It’s true. I had a brother; he refused to trade with me. I still have a brother, and I’m sure he’d trade with me now, but we’re in our (late) 30s, and so Pokemon time has certainly declined.
I’m still on the 500, and I have a couple I got way back. I’m hopeful that when they eventually die, Logitech has available something decent. I don’t have much hope though.
You hit the nail on the head for me. I tried to like this game, but it felt lackluster time and again. And I enjoyed Fallout NV and to a lesser degree 4. Outer Worlds just did not do it for me.