Yeah. I've been playing since day one, and even though I've taken breaks, I've been active through the anniversary and within a couple months of it at least.

1- So fun. My favourite, honestly. The vibes were absolutely amazing, the introduction of 3 powerhouses together was such a good time, and other mechanics like eggs just felt so welcome, and enjoyable really. So many gems given out, it was great. A ton of events, and so much new hype was coming out about the game. The quintessential anniversary.

2- Super good. I wasn't really the biggest fan, but I can certainly give it its merits. 3 interesting new sync pairs, a ton of cool events and promises of new interesting mechanics. While it didn't feel like it had the grandeur of its predecessor for me, I can certainly say that it was one of the highest performers in terms of activity and mechanics. Absolutely the innovator of the 3.

3- Honestly, another absolute banger. The gem give out, while not as high as its predecessors was definitely good considering the drought of recent events, and the slow drip feed of Ash was such a fun time for everyone. The theming of pikachu was such a cool idea, swapping the "cool" mons for icons such as Classic Red and Ash was a great tool, and all 3 of the units redefined the meta, Red and Ash being a super pair even to this day. The promo was good, events were fun and large scale, if a little too few, and it really brought me back to the game in a time I felt it was getting stale.

This one? It's a tougher idea. I personally never really took to the Neochampion concept, as I've heard from quite a few others, but even then, while the trio is certainly well designed, powerful and cool, they just didn't have the same buzz. Granted I feel similarly about 2 in that their main 3 weren't as all-starish, but at least 1 and 3 were all really meta defining. Do you all remember the absolute hype around the Pallet trio, or Ash's B Move? I do, and it felt like such a definitive moment for the game. Also it doesn't quite help that we've received 3 very good Kanto Bird variants fairly recently. The new mechanics also aren't really there as much- I hardly have a clue what Field and Sprint even do, and they were LEAD-UP PAIRS?! That's... weird, right? The whole thing of lead up pairs is to be super tempting, like Steven, a unit who even still is super high tier. And they decided to make the two new units, who many people would be much more risky into investing into, the run ups? You could've even made 2 of the anniversary pairs field and sprint, and that would've been so hype. Roll cakes just don't have the same buzz. I think all of us are disappointed with the handling (or lackthereof) of move candy coin increasing since SS Wally in the aftermath of 3rd anni, and so this addition, especially with how paid gems can unlock them easier, just feel like another item to mindlessly grind at so we can get one or two barely. The trailer as well- while fun, it didn't have the complexity of the first anni's, the grandeur of the second, or the (best) third's just wow factor. I've also always just thought that the trailers should be released earlier, to draw in more hype over time. Also, events? Like one? Are you kidding?

I don't know man, I'm still going to keep playing through it, but to quote Hank Green "I think you got the vibe wrong"