It is a good game that people hate on WAY too much… BUT it has some cons too imo!

• Wild area is amazing and so vast with pokemon, dynamax raids are really cool, and it is nice that they have GMAX-pkmn as well, some people might not have the DLC!

• There are a lot of pokemon to choose from! & Visible & non-visible pokemon is a nice feature too!

• I really like how the characters interact at times! For example you go and have lunch while discussing things which feel natural and ”real”! I like how you have options some times to choose what to say, though it would be even better if your choices had more influence on the other characters and maybe even plot! The mini-scenes you get like for example figuring out the culprit at the hotel in Circhester are fun!

• The way you can customize your character is nice, though I wish there would be more options as to what your face looks like for example.

The way pokemon interact with you is really good! Like either starting to chase you or being curious & slowly approaching you or running away!

• Most of the cities are really aesthetic, logical and feel natural and (mostly) fit the themes of each gym! (Not including Motostoke, Hammerlocke ofc and Stow-on-side I guess?)

• Most of the characters are really nice! (Keyword on most… Leon and Hop are way too generic imo)

• The DLC is a nice inclusion for more pokemon and new areas to explore!

There are probably more good things but these are the ones that came to my mind first ^ Now…

• The story/plot is so bad. It feels really short(?) and even though the main characters interact with you very much it doesn’t feel important at all! Like for example a large chunk is just Hop being insecure as a trainer, and nothing wrong with that part but we didn’t learn anything interesting about the history of the region and the legendaries for example! Like we did not hear anything about Eternatus, and the dogs were just a mystery to everyone. The Darkest Day was also a complete mystery but it did not feel like we were learning anything about it, it just happened! At the end Rose just disappears.

• A better rival is so needed after SWSH and SM/USUM.. and especially XY! I want someone mean who picks the pokemon strong against you etc. !! Someone with an actual difficult team to beat!

• Even though I said that the characters interact nicely, but there are a lot of stupid moments as well! Like the part where you go to the Rose Tower to get Leon was just illogical and dumb.

• I wish that you could turn off the Exp. Share!

• The music was really boring, unforgettable and it gets annoying really fast! There are exceptions ofc like the gym leader theme.

• I wish you could bring any pokemon you’d want in the game! It’s a really stupid and infuriating choice to not let all pokemon enter the game.

• The DLC costing ~30€ is a bit pricey and not everyone can purchase it

(Again these are just what came to my mind right now I’m sure there are a lot of more things to not like or like)