i guess my hot take for this one is it isnt the god awful game people think it is? don't get me wrong it's nowhere near amazing or the best game in the series, but it was enjoyable for me and i thought a lot of the characters, locations, and new pokemon were great! i genuinely liked the overworld + wild area!

that said, the regional gimmick aka dynamax is lazy and can be gamebreaking sometimes? it just makes battles... not fun.