For modern Pokémon standarts, is kinda original. It changes some fundamental mechanics in battling, capturing and EV training which is nice to see. I found the game loop fun and was really invested until I beat the game. Completing the pokedex is honestly ten times more boring than the rest of the game, so I just cheated it out to get straight to Arceus, which was a kinda cool fight but not even close to worth the hassle of capturing all pokemon. In general, the game has a lot of fanservice for people who played the original 4th gen games and I ate that shit up.
On the negative side, this is a Pokemon game, so graphics are extremely lazy, dialogues are really stupid or unnecessary 90% of the time and there are a ton of features that needed some tuning before release. Most of the plot doesn't make any sense BUT I really liked the "ghost tablet" fight and didn't expect that plotwist at all. But in general, another case of "I wish Game Freak had 300 more employes or developed this game in 2-3 years instead of rushing stuff and getting millions copies sold by doing the bare minimum... again"
On the negative side, this is a Pokemon game, so graphics are extremely lazy, dialogues are really stupid or unnecessary 90% of the time and there are a ton of features that needed some tuning before release. Most of the plot doesn't make any sense BUT I really liked the "ghost tablet" fight and didn't expect that plotwist at all. But in general, another case of "I wish Game Freak had 300 more employes or developed this game in 2-3 years instead of rushing stuff and getting millions copies sold by doing the bare minimum... again"