My guy, no one is claiming that Pokemon is bad game. You have to disconnect the idea that being failing to meet expectations = bad game. That biggest claim is that Sword and Shield is a rushed, technically underwhelming, outdated product on a very obvious level. The state that Sword and Shield has released in would have been considered to be unexceptable anywhere else. Crystal clear that at very best this game needed more time. At the worst, a new developer. 

You gotta dimwit to think that this is entitlement:

- You mean to tell me that it is entitlement to be unhappy with the National PokeDex cut and a chunk of the move pool "to better focus on animation and quality of models" then get some some of the worst animation, or in the case of the Wingulls at the 1 minute mark, none at all (lol) in the entirety of the 3D Pokemon entries.

- You mean to tell me its entitlement to look at other JRPG's and say those games are nowhere near as big as Pokemon but they have non of these issues and double the care so what it is Pokemon's deal?

- You mean to tell me its entitlement that there is an expectation that Pokemon's first mainline console release drips of the same quality expected as the rest of a Nintendo's major franchises?

- You mean to tell me its entitlement to expect Pokemon's first mainline console entry to be 2 big steps forward and not 3 big steps back?

No one has asked for anything that would be expected of all sequels; to be better.

Point out where I even said entitlement go on you're in your own world ranting on that one, fact is you can't even begin to compare those games he mentioned because the context of why they were bashed is because they were broken messes and bad so getting upset at people not doing the same to Sw/Sh is a reach unless you're trying to equate it to being just as bad, fans aren't bashing Sw/Sh like those games because it's still a good game regardless plain and simple.

Reddit (and other sites) offer private group chats.  It isn't that hard to have a place where people talk games and leave the bickering at the door.  The constant bickering, which is exactly what is going on in this thread, turns many people off.  Either people can recognize this fact and make changes, or they can continue to drive folks away.  I'm at the point where I don't much care in either direction.  I am currently a member of two aforementioned private chat groups.  I suspect my time here will dwindle quickly.  I'm tired of people repeating their hate over and over.  As if others HAVE to agree and can't possibly just have a differing opinion.  

And you don't view yourself as a part of that bickering in any way? 

How is a company lying to their customers not serious?

Yes, they were.

Gamefreak used remaking pokemon models and doing better animations as the excuse to answer why where pokemon being cut off the game.

What we saw in the trailers were the same models and animations from the 3DS and when the game released it was instantly datamined proving the models where the same from Sun and Moon.

So yes, they lied.

What!? It is mindsets like this that got us this Pokemon game and not the one we should of got. It is mindsets like this that persuade this industry to continue to give less for more.

Reddit (and other sites) offer private group chats.  It isn't that hard to have a place where people talk games and leave the bickering at the door.  The constant bickering, which is exactly what is going on in this thread, turns many people off.  Either people can recognize this fact and make changes, or they can continue to drive folks away.  I'm at the point where I don't much care in either direction.  I am currently a member of two aforementioned private chat groups.  I suspect my time here will dwindle quickly.  I'm tired of people repeating their hate over and over.  As if others HAVE to agree and can't possibly just have a differing opinion.  

When the issue first arose, Masuda said that they cut Pokémon because there was in general too many and they wanted high quality animations. The first par is subjective, but a lot of moves has way better animations and models in general move way better. Also, let’s not act like tweeks didn’t have to be made to the models at all for stuff like the overworld 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Y2v-SMMYM

Just as a counterpoint to some of the cherry picking going on.  Some of the models and animations at least are clearly far better than what was found on the 3DS.  Obviously not every single animation is going to be a priority.  For example, when they show double kick in the video posted earlier.  Obviously a weak move that few people are actually going to use that often is not going to be a priority, whereas signature moves for the starters and legendaries were.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPFUzfck4oI

And there are some comparisons between the game and Let's Go.  My little brother bought the game for me, and it's downloading, so I'll have the chance to see for myself, but basically it looks like an incremental upgrade from Let's Go... which is about what I think ought to be expected?  I mean, there's an argument to be made that the graphics for the series weren't that good to begin with, but if you've been ok with them till now, I honestly can't see how this entry is anything egregious.  Just kind of seems to me like people are upset about the cut Pokemon so they're looking for other things to attack.