9/10

Didn't venture too much into the postgame outside of the events and a dabble of the Battle Frontier, but this is an entry that further solidifies how dominantly good the DS Pokemon era was. This game improves every issue I had with DP outside of the battle pace. One of the best main stories and absolutely the most lore rich and interesting region in the entire series. Even after Legends Arceus I wish they did more with all of the cool shit they came up with for this game. The main trio of legendaries is so interesting and just cool as hell for the scale of a little Pokemon game. Bangin OST, some pretty great mons, great story and characters... as good as I remembered.