LogFAQs > #976643534

For me, because I've mentioned it quite often in my write-ups, it's two-fold. With typing, there are certain mono-types and common dual-types that get overused, and this was ESPECIALLY noticeable in Sword/Shield, when the starters were all mono-types for the first time since Johto, on top of a disproportionate number of new mono-types that just felt like eight generations in, they just didn't offer anything new to the franchise, and there was no excitement there. We got ANOTHER mono-Dark early-route, two-stage Pokemon; ANOTHER mono-Electric, early-route Pokemon along with a second mono-Electric Pokemon; TWO early-route, mono-Normal Pokemon; ANOTHER feminine mono-Grass Pokemon; ANOTHER generic fish mono-Water Pokemon; ANOTHER generic mono-Fairy line; the SEVENTH two-stage, mono-Ground Pokemon line; ANOTHER mono-Ice Pokemon (this one stands out because of how underrepresented Ice is in general); both a mono-Ghost line AND a mono-Ghost regional evolution; both a mono-Steel line AND a mono-Steel regional evolution; both a mono-Fighting line AND a mono-Fighting regional evolution. I'm just saying, after eight generations, when you have to make yourself stand out...it just feels lazy.

And as for stats, I know everyone says in-game gameplay is easy, but some Pokemon are just better than others, especially if you just wanna plow through the game at a relatively fast pace. Gen VIII is just a really slow-feeling generation, and on top of the slowness, there don't feel like a lot of heavy-hitters to make up for that (or the biggest heavy-hitters are ESPECIALLY slow). It makes the pacing of the game feel annoying, especially when you still have such a large post-Dexit Pokedex to catch.