Pokemon really isn't that great as a game, it's just a monotonous grind
if you're gonna enjoy pokemon you gotta enjoy something about it
like, for me, when it comes to games, I'm really into completion. like, as long as I have something to get up to 100%, I can keep playing for a moderately long time, even if otherwise it would be sorta boring
there are exceptions to that. like Saints Row 3. that game is terrible
but with pokemon, because of the completionist stuff, my thing is filling the pokedex
some people are just really competitive, and they like competitive battles in pokemon
not everyone
can find something to like about it. like, I hate the combat, I wish I could just skip it all
but oh well