Instead of making games that fans are actually asking for, they just pump out shitty games every few years and make pointless spinoffs that nobody cares about. Not only that, but they also put their employees under immense pressure to finish their games in time. Honestly, Pokemon would be way better if it were made under communism.
i've played every mainline game up through sun; the difference imo is less in actual difficulty and more in terms of tutorialization
the newer games are a lot more willing to tell you exactly what you should do and where you should go, while the older games figured you were smart enough to not need that (which most kids absolutely were)
You also got access to more type coverage more easily. A Charmander nowadays can be trained until it gets dragon breath in time for Brock. You have fairy moves to deal with dragon now. Steel for rock. Dark for psychic.
yeah that's true too actually
fwiw i think it's a good change since it lets pokemon be a lot more versatile, and since you still only get 4 moves per mon there's an opportunity cost to any set