Things that have crossed my mind recently:
I really love how each Eeveelution has a completely different type, move sets, and stats. Each Eeveelution has a totally different role from each other, and they all have different identities: Glaceon is a bulky special attacker, Umbreon is a dedicated wall, Jolteon is a fast special attacker etc. Jolteon and Umbreon could never have the same roles as each other. In contrast, Pokemon like Gardevoir/Gallade and Slowbro/Slowking are very similar in role compression. Gardevoir and Gallade have the same stats except for Attack and Sp. Atk which are flipped, and both can compress a Psychic type that threaten Dark type. Slowbro and Slowking have the same stats, move pools, and abilities with the only actual difference being that their Defensive stats are swapped.
One thing that SwSh did very right: League Cards. These are really fun to customize since there are so many options for poses, backgrounds, effects, and that's not considering all the clothing and hair styles you can choose from. Its a real pleasure seeing all the different creations people come up with on Battle Stadium, and I always collect League cards of those who I trade/battle with.
There's a YouTuber who I follow called Jaiden Animations, and she is a big Pokemon fan, despite saying that Y, Moon, and Shield were trash she still loves Pokemon and will always plays them. ( She's a sheep like us ). Anyway, she just picked Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and explains why she loves this game to death, by comically explaining the whole plot, going further to call it the best Pokemon game. As someone who loves Pokemon Ranger, its great to see this series get talked about.
Finally, do you guys remember Pokemon Smile? That Toothbrush App for kids? Well, I looked up reviews on the App Store to see how the game was, and this is what I found:
Yes, adults play this game, which surprisingly enough, has difficulty settings. The higher your age, the more difficult the game. Yes, a mobile game for 4 year olds has difficulty settings but the core RPGs does not.
Yes, the target audience is complaining about this app, while the grown ups are not. I'm speechless and I love it!