Say what you want about Pokémon, but I gotta say, the vibes around Z/A, Arceus and even S/V have been much more positive than when SW/SH released.
Like, the people who are actually playing Z/A and not just writing metacritic reviews really seem to be enjoying it.
But SW/SH? Yeah, the game sold a lot too but I remember people were not being very kind to the game lmao.