Pokemon Sword&Shield - Initial impressions

So, to add to my previous retrospective, I'm covering how I feel about Pokemon Gen VIII, Sword&Shield. Yeah, there's going to be spoilers, but hey, c'mon, it's Pokemon. The anime already spoiled everything for you.

Likes:
Camping/Cooking
Friendship
Watts
Soccer theme

Dislikes:
Dynamax/Gigantamax
Wild Area

Ambivalent:
Raids
Move Reminder revamp
Brilliant Pokemon
Resource balance

( OK, let's break this stuff down a bit )

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So...there you have it. My first impressions. I think I liked the Sun&Moon edition better.