Become so much more useful especially in the Mega battles.
Tho overall my thoughts are a clear would recommend, IF you are willing to pay for it and like Pokémon. Switch 1 still runs good thankfully and I enjoyed it even if not perfect. It is fun and that is what matters.

The megas are great. Due to no abilities and stat changes mon like Mawhile weren’t left behind and you actually fight more trainers with Megas, even non story ones, which makes it feel great. The rogue megas are great and fun, if not difficult late game. The moves and typings be then status etc

Now haunts my brain like an ear worm. Pokémon follow somewhat well, with some flaws. Catching is like Arceus but more varied and organic feeling. The trade evolutions returning was annoying, tho the community has created codes thankfully and most are catchable in a form. And lastly

Tho in term of feeling well balanced. That leads to the battle system. It’s very interactive with speed and power affecting how often you can attack, but it leads to Pokémon like aegislash getting screwed over due to the built in stance change. The music is great, but the ZA Royal theme beginning

The shiny hunting is nice, shiny sound is back, and have higher catch rates naturally. They don’t despawn like other mon which is a godsent incase you aren’t close enough for the sound. Nightfall has the effect of sometimes screwing you if you are severely unlucky. The daylight cycle time is good

Done too. A later movement unlock just allows you to see much more too seeing some of these flaws but bonuses. Indoor areas are a lot better looking with amazing art in places like the museum. The visuals and running as well was surprising for Pokémon. Which is sad I have to say that ngl.

Cutscenes were hugely improved for the series as a whole and animations of characters are surprisingly expressive for Pokémon. The visuals could be better, but it’s mostly due to being plain and a bit flat in areas so it feels inconsistent in some areas. Some later areas were surprisingly well

Areas of the game, but the improvements are nice. Tutorials were long, tho not as restrained as I’d expect allowing for buts of exploring. When you hit the point of exploring the city it is surprisingly maze like with the streets and roofs being vastly explosible yet easy to miss things.

I’m on the same grind set I feel ya. I wish you better shiny luck than me for that.