I actually quite like the Polygon closing remarks on it
"Shedding expectations about what Pokmon is supposed to be is the toughest challenge here, more than trying to become a Pokmon master. But were now in a new era of Pokmon, with a new generation of young trainers. Maybe the only way forward is to let go of the past."
This is such a poetic way to say "its fine if you lower your expectations first" lol
It looks like a bad game, it looks like the developers put 0 love and 0 effort into it, and its really sad. As someone who willingly bought pokemon dash, its hard for me to understand how everyone isn't sickened by this obvious cash grab.
Trust me your life will be so much better if you just decide to not care about things that are clearly not meant for you ---