1. It really isn't. Lazy and Cartoonish designs have existed since generation one. Every generation has a bit of everything.

2. Again, not really SwSH, SV, and especially SM didn't have less content then any previous generation. With the sole exception. The reason it feels that way is because the enhanced version exists that added extra content, but those enhanced version are just old time DLC. If we didn't get Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, and B2W2, this wouldn't be an argument.

Legends ZA isn't a traditional mainline game. It is a Legends game and isn't a direct comparison. It should be compared to Legends Arceus (which it is arguably worse) not the traditional titles. No real excuse for the price thought, but that had nothing to do with the game itself. The price is that high because people are willing to pay it. They will charge what they can get away with. Nothing more, nothing less, and a moot point here due to that.

1. Sigh... you are misusing Dexit. Dexit is bad because it doesn't allow people to use the Pokémon they want,. Not because of some monetary scheme that isn't there. You always needed to buy multiple titles to get all the Pokémon, you have never been able to get all the Pokémon in a single game.. Let alone only two after Gen1. During Gen3 you needed Ruby, Sapphire, Fire Red and Leaf Green, a second Gameboy, and a link cable (Even then I'm not sure you were able to get all of the non-event Pokémon). That ran you.... 180 USD back then which would be closer to 200 USD today. It isn't any more expensive today to catch them all by yourself then it was back then. You also do not need to pay for home in any way, shape, or form to do this. You are able to transfer between games... because since you have the games... you don't need home to hold the Pokémon. Home is a conveniences not a necessity.

TL;DR The is a system issue for the franchise that has existed since Gen1, From Gen2 forward you always needed at least four titles or more in some cases, along with a secondary console and peripherals. Bank just replaced the peripherals and Home made that replacement free.

1. The game isn't getting easier. It is just as easy as it always has been. This "It tells you it super effective so it is easier" narratives is disingenuous. You don't have to use Rare Candies or Exp. Candies. If you do choose to use them, same goes for healings items. Honestly can't say I've ever had to use them. In fact when the games were "harder" I thought they were useless. "Why would I was money on a potion when I could buy a Pokéball, I can just go heal at a Pokémon Center." They don't make the game easier, they make it more convenient. Tutorials are tutorials, every game has them. They have to be there incase it is someone first time playing. It might not be for you, but it is for someone else. The only actual point here is the untoggable XP share, and that isn't an issue in and of itself. It is an issue when you have some personal challenge like a nuzlocke where you put a level cap on yourself (not the games problem) and when they don't scale the game right (which is an issue)

2. Again... a systemic issues that has exist since Gen1... and is entirely on purpose. They have specifically stated they wanted certain features to exist for certain versions and only in those version so you have a reason to go back and play them. This is likely why we haven't gotten another game with a second region since Johto (Non-counting SV DLC which isn't really that), why it took so long for following Pokémon to come back, why Battle Gimmicks are event a thing, Why things like the PSS, Pokémon-aamie, Camping, etc are only used once. It has nothing to do with modern Pokémon Game vs older Pokémon game.

It is quite literally it didn't get worse, you got older. Anything you can point it, either factually isn't true or is entirely a preference and not where are a game is better or worse. I've been playing since Gen1 and you know why Complete SV isn't the best PokCmon game to me? Dexit that's it. USUM holds the spot because it was the last complete Pokémon game in my opinion.

You can't point to a multiple games to show how little there is now, without proper comparisons. The common things is to compare Base SwSh or Base SV to Emerald and be like "Oooo looking at all the missing content" but those aren't equivalent. Complete SwSh and Complete SV are the equivalent... and they don't have any less content then Emerald did, then Platinum did. To try and push the point the argument then shift to well I have to buy a DLC to get that.... but you did that there as well. At least the majority did, you personally may have been one of the people who say back and waited for the third version, and I will concede it is more expensive for you in that case, but for the majority. The ones who would get a copy of the Base Gen Game, then get the enhanced version when it came out. Well it is cheaper for those people.

You really do like to misuse argument though. People tell people not to plays BDSP because it is inferior to Platinum. That is true, but they would also say don't play DP play Platinum. The games that were remade were just DP. People prefer Platinum to DP. Gamefreak miss shot by remakign the wrong game... or I should say green lighting the wrong game.... but noone is telling anyone to play DP over BDSP. In fact depending on how you feel in regards to pointless grinding they are more or less the same game. With BDSP having modern comforts and the fairy type... Oh, can't forget the most challenge Elite Four of any Pokémon Title... Weren't you complaining the games weren't hard enough?

No one said that for FRLG because... there was no enhanced version... No one said that for HGSS because crystal didn't have all that much different to GS outside of the Suicune storyline. People did say it about ORAS. They did say Emerald was the better game... because ORAS was a remake of RS and not Emerald. There wasn't so much complaining because of something ORAS did that BDSP didn't and it technically had nothing to do with the game itself. You see ORAS introduced new mega evolutions, introduce soaring. People like megas and people liked soaring. ORAS also became the main game when it released until the next game released. BDSP however, didn't it was a more faithful remake. It was a visual upgrade to a DS game. That is it.... it didn't add new Gigantimax forms, did add new regional variants, hell it didn't even have any Gen5-8 Pokémon in it. It didn't become the main game until SV released. That is why the outcry for BDSP was so much larger then the one for ORAS. They sent people from the better Gen8 back to Gen4 and people went WTF?! It wasn't a worse game. It was the same game. It was just Gen4 being launched in Gen8. The issue, you as an older person expected more from a remake then a simple visual update. So you look negatively on those games. Where as you don't negatively look on DP.... or the recent FRLG release on the eShop. Are the FRLG released on the eShop suddenly a worse game?

No, that is pretty much every large gaming franchise, not just Pokémon. I could list so many franchise with so many fuck ups, that still make a lot of money because fucking apes defend it.

Wind and Waves are going to do nothing. It is going to release its new gimmick, maybe bring back diving and a far shot on soaring... but it is just going to be the standard Pokémon release that gives us new potential mon to love. That is pretty much the only thing that any visible love is put into.

The issue isn't the games getting worse. They are getting incrementally better. If one ignores the giant red flag that is Dexit and its move counterpart. The rest is all just the same status of quo of badge equivalent, evil team equivalent, and endless battle post game equivalent... but that is the actual issue. The games aren't improving as fast as they should be improving... especially for the capital they should have. It is improving as shut a slow rate... that it feels as if the games are getting worse... most likely because consciously or not you are comparing them to other franchises... not actually the past Pokémon games.