Look, there is a TON of content here, and most is quality! But it’s not ok to lock so much behind dex completion which requires you grind incessantly on rudimentary tasks. Those take ages unless you’re with friend. Luckily, my friends are as autistic about this series as me, but in 5 years time, can we expect people to replay this? Especially when the new paradoxes and returning starters and legendaries are also locked behind that dex/quest stuff? Oh and returning legends are shiny locked, and at present, their IVs are bugged. So that sucks. Which is funny, because they KNOW shiny hunters play this. A new dish literally omniboosts your shiny odds for every encounter. They know. But it’s a good conclusion story wise and an absolute love letter to Unova, while standing on its own. Excellent soundtrack, great new designs and characters, and a great selection of returning mons. I just think it was so close to being something better. Overflowing with content, but not the most future proofed. If my friends weren’t also autistic about Pokemon, I don’t think it would be as enjoyable due to how grindy it is. It undeniably is the bigger dlc. It’s quite easy to see why. But it didn’t need to be grindy. There is so much meat in it to begin with, that it didn’t need padding. I loved my time with it, but that aspect prevents it from going higher. Equal ranking to Teal Mask.