Man this game gets way too much hate. Before I say anything else, it's amazing to me that so many people rage and complain that the series is dead and trash Masuda (the guy who made their favorite games) when from the very beginning they said "This is a different type of game, and fans who have been with us for longer will probably enjoy the 2019 title in development more'. I'm not sure if it's peoples lack of ability to listen and comprehend what they're being told, or if they're just looking for things to complain about, but wow, it's really something.

The game is not nearly as 'dumbed down' as people are saying. Sure it doesn't have abilities anymore and EV's have been replaced in favor of a candy system, but it's actually more complex than the original RBY games in terms of mechanics. It's very true to the first games in the series, and as the first games were a really great entry point, I think this game having the intention of being a solid entry point was a good decision on GameFreaks part.

Many 'real fans' might get mad at me for saying this, but Pokemon has become way too overloaded with features that drive people away from the series. I've seen friends get lost along the way because there were too many Pokemon, breeding was confusing if you wanted to get the best Pokemon (which obviously people did), there's also stuff like EV training, abilities that drastically change how Pokemon function. There is a TON to take in. Sure you can play through the game and beat it and that in itself isn't that difficult, but many people want more than that, they want to be the best, and in face of all these mechanics that's really overwhelming.

I've played through Pokemon since the VERY beginning, played every generation, every game, and enjoyed all of them despite their flaws, I've explained IV's EV's, Natures, Abilities and how to be a hardcore Pokemon player to all my casual friends. I've battle competitively, casually and etc. Let me make it clear when I say this, Pokemon Let's Go might just be one of the most fun Pokemon games I've played since I started the series.

It might not be overloaded with difficulty, but permitting you don't binge feed your Pokemon candy, it's not 'Press A to win' as I've seen some people say. Sure it has a dialed back scope and less Pokemon, but that's the intent. Capturing Pokemon is actually a lot more fun in this game, I sure like it a lot more than pushing the A button. I don't miss wild battles nearly as much as a I thought (even though I think they should return), this was a nice change of pace.

People call this game a lazy cash grab, but actually for Gamefreak this game was a risk, and seeing how people react to it, I think that's pretty clear. If you read the interviews, developers were really worried about how the game would be received, they didn't want to remove wild battles, but they felt after 20 years they deserved to experiment a little bit with a game.

Anyways I'm rambling now, obviously the people who don't like this game don't have a wrong opinion, but I've been seeing a LOT of uninformed ones, people don't even give the game a chance, and they downplay almost every aspect about the game. It has it's problems (just like any other game), but I'd say this was well worth it.