LogFAQs > #979835456

I've played Pokemon since Gen 1 and don't remember a time that the games were EVER a graphical powerhouse, so I'm baffled where this obsession with the visuals has come from in recent years

Also, the games themselves look fine. They're not top-of-the-line by any means, but anybody who thinks this...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f52478f5.jpg
...is "early PS2 graphics" look like has clearly never even been in the same ZIP code as a PS2.

You want to criticize the games on how their actual performance is? That's fine, and I'll join in with you, because Scarlet and Violet run VERY rough and deserve to be criticized for it until Game Freak fixes it, if they ever do. But let's not ruin our arguments by getting into hyperbole, okay?

Like CRON said, the games got their reputation and fanbase based on their creature design and gameplay, especially the PvP and trading aspect, not on how pretty they are.