The departure from typical Pokémon gameplay in this game is refreshing. I really enjoyed being out in the field catching Pokémon and really feeling like I was helping with research. On the negative side of things though, I think the games battle system in much more unintuitive than a traditional Pokémon game. Also, no games should look graphically in 2023 like this one does. That said, the positives outweigh the negatives for me and I enjoyed the game overall.