Overall: If you can get past the game running like an absolute disaster at worst and tolerable at best, there's plenty to love about this open world Pokemon that moves some things in the right direction for the franchise.

Pros: Open world gameplay and exploration is the future of the series, one of the better cast of characters in the series, huge amount of Pokemon in the Pokedex from the start, game is addicting and fun as hell.

Cons: Runs like absolute ass and there's no telling if it ever gets fixed, no level-scaling for the other trainers and gyms makes it harder or easier than it should be depending on what order you do things in, decade old battle animations and style is getting completely outdated.