Yeah, this time last year was a special case with COVID, plus SwSh were newer with DLC that had new Pokémon/formes on the way.
The fandom as a whole has been quite stagnant due to lack of big news, with vocal fans being a bit unhappy with the direction Pokémon is going. Hopefully once we get some new info on BDSP and Legends people will feel a bit more confident and keen to discuss! At least that’s what I’ve gathered so far. Our fan game forums (the biggest draw to PC) also continue to do very well. The get-together (team-based event with lots of mini events to participate in) will also be starting soon so you’ll can take part in that if you are interested ❤️
The fandom as a whole has been quite stagnant due to lack of big news <----- This for sure. This is what I just don't understand, I have talked about this iin another thread as well, tpci has such a big opportunity here that they totally whiffed on. If they had done this year right, Pokemon hype could have been HUGE! I guess I'm just getting jaded at this point because it feels like they don't take advantage of stuff like this since they know Pokemon is so big at this point that their products will sell no matter what so they don't need to put very much effort into anything.
You know unite will be filled with microtransactions and that is why the game is being released, not for the love of the IP but those sweet sweet dollars baby!