity, and lack of content, this is the first game to start to actually improve in those areas. This could mark a turning point for the series where the games start to become more open and full-featured and the complaints could start to decrease. However, for this to happen, the game needs to sell, and it needs to sell comparably to the other Switch Pokemon games. Because if it doesn't sell, or it sells below the usual 10+ million, then Game Freak is going to see that as a sign that the fans don't want the more large and full featured games and we'll most likely never see a game that expansive again. And the toxicity will only continue and maybe even get worse when the fans that want the larger, more full featured games are overruled by the casuals that don't care. This could either get better or worse based on whether or not the game sells.